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Alumni Association

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Past Alumni Events

SWAU Alumni Family
SWAU Alumni Bingo
SWAU Alumni Watermelon feed
Alumni Homecoming 2025 Class of 1965
SWAU Alumni Homecoming 2025 Potluck
SWAU Nursing 50th Anniversary Nursing Faculty
Bill Kilgore SWAU Alumni Hall of Fame
Pastor Keith Grey
SWAU Alumni Tailgate 2025 Rootbeer Floats
Catherine Wiist Jessel
SWAU Alumni Family
SWAU Alumni Bingo
SWAU Alumni Watermelon feed
Alumni Homecoming 2025 Class of 1965
SWAU Alumni Homecoming 2025 Potluck
SWAU Nursing 50th Anniversary Nursing Faculty
Bill Kilgore SWAU Alumni Hall of Fame
Pastor Keith Grey
SWAU Alumni Tailgate 2025 Rootbeer Floats
Catherine Wiist Jessel
SWAU Alumni Family
SWAU Alumni Bingo
SWAU Alumni Watermelon feed
Alumni Homecoming 2025 Class of 1965
SWAU Alumni Homecoming 2025 Potluck
SWAU Nursing 50th Anniversary Nursing Faculty
Bill Kilgore SWAU Alumni Hall of Fame
Pastor Keith Grey
SWAU Alumni Tailgate 2025 Rootbeer Floats
Catherine Wiist Jessel

The SWAU Alumni Association hosted a mini reunion at the City Museum during the SDA GC Session in St. Louis. Over 100 alumni attended.

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Events

Nov

25

All Day -

Thanksgiving Break

Nov

26

All Day -

Thanksgiving Break

Nov

27

All Day -

Thanksgiving Break

Nov

27

11:30 AM -

Navajo Mission Trip Fundraiser

Nov

28

All Day -

Thanksgiving Break

Nov

29

3:00 PM -

Hopps Museum

Dec

1

7:30 AM -

Instruction Begins

Dec

2

5:00 PM -

Women’s Bible Study

Dec

2

6:00 PM -

Christmas Lighting

Dec

3

6:00 PM -

Dinosaur Trackways Presentation

Dec

3

7:00 PM -

Grief Support Group

Dec

3

7:30 PM -

Wednesday Knight Worship

Dec

4

4:30 AM -

Christmas Card with a twist

Dec

4

12:50 PM -

Assembly- Faculty & Staff Talent Show

Dec

4

6:00 PM -

Christmas Card with a twist

Dec

4

7:00 PM -

Southwestern Recital Series Voice Recital

Dec

6

3:00 PM -

Hopps Museum

Dec

7

6:30 PM -

Table Talk

Dec

8

7:00 PM -

Southwestern Recital Series Strings Studio

Dec

10

7:00 PM -

Grief Support Group

Dec

10

7:30 PM -

Wednesday Knight Worship

Dec

11

12:50 PM -

Assembly- Senior Send-Off/ Dean’s Give-Away Assembly

Dec

13

3:00 PM -

Hopps Museum

Dec

13

4:45 PM -

Refugio (The Refuge)

Dec

13

7:00 PM -

University Singers Christmas Party

Dec

14

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Dec

14

7:00 PM -

University Singers Christmas Party

Dec

15

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Dec

15

7:30 AM -

Examinations

Dec

16

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Dec

16

7:30 AM -

Examinations

Dec

16

6:30 PM -

ESL Completion Ceremony

Dec

16

8:00 PM -

ESL Completion Afterparty

Dec

17

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Dec

17

7:30 AM -

Examinations

Dec

17

7:00 PM -

Nurses' Pinning

Dec

17

7:30 PM -

Christmas Vacation Begins

Dec

18

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Dec

18

12:50 PM -

Assembly- December Graduation

Dec

18

7:00 PM -

December Commencement

Dec

19

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Dec

20

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Dec

21

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Dec

21

6:00 PM -

Community Band Concert

Dec

22

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Dec

23

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Dec

24

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Dec

25

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Dec

26

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Dec

27

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Dec

28

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Dec

29

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Dec

30

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Dec

31

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Jan

1

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Jan

2

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Jan

3

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Jan

4

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Jan

5

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Jan

6

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Jan

7

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Jan

8

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Jan

9

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Jan

10

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Jan

10

5:00 PM -

Refugio (The Refuge)

Jan

11

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Jan

11

9:00 AM -

Floorball Tournament

Jan

11

10:00 AM -

Last Day to Register

Jan

12

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Jan

12

7:30 AM -

Instruction Begins

Jan

13

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Jan

14

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Jan

15

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Jan

15

12:50 PM -

Assembly- Union- Moody & Camp Directors

Jan

16

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Jan

16

8:00 AM -

Last Day to Add Class

Jan

17

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Jan

18

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Jan

19

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Jan

19

7:30 AM -

MLK Jr Birthday/School Holiday

Jan

20

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Jan

20

12:50 PM -

Assembly- Alison Hill

Jan

21

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Jan

21

2:00 PM -

Hoops Classic Basketball Tournament

Jan

22

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Jan

22

7:00 AM -

Hoops Classic Basketball Tournament

Jan

22

12:50 PM -

Assembly- No Assembly- Hoops Classic

Jan

23

All Day -

Bookstore in Meadows Gallery

Jan

23

7:00 AM -

Hoops Classic Basketball Tournament

Jan

23

8:00 AM -

Last Day to Withdraw w/o W

Jan

24

6:30 PM -

Hoops Classic Basketball Tournament

Jan

29

12:50 PM -

Assembly- Scholarships & SA Assembly

Feb

2

11:20 AM -

Week of Prayer

Feb

3

1:00 PM -

Week of Prayer

Feb

4

11:20 AM -

Week of Prayer

Feb

5

11:00 AM -

Assembly- Endi- Relationships

Feb

5

1:00 PM -

Week of Prayer

Feb

6

11:20 AM -

Week of Prayer

Feb

12

12:50 PM -

Assembly- Endi- Relationships

Feb

13

All Day -

Bobcat Classic

Feb

14

5:00 PM -

Refugio (The Refuge)

Feb

14

6:25 PM -

Bobcat Classic

Feb

15

All Day -

Bobcat Classic

Feb

15

8:00 AM -

Deadline for Fall Incompletes

Feb

16

All Day -

Bobcat Classic

Feb

19

12:50 PM -

Assembly

Feb

26

12:50 PM -

Assembly

Feb

28

7:00 PM -

Nursing Dedication

Mar

4

8:00 AM -

Mid-Semester

Mar

5

12:50 PM -

Assembly- Departmental Assembly

Mar

6

12:00 PM -

Spring Break Begins at noon

Mar

7

All Day -

Spring break

Mar

8

All Day -

Spring break

Mar

9

All Day -

Spring break

Mar

10

All Day -

Spring break

Mar

11

All Day -

Spring break

Mar

12

All Day -

Spring break

Mar

12

11:50 AM -

No Assembly

Mar

12

2:00 PM -

He Said Go! Conference

Mar

13

All Day -

Spring break

Mar

13

8:00 AM -

He Said Go! Conference

Mar

14

All Day -

Spring break

Mar

14

8:00 AM -

He Said Go! Conference

Mar

14

5:00 PM -

Refugio (The Refuge)

Mar

15

All Day -

Spring break

Mar

16

All Day -

Instruction resumes

Mar

19

10:00 AM -

Music Festival

Mar

19

12:50 PM -

Assembly- Music Fest

Mar

20

8:00 AM -

Music Festival

Mar

21

9:00 AM -

Music Festival

Mar

22

9:00 AM -

Music Festival

Mar

23

8:00 AM -

Summer Registration Begins

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