YoUDee and Baby Blue join the runners during the 2014 Blue Hen 5K. This year's run and walk will be held June 7.

June 7: Blue Hen 5K

Seventh annual Blue Hen 5K run, walk set for Alumni Weekend 2015

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8:32 a.m., May 15, 2015--The seventh annual Blue Hen 5K Run/Walk will be held during the University of Delaware's Alumni Weekend. The event is open to the public, and all alumni, friends and neighbors are welcome to participate and attend. 

Hosted by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations, the Blue Hen 5K will start at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 7, and it will take participants on a scenic tour of Creek Road and the Pomeroy Trail. Registration begins at 8:30. 

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June 5: Blue Hen 5K

University of Delaware graduates planning to attend Alumni Weekend are encouraged to register for the annual Blue Hen 5K walk and run, which will be held Sunday morning, June 5.

June 6-9: Food and culture series

The 20th annual June Lecture Series at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UD in Wilmington will be held June 6-9. Titled 'June a la Carte,' this year's program focuses on great political documents, feminism, world politics and a Newark cuisine sampler.

During the finish line awards ceremony at 10:30 a.m., the fastest overall runners, the fastest alumni runners and the top three male and female runners in each age category will be recognized.

In addition, there will be prizes awarded for the runner displaying the most UD spirit and the fastest Double Dels (married alumni), who will be judged for their best combined time.

UD's various academic and administrative units will also compete against one another in a bid for the rights to the President's Cup, an award based on participation and the top finishers of that group.

The current holder of the cup is the College of Arts and Sciences, and past winners include the College of Education and Human Development and the College of Health Sciences.

Prior to the 5K Run/Walk, there will be a Kids Fun Run at 9 a.m. for children 11 and under. Located on the Laird (North) Campus turf, the Fun Run is free to all kids. There will be prizes for three age groups:  4-6 years old; 7 and 8 years old; and 9-11 years old.

The Blue Hen 5K is sponsored by Bing’s Bakery, Deer Park Tavern, Herr’s, Jimmy Johns Gourmet Sandwiches, Jazz Apple, Newark Deli and Bagel, UD Barnes and Noble Bookstore, Unique Impressions, Limestone Therapeutic Massage, Sky Zone Newark, Horizon Services Inc. and Brandywine Electronics. 

The race is open to the public. More information about the event schedule, registration instructions and other information is available at this website

Alumni Weekend

Held the first weekend after Commencement each year, Alumni Weekend is a tradition that is growing in popularity and in size. The weekend encourages alumni, friends, and families to return to campus and celebrate the qualities that make UD unique. It also provides an opportunity to reconnect with friends and professors and to witness the remarkable changes at the University over the past few years.

More than 5,300 Blue Hens and friends attended in 2014, participating in activities such as Mug Night (now known as Dela-bration), the Blue Hen 5K, reunions, President Patrick Harker's State of the University address and the Alumni Wall of Fame Ceremony. More information is available at the Alumni Weekend website.

Office of Development and Alumni Relations

The Office of Development and Alumni Relations (DAR) engages donors, alumni, friends, parents, faculty, staff and students in a lifelong relationship and fosters a tradition of philanthropy to strengthen the University’s legacy as one of the great public institutions of higher education in America.

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