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Full Schedule of Events


Friday, September 11
Saturday, September 12
Sunday, September 13


Friday, September 11

Noon -8:00 p.m.

Welcome Center Open
Be sure to pick up your nametags and information about the weekend.
Nancy Blackwell Alumni House
420 N. Main Street

2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Back-to-School Classroom Sessions
2:00 p.m.
West Africa: The Missing Link to Understanding Southern Culture

Nancy Fairley, Associate Professor of Anthropology
Chambers Building, Room 1062
2:00 p.m.
Chaos, Compromise and Conflict: The United States and the Path to Civil War, 1850-1061
Sally McMillen, Mary Reynolds Babcock Professor and Chair of History
Chambers Building, Room 1046

3:00 p.m.
Davidson and the World: International Studies in the Liberal Arts Curriculum
Chris Alexander, McGee Director of Dean Rusk International Studies Program and Associate Professor of Political Science
Chambers Building, Room 1062
3:00 p.m.
A History of Davidson
Jan Blodgett, College Archivist
Chambers Building, Room 1003
4:00 p.m.
Prophets, Priests and Presidents: American Civil Religious Speech
Anne Blue Wills '88, Associate Professor of Religion
Chambers Building, Room 1062
3:00 p.m.

Guided Campus Tour
Departs from the Homecoming Welcome Center.
If you will be participating in the tour and require special assistance, please notify the Alumni Office.
Nancy Blackwell Alumni House
420 N. Main Street
 

5:00 p.m. Class of 1939 Reception and Dinner
Sloan Music Center
5:30 p.m Class of 1949 Reception and Dinner
Class Photo will be taken.
C. Shaw Smith 900 Room, Alvarez College Union
Knobloch Campus Center (formerly Johnston Gym)

6:00 p.m.

Class of 1954 Reception and Dinner
Class photo will be taken.
The Barber Theatre
Cunningham Theatre Center

6:30 p.m. Classes of 1963, 1964 and 1965 Cluster Reception
Heavy hors d'oeuvres will be served.
Baker Sports Complex
7:30 p.m.

Class of 2004 Reception
Heavy hors d'oeuvres will be served.
Vail Commons Terrace


Saturday, September 12
7:30 a.m. -6:00 p.m.

Welcome Center Open
Be sure to pick up your nametags and information about the weekend.
Nancy Blackwell Alumni House
420 N. Main Street

8:00 a.m. Avant Garde Breakfast Reception
Hosted by Susan and President Tom Ross ’72
C. Shaw Smith 900 Room
Alvarez College Union
Knobloch Campus Center (formerly Johnston Gym)
8:00 -10:30 a.m.

All-Alumni Drop-In Continental Breakfast
Enjoy a light complimentary breakfast before attending the State of the College Address.
Brown Atrium
Alvarez College Union
Knobloch Campus Center (formerly Johnston Gym)

8:30 a.m

Alumni Cake Race
Pre-registration encouraged.
Meet behind Baker Sports Complex
9:00 -10:00 a.m. 100 Years of Honor and Integrity
Help celebrate the first century of our student-run honor system.
C. Shaw Smith 900 Room
Alvarez College Union
Knobloch Campus Center (Formerly Johnston Gym)

10:45 a.m. 

State of the College
President Tom Ross ’72 will update all alumni on the state of the college affairs and will welcome questions. 
Duke Family Performance Hall
Alvarez College Union
Knobloch Campus Center (formerly Johnston Gym) 
11:45 a.m.

Classes of 1963, 1964, 1965 and 2004 Photos
Front Steps of Chambers Building
Rain location: Duke Family Performance Hall
Knobloch Campus Center (formerly Johnston Gym)

Noon

Tailgate Lunch for Classes of 1963, 1964, 1965, 2004 and Alumni Volunteers
Chambers Lawn
Rain location: Duke Family Performance Hall
Knobloch Campus Center (formerly Johnston Gym)

Avant Garde Luncheon
Lilly Family Gallery
Chambers Building

1:00 p.m. Davidson Football vs. Lenoir-Rhyne University
Please call 1-800-768-CATS (2287) for ticket information.
*Tickets are included in Avant Garde Registration.
Richardson Stadium
Post Football Game BSC Homecoming Cookout: Come One, Come All
Black Student Coalition House, Patterson Court Circle
2:00-4:00 p.m. Rusk Alumnae Open House
Rusk House, Patterson Court Circle
2:00-5:00 p.m.

Alumni Afternoon Afloat
Join the Davidson Sailing Club for a relaxing sail around Lake Norman. Contact Michael at miraymond@davidson.edu for more information.
Lake Campus

3:00 p.m. Campus Tour 
Departs from the Homecoming Welcome Center.
If you will be participating in the tour and require special assistance, please notify the Alumni Office.
Nancy Blackwell Alumni House
420 N. Main Street
3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Young Alumni Gathering
Brick House Tavern
209 Delburg Street, Davidson

3:30-6:00 p.m.

Warner Hall Homecoming
Warner Hall House, Patterson Court Circle

4:30 - 5:30 p.m. GSAND (Gay-Straight Alumni Network of Davidson) Reception
Carnegie Guest House 
6:00 p.m.

Class of 1954 Reception and Dinner
C. Shaw Smith 900 Room
Alvarez College Union
Knobloch Campus Center (Formerly Johnston Gym)

6:00 p.m.

 

Classes of 1963, 1964, and 1965 Cluster Reunion Reception and Dinner
Vail Commons

6:30 p.m. Class of 2004 Reception and Dinner
Lilly Family Gallery
Chambers Building

Sunday, September 13
8:45 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

Worship Service
Davidson College Presbyterian Church