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University of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire Scholars' RepositoryMedia Relations Administrative Offices8-20-2007UNH Welcomes Back The Polyester Decade With'70S Reunion Oct. 12-14Maggie MorrisonUNH Media RelationsFollow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/newsThis News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Administrative Offices at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It hasbeen accepted for inclusion in Media Relations by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For moreinformation, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu.Recommended CitationMorrison, Maggie, "UNH Welcomes Back The Polyester Decade With '70S Reunion Oct. 12-14" (2007). UNH Today. 944.https://scholars.unh.edu/news/9449/11/17, 12(47 PMUNH Welcomes Back The Polyester Decade With '70S Reunion Oct. 12-14Page 1 of 2http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/cj_nr/2007/aug/mm20seventies.cfm.html UNH Welcomes Back The Polyester Decade With '70SReunion Oct. 12-14Contact:  Maggie Morrison 603-862-2040UNH Alumni AssociationAugust 20, 2007DURHAM, N.H. -- Alumni who attended the University of New Hampshire in any year duringthe 1970s are invited to return to campus for a '70s Decade Reunion Oct. 12-14, 2007. Theweekend, which coincides with Homecoming, will feature special events including a '70smusical revue called "The Way We Were in the Polyester Decade," dinner and dancing to a live'70s-era band, campus tours and a Coaches Chat.Martha Byam '75, co-chair of the reunion planning committee, says a decade reunion isparticularly well suited to UNH alumni from the 1970s. "Our generation doesn't identify withthe class year as much," she explains. "They identify more with the groups they participatedin--such as Freshman Camp, an athletic team, a Greek organization, the radio station--andthose groups cut across class lines. A decade reunion is more expansive, more inclusive, soit's perfect for that aspect of our group."Events planned for the '70s Decade Reunion include:* Friday night Welcome Back reception with cocktails and refreshments* Campus tour and talk by UNH's campus architect Doug Bencks* A '70s Musical Revue performed by alums John Garand '75, Katherine Scannell Strickland'75, and Sue Dearborn '76 Saturday afternoon* Saturday evening social hour, cash bar and hors d'oeuvres* Saturday night buffet dinner and dancing to live music by All Together Now, a '70s era bandincluding UNH alums Jeff Landrock '74 and Tommy Moore '81* Sunday morning brunch at UNH's newest dining hall, Holloway Commons* Coaches Chat with 70's alums Sean McDonnell '78 (men's football) and Dick Umile '72(men's ice hockey)In addition, there will be a full weekend of regular Homecoming activities, including thetraditional football game and pre-game tailgating, parade, fireworks, carnival, steamshipfoliage tour, 5K road race, greenhouse open house, Memorial Union Building 50th anniversarydessert reception and outdoor movie, Ibsen's The Doll House at Johnson Theater, a UNHObservatory astronomy viewing session, and much more.9/11/17, 12(47 PMUNH Welcomes Back The Polyester Decade With '70S Reunion Oct. 12-14Page 2 of 2http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/cj_nr/2007/aug/mm20seventies.cfm.htmlAlumni and friends can register for individual reunion events or get a special package price of$99 ($110 after Sept. 14) for the entire weekend. For more information, visitwww.alumni.unh.edu/seventies, e-mail alumni@unh.edu, or call the UNH Alumni Associationat (603) 862-2040 or (800) 891-1195.

UNH Welcomes Back The Polyester Decade With \u2770S Reunion Oct. 12-14

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University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository
Media Relations Administrative Offices
8-20-2007
UNH Welcomes Back The Polyester Decade With
'70S Reunion Oct. 12-14
Maggie Morrison
UNH Media Relations
Follow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/news
This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Administrative Offices at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It has
been accepted for inclusion in Media Relations by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For more
information, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu.
Recommended Citation
Morrison, Maggie, "UNH Welcomes Back The Polyester Decade With '70S Reunion Oct. 12-14" (2007). UNH Today. 944.
https://scholars.unh.edu/news/944
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UNH Welcomes Back The Polyester Decade With '70S
Reunion Oct. 12-14
Contact:  Maggie Morrison 
603-862-2040
UNH Alumni Association
August 20, 2007
DURHAM, N.H. -- Alumni who attended the University of New Hampshire in any year during
the 1970s are invited to return to campus for a '70s Decade Reunion Oct. 12-14, 2007. The
weekend, which coincides with Homecoming, will feature special events including a '70s
musical revue called "The Way We Were in the Polyester Decade," dinner and dancing to a live
'70s-era band, campus tours and a Coaches Chat.
Martha Byam '75, co-chair of the reunion planning committee, says a decade reunion is
particularly well suited to UNH alumni from the 1970s. "Our generation doesn't identify with
the class year as much," she explains. "They identify more with the groups they participated
in--such as Freshman Camp, an athletic team, a Greek organization, the radio station--and
those groups cut across class lines. A decade reunion is more expansive, more inclusive, so
it's perfect for that aspect of our group."
Events planned for the '70s Decade Reunion include:
* Friday night Welcome Back reception with cocktails and refreshments
* Campus tour and talk by UNH's campus architect Doug Bencks
* A '70s Musical Revue performed by alums John Garand '75, Katherine Scannell Strickland
'75, and Sue Dearborn '76 Saturday afternoon
* Saturday evening social hour, cash bar and hors d'oeuvres
* Saturday night buffet dinner and dancing to live music by All Together Now, a '70s era band
including UNH alums Jeff Landrock '74 and Tommy Moore '81
* Sunday morning brunch at UNH's newest dining hall, Holloway Commons
* Coaches Chat with 70's alums Sean McDonnell '78 (men's football) and Dick Umile '72
(men's ice hockey)
In addition, there will be a full weekend of regular Homecoming activities, including the
traditional football game and pre-game tailgating, parade, fireworks, carnival, steamship
foliage tour, 5K road race, greenhouse open house, Memorial Union Building 50th anniversary
dessert reception and outdoor movie, Ibsen's The Doll House at Johnson Theater, a UNH
Observatory astronomy viewing session, and much more.
9/11/17, 12(47 PMUNH Welcomes Back The Polyester Decade With '70S Reunion Oct. 12-14
Page 2 of 2http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/cj_nr/2007/aug/mm20seventies.cfm.html
Alumni and friends can register for individual reunion events or get a special package price of
$99 ($110 after Sept. 14) for the entire weekend. For more information, visit
www.alumni.unh.edu/seventies, e-mail alumni@unh.edu, or call the UNH Alumni Association
at (603) 862-2040 or (800) 891-1195.


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