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An alumnus (plural alumni) is "a graduate of a school, college, or university". An alumnus can also be a former member, employee, contributor or inmate as well as a former student. In addition, an alumna (pl. alumnae) is "a female graduate or former student of a school, college, or university". If a group includes both genders, even if there is only one male, the plural form alumni is used.
The Latin noun alumnus means "foster son, pupil" and is derived from the verb alere "to nourish".
An alumnus or alumna is a former student and most often a graduate of an educational institution (school, college, university). According to the United States Department of Education, the term alumnae is used in conjunction with either women's colleges or a female group of students. The term alumni is used in conjunction with either men's colleges, a male group of students, or a mixed group of students:
The term is sometimes shortened to "alum", which stands for "an alumna or alumnus".
"Alumni" (a plural form) is often incorrectly used as a singular form for both genders; for example, "I am an alumni of the university", as opposed to "I am an alumnus/alumna of the university." This usage is erroneous in formal or historic usage. The prevalence of this usage is probably due to an ignorance of Latin grammar and the fact that printed documents and university merchandise almost always use the plural form of the word.
Actors: R. Keith Harris (actor), Todd Davis (actor), Aidan Quinn (actor), Tara-Nicole Azarian (actress), Andie MacDowell (actress), Bonnie Johnson (actress), Kent Hamilton (miscellaneous crew), Phil Smoot (producer), Ted Johnson (actor), Patt Noday (actor), Mark Conte (editor), Michael Harding (actor), Ryan Merriman (actor), Andrew R. Kaplan (actor), Gene Michael Smith (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: In February, 2006, young Luke Abbate accepted a ride home from a fellow student following his high-school team practice. In a severe case of irresponsible and reckless teen-age driving, and over the objections of Luke and the other young passengers, the driver lost control of the car at nearly 90 miles-per-hour, spinning off a narrow road and landing in an embankment some seventy feet below. Luke suffered irreparable brain damage, and died in the hospital two days later - just four days before his sixteenth birthday.
Keywords: athletic-training, auto-accident, brother-brother-relationship, car-accident, coach, college-athlete, death, death-of-brother, death-of-son, emergency-roomActors: Christian Stolte (actor), Joel Paul Reisig (actor), Joel Paul Reisig (writer), Joel Paul Reisig (producer), Steffie Grote (actress), Jordon Hodges (actor), Brittany Risner (actress), Johnny Lechner (actor), Amit Shah (actor), Chris Nickin (miscellaneous crew), Chris Nickin (actor), Justin Isfeld (actor), Megan Marie Wilson (actress), Venk Modur (actor), Jason Sutton (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Christian Stolte (actor), Joel Paul Reisig (actor), Joel Paul Reisig (writer), Joel Paul Reisig (producer), Steffie Grote (actress), Jordon Hodges (actor), Brittany Risner (actress), Johnny Lechner (actor), Amit Shah (actor), Chris Nickin (miscellaneous crew), Chris Nickin (actor), Justin Isfeld (actor), Megan Marie Wilson (actress), Venk Modur (actor), Jason Sutton (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Christian Stolte (actor), Joel Paul Reisig (actor), Joel Paul Reisig (writer), Joel Paul Reisig (producer), Steffie Grote (actress), Jordon Hodges (actor), Brittany Risner (actress), Johnny Lechner (actor), Amit Shah (actor), Chris Nickin (miscellaneous crew), Chris Nickin (actor), Justin Isfeld (actor), Megan Marie Wilson (actress), Venk Modur (actor), Jason Sutton (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Christian Stolte (actor), Joel Paul Reisig (actor), Joel Paul Reisig (writer), Joel Paul Reisig (producer), Steffie Grote (actress), Jordon Hodges (actor), Brittany Risner (actress), Johnny Lechner (actor), Amit Shah (actor), Chris Nickin (miscellaneous crew), Chris Nickin (actor), Justin Isfeld (actor), Megan Marie Wilson (actress), Venk Modur (actor), Jason Sutton (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Christian Stolte (actor), Joel Paul Reisig (actor), Joel Paul Reisig (writer), Joel Paul Reisig (producer), Steffie Grote (actress), Jordon Hodges (actor), Brittany Risner (actress), Johnny Lechner (actor), Amit Shah (actor), Chris Nickin (miscellaneous crew), Chris Nickin (actor), Justin Isfeld (actor), Megan Marie Wilson (actress), Venk Modur (actor), Jason Sutton (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Christian Stolte (actor), Joel Paul Reisig (actor), Joel Paul Reisig (writer), Joel Paul Reisig (producer), Steffie Grote (actress), Jordon Hodges (actor), Brittany Risner (actress), Johnny Lechner (actor), Amit Shah (actor), Chris Nickin (miscellaneous crew), Chris Nickin (actor), Justin Isfeld (actor), Megan Marie Wilson (actress), Venk Modur (actor), Jason Sutton (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Carson Grant (actor), Josh Wick (director), Josh Wick (editor), Josh Wick (writer), Josh Wick (actor), Matthew Rappaport (actor), Devin E. Haqq (actor), Devin E. Haqq (producer), Cliff Moylan (actor), Chelsea Rodriguez (actress), Z. Louis Finney (actor), Matthew Bralow (actor), Justin Blanchard (actor), Anna Maggio (actress), Tony Harry (actor),
Plot: A lonely film student's longing for an elusive dreamer has brought his life to an emotional and creative stand still. That is until flirty acting student Sara slips into Arthur's life. As their seemingly inconsequential affair soon blossoms into an enriching entanglement, Arthur begins to face the dark secret and terrible betrayal that haunts his life. When the girl of his dreams returns, however, Arthur is torn between the love that nurtures him and the romance that excites him.
Keywords: ampersand-in-title, film-professor, film-student, film-within-a-film, filmmaking, girl-trouble, independent-film, punctuation-in-title, three-word-titleActors: Chris Burns (miscellaneous crew), Emmy Collins (actor), Ernie Malik (miscellaneous crew), John Powell (composer), Garson Yu (miscellaneous crew), Gail Hunter (miscellaneous crew), Orlando Jones (actor), Zoe Saldana (actress), Nick Cannon (actor), Afemo Omilami (actor), Steve Warren (actor), Bill Pankow (editor), Michael Hendrickson (miscellaneous crew), Ephraim Benton (miscellaneous crew), Angela Elayne Gibbs (actress),
Plot: A fish-out-of-water comedy about a talented street drummer from Harlem who enrolls in a Southern university, expecting to lead its marching band's drumline to victory. He initially flounders in his new world, before realizing that it takes more than talent to reach the top.
Keywords: absent-father, african-american, american-football, atlanta-georgia, audition, battle-of-the-bands, brawl, break-up, bus, cafeteriaActors: Sidney Miller (actor), Harvey Clark (actor), David Durand (actor), Robert Livingston (actor), Preston Foster (actor), Edward Gargan (actor), Leo Carrillo (actor), Ted Healy (actor), Arthur Stuart Hull (actor), Stuart Erwin (actor), John Kelly (actor), Henry Kolker (actor), Charles Lane (actor), Edward LeSaint (actor), Franklin Parker (actor),
Genres: Drama, Sport,