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| Don’t forget to register!
It's not too late to register for Homecoming 2021! Through October 6, registration packages are available for $40 (and the items inside are a $60 value!). They include coupons for a hot air balloon ride, a free drink at Mocha's, screen-printed t-shirt, and 20% off at the AU bookstore, plus breakfast and dinner on Saturday, access to Cheap Thrills, Encore, and all athletic contests, and much more!
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ECHOES- Homecoming edition
We welcomed three alumni back to campus recently as they're now serving AU as Resident Directors. Listen in to Amanda Bradley '18, Ali Kardatzke '14, and Garrett Henderson '18 talk about being back at AU, their favorite Homecoming memories, and of course what they're excited about for Homecoming this year.
Take a listen here.
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Homecoming Schedule:
Tuesday, Oct. 5- 11 a.m. Coronation Chapel, SGA
Thursday, Oct. 7- 11 a.m. Alumni Chapel, feat.
Rev. Erin (Moss) Taylor BA '04, MTS '10
Friday, Oct. 8- Department Reunions/receptions (various campus locations), more information here
- 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Alumni Career Fair (Reardon Auditorium lobby), register here
- 1 p.m. AU Soccer Golf Scramble (Anderson Country Club), please register here
- 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Homecoming Discovery Day, register here
- 6 - 9 p.m. Hot Air Balloon Rides (Hartung parking lot), $5 per person/per ride (1 ride included in Homecoming Registration package)
- 7 - 9 p.m. Helios Reception in the Valley (Helios), including a Young Alumni Social, for alumni who graduated from 2016-2021, on the Decker Patio (Valley side)
- Dusk: Campus Illumination (Valley, weather permitting)
- 7:30 p.m. School of Music, Theatre & Dance Homecoming Concert (Park Place Church of God)
- 9:30 p.m. Dativus Cheap Thrills (Reardon Auditorium)
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Saturday, Oct. 9- Department Reunions/receptions (various campus locations), more information here
- 8:30 - 10 a.m. Homecoming Breakfast, just $5 (Olt Student Center- Schield Dining Room)
- 9 a.m.-10 a.m. Booster’s Breakfast (Fine Arts Breezeway) Purchase tickets here
- 9:15 - 10:30 a.m. President Pistole Book Signing (Nicholson Library)
- 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. AU Baseball Alumni game and cookout, please RSVP here
- 10:45 a.m. - 12
p.m. Athletic Hall of Fame (York Performance Hall)
- 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Street Fair (University Blvd.)
- 12 - 2 p.m. Gospel Choir reunion, Fine Arts 102
- 12 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs Mt. St. Joseph (Soccer Field)
- 1 - 3 p.m. "What's New and Exciting at AU" self-guided tours
- 1:30 p.m. Football vs Bluffton (Macholtz Stadium)
- 2 p.m. Soccer Stadium ribbon cutting ceremony
- 3 p.m. Men’s Soccer vs Mt. St. Joseph (Soccer Field)
- 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Alumni Awards Ceremony (York Performance Hall lobby)
- 5:15 p.m. Men’s Soccer alumni game (Soccer Field)
- 5:30 - 7 p.m. Homecoming Picnic in the Valley, $10 per person
- 6 - 9 p.m.
Hot Air Balloon Rides (Hartung parking lot)
- 7 p.m. Alumni Showcase Concert featuring Cliff Ritchey ’00 (in the Valley outside of Byrum Hall)
- 7 & 10 p.m. Avanti Booster's Encore (Reardon Auditorium)
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*Please review Anderson University's COVID-19 policy regarding indoor and outdoor events.
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Called to Soar Career Fair
As part of the Called to Soar Homecoming festivities, AU's Office of Career & Calling is hosting a
career fair for students AND alumni! From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 8, head over to the Reardon Auditorium lobby to learn about career opportunities both local and afar. Register in advance here.
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Homecoming Discovery Day
Homecoming is fun for our alumni, friends, and campus community, but wouldn't it also be the perfect time to bring a prospective student to campus to see just how awesome it is to be a Raven? Find a high school student you care about and suggest they sign up for the Homecoming Discovery Day to find out more about what AU has to offer.
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Hot Air Balloons!
Not one, but 2 nights! Have you ever dreamt of hovering 90 feet above the Valley whilst 3,500 luminaries flicker below through Indiana's most majestic of college campuses? Come to Friday night (and Saturday too!) of Homecoming and soar above AU in a tethered hot air balloon.
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School of
Music, Theatre & Dance Homecoming Concert
AU has a rich history with excellence in music performance and you'll have a chance to check out a free Homecoming Concert sponsored by the School of Music, Theatre & Dance at Park Place Church of God. It is sure to be an enchanting and melodious evening with our talented student
musicians. And if you aren't able to make it to the concert Friday, be on the lookout Saturday at the Street Fair for some pop-up performances!
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Homecoming
Breakfast and Picnic
Start your Saturday off right with a continental breakfast in the newly-renovated Market Place! After spending the day on Saturday reminiscing around campus, enjoy our first Homecoming Picnic outside of the student center. Purchase of the Homecoming Registration package covers your entrance to both the breakfast and picnic.
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Saturday Street Fair
Finish up that caramel apple and bowl of white chicken chili at the Street Fair and head to a sporting event Saturday afternoon. There will also be opportunities to visit new and exciting spaces at AU on Saturday afternoon with a self-guided tour.
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Reunions
Are you celebrating a special decade anniversary from being at AU? If you graduated in the years 1971, 1981,1991, 2001, 2011, we want to invite you to the Street Fair on Saturday morning to a special "decade reunion village" to visit with your classmates and commemorate this momentous occasion. If you're an alum of the 1950s and 1960s, be sure to visit the 50's and 60's hospitality tent at the football game!
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Alumni Musicians
On Saturday evening, three AU alumni will perform their music in the Valley! Hadley Duke '21 and Brenna Taulbee '21 will begin their set at 5:30 p.m., and Cliff Ritchey '00 will headline our annual Alumni Showcase Concert at 7 p.m. Cliff Ritchey gathers his songwriting inspiration from the simple country life he surrounds himself with in Markleville, Indiana. Check out Cliff's music here.
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Ending the night with Cheap Thrills and Encore
Want some late night fun-filled with AU student
talent? Be sure to check out Dativus Cheap Thrills and Avanti Boosters Encore on Friday and Saturday nights respectively.
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Congratulations to the 2021 Alumni Award Recipients!
These individuals will be recognized at Homecoming:
Distinguished Alumni Award- Angela (Lehr) Ellison, Class of 1994
Distinguished Young Alumni Award- Jacob McCall, Class of 2016 and Mia (Klaes) McCall, Class of 2017
John H. Kane Loyalty Award- Zach Gray, Class of 2010
Distinguished Service
Award- Jimmy O. Terry, Class of 1993
MOSAIC Multicultural Alumni Award- Rev. Elsa Johnson Bass, Class of 1972
The Presidential Civic Engagement Award- John Maidlow, Class of 1979
Read more about our distinguished AU Alumni Award Recipients here.
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Thank you to our Homecoming sponsors!
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For questions, suggestions, and networking, contact the Alumni Office!
(765) 641-4100
OR
alumni@anderson.edu
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