Reunion 2013 Schedule of Events
An updated schedule of events will be in your reunion folder upon checking in
The Reunion 2013 registration form will be mailed February 28, and online March 4.
Sign-in and Information
Friday, June 7
10 a.m.-midnight — Shay-Loughlen lobby
Activities
11 a.m. — Golf With The Bonnies, Bartlett County Club
11 a.m. — An Afternoon with Thomas Merton. Visit places on and off campus frequented by Merton with your hosts Br. Ed Coughlin, OFM, and Fr. Dan Riley OFM. Lunch is included.
Lunch — On your own; Café La Verna and Clubhouse Restaurant open
1:30 p.m. — Campus Tour I with student ambassadors (meet in Shay-Lo lobby)
2:30 p.m. — Campus Tour II with student ambassadors (Shay-Lo Lobby)
Class Dinners - Tickets will be collected at the door
Class of ’63, ’58, ‘53, '48 — Mass & Dinner — 5 p.m., University Chapel; class photos after Mass; cocktail reception follows in Café La Verna, concluding with dinner in Hickey Dining Hall
For other classes (except 2008), cocktails at 6:15 p.m., dinner at 7:30 p.m.; cash bar at all sites
Classes of ’68, ’73 & ’78 — Ho-Sta-Geh Restaurant, Rock City Road (Shuttle provided)
Classes of ’83, ’93, ’98 & ’03 — Old Library Restaurant, 116 S. Union St., Olean (Shuttle provided)
Class of ’88 — Bartlett Country Club, 32 Euclid Ave., Olean (Shuttle provided)
Class of ’08 — Cookout at the Townhouses
9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. — Social in the Skeller for all classes; DJ, pizza, cash bar
SATURDAY, JUNE 8
Sign-in and Information
8 a.m.-11 p.m. — Shay-Loughlen lobby
7:30-9:30 a.m. — Breakfast, Hickey Dining Hall — Tickets required, will be collected at the door
8:00 a.m. — Golf at SBU golf course (9 holes only), please pre-register on the reunion registration form
8:45 a.m. — Charles Major 2.5 Mile Fun Run; meet behind Reilly Center
9:00 a.m. — Devereux and Seraphim Societies Breakfast hosted by St. Bonaventure President Sr. Margaret Carney, O.S.F., S.T.D.; by invitation only; Doyle Dining Hall 9:00 a.m.-3 p.m. — Family swimming at Olean YMCA; passes and schedule at registration table in Shay-Lo lobby
11 a.m. — A Conversation with Sr. Margaret, O.S.F., University President, Friedsam Library
11 a.m. — Walking tour of campus; meet in Shay-Lo lobby (second tour at 2 p.m.)
Tour the William E. and Ann L. Swan Business Center - Time TBA
Picnic Lunch
11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. — Hickey Dining Hall. Tickets required and will be collected at the door
Afternoon Events & Presentations
1 p.m. — "Thomas Merton: His Story and The Bona Story" talk by Fr. Dan Riley, OFM. Walsh Auditorium
1-3 p.m. — Open house, Friedsam Library Archives & rare books collection
2:30 p.m. — "Who Was Bonaventure and Why is a University Named for Him?" talk by Br. Ed Coughlin OFM, University Chapel
3 p.m. — AA open meeting, Reilly Center 219
Saturday Evening Celebration
Casual Dress — Tickets required and will be collected at the cocktail reception
4:30 p.m. — Alumni Memorial Mass, University Chapel
5:30-6:45 p.m. — Cocktail Reception, cash bar, Magnano Centre/Hickey Dining Hall
7 p.m. — Buffet Dinner for all Classes
Premier Banquet Center, Constitution Avenue, Olean
Bus runs to Premier begin at 6:30 p.m. from lot between Hickey and Shay-Lo; return runs from 9-11 p.m.
SUNDAY – JUNE 9
7:30 a.m.-noon — Farewell Breakfast, Hickey Dining Hall. Tickets required and will be collected at the door.
10:30 a.m. — Closing Mass, University Chapel, Doyle Hall
Noon-4 p.m. — Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts open
4:30 p.m. — A guided tour of historic St. Bonaventure Cemetery, which dates back to 1858, with Sr. Margaret Carney, OSF. Transportation provided. Upon return to campus, join Sr. Margaret for dinner. Cost is $35 per person which includes a 3rd night in your campus accommodations.
Other Activities
Richter Center — Friday: 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Open for workouts and tours for alumni and guests:
Allegheny River Valley Trail
Walk, jog, bike or skate the 6.2-mile paved trail from dawn to dusk