Alumni from Loma Linda University’s eight professional schools, LLU-La Sierra graduates, and all current and former Medical Center and University staff members are invited to come together for a weekend of celebration, fellowship and continuing education opportunities March 2–6 on the Loma Linda University Health campus.
While Loma Linda University’s Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Public Health, Allied Health Professions, Behavioral Health and Religion will each hold functions for their individual alumni, the “One Homecoming” weekend will also include many activities that will bring the groups together for joint activities and receptions. View the complete schedule.
President Richard Hart, MD, DrPH, says, “For some time now, those of us who live and work here have thought, ‘What would it be like if we had one united alumni weekend instead of several — if we shared our stories and relationships with each other, spanning generations and disciplines, cultures and faiths?’” Hart, the school deans and administrators of LLU Medical Center committed to the idea last year, with the goal of everyone gathering together as One Loma Linda. The March 2-6, 2017, One Homecoming event could become the first annual of many more to come.
Weekend events
The Healthy People in Healthy Communities Conference, an annual event now in its 44th year, will be held March 2 and 3 at the Drayson Center, including its first annual Symposium on Blue Zone Area Science. Dan Buettner, founder of the Blue Zones® Project and National Geographic fellow, will offer the keynote address and lead several informative sessions on day one. The U.S. surgeon general, Vice Admiral Vivek Murthy, will offer the keynote address on day two of the conference. Preregistration is encouraged, as space will be limited.
Also getting top billing during homecoming will be the wealth of research at Loma Linda.
The Centennial Complex will host the display “Come Home to Discovery: Research at Loma Linda University Health.” Days one and two will feature research from all eight professional schools; days three and four will showcase research from Loma Linda University School of Medicine as part of the 85th Annual Postgraduate Convention of the School of Medicine. The convention is for all physicians, physician assistants and nurses.
The roles of other supporting services such as research affairs, advancement and other components (global research and spiritual life) that are unique to Loma Linda University Health will also be represented.
The fourth floor of the Centennial Complex will be transformed with a History of Research pavilion and a Museum of Discovery and Inventions, as well as individual research projects and areas highlighting projects within each of the schools by student researchers and faculty members.
Special spiritual programs are planned for Friday night and Sabbath, bringing everyone together in one gathering. A 5K will take place Sunday morning.
How to sign up
Alumni are encouraged to register for One Homecoming. To sign up for offerings by a specific school, they should navigate to the “School Affiliation” tab on the registration page and select the name of their respective school.
Non-alumni who wish to see all event offerings can go directly to the “Register for all Offerings” button.