Homecoming 2017 is coming very soon, and we have many exciting events planned for the weekend of October 19-22!
We invite all alumni to return to their Alma Mater to enjoy the many Homecoming activities.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19
10 am – 4 pm – Registration – Lobby of Annie Hogan Byrd
11:30 – Ronald H. and Verna June Meen Center for Science and Mathematics Building Dedication – Erwin Hwy entrance of building
12:00 – Meen Center Dedication Luncheon – The Board of Trustees invite you to join them as we celebrate the Meen Center.
Tours of the Meen Center to follow luncheon.
6 p.m. – 1960’s Alumni Party – Hosted by Ann ‘Butch’ Van Buskirk ’61 at her home. For address and directions, please contact the Alumni Office at 423-636-7303.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20
8 am – 4 pm – Registration – Lobby of Annie Hogan Byrd
Tours of the Meen Center throughout the day.
11:30 am – Lunch with students – Enjoy lunch with students on the terrace of the Thomas J. Garland Library – $10
1 pm – Campus Tours – Revisit and Rediscover. The tour will showcase our growing and changing campus, and offer you the chance to experience Tusculum with the President’s Society, a group of elite residential college students. Tours will depart from Garland Library Lobby.
1 pm – Golf Tournament – Enjoy some friendly competition on the Link Hills CC Golf Course. Registration is at noon pm with shotgun start at 1 pm. 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.
2 pm – Ice Cream Social and Tusculum College Alumni Travel Preview – Chalmers Conference Center – Join alumni and friends as they learn about the exciting destinations that the Tusculum College Alumni Travel will be offering in the coming year as well as Cicero’s Steps in 2019. Hear from those who traveled the Rhine in 2017. This event is open to all Tusculum College alumni and friends interested in travel. Visit with classmates, friends, and family you may have traveled with in the past and those you look to travel with in the future.
6 pm – Dinner at Link Hills CC – Join us for a buffet dinner.
7 pm – Volleyball vs Lenoir-Rhyne – Pioneer Arena
7 pm – Bonfire and Pep Rally – Welty Craig/Haynes Lawn – Quad Area
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21
8 a.m. – 10 a.m. – Registration – Living Room of Niswonger Commons
8 am – Memorial Service – Garland Library Lobby – Join us in remembering alumni who have passed away since Homecoming 2016.
8:30 am – Alumni Breakfast – Chalmers Conference Center – Come enjoy breakfast with alumni and friends. – $15
9:00 am –Sports Hall of Fame Induction – Chalmers Conference Center – Come celebrate the newest sports hall of fame award honorees.
9:30 am – Alumni Softball Game – Red Edmonds Field
10 am – Alumni Awards and Alumni Meeting – Chalmers Conference Center – Celebrate the newest alumni, learn the latest about the alumni association, and hear an update on the College.
10 am – Alumni Band – Join the current Tusculum College Marching Band for rehersal and event performances.
11 am – Class Photos – In front of Niswonger Commons – $10 each
10:30 am – Alumni Tennis Match – Roger M. Nichols Tennis Complex
11 am – 5th Annual Civil War Scrimmage (Lacrosse Alumni Game) – IPF – Current men’s lacrosse players and alumni will hold their 5th annual scrimmage game. (Coach Carrington, x5378)
11:30 am – Student Support Services Luncheon – Alumni who were in the Student Support Services program or ARCHES are invited to a BBQ cookout and other festivities at the Patton House (near Pioneer Park). Donations are optional, but welcome and can be made at the cookout.
Noon – Homecoming Parade – Watch the 14th Annual Homecoming Parade along the route between the Charles Oliver Gray Complex and Pioneer Park. The Golden Pioneers will serve as Grand Marshals.
12:30 pm – Volleyball vs Catawba – Pioneer Arena
12:30 pm – Tailgate – Enjoy a Tusculum College Pioneer Tailgate Party. – $10
2:30 – Tusculum Pioneer Football vs. Catawba – Cheer on the Pioneers as they take on Catawba at Pioneer Field.
Alumni Dinner and Dance – GMI
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- 6 pm – Alumni and Friends Social Hour – General Morgan Inn
- 7 pm – Alumni and Friends Dinner – General Morgan Inn – Join us at the General Morgan Inn for dinner. A cash bar will be available throughout the evening. – $45
- 8 pm – Alumni and Friends Music and Fellowship – DJ Donnie Bunch will provide music. – $15 if not eating
7 pm – Alumni Baseball Game – Pioneer Park
6:00 pm – Orange and Black Game – Women’s Basketball inter-squad scrimmage – Pioneer Arena
7:30 pm – Orange and Black Game – Men’s Basketball inter-squad scrimmage – Pioneer Arena
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22
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 am, Sunday School at 9:30 am, the traditional service at 10:45 am. Learn more at www.firstpresgreeneville.org.
