This event is from the archives of The Notice Board. The event has already taken place and the information contained in this post may no longer be relevant or accurate.
With three days of alumni gatherings, tours, speakers, hands-on demonstrations, a music festival, an open-air community fair and more, Homecoming 2017 is a once-in-a-lifetime weekend celebration for all to enjoy as we mark the U of L’s 50th anniversary.
Friday's Highlights
John Gill Memorial Golf Tournament (Ticketed event), 12:30 - 7 p.m., Paradise Canyon Golf Resort
Blue & Gold Reunion Tally, 2 - 5 p.m., U of L Quad (north of Markin Hall, east of Anderson Hall)
Ignite the Weekend, 7 - 11 p.m., Students’ Union Ballrooms
Saturday's Highlights
Morning Yoga by Pauline Brunnen (BFA '11), 8:30 - 9:30 a.m., PE110, 1st Choice Savings Centre
Saturday Morning Cartoons, 10 a.m. – noon, PE275
Guided Campus Tours, 10 a.m. – noon, with tours departing every half hour, Information Services, 1st Choice Savings Centre
Fine Arts Guided Tours, 10 – 11 a.m. and 11 a.m. - noon, Centre for the Arts Atrium
Neuroscience & Chemistry Guided Tours, 10-11:30 a.m., CCBN
Augmented Reality Sandbox Tour, 10 a.m. – noon, Alberta Water & Environment Science Building
Trading Centre Tours, 11 a.m. – noon, Centre for Financial Market Research and Teaching, Markin Hall
AGILITY Creative Problem Solving Workshop, 10 – 10:30 a.m., M2039, Markin Hall
AGILITY Prototyping Workshop (SOLD OUT)
AGILITY Open Makerspace, 11:30 a.m. – noon, M2039, Markin Hall
Blackfoot Naming Ceremony & Presentation, 12:30 - 2 p.m., The Grove (field northeast of Students’ Union Building)
AlumX Speakers (Various times and locations)
- From Leroy Little Bear to Reconciliation: Addressing the Trauma of Colonialism, Diane Turner (BEd ’81), 11 - 11:30 a.m., PE264, 1st Choice Savings Centre
- Perspective – Your Mind’s Greatest Tool, Derek Schmaltz (BA ’12), 11 - 11:30 a.m., PE261, 1st Choice Savings Centre
- Journey to the Olympics, Ashley Steacy (BSc ’15), 2 - 2:30 p.m., PE275, 1st Choice Savings Centre
- The Career Advice You Never Got!, Sarah Lajeunesse (BMgt ’12), 2 - 2:30 p.m., PE261, 1st Choice Savings Centre
- Let It Shine On, John Wort Hannam (BA/BEd ’96), 2:30 - 3 p.m., PE275, 1st Choice Savings Centre
- 50 Years In 20 Minutes, Kevin McGeough (BA ’96), 2:30 - 3 p.m., PE261,1st Choice Savings Centre
Last Lecture featuring Dr. Joe Rasmussen and Sonya von Heyking (BMgt '03), 3-4:30 p.m., PE275
Shine On Summer Festival Outdoor Concert, 12:30 - 11 p.m., U of L Community Stadium (Ticketed event)
Sunday's Highlights
Shine On Summer Festival Community Fair, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., U of L Community Stadium
Cheer on the Pronghorns and deck the whole family out in blue and gold and come cheer on the Pronghorns women’s rugby team as they build toward USPORTS Nationals.
Sunday, September 3
1 p.m. | Pronghorns vs. University of Alberta
3 p.m. | Pronghorns vs. Central Washington
Both games take place at the University of Lethbridge Community Stadium. Admission is free as part of the Shine On Summer Festival Community Fair and Market.
For all the details, including a full listing of events and schedules, visit: https://blogs.ulethbridge.ca/50-years/homecoming/
Homecoming 2017 is proudly sponsored by the U of L Alumni Association. Registeration is required.
Contact:
Alesha Farfus-Shukaliak | farfam@uleth.ca | (403) 329-2093 | uleth.ca/homecoming