Class of '61 50-Year Reunion

View the 1961 SPU Yearbook

All day, Friday, June 10, 2011
Student Union Building (a.m.),
Upper Gwinn Commons (p.m.)

50th Reunion

We extend to you our warmest wishes and highest hopes that you will be able to join us for the Class of '61 Reunion celebration on-campus at Seattle Pacific University in June. We're excited to see you again, to share the best of memories, to rejoice together in all which God has done at our alma mater since graduation. And we're filled with pride! We're Founders now, light keepers for the generations coming behind us.

So let your light shine by turning out for a full day of reflection, campus touring, lunch/dinner, sharing the stories of our lives, and honoring our unique new status as elder statespersons of SPU. We will do this in the wonderful context of this year's Ivy Cutting and the hundreds of promising graduates about to grace the world with their new-found knowledge and abilities. Symbolically, we will have come full circle. That circle is incomplete without you.

Remember that this is your induction into the Founders Circle, which marks the last official reunion gathering for the Class of '61. We know you won't want to miss it. Make your plans. Invite a classmate. Rediscover your Seattle Pacific!

1961 Reunion Committee

Schedule

8:45-9:15 AM	Register and pick up name tags at the SUB (Student Union Building) in Tiffany Loop. Look for the banners welcoming the Class of '61. Coffee and rolls will be served in the Pacific Collegium Room (in the SUB). Grand marshals will meet you in Tiffany Loop and escort you to a reserved section for the Ivy Cutting Ceremony @ 9:15 a.m.
9:30-10:30 AM	Ivy Cutting Ceremony in Tiffany Loop. Inclement weather: Brougham Pavilion.
11:30 AM	Group Photo in Tiffany Loop (Alexander Hall or Peterson Hall).
12:00-1:30 PM	Lunch in Upper Gwinn Commons (Third Floor, Queen Anne Room). President Eaton opening greeting.
1:15-1:45 PM	Nursing Alumni Tour (Meet at Marston 256). Led by Dr. Lucille Kelly, Dean, School of Health Sciences. Tour of the Simulation Lab and update on SPU's nursing program.
2:00-4:00 PM	Fellowship and Free Time. Coffee and snacks are available in Upper Gwinn.
1:45-2:45 PM	Optional Garden Tour (Meet at Martin Square). Hosted by Jeff Daley, Landscape Supervisor.
3:00-3:30 PM	Optional Science Building Tour (Meet at main entrance). Hosted by Dr. Bruce Congdon, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
3:30-4:00 PM	Optional Library Tour Hosted by Dr. Bryce Nelson, University Librarian
4:15-5:30 PM	"50-Year Ring" Presentation, Upper Gwinn Commons, with President Eaton. You are welcomed into the Founders Circle, presentation of pins and certificates.
5:30-6:30 PM	Dinner in Upper Gwinn Commons.
6:30-8:00 PM	"Sense of Place." Classmates share memories of the past, vision for the future.

Special SPU Lodging Discount at the Marriott Courtyard!

Reserve your room online.

You may also call 800-321-2211 and ask for the SPU Graduation/50th Anniversary room block to receive the discounted group rate. Be sure to make your reservations before the cutoff date of May 12, 2011.