4:11 p.m., May 16, 2008--The University of Delaware and the Washington, D.C., Alumni Club are inviting Blue Hen alumni and friends to a reception to meet UD President Patrick T. Harker from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, June 10, in the Hearing Room of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building, 100 Constitution Ave. NE, Washington, D.C.

The event, hosted by U.S. Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr., AS '65, who chairs the foreign relations committee, is one of a series of global gatherings to give alumni the opportunity to rediscover UD on its path to prominence.

Cost is $25 per person, which includes beverages and a buffet dinner. R.s.v.p. by Wednesday, May 21, at [www.UDconnection.com].

For more information, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at [Alum.Net@udel.edu] or call (302) 831-2341.