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October 2008
Homecoming Weekend Activities
Millsaps Homecoming Weekend is set for Nov. 7-9. Mark your calendar now to join us for class reunions, a barbeque and our annual 5K run/walk. And of course, the football game as the Majors take on Colorado College at 1 p.m. at Harper Davis Field.
The classes of ’58, ’68, ’78, ’88, and ’98 all have special activities planned, for details go to www.millsaps.edu/homecoming. The first Pi Kappa Alpha Barbecue Benefit for the Fortenberry Endowed Scholarship will be on Saturday, Nov. 8 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. outside New South Residence Hall. BBQ plates are $20 for alumni and $10 for students.
Homecoming questions: Call the Office of Alumni Relations at 601-974-1038 or toll-free at 1-86-Millsaps (1-866-455-7277) or email alumni@millsaps.edu.
Christian Center renovations move forward
This summer work continued on the nearly 60 year old Christian center to stabilize the foundation, add storage areas and update the chapel. The work is scheduled to be completed by the end of the month.
Long home to the Millsaps Players, the new renovations to the 1950s building include two new faculty offices and the construction of a multi-purpose storage area behind the stage. The former dressing room in the northeast corner is now an open 800 square foot acting and rehearsal space and the southeast corner, formally used for storage, is now a 500 square foot dressing and make-up area, two smaller dressing rooms and a restroom with a shower.
Room 6, previously used to store furniture, will be a multi-use lab for the theatre department for sewing, drafting and small classes. Other improvements include two doors on the east wall of the theatre for easy access to new storage facility and thru-space for actors to move from one side of the stage to the other.
The Fitzhugh Memorial Chapel, used for weekly and special memorial services, was also updated and the foundation was stabilized. Once completed, the chapel will have new lights and a new floor.
Millsaps to Host Archaeology Expo
This month Millsaps will host the state’s first Mississippi Archaeology Expo: A Hands-on Family Fair on Saturday, Oct. 18 in the Bowl.
The fair, which celebrates Archaeology Month, will feature more than 20 professional archaeologists from across the state. The archaeologists will lead hands-on activities to demonstrate the vital role archaeology plays in uncovering and celebrating Mississippi’s unique cultural heritage.
A variety of free activities, for both children and adults, will be offered including interactive demonstrations of archaeological techniques, pottery design and making, rock art wall, atlatl (spear) throwing, Mississippi and Mayan artifact displays, cordage bracelet making, flintknapping (stone tool making), ground penetrating radar demonstration, and basket weaving and beading demonstrations.
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians will perform tribal social dances at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Organizers also encourage the public to bring their artifacts and archaeologists will help identify their origins.
The Archaeology Expo is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 18 in the Bowl at Millsaps College. In case of rain, the fair will be held in the Boyd Campbell College Center on the Millsaps campus. The event is sponsored by the Mississippi Archaeology Association, the Mississippi Humanities Council, the Mississippi Arts Commission and Millsaps College. For more information, contact Cliff Jenkins, Expo Project Chair, at 601-965-4139 ext. 115.
Upcoming Alumni Events
Memphis Alumni Event - October 7, 2008
The Memphis Chapter of the Millsaps Alumni Association will host a Millsaps Happy Hour on Tuesday, October 7 from 5:30—7:30 p.m. at Tower Room (formerly the Summit Club), 5100 Poplar Avenue, 33rd floor, Memphis, TN 38137. There will be a cash bar. For more information contact Teresa White Bailey or Mac Bailey at twbailey@thebaileylawfirm.com or Susan Hearn at slh111071@yahoo.com.Nashville Alumni Event - October 14 , 2008
The Nashville Chapter of the Millsaps Alumni Association will host a Millsaps Happy Hour on Tuesday, October 14 from 5:30—7 p.m. on the patio at Radius 10, 1103 McGavock St. (in the Gulch) Nashville, TN 37203. There will be a cash bar. For more information contact Jim Lancaster at jlancast@stthomas.org or Crissy and Todd Cassetty at crissy.paxton@gmail.com.Mobile Alumni Event - October 16, 2008
The Mobile Chapter of the Millsaps Alumni Association will host a Millsaps Happy Hour on Thursday, October 16 from 5:30—7:30 p.m. at Oysterella's, 1175 Battleship Parkway, Spanish Fort, AL 36527. There will be a cash bar. For more information, contact Bill Lancaster at wrl@alfordclausen.com or Thomas and Larrin Rockwell at tmr@rockwellandkaufman.com.New Orleans Alumni Event- October 17, 2008
The New Orleans Chapter of the Millsaps Alumni Association will host an Oktoberfest gathering on Friday, October 17 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Deutches House, 200 South Galvez, New Orleans, LA 70156. For more information contact Monica Sanusi Gele at mgele@cox.net or Lee Chawla at isenheim@aol.com.Dallas Alumni Event - October 23, 2008
The Dallas Chapter of the Millsaps Alumni Association will host a Millsaps Happy Hour on Thursday, October 23 from 6—8 p.m. at Ari's Wine Bistro, 4514 Travis Street, Dallas, TX 75205. There will be a cash bar. For more information contact Angie and Marshall Brackbill at mbrackbill@rpmmetro.com or Chuck Lathem at Chuck.Lathem@ingclarion.com.Philadelphia Alumni Event - October 23, 2009
The Philadelphia Chapter of the Millsaps Alumni Association will host a Millsaps Happy Hour on Thursday, October 23 from 5—7 p.m. at Triumph Brewing Company, 117 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106. For more information contact Ellen Trappey at etrappey@mailhost.sju.edu.November Events:
November 6—Atlanta
November 12—Austin
November 15—Birmingham
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