May Day details
May 4, 2013
Highlights of May Day 2013 will include:
May Day musical
Songs for a New World by Jason Robert Brown
Songs for a New World, a contemporary musical revue, introduces us to compelling characters ranging from
a fearless young mother to a defiant prisoner to an hysterically disgruntled Mrs.
Claus. Without any spoken dialogue, the musical uses tightly-structured narrative
songs to paint vivid portraits of pivotal moments in these characters' lives.
Yoder Recital Hall
May 2, 3 and 4 at 7:30 p.m.
May Day Run/Walk
A four-mile race/College Cabin walk sponsored by the Bluffton University Alumni Association
and Women's Council and benefits their work.
Sommer Center
7:45 a.m. check in and registration; 8:30 a.m. start
registration form...
Alumni choir sing
Revive your musical energies, share your talents with current students and take time
to reflect on your experiences as a student. The alumni choir will gather again to
sing The Lord Bless You and Keep You to close the May Day ceremony.
Yoder Recital Hall
9:15 a.m.
Ministry team reunion
Reminisce about your experiences as a member of one of the Bluffton University ministry
teams (Shining Through, Kingdom Seekers or Little Ones to Him Belong); remember your
travels, the people you met, the friendships you made and the good times you had sharing
your faith with the campus community and beyond.
Marbeck Center, Bob's Place
9:15 a.m. - Gathering time
9:30 a.m. - Worship lead by the 2012-2013 Shining Through ministry team
10 a.m. - Refreshments
May Day ceremony
This event celebrates the end of an academic year, the beginning of a new chapter
for graduates and the remembrance of times past for alumni. It includes the colorful
Maypole dance performed by first-year students, crowning of the queen and king and
recognition of graduating seniors.
Centennial Hall lawn
11 a.m.
Class reunions and lunch
Come and reminisce. Reconnect with your classmates, renew friendships and celebrate
Bluffton! Because of growing crowds, two venues have been established. A buffet luncheon
will be available in Marbeck Center for all alumni, family and friends through 1989.
A picnic lunch will be available in the tent on Centennial Hall lawn for reunion classes
for all alumni, family and friends classes 1990-2012, and for 2013 graduates, their
families and for current students .
Marbeck Center Commons and Centennial Hall lawn
Noon
Tickets required
Academic receptions
Receptions for most departments will take place following the noon luncheons. This
is a time for students and their families and alumni to greet professors.
Burcky Gym
Natural and applied sciences Academic reception
Receptions for the natural and applied sciences department will take place following
the noon luncheons. This is a time for students and their families and alumni to greet
professors.
Shoker Science Center
Honors recital
As a culmination of study in applied music, students who have achieved outstanding
work in performance are selected by the music faculty to appear in the honors recital.
Yoder Recital Hall
2:30 p.m.