{"id":15712,"date":"2017-10-16T19:44:43","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T19:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/for\/?p=15712"},"modified":"2017-10-16T20:00:23","modified_gmt":"2017-10-16T20:00:23","slug":"homecoming-2017-oct-20-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/news\/2017\/homecoming-2017-oct-20-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Homecoming 2017 – Oct. 20-22"},"content":{"rendered":"

Homecoming 2017 is coming very soon, and we have many exciting events planned for the weekend of October 19-22!<\/h3>\n

We invite all alumni to return to their Alma Mater to enjoy the many Homecoming activities.<\/h4>\n

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19<\/strong><\/h4>\n

10 am \u2013 4 pm \u2013 Registration<\/strong> \u2013 Lobby of Annie Hogan Byrd<\/p>\n

11:30 \u2013 Ronald H. and Verna June Meen Center for Science and Mathematics Building Dedication<\/strong> \u2013 Erwin Hwy entrance of building<\/p>\n

12:00 \u2013 Meen Center Dedication Luncheon<\/strong> \u2013 The Board of Trustees invite you to join them as we celebrate the Meen Center.<\/p>\n

Tours of the Meen Center to follow luncheon.<\/em><\/p>\n

6 p.m. \u2013 1960\u2019s Alumni Party \u2013 <\/strong>Hosted by Ann \u2018Butch\u2019 Van Buskirk \u201961 at her home.\u00a0 For address and directions, please contact the Alumni Office at 423-636-7303.<\/p>\n

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20<\/strong><\/h4>\n

8 am \u2013 4 pm \u2013 Registration<\/strong> \u2013 Lobby of Annie Hogan Byrd<\/p>\n

Tours of the Meen Center throughout the day.<\/em><\/p>\n

11:30 am \u2013 Lunch with students<\/strong> \u2013 Enjoy lunch with students on the terrace of the Thomas J. Garland Library \u2013 $10<\/p>\n

1 pm \u2013 Campus Tours \u2013 Revisit and Rediscover.<\/strong> The tour will showcase our growing and changing campus, and offer you the chance to experience Tusculum with the President\u2019s Society, a group of elite residential college students. Tours will depart from Garland Library Lobby.<\/p>\n

1 pm \u2013 Golf Tournament<\/strong> \u2013 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.<\/p>\n

2 pm \u2013 Ice Cream Social and Tusculum College Alumni Travel Preview<\/strong> \u2013 Chalmers Conference Center \u2013 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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

6 pm \u2013 Dinner at Link Hills CC<\/strong> \u2013 Join us for a buffet dinner.<\/p>\n

7 pm \u2013 Volleyball vs Lenoir-Rhyne<\/strong> \u2013 Pioneer Arena<\/p>\n

7 pm \u2013 Bonfire and Pep Rally<\/strong> \u2013 Welty Craig\/Haynes Lawn \u2013 Quad Area<\/p>\n

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21<\/strong><\/h4>\n

8 a.m. \u2013 10 a.m. \u2013 Registration<\/strong> \u2013 Living Room of Niswonger Commons<\/p>\n

8 am \u2013 Memorial Service \u2013 Garland Library Lobby<\/strong> \u2013 Join us in remembering alumni who have passed away since Homecoming 2016.<\/p>\n

8:30 am \u2013 Alumni Breakfast<\/strong> \u2013 Chalmers Conference Center \u2013 Come enjoy breakfast with alumni and friends. \u2013 $15<\/p>\n

9:00 am \u2013Sports Hall of Fame Induction<\/strong> \u2013 Chalmers Conference Center\u00a0\u2013 Come celebrate the newest sports hall of fame award honorees.<\/p>\n

9:30 am \u2013 Alumni Softball Game \u2013 Red Edmonds Field<\/strong><\/p>\n

10 am \u2013 Alumni Awards and Alumni Meeting<\/strong> \u2013 Chalmers Conference Center\u00a0\u2013 Celebrate the newest alumni, learn the latest about the alumni association, and hear an update on the College.<\/p>\n

10 am \u2013 Alumni Band<\/strong> \u2013 Join the current Tusculum College Marching Band for rehersal and event performances.<\/p>\n

11 am \u2013 Class Photos<\/strong> \u2013 In front of Niswonger Commons \u2013 $10 each<\/p>\n

10:30 am \u2013 Alumni Tennis Match<\/strong> \u2013 Roger M. Nichols Tennis Complex<\/p>\n

11 am \u2013 5th Annual Civil War Scrimmage (Lacrosse Alumni Game)<\/strong> \u2013 IPF \u2013 Current men\u2019s lacrosse players and alumni will hold their 5th annual scrimmage game. (Coach Carrington, x5378)<\/p>\n

11:30 am \u2013 Student Support Services Luncheon<\/strong> \u2013 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.<\/p>\n

Noon \u2013 Homecoming Parade<\/strong> \u2013 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.<\/p>\n

12:30 pm \u2013 Volleyball vs Catawb<\/strong>a \u2013 Pioneer Arena<\/p>\n

12:30 pm \u2013 Tailgate<\/strong> \u2013 Enjoy a Tusculum College Pioneer Tailgate Party. \u2013 $10<\/p>\n

2:30 \u2013 Tusculum Pioneer Football vs. Catawba<\/strong> \u2013 Cheer on the Pioneers as they take on Catawba at Pioneer Field.<\/p>\n

Alumni Dinner and Dance \u2013 GMI<\/strong><\/p>\n