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

12:00 Lunch

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