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50-Year Class Reunion Schedule

 

Homecoming 2009
October 9, 10 & 11

Class of 1959 – 50-Year Class Schedule


Friday

8:00 AM–6:00 PM

Alumni Registration (Smith Alumni House)

4:00–6:00 PM

50-Year Class Reception (President–s Home)
50-Year Class Photo

6:00–8:00 PM

50-Year Class Dinner (Tyler-VanDusen, Heather Room)

6:30 PM

Volleyball - Alma vs. Hope (Hogan Center)

8:00–9:00 PM

Percussion Ensemble Concert (Remick Heritage Center, Presbyterian Hall)

9:00 PM

The Calling of the Scots – Rally and Bonfire (Behind Wilcox Medical Center)

Saturday

8:00 AM–5:00 PM

Alumni Registration (Smith Alumni House)

9:00 AM

Matt Reinke 5K Scot Trot (Bahlke Stadium) Registration Begins at 8:00 AM

9:00 AM

Kiltie Alumni Band Rehearsal – Bahlke Stadium Alumni band members are invited to join the 85th edition of the Kiltie Marching Band for a pre-game performance.

9:00–10:00 AM

50-Year Class/Golden Thistle Breakfast (Tyler-VanDusen Commons)

10:15–10:30 AM

Golden Thistle Photo (Dunning Memorial Chapel)

10:30 AM

Homecoming Parade (Superior Street)

Parade Grand Marshals: Mart and Dottie Johnson 

11:00–1:00 PM

Alumni Picnic (Chapel Lawn) Kiltie Marching Band Performs
Decades Tables
Smith Distinquished Service Award (Smith Alumni House) - Patrick McDonough '85

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Barlow Trophy Club Lunch - Heather Room

1:30–4:30 PM

Alma College Scots Football Alma vs. Trine University

4:30 PM

Post-Game Alumni Reception (Smith Alumni House)
Department Receptions (Various Campus Locations)
Fraternity and Sorority Open Houses

6:00–8:00 PM

All-Alumni Dinner (Hamilton Commons)

6:30 PM

Alumni Choir Rehearsal (Remick Heritage Center, Presbyterian Hall)

8:00–10:00 PM

Alumni Awards and Choir Concert (Remick Heritage Center, Presbyterian Hall)

Distinguished Alumni Award: Jim McCarty '69
Hebert Award: Duffield Duncan '72
Young Alumni Award: Bree Brownlee '04

Sunday

9:00–10:30 AM

Alumni Breakfast (Hamilton Commons)

10:00 AM

Chapel Service (Dunning Memorial Chapel)

 

 

Students conducting research side-by-side with faculty has been an Alma legacy for generations. Alma students team up with faculty on scholarly research or to collaborate on creative or performing arts projects. An annual Honors Day features student presentations, performances and exhibits. Many students present such work at regional, national and international meetings.

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Student Profile

Melissa Carstens

Melissa Carstens
Graduation: 2008
Major: Education
From: Marquette, Michigan
Interests: Singing, Dancing

Alma’s off-campus study programs do more than place students in exciting locales to meet interesting people; they also create new opportunities for personal growth and skill development. One of the best ways to learn about other societies and cultures is to study and travel in international settings. You do not always have to know a foreign language.

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