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Oct. 4
Alumni Book Club
The book selection for October is “Maus” by Art Spiegelman and will be led by alum Dr. Terry Hughston.
Book Discussion:
Tuesday, Oct. 4
7 p.m.
Oct. 13
Founders’ Day
More info
Oct. 14
Purple & Gold Ice Cream Social
Vintage Purples and Old Golds invite current students to enjoy an ice cream before the College Night Revue
4 p.m.
Farmer Hall
Oct. 14
“Once Upon A College Night”
The 2022 College Night Revue is a mash-up of College Night’s fractured fairytales and frivolous fantasies.
7 p.m.
Palmer Hall
Oct. 15
Alpha Gamma Delta 50-Year Celebration
ANNUAL EVENTS
Founders’ Day
Celebrated the second Thursday of October
In 1896, the community of Montevallo was selected as the site for a new state educational institution. The school opened on October 12 in Reynolds Hall, an 1851 building that still houses classrooms and offices. Each year, the second Thursday of October is still celebrated on campus as Founders’ Day.
The focus of this annual event is the convocation, during which the robing of the seniors and the Omicron Delta Kappa tapping take place. Additionally, awards are presented, including the University Scholar Award, the Faculty Service Award, the Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award, the Outstanding Staff Service Award, and the Alumnus Loyalty Award.
The day concludes with the annual Life Raft Debate, an event that pits faculty member against faculty member— with occasional staff and administrators in the mix — in a debate for survival as the recipient of the last seat on the raft following an imaginary nuclear war. The audience members are in the boat, and they decide by voting who gets to join them and who is left to sink or swim at the end of what is always a lively debate by the panelists.
Founders’ Day also is the date for the first business meeting of the fiscal year for the UMNAA. It is followed that evening by a celebratory reception for the Association’s award recipients.