Celebrating the Bicentennial
at Winter Homecoming 2008

February 2, 2008

As we continue to commemorate the 200th birthday of our beloved institution, we would like to invite you to join us at Winter Homecoming 2008!

Schedule of Events:

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
National Alumni Association Winter Meeting
(Open to all alumni. More information.)

12:15 - 1:00 p.m.
32nd Annual Blue & White Alumni All-Star
Women's Basketball Game
All former women's basketball players are invited to participate. If you are "retired," come anyway and sit on the bench, or be a designated free-throw shooter! Family, friends, and spectators are welcome. Game will take place in Knott Arena. Please RSVP to the Office of Alumni Relations if you would like to play in the game.

1:00 - 1:46 p.m.
32nd Annual Blue & White Alumni All-Star
Men's Basketball Game
All former men's basketball players are invited to participate. If you are "retired," come anyway and sit on the bench, or be a designated free-throw shooter! Family, friends, and spectators are welcome. Game will take place in Knott Arena. Please RSVP to the Office of Alumni Relations if you would like to play in the game.

1:00 p.m.
Blue & White Luncheon
After the games lunch will be served in the Horning Hospitality Suite for all players and spectators.

3:00 p.m.
Mount Women vs. Robert Morris 

5:00 p.m.
Mass in the Immaculate Conception Chapel

6:00 p.m.
Alumni Pre-Game Social
Hosted by the National Alumni Association, food and drinks (beer/wine/soda) will be available. Come gather with your fellow alumni before the game, and enjoy a preview of the Bicentennial Historic Documentary, as well as a Pre-Game Report from Men's Basketball Head Coach Milan Brown. Family and friends are welcome!

6:45 p.m.
Pre-Game Ceremony
Don't miss the announcement of our 2008 Mount St. Mary's Sports Hall of Fame Inductees!

7:00 p.m.
Mount Men vs. Robert Morris
The Halftime show will feature performances from the cheerleaders and dance team, as well as two Bicentennial Medal Presentations - to longtime Men's Basketball Head Coach and Mount legend Jim Phelan, and the Mount's Executive Vice President Dan Soller.

Photos from Winter Homecoming 2007:

Participants in the annual Blue & White All-Star Basketball game.

The All-Star game in full swing.

Two points for the yellow team!

It's never too early to start practicing to be a Mountaineer!

 
Coach Jim Phelan, Lynn Robinson, Harry Benjamin, and Dottie Phelan gather at the Alumni Pre-Game Social.

Relaxing and enjoying a drink before the game.

Joe Dowd shows off a Mount keepsake - his original Mount card from 1966.

The Dowd family is ready for the game!

Joe and Nell Baldacchino proudly display their spirit sticks.

Mount Hall of Fame members and alumni association officers pose before the start of the game.

Winter Homecoming is Sponsored by the National Alumni Association

Mount St. Mary's University
Office of Alumni Relations
301-447-5362
alumni@msmary.edu
16300 Old Emmitsburg Rd.
Emmitsburg, MD 21727