Homecoming Weekend
April 5-8, 2012
Honor Years: 1942, 1952, 1957, 1962, 1972, 1982, 1987, 1992, 2002
Unionaire Reunion
If you were a Unionaire from 1987 to 2011, come celebrate 25 years under the direction of Dan Lynn. The weekend will feature special events and a reunion choral performance.
On-line registration is now available at www.ucollegecommunity.org/homecoming
Homecoming Weekend Schedule
Thursday, April 5
8:30 a.m. -5:00 p.m. Heritage Room/Visitation Ella Johnson Crandall Memorial Library Heritage Room
10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Registration Ortner Center Lang Conference Center and Lobby
11:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. McClelland Art Exhibit Ortner Center McClelland Art Gallery; Engel Hall
2:30 p.m. Walking Tour of Campus Meet at Ortner Center Main Lobby
5:30 p.m. Valentino’s Dinner Buffet Woods Auditorium
Friday, April 6
8:00 a.m. Golden Club Breakfast President’s Dining Room Class Years 1962 and earlier
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 Registration Ortner Center Lang Conference Center and Lobby
9:30 a.m. Lincoln Bus Tour
1:30 p.m. Campus Division Open Houses Each division hosts an Open House
2:00 p.m. Lincoln Bus Tour
5:00 p.m. Homecoming Banquet College View Seventh-day Adventist Church Heartland Hall, “Celebrate Our Promising Future”, featuring: The Belko Brass with pianist Ed Wagner ’72
7:00 p.m. Young Alumni Reunion The Mill, 4736 Prescott Avenue, Class Years ~ 1995-2011.
8:00 p.m. Hanging of the Golden Cords College View Church
Saturday, April 7
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Alumni Welcome Breakfast Ortner Center Union Market
9:15 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. Church Services College View Church
First Service: Jim Hoehn ’62
Second Service: Buell Fogg ’72
10:40 a.m. Sabbath School College View Church
Special Feature: Dick Stenbakken ’62
1:45 p.m. Homecoming Fellowship Lunch Union College Gymnasium
3:45 p.m. Honor Class Meetings College View Church
4:00 p.m. Walking Tour of Campus Meet at Ortner Center Main Lobby
6:00 p.m. Unionaires Reunion Concert College View Church
Reception following the concert CVC Main Lobby
Sunday, April 8
6:45 a.m. Easter Sonrise Service
9:30 a.m. Easter Brunch Union Market
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. McClelland Art Exhibit McClelland Art Gallery
Unionaires Reunion Schedule and Music
Tentative Schedule for the weekend:
Thursday, April 5
10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Registration
5:30 p.m. Valentino’s Dinner Buffet
7:00 p.m. Reunion Unionaires – Meet and Greet
7:30 p.m. Reunion Rehearsal
Friday, April 6
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Registration
8:30 a.m. Reception
9:00 - 11:30 a.m. Rehearsal
2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Rehearsal
5:00 p.m. Homecoming Banquet featuring the Belko Brass
7:30 p.m. Music Reunion Reception
7:30 p.m. Hanging of the Golden Cords
Saturday, April 7
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Alumni Association Breakfast
9:15 a.m. First Church Service:
Solos, groups (8:45 warm-up)
10:40 a.m. Sabbath School
11:30 a.m. warm up
12:00 p.m. Second Church Service:
Unionaires Mass Choir
1:45 p.m. Homecoming Fellowship Lunch
4:30 p.m. Unionaires Group picture and warm-up
6:00 p.m. Reunion Unionaires Concert
Alumni reception following the concert
8:30-10:30 p.m. Jim McClelland Art Exhibit Open
Repertoire chosen for the Unionaires Reunion Weekend
We want all of you to be a part of the reunion so contact me if you have problems getting music.
Cry Out and Shout....Knut Nystedt
Ubi Caritas....Maurice Durufle
All That Hath Life and Breath....Rene Clausen
Give Me Jesus....L.L. Fleming
Stayed on Jesus....Jan Youngblood
Lord, Listen to your Children Praying....Ken Medema
The Awakening....Joseph Martin
For former UC Octet/ The Twelve members:
Crucifixus....Antonio Lotti
O Nata Lux....Morten Lauridsen
Witness....Halloran
All pieces are available from:
The Musician's Choice, LLC (c/o Don Koller)
1520 North Church Road - Suite D
Liberty, MO
Toll free: 888-571-6640
Fax: 816-781-3299
Email: themusicianschoice [at] yahoo [dot] com
Where to Stay
Union College has reserved blocks of rooms at the hotels listed below. Make your reservation directly with the hotel of your choice and be sure to indicate that it is for Union College's Alumni Weekend.
Room blocks are reserved through March 5, 2012
AmericInn
8701 Amber Hill Ct
402.420.0027
$75 + tax
Candlewood Suites
4100 Pioneer Woods Dr
402.420.0330, 1.888.Candlewood
$73 + tax
Comfort Suites (East)
331 N Cotner Blvd.
402.325.8800
$73 + tax
Hampton Inn—Heritage Park
5922 Vandervoort Dr.
402.420.7800
$86 + tax
Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites
8801 Amber Hill Ct.
402.423.1176
$80.95 + tax
New Victorian Suites
216 N. 48th St
402-464-4400
$59.99 (king) $69.99 (double) + tax
Residence Inn
5865 Boboli Ln
402-423-1555
$85 + tax
