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Newsroom Archive for 02/, 2010

Emily Webb (CLP 07) has joined the McDonnell administration as the Special Assistant for Higher Education policy and Executive Assistant to the Secretary of Education.
Congratulations Emily!
Congratulations to the members of the Candidate Training Program Class of Winter 2010, which graduated this past weekend! Click here or the photo at left for the main alumni page.
Jen Little (PLP 07) has been promoted to Director of Business Development and Marketing for Courthouse Construction Company. Congratulations Jen!
Marc Johnson (CLP 03), formerly of the Sorensen Institute, was quoted in a recent edition of UVA's Cavalier Daily.
Caroline Wulf is studying at American University where she has received a post-graduate fellowship from the Women's Campaign Forum in D.C. She is also currently working two internships: in Congressman Rob Wittman's Washington office and with the Women & Politics Institute of American University. Caroline finished with a 3.8 GPA last semester. Congratulations Caroline!
Bob Gibson's latest column in the Charlottesville Daily Progress concerns the retirement of U.S. Senator Evan Bayh.
The Sorensen Institute is now accepting applications for the Spring class of our nationally recognized Candidate Training Program. Deadline for applications is 5pm Friday April 16, 2010. Click here to learn more about the program. The program will run May 20-23 at Montpelier in Orange County.

Sorensen alumni, board members, family and friends from the Roanoke region will gather tonight to launch the all-new Roanoke Regional Alumni Association.
This Alumni Dinner event will take place this evening from 6-7:30pm at Alexander's in downtown Roanoke at 105 South Jefferson Street. Click here for a map. The dinner is open to alumni of every Sorensen program, board members and special guests.
If you have any questions or for further details, please don’t hesitate to email Martin Mash (CLP 2005), Chair of the Roanoke Regional Alumni Association, at martin.mash@gmail.com.
Newly launched regional alumni associations throughout Virginia are busy organizing and hosting similar events— including speakers, discussion groups, happy hours, and volunteer opportunities.
March 1 UPDATE
By all accounts the Roanoke reception and dinner was a tremendous success! Photo courtesy of Steve Cochran (PLP 09)













