Gold Medal Society Weekend Detailed Schedule of Activities

Thursday, September 6 I p.m. Check-In and packet pick up with the weekend’s itinerary, attendance list, etc. Reynolds Alumni Center, Great Room (2nd floor) Casual attire Get your Class of 1962 t-shirt and medallion to wear for the weekend. Look through the ’62 Savitar and Mizzou memorabilia while enjoying refreshments Picture backdrop will be set up for photos (Photographer will be here to take your picture)

2:30 p.m. Welcome and Mizzou 101 Come hear from Vice Provost James Spain as he talks about the student experience today and remember what your Mizzou experience was like. No doubt there will be some similarities! Reynolds Alumni Center Great Room (2nd floor) Casual attire

3:30 p.m. Campus Drive & stop at Mizzou’s own ice cream parlor Buck’s! for Tiger Stripe Ice Cream and hear how this sweet treat is made. Bus transportation provided-bus leave from the front driveway of the Alumni Center. Casual attire and wear comfortable walking shoes.

5 p.m. Tour the New Student Center. This newest landmark, just opened in 2010 is a hub of activity for students. There are multiple dining options on the main floor, all the student organizations have offices here, there are great places to study surrounded by all things Mizzou. After a guided tour of the facility there will be time to shop in the University bookstore for some new black & gold gear before dinner. Casual attire

6 p.m. Dinner at The Shack (inside the Student Center). After the tour & shopping, just walk across the building to the new (old) Shack for dinner. The old Shack has been faithful recreated inside the new Student Center right down to the carved tables, booth walls from the original Shack as well as the green door, life-size Beetle to greet you and lots of other memorabilia. The original Shack burgers and the sauce that is served with them are from the originators of that recipe. And the best part of this dinner is we can actually serve real beer! 6pm Causal attire

Friday, September 7 8am-4pm Hospitality Room Open; Refreshments available Reynolds Alumni Center, Great Room (2nd floor) For today’s activities be sure to wear casual attire and comfortable walking shoes. Friday, September 7th, continued: 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. School & College Visits Tours leave from the Reynolds Alumni Center, Great Room. Representatives from your school or college will be there to greet you and take you on your visit. All the Schools & Colleges have great things going on in teaching and research as well as outstanding students to showcase on your visit.

 College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources  College of Arts & Science  College of Business  College of Education  College of Human Environmental Sciences  School of Journalism

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Lunch, An old-fashioned BBQ lunch buffet on the “Hink” (Actually, it is the Hink’s big brother-the !) (Bus transportation provided. The bus departs from the Alumni Center driveway for the luncheon and will return to the Alumni Center by 2 p.m.) We will be at Les Bourgeois Winery overlooking the river bluffs at , Mo.

2:30-3:30 p.m. Campus Tour (approximately 1 hour) Tour will leave & return to the Alumni Center Lobby Guided tour of & the and the Botanical Gardens

Optional self-guided tours: The Museum of Art & Archeology (Swallow Hall) The Museum of Anthropology (Pickard Hall) Campus Traditions Audio Tour with your iPhone

3:30pm Spend the rest of the afternoon at leisure, return to the hotel or explore downtown Columbia on your own

6 p.m-8 p.m. Football Friday Night Reception (’62 alumna Karen Myers will host this event at her house (Casual black & gold attire) Reception with heavy hors d’oeuvres-make a meal out of it! Wine and beer and soft drinks served. Enjoy a lovely intimate gathering out in the country.

Saturday, September 8 Game Day! Times TBD Game Day Activities Football Saturday’s are filled with many activities both on and off campus prior to the game. As additional activities are scheduled this list of those activities that you can participate in will be updated. Some suggestions of things to do:

 Go visit your fraternity or sorority house.

 Attend the 10 a.m. Saturday Morning Science Lecture at the Life Sciences Center. They always have a great topic and presentation geared toward the non-scientist.

 Go work out at the Recreation Center (Complimentary alumni pass will be in your packet)

 Shop at the Team Store at the Stadium. The store opens by 10 a.m. on game day (north end of the stadium on the plaza above the rock M.) Be sure to bring your alumni membership card for a discount!

 “Rub the toe of Don Faurot” as you go into the stadium. There is a large sculpture of Coach Faurot on the plaza above the Rock M and it has become a good luck tradition to rub the statue’s toe before the game.

 Watch Tiger Walk as the team crosses over Providence Road “M” bridge to the Stadium (2 hours prior to kickoff) Tiger Walk is when the football team arrives at the Mizzou Athletic Training Complex and walks across the Pedestrian Bridge and down the South tunnel to its locker room.

 Enjoy pre-games festivities on the Carnahan Quad (east side of the Reynolds Alumni Center)

4:15 pm Pre-game Tailgate Enjoy a sumptuous pre-game buffet meal at the University Club, Reynolds Alumni Center. Tables reserved for the Class of ’62 in the Great Room.

Kickoff time 6:45pm Football Game: Mizzou Tigers vs. Georgia Bulldogs , Memorial Stadium

Gold Medal Society Weekend ends at the conclusion of the football game.

After the game there is plenty of activity in Columbia for fans to celebrate a Tiger victory. The extensive list of restaurants is available on the Convention & Visitors Bureau web site: www.gocolumbiamo.com