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Alumni Weekend

Friday, May 13, 2016 - Sunday, May 15, 2016

Alumni Weekend

Take the elevator home from Friday and Saturday night’s events and stay overnight in Brandywine Residence Hall! These beautiful modern rooms feature one and two bedroom suites with private baths. Included are hotel-like amenities as well as linens and towels.

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Schedule of Events


Friday, May 13

  • 6th Annual Golf Outing Sponsored by the Friars Alumni Society
    Time: Shotgun start at 9 a.m.
    Location: Honeybrook Golf Club (1422 Cambridge Rd, Honey Brook, PA)
    Cost: $100 individual golfer/$350 foursome

  • Brandywine Hall Overnight Stay
    Check-in: 4-8 p.m.
    Location: Brandywine Hall
    Cost: $80 for a one bedroom suite (sleeps 2)/$160 for a two bedroom suite (sleeps 4)  **REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

  • Distinguished Alumni Awards Reception
    Time: 6-9 p.m.
    Location: Alumni & Foundation Center, WCU
    Cost: $25 (Registration is required)
    Award Recipients: Jim Worthington '78, Dawn Layman '97, & Joseph Kienle '72 M'74

 

Saturday, May 14

  • Breakfast and WCUAA Annual Meeting
    Time: 10 a.m.
    Location: Alumni & Foundation Center, WCU
    Cost: Free, open to ALL alumni to attend
    Event Details: Hear all the news from your Alumni Association and talk to board members about volunteering!

  • Campus Tours
    Time: 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. (will be cancelled if there's heavy rain)
    Location: Meet at the Starbucks located in the Francis Harvey Green Library (click here for the campus map)
    Cost: Free (all pre-registered attendees will receive a WCU gift!)

  • Class of 1951 65th Reunion
    Time: Noon
    Location: Philips Autograph Library
    Cost: $15

  • Legacy of Leadership Luncheon
    Time: Noon
    Location: Sykes Student Union Ballrooms
    Cost: $60 per person/$470 per table

  • Alumni Reading Band
    Time: 2-4 p.m.
    **NEW LOCATION: Room 141, Swope Music Building
    Cost: Free
    Directors: Victor Holladay (B ’88, M ’97) and Brian Cox (B ’14)
    Event Details: The Bands Alumni Association has planned an Alumni Reading Band! Join us and play great music indoors, seated, with no parade or sports to contend with. There will be a gathering at Timothy’s – West Chester from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. We’ll have bar and restaurant service provided in the Banquet Room.
    REGISTER NOW! (REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED! Percussion and low brass are provided by WCU. If you need to use a school horn, please indicate that on your form. Please direct any questions to Alison Sharpe Beidler, Bands Alumni VP (alison.beidler@gmail.com). We look forward to seeing you on stage!)
                                                                                                      
  • Sykes 20th Anniversary Celebration
    Time: 4-6 p.m.
    Location: Sykes Student Union Ballrooms
    Cost: Free

  • Brandywine Hall Overnight Stay
    Check-in: 3-5 p.m.
    Location: Brandywine Hall
    Cost: $80 for a one bedroom suite (sleeps 2)/$160 for a two bedroom suite (sleeps 4) **REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED 
     
  • Class Reunions - Classes of 2006, 1991, 1976, & 40th Nursing Reunion
    Time: 4-6 p.m.
    Location: Alumni & Foundation Center, WCU
    Cost: $10
    Event Details: Kick off your summer with the West Chester University Alumni Association Beer Garden! Enjoy tasty beer (provided by Levante Brewing) and wine, delicious food, and music while celebrating your 10th, 25th, & 40th Class Reunions!

  • WCU Sweethearts
    Time: 4-6 p.m.
    Location: Alumni & Foundation Center, WCU
    Cost: $10
    Event Details: Join fellow alumni who met their significant other at WCU as well and celebrate your legacy in the West Chester University Alumni Association Beer Garden! Enjoy tasty beer (provided by Levante Brewing) and wine, delicious food, and music.

  • Ram Jam Party
    Time: 6-9 p.m.
    Location: Ehinger Gym, WCU
    Cost: $20 ($25 at the door)*Must be 21 years or older. All ID's will be checked at the door.
    Event Details: Enjoy wine, beer, and Philly-themed food while listening to alum Bryen O'Boyle '92. Joining Bryen is fellow alumnus Harry Giovan ’92 (both music majors at WCU and founders of the former band Mr. Greengenes). No need to drive home if you stay in Brandywine Hall on campus! 


Sunday, May 15

  • Sunday Brunch in the Lawrence Center
    Time: 10 a.m.-noon
    Location: Lawrence Center, WCU
    Cost: Free (Registration is required)

  • WCUAA Service Project
    Time: 10 a.m.-noon
    Location: Lawrence Center, WCU
    Cost: Free
    Details: Two service projects will be held during breakfast:
    Caps Project: Cap Kits are homemade learning manipulative made from repurposed plastic bottle caps that help youngsters practice emergent literacy and math skills at school and home. The Cap Kit Project at WCU has created well over one thousand kits for students, teachers and parents in the West Chester area as well seven other countries. Our Cap Kits also come with a free website address which gives access to hundreds of games children can play with the caps. Click here to learn more.
    The Philadelphia Veterans House proudly serves the homeless veterans of the Philadelphia area but we are always looking to give back to those in need both inside and out of our home. Our lunch letters are adhered to meals and snacks that are distributed out in the community during outreach efforts. Whether it's a picture or a note of encouragement, we are seeking to show each of our veterans that we care and they are not forgotten. Click here for more information about our mission or other ways to get involved.



Online registration has closed - please pay at the door.

                      


WCU Campus Store Hours
Friday, May 13: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 14: 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 15: CLOSED


The Ram Shop 
(134 North High Street, West Chester, PA)
Friday, May 13: 10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 14: 10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 15: 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.




Questions?
Contact the WCU Alumni Office: 610-436-2813 or alumni@wcupa.edu




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