May
14-16, 2004, graduates from Ferrum College will gather to celebrate
the reunion of classes of 1954, 1959, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, and the
Fifty Year Club.
Check-in begins May 14, at 11:00 a.m.
and lasts until 5:00 p.m. Campus lodging is available. There will be
a lunch for early arrivals ($5.00 per person), Fifty Year Club Meeting,
Fifty Year Club Celebration Reception, Fifty Year Club Celebration Dinner,
the class of 1954 will be recognized, but all classes are invited to
attend ($10.00 per person), and Fifty Year Club Post Dinner Special.
Saturday, May 15, various activities
are planned throughout the day. Begin the morning with a campus stroll,
followed by a Country Breakfast Buffet ($6.00 per person). Dr. Jennifer
Braaten will give a campus update, preceding the Alumni Director’s Meeting,
Class Photos, visit the President’s home, All Alumni Luncheon ($10.00
per person), Jack Tale Players, Car Crazy Exhibit at the Blue Ridge
Institute, Virginia Dare Cruise ($25.00 per person), and Dinner and
Dance ($12.00 per person). Sunday there will be breakfast ($6.00 per
person) and Morning Worship Service.
"Alumni Weekend is packed full of
fun and excitement. We have something for everyone from a VA Dare Cruise
to a dance and dance with Sunset Drive," said Tracy Holley, Assistant
Director of Alumni and Family Services.
This year’s Alumni Weekend will be especially
exciting as Ferrum prepares the most extensive renovations in nearly
fifty years of the college’s history. Braaten recently announced Ferrum’s
plans to undertake a set of major facility improvements due to be completed
in 2006. These ambitious construction projects will result in new and
improved facilities across campus in the first such comprehensive enhancement
of multiple areas of campus since the 1960’s. Roberts and Beckham Halls,
two buildings nearly as old as Ferrum itself and favorites of older
alumni will have their distinctive classic façade’s preserved while
receiving state-of-the-art upgrades inside.
For more information contact the Alumni
Office at (540) 365-4216 or alumni@ferrum.edu. Register on-line at www.ferrum.edu/alumni/alumniweekend.htm.
Ferrum College is a four-year, private,
co-educational, liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist
Church. Ferrum offers a choice of nationally recognized bachelor’s degree
programs at a cost well below the national average for private colleges.
For more information on Ferrum, visit www.ferrum.edu.
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