The "fun photo booth" was a hit with alumni last year at the tailgate prior to the football game.
Although it is the height of summer, it is not too early to begin planning for the fall and to attend Homecoming 2014. Plans have been finalized for the annual celebration, scheduled Oct. 17-18 this year.
Check out the updated schedule below, which includes hotel information.
Friday, Oct. 17
8 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Registration – Living Room of Niswonger Commons
10 a.m. – Bright’s Zoo – $30 – Located in Limestone, Tenn., Bright’s Zoo is home to many rare species. Transportation will be provided. To learn more, visit www.brightszoo.com. A boxed lunch will be provided.
11:30 a.m. – Lunch with students – $10 – Enjoy lunch with students and share your Tusculum experience with the Pioneers of today.
1 p.m. – Golf Tournament – $50 – Enjoy some friendly competition on the Link Hills Golf Course. Scramble format will be used with handicap system for a net division and gross division. Registration is at noon pm with shotgun start at 1 p.m. Alumni, spouses, faculty, staff and friends are invited to participate. Dinner will be provided for participants in the golf tournament as well as those who may want to join them following the tournament. The cost for dinner will be $20 for those not participating in the tournament. Reservations are required.
2 p.m. – Herbs and Herblore – no charge – Fun make and take workshop hosted at the Doak House Museum.
6 p.m. – Dinner at Link Hills – $20 – Join us for a buffet dinner beginning at 6 p.m. Reservations are required.
Evening – Individual Class Gatherings – cost varies
Saturday, October 18
8 a.m. – 10 a.m. – Registration – Living Room of Niswonger Commons
8 a.m. – Memorial Service – Join us in remembering alumni who have passed away since Homecoming 2013.
8:30 a.m. – Alumni Breakfast – $15 – Come enjoy breakfast with alumni and friends.
9 a.m. – Alumni Meeting – Learn the latest about the Alumni Association and hear an update on the College.
9:30 a.m. – Alumni Awards and Sports Hall of Fame Awards – Come celebrate the newest alumni and Sports Hall of Fame award honorees.
11 a.m. – Class Photos – $10 – In front of Niswonger Commons
11 a.m. – Student Support Services Luncheon – Alumni who were in the Student Support Services program or ARCHES are invited to a cookout and other festivities at the Patton House (near Pioneer Park).
Noon – Parade – Watch the 11th Annual Homecoming Parade along the route between the Charles Oliver Gray Complex and Pioneer Park.
Noon – Tusculum Volleyball hosts Newberry, Pioneer Arena.
12:30 p.m. – Tailgate – $10 – Enjoy a Tusculum College Pioneer Tailgate Party.
2:30 p.m. – Tusculum Pioneer Football vs. Carson-Newman – Cheer on the Pioneers as they take on Carson-Newman at Pioneer Field. Tickets can be purchased at the ticket booth preceding the game.
7 p.m. – Alumni and Friends Dinner – General Morgan Inn – $38 – Join us for social hour beginning at 6 with dinner at 7. A cash bar will be available throughout the evening.
Sunday, October 19
Attend the church of your choice. First Presbyterian Church of Greeneville (110 N. Main Street) is the mother church of the College. Early service at 8:30 a.m., Sunday School at 9:30 a.m., the traditional service at 10:45 a.m. Learn more at www.firstpresgreeneville.org.
1 p.m. – Tusculum Women’s Soccer hosts Lenoir-Rhyne, Pioneer Field.
3:30 p.m. – Tusculum Men’s Soccer hosts Lenoir-Rhyne, Pioneer Field.
During Homecoming, you are encouraged to visit the museums, art gallery, the Presidential photo gallery at the Library and the Bookstore. Hours for each are below:
Tusculum College Bookstore
Niswonger Commons
8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Thursday, October 16
8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday, October 17
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, October 18
Thomas J. Garland Library
8 a.m. – 10 p.m. Thursday, October 16
8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday, October 17
9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturday, October 18
Allison Gallery (Rankin House behind Three Blind Mice)
The Allison Art Gallery will be hosting visiting artist, Melissa Stallard’s exhibition of digital photographs called “The Shrinking City.” Stallard is an Assistant Professor of Art at the University of Akron.
3:30 – 5 p.m. Thursday, October 16
3:30 – 5 p.m. Friday, October 17
Closed Saturday, October 18
Doak House Museum
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thursday, October 16
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday, October 17
President Andrew Johnson Museum and Library
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thursday, October 16
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday, October 17
Please make every effort to make your reservations prior to Friday, October 3, in order for us to provide accurate estimates on food preparations. Make your reservation online.
If you have questions about Homecoming 2014 registration, please contact Joni Blake Parker, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations at jbparker@tusculum.edu or 423-636-7303.
Greeneville Hotel Information
Econo Lodge (former Comfort Inn and Holiday Inn)
1790 E Andrew Johnson Hwy, Greeneville
(423) 639-4185
935 E Andrew Johnson Hwy, Greeneville
(423) 639-2156
Quality Inn (former Jameson Inn)
3160 E Andrew Johnson Hwy, Greeneville
(423) 638-7511
111 N Main St, Greeneville
(423) 787-1000
Knights Inn (formerly Charray Inn)
121 Serral Dr, Greeneville
(423) 638-1331
3130 E Andrew Johnson Hwy, Greeneville
(423) 638-3735