Schedule of Events

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Location: Back Creek Golf Club, 101 Back Creek Drive, Middletown, DE 19709

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BME will be kicking off alumni weekend with a happy hour at Autumn Arch Beer Project.  Please come and enjoy the casual and fun atmosphere and meet with your friends and professors from BME!

Cost: $15 per person

• Open to BME alumni and their guests (21 yrs+)

Hey MechE Family, it’s reunion time! Come on back to Spencer Lab for our 4th Annual MechE Family Cookout. This is an informal, family-friendly event on the front lawn of Spencer Lab (moving inside Spencer Lab if raining). We'll have food, drinks, music, lawn games, and free UD MechE gear for all to enjoy. The UD MechE faculty will be out in full force and would love to see you again.

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Join us to recognize the recipients of the 2024 Lerner Alumni Awards during a reception and ceremony. The reception will start at 6 p.m., followed by the awards ceremony from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

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• Open to Blue Hens & friends (21 yrs+)

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Come celebrate the 2024 recipients of the UD Alumni Association's Alumni Wall of Fame, Outstanding Alumni, and Warner and Taylor Awards.

6:15 PM | Doors open
6:30 PM | Ceremony, reception immediately following

Open to Blue Hens & Friends (21 yrs.+)

Includes live music, heavy hors d'oeuvres and open bar

You’re making a difference at UD—$5 of your registration will be considered a gift to the Blue Hen Strong Fund, which directly supports the ever-evolving needs of UD students. The fund helps provide resources and assistance—such as safe housing, tuition support, advanced technology, career readiness and so much more—to students in critical need.

Open to Blue Hens & Friends (21 yrs.+)

Includes live music, heavy hors d'oeuvres and open bar

You’re making a difference at UD—$5 of your registration will be considered a gift to the Blue Hen Strong Fund, which directly supports the ever-evolving needs of UD students. The fund helps provide resources and assistance—such as safe housing, tuition support, advanced technology, career readiness and so much more—to students in critical need.

Open to Blue Hens & Friends (21 yrs.+)

Includes live music, heavy hors d'oeuvres and open bar

You’re making a difference at UD—$5 of your registration will be considered a gift to the Blue Hen Strong Fund, which directly supports the ever-evolving needs of UD students. The fund helps provide resources and assistance—such as safe housing, tuition support, advanced technology, career readiness and so much more—to students in critical need.

Open to Blue Hens & Friends (21 yrs.+)

Includes music by DJ Amaze, buffet and open bar

Open to Blue Hens & Friends (21 yrs.+)

Includes music by DJ Amaze, buffet and open bar

Learn about UD's work in Climate and Sustainability by finding the scavenger hunt locations on campus. When you are finished, submit your name and email in a drawing for a prize!

Click here for instructions to enter your name in the Scavenger Hunt drawing. 

Questions | ClimateChangeHub@udel.edu

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Join Blue Hens, friends and family for this active Alumni Weekend event! Go for the gold, set a new personal best or just enjoy a leisurely tour of campus.

Cost: 

$30 | 5K Pre-Registration

$40 | 5K onsite registration at Klondike Kate's.

• 8:00 a.m. | Check-in and On-site Registration opens
• 9:00 a.m. | 5K starts

Join us for a fun bike ride! We'll do an out & back loop from Spencer Lab through scenic White Clay with refreshments after. All ability levels welcome. Please bring your own bike and helmet.

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Participants are invited to choose from various designs to create a series of screen-printed greeting cards and envelopes. Hosted by: Aaron Terry, Department of Art & Design

Participants are invited to print on provided greeting cards and envelopes using different letterpress typefaces. Hosted by: Katie Leech, Department of Art & Design

Reconnect and share stories about Old College from your time at UD! Selected stories may be recorded to be featured in the Old College exhibition in Spring 2025.

This event is free, but please register for planning purposes. Walk-ups are welcome, as space allows.

Cost: Early Hen Pricing by 4/23/24 | General Admission starts 4/24/24

• Adults (21 yrs+): $15 Early Hen | $20 General Admission
• 20 yrs. or younger: $10 Early Hen | $15 General Admission 

• Includes all-you-can-eat brunch
• Face painting and other activities are available
  
• Meet YoUDee & Baby Blue

Cost: 

$20 | Early Hen (by 4/23/24)
$25 | General Admission (beginning 4/24/24)

• Open to Blue Hens & Friends (21 yrs+)
• Lunch buffet with vegan, vegetarian, & gluten-free options
• Live entertainment
• 1 drink ticket; Cash bar available

You’re making a difference at UD—$5 of your registration will be considered a gift to the Center for Intercultural Engagement, which provides a physical space where students can interact, explore and grow together around social justice, equity, diversity and inclusion.

• Limited space available
• Children are welcome and must be accompanied by an adult
• Recommended age for this experience is 10 years and older
• Walk-ins are welcome, as space allows

Please note: While there are elevators available in Townsend Hall, there will be some walking of approximately .2 miles during the experience.

Experience the Pearson Hall Makerspace, while constructing your own LED Light Saber. No making experience necessary. Training and materials provided. 

Cost: $15 per person

• Limit 2 people per party
• Open to Blue Hens and Friends (18 yrs.+)

Come explore the 350 minerals on view in the Mineralogical Museum, including specimens from the remarkable founding collection of Irénée du Pont alongside examples of important minerals from around the world.  

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• Please register for planning purposes

Come and discover the life and legacy of Dr. James E. Newton, founding director of what is today known as the Department of Africana Studies, distinguished UD faculty member, artist, educator, community leader, and activist. Curators and former students and colleagues will be on hand as visitors interact with the art and archival material and a “doodling” station will be available for anyone interested in sketching in the gallery.

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Please join us for a social celebration of our UD Athletic Training Alumni! We will be honoring the classes of 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014, and 2019 to coincide with UD Alumni Weekend! We hope to see as many of you there as possible and especially capture our local and regional alumni, family, and friends. This is a FREE event for AT alumni and 1 guest. 

Please let us know that you're coming! Connect with classmates to get more involvement from your entire class!

• Limited space available
• Children are welcome and must be accompanied by an adult
• Recommended age for this experience is 10 years and older
• Walk-ins are welcome, as space allows

Please note: While there are elevators available in Townsend Hall, there will be some walking of approximately .2 miles during the experience.

Experience the Pearson Hall Makerspace, while constructing your own LED Light Saber. No making experience necessary. Training and materials provided. 

Cost: $15 per person

• Limit 2 people per party
• Open to Blue Hens and Friends (18 yrs.+)

• Limit 2 people per party
• Open to Blue Hens & Friends (18 yrs +)
• Drinks and snacks will be provided
• Includes a tour of the  UD Esports arena  
  
• 1st place winner gets a $50 gift card to the UD Barnes & Noble Bookstore! 

• Open to Blue Hen Double Dels (couples who both are UD alumni)
• Includes mocktails and desserts
• Printed picture at the Kissing Arch and a Double Del memento

Join fellow student-athlete alumni and Delaware Athletics coaches to catch up, reminisce about the glory days, and enjoy some food! We hope to see you there!

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• Catch up with former teammates and other student-athlete alumni 
• Includes 2 drink tickets; cash bar
• Walk-ups are welcome, if space allows

Join fellow alumni from across the eras back on the grounds of Townsend Hall, meet our new Dean--Brian Farkas--and enjoy treats from our own UDairy Creamery. Self-guided tours of the CANR buildings and grounds are encouraged!

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Honors College (formerly Honors Program) alumni are invited to a reception to reconnect with fellow Blue Hens, along with Honors faculty and staff. 

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• Open to Blue Hens & Friends (21 yrs+)
• Includes complimentary hors d’oeuvres and 2 drinks for Honors alumni who register
  
• Cash bar also available 

Cost:
$35 | Early Hen (by 4/15/24)
$40 | General Admission (beginning 4/16/24)
Registration will close, once capacity is reached.

• Open to alumni & their guests (21 yrs+)
• Includes a selection of local craft beers
• Enjoy a buffet (including vegan, vegetarian, & gluten-free options)
• Live music 

You’re making a difference at UD—$5 of your registration fee will be considered a gift to the Blue Hen Strong Fund, which directly supports the ever-evolving needs of UD students. The fund helps provide resources and assistance—such as safe housing, tuition support, advanced technology, career readiness and so much more—to students in critical need.

• Open to Blue Hens & Friends (21 yrs+)
• Live music with Kristen and the Noise!
• Food buffet (vegetarian, vegan & gluten-free options are available)
  
• UDairy ice cream
• Photo booth, games, visit from YouDee 
• Cash bar

7:30 PM | Event Check-In

8:00 PM | Event Starts

You’re making a difference at UD—$5 of your registration fee will be considered a gift to the Blue Hen Strong Fund, which directly supports the ever-evolving needs of UD students. The fund helps provide resources and assistance—such as safe housing, tuition support, advanced technology, career readiness and so much more—to students in critical need.

Join us for a farewell breakfast to close out the weekend's celebrations.

Cost: $10 per person

• Includes buffet with vegan, vegetarian, & gluten-free options
• Mocktails