Friday, October 21

Registration
2–7 p.m., College Center Lobby

Augustana Alumni College
Return to college with beloved professors, who will give lectures on interesting topics for current students, alumni and parents. Attend as many as fit your schedule.

2:30-3:10 p.m. Dr. Bill Hammer, "Dinosaurs on Ice"
3:20-4 p.m. Dr. Bob Tallitsch, "What I Have Learned While Teaching at Augustana for 37 Years"
4:10-4:50 p.m. Dr. Dara Wegman-Geedey, "Allied Health Programs"

Homecoming Kick-Off dinner
5–6:30 p.m., College Center Loft

Reconnect with your friends and classmates at this kick-off dinner and make plans for the weekend.

Class of 1966 dinner

5:30-6:45 p.m., Wilson Center

Please join fellow classmates to reconnect and celebrate the 45th anniversary of your graduation. Registration packets for the class of 1966 will be available at dinner.

Class of 1986: Where’s the Bio Building?
6 p.m., College Center Patio

A lot has changed on Augustana’s campus since we graduated, and this customized tour will look exclusively at what’s new — and what’s gone — since we left campus in 1986. We’ll start from the College Center and wind up at Coronation and SING.

SING Competition
Vi-King & Vi-Queen Coronation
7 p.m., Centennial Hall

Class gatherings, 8-11 p.m.

1966: Dahl Presidents Home
1971: College Center Board Room
1976: House on the Hill
1981: Fryxell Geology Museum
1986: Emmy Carlsson Evald Hall
1991: Blue Cat Brew Pub
1996: Blue Cat Brew Pub
2001: Blue Cat Brew Pub
2006: Blue Cat Brew Pub

Saturday, October 22

Registration
8 a.m.-4 p.m., College Center lobby

Class of 1966 Hospitality Room and registration pick up

Stop by throughout the day to pick up your registration packets, reconnect with classmates and view the recently renovated Emmy Carlsson Evald Hall.  Refreshments will be available.  Hosted by members of the alumni board.

Coffee hour
8–9:30 p.m., College Center lobby

Dome Dash 5K Homecoming Run
8 a.m., Ericson Field

Class of 1966 Hospitality room and registration pick-up

Stop by throughout the day to pick up your registration packets, Emmy Carlsson Evald Hall.

Campus Ministries brunch
9–11 a.m., Founders Hall basement

Walking tour with Kai Swanson
9–10 a.m., Starting in Centennial Hall Circle, ending in the Quad

Reading/Writing Center open house
10 a.m.–noon, Thomas Tredway Library

Retirement reception for Dr. Don Erickson

10 a.m.-noon, Wilson Center

Augie Reads: Farenheit 451

10-11 a.m., Emmy Carlsson Evald Hall, room 120

Join English professor Katie Hanson for a discussion of Farenheit 451, the 2011 Augie Reads book that will be read by all incoming first-year students.

Biology faculty open house
10–11 a.m., Hanson Hall of Science

Stop by the recently dedicated Hanson Hall of Science to say hello to your favorite biology faculty members and meet those who arrived since your graduation. While there, leave a note to current students on what you wish you could have told your “sophomore self.”

Cardboard regatta
and student activities festival
10 a.m.–noon, Quad

Homecoming Tour: Augustana College Art Museum Exhibition, Faculty Exhibition
10:15–11:15 a.m., Centennial Hall

The bi-annual exhibition of studio art faculty works features Megan Quinn, ceramics; Rowen Schussheim-Anderson, fibers; Peter Xiao, paintings/drawings; Kelvin Mason, digital images; Corrine Smith, mixed-media works and paintings, and Christian Mortenson, photography. Several examples of work by the late adjunct professor James Konrad will be included.

Saturday (continued)

Augustana Choir open house
10:30–11:30 a.m., Larson Hall, Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts

Community Engagement Center tailgate party
11a.m.–1 p.m., Centennial Hall parking lot

Stop by on your way to the game for popcorn and a root beer keg with the staff of the Community Engagement Center. Find out how much they accomplished in their first year and what’s in store for the future.

Business department tailgate
and retirement party for Dr. Richard Ballman
11 a.m.–1 p.m., Tent outside Emmy Carlsson Evald Hall

Reunion picnic lunch
Noon–1 p.m., sidelines of Ericson Field

New this year, the annual picnic lunch will take place along the sidelines of field. Meet up with your classmates while you cheer on the Vikings!

85th birthday reception for Dr. Disnarda Norniella

1-3 p.m., House on the Hill

Viking football
1 p.m., Ericson Field

President’s post-game open house
and class pictures
3:30–5 p.m., Dahl Presidents Home

Pictures will be taken on the risers at the Dahl Presidents Home at the following times:
Class of 1966: 3:30 p.m.
Class of 1971: 3:40 p.m.
Class of 1976: 3:50 p.m.
Class of 1981: 4 p.m.
Class of 1986: 4:10 p.m.
Class of 1991: 4:20 p.m.
Class of 1996: 4 p.m.
Class of 2001: 4:10 p.m.
Class of 2006: 4:20 p.m.

Athletics Hall of Fame dinner
College Center lobby and dining hall

Reception at 6:30 p.m., 7 p.m., dinner Cost is $35/person. For more information, please contact Dave Wrath at (309) 794-7265 or davewrath@augustana.edu.

Alumni dinner and lighting of the dome ceremony

6:30 p.m., tent in the Quad

Join faculty members and fellow classmates under our chandelier-lit tent for dinner and lighting of the new Old Main dome, gift of the Class of 2001.

Sunday, October 23

Sunday morning worship with Pastor Priggie
10:30 a.m., Ascension Chapel

Open Ecumenical service with a Lutheran perspective.

Met and Wed renewal of vows ceremony

Following 10:30 a.m. service, Ascension Chapel

Augustana couples’ ceremony, pictures and reception.

Lunch
12:15 p.m., Wilson Center

Following the renewal of vows ceremony, share the story with other couples on how you met and wed at Augustana.

Arianna String Quartet concert with guest professor Janina Ehrilich

2 p.m., Wallenberg Hall

The award-winning string quartet will perform works by Joan Tower and Franz Schubert.

Roman Catholic Mass
5 p.m., Ascension Chapel