Join Friends University for its fall Homecoming festivities the week of October 13-21, 2012!

Saturday, Oct. 13

Run with Friends: Prairie Fire Wichita Marathon
Century II Exhibition Hall
Fit For Life Expo • 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Learn about fitness, sports, nutrition, health, wellness, medical technology and senior living. Race participants can also pick up their registration materials.

Sunday, Oct. 14

Run with Friends: Prairie Fire Wichita Marathon
Downtown Wichita
Races • Beginning at 8 a.m.

Run or walk with Friends University alumni, faculty, staff and students in one of Wichita’s most popular marathons. Click here to learn more and register to be part of the fun.

Monday, Oct. 15

County Fair
4-7 p.m. • Rose Window Plaza

Come on down to the County Fair! Vie for the country costume blue ribbon. Have fun throwing pies. Enjoy your favorite fair foods with funnel cake, caramel apples and more! This event is sure to be a great time for everyone!

Wednesday, Oct. 17

Falcon Soccer
6 and 8:30 p.m. • Adair-Austin Stadium

Cheer on the women’s and men’s soccer teams as they host the Bethany College Swedes. Game tickets are $7 for adults, $2 for students and senior citizens, and free for children 12 years and younger and students with a Friends University ID.

 

Casado Jazz Night
8 p.m. • Casado Campus Center

Enjoy Friends University’s jazz combos featuring legendary jazz guitarist Jerry Hahn in a relaxed coffee house setting. The free evening is full of food, jazz and fun! Contact the Fine Arts box office for more information at 316-295-5677.

Thursday, Oct. 18

Great Conversation!
5 p.m. • Wichita Scottish Rite

Connect with community experts at the ultimate dinner party! This year’s Great Conversation features choices in a plenary session, dinner and guided-topic conversation. The plenary session “Resource Revolution? Fossil Fuels and the Future of Food and Energy” will be led by Jeffrey Ball, scholar-in-residence at Stanford University’s Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance, and Wes Jackson, founder of The Land Institute.

Jeffrey Ball	Wes Jackson

Stay for dinner then enjoy enlightening and stimulating conversation on a topic of your interest moderated by an expert in the field. Click here to learn more or contact Nancy Hinten for ticket information at 316-295-5820.

Falcon Volleyball
5:30 and 7 p.m. • Garvey P.E. Center

Cheer on the 2011 KCAC semi-finalists as they battle the Bethany College Swedes. Game tickets are $7 for adults, $2 for students and senior citizens, and free for children 12 years and younger and students with a Friends University ID.

Cornerstone
7 p.m. • University Friends Church

Cornerstone is a weekly gathering hosted by Campus Ministries that involves a variety of activities pointed toward growing in community and as followers of Jesus. Tonight, Cornerstone will gather with students, faculty, staff, alumni and the community at the volleyball game to cheer on the Falcons!

Friday, Oct. 19

Student Council, Government & Leadership Reunion
6 p.m. • Casado Campus Center

Student government, student council and student leadership alumni are invited to a meet-and-greet mixer with current Student Government Association leadership. Tour Casado Campus Center renovations, attend “Curtains” or the Falcon soccer and volleyball games, and make an appearance at the dance. Reconnect Saturday afternoon while watching the parade before heading to the Block Party and football game. For more information, contact Gary Rapp at 316-295-5838 or email rappg@friends.edu.

Falcon Soccer
6 and 8:30 p.m. • Adair-Austin Stadium

Cheer on the women’s and men’s soccer teams as they challenge the Bethel College Threshers. Game tickets are $7 for adults, $2 for students and senior citizens, and free for children 12 years and younger and students with a Friends University ID.

Falcon Volleyball
7 p.m. • Garvey P.E. Center

Cheer on the 2011 KCAC semifinalists as they face the Ottawa University Braves. Game tickets are $7 for adults, $2 for students and senior citizens, and free for children 12 years and younger and students with a Friends University ID.

‘Curtains’
7:30 p.m. • Friday, Oct. 19 and Saturday, Oct. 20
2 p.m. • Sunday, Oct. 21
Sebits Auditorium

Boston’s Colonial Theatre is host to the opening night performance of a new musical set in Kansas. When the supremely untalented leading lady mysteriously dies on stage, the entire cast and crew are suspects. Lt. Frank Cioffi, detective and musical theatre fan, plans on solving the crime, saving the show and maybe even finding love.

This family-friendly, very funny musical is directed by Kurt Priebe, assistant professor of drama and media, with musical direction by Rolaine Hetherington, assistant professor of music/applied voice. Tickets are $16 for adults and $13 for students and senior citizens. Reserve your tickets with the Fine Arts box office at 316-295-5677 or order at www.friends.edu/finearts.

Homecoming Dance
9 p.m. • Old Cowtown

Have a boot-scootin’ good time out at Old Cowtown! Grab a partner or round up your friends to enjoy an evening of music and fun! The royalty court will be recognized during the party.

Saturday, Oct. 20

25th and 50th Class Reunions
10 a.m. • Davis Administration Building

The classes of 1962 and ’87 are invited to reunite, reconnect and relive memories of their college days. Check-in begins at 10 a.m. on the first floor of the Davis Administration Building. Enjoy snacks while reminiscing with classmates. Your class photo will be taken, and campus tours will be offered.

To find out who will be attending the reunions, please click here.

Model U.N. Reunion
10 a.m. • Davis Administration Building

Alumni of the Model U.N. program are invited to a gathering of alumni, current students and former faculty. Reminisce about the countries you represented, share your experiences and prepare students for next year’s Midwest Model U.N. For more information, contact Dr. Russell Arben Fox at 316-295-5827 or email foxr@friends.edu.

Parade
1 p.m. • University Ave. and Hiram St.

To cap off a week of “Home Sweet Homecoming” themed student activities, parade floats will proceed down University Avenue from Fern Street to Hiram Street, then along Kellogg
Drive to the Garvey Practice Field. Enjoy the colorful spectacle with the parade announcer and judges at University and Hiram, where students will compete for the judges’ ribbon
during this Homecoming tradition.

Participate in the parade!
Make special memories at Friends University in this year’s Homecoming parade! Floats, motorcycles, classic car drivers and more are welcome. Or volunteer your truck and trailer for a student float. All participants will receive a Homecoming T-shirt to wear in the parade. For more information or to sign up, please click here to contact the Alumni Office.

Block Party & Carnival
1:30 p.m. • Garvey Practice Field

Satisfy your post-parade hunger with free hamburgers and hot dogs at the Block Party. Sit under the big tent or bring your blanket and enjoy dinner on the lawn. Also included in the Block Party festivities are the free carnival, face painting, Freddy tattoos and coloring contest. The Friends University Jazz Band will be performing. Stop by the Alumni Association hospitality tent to sign up for door prizes. Winners will be announced at halftime of the football game.

Click here to download the coloring contest form!

National Anthem Performance
Before football game • Adair-Austin Stadium

All choral alumni (Singing Quakers, Concert Choir, etc.) are invited to sing the national anthem before the Homecoming football game. Join the 30-minute rehearsal at 12:30 p.m. in the Riney Fine Arts Center, room C-6. For more information or to sign up, contact Concert Choir Director Rolaine Hetherington at 316-655-2261 or email hetherington@friends.edu.

Falcon Football
3 p.m. • Adair-Austin Stadium

Cheer on the Falcons as they face the Bethany College Swedes. The first 100 fans through the gate will receive a free spirit gift courtesy of the Alumni Association. Stop by the Alumni Association hospitality tent to sign up for door prizes. Winners will be announced at halftime of the football game. The crowning of Homecoming royalty will also be at halftime. Game tickets are $7 for adults, $2 for students and senior citizens, free for children 12 and younger and students with a Friends University ID.

Sunday, Oct. 21

Singing Quakers Heritage Sunday
Time 10 a.m. • Sunday, Oct. 21
University Friends Church

Join the University Friends Church congregation and the Singing Quakers in worship and fellowship. The church service will include a sermon by Dr. Cliff Loesch and open worship time.

If you have any questions regarding the Homecoming schedule, please contact the Friends University Alumni Office at 316-295-5900/1-800-794-6945, ext. 5900, or click here to send the Alumni Office an email at alumni@friends.edu.