Network, Connect & Engage
Upcoming Events for Alumni & Friends
The events listed below are hosted through Fairleigh Dickinson University's Offices of Advancement and Alumni Relations. For a calendar of university-wide events, please visit the FDU event calendar.
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Hospitality Alumni Reception and Celebration
Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: The Park Avenue Club | 184 Park Ave. | Florham Park, NJ 07932
How Much: $125 per person
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, April 22 or until sold out
The FDU Hospitality and Tourism Alumni Chapter cordially invites you to join us for the Third Annual Alumni Awards Celebration! This special evening will take place on April 24th at the beautiful Park Avenue Club in Florham Park.
Mingle, reconnect, and celebrate with fellow classmates, the school’s esteemed faculty, and friends. All proceeds of the event will support the International School of Hospitality, Sports, and Tourism Management.
Questions: Kane Pappas | Senior Lecturer | International School of Hospitality, Sports, & Tourism Management | [email protected] | 201.692.7276
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FDU Society - Commencement Ceremony & Luncheon Celebration
Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Time: 9:30 a.m. Commencement & Breakfast | 12:30 p.m. Commencement Luncheon
Location: Commissioner’s Club, MetLife Stadium | |Rutherford, NJ
Ticket Price: New Inductees are FREE. Guests and previous inductees are $50 per person.
RSVP Deadline: Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Questions: Office of Alumni Relations | [email protected]| 201-692-7106You’re invited to celebrate a remarkable milestone - your50th Anniversary of your graduation from Fairleigh Dickinson University! Join us for FDU’s 82nd Annual Commencement, where you'll reconnect with former classmates and celebrate our newest alumni. Immediately following the Commencement Ceremony join us for the FDU Commencement Luncheon where we will recognize the FDU Society 50th Anniversary Class alongside other University honorees.
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Time: 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location: Son Cubano | 40-4 Riverwalk Place | West New York, NJ 07093
Ticket Price: $30 per person. Includes 1 drink ticket.
* per person and passed hors d’ouevres.
*drink ticket valid for beer, sangria, house wine, soft drinks, non-alcoholic drinks
RSVP Deadline: Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Questions: Office of Alumni Relations | [email protected]| 201-692-7106The Young Alumni Association and the Black Alumni Chapter of Fairleigh Dickinson University invite you to an exciting evening at one of New Jersey’s hottest restaurants—Son Cubano. Join fellow alumni for a vibrant social filled with delicious hors d'oeuvres, refreshing drinks, and breathtaking views of the New York City skyline. This is a fantastic opportunity to mix, mingle, and network with FDU graduates while enjoying the lively atmosphere and Cuban-inspired flair of this West New York hotspot. Don’t miss out—come raise a glass with us and make some unforgettable memories!
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July 24-31, 2025
FDU alumni, Wroxton alumni, and friends are returning to Wroxton College, England in the summer of 2025. You are invited to join us for an exciting week of sightseeing, education, entertainment, and fun!
Join us on our 2025 Wroxton Alumni & Friends Summer Getaway as we view iconic sites, visit cultural and intellectual centers, and admire the natural beauty of the English countryside. Explore the Abbey and stroll the grounds of Wroxton College, attend lectures by faculty, and relax in the campus' Buttery pub.
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Alumni Travel: Southern Italy & Sicily
October 22-November 3, 2025
Trip Highlights: Palermo, Monreale, Agrigento, Valley of the Temples, Piazza Armerina, Giardini Naxos, Taormina, Strait of Messina, Winery Tour & Tasting, Matera, Sorrento, Positano, Pompeii
Trips are in partnership with our travel partner, Collette, but are not exclusive to FDU alumni. FDU has reserved spaces on each trip for our alumni to attend. If the spaces allotted for our FDU alumni are not entirely filled, the trip will be opened to guests outside of the FDU community.
Collette is responsible for all travel, travel-related questions and issues. Please call 800-852-5655 for Collette Customer Care.
Events
FDU Forward
In 2024, the tradition of Charter Day and The PINNACLE Society Induction Ceremony is combined into one signature event celebrating FDU’s past, present and future. FDU Forward celebrates our alumni and storied past, with a commitment to our future, all in an effort to provide students with the financial resources to transform their lives. On this special evening where we raise vital scholarship funds to support the future of our students, we honor the alumni who remind us that the possibilities of what you can achieve are limitless and we look to the future to transform the lives of our students and our university.
Welcome Home to FDU
Homecoming
Come home to FDU for a festive and fun-filled day on the Florham Campus. The annual Homecoming celebration on the Florham campus takes place in September or October each year. FDU's Homecoming tradition features food trucks, a beer garden, games for adults and children, a football game and most importantly you! Registration for Homecoming 2024 will be available during the Summer of 2024.
Honoring Distinguished Alumni
The PINNACLE Society
The PINNACLE Society was formed in 1989 to recognize the University’s most distinguished and accomplished alumni. Recipients of The PINNACLE are chosen by past inductees. Inductees to The PINNACLE Society demonstrate success or distinction in one’s chosen field of endeavor, significant contributions to society and humanity through public or humanitarian service and outstanding service to the University or reflection of the unique character of FDU in one’s life. Annually, PINNACLE Society honorees are inducted into The PINNACLE Society during a ceremony held during the Summer.