JUNE 2 - 4, 2006
Walk-up registrations will be accepted at the Reunion Registration Tent on Ball Circle beginning at 1 p.m. on Friday, June 2, 2006. Please feel free to contact the Office of Alumni Realtions at 540-654-1011 or alumni@umw.edu with any questions.
Click here For a PDF Version of the Reunion Brochure
Classes ending in "1" or "6" will celebrate a special reunion.
Class of 2001 will celebrate its 5th reunion during Homecoming 2006.
What makes Mary Washington unique to alumni?
A sense of history…
A sense of pride…
A sense of community…
These are just a few reasons to come back to campus for Reunion Weekend. Celebrate our growth, traditions, and history; take pride in your connection as an alumnus; and recapture the strong sense of community that prevails throughout the campus.
Reunion Weekend offers a variety of opportunities to experience this unique connection. Faculty lectures will pull you back into the classroom. Student-led campus tours will bring you up to date with the University in the 21st Century. Receptions and class gatherings will help you turn back the clock and re-live your time at Mary Washington.
A special highlight this year is the opportunity to tour our new Jepson Alumni Executive Center. At long last, Mary Washington alumni have a visual and visible symbol on campus of their connection and their importance to the University. The schedule will include several opportunities to view our new home and celebrate being a part of the UMW community.
Reconnect with your alma mater…renew your old friendships…recapture your memories. Most importantly, come back and revisit the places and the relationships that made your Mary Washington experience unique.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday, June 2
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Bookstore open. Make sure to allow time during the weekend to shop in the Bookstore for Mary Washington memorabilia, gifts, books by faculty, and more!
1:00 – 6:00 p.m. Registration. Here’s where Reunion begins! Come to the tent on Ball Circle, pick up your materials, find out who else is here, have some light refreshments.
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Walking tours of campus. Student-led tours will begin at 2:00, 2:15, and 2:30.
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Golden Society Tea. This special party honors the Golden Society and its newest members, the Class of 1956.
5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Welcome Reception. Catch up with classmates and faculty members at this opening reception at the new Jepson Alumni Executive Center. Shuttle transportation will be available.
6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Dinner in Seacobeck. Enjoy a buffet dinner in the elegant Faculty-Staff Dining Room (which many alumni remember as the Green Room).
7:30 – 9:00 p.m. Dessert Reception. Enjoy wine, coffee, and chocolate treats at the Phyllis Ridderhof Martin Gallery and peruse the current exhibition.
Saturday, June 3
7:30 – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast. Start the day with a full breakfast at Seacobeck’s “Washington Diner” (formerly the Rose Room).
8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Registration.
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Bookstore open.
8:30 – 11:00 a.m. Tours of Jepson Alumni Executive Center. Make time to visit our new “home for alumni” on Hanover Street. Shuttle transportation will be available between the alumni center and Monroe Circle.
8:30 – 11:30 a.m. UMW Admissions Workshop – The professional staff of UMW’s Office of Admissions invites alumni with children who are rising high school juniors and seniors to participate together in a special three-hour workshop on the college admission process.
9:00 – 11:00 a.m. UMW Galleries Exhibit. Meet UMW Galleries Director Dr. Thomas P. Somma and view the current exhibition, Personal Nature: Recent Photographs by Brian H. Peterson and Day and Night: Paintings and Drawings by Scott R. Belville
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Retirement Planning Program. Join Sean R. O’Connell and Daniel Bender, Certified Public Accountants from the Fredericksburg offices of PBGH, for a light and informative discussion of retirement planning considerations. PBGH, serving Virginia communities since 1963, is committed to providing close, personal attention to their clients. Continental breakfast fare available at 8:30, provided courtesy of the Foundation’s Gift Planning offices.
10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Faculty Lecture. “Math and the Mona Lisa: The Art and Science of Leonardo da Vinci” – Dr. Bulent Atalay, Professor of Physics. Dr. Atalay examines “Leonardo’s model”--the synthesis of art and science--in this lecture based on his new book, released in 2004 by Smithsonian Books. Copies of the book will be available for sale and for signing by Dr. Atalay following the lecture.
10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Walking tours of campus. Student-led tours will begin at 10:00, 10:15, and 10:30.
11:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. Reunion picnic. Find your classmates and their families at our annual picnic at Palmieri Plaza, in front of Monroe Hall.
11:45 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Class pictures. Don’t miss your class “photo op” on the Monroe Hall steps during the picnic. A schedule will be included in the reunion packet.
2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Class parties. Reconnect with classmates and old friends you haven’t seen in years. Each class gathers separately at various locations around campus.
4:45 – 5:15 p.m. Groundbreaking Ceremony, Carmen Culpeper Chappell ’59 Centennial Campanile. Join the Mary Washington community to celebrate the groundbreaking for the newest campus landmark. This brick bell tower, a gift of the family of Carmen Culpeper Chappell ’59, will commemorate the University’s Centennial and honor the memory of Mrs. Chappell.
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. UMW Foundation Reception. Enjoy a champagne toast and check presentation, celebrate the success of reunion class gifts, and congratulate the classes who will win the Reunion Eagle award (those with the highest participation and the highest gift total).
7:00 p.m. Reunion Banquet. Reserve early, space is limited. Following dinner, a brief program will honor recipients of the Alumni Association’s major awards.
9:30 – 11:00 p.m. Dessert Under the Stars. Join your friends and classmates on the Lee Hall Terrace and enjoy refreshments “under the stars” at the center of campus.
Sunday, June 4
Local worship services. Schedules and locations will be provided in reunion packets.
9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Farewell Brunch. Meet at the Jepson Alumni Executive Center for a special omelet brunch buffet and take one last opportunity for reminiscing and reconnecting as Reunion Weekend ends.
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HOTEL INFORMATION
Due to escalating costs and the lack of air-condidtioned residence halls, we do not offer on-campus housing. We have reserved blocks of rooms for alumni at the following properties, all located at the Route 3/I-95 interchange. Be sure to identify yourself as a Mary Washington alumna or alumnus when you make your reservation. Hotel employees will do their best to group classes together.
Off 1-95 Exit 130A (Route 3 EAST/Fredericksburg):
Best Western Fredericksburg
540-371-5050
$72 per night, up to 4 guests per room
Hampton Inn
540-371-0330
$89 per night, up to 4 guests per room
Off 1-95 Exit 130B (Route 3 WEST/ Culpeper):
Holiday Inn Select/Central Park (formerly the Sheraton Hotel)
540-786-8321
$99 per night, up to 4 guests
per room
Ramada Inn
540-786-8361
$64 per night, up to 4 guests per room
Hilton Garden Inn (directions available upon request)
540-548-8822
$107 per night for 2 guests (more than 2 guests add an additional $10)
Please note: These rooms blocks are guaranteed through mid-May, or until they are filled. Don't delay - contact your friends and roommates now to make plans!
UNIVERSITY TENNIS CENTER INFORMATION
The new indoor University Tennis Center, located on Hanover Street near the athletic fields, will have court times available for Reunion alumni and their families on Saturday, June 3 beginning at 1 p.m. A coupon good for special "UMW Reunion Weekend" rates will be included in the packet you will receive at the registration tent on Ball Circle.
Alumni and their families are invited to stop in and take a look at this facility any time during normal business hours. (Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.)
If you wish to reserve court time on Saturday, June 3, please call the University Tennis Center at (540) 654-2483. At the time of your call, please let them know that you will be taking part in Reunion Weekend, and you will bring the "UMW Reunion Weekend" coupon with you.
Pricing:
$8 for one hour of court time
$12 for 90 minutes of court time
$16 for two hours of court time
Golf infORMATION
Lee's Hill Golf Club, in Fredericksburg, VA will offer a special "UMW Reunion Weekend" rate to alumni and their spouses from June 2 - 4. A coupon good for these special "UMW Reunion Weekend" rates will be included in the packet you will receive at the registration tent on Ball Circle.
If you wish to reserve a tee time, please call Lee's Hill Golf Club at (540) 891-7425, and let them know you will bringing the "UMW Reunion Weekend" coupon with you.
Pricing:
Friday, 6/2 before 1pm- $35
Friday, 6/2 after 1pm- $29
Saturday, 6/3 before 1pm- $49
Saturday, 6/3 after 1pm- $29
All prices are per person and include golf fees with cart.
Directions from the University-
Take route 1 South. Turn left onto Route 17 South in Massaponax. Turn left at the first light onto Dominion Parkway. The golf course is located in the Lee's Hill Development in the back of the community on the left.