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homecoming 2015
march 26 - 29
Thursday, March
1:00 - 5:00 pm l Registration Welty Hall, 2nd Fl.
8:00 – 10:00 pm l Music Faculty & Alumni
Performance Come and watch a performance featuring
current music faculty and alumni. (If you would like to
volunteer to perform, please call 662-329-7295.) Kossen
Auditorium, Poindexter Hall
Saturday, March
1:00 - 5:00 pm l Registration Welty Hall, 2nd Fl.
5:00 – 7:00 pm l Dinner Party in the Caf* Join
alumni and students for a spring fling! Famous fried
chicken, live music (TBA), a dance floor, and student
performances. (Tickets $8.75 each, payable at door)
Cafeteria, Hogarth Dining Center
5:30 – 7:30 pm l Education Alumni and Friends*
Alumni who majored in any area of education are invited
to attend and bring a friend to this event. You also may
sponsor a current MUW student. To learn more or to
RSVP, contact the MUW Department of Education at
662- 329-7365. (Tickets $7.50 each, payable at the door)
Room 120, Education and Human Sciences Building
Friday, March
1:00 - 5:00 pm l Registration Welty Hall, 2nd Fl.
10:00 – 11:00 am l Campus Walk with the
President (Please register for this event.) Meet at the
Old Maid’s Gate, College Street Entrance
11:30 am – 1:30 pm l Golden Girls
Alumni Lunch* Everyone is invited
to attend this lunch honoring the Class
of 1965. (Tickets for Class of 1965
members are free of charge. All others,
$15 per person) Pope Banquet Room,
Hogarth Dining Center
2:00 – 5:00 pm l Bus Tour of Columbus Board the
CVB’s double decker bus to enjoy a tour of the historic
district and visit an antebellum home! (Please register
for this event.) Meet at Puckett House, 11th Street
Entrance
2:00 – 3:00 pm l Senior Celebration Do you
remember when we used to sing at the gate? This year,
we are singing to honor our senior students. Let’s show
our “soon-to-be alumni” how much fun we can have!
Meet at the Old Maid’s Gate, College Street Entrance
2:00 – 3:30 pm l MUW Alumni Association Board
of Directors Meeting Rose Room, Cochran Hall
3:00 – 6:00 pm l W Outreach Showcase Join us for
a “come and go” reception showcasing The W’s outreach
programs including local efforts for youth and adults,
regional conferences, training for professionals, and
more. Alumni also will have the opportunity for a sneak
peek at what we hope to accomplish next. Don’t miss this
chance to learn more, offer feedback, and get involved.
Local business and community leaders will be invited to
join us as we celebrate The W. The W Room, Hogarth
Center
4:00 - 6:30 pm l Art Exhibition and Welcome
Home Reception Featuring Alumni Showcase
Sponsored by the MUWAA Lowndes County Chapter.
Artists featured are Aneesha Baldeosingh ’09, Shirley
Boudreaux ’11, Cathy Dailey ’90, Jill Hammes ’76,
and Jill Shoffiett ’96. Also, check out the additional
exhibition entitled Memories of The W, photographs
and postcards from the University Archives. Eugenia
Summer Gallery, Art and Design Building
5:30 – 7:30 pm l All-Alumni Homecoming Dinner
and Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of AKA*
Enjoy a great meal, music, and special entertainment
by the W’s AKA Pi Zeta Chapter and alumnae who will
perform a step routine! ($20 per adult, $10 per child)
(All AKA alumnae who wish to participate in the step
routine must be registered for Homecoming and will
report to Bryan Green Gazebo at 4:00 p.m.) Tent Outside
of Bryan Green Gazebo
5:30 – 7:30 pm l Long Blue Line Auction Come and
make a bid! All proceeds will benefit the MUWAA Legacy
Scholarship and MUWAA Faculty Award. Tent Outside
of Bryan Green Gazebo
5:30 – 7:30 pm l Culinary Arts Institute Wine and Dessert Tasting * Enjoy wine and dessert while
making bids at the auction! ($10 per person) Same Tent
as Auction - Outside of Bryan Green Gazebo
8:00 - 10:00 am l Breakfast at Wesley Open to all
alumni, students, and friends! Wesley Foundation
9:00 – 10:00 am l Class Photos for Reunion
Classes Front Campus
10:00 – 11:30 am l Convocation
Open to all alumni, students, and
friends to watch the classes’ march,
presentation of awards, singing of
MUW songs and a special student
panel you will not want to miss. Rent
Auditorium, Whitfield Hall
11:30 am – 12:30 pm l MUW Alumni Association
Annual Meeting Rent Auditorium, Whitfield Hall
12:30 - 2:00 pm l Forward
50 Homecoming Lunch*
Celebrate the next 50 years
of the MUW Foundation with
lunch and a presentation on
the impact of Foundation
scholarships on our students’
lives. ($25 per person) Pope
Banquet Room, Hogarth Dining Center
2:00 – 6:00 pm l Homecoming Novelty Event
Come and get a memento from Homecoming 2015 for
free! One item per person. Hogarth Student Center
2:00 – 3:00 pm l MUWAA Awards Reception
Honor the 2015 Alumni Award recipients during this
garden reception. Craig Garden, West of Hogarth
3:00 - 4:30 pm l Four-Year Social Clubs, Sorority
& Fraternity Reunions
4:00 – 5:30 pm l Open House with the President
Visit the President’s Home and enjoy light refreshments
with Dr. Borsig. President’s Home
4:30 - 6:00 pm l Two-Year Social Club Reunions
6:30 - 8:00 pm l Class of 1965 Reunion Dinner*
An evening of great food, great wine, and great friends!
Class members of 1965 are invited to attend. ($25 per
person) President’s Dining Room, Hogarth Dining
Center
6:30 - 8:00 pm l Reunion Banquet* A dinner in
honor of the Classes of 2010, 2005, 2000, 1995, 1990,
1985, 1980, 1975, 1970, 1960, 1955, 1950, 1945, and
1940. An evening of great food, great wine, and great
friends! All alumni are invited to attend. ($25 per
person) Pope Banquet Room, Hogarth Dining Center
7:30 pm l Columbus Choral Society Performance
“Chronicles of Blue and Gray” This work weaves
numerous American folk songs, spirituals, rallying and
battle cries with tunes and lyrics from the Civil War
era. Both community members and W students will be
performing along with a full orchestra in conjunction
with the 75th annual Spring Pilgrimage in honor of
the sesquicentennial of the end of the Civil War. (Free
of charge. Registration required.) Rent Auditorium,
Whitfield Hall
Sunday, March
9:00 am l Sunday Chapel Service End the
Homecoming weekend with a wonderful service. There
also will be a special commemoration for those we have
lost since last Homecoming. Carrier Chapel
10:30 am - 11:30 am l Brunch (Tickets available for
purchase at the door) Hogarth Dining Center
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8:00 - 10:00 pm l W5K Join us for an evening of fun
and excitement as we LIGHT UP THE NIGHT with the
2015 Homecoming Glow 5K Run! Come decked out in
your favorite glow gear, and make your way through the
historic campus of MUW. Music will be blaring from the
speakers as you make strides to finish strong! You don’t
want to miss this event. Each registered participant will
receive a t-shirt, race bib, and neon glow accessories. For
registration details, please click here.
Please feel free to use the lounge
space in Hogarth’s W Room
Friday & Saturday
from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Light refreshments will be provided.
Make plans to attend
Homecoming 2016!
March 31st through April 3rd