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Homecoming 2018 Schedule
Friday, October 19, 2018
7:30 AM – 6 PM Freedonia Marxonia Exhibit Reed Library. Free.
A free shuttle bus will continuously circulate the parking lots and campus for your convenience.
9 AM – 5 PM Bookstore is Open University Commons (formerly Cranston Hall).
Noon Golden Alumni Luncheon Horizon Room, lower level of Williams Center (formerly known as the Campus Center). For all graduates of 1968 and before. $20/person. Reservations recommended.
Noon – 9 PM Marv Bjurlin: A Potter’s Path. The Cathy and Jesse Marion Art Gallery, Rockefeller Arts Center. Free.
1 PM – 5 PM Registration and Ticket Pick Up Alumni House, 286 Central Ave.
2:30 PM Fredonia 1891 Opera House Tour Village Hall, Fredonia, NY. Free.
3 PM Biology Keynote Speakers/Reception to follow Deborah Ellwanger Bruner ’85 and Mark Bruner ’85. Science Center Atrium.
4 PM Biology Keynote Presentation. Deborah Ellwanger Bruner ’85 and Mark Bruner ’85. Room 105 Science Center. Free.
4 PM English Department Keynote Speaker, Sharon Flake, a Young Adult author who is celebrating the 20th anniversary of her groundbreaking book, The Skin I’m In, Room 209 McEwen Hall. Reception to follow. Free.
5 PM Homecoming Dinner Main Floor, Williams Center. Celebrating the Classes of 1953, 1958, 1963, and 1968, recognition of Alumni Award recipients, and the 6oth anniversary of Georgiana von Tornow’s contributions to the Theatre Department. Williams Center (formerly known as the Campus Center) Reservations recommended. Seating is limited. $25.00/person.
7 PM – 9 PM Marv Bjurlin: A Potter’s Path Exhibit Reception for Artist. The Cathy and Jesse Marion Art Gallery, Rockefeller Arts Center. Free.
7 PM College of Education UK Exchange (Swansea, Exmouth, Plymouth) Reunion Alumni House. $10.00 per person. For tickets.
7 PM – 9 PM Recreational Public Ice Skating. Ice Arena. Nominal rental charge for skates.
8 PM Noises Off Marvel Theatre, Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center. Tickets are $25.00 per person and may be purchased after Aug. 27,, at www.fredonia.edu/tickets or by calling the Fredonia Campus Ticket Office at (716)-673-3501.
8 PM FREDONIA’S GOT TALENT, Student Talent Show with special Fredonia Dance Team performance. Indoor Track, Steele Hall. Crowning of Homecoming King and Queen. Free.
Saturday, October 20, 2018
7:45 AM Track/Cross Country Alumni Complimentary Pancake Breakfast Indoor Track, Steele Hall. to make your reservations, please contact Coach Wilson at Thomas.Wilson@fredonia.edu
8 AM – 5 PM Registration and Ticket Pick Up at Williams Center Information Booth.
Coffee may be purchased at STARBUCKS and TIM HORTONS.
TBA Alumni Dance Workshops Sponsored by the Fredonia Dance Team. Contact Elizabeth Reilly reil3634@fredonia.edu for more information.
A free shuttle bus will continuously circulate the parking lots and campus for your convenience.
9 AM Biology Breakfast. Major Alice Sam Conference Room, Science Center Atrium. Free.
9 AM Ruterbusch 5K Run Meet at Indoor Track, Steele Hall. Register here. For more information please contact Track and Cross Country Coach, Tom Wilson: Thomas.Wilson@fredonia.edu
10 AM Men’s Alumni Soccer Game University Stadium.
10 AM – 4 PM Third Annual Fredonia Mini Maker Faire Williams Center & Science Center. Co-sponsored by Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES. For more information: www.makerfairefredonia.com
11 AM – 1 PM Alumni Health Panel featuring David DiPalma ‘13, Zachary Eklum ‘17, Leah Kerns Webb ‘12, Laura Paradisi ’13, and Jenny Shen ‘04. Room 105 Fenton Hall. Free
11 AM Campus Tour Meet at Information Booth, Williams Center
11 AM – 5 PM Bookstore is Open. University Commons (formerly known as Cranston Hall).
11 AM Fredonia Radio Station Birthday Celebration McEwen Hall. Free.
Noon – 6 PM Marv Bjurlin: A Potter’s Path Exhibit. The Cathy and Jesse Marion Art Gallery, Rockefeller Arts Center. Free.
Noon – 6 PM Freedonia Marxonia Exhibit Reed Library. Free.
12:30 PM Class of 1968 Luncheon Horizon Room, lower level Williams Center $20.00/ person. Reservations recommended.
1 PM Men’s Soccer Game Fredonia vs SUNY Plattsburgh. University Stadium.
1 PM Radio Station Panel Discussion G24/G26 McEwen Hall.
2 PM Varsity Women’s Basketball Alumnae game. Steele Hall Fieldhouse. For more information, contact Sarah Cartmill Cartmill@fredonia.edu
2 PM - 4 PM Alumni Get Together Dods Grove/Tent/DJ. Nominal charge for beer. Please bring ID. Food trucks will be located in parking lot.
2 PM Black Student Union Alumni/Current Student Networking Reception. Room S222, Williams Center. Free.
5 PM – 7 PM School of Business Reception for all Accounting, Business, Economics, Sport Management, and Music Industry grads Dennis Costello Room, located inside entrance of Rockefeller Arts Center (that faces Steele Hall). Complimentary refreshments. Free.
6 PM Fredonia Dance Team Reunion Dinner Demetri’s on the Lake, 6-8 Lakeshore Dr. West, Dunkirk. Contact Elizabeth Reilly for more information and to make a reservation: reil3634@fredonia.edu
6 PM Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner Dods Hall Gym. Recognition of this year’s inductees. For more information contact Athletic Director Gerald Fisk at Gerald.Fisk@fredonia.edu.
6 PM – 9 PM Class of 1998 Twenty Year Reunion Happy Hour Old Main Inn, Water St. Complimentary munchies. Cash Bar.
7 PM – 9 PM Recreational Public Ice Skating Ice Arena. Nominal rental charge for skates.
7:30 PM Folk Concert by Dan Berggren Opera House, Village Hall, Fredonia, NY. Good will offering at door. All proceeds benefit the Excellence in Audio and Radio Scholarship. Concert will cap the radio station’s birthday festivities.
7:30 PM Noises Off Marvel Theatre, Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center. Tickets are $25.00 per person and may be purchased after Aug. 27, at www.fredonia.edu/tickets or by calling the Fredonia Campus Ticket Office at (716)-673-3501.
8 PM Black Student Union Alumni Dinner Horizon Room, lower level Williams Center (formerly known as the Campus Center/Student Union), $25.00/person. For reservations:
8 PM College Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Dr. David Rudge. King Concert Hall, Rockefeller Arts Center. Free.
9 PM Class of 2008 Ten Year Reunion Happy Hour Old Main Inn, Water St. Complimentary munchies. Cash Bar.
9 PM- Downtown Meetings Look for location assignments at Homecoming Registration Booth. All honored classes (1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, and 2013) will have opportunities to convene at designated establishments downtown.
Sunday, October 21, 2018
Noon – 4 PM Marv Bjurlin: A Potter’s Path Exhibit. The Cathy and Jesse Marion Art Gallery, Rockefeller Arts Center. Free.
Noon – Midnight Freedonia Marxonia Exhibit Reed Library. Free.
2 PM Noises Off, Marvel Theatre, Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center. Tickets are $25.00 per person and may be purchased after Aug. 27, at www.fredonia.edu/tickets or by calling the Fredonia Campus Ticket Office at (716)-673-3501.
Friday, October 19 at 8:00am to 11:00pm
More dates through October 21, 2018
State University of New York at Fredonia Campus
280 Central Ave., Fredonia, NY 14063
