AUP DC Alumni Chapter

AUP's Founding Week is right around the corner — and we're looking forward to celebrating with fellow DC alumni on Wednesday, March 27th!

Come ring in spring, catch up with alumni in the D.C. area, and toast our alma mater. Registration and event details below. À toute à l'heure!

Founding Week 2024 | Washington DC Join alumni Adrian Gianforti '13 and Carey Kluttz '09 for an evening celebrating AUP Founding Week at the fantastic District Winery! Adrian and Carey look forward to welcoming fellow alumni for a fun evening. This event will be no host with a cash bar. Alumni- Log in before registering to be able to...

The relationship between D.C. and France is a special one — and we learned a lot about it yesterdday with Off The Mall Tours.

Of course there’s the Marquis de Lafayette, the renowned French aristocrat and American Revolutionary War General, and Pierre L’Enfant, a French architect whose dream of planning the streets capes of D.C. only came to fruition after his death. But did you know the Renwick Gallery and Eisenhower Building were influenced by French architectural styles like Beaux Arts and Second Empire?

And then there’s other unique DC-French connections like DC-born, Howard educated Lillian Evanti, who became a successful opera singer in France and the first African American woman to be hired by a European opera house, and Jean Jules Jusserand, the longtime French Ambassador to the U.S. who founded the Alliance Française’s DC chapter.

And of course, we can’t forget our favorite local connection to France — the AUP DC alumni group! 🇫🇷🇺🇸

Thanks to Katie for being our fearless, fun, super knowledgeable tour guide and for the AUP DC alum who braved the DC weather to have an unforgettable learning experience!

Connaissez-vous cet homme célèbre?

In honor of Bastille Day, AUP DC is taking a walking tour to learn about the many connections between D.C. and France — from the Revolutionary War hero General Gilbert Marquis de Lafayette to the original planner of our Nation's Capital Pierre L'Enfant!

For tickets and more info on the tour (including where to meet us afterwards for a drink), visit the event page on AUP Global - https://global.aup.edu/networks/events/91272

Hope to see you there!

Happy (almost) 60th anniversary, AUP! And cheers to another 60 years (and more) 🥂✨

Un grand merci to all the D.C. area alum who helped us celebrate and to La Jambe for hosting us! Next up: Paris for the AUP Community Weekend with alumni from around the world. Á bientôt!