University of Cincinnati


Events Schedule

Thursday, May 14, 2009

  • Alumni Weekend Welcome Reception
    7:00 p.m. - Kingsgate Marriott, Salon A

Checking in on Thursday night? This is your first chance to catch up with former classmates as we kickoff Alumni Weekend.

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Friday, May 15, 2009

  • Back to College
    All Day

The colleges at the University of Cincinnati are offering their alumni unique opportunities to celebrate Cincinnati, one college at a time. Click here for more information.


  • MainStreet Stride
    12 p.m. –  Starting location: Uptown campus near McMicken Hall

Start Alumni Weekend out on the right foot by marching in the MainStreet Stride, UC’s festive, red-and-black foot parade through the heart of campus. Walk with fellow Bearcat alumni, students, staff, and friends. This is the 4th year celebrating MainStreet’s completion, and it's TUC’s (Tangeman University Center) 5th Birthday! There will be a picnic and Student Government Inauguration following the parade.
 

  • Falstaff Opera
    8:00 p.m. - College Conservatory of Music, Corbett Auditorium

Showing May 14-17, 2009. Click here to purchase your tickets!

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Saturday, May 16, 2009

  • Campus Rec Center Open House
    All Day - Uptown Campus

All alumni are welcome to the University of Cincinnati Campus Rec Center. Try the brand new facilities for free all day. Bring your family, bring your gym shoes, and bring your Cincinnati pride to the Campus Rec Center.  Visit http://www.uc.edu/reccenter/ for information.


  • City of Cincinnati Bus Tour
    9:00 – 10:45 a.m. - begins at Myers Alumni Center

The City of Cincinnati is constantly changing.  See what’s new – and what has stood the test of time.  Click here to register online now!


  • University of Cincinnati Campus Tours
    11:00 a.m. & Noon – begins at Myers Alumni Center

Take a personal walking tour of the Uptown Campus.  A bus tour is also available.
Click here to register online now!


  • CANCELLED - UC vs. Seton Hall Baseball Game
    1:00 p.m. - Marge Schott Stadium

For those of you who had pre-ordered Alumni Weekend game vouchers, refunds will be given after this weekend's events. Contact the UC Alumni Association with any questions 513-556-4344.

  • Class of 1959 Reunion Dinner
    5:00 - 7:00 p.m. – Faculty Club, 8th Floor Banquet Room, Richard E. Linder Center

Join your 1959 classmates to catch up and reminisce.  The 1959 Reunion Dinner will include a cocktail reception followed by a program planned by your 1959 Reunion Committee and UC Alumni Association.  Click here to register online now!


  • Sigma Sigma Carnival - 00-ΣΣ: Carnival Never Dies
    7:00 p.m. - Sigma Sigma Commons

The biggest UC party of the year will take place during Alumni Weekend. The “Carnival Never Dies” celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Sigma Sigma Carnival. __________________________________________________________________________

Sunday, May 17, 2009

  • Golden Bearcat Brunch
    Reception starts at 10:30 a.m. and the brunch will promptly begin at 11:00 a.m. 

Brunch is free for the Class of 1959, this year’s honored guests.  Click here to register online now!  


  • Pajama 5k for UC Habitat
    Registration - 8:30 a.m. on McMicken Commons
    Start - 10 a.m. McMicken Commons
    Awards - 11 - 11:30 a.m.  McMicken Commons

The UC University Honors Association & Alumni presents this pajama themed 5k walk/run to benefit the UC Habitat for Humanity Initiative. Items to be raffled off include an iPod Touch, a book voucher, and much more. Awards will be presented for the most creative and most "UC Spirited" pajamas. So come out in your best PJ's and help us support all the wonderful things that UC Habitat does for our community.

For more information please contact Kyle Sutton at suttonkf@email.uc.edu or 513-543-2521.  Click here to register online now, or forms are available for pick-up at the Myers Alumni Center (513-556-4344). 

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Parking Information

  • UCAA offers alumni FREE parking:
    Campus Green Garage (formerly CBA Garage) off Martin Luther King Drive:

        • Saturday, May 16:  9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
        • Sunday, May 17:  10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Parking tickets should be brought to the Myers Alumni Center during these times for validation.

Standard Rate parking is also available at all other university garages on the Uptown Campus. 

FREE parking available to the Class of 1959 in the parking lot adjacent to the Myers Alumni Center.  Class of 1959 members are encouraged to bring any parking tickets from UC garages to the Myers Alumni Center for validation.