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DESTINATION Homecoming Weekend October 21–23, 2011 Contents ALL-ALUMNI EVENTS 2 All-Alumni Events 5 Class Reunion and Affinity Group Events 5 Class of 1961 50th Anniversary & Golden Alumni Reunion Friday, Oct. 21 5 Class of 1966 45th Anniversary (includes classes of 1964, 1965 & 1967) Homecoming Check-In 5 Class of 1976 35th Anniversary 10 a.m.–7 p.m. 5 Class of 2001 10th Anniversary Commuter Lounge, Moseley Center 6 Class of 2006 5th Anniversary Make your first stop Check-In Central to pick up event tickets, see schedules for the weekend and get answers to your questions. Be sure to bring your 6 Alpha Chi Omega 10th Anniversary business card to let us turn it into a distinctive Elon luggage tag! 6 Band Alumni 6 Catholic Campus Ministry Alumni Golf Tournament hosted by the Phoenix Club 6 Department of Mathematics and Statistics 11 a.m. (lunch); noon (shotgun start) The Challenge Golf Club, Graham, N.C. 6 Department of Sport and Event Management Contact Jennifer Tucci ’09 ([email protected] or (336) 278-6503) to pre-register. 7 Elon Black Alumni Network & Please provide your name, class year, full mailing address, phone number and NPHC Organization Reunions handicap for flighting purposes. If you have a foursome, please be sure to include 7 All EBAN Events the players’ names. Tickets: $75 per person (includes cart and greens fees, lunch, 7 Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. 20th Anniversary entry gift, beverage tickets and awards). Registration deadline: Oct. 14. 7 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. 30th Anniversary Campus Bus Tours 7 Gospel Choir 35th Anniversary 2–3:15 p.m. 7 Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. 25th Anniversary Depart from Boney Fountain (east side of Moseley Center) 7 Periclean Scholars See how our beautiful campus continues to grow on these narrated tours led by 7 Phi Mu/Pi Kappa Tau 40th Anniversary President Emeritus J. Earl Danieley ’46 and Barry Bradberry ’75, associate dean 8 Pi Kappa Phi 10th Rechartering Anniversary of admissions and financial planning. Sign up early, as space is limited. 8 Sigma Alpha Omega 10th Anniversary Elon 2.0: Success After Elon 8 Sigma Phi Epsilon 2–3:15 p.m. 8 Student Government Association Studio B, McEwen Communications Building 8 Zeta Tau Alpha/Delta Upsilon Kappa School of Communications alumni offer their expertise to current students 40th Anniversary about finding that first job, networking within the profession and how 8 Women’s Track 10th Anniversary their Elon experiences enhanced their professional careers. 9 Homecoming Hotel Accommodations School of Communications Alumni Reception 9 Information 3:15–4:15 p.m. 10 Campus map McEwen Communications Building Lobby Students, faculty and staff in the School of Communications welcome our visiting alumni. This is an opportunity for alumni to reconnect with former classmates and professors and network with current students. Illustrations by Sarah Beth Costello ’11 2 The College Admissions Process: Everything Corey Smith Concert You & Your Student Need to Know 9 p.m. 4:30–5:30 p.m. Academic Village Lawn Location TBD Since the 2003 release of his debut album, “Undertones,” singer-songwriter Join Greg Zaiser ’90 G’95, dean of admissions, and Barry Bradberry ’75, associate Corey Smith has been flying under the radar, attracting an enthusiastic dean of admissions and financial planning, for an overview of college admissions grassroots following with an American sound that’s all his own. requirements and what your student should be doing to prepare. Martha & Spencer Love School of Business Alumni Panel Discussion Saturday, Oct. 22 4:45 p.m. LaRose Digital Theatre, Koury Business Center Homecoming Check-In Business alumni will share career advice and personal insights about 8 a.m.–1 p.m. how their Elon experiences prepared them for life after college. Commuter Lounge, Moseley Center Didn’t pick up your tickets and information on Friday? Be sure to stop by Check-In Martha & Spencer Love School of Business Central on Saturday to pick up your Homecoming packet, including event tickets. Silver Anniversary Reception NOTE: Football tickets not picked up by the close of check-in will be available 6:15 p.m. beginning at 2 p.m. at the Homecoming Will Call tent near the Alan J. White Burbridge Atrium, Koury Business Center Bell Tower. Tickets will NOT be available at the stadium’s Will Call window. Students, faculty, staff and alumni are invited to celebrate the Love School’s successes of the past 25 years. This is a great opportunity for alumni to reconnect Elon Alumni Association Awards Ceremony with former classmates and professors and to network with current students. 9 a.m. Whitley Auditorium National Pan-Hellenic Council Step Show All alumni are invited to the presentation of the 2011 Alumni Association Awards, the 7 p.m. university’s premier recognition of alumni achievement. A reception will follow the ceremony. Alumni Gym This year’s recipients are: Don’t miss this chance to watch our NPHC undergraduate and alumni groups showcase • Distinguished Alumnus of the Year: Thomas W. Amick ’69 P’13 their talents during the Greek Wars step show. In addition to the undergraduate Greek • Distinguished Alumnus of the Year: Samuel L. Burke ’89 competition, alumni will participate in an old-school stroll-off sure to bring back those Greek • Distinguished Alumna of the Year: Shelly Skeens Hazel ’78 LP’09 Life memories. Tickets: $5 per person; available through pre-registration and at the door. • Young Alumnus of the Year: Joshua D. Voss ’01 • Young Alumnus of the Year: Daniel J. Watts ’04 Rally Elon • Service to Church and Society: Sir Walter L. Mack ’89 8-8:45 p.m. • Distinguished Service to Elon: Amy Thomas Hendrickson ’69 and Jay A. Hendrickson ’71 Rhodes Stadium • Distinguished Service to Elon: Dot S. and Zac T. Walker ’60 Join members of the Elon community for food, fun, fireworks and a historic announcement by President Leo M. Lambert. Stop Hunger Now Service Event 9–11 a.m. Instant Laughter: An Evening of Improvisation East Gym 9 p.m. Join faculty, staff, alumni and students for this Homecoming tradition during which Yeager Recital Hall, Center for the Arts we will package 30,000 high-protein, dehydrated meals that will be delivered to Join a talented group of Elon performing arts majors for a fun-filled evening of fast- areas in need around the world. Friends and family are welcome to attend. paced comedy, much of which will be inspired by suggestions from the audience. Proceeds support the Department of Performing Arts. Tickets: $10 per person. School of Education Alumni Gathering 10:30 a.m.–noon Young Alumni Party Mooney Building 9–11 p.m. Education alumni are invited to reconnect with the school’s faculty, staff and current The Fat Frogg Bar and Grill, Elon, N.C. students. The gathering includes wisdom sessions designed for teachers working at the You’re invited to join fellow graduates from 2001-11 on the patio at The Fat elementary, middle and high school levels. Alumni also can learn more about how earning Frogg to reconnect with one another and reminisce about your Elon days. Light a master’s degree can enhance their teaching careers. Check for reunion updates on the appetizers will be served and a cash bar will be available. Be one of the first school’s alumni Facebook page (search: Elon University School of Education Alumni). to arrive and receive a special Elon Homecoming 2011 stadium cup! 3 Elon vs. University of Tennessee-Chattanooga 3 p.m. Rhodes Stadium Help us show the Southern Conference what Elon spirit is all about in this televised contest between the Phoenix and the Mocs! New Head Coach Jason Swepson and preseason All-Americans Rodney Austin and Aaron Mellette need your support, so bring your LOUDEST outdoor voice and sport your maroon as we cheer the Phoenix to a Homecoming victory! Tickets: $20 per person; to sit with your decade or affinity group, please indicate your seating preference on the enclosed registration form or the online registration form. Ordering deadline: Oct. 14. Elon vs. Georgia Southern (men’s soccer) 7 p.m. Rudd Field Keep your Elon spirit flowing after the football game! Join reigning Southern Conference Player of the Year Chris Thomas and the Phoenix for an exciting evening of soccer. Instant Laughter: An Evening of Improvisation 8 p.m. Yeager Recital Hall, Center for the Arts See the Friday, Oct. 21, listing for details. Sunday, Oct. 23 Tailgating Newman Center Open House 12:30–2:30 p.m. 9:30–11:30 a.m. Be a part of the pregame excitement with a reunion or with your own group of Holland House, South Campus alumni friends! Tailgating locations for class and affinity group reunions include: Take a tour of the home of Elon’s Campus Catholic Ministries. For alumni who remember Holland House in its former location and use as the president’s home on Haggard Avenue, • Tailgate Festival Area: Class of 1966 don’t miss this chance to view the building in its new location across the railroad tracks. • Harper Center Lot: Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Phi Omega, Band Alumni, Catholic Campus Ministries, Pi Kappa Phi Gospel Choir Service & Reception 10 a.m. • Between Rudd and Hunt Fields: Class of 1976, Phi Mu/Pi Kappa Whitley Auditorium Tau & Zeta Tau Alpha/Delta Upsilon Kappa with Kappa Sigma Enjoy the musical performances and artistic expressions of the Gospel Choir, • Moseley Center Lot: Alpha Phi Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Elon Black which is celebrating its 35th anniversary. The Rev. Wesley McLaughlin ’78, a Alumni Network, Gospel Choir, Kappa Alpha Psi, Sigma Alpha Omega founding member of the choir, will be the special guest speaker.