From the desk of... Mandy Drakeford New Media & PR Manager The UC Foundation

UC Alum Broadcasts with NBC at Seventh Olympic Games
As an alum living thousands of miles away from UC in Eugene, OR, I am always looking for ways to connect with other alums. The city of Eugene hosted the 2012 Olympic Trials and I had a chance to catch up with Bearcat track fans and UC Olympic hopefuls. I watched UC alumni Mary Wineberg and David Payne compete for a spot on the 2012 Olympic team. While I’ve never had Olympic aspirations for myself, I’ve witnessed the pursuit of the Olympic dream firsthand as my own husband attempted to make the 2012 team and fell short of Olympic Trials by 3/100 of a second!

Even though no UC athletes competed in the 2012 London Olympic Games, one alum, Lewis Johnson, attended his seventh Olympic Games as a broadcaster for NBC. Johnson, a former UC track athlete and all-American, once aspired to become an Olympian. Now he’s fulfilling his dreams in a different way - as an Olympic broadcaster.

UC alum, Lewis Johnson, served as a broadcaster for NBC during the 2012 London Olympic Games

		celebrate Tying the Knot Bearcat Style One couple has found a unique way to show their UC pride by throwing a red and black themed wedding.  Bearcat bride, Leah Taylor shares her red and black wedding planning secrets and her UC love story with fiancé and UC alum, Seth Vensil. Read more about Taylor and Vensil’s story and plans to tie the knot UC style. More >

connect Newest Cleveland, Columbus Bearcats Get Warm Hometown Sendoff Cincinnati's fellow cities in the I-71 corridor, Columbus and Cleveland, send more than 1,000 new students to UC each year. The volunteers in each city's regional alumni network send many of those newest Bearcats south each summer with a warm Senior Sendoff, which includes the opportunity to meet each other and get better acquainted with UC. More >

thrive UC ‘Incubates’ Start-Up That Helps College Application Process Acceptd, a new company specializing in facilitating online, video applications for college-bound students was hatched, vetted, nurtured and launched on the UC campus. The three young UC alumni behind the venture are piloting their brainchild to extraordinary growth in the company’s second year. The fast start is only the beginning of what they expect to become a global organization. More >

travel Come back to campus October 5-6 Join fellow UC Bearcats from around the world at this year’s Homecoming – ‘We Love You Lucy: A Flashback to Yesteryear.’ Plan your trip back to Cincinnati using this helpful traveler’s guide to Homecoming. More >

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