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Destination OSU

Presented by the OSU Foundation,
the OSU Alumni Association, and OSU Athletics

March 1-2, 2010
Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa

 

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Monday, March 1

OSU Presents – A Wine Experience

Presented by the OSU Alumni Association

6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Rancho Las Palmas Country Club
$45 per person ($35 for OSUAA members)

Join OSU Assistant Professor of Marketing Keven Malkewitz for a sensory wine experience as he takes us through the psychology of consumer brand impressions and how they relate to wine label design and marketing. Following Professor Malkewitz’s presentation, enjoy the featured wines and experience how they pair with hors d’oeuvres prepared on-site by the chefs of Rancho Las Palmas’s signature restaurant bluEmber. Guests attending the event will receive a certificate for 20% off dining at bluEmber.

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Tuesday, March 2

Golf Tournament

Presented by OSU Athletics

8:00 a.m. Shotgun Start (Registration and continental breakfast begin at 6:30 a.m. A BBQ lunch will immediately follow the tournament.)
Indian Wells Golf Resort
$190 per player

Join OSU Athletic Director Bob De Carolis, Head Football Coach Mike Riley, OSU President Ed Ray, and other OSU alumni and friends for a golf tournament at Indian Wells Golf Resort – Celebrity Course. Indian Wells Golf Resort holds the distinction of being the only 36-hole public golf facility with both courses on Golfweek's Top 20 "Best Courses You Can Play" in California. Clive Clark's Celebrity Course served as the site of the 25th Anniversary LG Skins Game in 2007, and again in 2008. Tournament participants will receive a 10% discount on logo merchandise purchased in the Golf Shop on the day of play and a special rate of $65 for appointments at the resort's Callaway Performance Center.

OSU Presents – New Media Ethics: What is the moral of the story?

Presented by the OSU Alumni Association

9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Rancho Las Palmas Ballroom
No charge

In an era when myriad accounts of a news event anywhere on Earth can reach us virtually in real time – while it becomes harder and harder to separate fact from fiction and opinion in what we see, hear and read – how can we remain informed, discerning watchers of our world and citizens of our democracy? Ron Seymour, OSU instructor in New Media Communications, will give us tips on how to swim in the flood of information.

Awards Gala

6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Rancho Las Palmas Ballroom
$100 per person

Celebrate with us as we honor three of OSU's most distinguished alumni and friends at the annual Destination OSU Awards Gala. The evening will begin with a cocktail reception and dinner followed by a dessert reception on the outdoor plaza.

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Hotel Information

Room reservations can be made at Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa by calling 866-423-1195 or visiting rancholaspalmas.com and providing the group code OSU2010.

The OSU group rate is $195 per night, plus a $20 per room, per night Resort Charge and applicable taxes. Reservations must be made by January 26 to receive the special group rate.