Wednesday, September 21
PITT-nic in the Park (11:30 am. to 1:30 p.m.)Central Park, Downtown JohnstownIt's our fifth annual PITT-nic in the Park! Meet us in Johnstown's Central Park for a free community picnic that will include hot dogs, popcorn, dessert, and beverages. Have your picture taken with the Pitt-Johnstown Mountain Cat, too! The celebration is part of Homecoming 2011 and is a signature component of "Pitt-Johnstown @ Your Service."
Thursday, September 22
Management Forum (6-9 p.m.)Cambria Room, Student UnionCalling all business alumni! Join members of the business faculty for their annual Management Forum. This year's event will feature three excellent speakers who will be sharing their experiences. This will also be Ron Vickroy's last forum, so let's make this one his best event ever!
Friday, September 23
Alumni Accounting Advisory Board (AAAB) Job Fair (10:30 am. to 1:30 p.m.)Cambria Room, Student UnionThis is the eighth year for the AAAB’s job fair for accounting majors. Many thanks for the alumni and businesses for their participation in this event. For more information, click here.3rd Annual Pitt-Johnstown Alumni Golf Classic (Noon)North Fork Country Club ($50 per golfer; deadline: September 14)The fee includes green fees, golf cart, lunch, registration, and prizes. Click here for a registration form.Carnival (1-10 p.m.)Biddle Hall parking areaWe’ve created the perfect carnival atmosphere with rides including a Ferris wheel, giant slide, carousel, a Sizzler, a Hurricane, and a Hi-Flyer. And, it wouldn’t be a carnival without funnel cakes!Alumni Welcome Back Reception (6:30 - 8 p.m.)Campus Mall ($15 per person/$10 for Alumni Association Members)Kick back, relax, and reconnect with your former classmates while enjoying pizza, wings, and beer under the tent! It’s a perfect way to start the weekend! Click here for a registration form.Fireworks (8:15 p.m.)Campus MallFor the past three years, hundreds of people have packed the campus mall for the spectacular Zambelli Fireworks. So, we’ve brought them back for another amazing display staged to music!
Alumni Accounting Advisory Board (AAAB) Job Fair (10:30 am. to 1:30 p.m.)Cambria Room, Student UnionThis is the eighth year for the AAAB’s job fair for accounting majors. Many thanks for the alumni and businesses for their participation in this event. For more information, click here.
3rd Annual Pitt-Johnstown Alumni Golf Classic (Noon)North Fork Country Club ($50 per golfer; deadline: September 14)The fee includes green fees, golf cart, lunch, registration, and prizes. Click here for a registration form.
Carnival (1-10 p.m.)Biddle Hall parking areaWe’ve created the perfect carnival atmosphere with rides including a Ferris wheel, giant slide, carousel, a Sizzler, a Hurricane, and a Hi-Flyer. And, it wouldn’t be a carnival without funnel cakes!
Alumni Welcome Back Reception (6:30 - 8 p.m.)Campus Mall ($15 per person/$10 for Alumni Association Members)Kick back, relax, and reconnect with your former classmates while enjoying pizza, wings, and beer under the tent! It’s a perfect way to start the weekend! Click here for a registration form.
Fireworks (8:15 p.m.)Campus MallFor the past three years, hundreds of people have packed the campus mall for the spectacular Zambelli Fireworks. So, we’ve brought them back for another amazing display staged to music!
Saturday, September 24
Mountain Cat 5k FunRun and Walk (9 a.m.) ($15 entry fee /$10 for Alumni Association members and $5 for students for registrations received by September 14; $5 additional fee for registrations at the event)The course begins at the Wellness Center and will take you past all of Pitt-Johnstown's iconic landmarks, to end at University Square. Advance registration is required. Click here for a registration form.Alumni Coffee & Donuts (9:30 a.m.)Alumni Hospitality Tent - Campus Mall Homecoming Parade (11 a.m.)The parade will travel from the Richland Cinemas (the former Richland Mall location for those of you who remember the glory days!) to Blackington Hall.Queen Coronation (12:30 p.m.) University SquarePitt vs. Notre Dame (Noon)Mountain Cat Club Carnival (1 -10 p.m.)Biddle Hall parking area Pitt-Johnstown's Own Mad Scientist: Dave Willey (1-2 p.m.)Campus Mall (under the tent)Back by popular demand, it's Dave's "How Does a Thing Like That Work?" show that dazzles and amazes all ages!RealWorld Career Services Open House (2-3:30 p.m.)G52 Student UnionVisit the newly renovated RealWorld Career Services office to register for your personal access to their new Career Management System! Find out about the new system, discover ways to help our current students embark on their careers, and hear how Career Services can help take YOUR career to the next level!The Pitt-Johnstown Zoo (2 p.m.)Cambria RoomGet up-close and personal with wild animals at the Pitt-Johnstown Zoo where you will encounter 14 different animals, which could include: African Emperor Scorpion, Marin Toad, African Spur-Thigh Tortoise, American Alligator, Nile Crocodile, European Legless Lizard, Python, European Eagle Owl, Kinkajou, Fennec Fox, Binturong (bearcat), Spot-Nose Guenon (monkey), and an African Spotted Leopard or Hyena. Alumni Competitive Games (3 p.m.)Calling all Greeks who want to relive Greek Week, Engineers who rule at Baggo, or any team of up to 10 alumni who want to have the bragging rights that they can still dizzy bat like a college student! We will have a variety of family picnic-type games to show off your skills. Contact Sherri Rae (srae@pitt.edu) for more information or to reserve your spot!Progressive Dinner & Birthday Party (6 -9:30 p.m.)$34 per person/$29 for Alumni Association membersIt’s an 80th birthday party for Dr. Lowell Shaffer (a.k.a. Dean Shaffer)! The evening includes a relaxing progressive dinner that will give you a chance to explore the campus and reconnect with some of your favorite professors...while celebrating Dr. Shaffer’s milestone birthday! Click here for a registration form.
Mountain Cat 5k FunRun and Walk (9 a.m.) ($15 entry fee /$10 for Alumni Association members and $5 for students for registrations received by September 14; $5 additional fee for registrations at the event)The course begins at the Wellness Center and will take you past all of Pitt-Johnstown's iconic landmarks, to end at University Square. Advance registration is required. Click here for a registration form.
Alumni Coffee & Donuts (9:30 a.m.)Alumni Hospitality Tent - Campus Mall
Homecoming Parade (11 a.m.)The parade will travel from the Richland Cinemas (the former Richland Mall location for those of you who remember the glory days!) to Blackington Hall.
Queen Coronation (12:30 p.m.) University Square
Pitt vs. Notre Dame (Noon)Mountain Cat Club
Pitt-Johnstown's Own Mad Scientist: Dave Willey (1-2 p.m.)Campus Mall (under the tent)Back by popular demand, it's Dave's "How Does a Thing Like That Work?" show that dazzles and amazes all ages!
RealWorld Career Services Open House (2-3:30 p.m.)G52 Student UnionVisit the newly renovated RealWorld Career Services office to register for your personal access to their new Career Management System! Find out about the new system, discover ways to help our current students embark on their careers, and hear how Career Services can help take YOUR career to the next level!
The Pitt-Johnstown Zoo (2 p.m.)Cambria RoomGet up-close and personal with wild animals at the Pitt-Johnstown Zoo where you will encounter 14 different animals, which could include: African Emperor Scorpion, Marin Toad, African Spur-Thigh Tortoise, American Alligator, Nile Crocodile, European Legless Lizard, Python, European Eagle Owl, Kinkajou, Fennec Fox, Binturong (bearcat), Spot-Nose Guenon (monkey), and an African Spotted Leopard or Hyena.
Alumni Competitive Games (3 p.m.)Calling all Greeks who want to relive Greek Week, Engineers who rule at Baggo, or any team of up to 10 alumni who want to have the bragging rights that they can still dizzy bat like a college student! We will have a variety of family picnic-type games to show off your skills. Contact Sherri Rae (srae@pitt.edu) for more information or to reserve your spot!
Progressive Dinner & Birthday Party (6 -9:30 p.m.)$34 per person/$29 for Alumni Association membersIt’s an 80th birthday party for Dr. Lowell Shaffer (a.k.a. Dean Shaffer)! The evening includes a relaxing progressive dinner that will give you a chance to explore the campus and reconnect with some of your favorite professors...while celebrating Dr. Shaffer’s milestone birthday! Click here for a registration form.
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