Alumni Weekend 2022

The IU School of Optometry Alumni Weekend and Class Reunion events, will take place Sept. 9–10, 2022, on the IU Bloomington campus. Registration is required to attend the IUSO Alumni Weekend events.

Registration form is now closed.

The alumni weekend is for all IUSO alumni and will feature class reunion events and an OWL event (for alumni who graduated 50+ years ago).

See the tentative schedule below. Keep coming back to this webpage for continuous updates on all of these activities.

Class Reunions

If you graduated in a year that ends in 2 or 7, then we are looking forward to celebrating this milestone with you with some extra perks. There will be a Class Reunion reception, school tour, and dinner at a local restaurant for these reunion classes. 

Accessible Parking for Patrons with Disabilities

Accessible parking for reunion activities is available for anyone with a state-issued disability placard or license plate. Click here for Information about IU Memorial Stadium accessibility.

For activities at the School

Accessible parking is available behind the School. There is only one handicapped designated spot, but attendees can park at any of the other available spots behind the School and sign in at the front desk.

Friday, Sept. 9, 2022

Optometric Wisdom League (OWL) Event

• 7–9 p.m.
• IMU, Frangipani Room, 900 E. Seventh St., Bloomington, IN
• REGISTRATION REQUIRED
• The Optometric Wisdom League (OWL) is an emeritus alumni group for IUSO alumni who graduated 50 years or more ago. The graduates of 1972 will be inducted into the Optometric Wisdom League by the current OWLs. Join us for dinner, drinks, a program with special guest speakers, an induction ceremony, and gifts. This event is for alumni who graduated from IUSO before 1973.
  
  

Registration

To attend Class Reunion events and the Tailgate Party during Alumni Weekend, you must be registered in advance. Registration is now closed.

Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022

Continuing Education

• 1–4 p.m.
• IUSO, 800 E. Atwater Ave., Room 111, Bloomington, IN
• Separate registration required at https://expand.iu.edu/browse/iuso-ce.
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• IUSO Alumni Weekend Tailgate Party

• 5–8 p.m.
• IU Athletics Tailgating Field, 17th Street and Woodlawn Avenue, IU Bloomington campus
• REGISTRATION REQUIRED
• Enjoy food, drinks, and mingling under a large tent with all your fellow IUSO alumni before you head across the street to the IU v. Idaho football game.
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• IU v. Idaho Football Game

• 8 p.m.
• Memorial Stadium, 701 E. 17th St., IU Bloomington campus
• Want to go to the football game? Purchase tickets through our promo code, so you get a discount and sit amongst IUSO alumni.
• 1) Click here to buy IU v. Idaho football tickets.
• 2) In the top right corner, type OPT22 in the “Enter Promo Code” box and hit Go.
• 3) Click the red Find Tickets button.
• 4) Click the red area on the seating chart for the IUSO seat block.
• 5) Purchase your ticket from the available (green) seats.
• 6) After you pick your seat(s), you will be given the option to also buy parking.
• 7) Follow the instructions regarding check out and payment*.
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• *Please note, IU Athletics charges a $10 fee per order.
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• There will be an IU Athletics shuttle bus making trips from a stop on Indiana Avenue at the Henderson Parking Garage to IU Memorial Stadium on game day. The shuttle will start when the IU Athletics parking lots open, which should be 1 p.m. for the IU v. Idaho game. The shuttle should appear at the stop every 15–20 minutes prior to kickoff. Then, it runs for 2 hours after the game.