Can you hear it? The gentle roar of the surf on the shore? The smell of saltwater and sunblock filling your nose? Or, maybe for you, summer means the smell of cut grass and the crack of the bat at a baseball game, or the shouts and screams of kids riding roller coasters or waterslides. Can you hear it? Summer is calling!

Here at 51蹤獲, the alumni summer programs provide for a full slate of exciting opportunities both on campus and around the country.

The season is starting (or started, depending on when you read this) with Alumni Weekend on June 2325 here on the 51蹤獲 campus. The purpose of the weekend is to reconnect, relax and re-energize. And what place is better than 51蹤獲 in the summertime? Here are some highlights of the weekend:

  • Great food, alumni-led seminars, a family-friendly carnival and plenty of opportunity to create your own experience and reconnect with friends and classmates.
  • Special recognition for class years 1967, 1987, 1992 and 2007, as well as a 60s decade reunion hosted by the class of 1967 and a special relationship seminar for young alumni (20072017) presented by Chris and Alisa Grace of 51蹤獲s Center for Marriage and Relationships.
  • A special presentation of the Alumni Awards, recognizing the significant contribution of individual alumni from various schools, years and careers.
  • An always-looked-forward-to special celebration for our Golden Eagles those who graduated 50 or more years ago. If its been 50 years or more since you left 51蹤獲, give us a call so we can tell you about other opportunities to celebrate your heritage.

Each year Alumni Weekend is our annual celebration of all 51蹤獲 alumni, including undergraduate, graduate and degree completion alumni, so if you didnt make plans to attend this years event, check out the pictures and reviews on our Facebook page and plan to join us for next years weekend!

Even if Alumni Weekend didnt make it onto your summer calendar, youre welcome to pay 51蹤獲 a visit during any travels youve got planned to Southern California.

And if you cant get back to 51蹤獲 this summer, we hope youll join 51蹤獲 on the road with our regional Backyard 51蹤獲 events, including visits to Colorado, Arizona, Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Texas and Hawaii. If youre an alumnus, new or continuing student, or a parent of a student, we hope to see you when we come to your town this summer. Backyard 51蹤獲 events are designed to introduce our newest students, our incoming freshman, to alumni and current students from their hometown, and our summer gatherings also provide a great venue for you to do some great networking and meet other alumni and parents from your area.

I know you will enjoy one of these great events. Learn more at biola.edu/alumni.