LSUS College of Education reunion
set for Saturday, Oct. 22
09/27/05

The LSUS College of Education & Human Development and the LSUS Alumni Association will host a Family Reunion for all education, psychology and kinesiology and health science graduates on Saturday, Oct. 22, beginning at 10 a.m. in Business Education Building 113. The reunion is the first of four academic college reunions to be held on the LSUS campus this fall.

The informal event offers a variety of activities for adults and children ages 4-12. “We’ve planned something for everyone,” said Dr. David Gustavson, dean of the college. “Alumni, their spouses and guests, children and grandchildren are welcome.”

There is no cost for alumni and their guests, but reservations must be made no later than October 15. Online registration is available at www.lsus.edu/ehd/reunion. Or, call Dr. David Gustavson at 318-795-4279.

Gustavson and others from the department will host a short welcome and registration session. Then alumni will be able chat with favorite professors, staff and fellow graduates. Other activities include Education Tech Lab demonstrations by Mr. Jerry Antee, Model Classroom demonstration by Dr. Debbie Williams, Kinesiology & Health Science Lab demonstration by Dr. Jesse DeMello and a discussion about graduate programs in psychology by Dr. Mary Margaret Lusk. Alumni may join the LSUS Alumni Association and become charter members of the EHD Alumni Chapter. The event also features gifts, discount coupons and door prizes.

Activities for children ages 4-12 will be supervised by current LSUS education students. Included are a Halloween Brew Fest hosted by Dr. Martha Mangin, professor of education; face painting by Dr. Keitha Rogers, assistant professor of education, and games by the LSUS H&PE Majors Club, Psychology Club and LAE-SP.

Alumni and their families will gather at noon for a hamburger and hotdog picnic catered by the LSUS Port. Following lunch, guests are invited to attend the 1 p.m. Lady Pilots’ Gulf Coast Athletic Conference soccer game against Belhaven College at the LSUS Intercollegiate Soccer Field – called “The Swamp” – west of the LSUS Baseball Stadium. The Lady Pilots, 7-2, have won seven straight since dropping their first two inaugural-season games to GCAC foe William Carey College and Northwestern State University, a perennial NCAA Division I powerhouse picked to win the Southland Conference championship. Reunion attendees will receive complimentary admission to the game.

Parking will be available in the Business Education Building parking lot on the LSUS campus. The door to the right of the building provides handicapped access. There is an elevator in the southwest corner of the building.

Reunions will be held for the College of Sciences on Tuesday, Nov. 1, the College of Liberal Arts on Friday, Nov. 11, and the College of Business Administration on Thursday, Nov. 17.

For more information about the reunions or to join the LSUS Alumni Association, contact Alumni Director Dianne Howell at 318-797-5190 or alumni@lsus.edu.