In our ongoing efforts to communicate alumni news and opportunities, we are pleased to share the following with you.

Alumni Events - IMSA Alumni Association regional events will be held THIS WEEKEND in Austin, TX and Durham, NC, and on April 10 in San Mateo, CA.  Everyone is welcome!  Click herefor details. IMSA

Alumni Weekend will be July 23-25, 2010, and includes reunions for the classes of 1990, 1995, 2000, and 2010.  Details coming soon.  Be sure to update your email address in myIMSA for the latest updates and more from IMSA.

Opportunity for Entrepreneurs – Alumnus Sam Yagan ’95 is leading an effort to develop entrepreneurial business in Chicago. Called Excelerate, the 13-week program offers founders of early stage companies capital, space and mentorships with some of the leading innovators and entrepreneurs in Chicago and beyond. Applications are due April 2. Check it out atwww.Exceleratelabs.com.

25th Anniversary Planning – IMSA will celebrate its 25th anniversary in the 2011-2012 academic year. We have engaged alumni, faculty, students, parents, administrators and funders in a brief survey to determine how to use the anniversary year to promote the Academy and identify key messages for Illinois and beyond. If you have any thoughts, send them toimsa25@imsa.edu

Green Spaces – IMSA is exploring the idea of restoring our property to native plants and to repairs and improvements to playing fields. We have organized a group of students, faculty, staff, alumni and parents to review the needs, opportunities, and challenges related to this effort. They will prepare a report to submit to the Board of Trustees this summer. If you have any thoughts, please e-mail greenspaces@imsa.edu.

If you have any news or opportunities, please send them to cjohnson@imsa.edu.

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Carolyn Johnson
Coordinator of Alumni Engagement

Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA)
1500 W. Sullivan Road, Aurora, IL 60506

phone (630) 907-5041
fax (630) 907-5940