Dr. Lloyd Axworthy, President & Vice-Chancellor of The University of Winnipeg and Del Sexsmith, President of The University of Winnipeg Alumni Association invite you to Homecoming 2009, Friday, September 11 – Sunday, September 13, 2009.
Alumni Community BBQ Party
Join us in the Quadrangle Friday night from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm for the outdoor Alumni Community BBQ Party featuring The Winnipeg Steel Orchestra and The Classic Embers Band, UWSA beer garden, and Diversity Food Services. Admission to this event is free and open to all UWinnipeg students, faculty, staff and the community-at-large.
Afternoon BBQ – Music & Games
Saturday, September 12, 2009 there is a Community Barbecue from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm featuring The Downtown Winnipeg Jazz Band and includes traditional Indigenous crafts, games for kids aged seven and up, pickup basketball, volleyball and street hockey on the Spence Street Promenade and Portage Commons.
Reunions are being held for University classes of ’49, ’69, and The Collegiate Class of ’99.
90th Anniversary
This year’s Homecoming also celebrates the 90th Anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 with a tour on Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm that will take you through important strike locations.
Homecoming is a great opportunity for alumni to return to The University of Winnipeg campus and re-connect. For more information and a complete list of events visit Homecoming 2009.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Steve Pataki, UWinnipeg Alumni Development Co-ordinator
Phone: 204.988.7122, E-mail: s.pataki@uwinnipeg.ca
