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SU Hosts Virtual Homecoming Events

Thursday October 15, 2020

homecoming eventsSALISBURY, MD---While events may look a bit different in a virtual setting, Alumni Homecoming Week at Salisbury University will still allow former and current Sea Gulls to come together and celebrate their Alma Mater.

Events begin Monday, October 19, with a virtual welcome from President Charles Wight, as he invites alumni across the nation and around the world to participate in the virtual events. On Tuesday, October 20, Wight offers his thanks to SU alumni who have returned to or remained on campus as faculty and staff.

SU athletics fans can take a walk down memory lane on Wednesday, October 21, with the “Remember When … From Maggs to Sea Gull Stadium and Beyond,” a look at the transformation of indoor and outdoor athletic facilities. Throughout the week, video profiles will be released highlighting the seven inductees of the SU Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2020.

Reunions are the cornerstone of Alumni Homecoming Week, and 2020 will be no different, with a virtual reunion for those who graduated in years ending in 0 and 5. The 7 p.m. event includes a University update, and individual class graduates will be able to move into breakout “rooms” to visit with their classmates. Those in attendance also have an opportunity to win an SU gift basket.

The full schedule includes:

Monday, October 19

  • “Celebrating Sea Gull Pride”: SU President Charles Wight’s Invitation to alumni to participate in virtual Homecoming activities
  • Virtual walking tour of campus, compliments of SU’s Edward Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture
  • “SU’s Integrated Media Center Video Tour”: Conway Hall’s Integrated Media Center consists of a television studio, a production studio, recording studio and more than a dozen video and audio suites.
  • “Remember When … From Holloway Hall to Nearly 100 Buildings and Beyond”: A look at the physical growth of SU throughout the years
  • “SU Virtual Scavenger Hunt: Homecoming Edition” (Through Sunday, October 25)
  • “2020 SU Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee Spotlight”: Kylor Berkman (’09 men’s lacrosse)
  • “Acadia Photo Album” – Available on Facebook, Acadia alumni are encouraged to visit and add photos
  • Run the Boards Like Rob Virtual 5K (through Sunday, October 25)

Tuesday, October 20

  • “Thank You to Sea Gull Employees”: SU President Charles Wight thanks faculty and staff who, after graduating from SU, have dedicated their lives and careers to the campus and its students
  • “Remember When … From the Ruth Powell Dining Hall to the Commons and Beyond”: A look at how dining facilities have progressed over time
  • “2020 SU Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee Spotlight”: Mike Celenza (’10, ’13 baseball)

Wednesday, October 21

  • 12 p.m. – “Media Literacy” presentation and discussion: Dr. Jennifer Cox of the Communication Department presents on the ways in which information is sought and processed.
  • 6 p.m. – Powerful Connections reunion: Classes of 2017-20
  • “Remember When … From Maggs to Sea Gull Stadium”: A look at the transformation of indoor and outdoor athletic facilities
  • 2020 SU Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee Spotlight”: Kelly Phillips (’08 women’s lacrosse)

Thursday, October 22

  • 7 p.m. – Seidel School of Education virtual wine tasting: Designed specifically for beginners, alumni of the Seidel School join Katy Wolfe, a wine connoisseur from Whidbey Island in Washington State, to learn how to read wine labels, discern corks and engage in the basics involved in understanding tasting notes 
  • “Remember When … From Devilbiss to Henson and Beyond”: A look at how the School of Science and Technology has modernized with technological advances
  • 2020 SU Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee Spotlight”: Delanie Spriggs (’10 men’s track and field)

Friday, October 23

  • 5:30 p.m. – School of Social Work happy hour: Social Work alumni are joined by faculty members for a virtual happy hour, which includes contests, trivia, prizes and music
  • 7 p.m. – Virtual reunion for ’0s and ’5s graduates: Following a University update, alumni can move into breakout rooms to visit with classmates from their year and have the opportunity to win an SU gift basket
  • School of Social Work Virtual 5K (through Sunday, October 25)
  • “Remember When … From SGA to Student Radio Stations and Beyond”: A look at how student life and campus organizations have evolved
  • 2020 SU Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee Spotlight”: Kyle Sterling (’10 men’s soccer)

Saturday, October 24

  • “Remember When … From Caruthers to Conway Hall and Beyond”: A look at the transformation of the School of Education
  • 2020 SU Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee Spotlight: Danielle (Twilley) Sweitzer (’08 ’09 ’11 field hockey)

Sunday, October 25    

  • School of Social Work yoga session
  • “Remember When … From Blackwell to Guerrieri Academic Commons and Beyond”: A look at the journey to one of the best college libraries in the nation as recently designated by The Princeton Review
  • “2020 SU Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee Spotlight”: Coach Doug Fleetwood (Baseball)

Some events require advance registration. For more information, or to register for select events call 410-543-6042 or visit the Alumni Homecoming website.