At the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Christopher Reichert, MOT ’04, is working to make a massive collection of documents, photographs, media, and artifacts available to the public on the Web. Learn more about Christopher Reichert and how his work with the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium is contributing to his historic task.

Retired Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen, SF ’89, led the United States response to last year’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Speaking with Dean David Schmittlein at Alumni Weekend 2011, Allen discussed leadership in times of crisis and explained how his time as an MIT Sloan Fellow informed his work in the gulf. Read more about Thad Allen and visit the Building the Future photo gallery for pictures from a special MIT Sloan Fellows reception.

Congratulations to the MIT Sloan Class of 2011! Welcome to the MIT Sloan alumni community. Visit the Alumni Portal to explore the MIT Sloan alumni directory, update your profile, and keep in touch with classmates and other MIT Sloan alumni. Be sure to join the MIT Sloan or MIT alumni club in your region. Email MitSloanAlumniRelations@mit.edu to be put in contact with your local club or representative.

Please save the date for Alumni Reunion Weekend, June 7–10, 2012. Mark your calendar for a weekend of reconnecting with former classmates. Activities will include class-specific events, alumni workshops, Back to the Classroom sessions with MIT Sloan faculty, and family-friendly activities. Your involvement will ensure this gathering is memorable, personal, and fun. We encourage you to be a member of your class planning committee. For more information email mitsloanreunionteam@mit.edu.

Building the Future created a collective energy among our alumni, on campus, and around the world. Please consider a gift to the MIT Sloan Annual Fund, which will enable the School to continue to advance management education in the 21st century and to develop principled, innovative leaders who improve the world. The MIT Sloan Dean’s Circle is comprised of leadership donors to the MIT Sloan Annual Fund. See photos from the May Dean’s Circle reception in the Building the Future photo gallery.