A Christian College of the Liberal Arts & Sciences

Homecoming & Family Weekend Schedule

October 5-7, 2012

Thursday, October 4, 2012
7:00 p.m.
Freshman Class Tradition
Around Eagle Statue
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
John Leax Reading
CFA Recital Hall
8:00 - 9:00 p.m.
John Leax book-signing and reception
CFA Atrium
Friday, October 5, 2012
The academic class schedule has been altered for today.
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Stephanie McMahon: Recent Paintings
Ortlip Art Gallery
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Alumni Art Show CFA Atrium
9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Registration Desk Open Van Dyk Lounge
10:25 – 10:55 a.m. Academic Receptions Various Locations
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Founders’ Day Convocation Wesley Chapel
12:00 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch Dining Hall
1:30 p.m. Golf Tournament Allegheny Hills Golf Course
2:15 - 3:30 p.m.

 "The Great Divide" - a discussion of ministry in "sacred" and "secular" contexts.

CFA 145
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.

 Panel Discussion - Key issues in the 2012 elections: Hear from a panel of experts from both Democratic and Republican perspectives.

Library 323
5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Dinner Dining Hall
7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Greatbatch School of Music Homecoming Concert Wesley Chapel
8:15 p.m. Philharmonia presents "The 1812 Overture" In front of Gillette Hall
Following concert Fireworks Quad
9:00 p.m. Homecoming Dance Quad/Rain: Nielsen Center
9:00 p.m. Alumni Coffeehouse Van Dyk Lounge
Saturday, October 6, 2012
8:00 - 7:00 p.m. Registration Desk Open Van Dyk Lounge
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Houghton Faculty Art Exhibit Ortlip Art Gallery
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Alumni Art Show CFA Atrium
9:00 a.m. Fun Run Nielsen Physical Education Center
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Pancake Breakfast Dining Hall
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Chat with the President Gillette Hall Lounge
10:00 a.m. Interactive Science Experiences
Paine Science Center
Into the Wild: The Ecology of Alaska Paine 311 Jim Wolfe
CSI Houghton: Our Forensics Toolbox Paine 410 Karen Torraca
How Things Work: The Physics of Everyday Stuff Paine 118 Brandon Hoffman
Pattern Recognition Using Neural Networks Paine 215 Wei Hu
Obama vs. Romney: What's Math Got to Do With it? Paine 210 Rebekah Yates and Jill Jordan
DNA Typing: Just How Unique Are You? Paine 318 Matt Pelletier
Houghton’s Happy Herptiles: Real Amphibians, Real Stories Paine 310 Aaron Sullivan
Electron Exchange: Powering Chemical Reactions
Paine 414 John Rowley
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Fall Festival Quad
11:00 a.m. Reunion Class Gatherings Various sites
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Picnic on the Quad Quad
12:00 p.m. Field Hockey vs. Hartwick College
Alumni Athletic Complex
1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Trail Rides Equestrian Center
2:00 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs. Stevens Tech
Burke Field
Induction of H. Skip Lord and Dan Chamberlain into the Houghton Athletics Hall of Honor
4:00 p.m. Men’s Soccer vs. Nazareth
Burke Field
5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Dinner Dining Hall
7:00 p.m. Reunion Class Dinner Nielsen Center
10:00 p.m. SPOT Wesley Chapel
Sunday, October 7, 2012
8:00 – 10:00 a.m. Breakfast Dining Hall
9:30 a.m. Family Weekend Worship Service CFA Recital Hall
Post-service Family Weekend Breakfast Reception CFA Atrium