A production titled “Music, Medicine and Mozart.”
Minerva's footrace. An open house and “field day” with the College's
amateur radio station, W2UC. An alumni parade, convocation and picnic. Seminars on the
global economy, the American presidency, and changes in medicine. And, of course,
fireworks and ice cream.
Those are some of the events in ReUnion '98, which begins this
Friday and ends on Sunday.
Complete details are available at http://www.union.edu/ALUMNI/REUNION.
Here is a listing of some of the highlights:
Friday
12:30 p.m., Reamer 203. “Careers in Russia” with financier Peter Mansbach '58;
1:30 p.m., Alumni Gymnasium. Signup for Minerva's footrace, featuring one-mile and 5K events. (One mile at 2 p.m., 5K at 2:20, prizes at 3.);
2 p.m., Science and Engineering 106A. W2UC open house. (Also at 8 p.m. Friday and 8:30 p.m. Saturday);
3:30 p.m. Arts Studio. “Music, Medicine and Mozart,” a musical and historical exposition presented by Robert Howe '58 MD and Sondra Howe Ph.D., piano;
9 p.m. Jackson's Garden. Garden party;
Saturday
11 a.m. ReUnion Alumni Parade. Staging is near Frank Bailey Field, to South Lane, ending at Memorial Chapel;
Noon. Memorial Chapel. Alumni convocation and “required” chapel. Presentation of Alumni Gold Medals, Faculty Meritorious Awards, and parade trophies;
12:15 p.m., Alexander Field. All-You-Can-Eat Country Picnic with music of Skip Parson's Dixieland Jazz Band;
12:30 p.m. Alexander Field. “Radio Field Day” with on-site amateur radio contacts;
2 p.m. Old Chapel. “Prospects for the U.S. and Global Economy at the Dawn of the Millenium” with alumni business executives, moderated by Prof. Eshragh Motahar;
3 p.m., Humanities 104. “The American Presidency at the End of the 20th Century: Center for Leadership or Opinion Polls?” Alumni panelists discuss their views, moderated by Prof. Clifford Brown;
3 p.m., Humanities 115. “So You Want to Be a Doctor? Changes in Current Medical Practice.” Alumni practitioners discuss changes in health care and the role of the doctor, moderated by Prof. Carol Weisse;
9 p.m. Nott Memorial. “Jazz at the Nott” with Union's Jazz Ensemble;
10 p.m. Library Field. Fireworks and Ice Cream Social. Fireworks produced and donated by Steve Enté '75.