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ANNUAL HOMECOMING/REUNION WEEKEND STARTS FRIDAY

Gannon University will welcome back hundreds of Gannon and Villa Maria College alumni during the school’s fifth annual Alumni Homecoming/Reunion Weekend.

Four classes – 1955, ‘65, ‘80, and ’95 – will be celebrating landmark reunions during the event, scheduled for Oct. 7-9. A number of other alumni groups, including African American, Honors Program, Student Government Association, Heritage Society (graduates of 1954 or earlier), and Occupational Therapy, also will be celebrating reunions.

The schedule of activities for the weekend:

Friday, Oct. 7 – Alumni College (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.), Heritage Society Luncheon (12-2 p.m.), Trolley Tours (1-3 p.m.), Gitnik Manse Open House (2-3 p.m.), class of ’55 Gathering (7-9 p.m.), alumni socials at Sullivan’s Pub, Plymouth Tavern, and Sherlock’s/Park Place (7 p.m.), and African American Alumni Reception (8-10 p.m.).

Saturday, Oct. 8 – Campus Tours (9-10 a.m. and 1-2 p.m.), Honors Program Alumni Breakfast (9-11 a.m.), Alumni Tailgate Luncheon and Reunion Recognition Program (11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.), GLIAC football, Gannon vs. Northwood (1 p.m.), Kids Fair (1:30-3:30 p.m.), Villa Maria Alumnae High Tea (2:30-4 p.m.), renewal of marriage vows (2:30-4 p.m.), renewal of marriage vows Mass (4-5 p.m.), All Alumni Cocktail Party and class photos (6 p.m.), Class of ’55 cocktails, dinner, and class photo (6 p.m.), Special Alumni Event (9 p.m. to 12 a.m.).

Sunday, October 9 – Mass at Mary, Seat of Wisdom Chapel (11 a.m.), Alumni Brunch with the President (12 p.m.).

OUR FOLKS

Please remember all in your prayers as regretfully we announce the deaths of:

James McCracken, uncle of Ward McCracken, dean of Student Development.

OUR EVENTS

Tuesday, October 4 – Graduate and Professional School Fair: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Yehl Room. Some 50 schools, representing more than 100 academic programs in areas like business, education, engineering, health sciences, law, the liberal arts, and the social sciences, are expected to participate. For more information, contact Career Development and Employment Services at ext. 7680.
Tuesday, October 4 – Lecture Series on the Eucharist, part III: Featuring Father Scott Detisch, Ph.D., a faculty member at Christ the King Seminary in East Aurora, N.Y., and a former Gannon faculty member. Offered at 7:30 p.m. in Zurn 104.
Thursday, October 6 – Community Mass: 11 a.m. in the Chapel.
Friday-Sunday, Oct. 7-9 – Alumni Homecoming/Reunion Weekend: Numerous events and activities are scheduled, including trolley tours, class dinners/socials, renewal of marriage vows, and brunch with the President. Call ext. 7473 for more info.
“Our Events” is intended to serve as a random sample of campus events. For a more complete listing, refer to Eventcal.

THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE

Tuesday, October 4 – United Way of Erie County board meeting; Graduate and Professional School Fair; Newcomen Society Meeting. Wednesday, October 5 – Middle States Commission on Higher Education workshop. Thursday, October 6 – Community Mass; Student Hour. Friday, October 7 – Alumni Homecoming/Reunion Weekend events; Pharmacy Agreement Signing with University of Charleston; Medical and Veterinary Agreement Signing with Ross University. Saturday, October 8 – Alumni Homecoming/Reunion Weekend events.

Sunday, October 9 – Alumni Homecoming/Reunion Weekend events.

CURRENT BIRTHDAYS

Bernadette Carrig. Theresa Vitolo. Ronald Prescott. Kenneth Warner. Dana Carlson. Kevin Feyas. Tex Brieger. Eugene Dangelo. Terry Giles. Ann Zielinski. Bob Cline. Brian Yaple. Carolyn Galleher. Lee Ann Zietz. Kathleen Lieb. Ram Sundaram. Mary Vagula. Connie Stahon. Judith Mochoskay. Curtis Waite. Susan Carnes. Matthew Wolford. Cynthia Mancini. Julie Fitzpatrick. Adam Anderson. Sister Min-Shik Kim. Jamie Snyder. Dana Kosko. Chet Laprice. Christine Lundt. Kathleen MacMurdy. Ann Oshlick.

HEARD ON CAMPUS

The annual Graduate and Professional School Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4. The site is the Yehl Room. Some 50 schools, representing more than 100 academic programs in business, education, engineering, health sciences, law, liberal arts, and the social sciences will participate. For more information, contact the office of Career Development and Employment Services at ext. 7680. In addition to Gannon, participating schools include Carnegie Mellon, Case Western, Cleveland State, Duquesne, Edinboro, Kent State, LECOM, Mercyhurst, Notre Dame, Penn State main campus and Behrend, Pennsylvania College of Optometry, PCOM, RIT, SUNY Buffalo, Temple, Akron, Pittsburgh, Rochester, and Widener.