This special spring weekend combines our traditional Alumni Reunion Weekend with the excitement generated by a campus full of students and the most popular elements from last year's Celebration Weekend. It's a great way to "reconnect" with OU. . . reminisce about your own campus experience with friends from the past while getting a glimpse of what College life is like today.

Reunion activities focus on classes which have been out of school for 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 and 50+ years... but everyone is welcome - we all made special friends who were either a few years ahead or a few years behind us in school. The Golden Club - alumni who are 50+ years past graduation - has become the fastest growing group at our annual gatherings. Highlights of Reunion activities include the Alumni Luncheon on Friday, as well as class dinners with class pictures taken, and the Alumni Award Banquet on Saturday night.

Celebration activities are designed to showcase what's happening on campus today. Elements allow alumni and friends to mingle with current students as they go about their daily routine. There will be opportunities to attend the spring musical production, visit classroom sessions, take a guided walking tour of campus, and attend faculty and student presentations. Highlights include the Celebration Luncheon and Showcase on Saturday, featuring a sampling of the "best and brightest" talents from the campus today, plus the alumni choir.

Saturday, May 3, 2008

9:00 a.m. - Weekend registration continues (Mowbray Union)

10:00 a.m. - Guided Walking Tour of Campus (Start at Mowbray Union)

10:00 a.m. - Alumni Choir Rehearsal (OU Chapel)

11:30 a.m. - Celebration Luncheon (Mowbray Union)

2:00 p.m. - Celebration Showcase in the University Chapel - Alumni Choir, student ensembles from the Arts and Music Department

6:00 p.m. - Alumni Awards Banquet (Mowbray Union)

8:00 p.m. - OU Theatre - "Beauty and the Beast" (Washburn Towers, 506 South Main Street, Ottawa, Kansas)

Sunday, May 4, 2008

2:00 p.m. - OU Theatre - "Beauty and the Beast" (Washburn Towers, 506 South Main Street, Ottawa, Kansas)

You can find more information online at www.ottawaalumni.org/ReunionCelebration2008, or contact the alumni office at alumni@ottawa.edu or call toll-free 866-324-8788 for more information and registration.