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Event Title:	UWSP Homecoming 2008
Date:	Oct 11, 2008
Time:	9:00AM - 10:00PM
Location:	UWSP Campus
Description:	Join us for Homecoming 2008! Click here to check out the UWSP Alumni Association webpage. Click here to see the Homecoming 2008 events being planned by the students. Check back for updates as we plan Homecoming. If your group would like to plan a reunion, please contact the Alumni Office at 1-877-POINT01 Congratulations to our winners! Special thanks to our local hotels for their generous donations: Comfort Suites Country Inn and Suites La Quinta Inn The Ramada Inn Looking to book your hotel room for Homecoming today? Please use this link http://uwsp.collegehotelsguide.com/ and your booking will help the UWSP Alumni Association!

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Friday, October 10, 2008
5:00 pm UWSP Alumni Association 40th Anniversary Reception Alumni Room, Dreyfus UC Created in 1968 under the leadership of Governor Lee Sherman Dreyfus, the UWSP Alumni Association is turning 40 this year!! In honor of this milestone, we are hosting a Friday evening reception featuring 40 years of Alumni Association programs, publications, and people. We hope you will join us to celebrate this occasion!		Free
6:00 pm Alpha Phi Omega Meeting SentryWorld Sports Center, RTJ Room Contact Mark Kramer at mskramer1@charter.net or (715) 341-4051
7:00 pm Meet Me at the Brewhaus Brewhaus, Dreyfus UC Join us for a musical evening with the Jump Ship Blues Band featuring alumnus Eric Grasamkee, '92 and staff member Jon Strassburg! A great selection of Wisconsin brewed beer and snacks will be available. See you at the Brewhaus!		Free
7:00 pm All Greek Social Front Lawn of Old Main, under the tent! Join Greek students and alumni from all Greek Organizations for this All Greek Social under the tent on the front lawn of Old Main! Will your group win? The UWSP Alumni Association will award one prize to the Greek Organization that gathers the most alumni and students under the tent on Friday night. The winning organization will get to send one of their members to the Mid American Greek Council Association conference courtesy of the UWSP Alumni Association. How many can you gather?		Free
8:00 pm Alumni Marching Band Social at Archies Mark your calendars and plan on visiting Stevens Point October 10-11 to renew old friendships, meet new friends, and “musically bond” with the band.
9:00 pm TKE Alumni Gathering Annual Alumni gathering at Archies Please contact Chris Roth for more details: chris.roth@charter.net
Saturday, October 11, 2008
8:30 am Residential Living Reunion Breakfast Where did you live on campus? Smith? South? Watson? Have you ever wondered what happened to all those folks that you shared a bathroom with for several years? Why not re-connect and find out! We will be under the pavilion just South of Baldwin Hall from 8:30 am - 10:00 am. We hope you will join us for food, fun, the parade, and friends! You'll also be able to see the new renovations that have happened this year in Baldwin! Gather your wingmates and get your groups ready for the Residential Living Reunion! Co-sponsored by the UWSP Alumni Association and Residential Living		Free
9:00 am Coffee at Berg Gym Join Alumni and friends in the lobby of Berg Gym for coffee and pastries just prior to the UWSP Homecoming parade!		Free
10:00 am Homecoming Parade Featuring Landon Lueck from MTV's 'Real World - Philadelphia' as the parade's Grand Marshal!		Free
11:00 am All Campus Picnic The front lawn of Old Main will be packed with games for the family (including the ever popular inflatable games), Stevie and Stephie, FREE FOOD, and hundreds of alumni and friends catching up! Stop by the SENTRY table for your chance to win a Craftsman Toolkit! Play Wii just outside the tent! Watch the Student Society of Arborists put on a tree climbing demostration!		Free
11:00 am TKE Apollo Alumni Annual Meeting Room 374, Dreyfus UC
11:00 am Phi Sig Alumni Annual Meeting Room 223, Dreyfus UC Join fellow Phi Sigs for this annual alumni meeting before we head over to the All Campus Picnic at 12:00 pm. After the picnic we will continue the fun with some random unstructured time to check out the football game, Partners, and other Homecoming activities! Topping off our day will be a dinner and social at Bukolt Park. Please RSVP to Patrick James for all Phi Sig activities! Patrick's e-mail is: patrickljames@netzero.net
12:00 pm Campus Tour Meet under the flag poles for a walking campus tour. See what has changed and what has stayed the same since your time at UWSP!
1:00 pm UWSP Homecoming football game Head to the stands in the newly renovated Goerke field to watch UW-Stevens Point take on UW-Platteville! For tickets to this game, please call the University Box Office at 715.346.4100
1:00 pm Attention Hansen Hall residents from 1988-1990! You are invited to attend a special reunion as part of UWSP’s 2008 Homecoming weekend celebration! The event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 11, at Partners Pub at 1:00 pm. For more information, contact Kirsten Jensen-Porter at kmn70@earthlink.net See you then!
3:00 pm Alumni Tour of Central Waters Brewing Company Alumni owned and operated, Central Waters began brewing in 1998 and recently relocated to Amherst! Thanks to the generosity of the owners, Paul Graham, '98, Anello Mollica, '99, and Craig Ziolkowski alumni will be offered a free tour with free samples during Homecoming 2008! Central Waters is located at 351 Allen Street in Amherst. Transportation to and from the tour is own your own. Amherst is approximately 20 minutes East of Stevens Point. For more information and to sign up for this tour please call Paul at 715-824-2739.Click here to learn more about Central Waters Brewing Company.
4:00 pm Phi Sig Social & Dinner Dinner at 6:00 pm Bukolt Park Lodge Please RSVP to Patrick James at patrickljames@netzero.net
5:00 pm There's No Place Like Loam - Soils Reunion A Salute to Ron Hensler The Encore, Dreyfus UC Cash bar available. Food and refreshments provided by the College of Natural Resources. Donations Appreciated -- to benefit the CNR Endowment Fund, which supports student participation in soil judging competitions and travel to professional conferences. Please RSVP to Steve Menzel at smenzel@uwsp.edu
7:00 pm 2008 UWSP Homecoming Dance Sponsored by RHA Alumni Room, Dreyfus UC Mix, mingle and dance the night away during Homecoming!		Free
Sunday, October 12, 2008
11:30 am 50th Reunion Champagne Brunch Class of 1958 Alumni Room, Dreyfus UC Join us to celebrate your 50th Reunion with a special Champagne Brunch! Share memories with your classmates, reconnect with the campus, and see what has changed and what has stayed the same over the years.		$ 25.00
My gift to the Alumni Association The UWSP Alumni Association supports Homecoming, alumni chapters, the Alumnus publication and many other benefits for alumni at little or no cost. Our goal is to keep you connected to UWSP and provide mutually beneficial opportunities for alumni to stay in contact with current students, the campus, and each other. If you would like to support our efforts with a gift of any amount, please do so here. We appreciate your consideration!	$
If your group is planning a Reunion and you'd like to see it here, please contact our office at 1-877-POINT01 or e-mail us at alumni@uwsp.edu We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, October 11, 2008!
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