YOU’RE INVITED!
family weekend & homecoming OCTOBER 11—13, 2018
Dear Bearcat, Return home to Willamette for a fun-filled weekend with family, friends and fellow Bearcats! Explore campus, see a show and cheer on the Bearcats as they take on the George Fox Bruins in the annual homecoming game.
Highlights of the weekend include: • Homecoming BBQ Tailgate and Family Zone • Annual Homecoming Football Game • Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Dinner • Comedy and Theatre Performances • Mini-University Sessions
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12
7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. Theatre Production: “Dead City” by Sheila Callaghan M. Lee Pelton Theatre
7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. The Bistro Open Putnam University Center
Samantha Blossom, a chipper woman in her 40s, wakes in her Upper East Side apartment one June morning to find her life being narrated over the airwaves of public radio. So begins this 90-minute comic drama, a modernized, gender-reversed, relocated, hyper-theatrical riff on the novel Ulysses, occurring exactly 100 years to the day after Joyce’s jaunt through Dublin.
Advance tickets required. “Dead City” is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French.
The Bistro facilitates an inclusive and educational community for students to challenge themselves professionally and socially while providing an accessible platform for student creativity and expression. In addition to its coffee and tea selection, The Bistro serves warm cookies, its famous Buzz Bars and limited entree selections. Learn more about The Bistro at willamette.edu/offices/bistro.
8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. The Willamette Store Open Putnam University Center, 1st Floor
Noon – 6 p.m. Check-In Putnam University Center, 2nd Floor Lobby
7 p.m. Willamette Volleyball vs. Whitworth Sparks Center
Pick up campus information and pre-purchased tickets. Limited tickets will be available for purchase at check-in. Brunch tickets will be available at Goudy Commons. Theatre tickets will be available at the Theatre Box Office.
Come support our Bearcats! Admission fee at the door.
6:30 p.m. Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Cat Cavern
7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. Theatre Production: “Dead City” by Sheila Callaghan M. Lee Pelton Theatre See Thursday at 7:30 p.m. for details.
Advance tickets required.
The purpose of the Willamette University Athletic Hall of Fame is to formally recognize outstanding contributions to the heritage and tradition of the Bearcat intercollegiate athletic program. Criteria for selection includes achievements while at Willamette and athletic accomplishments later in life. ATHLETES: Dwight Adams ’33*, Football, Basketball, Baseball; Gerald “Jiggs” Burnett, Jr. ’63 Football, Baseball; Lea Bush ’90, Track and Field, Basketball; Ed Cardinal ’31* Football, Basketball, Baseball; Marv Cisneros ’61* Football; Mike Coleman ’73 Basketball; Leslie (Wilday) Deuster ’86 Swimming; Jean Fisher ’79, JD ’85, Tennis, Badminton, Golf, Bowling; Bob Hall ’52, Football, Track and Field; Gerry Preston ’87, Football, Baseball; Rob Roy ’61 ,Track and Field; Nate Matlock ’05, Football, Track and Field; Alicia (Wright) Scanlan ’96, Volleyball; Jake Stout ’04, Cross Country, Track and Field; Sarah Zerzan ’08, Cross Country, Track and Field; Anne (Merten) Cannon ’04, Soccer
* Posthumous inductions COACH
7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. Family Weekend Jazz Night Smith Auditorium Family Weekend Jazz Night features the music department’s great student Jazz musicians performing in small combos, the Willamette Jazz Collective, and the Willamette Singers. This event is free and un-ticketed, so enjoy a great evening of jazz, including big band classics, contemporary pop fusion and everything in between!
Skip Kenitzer Head Coach, Men’s and Women’s Swimming Coach, 1993-98; Co-Head Coach, 1998-2001 MERITORIOUS SERVICE Sam Lapray ’87 TEAM 1974 and 1975 Team Handball Each inductee receives a plaque that includes a photograph and citation highlighting the accomplishments of the inductee. A duplicate plaque is displayed in a glass case adjacent to the west end of Cone Field House, near the lobby of the Sparks Center.
Pre-registration is required by Friday, October 5th. Reception, dinner, and program. For tickets, visit wubearcats.com/hof/induction-ceremony or call the athletic office at 503-370-6420.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13 8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast Goudy Commons Bon Appetit will serve lighter breakfast fare for those who would like to enjoy a quick meal earlier in the morning.
9 a.m. – Noon Check-In Putnam University Center, 2nd Floor Lobby Pick up campus information and pre-purchased tickets. Limited tickets will be available for purchase at check-in. Brunch tickets will be available at Goudy Commons. Theatre tickets will be available at the Theatre Box Office.
Mini-University Sessions Get a taste of the academic life at Willamette by attending your choice of sessions presented by professors from a variety of departments. Modeled after the classes that students attend daily, mini-university sessions give you a sense of what it’s like to study at Willamette, along with a sampling of the exciting subjects Willamette students are immersed in. 9 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. Deep Time Natural History of Willamette David Craig, Professor of Biology Ford Hall, Room 122
The Big Bang and Beyond: Making Sense of the Universe Richard Watkins, Professor of Physics Eaton Hall, Room 209
In this class session we’ll go back into the evolutionary and ecological past to consider how deep time has shaped the biodiversity we see everyday. We’ll elevate some of the indigenous knowledge that preceded the colonization of campus and note how generations of students, faculty, and staff have changed this spot since 1842. If the weather is favorable, the session may include a short walk outside.
This session will start with a tour of the universe and a discussion of how cosmologists get their heads around it. We’ll then turn our attention to understanding how the universe evolves in time and what it means that the universe began in a Big Bang 13.7 billion years ago. Finally, we’ll discuss some recent discoveries that give us confidence that the Big Bang theory is correct while also presenting us with new mysteries.
Graph Pebbling Josh Laison, Professor of Mathematics Smullin Hall, Room 129 Graph pebbling is a fun collection of puzzles and an active field of mathematical research. In this session we’ll play some versions of the graph pebbling game and discover some pebbling theorems recently published by Willamette students.
The Examination of the “Other:” An Insight Into the Asian Pacific Islander Experience in the Prison Industrial Complex Michelle Hicks, Class of 2020 Eaton Hall, Room 209 This project aims to address the disparities of knowledge present within political science with regards to the Asian Pacific Islander group. Hear Michelle Hicks ’20 present her analysis of ethnographic interviews with incarcerated persons and analysis of sociological constructions with regards to the API community. Using this analysis, Michelle will then explain how the creation of a club helps members of the API group more easily form a community and retain their culture.
10 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Facing Fame: Renaissance Praises for Leonardo, Raphael and Michelangelo Ricardo De Mambro Santos, Professor and Chair, Art History Ford Hall, Room 122 This lecture will examine the early biographies dedicated to these three artists, focusing on the emergence of a critical vocabulary that could effectively stress the novelty of their creations.
175 Years of Birds, Bees, Flowers and Trees at Willamette David Craig, Professor of Biology Ford Hall, Room 122 In this class session we’ll see what we can learn from the oldest trees on campus. We’ll look at global maps and learn how local migratory birds connect us to both the high Arctic and deep tropics of the Equator. We’ll learn about some of the extraordinary diversity of flowers on campus and the types of bees and other critters that visit them. We’ll learn how our campus has changed in the last 175 years and imagine what it might be like in another 25.
Un-ruined: How ISIS Sought to Destroy & How Yazidi Survivors Are Fighting Back Abrain Sabo, Class of 2019 Eaton Hall, Room 209 In August of 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant/Syria (ISIL/ISIS) enacted their plan to decimate the Yazidi ethnic minority population in the Sinjar region of Northern Iraq. Almost three years after the invasion that sparked the beginning of this ongoing genocide, the United Nations Security Council voted to pass Resolution 2379, which established an independent investigative team whose sole purpose was to search for and collect evidence relating to these crimes. In this presentation, Abrain Sabo ’19 examines critiques of the institutions at play and seeks to understand the mechanisms that made this resolution possible, as well as those that hindered, and may continue to hinder, its ultimate success.
Homecoming BBQ Tailgate & Family Zone Come back to your alma mater for Homecoming! Enjoy a tailgate BBQ and Bearcats football game along with a Family Zone. The Family Zone is open to everyone at no charge from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be plenty of fun for everyone, with face painting, a bounce house, carnival games with prizes and a dunk tank. Noon Women’s Soccer vs. Lewis and Clark Sparks Field
7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Family Weekend Concert Hudson Hall
Come support our Bearcats!
The Willamette Music Department presents its Family Weekend Classical Music Concert. All the classical ensembles from the department will perform, including the University Chamber Orchestra and the Wind Ensemble, the Male Ensemble, Voce Femminile and the Willamette Chamber Choir.
1:30 p.m. Football vs. George Fox McCulloch Stadium Complimentary tickets available at check-in and gate on game day. Bring your Bearcat gear and your Bearcat pride to McCulloch Stadium to cheer on the Bearcats as the host the George Fox Bruins! Admission fee at the entrance.
7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. Theatre Production: “Dead City” by Sheila Callaghan M. Lee Pelton Theatre
2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Theatre Production: “Dead City” by Sheila Callaghan M. Lee Pelton Theatre
See Thursday at 7:30 p.m. for details.
Matinee show. See Thursday at 7:30 p.m. for details.
9:30 p.m. Comedian Jenny Zigrino Smith Auditorium With the sweetness of the Midwest and the brazen attitude of the East Coast, Jenny Zigrino is a comedian who packs a punch of truly original humor. She’s charmed audiences across the country with her wit, keen observations, embarrassing anecdotes and brilliant honesty — and now she’s coming to Willamette!
HOMECOMING RESERVATION DEADLINE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2018 Register online at: willamette.edu/go/homecoming.
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
QUESTIONS? Please contact us at (503) 375-5304 or alumni@willamette.edu.