Reunion Weekend 2008

Engineering Alumni Reunion
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building Rotunda
Complimentary

Tour the Kim Building while enjoying hors d'oeuvres at this welcoming reception for engineering alumni. For more information, contact Josey Simpson ’84 at josey@umd.edu or 301.405.2150. Register online for this event.

College of Information Studies Alumni Reunion
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Hornbake Building, Classroom Wing, 2nd floor research facility
Complimentary

Join your fellow College of Information Studies alumni for a wine and cheese reception, and tour the newly-renovated 2nd floor research facility. For more information, contact Cassandra Jones at cbjones@umd.edu or 301.405.2038. Register online for this event.

Behind the Scenes Tour: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Grand Pavillion
Complimentary

The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center is more than a venue for great performances; it is dedicated to transforming lives through sustained engagement with the arts. RSVP to join us on this behind-the-scenes tour starting promptly at 9:30 a.m. in the Grand Pavilion near the Box Office. For more information, contact Scott Eichinger at seiching@umd.edu or 301.405.5550. Register online for this event.

Golden Terp Brunch and Emeritus Alumni Club Induction Ceremony
Master of Ceremonies: William T. Johnstone '58 M.D.
Keynote speaker: Clare Wootten Crawford-Mason '58
10:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center
$35 Alumni Association Members, $45 Non Members

All are welcome to attend this special brunch where members of the Class of 1958 receive their 50th reunion medallions and are welcomed into the Emeritus Alumni Club. Members of the 40th reunion will have a chance to see what awaits them for their 50th reunion and meet members of the Emeritus Alumni Club. A group photo of the Class of 1958 and the Class of 1968 will be taken in the Moxley Gardens following the brunch. Register online for this event.

A History Lesson
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center
Complimentary

This complimentary presentation will feature distinguished Maryland professor, Ira Berlin, who will speak with Reunion guests and friends on our country's history over the last 50 years and its relationship to our university. Find out more about this noted faculty member and read up on his recent project. Register online for this event.

Ice Cream Social
3:00 p.m.
The Dairy
Complimentary

Join us as we take a shuttle bus ride from Riggs Alumni Center to The Dairy for some delicious homemade ice cream. Register online for this event.

Homecoming Parade
4:00 p.m.
Outside the Main Administration Building
Complimentary

Enjoy the festivities of the University of Maryland Homecoming Parade including floats, live music, special guests and more. Register online for this event.

Welcome Back Homecoming Reception
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Kibel Gallery School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
$10 per person, all proceeds go to the Alumni Scholarship Fund

School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation alumni you're invited to attend a Welcome Back Homecoming Reception hosted by the school's alumni chapter. Come reunite with friends from the past, and hear what's new at the School. Email archterpalumni@gmail.com to RSVP.

Evening Social
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center, Orem Alumni Hall Ballroom C
$35 Alumni Association Members, $45 Non Members

Get those dancing shoes ready! Reminisce with fellow classmates over live music by the band, Mutual Fun, cocktails and heavy hors d'oeuvres during this special reception for the Class of 1968 and their guests. (All alumni are welcome to attend.) Register online for this event.

UM Cheerleader Alumni Reunion Party
7:30 p.m.
The Pirovic Residence
3912 Calverton Drive
Hyattsville, MD 20782

Shake the dust off your pompoms and join fellow Maryland cheerleaders for a reunion. For more infomration or to RSVP by October 18 contact Jean Pirovic at 301.520.8420 or jpirovic@aol.com.

Maryland Alumni Association Homecoming Festival
12:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center
Complimentary

Enjoy music, activities, light game fare and beverages while you catch up with former classmates at the Alumni Association's Homecoming Festival.

Gemstone Reception
12:00 p.m.
Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center, Crist Boardroom
Complimentary

Join us for an upscale tailgate party for current and former Gemstone students, faculty and mentors. Register online for this event.

Farewell Breakfast
10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center
$10 Alumni Association Member, $15 Non Members

Join us for breakfast—your last opportunity of the weekend to reconnect with former classmates. Hear about Maryland's new strategic plan with special insight from a university insider. Learn how you can become apart of this new chapter in Maryland's history through gift planning or out right support as part of Great Expectations, The Campaign for Maryland. Register online for this event.

Narrated Shuttle Bus Tour of Campus
11:30 a.m.
Begins at Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center, Moxley Gardens
Complimentary

See how the university has changed over the years. Enjoy a bus tour of the campus while you reminisce with old and new friends. Register online for this event.