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CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND BY LISA DITURO ’06 A&S PHOTOGRAPHS BY PAOLA NOGUERAS AND JOHN WELSH In record-breaking numbers, Villanovans returned for Alumni Reunion Weekend, where recalling the Wildcats’ winning ways of 1985 sent memories into overtime. 20 Villanova Magazine
Villanova University’s fighting spirit was felt throughout the campus on the weekend of June 10-12. Not only did Villanova welcome back its 1985 NCAA National Championship men’s basketball team and the spirited class that supported the Wildcats’ unlikely run to the top, but it did so in record numbers. The result was the most wellattended and successful Alumni Reunion Weekend in the University’s history. More than 2,200 alumni came home. The spirit was even evident in the weather as the forecasted rain stayed away, allowing alumni a beautiful three days to help celebrate their past and build their future. Friday’s events began with Wildcat football alumni heading out to Gilbertsville, Pa., to the Hickory Valley Golf Club for their fourth annual golf outing. While the ex-gridiron teammates were hoping to stay clear of the trees, other alumni were hoping to get a closer look at them on an arboreal and historical walking tour of the main campus. The walk through the Arboretum Villanova was led by the Rev. Lee J. Makowski, O.S.A., Ph.D., ’73 A&S, ’81 G.S., assistant professor, Core Humanities Program. The tour of the trees was one of four “Classes Without Quizzes” offered on Friday. Beginning at noon with a complimentary lunch at The Exchange in Bartley Hall, alumni could also: ■ find out “What’s Up with Wellness,” an interactive discussion of health and wellness education at Villanova, led by Cathy Poillon Lovecchio ’85 Nur., director of the Center for Health and Wellness Education; ■ join Commerce and Finance faculty on a tour of the new Applied Finance Laboratory in Bartley Hall; and ■ take part in a discussion on St. Augustine and the Augustinian theme of friendship, guided by the Rev. John T. Denny, O.S.A., chaplain and counselor to the School of Law. Later on Friday afternoon, the Klekotka Hall patio on the West Campus was abuzz with old friends and classmates casually catching up and rekindling friendships in the Wildcat Welcome Area. The evening offered even more opportunities to reconnect: ■ The Class of 1955 celebrated 50 years post-Villanova at the Half-Century Dinner in Donahue Hall on the South Summer 2005 21
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