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Florida Tech Today Paper
Vol. 14, Issue 3   Winter 2005

Sections
Home: Feature Stories
President's Perspective
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On Campus
Advancement
Alumni News
Alumni Profile: Jonathan Zung
Faculty Profile: John Trefry
Faculty Briefs
Athletics
Homecoming
Class Notes
Calendar
Honor Roll of Donors
Archived Issues
Staff

Florida Tech TODAY is published three times a year by Florida Tech’s Office of Advancement and is distributed to 55,000 readers.

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Homecoming

Isn’t Florida in February a “no-brainer”? Join family and friends under the balmy Melbourne sky for fun and festivities at Homecoming 2006. You’ll find activities for all ages and interests. You can reminisce. You can make new memories. Just come.

Wednesday, February 22
Kick-Off! Sponsored by Panhellenic Association and the Interfraternity Council Southgate Field
5:30 p.m. Women’s basketball vs University of Tampa Alumni vs faculty at half-time
7:30 p.m. Men’s basketball vs University of Tampa Homecoming festivities at half-time
Thursday, February 23
8 a.m. Alumni, Family and Friends Golf Tournament*
4:30–6:30 p.m. Scholarship Donor/Recipient Reception Academic Quad
5:30–7 p.m. Welcoming Alumni Reception Rathskeller – Free admission
7 – 9 p.m. Talent Show Gleason Performing Arts Center Nominal admission fee (donations to charity)
Friday, February 24
9 a.m. –
noon
Alumni Association Board Meeting (all welcome) Hartley Room
11 a.m. –
2 p.m.
Office Decorating Contest
3–6 p.m. School of Psychology social All School of Psychology alumni and family welcome
3:30–5 p.m. Physics and Space Sciences social F.W. Olin Physical Sciences Center Conference Room PS202
3:30–5:30 p.m. Wacky Wars – Southgate Field – Alumni teams invited!
5–6:30 p.m. Alumni, Former and Present Faculty Reception Alumni House
6:30 –
9 p.m.
“Chocolate Covered” CAB Night
6:30 –
10 p.m.
College of Aeronautics – Skurla Award Dinne–Crown Plaza, A1A
7 p.m. –
midnight
“A Night of Chance” – sponsored by CSA–Dominoes, pool and poker – prizes and surprises! – Rathskeller
Saturday, February 25
9 a.m. Check-in for Alumni Crew Races–Boathouse
11 –
12:30 p.m.
Homecoming Parade – Begins at University Park Elementary and ends at Panther Plaza Following parade Community Barbecue Panther Plaz–Free admission
2 – 3 p.m. Student Ambassador tours–Begins at Chao Tsu Yu Clock
2:30– 4 p.m. Alumni Entrepreneurs Alliance Reception–Alumni House
6:30–
7:30 p.m.
All Alumni, Family and Friends Reception–2nd floor lobb–Denius Student Union
7:30– 9 p.m. Alumni Association Banque–Hartley Room Denius Student Center
9:30 p.m. –
1:30 a.m.
Homecoming Dance – All welcome–Clemente Center

Homecoming Float

College of Aeronautics Schedule
Thursday, February 23
Alumni Classroom Sessions Various locations
7 p.m.– midnight Hospitality–Tapps
Friday, February 24
Industry Focus Sessions Skurla Hall– A110
Alumni Classroom Sessions Various locations
Saturday, February 25
Aviation Day, flight competition with prizes – BBQ open to aviation community
5 – 7 p.m. AOPA Safety Seminar–Melbourne Airport

For a complete schedule of activities and information for college and/or other groups, contact the following:

Alumni Entrepreneurs Alliance (AEA) – Travis Proctor ’98 (321) 757-8909 or FloridaTech-AEA.artemisIT.com

Athletics – Gloria Beckwith (321) 674-8032 or Gloria@fit.edu

Caribbean Students Association (CSA) Alumni Reunion– Weyni Clacken ’01 (917) 343-8359 or weyni.clacken@gs.com
Greg Tuckett ’00 (407) 356-3162 or Gregory.tuckett@Imco.com

College of Aeronautics/FITSA – Milo Zonka ’95 (321) 863-1812 or milo@zonka.org

School of Psychology – Dr. Juanita Baker (321) 674-8104 or bakerj@fit.edu

College Players – Sara Parent ’01 sparent@fit.edu

Panhellenic Association & Interfraternity Council – Sara Mayer (321) 674-8080 or smayer@fit.edu

Physics and Space Sciences – Dr. Laszlo Baksay (321) 674-7367, baksay@fit.edu; Irene Nash (321) 674-8098, inash@fit.edu; Dr. Rong-Sheng Jin (321) 674-7247, rsjin@fit.edu

RAs – Doug Nolder (321) 674-8080 or dnolder@fit.edu

RHA – Patti Kirk (321) 674-8080 or rha@fit.edu

* Alumni Golf Tournament – Thursday morning
Ken Droscher (866) FLA-TECH or gopanthers@fit.edu for details

 

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