Homecoming 2010 Schedule
The following schedule is subject to change. Please check back throughout the summer and early fall for updates to the schedule.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8
REGISTRATION
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Boon Campus Center, Lobby
Check in, browse through old yearbooks, and visit with other arriving classmates.
BACK TO THE CLASSROOM
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
A list of classes, along with their times and locations, that you can sit-in on will be available at registration.
FOUNDER'S DAY CHAPEL
10:10 - 11:00 AM
Bowman Gym
Speaker: Cheryl Phenicie, RN '80
NURSING PROGRAM DEDICATION CEREMONY
11:30 AM
Boon Campus Center, Lower Level
NURSING PROGRAM CELEBRATION LUNCH
12:15 PM
Boon Campus Center, Hudson/Palisades Rooms
Pre-registration is required for this event.
HOMECOMING FORUM
2:00 - 4:00 PM
Boon Campus Center, 4th Floor
Light Refreshments
2:00 PM
Andy Rasmussin, "Zion and Gomorrah in The Place of the Lion: Isolation and Co-inherence in the Works of Charles Williams" (introduced by Dr. Charles Beach)
Dr. Marie White, "Academic help-seeking: A strategy for academic success" (introduced by Dr. JoAnn Looney)
3:00 PM
Dr. Larry Poston and Elizabeth Rigotti, "Concerning Lions, Witches, and Wardrobes: Is Religious Fiction Replacing Scripture in the Minds of the Masses?" (introduced by Dr. Fred Arzola)
Dr. Brad Stamm, "Jesus & The Great Recession" (introduced by Mr. James Muckell)
ALUMNI ATHLETE AND HALL OF FAME BANQUET
6:00 PM
Boon Campus Center, Dining Hall
Ticket price: $10 each (Childcare available, dinner included, for $5 per child)
Pre-registration is required for this event.
All alumni athletes are invited to this new event honoring the 2010 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees:
Rev. David Pletincks '64 - Administrator Emeritus
Rev. Paul Lehmann '66 - Basketball
Henry Thompson '83 - Baseball
Danny Rollins '98 - Basketball
Sarah Butler '02/'03 - Soccer, Basketball
Ralph Carusillo '02/'03 - Baseball
Erin Bruno '03/'04 - Basketball
In addition, the 1999 men's soccer team, the 2000 men's basketball team, the 2009 men's soccer team, and the 2010 women's basketball team will be honored.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9
PRESIDENT'S BREAKFAST
9:00 - 10:30 AM
Boon Campus Center, Dining Hall
Ticket price: $10 each (Childcare available, breakfast included, for $5 per child)
Pre-registration is required for this event.
Featuring President Michael G. Scales' "Framework for the Future" and
the 2010 Alumni of the Year Awards, presented to:
Rev. Alfred Lee Hearn '65 - Service to the Kingdom
Dr. Philip Renicks '65 - Service to Christian Education
Rev. Dr. Dennis Krajacic '75 - Service to the C&MA
THE RUNNING WARRIOR 5K ROAD RACE AND 3K WALK
8:00 AM Registration
9:00 AM Race
10:00 AM Awards Ceremony and Refreshments
Moseley Field
Pre-registration: $15
Race-day registration: $20
Nyack College Students/Staff/Faculty: $10
Click here for the 5K Road Race and 3K Walk registration form.
More details will be posted soon.
WOMEN'S SOCCER ALUMNI GAME
9:00 - 10:30 AM
Dome
BASEBALL HOME RUN DERBY
10:00 - 11:30 AM
Middle School Field
SOFTBALL ALUMNI GAME
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Hilltop Field
MEN'S SOCCER ALUMNI GAME
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Dome
ALUMNI WELCOME TENT (REGISTRATION)
11:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Moseley Parking Lot
Check in, browse through old yearbooks, and visit with other arriving classmates.
UNDER THE TENT MARKETPLACE
11:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Moseley Parking Lot
Games, crafts, treats, and more to support our student organizations and ministries!
TASTE OF NYACK
11:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Bailey Library Parking Lot
Come and feast on food from some of Nyack's favorite local restaurants right here on campus.
*Lunch will also be available in the Boon Campus Center Dining Hall from 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM for $5.50 per person for adults and $2.75 per person for children under 10.
STUDENT AND ALUMNI PERFORMANCES
11:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Bailey Library Parking Lot
If you are a musician, band-member, or any kind of entertainer, and would like to show the Nyack community what you've got, please contact us at 845.675.4589.
LIL' WARRIORS KIDZ ZONE
11:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Bailey Library Lawn
Featuring a 24-foot-high rock climbing wall, a 65-foot-long "Extreme Adrenaline Rush" obstacle course, and a "Wacky Fun Center" with bouncing areas, multiple obstacles and tunnels, and two covered slides.
BLOOD DRIVE (RED CROSS)
11:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Moseley Hall Lobby
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION ALUMNI LUNCHEON
12:00 PM
Hudson Room, Boon Campus Center
Pre-registration is required for this event.
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ALUMNI LUNCHEON
12:00 PM
Shuman Hall
Pre-registration is required for this event.
WOMEN'S SOCCER VS. GOLDEY-BEACOM
12:00 - 2:00 PM
Moseley Field
VOLLEYBALL VS. CHESTNUT HILL
1:00 PM
Bowman Gym
MEN'S SOCCER VS. GOLDEY-BEACOM
2:30 - 4:00 PM
Moseley Field
Featuring Athletic Hall of Fame Inductions at half-time (Approx. 3:15 PM)
FIRST ANNUAL ALUMNI/FACULTY RECEPTION HOSTED BY FORMER NYACK PROFESSORS
4:30 - 6:00 PM
Shuman Hall
Pre-registration is required for this event.
Some of your favorite former professors will be returning to Nyack to host this reception:
Dr. Jeff Cook
Dr. Richard Eldred
Prof. Ralph Ellenberger
Dr. Marion Howe
Dr. Donal Nilsson
Dr. Ron and Prof. Bev Ruegsegger
Dr. Brad Stamm
Dr. Eldon Woodcock
REUNION DINNERS FOR THE CLASSES OF
1960 - 50th Anniversary - Hudson Room, Boon Campus Center
1970 - 40th Anniversary - Palisades Room, Boon Campus Center
1980 - 30th Anniversary - 4th Floor Lounge, Simpson Hall
1990 - 20th Anniversary - Room 200A, Simpson Hall
2000 - 10th Anniversary - Room 200B, Simpson Hall
6:00 PM
Ticket price: Free for reunion-year alumni (donations will be accepted for a special alumni project), $15 for guests
(Childcare available, dinner included, for $5 per child)
Pre-registration is required for the reunion dinners.
HONORS PROGRAM ALUMNI DINNER
6:30 PM
Location TBD
Ticket price: Free for Honors Program alumni (donations will be accepted for a special alumni project), $15 for guests
(Childcare available, dinner included, for $5 per child)
Pre-registration is required for this event.
ALUMNI BASKETBALL EVENTS:
Alumni Basketball Horse Contest
Alumni Dunk Contest
8:00 PM
Bowman Gym
SCHOOL OF MUSIC ALUMNI CONCERT
"Alumni Piano Extravaganza"
8:00 PM
Pardington Hall
Featuring faculty, students, alumni, and friends in works for solo piano and ensembles for four, eight, and twelve hands!
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