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Homecoming 2013

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    You can register online by clicking the link above and logging into the online community.

    Register by Phone
    You can call the Office of Alumni Relations at 918.495.6610 to register by phone.

    Reservations deadline: extended to January 27. Advance reservations-with payment-must be made for ticketed events. Tickets must be picked up during Registration at the Mabee Center North Lobby on February 1 and 2. Tickets will not be mailed.

    We can't guarantee the availability of tickets after January 27. We reserve the right to close registration for ticketed events when event is sold out.

Hotels & Other Info


Homecoming Events

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Women's Basketball vs. Nicholls State
5:00 pm, Mabee Center
Call the Mabee Center ticket office (918.495.6000) or go online (www.mabeecenter.com) to purchase tickets.

Men's Basketball vs. Nicholls State
7:30 pm, Mabee Center
Call the Mabee Center ticket office (918.495.6000) or go online (www.mabeecenter.com) to purchase tickets.


Friday, February 1, 2013

Homecoming Registration
10:00 am-4:30 pm, Mabee Center North Lobby

College of Education Professional Development Event
8:00 am-12:00 pm, CityPlex Towers, East Auditorium

Prayer Tower Open House
9:00 am-10:45 am, Prayer Tower
Sponsored by the Class of 1973

Alumni Business Showcase: Booth rental only
9:00-10:55 am & 1:30-3:00 pm, Christ's Chapel Lobby, $100
"Network with alumni, showcase your organization, hire students"
Booth rental: $100. Fee includes fully equipped booth, lunch for two, and two tickets to the Alumni Homecoming Banquet.

Alumni Business Showcase: Attend only
9:00-10:55 am & 1:30-3:00 pm, Christ's Chapel Lobby

Homecoming Chapel
10:55 am, Christ's Chapel
Speaker: Dr. Tom Mathew
Reserved seating for alumni

Armand Hammer Alumni-Student Center Dedication
12:15 pm, main lobby

History, Humanities, & Government Alumni Reception
12:15 pm-3:00 pm, GC 5D01

College of Business Power Luncheon
12:15 pm-1:30 pm, Trustees Dining Room, $20
All alumni are invited. Space is limited.

Alumni Open House
1:00 pm-4:30 pm, Hammer Center

40-year+ Pioneers Lunch at Goldie's
1:30 pm, Goldie's Patio Grill, 5200 S. Lewis

Alumni Class Visitation
1:50 pm-2:40 pm
A list of classes is available here. Pick a class and sit in.

College of Education Reception & Remodel Tour
2:00 pm-3:30 pm, Curriculum Media Center (CMC), LRC 5

Nursing Homecoming Reception
2:30 pm-4:00 pm, GC 3C03

English & Modern Languages Open House
3:00 pm-4:30 pm, GC 5B01

Music Dept. Alumni Reception
3:30 pm-4:30 pm, Timko-Barton Lobby

Freshman Honors Seminar
3:50 pm-4:40 pm, GC 4112
All alumni cordially invited.

40+ Reunion Reception & Dinner
4:30 pm, Stovall Lobby, $20
"Return of the Pioneers"
All alumni from 1965 through 1973 are invited!
4:30 p.m., Reception
5:30 p.m., Dinner

Legal Professionals Dinner
5:00 pm-7:30 pm, Mabee Mezzanine, $30

Class of 1993 20-year Reunion Dinner
5:30 pm-7:30 pm, Grand Slam Room (J.L. Johnson Stadium), $20

Class of 1983 30-year Reunion Dinner
5:30 pm-7:30 pm, Trustees Dining Room, $20
Speaker: Ron Luce
Music: Jennifer Crow

Health Professionals Dinner
6:00 pm-8:00 pm, Skyline 60 (CityPlex), $30

Classes of 2000-2012 Reunion Dinner
6:00 pm-7:45 pm, Hammer Center Alumni Room, $20
Speaker: Hannah Luce

Homecoming Vespers Service
8:00 pm-10:00 pm, Christ's Chapel
Speaker: Stephen Mansfield
Worship leaders: Don Moen and Glenn Packiam
Reception to follow in the chapel lobby.


Saturday, February 2, 2013

Homecoming Registration
8:00 am-4:00 pm, Mabee Center North Lobby

Past & Present Alumni Board Members Breakfast
8:00 am-9:00 am, Fireside Room, $10

Legacy Parent Breakfast
8:00 am-9:30 am, Hammer Center Alumni Room, $5
Guest Speaker: Board Chair Mart Green

3rd Annual Homecoming 5K Run
8:45 am, Aerobics Center
Meet at the front door of the AC, ready to go.

Engineering Alumni Advisory Board Meeting
9:00 am-11:00 am, GC 6, Conference Room 7

ORU Update with Dr. Mark Rutland & Mart Green
9:30 am-11:00 am, Zoppelt Auditorium
Q&A session to follow.

Alumni Open House
9:30 am-4:00 pm, Hammer Center

Alumni/Faculty Basketball & Volleyball Games
10:00 am-12:00 pm, Aerobics Center
Walk-ons Welcome!

Communication, Arts & Media Dept. Coffee Talk
11:00 am-12:30 pm, Panera Bread, 71st and Lewis
For CAM alumni/friends/family/faculty. Come anytime between 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

Women's Luncheon
12:00 pm-2:00 pm, Skyline 60 (CityPlex), $15
Speaker: Lynette (Troyer) Lewis

Biology & Chemistry Alumni Council Meeting
12:00 pm-2:00 pm, GC 1B04

Graduate Theology Homecoming Luncheon
12:00 pm-2:00 pm, Trustees Dining Room, $8

Engineering/Computer Science/Physics/Math Alumni Reception
1:00 pm-3:00 pm, GC 1D23

Student Association Open House
1:00 pm-3:00 pm, Hammer Center SA offices

ORU Kids' Olympics (ages 4-13)
1:00 pm-4:00 pm, Aerobics Center
For ages 4-13
Come anytime between 1:00 and 4:00

Women's RA Alumni Tea
1:30 pm-3:30 pm, Fireside Room

Biology & Chemistry Alumni Reception
2:00 pm-4:00 pm, GC 3 Pit Area

ORU Missions Alumni Reunion
2:30 pm-4:00 pm, Zoppelt 103

College of Business Homecoming Reception
2:30 pm-4:00 pm, GC 3112

Alumni Homecoming Banquet & AOY Awards
4:30 pm-6:30 pm, Student Cafeteria, $15
Table sponsorships for reserved seating are available in the online registration process.

"Alumnus of the Year" award recipients are:

Jim and Tamara Graff
Service to God

Stephen Mansfield
Service to the Community

Gordon and Linda Helm
Service to the Alma Mater

Women's Basketball vs. Southeastern Louisiana
5:00 pm, Mabee Center

Men's Basketball vs. Southeastern Louisiana
7:30 pm, Mabee Center

Post-Game Reception
9:30 pm, Center Court - Mabee Center
For post-game excitement, join hundreds of fellow alumni on center court.