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Homecoming

Homecoming 2012

Schedule of Activities
October 12-14

 
Friday   *   Saturday  *   Sunday

 
Friday, Oct. 12 

8:30am - 6pm

SU BOOKSTORE
Commons

Take advantage of shopping at the Bookstore during Homecoming.  Take advantage of the alumni 10% discount with Benefit Card.

 
8am - 10pm
 
BLACKWELL LIBRARY
BOOK SALE


Proceeds are used to purchase books and equipment.  Donations for future sales are welcome.Sales continues through Sunday, Oct. 14

 
10am
 
  
 
 
Nutters Crossing Golf Course
 
$65 per player - (Includes $20 donation)
$240 per team - (Includes $80 donation)

2pm

 

ADRENALINE HIGH'S DISCOVER DELMARVA PADDLE
Meet at GUC-Dogwood Parking Lot

Take part in this guided, 8-mile kayak trip on the Manokin River and Jones Creek, including snacks and water.
Pre-registration required: contact Stan Shedaker at 410-749-2886 or 732-425-6454 or Adrenalinehigh@comcast.net
Cost:  $35 per person

3:30pm
 
 
 
RHA'S POWDERPUFF FOOTBALL GAME
Holloway Hall Lawn
  
Sponsored by Residence Hall Association.  For more information, contact Diana Federici at 410-543-6040
 
 
 

4:30-7:30 pm

 

PIRATES OF THE CHESAPEAKE DINNER
Commons, Bistro

Unleash your inner swashbuckler with pirate-inspired fare and music by local band, Slim DeNunn and the High Rollers.
Cost: (plus tax) $11.09- Adults and children (6-12); 
$6.73 - Children 5 and under

6pm
 
 
 
 
 
Wicomico Room - GUC
 
 
 
SU adds three new members to the Athletics Hall of Fame. 2012 inductees include Erik Miller '95 (lacrosse), Lisa Neylan Vuolo '01 (basketball), and Michael Svehla '02 (soccer).
Pre-registration required
Fee:  $30, Past Inductee - $25;
Inductees - Free (including 1 guest)

8pm

 

 

THEATRE: THE SIN THAT KILLS
Fulton Hall Black Box Theatre

 

Set in Scotland in the early 1590's, the play is a historical drama based on the actual court records of the North Berwick Witch Trials - the first time witches were charged with using their craft for treasonous purposes.
Cost: $15 adults: $12*seniors 62+, SU alumni & non-SU students (*ID required); one free with SU ID
Reservation required through theatre.  For tickets, contact 410-543-6228
Saturday, Oct. 13 
9am-2pm
 
 
ALUMNI HOUSE & MILLER GARDEN OPEN HOUSE
1120 Camden Avenue
 
View the perennial garden and the inscribed brick walkway at the pergola.  Visit the Alumni House library and enjoy memories in the pages of the yearbook collection!

10am

VOLLEYBALL ALUMNI GAME
Maggs Physical Activities Center

For more information contact Coach Margie Knight at mjknight@salisbury.edu

10am-Noon

 

ADMISSIONS OPEN HOUSE
1200 Camden Avenue
 

Stop in with questions you may have about SU admissions.

 

10am-Noon

 

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES MEET & GREET
Henson Science Hall - Rm 243

Enjoy light refreshments, tour the facilities, meet your former Professors and some new ones! 

 

10am- 5pm

BOOKSTORE
Commons

Take advantage of shopping at the Bookstore during Homecoming Weekend. Display your alumni benefit card and receive 10% discount.

 
10am-8pm
 
 
BLACKWELL LIBRARY
BOOK SALE
Sale continues through Sunday, October 14.
10am-Noon
 
 
 
 
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY & GEOSCIENCES
OPEN HOUSE
Henson Science Hall - Room 159
Geography alumni, majors, friends and faculty are invited for an informal get-together and tour of our facility.
 
 
 


10am-Noon

 


PERDUE HALL OPEN HOUSE
Perdue Hall Lobby

See the new building, take a tour and meet some of the current faculty.

10am-3pm

 

 

ADVENTURES IN IDEAS HUMANITIES SEMINAR: DELIGHTING IN DICKENS
TETC Room 179

 

Cost: $30 per person (includes continental breakfast & lunch)
On the 200th anniversary of the year of Charles Dickens' birth, his works continue to enervate, engage and enlighten us.  Lucy Morrison, SU English Department, leads participants into Dickens' world and explores the many facets of his writings, roaming from Oliver Twist through David Copperfield and beyond. 
Pre-registration required; contact Donna Carey at 410-543-6450 or dmcarey@salisbury.edu

 

11am

 

 

ALUMNI PRE-GAME BBQ
Sea Gull Stadium - Alumni Tent

 

 

Before the football game join your fellow Gulls for barbeque with all the sides and two beverages, featuring music by local band Beauty for Ashes.  Enjoy children's games including environmental activities sponsored by the Green Earth Book Award, the only award in the United States given to children's literature that focuses on protecting the planet and stewardship of the earth.  Valid ID is required for beverages.  Game-day tickets are available for purchases starting at 11am.
Pre-registration:  $15 adults, (Includes $10 donation)  $5 children (10 and under)
(Registration includes meal and game ticket)

11am

CLASSES OF 1972, '77, '82,
'87, '92, '97 & '02 REUNION

Sea Gull Stadium - During the BBQ

Join members of your classes and their families at the Alumni Pre-Game Barbecue.
Pre-registration required
Cost:  $15 per adult  (Includes $10 donation)
            $5 - children 10 and under

11am

 

SOFTBALL ALUMNI GAME
Softball Field

Dust off your spikes and oil up the mitt as it is time for the Sea Gull softball alumni to return to the field and fly high once again.  For more information, contact Coach Margie Knight at mjknight@salisbury.edu

11am
PEP BAND REHEARSAL
Fulton Hall - Rm 112
Those interested in joining the band at homecoming may contact Dr. Lee Knier at leknier@salisbury.edu or 410-677-5331.
11-2pm
 
BLOCK PARTY
Wayne Street & Intramural Fields
 
 
Under the planning of the SGA, clubs and organizations provide games and other activities geared for people of any age.  Several inflatables will be provided by SOAP.
 
11am
 
 
 
 
 
Worcester Room - Commons
 
 
Graduates from the Class of 1962 will be honored for their 50th class reunion. All graduates from the years 1967 and prior are welcome. Classes being recognized for reunion are 1932, 1937, 1942, 1957, and 1967. Pre-registration required; if you did not receive a special mailing use registration form.
Free for 1962 graduates
$15.00 all other alumni & guests
 

Noon-5pm

 

EXHIBIT: DAILY PRACTICE
University Gallery at Fulton Hall

This multimedia extravaganza of sights and sounds represents all that goes into the contemporary and experimental practice of the young, Chicago-based firm Plural Design.  With a focus on pursuing meaningful projects, Plural explores new approaches within the design process.

Noon-5pm

EXHIBIT: DRONE: THREE LAWS
Guerrieri Center, Atrium Gallery

This exhibition features a series of illustrations and animations by SU New Media Professor Preston Poe.  Based on the premise of Isaac Asimov's three laws of robotic behavior, Poe's imagery depicts science fiction elements of a futuristic world blending nature and technology in a post-apocalyptic dystopia.

1pm
 
 
 
 
FOOTBALL GAME: 
SU VS. HARTWICK
Sea Gull Stadium
 
 
 
 
$5 - Adults
$3 - Students (non-SU)
$3 - Alumni
$2 - children 12 and under
SU Students free w/SU ID
The SU Pep Band entertains during the game.  If interested in joining, contact Dr. Lee Knier at leknier@salisbury.edu or
410-677-5331.
 

1pm

 

ADRENALINE HIGH'S DISCOVER DELMARVA PADDLE
Meet at GUC - Dogwood Parking Lot

Pre-registration required; $35 per person. Contact Stan Shedaker at 410-749-2886 or 732-425-6454 or Adrenalinehigh@comcast.net

 

2pm MEN'S SOCCER
SU vs. RUTGERS-CAMDEN
Soccer Field (Free Admission)
3pm VOLLEYBALL
SU vs. SUNY New Palz
Maggs Physical Activities Center
(Free Admission)

3-5pm


SUGAA HOMECOMING BBQ
ESRGC Parking Lot

All Geography alumni and families are invited to a Homecoming BBQ following the football game. Contact Dr. Brent Skeeter:: brskeeter@salisbury.edu or 410-543-6458

3-6pm

 

 

 

ALGONQUIN CANOE
30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

GUC-Fireside Lounge

 

All veterans of the Canadian adventure (plus their friends and families) are invited for a snack of Gorp, punch and cookies after the football game.  No portaging required!  See the exploits of trail crews that have ranged over the lakes and through the woods of Algonquin Provincial Park for three decades, while alums share memories and tall tales from their expeditions.  Reconnect with old friends and honor this program, which continues to challenge incoming SU students.
Pre-registration is not required.
30th Annivresary Algonquin T-shirts for sale - $20 (a portion includes a donation to Algonquin program).
For more information, contact Dr. Greg Ference at gxference@salisbury.edu or Dr. Beth Ragan at earagan@salisbury.edu

4-6pm

 

NANTAHALA REUNION
Perdue Hall Room 151

 

Remember dinner at Relia's Garden?  Remember rafting down Patton's Falls and getting hung up at Picnic Rock?  Duckies, ropes courses and - best of all - the friendships!  Catch up with old friends at the place where it all started:  SU!
Pre-registration is not required.

4:30pm

ARMED SERVICES REUNION
Alumni House

EVENT CANCELLED

All active, veterans or reserve status military alumni and their families are invited to attend a reunion at the Alumni House following the game. Registration required.

4:30pm


UNTOUCHABLES DANCE CLUB
Henson Hall Plaza

Enjoy a performance by this lively group, who share a common love of dance and entertaining, as you return from the football game.

4:30-7pm

 


MULTICULTURAL ALUMNI JAZZ RECEPTION
GUC - Gull's Nest

     

Mix and mingle while enjoying a cash bar, hors d'oeuvres and jazz entertainment with 2am Music!

No pre-registration required.

 

4:30-7:30pm

 

ALL-AMERICAN DINNER WITH STAR-SPANGLED DESSERT BAR
Commons - Bistro

Cost (plus tax):  $11.09 adults and children 6-12.
$6.73 children 5 & under

Celebrate the U.S. with favorite American recipes, including roast beef, southern fried chicken, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, apple pie, cheesecake, and more!

5-7pm
 
 
CLASS OF 2007 REUNION
EVO Public House, 201 E. Vine St.
 
No Registration Fee - $10 Suggested Donation
Join classmates at this local brewery for light fare and happy hour prices
Pre-registration required
5-8 pm
 
 
 
Bellavance Honors House
 
The annual Rainbow Reunion is being hosted by SU's Lambda Society, the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) faculty and staff association. All GLBT alumni and their families and friends are invited to join us for lite fare and fellowship.
Pre-registration required.
Cost:  $15-Adults; $7.50-children (12 and under)

6pm

 

FIELD HOCKEY
SU vs. MARY WASHINGTON
Sea Gull Stadium (Free Admission)

7pm

 

VOLLEYBALL
SU vs. SPRINGFIELD
Maggs Physical Activities Center
(Free Admission)
7pm
 
 
U.S. AIR FORCE HERITAGE OF AMERICA BAND RHYTHM IN BLUE JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Holloway Hall Auditorium
Free tickets required;  limit 4 per person.  Tickets available at Guerrieri Center Information Desk beginning September 10.
Rhythm in Blue is a highly entertaining 13-piece ensemble that performs the American musical art forms of jazz, blues and funk.
Advance tickets required.

8pm

 

THEATRE:  THE SIN THAT KILLS
Fulton Hall Black Box Theatre

 

Set in Scotland in the early 1590's, the play is a historical drama based on the actual court records of the North Berwick Witch Trials - the first time witches were charged with using their craft for treasonous purposes.
Cost: $15 adults: $12*seniors 62+, SU alumni & non-SU students (*ID required); one free with SU ID
Reservation required through theatre. For tickets, contact 410-543-6228

Sunday, Oct. 14
9am & 1pm
 
 
 
 
ADRENALINE HIGH'S DISCOVER DELMARVA PADDLE
Meet at GUC - Dogwood Parking Lot
 
Pre-registration required; $35 per person. Contact Stan Shedaker at 410-749-2886 or 732-425-6454 or Adrenalinehigh@comcast.net
 
 
 
11am-2am Library Book Sale
Blackwell Library

10 am

 


VOLLEYBALL
SU vs. RICHARD STOCKTON
Maggs Physical Activities Center
(Free Admission)

1:00 pm VOLLEYBALL
SU vs. LYNCHBURG
Maggs Physical Activities Center
(Free Admission)
2pm VOLLEYBALL
SU vs. MARY WASHINGTON
Maggs Physical Activities Center
(Free Admission)

2pm

 


THEATRE: THE SIN THAT KILLS
Fulton Hall Black Box Theatre

 


Set in Scotland in the early 1590's, the play is a historical drama based on the actual court records of the North Berwick Witch Trials - the first time witches were charged with using their craft for treasonous purposes.
Cost: $15 adults: $12*seniors 62+, SU alumni & non-SU students (*ID required); one free with SU ID
Reservation required through theatre. For tickets, contact 410-543-6228
Additional Information
Eatery Hours

Cool Beans
Mon-Thurs., 7:30am-Midnight
Fri., 7:00am-11:30pm
Sat., 9am-11:30pm
Sun., 9am-11:30am

Gull's Nest
Mon.-Fri. 11am-11pm
Sat. & Sun. 5-11pm
Commons
Mon-Thurs., 7:15am-9pm
Fri., 7:15am-7:30pm
Sat., 9:30-3:30pm & 4:30-7:30pm
Sun., 9:30am-3:30pm & 4:30-8:30pm
 
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