Dear Alumni:
It’s time to mark your calendars for Homecoming 2008! We hope you’ll join us for a great weekend of friendship, football, soccer, and fun.
Friday, Oct. 3: Kick-off Homecoming with the Homecoming Dance, featuring the Johnny Holm Band. Complimentary tickets are available to alumni through the alumni office (701) 355-8370 or srdenise@umary.edu and attend the men’s soccer game as the Marauders play the University of Great Falls.
Saturday, Oct. 4: Our Saturday morning pre-game gathering at the Bismarck Community Bowl will feature great food and fun activities.U-Mary logo apparel and other items will be available for purchase. Then cheer for the Marauders as the women’s soccer team plays the University of Minnesota-Mankato State and the football team battles Concordia/St. Paul!
Sunday, Oct. 5: Share a special Eucharistic Liturgy and brunch with alumni, students, staff, family, parents, and friends and attend the soccer double header, featuring both a Marauders men's and women’s soccer game, before heading back home.
Accommodations for U-Mary Homecoming participants are available at the Expressway Inn, 200 E Bismarck Expressway at a special rate of $69.95. Reservations must be made before Sept. 25, 2008, to qualify. Call toll-free1 (800) 456-6388 and refer to the U-Mary Homecoming group.
As you know, the University of Mary is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2009 and the Alumni Office is planning an All-School Alumni Reunion for July 16-19, 2009. Mark your calendars and come back for a weekend of visiting and fun. Some of the activities already planned are alumni band and chorus concerts, picnic and street dance, and fun games for children. Watch for details the next couple of months in Momentum, other publications/mailings, the monthly e-mail newsletter, “Connection”, and on the University of Mary Web site.
In closing, we’d like to remind you that e-mail has become an important means of communicating with alumni. Our e-mail newsletter, the “Connection” is a great way to keep current on U-Mary news and events. If you want to receive it, we need your e-mail address. So, even if you cannot attend homecoming, please complete and submit the form below.
We’re looking forward to having you join us for Homecoming 2008! RSVP as soon as possible. See you there!
Blessings,
Sister Denise Ressler, OSB
Director of Alumni – University of Mary
2008 Marauders Alumni Homecoming Schedule
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- Homecoming Dance 8 PM - Midnight
Sponsored by the U-Mary Alumni Association
at the Bismarck Civic Center, Exhibit Hall B
Featuring the Johnny Holm Band
Complimentary tickets for U-Mary Alumni
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- Pre-Game Gathering 10:30 AM-12:30 PM
Sponsored by the U-Mary Alumni Association,
and Student Development. Bring the whole family to the Bismarck Community Bowl. Join us for lunch, and enjoy the clown, face-painting, balloon animals, and games and purchase U-Mary logo items
- Homecoming Women’s Soccer Game 11 AM
University of Mary vs. University of Minnesota-Mankato State
University at Bavendick Field, Bismarck Community Bowl,
FREE admission
- Homecoming Football Game 1 PM
U-Mary vs. Concordia/St. Paul at the
Bismarck Community Bowl,
FREE game tickets for alumni and their families
- Post-Game Gathering
Sponsored by the Office of Public Affairs
Elks Club, 900 S Washington St., Bismarck |
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- Eucharistic Liturgy and Brunch 9:30 AM
Sponsored by the Alumni Association and Campus Ministry.
Our Lady of the Annunciation Chapel, Benedictine Center
Open to all! Join alumni, students, staff, parents,
and friends in song and praise. Brunch in the
Benedictine Center Cafeteria following the
Eucharistic Liturgy
- Homecoming Men’s Soccer Game 11 AM
University of Mary vs. University of Great Falls at the
Bismarck Community Bowl
FREE admission
- Homecoming Women’s Soccer Game 1 PM
University of Mary vs. Southwest State, Marshall, MN
at the Bismarck Community Bowl
FREE admission |
Plan to be at Homecoming 2008! Please RSVP number attending these events by Sept. 26 in any of the following ways:
- Mail postage-paid reply card
- Call (701) 355-8370
- Call 1 (800) 408-6279, ext. 8370
- E-mail srdenise@umary.edu
- Submit the online form below.
