Reunion Registration Is Open!

The 38th Annual Alumni Reunion is September 12-14, 2025 a home game weekend with The University of Texas El Paso (UTEP).

Click this button to register for the 2025 Alumni Reunion

General Information

Hotel Accommodations.

A limited number of rooms are reserved for a special UTNROTC Alumni rate at the Embassy Suites Hotel - Austin, Arboretum, 9505 Stonelake Blvd, Austin, TX 78759, 512-372-8771.

The discounted rate is $139 per night, plus taxes and fees, for 1-2 adults in a king suite. Standard amenities include indoor heated pool, complimentary wi-fi, hot breakfast, and the Manager’s Daily Reception. A premium room with additional amenities is available for an additional cost.

Hit the burnt orange button below to book your room. You will be taken to the Embassy Suites website. The default length of stay is set at Friday night through Sunday

(2 night stay), but the desired dates can be easily modified at the top of the screen.

If you want to extend your stay (either side of those dates), you need to book the 2 days first via the link, then call the Embassy Suites rep directly to extend your nights (they will honor the group's rate for additional nights). Our hotel rep is Giselle Valiente and the phone number to reach her & at Embassy Suites Arboretum Sales is 512-231-4075.

If you have issues with the registration link or have any other questions, please contact Launtz Rodgers, launtz@outlook.com or 512-545-2920 for assistance.

Book Your Hotel

Football Tickets

If you are interested in buying tickets to the UT v UTEP game, please mark that box on the registration form and include $60/ticket for your request. We expect the tickets to move fast so don’t delay in completing and submitting your registration form (either online or by mail)!

Friday, September 12

Golf Outing

For those of you interested in a reunion Golf outing we will be gathering at Star Ranch on the morning of Friday September 12th. We have reserved 4 tee times (16 players), starting around 0830. We can get more tee times, if there is interest. Please indicate your desire to participate when you register.

As in previous encounters we will face off Navy versus Marine Corps in a “best ball” format. Star Ranch is located at 2500 FM 685 in Hutto, Texas (NE Austin just north of the toll road 45 East).

Green fees will be paid when you arrive.

Please notify Bob Collins (’68) by September 1st if you are interested in playing.

Cell phone: 678-983-4675 or email bravocharlie@utexas.edu.

Directions to Star Ranch from Embassy Suites Hotel (9505 Stonelake, Austin):

Take MoPac (Tx-1 Loop North), Merge onto Tx Toll 45 East.

Merge onto Texas Toll 130 North (to Waco)

Take Exit 426 (Hutto/685 North) (DO NOT TURN on Gattis School Road).

Take 685/130 access road 1 mile, stay in left lane and U-turn at Flashing Red Light.

Go approx. 0.6 miles South on FM 685 and Star Ranch will be on your right.

Crow's Nest Summit Meeting

On Friday afternoon at 1500 there will be a meeting of all ’Nesters and Friends of the Nest to talk about the Crow’s Nest Scholarship and to just visit and talk about old times. One of the rooms at the Embassy Suites has been reserved for this and other alumni gatherings as they may occur.

Reunion Social

The Alumni Foundation will once again host a social gathering at the Embassy Suites on Friday evening, beginning at 1730 in the hotel atrium and adjoining conference rooms. Hors d’oeuvres and small bites will be provided and there will be a cash bar for those not staying at the hotel. We are hoping to have everyone join us at the Embassy Suites Hotel for the Friday evening social regardless of whether you are staying at the hotel or not!

Saturday, September 13

All Saturday reunion events will be held either at the Robert L. Patton ROTC building (RLP) or immediately next door at the William C. Powers Student Activity Center (WCP).

Longhorns vs Miners kickoff at 1515

Parking on Campus Saturday.

UT Campus will be on a normal Saturday parking schedule. The closest garage for the on-campus reunion activities is the San Jacinto Parking Garage, 2401 San Jacinto Blvd https://parking.utexas.edu/parking/garages/san-jacinto-garage-sjg.

Alumni Foundation Board Meeting.

From 0900 the UT NROTC Alumni Foundation Board will hold their quarterly meeting in RLP Room 5.402 (McRaven classroom), before the General Business Meeting. All are welcome to attend, space permitting.

General Business Meeting & Scholarship Awards.

At 1100 the “Main Event” will also be held in the

WCP SAC Auditorium. Come learn about the latest Unit activities, plans, and achievements. See the awarding of over $135,000 worth of scholarships and officer swords to UTNROTC Battalion members by your Midshipmans Foundation. This years’ relaxed schedule will provide ample opportunity to meet and visit with the Battalion members, staff, and other alumni.

BBQ Dinner & Football Game Watch Party

At the conclusion of the Scholarship & Awards Ceremony (approximately 1300), we will all move to the Glickman Center in the ROTC Building (RLP) to enjoy some Pok-e-Joe’s BBQ and partake in some libations (Beer/Wine/Tea will be available). Our Alumni Foundation Board invites all Battalion members to join us at the BBQ event, and we cover the cost of their meals. This year we are combining the cost of the Friday Social and the Saturday BBQ to a combined total of $50/ticket. This will help the foundation pay for the rising costs of executing the reunion and helps subsidize the free BBQ meals we offer to the battalion members.

Football Game (In-Person and Watch Party)

The Longhorns will kick-off in DKR Texas Memorial Stadium at 3:15pm. For those not attending the game at the stadium we host a game watching party on the big screen projector(s) at the Glickman Center. For the folks that go to the game in the stadium, feel free to return to the Glickman Center post-game, let the traffic die down and mingle a bit longer with the remaining alumni. If you are interested in buying tickets to the FB game, please mark that box on the registration form and include $60/ticket for your request. We expect the tickets to move fast so don’t delay in completing and submitting your registration form (either online or by mail)!

Sunday, 14 September

Breakfast. Embassy Suites includes breakfast. Be sure to meet and greet your fellow alums one more time before hitting the road!

Two Ways to Register

Traditional.

As we have for years now, you can use the registration form found in your 2025 Reunion Newsletter (sent via USPS mail) or you can click here to download that form. Fill in the form completely, enclose a check for payment and mail to the address shown on the registration form. You can include a donation for the Alumni Foundation in the same check as the one used to pay for events.

If you want to make a contribution to the Midshipmans Foundation, use the separate form, provided in the 2025 Reunion Newsletter for that purpose, and mail it to the different address shown on the form. You can also download that form here.