Spring into Middle … 2013 Alumni Weekend
Bring your family and friends and join us for a great weekend of campus activities and blue raider fun! From tours, lectures, reunions, meet-and-greet events, spring football and much more, become reacquainted with your alma mater and explore the many exciting things happening on campus.
Friday, April 19, 2013
The Campus Recreation Center
Hours:
Friday – 6 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Saturday – 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Sunday – 2 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Get in the rec! Come over and workout while you are visiting campus or just come take a tour and see what Campus Recreation has to offer. Our facility is among the best in the Southeast. You can pick-up a complimentary one-day pass for use in the facility during Alumni Spring Weekend at the Office of Alumni Relations from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 19 or at the Hall of Fame from 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 20. Tours will be offered from 10 a.m. – noon on Saturday, April 20.
7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Phillips Bookstore’s Salute to Spring
Enjoy a 20% discount on all clothing and gifts.
Student Union, 1st floor.
Open 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
http://frank.mtsu.edu/~phillips
*You may pick up your 20% off coupon Friday at the Alumni House or Saturday at the Hall of Fame
8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
College of Graduate Studies Office, Ingram Building
The College of Graduate Studies will have an open house in the Ingram Building from 8am – 4:30pm. The office is located on the first floor in the Ingram Building. You will be able to meet the College of Graduate Studies’ staff and faculty; graduate students and members of the Graduate Student’s Association. Please register by contacting Janet Kelly at janet.kelly@mtsu.edu. Please provide your name, e-mail and phone number.
8:00am - 4:30pm
Alumni House Open House (2259 Middle Tennessee Blvd)
Come by the Alumni House and pick up a campus map with all of the activities on it for Alumni Spring Weekend, a 20% off coupon for Phillips Bookstore, a one-day alumni pass for the campus rec center or look through past yearbooks and meet the Alumni Relations staff.
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Albert Gore Research Center, Todd Hall 128
Visit the Albert Gore Research Center for a behind the scenes tour of their collections, including University Archives. You can also tour the exhibit; Uncommon Thread: The Life of Louise Mott Miles. Her diaries, scrapbooks and other artifacts are on display from her time at Middle Tennessee State Teachers College from 1926 through 1929.
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
The Center for Popular Music (Bragg Mass Communication Building)
The Center for Popular Music
will open for tours of the library and archive in Room 140, Bragg
Communications Building on campus. There will also be an exhibit of Rock
‘n’ Roll music materials from the Center’s extensive collections in
both the Center for Popular Music Reading Room and in the Linebaugh
Library in downtown Murfreesboro.
11:30 a.m.
1911 Society Luncheon
Tom Jackson Building, 11:30 a.m.
Sponsored by the Office of Development
Honoring individuals and families who, through their estate plans, have established a planned gift benefiting MTSU, along with their 40 year + donors to MTSU.
3 p.m.
Tour the new Student Union!
The beautiful new facility is a great addition to campus. The tour usually takes around 30-45 minutes. Please meet inside the main entrance at the help desk.
3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Special Kids Charity Basketball Game
sponsored by Housing and Residence Life
Murphy Center practice gym
Free and open to the public
Contact Monique Harmon at 898.2377 for more information
3 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Mineral, Gem & Fossil Museum Open House
The Museum has two main exhibit rooms and a smaller black light room
that displays fluorescent minerals. Samples on display come from every
state in the U.S. as well as from over 50 other countries from every
corner of the world
Ezell Hall on campus.
No charge.
3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Concrete Industry Management Poker Tournament
Wall Street, 121 North Maple Street in Murfreesboro
To register, contact Adam White at 615.869.9100
Open to all alumni.
5:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Student Government Association 75th Anniversary Presidents Reunion
The Student Union - Parliamentarian Room, 3rd Floor
All former SGA Presidents are invited back to campus for the 75th Anniversary Reunion. The reunion will start at 5:30 p.m. with appetizers and non-alcoholic drinks outside the Parliamentary Room in the new Student Union to be followed by a tour of the Student Union, information about the current SGA and a question and answer session will follow. There will also be a presentation and testimonials. There will be a post-reunion event at the Boulevard (2154 Middle Tennessee Blvd.) where guests will be able to order off the menu and there will also be a cash bar available.
More information here.
Please RSVP to the Office of Alumni Relations at 615.898.2922 or email at alumni@mtsu.edu.
5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
MTSU Faculty Rock Band "2nd and Vine"
Murfreesboro City Plaza
This is part of the "America's Music: A Festival of America's Great Popular Music" project
In case of rain, the concert will be held inside City Hall.
Free and Open to the public
6 p.m. – 6 a.m.
MTSU’s Relay for Life
Relay For Life is the signature event of the American Cancer Society. It is the largest non-profit fundraising event in the world. If you are interested in forming a team please refer to the website listed below.
The Dean A. Hayes Track & Soccer Stadium.
More information can be found on www.relayforlife.org/mtsu.
6 p.m.
Blue Raider Baseball vs. FIU
Reese Smith, Jr. Field
Get $4 tickets to all baseball games during Alumni Spring Weekend by ordering online using code True Blue
6pm
Debate Banquet - sponsored by the Blue Raider Debaters
Tom Jackson BuildingFor more information, please contact Patrick Richey, Director of Forensics at Patrick.Richey@mtsu.edu
6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Alumni Night at the Discovery Center
Please join us for a complimentary family outing at the Discovery Center in Murfreesboro. You will be able to experience all of the exhibits with other MTSU alumni, guests and families after hours! Please RSVP by Friday, April 12 for this event. There is no charge. We look forward to seeing you and future Blue Raiders there! Please RSVP by emailing alumni@mtsu.edu.
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
MTSU First Friday Star Party
Sponsored by the Department of Physics and Astronomy
Enjoy a general astronomy lecture followed by telescope observing at the MTSU Observatory. Kids are welcome!
Wiser-Patten Science Building, Room 102.
www.mtsu.edu/physics/star_party.shtml
7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. (midnight)
Retro Game Night in the Student Union Game Room(1st Floor)
Come see the recently opened game room and all of its amenities while playing throwback video games from the Nintendo, Super Nintendo, and Sega catalogues. You are invited to see one of the most exciting additions to campus and play free video games, pool, foosball, and ping-pong. Stop by and see everything the game room has to offer!
Saturday, April 20, 2013
8:00a.m. to 11a.m.
Alumni Spring Weekend Registration
Kennon Hall of Fame (next to Murphy Center off Greenland Drive)
Please feel free to park in the Greenland Parking Lot located off of Greenland Drive –
Campus Map
You will receive a free water bottle at registration along with your Rec Center coupon and 20% off coupon to Phillips Bookstore
Buses will run from 8:30am - 3pm.
We will have buses that will take alumni and guests from the Hall of Fame Building to the interior of campus throughout the day.
9 a.m. – Noon
Corlew Hall & Deere Hall on campus
Housing tours will be available in Corlew Hall & Deere Hall from 9 a.m. – noon. Participants will meet in the lobby of the desired tour location and the friendly staff will lead you on the tour. In addition, there will also be a departmental tailgate near the Murphy Center on Saturday. Feel free to join in on the fun reminiscing about the True Blue Community with current and former staff and students.
9a.m. - 12 p.m.
Tour the new Center for Innovation in Media
Presented by the College of Mass Communications
Tour the new Center for Innovation in Media. The center hosts 89.5 MTSU Public Radio, WMTS 88.3 Student Run Radio, Sidelines campus newspaper, Match Records and MT10. Ultimately, the Center for Innovation in Media is a gateway to a professional career in media for graduating students. Having acquired the understanding and skills needed to work in a multi-platform environment, MTSU students are positioned for success. Please stop by and see it for yourself!
10 a.m. – noon
Tour "the Truck" - MTSU's Mobile Production Lab
John Bragg Mass Communications Building, south side
Come on out and tour the Mobile Production Lab (aka “The Truck”) used by the Electronic Media Communication department to teach students how to produce a variety of live television events such as sports, concerts and awards shows. This $1.4 million dollar mobile HDTV facility debuted in September 2011 and is used to produce 25 to 30 events each semester.
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Overview of the Pro Pilot and Maintenance Management Program
MTSU Flight School Building – Murfreesboro Airport
Alumni will tour the flight school, including viewing of the DA40 with all glass cockpits. Alumni can also tour the Miller Lanier Maintenance facility and the labs.
Please RSVP for this activity by emailing alumni@mtsu.edu
10:00 a.m. - Noon
Learn more about the Underwater Treadmill
The College of Behavioral and Health Sciences - Alumni Memorial Gym
Come see the Underwater Treadmill, register for prizes, take a department tour and enjoy some juice and snacks with the dedicated faculty and staff, including Inaugural Dean Dr. Harold Whiteside and department chairs of the College of Behavioral and Health Services. Please RSVP to Ms. Bea Perdue, CBHS Development Director at bea.perdue@mtsu.edu or 615.898.2417.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Phillips Bookstore’s Salute to Spring
Enjoy a 20% discount on all clothing and gifts.
Student Union, 1st floor
Open 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
http://frank.mtsu.edu/~phillips
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Kennon Hall of Fame
The College of Graduate Studies
The College of Graduate Studies will have a table set-up in the
Kennon Hall of Fame with materials about the program available. There
will also be a staff person on hand to answer any questions that you may
have about the program.
11:00 a.m. - 1:30pm
Experimental Vehicles Display
presented by Engineering Technology
Kennon Hall of Fame, (next to the football stadium)
The experimental vehicle program will have their experimental
vehicles on display outside the Hall of Fame during lunch. Initiated in
2004, EVP is composed of four project teams; Baja SAE, Formula SAE,
Moonbuggy NASA and Solarboat ASME, which are all designed, crafted and
led by students. There will also be a representative of the program
there to answer any questions that you may have on the vehicles and the
program.
11 a.m.
Campus Bus Tour
Presented by the Office of Alumni Relations.
Take a riding tour to get reacquainted and explore all the new construction and growth taking place on campus.
RSVP by April 15. Seating is limited.
To make reservations click here or call 800-533-6878.
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Alumni Spring Weekend Lunch
Join us for lunch on campus to meet fellow Blue Raider alumni, guests and families.
Kennon Sports Hall of Fame
Reservations required by April 17
Reservations can be made online.
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Kennon Sports Hall of Fame Open House
Explore the fantastic collection of Blue Raider sports artifacts and memorabilia.
Kennon Sports Hall of Fame.
www.mtsu.edu/murphycenter/facilities.shtml
1 p.m.
MTSU Blue Raider Spring Football Game
Presented by Blue Raider Athletics
Cheer on the Blue Raider Football team as they prepare for the upcoming season.
Free and open to the public.
Floyd Stadium.
The Jeff Hendrix Stadium Club will be open to the public from 12pm until the end of the game.
Come participate in the creating of the CUSA Human Logo! Bring your family to participate in this fun (on the field" event
led by Band of Blue Director Craig Cornish.
www.goblueraiders.com
1p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Aviation Technology – Air Traffic Control, Technology Lab and the Focus Lab
Business & Aerospace Building, South Lobby – BAS Rooms S112, S116 & S216
Alumni can tour the State of the Art, one of a kind Air Traffic control simulation lab, they can also tour the new Aerospace Technology Lab and the one of a kind focus lab that simulates an Airline operation center. Please RSVP for this activity by emailing alumni@mtsu.edu
1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Blue Raider Softball Doubleheader, MTSU vs. North Texas
Show your Blue Raider Pride as you cheer on the Lady Raider Softball team in an important Sunbelt matchup.
Blue Raider Softball field.
www.goblueraiders.com
April 21 @ noon vs. North Texas
1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Mineral, Gem & Fossil Museum Open House
The Museum has two main exhibit rooms and a smaller black light room that displays fluorescent minerals. Samples on display come from every state in the U.S. as well as from over 50 other countries from every corner of the world
Ezell Hall on campus.
No charge.
4 p.m.
Blue Raider Baseball vs. FIU
Reese Smith, Jr. Field
Get $4 tickets to all baseball games during Alumni Spring Weekend by ordering online using code True Blue
Prior to the game all baseball alumni will be honored on the field highlighting the 45th anniversary of the 1968 OVC Championship Team.
For more information contact Justin Jones at 615-898-5135 or Justin.Jones@mtsu.edu
7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Greek Awards – Student Union Ballroom
Are you interested to see if your fraternity or sorority will win an award this year? The annual Greek Awards banquet is an excellent time to see what organizations will win awards in the Greek community. Seating is limited.
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
International Film: ‘Where Do We Go Now?’ in the Student Union Video Theater (2nd Floor)
Set in a remote village where the church and the mosque stand side by side, Where Do We Go Now? follows the antics of the town's women to keep their blowhard men from starting a religious war. Women heartsick over sons, husbands and fathers lost to previous flare-ups unite to distract their men with clever ruses, from faking a miracle to hiring a troop of Ukrainian strippers. Clocking in at 110 minutes, this PG-13 comedy/drama is sure to leave you satisfied and enlightened to views from another culture.
Sunday, April 21, 2012
1 p.m.
Blue Raider Baseball, MTSU vs. FIU
Show your Blue Raider Pride as you cheer on the Blue Raiders in an important Sunbelt matchup.
Reese Smith Jr. Field
Get $4 tickets to all baseball games during Alumni Spring Weekend by ordering online using code True Blue
Noon
Blue Raider Softball, MTSU vs. North Texas
Blue Raider Softball Field
8:00 p.m.
Spring Concerts in Wright Music Hall
Nashville Chamber Singers - 3:00 p.m.
Kayla Allsop - Jr. vocal recital - 5:00 p.m.
Brass Chamber Ensemble - 7:00 p.m.
All times and dates are subject to change.
Be sure to stay up-to-date with the latest Alumni happenings and events. Send your email address to Alumni@mtsu.edu, go to www.MTAlumni.com or call 800-533-6878.