We are so excited to have you join us in Due West for Alumni Day 2024! Alumni Day is a time for alumni, friends, family, and community members to fellowship and reflect on the Erskine they know and love. We hope you will join us for Eras at Erskine. Register below and view the full schedule of events!
8:45 - Registration on the porch of Bowie Divinity Hall - Registration moves to Moffatt breezeway at 10:00 a.m.
Registration
Before the alumni meeting, registration will be held on the porch of Bowie Divinity Hall, starting at 8:45 a.m. Following the meeting, registration will move to the breezeway between the Watkins Student Center and Moffatt Dining Hall.
9:30 - Alumni Association Annual Meeting & Awards - featuring Chamber Singers
Alumni Association Annual Meeting & Awards featuring Chamber Singers
The 2024 Alumni Association Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony featuring the Erskine College Chamber Singers will be held in Bowie Chapel. All alumni from the College and Seminary are welcome!
10:30 - Alumni Women’s Soccer Game
Alumni Women’s Soccer Game
The Erskine College Flying Fleet Women’s Soccer team is hosting an Alumni Soccer Game at Huggins Field. We can’t wait to see you there!
11:00 - "Murder, Missing Mummies, and Memories" - a walking tour of campus
“Murder, Missing Mummies, and Memories” – a walking tour of campus
Join us at the Grier Statue, in front of the Erskine Building, for a 30-minute walking tour of campus full of humorous, quirky, and endearing stories from Erskine’s past, led by Mr. Paul Bell.
11:00 - Kids' Corner on the Mall
Kids’ Corner on the Mall
Enjoy fun activities for all ages, 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on the Mall.
11:00 - "Jubilant Fields & Captivated Heights" - paintings and photography
Bowie Arts Center
“Jubilant Fields & Captivated Heights” is an exhibit featuring original works by artists Brian Hibbard, Alyssa Martin, Steve Sniteman, Yuriy Somov, and Zakhar Somov. The exhibit will be open 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. For more information, visit the Bowie Arts Center website.
11:30 - Prettier Than Matt - featuring Jessica Skinner Sims '09
Prettier Than Matt on the Erskine Mall
Join us on the Erskine Mall for a concert by renowned Columbia duo Prettier Than Matt, who will perform from the porch of the Watkins Student Center. Listen to their full discography at one of the links above!
12:00 - 60th Class Reunion ('64)
60th Class Reunion (’64) – Upstairs Gallery in the Bowie Arts Center
Join us in the Upstairs Gallery of the Bowie Arts Center for the 60th reunion celebration of the 1964 class!
12:00 - Erskine Eras Reunion Picnic
Erskine Eras Reunion Picnic
Join us on the Erskine Mall for the complimentary Erskine Eras Reunion Picnic. Fellowship with all the different “eras” of Erskine College under the tree canopy on The Mall. (Check back often—more reunions are being planned!)
- 5th Reunion, Young Alumni Eras (2019 with ’17-’23)
- 10th Reunion Eras (2014 with ’09-’16)
- 30th Reunion Eras (1994 and friends)
- 40th Reunion Eras (1984 with ’81-’87)
- All alumni are welcome on The Mall!
12:30 - Football Parents' Tailgate & Powderpuff Game
Football Parents’ Tailgate & Powderpuff Game at Huggins Field
Join us at Huggins Field and the Flying Fleet football facility for a tailgate before the Garnet, Gold & Boom Spring Game. During the tailgate, the championship game of the Erskine Campus Life Powderpuff Football League will be played on Huggins Field.
12:45 - "Teachers Talk Under the Towers"
“Teachers Talk Under the Towers”
Teachers, enjoy a complimentary meal on The Mall and then join the Education Department under The Towers of the Erskine Building from 12:45-1:30 for “Teachers Talk Under the Towers” where you can pick up your Erskine name plaque for your classroom and a goodie bag, register for some free giveaways, look around our facilities, and make connections.
1:30 - Dr. James Gettys "History of the Alumni House"
Dr. James Gettys – “History of the Alumni House”
Dr. James Gettys will give a 30-minute talk entitled “The History of the Alumni House.”
2:00 - Class of 1984 & Friends Reunion
Class of 1984 & Friends Reunion
Following the “History of the Alumni House” by Dr. James Gettys, join the class of 1984 for coffee and dessert. All alumni from the classes of 1981-1987 are welcome!
2:00 - Garnet, Gold & Boom Spring Game - Erskine Football
Garnet, Gold & Boom Spring Game
Join us at Huggins Field for the Garnet, Gold & Boom Spring Game featuring the Erskine Flying Fleet football team.
2:30 - Food and Farewell to Dr. Evans
Food and Farewell to Dr. Evans
Shhhh…come to a surprise drop-in at the Bowie Arts Center, 2:30-3:30, to wish Dr. Evans well in his retirement. Sponsored by students in the Bible Department.
5:00 - $10 BBQ Cookout - Alumni, Parents, and Friends
$10 BBQ ($7 for kids under 11) at Moffatt Dining Hall
Join us at Moffatt Dining Hall for fellowship and barbeque, concluding Alumni Day and Garnet, Gold & Boom. Purchase tickets at Moffatt Dining Hall!