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Journey to the Hill, Homecoming 2008 October 9-11
Pack your bags! It is time to return to the Hill to celebrate Homecoming 2008. Catch up with friends at the Class Reunion Bash. Root the Cardinals soccer and football teams on to victory. Tee it up on the golf course. Visit campus to see how much it has changed. And be sure to join your friends at the capstone event of the weekend - the Homecoming Dinner at the Hyatt-Regency Crown Center Hotel in downtown Kansas City. Nearly 400 alumni attended last year's dinner to reminisce with former classmates and celebrate alumni service award honorees and Athletic Hall of Fame inductees.
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Schedule of Events
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Serve and Celebrate
Saturday, October 4
8:00 a.m. - Noon
A tradition that occurs the week before Homecoming, join fellow alumni and students as they serve in the Kansas City metro area. Contact Jeff Buscher, campus minister, at 816.415.7560 or at busherj@william.jewell.edu for information.
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Golden Reunion Celebration
Formerly referred to as Reunion Weekend, all "golden classes" (alumni who graduated in or before 1958) are invited to return to campus and celebrate their significant milestones.
Golden Reunion Celebration Dinner
Thursday, October 9
5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Yates-Gill College Union
All "golden classes" are invited to this celebration dinner. The classes of 1938, 1948, and 1958 will be honored during a medallion ceremony.
Golden Reunion Celebration "Day on the Hill"
Friday, October 10
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Yates-Gill College Union
Open to all "golden classes." Participants will spend all day on campus learning about the William Jewell of today from current students and rediscovering the history and beauty of our campus through an in-depth tour.
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18th Annual Homecoming Golf Tournament
Friday, October 10
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Claycrest Golf Club
925 N. Lightburne
Liberty, MO
Join us at the links for the 18th Annual Homecoming Golf Tournament, a fundraiser benefiting Caridnal Athletics. Reserve your spot today!
Click here to view the Sponsorship and Registration Form.
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Homecoming Soccer Matches
Friday, October 10
Greene Stadium
Women's Soccer Match: 5:30 p.m.
Men's Soccer Match: 7:30 p.m.
Flock to Greene Stadium and watch the Cardinals take on the Benedictine Ravens in a new Homecoming tradition - the Homecoming Soccer Match!
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Class Reunion Bash
Friday, October 10
7:00 p.m.
Shoal Creek Golf Course (clubhouse)
8905 Shoal Creek Parkway
Kansas City, MO
Join us for another new tradition - the Class Reunion Bash. Alumni from the classes of 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, and 2003 will celebrate their milestone reunions with food and friends.
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Homecoming Day
Saturday, October 11
Homecoming 5K Run
9:00 a.m.
WJC Cross Country Course
Cardinal Athletics would like to invite you to participate in the first annual Cardinals for CASA Homecoming 5K Run. This will be a fund raising event coordinated between William Jewell College and Clay County CASA.
For Homecoming 5K Run questions, please contact Tom Eisenhauer at (816) 415-5292 or eisenhauer@william.jewell.edu.
Click here to view the Registration Form.
A Walk Down Memory Lane
10:00 a.m. - Noon
Yates-Gill College Union
Get lost in Tatlers and help our Archivist discover your friends in our photo gallery.
Mortar Board Reunion
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Yates-Gill College Union
Homecoming Brunch
10:30 a.m. - Noon
Yates-Gill College Union Dining Hall
Tickets are $5.00 and purchased at the door. (No children's rates will be available.) Please note: the Cardinal Cage will not be open for lunch.
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Homecoming Football Game
Noon
Greene Stadium
William Jewell Cardinals vs. Baker Wildcats
Pryor Fellows and American Humanics Alumni Reunion
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Fred and Shirley Pryor Center for Leadership Development
17 S. Jewell Street
Liberty, MO
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Homecoming Dinner
Hyatt Regency Crown Center
2345 McGee
Kansas City, MO 64108
Rekindle friendships in the heart of Kansas City at the highlight event of the weekend. Celebrate the accomplishments of our distinguished alumni award winners. Hear the stories of glorious victories during the Athletic Hall of Fame Forum. Share your meal with those who made your memories at Jewell worth talking about.
Athletic Hall of Fame Forum
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Join us as we celebrate 125 years of Cardinal Athletics and the 40th anniversary of the 1968 baseball national championship, and hear remarks from this year's hall of fame inductees.
Golden Reunion Celebration Reception
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Open to all alumni who graduated in or before 1958.
General Alumni Reception
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Dinner
7:00 p.m.
Alumni Awards Presentation
Honorary Alumni
Dub and Joy Steincross
Young Distinguished Alumni Service Award
Chad Wright '94 and Chad Jones '98
Distinguished Alumni Service Award
Bob '67 and Cheryl Dunlop Steinkamp '67
John F. Truex Lifetime Alumni Service Award
Jim Berry '57
Athletic Hall of Fame Inductions
Tom Durnin '68 - Football
Terri Watson Godsey '84 - Basketball
Dick Michael '69 - Baseball
Kim Rivers '88 - Basketball
1957 Men's Basketball Team
Click here to view the 2008 Homecoming Brochure, print the registration form, and send to:
WJC Homecoming 2008
Office of Alumni Relations
500 College Hill, Box 1032
Liberty, MO 64068
Or fax reservations to 816.415.5000
We also welcome event registrations through the Office of Alumni Relations at 816.415.7565 or alumni@william.jewell.edu.
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