Light It Up! Homecoming Oct. 21-23, 2011
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Register now for Homecoming:
- Online registration
- Mail-in registration form
- 2011 Reunion Booklet Info- Complete Now!
- Additional homecoming activities
Special events
Dome Dash
Use your Homecoming energy to run (or walk) the second-annual 5K Dome Dash. Join the spirited crowd of runners and walkers at Ericson Field on Saturday morning, then dash (or stroll) past the dome, up the Swanie Slough path, around Westerlin/Erickson, back along the slough, across the footbridge and end on the track. You can mark the event and support Habitat for Humanity with a special Dome Dash T-shirt.
Reunion Picnic on the Sidelines
New for Homecoming 2011! Join your classmates and other Viking football fans for lunch at the edge of the action. Feel the energy just off the playing field, with a picnic on the sidelines right before Saturday’s big game.
Light it Up!
On Saturday night, celebrate Homecoming and the lighting of the dome with dinner and a ceremony in a chandelier-lit tent on the Quad. The special lighting of the new Old Main dome is a gift from the Class of 2001.
Met and Wed Renewal of Marriage Vows
Did you and your spouse follow Augustana tradition and kiss under the bell tower before you married? Or do you simply wish you had? On Sunday morning after the service in Ascension Chapel, Augustana couples may renew their marriage vows in a ceremony led by Pastor Richard Priggie. Kissing under the bell tower is optional.
Event schedule
All times and locations are subject to change. Please register online or submit the registration form by Oct. 14. Please contact Dawn Camlin with questions 800.798.8100 x 7726 or dawncamlin@augustana.edu.
Friday, October 21Registration Augustana Alumni College 2:30-3:10 p.m. Dr. Bill Hammer Homecoming Kick-Off dinner Reconnect with your friends and classmates at this kick-off dinner and make plans for the weekend. Class of 1966 Class dinner Class of 1986: Where’s the Bio Building? A lot has changed on Augustana’s campus since we graduated, and this customized tour will look exclusively at what’s new — and what’s gone — since we left campus in 1986. We’ll start from the College Center and wind up at Coronation and Sing. SING Competition Class gatherings, 8-11 p.m. 1966: Dahl Presidents Home
Saturday, October 22Registration Coffee hour Dome Dash 5K Homecoming Run Class of 1966 hospitality room and registration Campus Ministries brunch Walking tour with Kai Swanson Reading/Writing Center open house Biology faculty open house Stop by the recently dedicated Hanson Hall of Science to say hello to your favorite biology faculty members and meet those who arrived since your graduation. While there, leave a note to current students on what you wish you could have told your “sophomore self.” Cardboard regatta Homecoming Tour: Augustana College Art Museum Exhibition, Faculty Exhibition The bi-annual exhibition of studio art faculty works features Megan Quinn, ceramics; Rowen Schussheim-Anderson, fibers; Peter Xiao, paintings/drawings; Kelvin Mason, digital images; Corrine Smith, mixed-media works and paintings, and Christian Mortenson, photography. Several examples of work by the late adjunct professor James Konrad will be included.
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Saturday (continued)Augustana Choir open house Community Engagement Center tailgate party Stop by on your way to the game for popcorn and a root beer keg with the staff of the Community Engagement Center. Find out how much they accomplished in their first year and what’s in store for the future. Business department tailgate Reunion picnic lunch New this year, the annual picnic lunch will take place along the sidelines of field. Meet up with your classmates while you cheer on the Vikings! Viking football President’s post-game open house Pictures will be taken on the risers at the Dahl Presidents Home at the following times: Athletics Hall of Fame dinner Reception at 6:30 p.m., 7 p.m., dinner Cost is $35/person. For more information, please contact Dave Wrath at (309) 794-7265 or davewrath@augustana.edu. Alumni dinner and lighting of the dome Join faculty members and fellow classmates under our chandelier-lit tent as we light the new Old Main dome, gift of the Class of 2001. Sunday, October 23Sunday morning worship with Pastor Priggie Open Ecumenical service with a Lutheran perspective. Met and Wed renewal of vows ceremony After 10:30 a.m. service, Ascension Chapel Augustana couples’ ceremony, pictures and reception. Lunch After the renewal of vows ceremony, share the story with other couples on how you met and wed at Augustana. Roman Catholic Mass |
