Homecoming 2008 Schedule
Homecoming... It's like Coming Home...
Suggested Weekend Attire
Thursday PM – Casual
Friday AM & PM – Dressy Casual
Saturday AM & PM – Pioneer Day – as a tribute to the Auction, wear your boots, hats & western wear. Evening prizes for the best-dressed Pioneers!
Sunday Breakfast – Dress for the church service you will attend
Homecoming Gold Pass
Entry to all events and a
commemorative mug
$40 per person
Thursday, Friday, & Saturday
Cook Center Events
Just as the Autumn Auction was the hub of the Homecoming weekend, now Cook Center becomes our new meeting place. Hang out for food & fellowship, shop at the MNU Bookstore Too and enjoy a variety of unique activities.
Come Thursday night for the early-bird specials and prize drawings!
Thursday, Friday, & Saturday
Blue Stem Café, Cook Center
Where a cup of coffee is always free!
The MNU Women’s Auxiliary returns to feed us for the weekend—a variety of menu choices and prices. All of the proceeds go to scholarships, so pass the coffee & apple pie!
Thursday, October 16
6 PM, Cook Center
JV Volleyball
vs. Coffeyville Community College
Adults $5, students & children $3, cash at the gate
MNU students & Homecoming Gold Pass, Free
Friday, October 17
10 – 10:45 AM
College Church of the Nazarene
Homecoming Chapel
Everyone is invited to experience a special MNU Chapel service. Come to be challenged and renewed, when we worship together once again as a campus community.
Friday, October 17
10 AM – 12:30 PM
Bell Cultural Events Center
30th Anniversary Football Brunch –
Private Party
Free to all former MNU football players, coaches, & staff. May bring one guest each. Reservations required.
Football alumni and a guest will enjoy brunch, fellowship, and laughs as we look back on thirty years of Pioneer football.
Friday, October 17
1 – 5 PM
Depart from Cook Center Lobby
Thunder Stage
Hop on-board for a one-of-a-kind shopping excursion. We’re headed to nationally renowned Nell Hills! With prices to please every pocketbook and variety shopping in the Briar Cliff Village. $5 per person
Friday, October 17
7 -9 PM Bell Cultural Events Center
Sundown Serenade
Experience a living music, drama, & art gallery—all while enjoying a strolling dinner buffet. Alumni of the Year & Carry the Torch awards presentation; what a way to end the day!
$20 per person
Childcare provided at College Church of the
Nazarene, South of Cook Center.
Reservations required by October 10th.
6:30 – 9:30 PM $5 per child, ages ten and under
Saturday, October 18
8 – 10 AM Campus Center East side
Pancake Breakfast Bonanza
Chris Cakes, the Lady Pioneer Basketball team, and all the pancakes & sausage you can eat! Don’t miss the chance to eat hearty for a good cause.
$6 adults, $4 age ten and under
Saturday, October 18
10 AM -12 PM Mabee Library
Happy Trails Reunion Brunch
All Alumni, Friends, & family are invited to the 2008 reunion event—special honors for the milestone classes of 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, & 2003. Enjoy a casual brunch, visiting your way down Memory Lane, watching an original comedy radio show, and enjoying memorabilia extraordinaire!
$5 per person, children ten and under free
Saturday, October 18
1 PM Pioneer Stadium
Football
vs. Missouri Valley College.
Reserved seating $10, adults $7, students & children $3, cash at the gate
MNU students & Homecoming Gold Pass, Free
Saturday, October 18
1PM Soccer Field
Women’s Soccer
vs. Culver Stockton College
Reserved seating $10, adults $7, students & children $3, cash at the gate
MNU students & Homecoming Gold Pass, Free
Saturday, October 18
4 – 6 PM Cook Center Mezzanine
Nazarene Theological Seminary Alumni & Friends Reception
Free, no reservations required
Saturday, October 18
7 -9 PM Cook Center, Bell Family Arena
MNU All-Star Showdown - Free
Fans join the fun as students & Alumni battle for the All-Star Team Braggin’ Rights! Prizes for the best-dressed Pioneers (see suggested attire). Free for all ages
Saturday, October 18
9 – 10 PM Cook Center
Women’s Alumni Basketball Reunion
Here’s your chance to catch up with your former teammates!
Sunday, October 19
Sunday, October 19
8 – 9 AM Bell Cultural Events Center
President’s Prayer Breakfast
& Closing Ceremony
As Homecoming 2008 comes to a close, join President Robinson for an intimate breakfast, inspiring music, and a chance to say, “See you next year!” $5 per person
Registration:
Online registration and payment at
www.mnu.edu/alumni/homecoming
Or mail form to
University Advancement, Alumni & Friends
2030 E. College Way,
Olathe, Kansas 66062
913-971-3275
Hotels and Lodging:
For Hotels & Lodging, visit Olathe Chamber of Commerce Website and read a letter from fellow MNU Alumnus, Mayor Michael Copeland http://www.olathe.org/olathe_cvb/
Register Now!
