Fun, fellowship, and Argo pride!
That's what your Alumni Office is here to support. Throughout the year, we will be hosting a wide variety of events to help you keep in touch with former classmates and with the University. We will update event information as it becomes available. So, check back often. Let us know how we're doing and what kinds of activities you'd like to see in the future. And, of course, don't forget to register for events and to visit campus whenever you're in the area.
The University of Great Falls has many activities planned for Disability Awareness Week, April 5 – April 9. All activities will be open to Alumni. A variety of workshops and presentations will be held, with the week culminating with wheelchair basketball games Friday night. Any alumni interested in participating in the wheelchair basketball games can contact Kay Seilstad, UGF TRiO Disabilities Advocate at (406) 791-5212.
Activities Include:
- A History of Disability Display will be available in the Student Center all week.
- Tuesday, April 6 from 12 – 1 p.m. Bruce Breslauer, from Blind and Low Vision Services, will present a workshop on Courtesy Rules for Meeting People with Visual Impairments. The workshop will be held in Room 106A in Sullivan Hall, with lunch provided.
- Wednesday, April 7 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Professor Angel Turoski’s Introduction to Exceptionalities Class and several community agencies will have displays on the upper level of the Student Center. Participating agencies include: North Central Independent Living, Polio Survivors of Montana, Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Eagle Mount, Special Olympics and the Great Falls Brain Injury Support Group. There will be a participation prize drawing and refreshments will be served.
- Thursday, April 8 from 12 – 1 p.m. Kay Seilstad will present a Disabilities Etiquette Workshop. The workshop will be held in Sulliva Hall Room 106A, with lunch provided.
- Thursday, April 8 from 7 – 9 p.m. the McLaughlin Center gym will be available for teams to practice for the wheelchair basketball games on Friday.
- Friday, April 9 from 7 – 9 p.m. Disability Awareness Week activities will culminate with wheelchair basketball games in McLaughlin Center. There is no charge for the basketball games; however, free-will offerings will be used to improve handicapped accessible signage on the University of Great Falls campus. Concessions will be available.
Annual Buddy Cobb Memorial Beef Raffle
The Alumni Office at the University of Great Falls is once again holding the Buddy Cobb Memorial Beef Raffle. The Cobb Charolais Ranch, Inc. of Augusta continues the tradition, which Buddy Cobb began in 1976, of donating a Charolais beef to benefit students at our University. The Cobb family believes in our mission and the quality of education that we provide.
A maximum of 300 tickets will be sold for one “true quarter” of Charolais beef, cut and wrapped, with four chances to win. Tickets for the raffle are $15.00 each or two for $25.00. The yearling Charolais beef is extra lean, tender and hormone-free.
Proceeds from this raffle benefit students at the University of Great Falls through the Alumni Association Scholarship Fund. Scholarships are one of the most fundamental and practical means of helping students achieve their dream of attaining higher education.
The raffle drawing will be held April 26, 2010. Remember, you have four chances to win! If you’d like to purchase tickets, please contact Nicole Langley at (406) 791-5290 or nlangley01@ugf.edu.
Other Recent Events
Pre-Game Alumni Social
Come join us for a Pre-Game Alumni Social and get pumped up to cheer on the University of Great Falls Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams as they take on the Carroll Saints in Helena!
When: Saturday, January 30 from 4 – 5:30 p.m.
Where: The Brewhouse at 939 ½ Getchell Street, Helena, MT 59601
Why: To reconnect with University Alumni in your area, enjoy delicious Brewhouse appetizers and to stir up some Argos spirit before the games!
Women’s game begins at 6 p.m.
Men’s game begins at 8 p.m.
For more information, contact Nicole Langley in the Alumni Office at (406) 791-5290.