Homecoming 2015 Schedule, Oct. 23 – 25
Register online for events at https://www.fredonia.edu/alumni/homecoming
Tickets will be mailed for reservations received prior to Oct. 16. After this date, tickets may be picked up at Alumni House, 286 Central Ave., Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; on Friday, Oct. 23 until 8 p.m., and at Saturday’s registration from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Williams Center. A limited number of awards brunch tickets will be available for purchase during the registration times.
For more information, contact the Office of Alumni Affairs at 716-673-3553.
Friday, Oct. 23
Registration and Ticket Pick Up
1-8 p.m.
Alumni House, 286 Central Ave.
Please park at two-tiered lot to the right of the stop sign.
Bookstore Open
5-8 p.m.
University Commons
Pep Rally
5 p.m.
Williams Center.
Theme: “Fredonia Through the
Decades.” Crowning of the
Homecoming King and Queen.
Presentation: “Listen Before Talking: A Journey of 4,000 Kilometers Across the North American Interior”
6 p.m.
Marvel Theatre
Jason Dilworth, assistant professor of art and Marion International Fellow for the Visual and Performing Arts. Free.
Department of Visual Arts and New Media Faculty Exhibition
7-9 p.m.
Marion Art Gallery, Rockefeller Arts Center. Free.
Fredonia Recreational Public Ice Skating
7:30-9 p.m.
Steele Hall Rink
1970s Reunion Jazz Ensemble Alumni Concert
8 p.m.
Rosch Recital Hall, Mason Hall. Free.
All Alumni Get Together
9 p.m.–Midnight
White Inn, 52 E. Main St.
An informal opportunity to mingle
and relax.
No cover charge. Cash bar available.
Saturday, Oct. 24
A free shuttle bus will continuously circulate the various parking lots and campus for your convenience.
Registration and Ticket Pick Up
9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Williams Center. Parking available in Nixon, Fenton and Thompson lots.
Fallen Stars Memorial
On the second floor of the Williams Center, near the Veterans’ Office display case, view the “Fallen Stars Memorial,” a traveling mural depicting the names and faces of veterans who gave their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. Ray Lenarcic, ’65, brings this tribute to Fredonia.
Alumni 5K Run
10 a.m.
Sponsored by Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Teams
Meet at end of Steele Hall Fieldhouse.
$10/per alumni $20/per non-alumni. Current students are free.
Men’s Alumni Soccer Game
10 a.m.
Grass Soccer Field
Admissions Campus Visit/Campus Tour:
This visit allows guests to meet with an admissions counselor in a group setting for general information about Fredonia. Guests will also have the opportunity to take a walking tour of campus. Register through the Admissions Office
Admissions@fredonia.edu
Info Session: 10 a.m.
Room 209 McEwen Hall
Campus Tour: 11 a.m.
Bookstore Open
11 a.m.-5 p.m.
University Commons
Communication Department Tours and Reception
11 a.m.
Fredonia Radio Systems Station. Free.
Fredonia Chapter, Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA)
10th Anniversary Celebration
1-4 p.m. For all Department of Communication Public Relations grads. Heenan’s, Main St., Fredonia.
Nominal charge for refreshments.
Alumni Awards Brunch.
Recognition of Outstanding Achievement Award Recipients
11:30 a.m.
Multipurpose Room, Williams Center.
Honorees are Perla Hewes Manapol, ’71, (History) and Allan H. Wilson, ’75, (Music Performance). Classes of 1965 and before will be recognized.
Tickets: $18 per person and reservations are recommended.
Musical entertainment provided by Ron Corsaro, ’61, and Co.
Department of Visual Arts and New Media Faculty Exhibition
Noon- 6 p.m.
Marion Art Gallery, Rockefeller Arts Center. Free.
Men’s Hockey Blue-White Intrasquad Scrimmage
12:30 p.m.
Steele Hall. Free.
Communication Dept. Alumni Panel Discussion
1 p.m.
Fredonia Radio Systems Station. Free.
Men’s Soccer vs. New Paltz
1 p.m.
University Stadium
Alumni reception to follow at 3 p.m.
Octoberfest Gathering
2-4 p.m.
Dods Hall Grove
Tickets for beverages available on premises. You must be 21 to enter beer area, please bring photo ID.
Food available in lower level of Williams Center.
Graduate Degree Alumni Reception
3-4 p.m.
Global Student Lounge
S226 Williams Center
Networking reception for all alumni from all Fredonia graduate degree programs. Complimentary light refreshments. Free.
School of Business 40th Anniversary Reception
4-6 p.m.
Alumni House, 286 Central Ave.
Food/drink/networking/door prizes. Free to all School of Business alumni. Reservations recommended.
Honored Classes Reception for the Classes of 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005
4-6 p.m.
Tim Horton’s, Williams Center.
$5 per person, refreshments cash bar. Reservations recommended.
Fredonia Recreational Public Ice Skating
7:30-9 p.m.
Steele Hall Rink
Class of 1990 25-Year Reunion
8 p.m.
Old Main Inn, 24 Water St.
Wind Symphony Concert
8 p.m.
King Concert Hall. Free.
Downtown Meetings
9 p.m.
Look for location assignments at Homecoming Registration Booth. All honored classes (1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010) will have opportunities to convene at designated establishments downtown.
Free Shuttle Offered on Saturday Evening
Note: A free shuttle service will be available from the following area motels/hotels to downtown Fredonia (in front of the police station on Temple Street) and back from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m.; Days Inn, Comfort Inn, Best Western, Dunkirk Motel, Clarion Hotel and campus. Bus schedules will be available at respective lodgings.
Sunday, Oct. 25
Fallen Stars Memorial
On the second floor of the Williams Center, near the Veterans’ Office display case, view the “Fallen Stars Memorial,” a traveling mural depicting the names and faces of veterans who gave their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. Ray Lenarcic, ’65, brings this tribute to Fredonia.
Class of 1990 Brunch
10 a.m.
Cranston Marché
Tickets: $10.75 per person
Pay at the door.
Double Reed Day
10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Mason Hall
Department of Visual Arts and New Media Faculty Exhibition
Noon-4 p.m.,
Marion Art Gallery, Rockefeller Arts Center. Free.
Western New York Chamber Orchestra with Women’s Chorus
2 p.m.
King Concert Hall. Free.
Locations and times may be subject to change. Changes will be posted at the Alumni House and the Williams Center throughout the weekend, and at
www.fredonia.edu/alumni.
