Alumni Weekend 2008: Schedule of Events
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Thursday, May 29

3:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Registration/Check-in, Stockdale Center Lobby

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. All – Alumni Dinner – Location: Main Dining Hall, Stockdale Center

7:30 p.m. Alumni Weekend 2008 Opening Reception –
Location: Shaddock Terrace, Hewes Library

Friday, May 30

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Registration/Check-in, Stockdale Center Lobby

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast – Location: Main Dining Hall, Stockdale Center

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. “Taking Captive Every Thought:
A COGNITIVE APPROACH TO MENTAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING.”
It is well established that our thoughts impact the way we feel emotionally and physically. Since your time away from Monmouth, you have no doubt picked up some mental habits that may be contrary to your well-being. Learn straight forward and simple methods of identifying and challenging your thought patterns and feel like a young, vibrant student again. Presentation by Kristin Larson, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Location: Barnes Electronic Classroom, Lower Level Hewes Library

9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Campus Tour, Leaving from Dunlap Terrace

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. “The Wizard of Oz Revealed”
Follow the Yellow Brick Road and you will discover that The Wizard of Oz contains hidden economic and political messages. Somewhere Over the Rainbow is the ideal place to learn the secret code that explains the real meaning of the story you think you know. Presentation by Michael Connell, Chair of the Political Ecomony and Commerce Department. Location: Barnes Electronic Classroom, Lower Level Hewes Library.

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch, The Quad – Location: West side of Stockdale Center

12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. 1958 Golden Reunion Luncheon
Group reunion photograph will be taken at this time.
Location: Whiteman-McMillan Highlander Room,
Stockdale Center

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Campus Tour – Leaving from Dunlap Terrace

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Join Professor Stacy A. Cordery as she discusses her recently published book, “Alice Roosevelt Longworth: From White House Pricess to Washington Power Broker” “Alice” was named to the New York Times Notable Non-fiction Books of 2007.


5:15 p.m. Class Reunion Pictures – Location: Main Dining Hall,
Stockdale Center

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Class Reunion Dinners – Location: Stockdale Center
1943 and 1948 – Tartan Room
1953 – Whiteman-McMillan Highlander Room
1962 – Private Dining Room
1968 – Scotland Yard

8:00 p.m. Class Reunion Gathering
Class of 1943 and 1948 – McMichael Residence Hall Lounge
Class of 1953 – Mellinger Teaching and Learning Center
Class of 1958 – Bowers Residence Hall
Class of 1963 – North Residence Hall
Class of 1968 – Peterson Residence Hall

Saturday, May 31

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Registration/Check-in, Stockdale Center Lobby

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Breakfast - Location: The Quad behind the Stockdale Center


9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Alumni Choir Rehearsal – Location: Main Dining Hall, Stockdale Center

10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Campus Sounds from the 1950s.
John Niblock, '58, and Chuck Courtney, '57, captured special moments on tape in spring 1957. More than a half-century later, Niblock will tell us about the taping sessions and play the results. We'll hear Dr. Gibson giving a Vespers prayer, Dean Liedman announcing a faculty vote allowing coeds to stay out till midnight for formals (but no dancing after midnight since that's Sunday), Bill Beabout calling Cheryl Moore for a date, the college choir and cheerleaders. We'll also hear the bagpipe band, the whistle on the steamplant announcing a sports victory, Courtney and Niblock reading Chapel announcements, and Joe Tait doing the play-by-play for the Monmouth-Knox basketball game on WRAM. The voice you hear may be yours! Location: Wells Theatre


11:00 a.m. ATO Golf Outing – Location: Gibson Woods Golf Course
Organized by George Kulhanek ‘80
(Please reserve your tee time through the Alumni Office but all fees will be paid directly to Gibson Woods.)

11:30 a.m. Alumni Parade – Alumni will meet in front of Wallace Hall and parade by classes to the Stockdale Center.

12:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. All – Alumni Luncheon and Awards Banquet - Location: Main Dining Hall, Stockdale Center

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Holt House and Stewart House Open Houses

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Affinity Receptions
Kappa Kappa Gamma and Alpha Tau Omega
Locations: TBA


4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Class Reunion Receptions
Class of 1943 and 1948 – Fulton Residence Hall Lounge
Class of 1953 – Bowers Residence Hall
Class of 1958 –Mellinger Teaching and Learning Center
Class of 1963 – Peterson Residence Hall
Class of 1968 – North Residence Hall



5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Affinity Group Dinners, ATO and KKG Dinner
Locations: TBA, Stockdale Center

5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. All Alumni Cookout, Tent in Quad (behind Stockdale Center; Rainsite: Main Dining Hall Stockdale Center.)

8:00 p.m. MONMOUTH COLLEGE RADIO MYSTERY THEATRE – Location: Kasch Performance Hall, Dahl Chapel and Auditorium

Directed by emeritus theater professor Jim De Young and featuring the vocal talents of several Monmouth College alumni, this original reader's theater production will be performed in the style of a live old-time radio drama.

Sunday, June 1

8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Check out/Registration, Stockdale Center Lobby

9:00 a.m. Memorial Service, Conducted by Rev. Dr. Kathleen Fannin. Join us as we memorialize the members of our Monmouth College family who have passed away during the past year.
Location: Wallace Hall Lawn
(rain site: Morgan Room, Poling Hall)

10:00 a.m. All Alumni Closing Brunch, Location: Main Dining Hall, Stockdale Center



Registration: A registration form is attached. Please complete and return the form to the Office of Development and College Relations, with full payment by May 16, 2008.

Upon arrival, all alumni are asked to check-in at the registration booth in the Stockdale Center. Your meal tickets, room reservation and other information will be ready for you when you register.

Check in/out times:
THURSDAY: 1:00 P.M – 9:00 P.M.; FRIDAY: 8:00 A.M. – 9:00 P.M.; SATURDAY: 8:00 A.M. – 9:00 P.M.; SUNDAY: 8:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.

Refund Policy: Cancellations prior to May 16, 2008 will receive a full refund. No refunds will be given to cancellations made after May 16, 2008.

Housing: Alumni and their families are encouraged to stay on campus in either Bowers Hall or Peterson Hall during the weekend. Linens, towels, pillows and blankets (one per bed) are provided. Please feel free to bring additional linens if desired. Children may stay in the same room with their parents in their own sleeping bags at no charge. Peterson Hall suites consist of two bedrooms and a bathroom. Bowers Hall suites consist of two bedrooms, common living room and a bathroom.

Please indicate whether you have a preference for suitemates or prefer to have the suite to yourself. (Rental of an entire suite is $60/night.) Rooms are assigned on a first-come, first served basis.

Meals: Advance reservations are required.

Emergencies: In case of emergency, phone the Stockdale Center Office (309)457-2345. Outside calls must be made from the Stockdale Center Office.

A complete listing of hotels is available:  http://www.monm.edu/aboutus/accommodations.htm

Registration is open:
http://www.monm.edu/alumni/alumni-weekend/2008/registration.asp