Alumni Weekend began with Ascension III, discussed below, on Friday evening.  On Saturday, alumni scholars and current alumni met on the banks of the Potomac River in Georgetown for a morning of kayaking. The occasion was an excellent opportunity for the two groups to get to know each other better.  With many alumni, seniors and juniors paired together in two-man boats.  Afterward, while current students took advantage of rare free time, the alumni met together to learn about the Institute’s growth plans.  Later in the afternoon, scholars and alumni were joined by professors, several internship supervisors and donors for a barbecue on the Georgetown campus.  On Sunday morning, many of the scholars and alumni attended a worship service with Mr. Keyes at the Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, followed by lunch.  Most alums departed Washington on Sunday afternoon. 

The weekend provided an outstanding opportunity for the current scholars to talk with alumni about their current positions as graduate school students and employees.  Institute alumni are now enrolled in the following law schools:  Stanford , Cal-Berkeley, Georgetown, George Washington, Georgia, Maryland, Ohio State, South Carolina and Nevada.  Others attend graduate school at Yale, Michigan, Chicago, NYU, Arkansas, Albany, Loyola-Chicago and the New School.  Some alumni have entered the workforce and found employment at the White House, in TV news, at their alma maters, and in organizations such as the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.  Two will begin prestigious public service fellowships in New York in September.  One is an officer in the United States Army.  Two staff the Institute for Responsible Citizenship.