Gary King, GSS ’12 (right), and Rosangela McCauley, GSS ’12, dance the night away at Fordham's Block Party celebration. (Photos by Chris Taggart)
More than 700 Fordham graduates from a diverse mix of schools converged on the Plaza at the University’s buzzing Lincoln Center campus on a perfect Friday evening in June to reconnect with classmates, celebrate community, and eat, drink, and dance under the stars and the Manhattan skyline.
The annual Block Party reunion, held June 7, kicked off with a late afternoon guided campus tour and a jazz performance by a group of student and faculty musicians. Alumni from five schools—Fordham College at Lincoln Center, the Gabelli School of Business, the Graduate School of Education, the Graduate School of Social Service, and the School of Professional and Continuing Studies—gathered for receptions throughout campus that honored distinguished alumni and celebrated retiring faculty. After the school-specific receptions, alumni and guests gathered on the Plaza, where they spent the night enjoying refreshments and a DJ.
Save the date for next year’s Block Party: Friday, June 20!
Alumni returned to Fordham’s Lincoln Center campus for the annual Block Party event. Marsha Miller, FCLC ’74, GSS ’76 (center), was honored as a Golden Ram this year alongside many of her fellow 1974 classmates. Fordham grads celebrating their 50th reunion had a strong presence at this year’s Block Party. Several of them presented Fordham President Tania Tetlow with a ceremonial check for more than $2.3 million, representing the gifts they and their fellow Fordham College at Lincoln Center alumni made to the University in the past five years.Fordham alumni pose at the dance party on the plaza.More than 700 Fordham graduates participated in this year’s Block Party reunion. From left: Ailey/Fordham BFA in Dance graduates Antuan Byers, FCLC ’17; Maya Addie, FCLC ’21; and Jacob Blank, FCLC ’23, were among the attendees.Fordham President Tania Tetlow enjoys the Block Party festivities with one of the night’s youngest attendees.From left: Jacqueline Hurt, GSS ’15, Maria Ortiz, GSS ’14, and Francisca Elizabeth Munguia, GSS ’14, pose on the plaza.Fordham alumni from five schools returned for the annual Block Party reunion.
