From our President:
Greetings from Graceland!
We hope you are planning to attend Homecoming this year to reconnect with your classmates and friends. If you do, you will find that we are truly "Creating the Future" here at GU. That phrase is more than this year's winning slogan from the homecoming theme contest. Our "high-tech" design for this year's brochure is intended to reflect the "high-tech" state-of-the-art Resch Science and Technology Hall, which we will dedicate at 11 a.m. on Saturday as a part of our homecoming activities.
You will return to "the Hill" to find a vibrant community full of active learners, student leaders, stimulating faculty members and first-class academic programs. You will also find committed, compassionate staff members who have devoted their lives to providing personal attention to young people from many countries. The entire Graceland community is involved in creating the future as we work with young scholars on a daily basis.
Please join us October 9-11, 2009 to get a glimpse of the future!
Best,
John Sellars
President
Notes:
Brochure: Click here to access the downloadable and printable Homecoming Brochure
Vote: To submit your vote for Alumni Board of Directors, visit www.graceland.edu/alumniboardballot or you can submit your vote by calling 866.GU4.EVER (toll-free).
Participate: If you plan to participate in the Alumni Games or Choir, please RSVP the Athletic Department at 641.784.5311 or the Music Department at 641.784.5270.
Map of Campus: Click here to view an online map of campus.
Friday
| 1-8pm | Registration and Opening Reception - Americas Room - MSC |
| 1pm | Benefit Golf Tournament - Lamoni Golf Course |
| 3pm | Admissions Campus Tours - Lobby - Higdon Administration Building |
| 5:30pm | 10th Annual Alumni Emeriti & Awards Banquet - Main Room - MSC |
| 5:30pm | Women's Basketball vs Alumni - Closson Center |
| 6:30pm | Alumni Art Shows - Shaw Center Gallery and Helene Center Constance Gallery |
| 7pm | Baseball vs Alumni - North Park |
| 7pm | Zini Reunion - Coliseum Theatre |
| 7:30pm | Play - Urinetown, The Musical - The Shaw Center for the Performing Arts |
| 7:30pm | Men's Basketball vs Alumni - Closson Center |
| 9:30pm | Pep Rally - Closson Center |
| 10pm | Student Airband Competition - Closson Center |
Saturday
| 8am | Cross-Country Alumni & Friends Fun Run/Walk - Outdoor Track |
| 8-9:30am | Aaron House Pancake Breakfast - South America's Room - MSC |
| 8:30am | Tennis Tournament - McKain Tennis Courts |
| 9am-5pm | Registration - North America's Room - MSC |
| 9-10am | Social Club Fair - Mezzanine - MSC |
| 9-10am | Gadet Reunion - Heritage Chapel - Higdon Administration Building |
| 9-11am | Science & Math Open House & Busy Bees Corner - Resch Science and Technology Hall |
| 9-11am | CS/IT Alumni Reunion - Room 130 - Resch Science and Technology Hall |
| 9am | Women's Volleyball vs Alumni 1 - Closson Center |
| 10am | Women's Volleyball vs Alumni 2 - Closson Center |
| 10am | Alumni Forum - Main Room - MSC |
| 10am |
Admissions Campus Tours - Lobby - Higdon Administration Building |
| 10am | Women's JV Soccer vs Alumni - Rasmussen Varsity Fields |
| 11am | Resch Science and Technology Hall Dedication with tours to follow - Outside of Front Door |
| 11am | Choir Concert - Room 167 - The Shaw Center for the Performing Arts |
| 11am | Men's Volleyball vs. Alumni - Closson Center |
| 11am-4pm | 50 Year Alumni Hospitality - Room 129 - The Shaw Center for the Performing Arts |
| 11:30am | Social Science Alumni Reunion - 2nd Floor - Briggs Hall |
| 11:30-1:30 | Tailgate Party - Tent on the Campus Quad |
| 11:30am | Men's JV Soccer vs Alumni - Rasmussen Varsity Fields |
| 11:30am |
"Big G" Pizza Party - Bruce Jenner Sports Complex |
| Noon | Graceland (Riverboat) Ramblers Reunion - Room 104 - Resch Science and Technology Hall |
| 1pm | Pre-Game Hall of Fame Induction - Football Stadium |
| 2pm | Football Game vs Mid-America Nazarene - Football Stadium |
| 3-5pm | Emeriti Hospitality - South America's Room - MSC |
| 3-5pm | 11th Annual GALA Reception - Bill & Lois Russell's Home |
| 3:30-5:30 | Pioneer Schoolhouse - Lamoni Welcome Center - I-35 and Highway 69 |
| 4pm | 60 Year Alumni Reception - Atrium - Resch Science and Technology Hall |
| 4:30-6:15 | Dinner - Tent on the Campus Quad |
| 5pm |
Women's Soccer vs St. Mary's College - Rasmussen Varsity Fields |
| 6-7pm | Theatre Reunion Reception - Lobby - The Shaw Center for the Performing Arts |
| 7pm | Black Student "re"-Union Reception - Room 201 - Zimmerman Hall |
| 7pm | Men's Soccer vs St. Ambrose University - Rasmussen Varsity Fields |
| 7:30pm | Play - Urinetown, The Musical - The Shaw Center for the Performing Arts |
| 9pm | Blue Water Cowboys Band - Main Room - MSC |
Honor Class Dinners will begin at 5:30pm and will cost $25 per person (Tickets Required.) Day care will be available from 5 - 10pm at Funshine Learning Center, 423 N Walnut. Dinners will be held in the following locations:
| 1959 | 50th | Floyd McDowell Commons |
| 1969 | 40th | Resch Science and Technology Hall - Room 106 |
| 1974 | 35th | The Helene Center for the Visual Arts - Room E101 |
| 1984 | 25th | Community of Christ - 531 W. Main, Lamoni |
| 1989 | 20th | Harpham Heritage Chapel - Higdon Administration Building |
| 1999 | 10th | Resch Science and Technology Hall - Room 103 |
Sunday
| 8am | Crescent Breakfast - Room E101 - The Helene Center for the Visual Arts |
| 9:30am | Alumni Choir Rehearsal - Room 167 - The Shaw Center for the Performing Arts |
| 10:30am | Worship Service - The Shaw Center for the Performing Arts |
| 2pm | Play - Urinetown, The Musical - The Shaw Center for the Performing Arts |
