REUNION 2009 INFORMATION AND SCHEDULE

Classes of: 1934, 1939, 1944, 1949, 1954, 1959, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994 REGISTRATION FORM- Please print out this form, fill it in, and mail in with the registration fee to the College of St. Catherine Alumnae Association Office, Mail #F-33, College of St. Catherine, 2004 Randolph Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105; If you register by Saturday, June 14, you will receive a written confirmation, tickets, and helpful shuttle and parking information. Or call in to the Alumnae Association Office to provide your credit card payment and information to 651-690-6666. Faculty Award Nomination Questionnaire-Personal Bio Class Leadership Nomination Liturgy Participants Volunteer Alumnae registering early will receive written confirmation and helpful parking/shuttle information. If you need additional information please write, call, or email the College of St. Catherine Alumnae Association Office, Mail #F-33, College of St. Catherine, 2004 Randolph Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105; alumnae@stkate.edu; 651-690-6666. Please let us know about any special conditions or requests. All Reunion Weekend on-campus event locations are handicapped accessible.

Hospitality Rooms: At registration, check your schedule for separate hospitality rooms for St. Joseph’s Nurses, St. Mary’s Nurses, and Weekend College Graduates. SCHEDULE -- click here. Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday GENERAL INFORMATION -- click here. Class Photographs Election of Class Leaders Alumnae Authors Recreation and Fitness Bookstore Hours FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE -- click here. Dining Housing Shuttle Information Storage of Change of Clothes Hotels LINK TO GENERAL REUNION PAGE, click here. ALUMNAE AUTHORS: We would love to have a display of books for the weekend. If you have a published book send one copy for the “Authors’ Table.” With a copy of the book, please send information about where the book can be obtained. Books need to be sent to the Alumnae Association office, 2004 Randolph Ave., #F-33, St. Paul, Minnesota 55105, by Friday, June 12. After Reunion, books can be left with the Alumnae Association or will be returned, if requested. For more information, contact:

Class Colors Each class is assigned a color. Please look for your class color on name tags, for the reserved tables at the luncheon, and for tables at dinner. 1934 White, 1939 Light Blue, 1944 Yellow, 1949 Teal, 1954 Soft Pink, 1959 Gold, 1964 Dark Green, 1969 Royal Blue, 1974 Red, 1979 Green, 1984 Silver, 1989 Purple, 1994 Lime Green

Check In Each Reunion participant needs to check in only once to get materials for the weekend. Check in at Reunion Headquarters -- Coeur de Catherine, main floor west, Centers of Excellence Rooms; Registration materials include: a complete schedule for the weekend with location room numbers. Check-In Hours: Thursday, June 18, noon to 8 p.m. Friday, June 19, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday June 20, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, June 21, opens at 9 a.m.

Thursday, June 18 -- Settle in to Celebrate Our Campus and Impressive Alumnae -- the St. Catherine Alumnae Awards!

Afternoon

Noon to 8:00 p.m.: Registration opens at Reunion Headquarters -- Coeur de Catherine, main floor west, Centers of Excellence Rooms;

Until 6:00 p.m. DINING OPTIONS -- The Coeur de Catherine dining room and cafeteria is open until 6 p.m. for purchasing dinner.

6:15 p.m. ST. CATHERINE ALUMNAE AWARDS CEREMONY AND RECEPTION
Come and you will be inspired by the incredible lives of service and leadership of your fellow alumnae. The ceremony will be held in the third floor Rauenhorst Hall in Coeur de Catherine. The reception with offer hearty hors d’oeuvres and beverages. Please attend and help us honor these outstanding individuals:

• Virginia Binet Berg SP’54
• Bernadette Foss Hughes SP’59
• Sheila Clifford Lind SP’69
• Mary Dee Hacker SP’74
• Melissa Brechon SP’77, MLIS '95

These award winners are talented and they use their talents for the good of their societies,
whichever those might be: families, Church, professional or volunteer worlds, and sometimes a combination of several categories. They make us very proud to be alumnae. You won't regret attending this event. You are sure to walk away inspired.

Join us in offering honorary Alumnae Association membership to:

• Catherine Pribyl Lupori
• Peter Lupori

They have both done so much for alumnae, the Alumnae Association, and St. Catherine's!




Friday, June 19 -- A Day of Reflection and Intellectual Stimulation with Friends

Morning

7:30 a.m. -- Dining hall and cafeteria at Coeur de Catherine open for purchasing breakfast.
8:00 a.m. -- Registration in Coeur de Catherine, Centers of Excellence

Friday Mini-Courses:
You can choose among the morning programs, have lunch, then enjoy more programs in the afternoon.

CEUs: Opportunity to gain CEUs through the College of St. Catherine is an option for program registrants. See the registration form for details.

Class Offerings will include some of the following:

8:15 a.m. to 9:10 a.m. SPIRITUALITY: Where am I on My Spiritual Journey?

9:15 a.m. to 10:10 a.m. HOLISTIC HEALTH: Join the Holistic Health faculty member in determining ways to find positive benefits for your mind, body, and spirit.

10:15 a.m. to 11:10 a.m. ETHICS IN EVERYDAY LIFE: Guides to Making Sound Decisions and Helping Those Around Us to Do the Same

OR

MEMOIR WRITING: Finding the Plot in Your Life
( You can take this mini-course for one period 10:15 - 11:10 or for two periods !0:15 to noon)
This is not just a class for writers -- it's for everyone! Writing can be a way of talking to oneself and shifting out the meaningful elements of our lives. Marybeth Lorbiecki SP '81, author and editor, will talk about the essential elements of memoir writing and organizing, and guide participants in some exercises to get the juices flowing. Please bring a notebook and writing implements, along with a significant photograph and a small object of different significance.
For background on the teacher, visit marybethlorbiecki.com

11:15 a.m. to noon MEMOIR WRITING: Second Session -- see above description


11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.: LUNCH in the campus cafeteria. Purchase special salads or grill items and eat in the lower level dining room.

12:00 noon to 1:15 p.m. BOOK TALKING with LUNCH: You can pick up lunch in the cafeteria and join a table in the lower level dining room for Reunion participants who want to talk about current books and new titles.

11:30 a.m. CLASS of 1954 LUNCHEON: special lunch in President's Dining Room -- if you didn't receive a special invitation, please call or email the Alumnae Association to have one sent to you.

11:30 a.m. CLASS of 1959 and 1954 NURSES ST. JOSEPH'S TOUR AND LUNCH: if you didn't receive a special invitation, please call or email the Alumnae Association to have one sent to you.

• 11:30 a.m. -- Meet in St. Joseph's Hospital Lobby
• 12:00 noon -- Mass in St. Joseph's Hospital Chapel
• 12:30 p.m. -- Brief Tour of CyberKnife Center
• 12:45 p.m. -- Lunch, provided by St. Joseph's
• 1:45 p.m. -- Information and possible tour of St. Joseph's Hospital Building Project
• 2:00 p.m. -- Visit to the St. Joseph's Hospital Archives Room (North Wing)

FREE Parking: 10th Street Ramp. Bring your parking tickets with you and we can validate them for you for Free Parking. Otherwise, valet parking will be available at the front entrance on Exchange Street for the $3 fee.

You will receive a separate invitation for this event. Please RSVP to the Alumnae Office by June 10th. Their contact information is in the mailed invitation. Please call us if you have questions or just want to visit!


Afternoon: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00

1:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ACADEMIC TOUR OF CAMPUS
Hear first hand from various department representatives on the innovations in programs and facilities in each building,. Presentations will include: University status and its impact; Master’s degrees and doctoral programs

Tour will included the following locations:

• Library area, MLIS Department
• New residence halls,
• Fontbonne: Business Administration department specialties and Family, Consumer, and Nutritional Sciences Program
• Mendel Hall: Science and Education programs
• Art Building: exhibits in the Catherine G. Murphy Art Gallery
• School of Health programs including nursing, occupational therapy/occupational science
• Organization of all majors into schools of the university
• Whitby Hall: Liberal Arts programs, School of Health nursing labs and programs in lower level, plans for 3rd floor transition to academic space, and renovated Jeanne d’Arc Auditorium

The grounds are already looking wonderful and spots like the Rose Garden, Dew Drop, and English Garden will be lovely to visit in June.

3:30 p.m. CHAPEL ARCHITECTURE TOUR IN OUR LADY OF VICTORY CHAPEL
Hear about Mother Antonia McHugh's adaptation of St. Trophime Church in Arles, France, the model she used for Our Lady of Victory Chapel. Mary Ann Brenden, associate professor of social work, has researched this topic and will offer this unique presentation.

5:00 p.m. MEETING for Ministers for Sunday Liturgy in Campus Ministry office behind Chapel Sacristy.

Evening: Individual informal class gatherings/each class will have a separate space. Invitations on colored paper have been sent to class individuals with the reunion information, including location on campus, time, and fee. This invitation also includes names and contact information for class committee members. If you did not receive your invitation, please phone or email the Alumnae Association.

Individual class meetings: Each class will conduct class elections on Friday evening.
Classes of 1934, 1939, and 1944 may use this time as they please. There are no specific plans made yet by these classes for special gatherings. Spontaneous events can be planned at the reunion.

• 1949 Coeur de Catherine, Room 401
• 1959 Coeur de Catherine Third Floor, President's Dining Room, Room 372
• 1964 Coeur de Catherine, Main Dining Room, west end and patio
• 1969 Coeur de Catherine, Third Floor, Room 355
• 1974 Coeur de Catherine, Third Floor, South Atrium
• 1979 Coeur de Catherine, Second Floor, Coffee Shop
• 1984 Derham Hall, Room 409
• 1989 Coeur de Catherine, Second Floor, Abigail Quigley McCarthy Center for Women, Room 230
• 1994 Rauenhorst Residence Hall. Conference Area

Saturday, June 20 -- A Day of Festivities

Morning

Morning: Registration in Coeur de Catherine Centers of Excellence for all classes OTHER than 1959

9:00 a.m.: CLASS of 1959 Registration in Derhall Hall Parlors


9:15 a.m.: CLASS PHOTO for 50-year class of 1959

9:45 a.m.: REUNION MASS, PROCESSION with Class of 1959 and prelude music with Alumnae Celebration Choir and Musician, Liturgical dancers -- Our Lady of Victory Chapel

Class of 1959 pinning ceremony


12:00 p.m. noon: LUNCHEON and KEYNOTE ADDRESS with Senior Vice President Colleen Hegranes

• Myser Faculty Awards
• Announcement of St. Catherine Alumnae Awards
• Reunion class gift presentation

2:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m. RECEPTION WITH CURRENT AND RETIRED FACULTY AND STAFF
Names of those faculty memers expected to be present will be available at registration on Reunion Weekend.

2:45 p.m. CLASS of 1984 PHOTO in Coeur de Catherine

3:00 p.m. CLASS of 1984 Presentation of 25-year pins to members of the class of 1984

4:00 p.m. ICE CREAM SOCIAL on quadrangle


Saturday Evening:


5:00 p.m.: ALL-CLASS INFORMAL DINNER EVENT-- BRING YOUR FAMILIES!
Begins on the lower level patio. Bring your families and join classmates. Food is served at buffet tables; eat inside in the main dining room or outside.


Class of 1959 has a separate evening dinner event. See Reunion mailing invite. If you are missing your invitation, please call or email the alumnae Association.


Sunday, June 21 -- Time to Reconnect Once More, Bless Each Other, and Make Our Fare-Thee-Wells

7:30 a.m. Dining Hall open for breakfast purchases.

7:30 a.m. DEW DROP DASH -- a 5K Walk/Run on campus, for more information and to sign up ...







9:00 registration opens in Centers of Excellence

10:30 a.m. SUNDAY CELEBRATION AND REMEMBRANCE MASS FOR DECEASED REUNION CLASSMATES


Come pray with us and the Alumnae Choir in Our Lady of Victory Chapel, remembering our classmates, celebrating the gift of their lives and sharing our faith and deepest longings and prayers for the future.

11:30 a.m. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Socialize with alumnae, families and guests at Rauenhorst Hall, Coeur de Catherine. Exchange information and plan to see each other again!

GENERAL INFORMATION

CLASS PHOTOGRAPHS
The photo for the 50-year class (1959) will be taken at 9:15 a.m. on Saturday morning.
The photo for the 25-year class (1984) will be taken before the Saturday afternoon pinning ceremony. You may wish to take candid group photos during the Friday evening class gatherings or at lunch on Saturday.

ELECTION OF CLASS LEADERSHIP MEMBERS
New class leadership team members will be elected for the next five years during Reunion Weekend. Class leadership team elections will be held during the Friday evening parties.

ALUMNAE AUTHORS: We would love to have a display of books for the weekend. If you have a published book send one copy for the “Authors’ Table.” With a copy of the book, please send information about where the book can be obtained.
Books need to be sent to the Alumnae Association office, 2004 Randolph Ave., #F-33, St. Paul, Minnesota 55105, by Friday, June 12. After Reunion, books can be left with the Alumnae Association or will be returned, if requested. For more information, contact:

RECREATION AND FITNESS
The Aimee and Patrick Butler Center for Sports and Fitness, which offers the use of the gymnasium, racquetball courts, running track, weight room, and cardiovascular equipment will be open during Reunion Weekend. Hours will be available in the schedule for Reunion Weekend.
Pool hours will vary on Friday and Saturday. Call 651-690-8777 for exact times.
The Reunion nametag is the I.D. on Reunion Weekend to admit the alumna and her family to the Butler Center.

BOOKSTORE HOURS
The Coeur de Catherine Bookstore, with plenty of memorabilia merchandise, will offer
convenient hours for shopping.

FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE

DINING
Coeur de Catherine dining facilities will open at 7:30 a.m. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday mornings so reunion participants can purchase breakfast if they desire.

HOUSING
Returning alumnae may make reservations for overnight accommodations on campus.
You will be staying in a new residence hall. One set of linens and towels are provided. Most rooms have two single beds. Spouses are welcome. Rooms are available from Wednesday through checkout time at 1:00 p.m. Sunday. If you are arriving earlier than Wednesday or wishing to extend your stay, special arrangements can be made.

SHUTTLE INFORMATION
The Alumnae Association will operate courtesy shuttle service on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of Reunion weekend. The shuttle will pick up and drop off approximately every 15 minutes at the bus shelter in the northwest section of The O’Shaughnessy parking lot off Fairview Avenue. The shuttle will stop at various locations on campus, including Coeur de Catherine, Our Lady of Victory Chapel and Derham Hall.

Shuttle Hours: Thursday Friday Saturday
2:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.

STORING A CHANGE OF CLOTHES FOR AREA ATTENDEES
If local metropolitan-area reunion attendees wish to change before dinner, we can provide
space for storing attire and a room for changing in the late afternoon on Saturday.

HOTELS
A list of hotels in the area is available upon request from the Alumnae Association office, or click on: Discounted Hotel Rates in the Twin Cities. The Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities (ACTC) have developed agreements with a variety of local hotels for alumnae and guests of the College. We encourage you to use theses hotels when planning for visits. Be sure to ask for the rate listed with the hotel. Click below for:
Associated Colleges Twin Cities (ACTC) Hotel Deals

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Overall REUNION INFORMATION