Events

Hosted by the GWU Golf Program at the River Bend/YMCA Golf Course. To register or more more information contact Tee Burton at 704-406-3986, tburton@gardner-webb.edu.

If you enjoy catching up with old classmates, great food, dancing, and lots of fun, make plans now to join the Office of Alumni Relations on Friday, October 30 at the Cleveland Country Club on Marion Street in Shelby.

An Alumni Social will be held from 6:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m. followed by Dinner from 7:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. and a Dance with a DJ playing all your favorites from 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

The cost is $25 per person. Register by October 16 at www.supportgwu.com and click on the "Homecoming" button or call the Office of Alumni Relations at 704.406.3862.

Alumni and friends of the University are invited to attend this annual event sponsored by the GWU Athletics Department as we pay tribute to the 2008 GWU Athletic Hall of Fame inductees. To register or for more information, contact Alison Kernicky at 704-406-4340, akernicky@gardner-webb.edu.

Need something for the kids to do while you are at the Alumni Dinner and Dance on Friday, October 30?

The Ruby C. Hunt YMCA located in Boiling Springs, NC is offering a Kids Night Out event for GWU alumni and friends from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.
Activities include pizza, movie and lots of games!

The cost is $15 per child for YMCA members, $20 per child for non-YMCA members and $5 off for each additional child.

Register your child by October 23 at www.RubyCHuntymca.org or 704.434.0441.

Come cheer our students on at this traditional Homecoming event as the North Side Girls vs. the South Side Girls in a football scrimmage. 7:00 pm. in Spangler Stadium. Free admission.

Join the Noel Program for the Disabled for a game of Beep Ball as GWU's impaired students take on faculty and staff. Following the game, give Beep Ball a try blindfolded!

The game will take place on the softball field. Free of charge and open to all.

Join staff, faculty, and fellow alumni in Bulldog-to-Bulldog fellowship!
Drop in between 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Lisa Tucker Library, Hamrick Hall
Free of charge, Open to all. Pre-registration not required.
Sponsored by the Goldbold School of Business.

GWU Homecoming Weekend is October 29-November 1.

As part of the Homecoming festivities, School of Divinity students and School of Divinity alumni are invited to a Reception with William Paul Young, author of the bestseller, THE SHACK, from 9:00 a.m. until 9:45 a.m. in the Concourse of the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center. The reception is free of charge and hosted by the Gardner-Webb University School of Divinity.

Location: Soccer Field, off Stadium Drive. Free of charge. Children under 16 require a parent's signature. Sponsored by the GWU ROTC.

William Paul Young will speak on "THE SHACK: Is God Really This Good?" from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. in the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center on Saturday, October 31, 2009.

This event is open to the public. Tickets are $20 per person if purchased by Octobver 16. Tickets at the door are $25 per person. Groups of 25 or more can purchase tickets in advance for $16 per person. The purchase of an event ticket includes a complimentary ticket to the 1:00 p.m. GWU Homecoming football game against the Stony Brook Seawolves.

Gather your classmates and join us from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 pm. outside of Spangler Stadium for great music, food, and fun for all ages! More details to come.

Decorate the trunks of your cars or the back of your trucks/SUVs with a fun theme for a Trunk-or-Treat tailgate event that the kids will love from 1:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. until game time! Prizes will be awarded.

Contact your classmates and Gather with World Languages faculty and fellow alumni during the Pre-Game Block Party on Saturday, October 31 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.. Food vendors will be available (Red Bridges Barbecue Lodge, Dairy Queen, and the Bulldog Quik Snak. Music will be provided by the band, The Masonboro Boys out of Charlotte, NC.

Visit the Communication Studies Hall on Saturday, October 31 from 11:00 .m. until 1:00 a.m. for a reception and art exhibit of paintings of Biblical characters by GWU faculty member Susan Carlisle Bell who is currently on sabbical . Free admission. The show will remain up for viewing over the Homecoming Weekend. Sponsored by the GWU Visual Art Program For more information, contact Janie McClain at 704-406-4656 or jmcclain@gardner-webb.edu.

Main Street and Stadium Drive

Come cheer the Runnin' Bulldogs as they take on the Stony Brool Seawolves! Pre-game events 1:00 p.m., Kick-off 1:30 p.m. The 2009 Gallery of Distinguished Graduates will be presented during the half-time festivities.

After the Homecoming football game, stay around to watch GWU Men's Soccer take on Appalachian State at 6:00 p.m.

Join the GWU Board of Directors and the Office of Alumni Relations on Saturday, October 31, from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. in the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center for the Alumni Recognitions and Awards Banquet. William Paul Young, author of the bestseller, THE SHACK, will be the Keynote Speaker.

During the event, the 2009 Gallery of Distinguished Graduates will be honored along with many other outstanding alumni. Please come in representation of the your class and in support of fellow alumni.

The cost is $25 per person. Register by October 16 at www.supportgwu.com or 704.406.3862.

Please join the University family on Sunday, November 1, 2009, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. in Dover Chapel of the Gardner-Webb campus for a special Homecoming Worship Service. Guest speaker, Rev. Keith Dixon, Director of the Greater Cleveland County Baptist Association. Open to all!

Come cheer your Runnin' Bulldogs on as they battle the Costal Carolina Chanticleers! Game time 7:00 p.m..

Join your University family as the Runnin' Bulldogs distinguish the Liberty Flames! Game time is at 1:30 p.m. Be sure to visit the "GREAT Alumni" booth for giveaways and to update your contact information.

Gardner-webb alumni are our best recruiting tools for new students! Please share your love for GWU with prospective sutdents within your families, churches, and communities. Encourage them to come for one of our DAWG Day events to tour the campus and learn more about what GWU has to offer them as a student. The Office of Alumni Relations and the Admissions Office would be glad to send you a recruitment package. DAWG Days are free of charge and open to prospective students and their parents.

Itinerary
12:15 p.m. - 12:45 a.m., Registration/Meet Admissions Counselors

1:00 p.m. kick-off. Come out and support your Runnin' Bulldogs for their last game of the scheduled season against the Presbyterian Bluehose.

Game time and ticket information TBA or contact Allison Kernicky at 704.406.4340 or akernicky@gardner-webb.edu.