Alumni Weekend

​​Come Home for the Weekend!
June 21-23, 2019

Alumni Weekend provides all alumni the opportunity to come home for the weekend. Reconnect with friends, visit favorite campus hangouts, and participate in special events and programs exclusive to Alumni Weekend. ​ Join us for Alumni Campus - an interactive schedule of classes and programs hosted by current and former faculty and staff or gather your friends for an epic reunion.

Check out the full schedule of events - registration is now open!
FRIDAY, June 21, 2019

6:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.     ​
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ARC Open
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7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
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Weisenfluh Dining Hall Breakfast No need to pre-register, pay at the door.

9:00 a.m.  - 7:00 p.m. 
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Alumni Registration, Alumni House
​​SGA Bookstore Open

10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
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Alumni Campus: Session I

Come back to campus and experience all of the great things SRU has to offer! Enjoy learning and experiences taught by current and retired campus faculty and staff: 
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Photography Workshop
Looking to capture the perfect shot of Old Main or pose your group perfectly in front of the Waterfall? Learn to see campus through a different lens at this session. This workshop will start with a 15 minute discussion and then head out to explore campus. Participants should bring their cameras or phones to participate in the photography.
 
Bailey Library Tour & Archives: History and Tradition on Display
Visit Bailey Library for a tour of the renovations and a visit to the University archives, for a special display of University history.
 
Progress Tour of Campus
Enjoy an informative tour of campus construction programs and learn more about the great space innovations currently under construction on SRU’s campus. Departs from the Alumni House.​
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Weisenfluh Dining Hall Lunch ​No need to pre-register, pay at the door.

12:00 p.m.
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Golden Graduate Luncheon, Alumni House
Have you already celebrated your 50th reunion? Join us for a special luncheon for graduates 1968 and earlier, highlighting those celebrating their: 

75th         1944  
70th         1949
65th         1954
60th         1959
​55th         1964

Registration fee applies
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​​Women’s Athletic Golf Outing
(Requires separate registration through Athletics)

2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
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Alumni Campus: Session II
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Green Thumb Gardens Tour
Enjoy a walk on campus with Brian Ringler, the master gardener responsible for the beautiful flower gardens on Slippery Rock’s campus. Learn how designs are created and plants are selected for the seasons. Departs from the Alumni House.

Out of this World: Planetarium Show
Enjoy an afternoon in stars at this presentation in the student-run Planetarium on campus. Vincent Science Center.
 
Cooks in the Kitchen
Join this hands-on cooking demonstration in Weisenfluh, led by the executive chefs of AVI, our campus food service provider.  Enjoy learning techniques and sampling the creations! Registration fee applies​

3:30 p.m.
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Tour of the Harrisville Campus
Visit the home of the Physician Assistant Program and Occupational Therapy program. Located at the former Har-Mer elementary school, the facility houses 13 state-of-the-art labs and equipment that simulates real-time patient care, including an interactive mannequin that produces mock vital signs. Four exam rooms include cameras for professors to monitor student progress.

​5:00 p.m. ​- 6:30 p.m.
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Alumni Welcome Reception–Alumni House & Patio
​Sponsored by the Alumni Association
7:00  p.m.
Private Reunion Events throughout campus & community. Registration fee applies
  • Green & White Society  - Alumni House
  • Other events @ NCBC
10:00 p.m.
Ghost Walk and Talk  - North Hall​
The event starts in the North Hall Lounge, notorious for sightings of Slippery Rock’s most famous resident, Emma Guffey Miller. Join us for a haunted history talk and walk, led by Dr. Robert Watson, featuring the ghosts of Slippery Rock’s past! 

​Registration fee applies
SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2019

Morning:
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Campus Visit Day (Admissions)
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​7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
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Weisenfluh Breakfast No need to pre-register, pay at the door.

8:00 a.m.​ - 4:00 p.m.
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Alumni Registration, Alumni House 

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Rock the ARC

10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
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Alumni Campus – Session III
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Horse Camp at the Equestrian Center
Children ages 6-12 are invited for a morning of fun at the Storm Harbor Equestrian Center. Ride the horses, participate in grooming and do a craft project.  Registration fee applies
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State of the Campus – President William J. Behre
Join President William J. Behre for a campus update in this interactive presentation, featuring a Q&A session.

​Your Slippery Rock  - Then and Now!
Regardless of when you were at The Rock, your alma mater's campus has changed!  We will leisurely stroll, focusing on some of the key changes that have occurred since you were here.  This light, informal tour will address buildings, facilities, faculty, staff, students and will be personalized by your questions. Hear about our campus characters, fires, haunted buildings, a presidential suicide and even stories about what lies under the Rock!

Your tour guide will be Dr. Bob Watson, the alumnus who wrote the University's history - Come and have some fun!​
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

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Great Alumni Picnic, North Hall Lawn
Gather in the lawn by North Hall for a traditional summer picnic. Featuring live music by Second Avenue Project. Registration fee includes picnic lunch, drink tickets and entertainment. Registration fee applies
2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Alumni Campus Session IV

Campus Tour – Enjoy a tour of Slippery Rock’s Campus, highlighting both traditional buildings and modern additions to campus.

Tour of Strain Safety Building
Join faculty of the Safety Management Department as they host a tour of the renovated Strain Safety Building. Faculty will be providing demonstrations in each lab. Children's activities including a firetruck and police car. Safety Management Alumni group picture at 3:00 p.m.

Rock and Paint - Canvas painting class with a Slippery Rock theme. Registration fee applies
4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Taste of Slippery Rock Event - North Country Brewing Canning Facility
Enjoy a tour of the facility and learn more about the beer making process, while sampling treats from all of your favorite Slippery Rock locations! 
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Registration fee applies
                
Evening​
Private Reunions
Phi Sigma Epsilon/Kappa Alumni
Safety Management Alumni
SUNDAY, JUNE 23, 2019
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
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Farewell Breakfast, Weisenfluh Dining Hall
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Rock the ARC


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​10 Things You Know You Miss About Slippery Rock



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Contact Information:
Kelly Bailey
Director of Alumni Engagement
724-738-4223
kelly.bailey@sru.edu

Tracy Allison
Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement
724-738-2182
tracy.allison@sru.edu

Office of Alumni Engagement
1-800-GET-ROCK
alumni@sru.edu

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