UMR Homecoming events scheduled for Oct. 20-22
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Homecoming weekend at the University of Missouri-Rolla is Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 20 to Oct. 22. For reservations and information about Homecoming 2006, contact the MSM-UMR Alumni Association at 573-341-4145.
The theme for Homecoming 2006 is “Rollawood.” Campus activities open to the public on Friday and Saturday during Homecoming include:
Friday, Oct. 20
– Registration, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Havener Center atrium
– Displays of original artwork and photography by area artists, presented by Arts Rolla!, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Havener Center
– “The Adventures of the Amazon Queen,” Dr. James Bogan, Curators’ Teaching Professor of art, history and film, screens his latest film, 1:30 p.m., Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall
– Molten metal casting demonstrations, 3-4:45 p.m., McNutt Hall foundry
– Departmental open houses and receptions, 3-4:45 p.m., at various campus locations
— Dedication of Fred Kisslinger Metallography Classroom, 3:30 p.m., B5 McNutt Hall
— Ice cream social, 3:30-4:45 p.m., materials science and engineering department, outside McNutt Hall
– Open house at UMR’s Solar Village, 5 p.m., 10th Street across from the university’s athletic facilities
– “Silver & Gold Spotlight,” entertainment, drinks and dinner, 5:30-9 p.m., St. Pat’s Grand Ballroom, Havener Center, tickets required
– Haunted Mine, 6-11:30 p.m., UMR’s Experimental Mine, Bridge School Road, admission required, discount for donating cans of non-perishable food items
– Women’s soccer, UMR versus William Woods University, 7:30 p.m., UMR Soccer Complex
Saturday, Oct. 21
– Registration, 9 a.m. to noon, Havener Center atrium
— St. Pat’s Alumni Centennial Planning Meeting, open to all St. Pat’s Board alumni, 10 a.m., Alex’s Pizza
– UMR Athletic Hall of Fame open to visitors, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building
– Rodeo Drive Reunion lunch, seating by class, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., class photos at 11:30 a.m., St. Pat’s Grand Ballroom, Havener Center, tickets required
– Football, UMR Miners vs. Southern Nazarene University, 1 p.m., Allgood-Bailey Stadium, tickets required
– Oscars Awards Banquet, 5:45-9 p.m., Havener Center, tickets required
– Haunted Mine, 6-11:30 p.m., UMR’s Experimental Mine, Bridge School Road, admission required, discount for donating cans of non-perishable food items.
