Southwest Baptist
University News Release
Contact:
Sharina Smith, Office of Marketing & Communications
BOLIVAR, Mo. – Southwest Baptist University will be celebrating Homecoming 2012 on Friday, October 5, and Saturday, October 6. Students will begin their activities earlier in the week with traditional events such as "Spirit Chapel" and "Bed Races."
This
year’s reunion class will have the opportunity to catch up with classmates on
Friday at a pre-dinner social followed by the alumni banquet. On Saturday,
everyone is invited to the parade starting at 10:00 a.m., followed by the
football game where the SBU Bearcats will face the Hornets of Emporia State University
at 2:00 p.m.
Approximately
2,000 SBU alumni and their families are expected to come to Bolivar for the
homecoming events. Bolivar businesses are encouraged to decorate their windows
using the homecoming theme and the SBU school colors, purple and white.
For
more information about parade entries, participating in the car
show, or other Homecoming activities, contact the SBU Homecoming hotline
at 417-328-1806, or visit the SBU website at: http://www.sbuniv.edu/alumni/homecoming
Reunion
Class Pre-Dinner Social
If
you are a member of one of this year’s reunion classes, come early on Friday
night (5:30 p.m.) for a pre-dinner get together. Enjoy free refreshments as you reconnect with
your classmates. Photos of each reunion
class will also be taken, according to the following schedule:
1952
– 5:40 p.m.
1962
– 5:50 p.m.
1972
– 6:00 p.m.
1982
– 6:05 p.m.
1992
– 6:10 p.m.
2002
– 6:15 p.m.
Alumni
Banquet
Friday,
October 5, at 6:30 p.m., you are invited to join us for the Alumni Banquet in
Mellers Dining Commons. The cost is $11.50 per person. We will be honoring our Life Service Award
recipients, both present and past.
Please join us for an evening of celebration and fellowship! Childcare
will be provided for children ages 12 and under for $5.00 per child. Banquet
tickets may be purchased at the registration booth.
Registration
Prize
The
Office of Alumni Relations is giving away a gift card worth $400 to Big Cedar
Lodge near Branson, MO. The gift card may be applied to any service offered by
the hotel and is also redeemable at any Bass Pro Shops! The winner will be
drawn from the pool of alumni who register for and attend Homecoming. Please
stop by the registration center in the Goodson Student Union before 12:00 p.m.
on Saturday to confirm your eligibility.
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Southwest
Baptist University is a leader among private universities in truly integrating
Christ-centered academic pursuits with comprehensive professional programs at
an affordable price. At SBU, the faculty and staff create a caring, academic
community to prepare students to be servant leaders in a global society. For
more information, visit www.SBUniv.edu.
SBU’s
Office of Marketing and Communications is available to news media 24 hours a
day at (417) 399-7918.
