The University of Illinois Springfield Alumni SAGE Society is celebrating the start of the university’s 40th year with a “Back to School for 40 Years Party” for alumni, community members, students, faculty and staff from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27, at the Island Bay Yacht Club, 76 Yacht Club Road, on Lake Springfield.
The celebration will include a slide show of photos through the decades, historic displays from various campus units and a trivia quiz with prizes. Anyone who has had any association with the university over the past 40 years is urged to attend. The cost is $18 per person, which includes hors d’oeuvres and soft drinks. A cash bar will be available.
Reservations are requested by Friday, Aug. 20, and can be made online at www.uiaa.org/uis or by calling 206-7395.
The SAGE society, affiliated with the University of Illinois Alumni Association, provides U of I-related service opportunities and activities.
The event was featured in a August 8, 2010, article in the State Journal-Register.
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