The annual Alumni Gala party, a football game against Liberty University and a marching band reunion are some of the highlights of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Homecoming Reunion Weekend, Nov. 8-10.
Homecoming activities are set to begin Friday, Nov. 8. Highlights of the day include an alumni golf tournament, campus tours and a pep rally and fireworks show at 8 p.m. in Rhodes Stadium.
Campus tours and the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony will start the day on Saturday, Nov. 9. Tailgating activities, which begin at noon, will include a march through campus by “The Fire of the Carolinas,” ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s marching band, at 12:30 p.m. The Phoenix football team will host Liberty University in a 2 p.m., game at Rhodes Stadium. The halftime show will feature marching band alumni performing with “The Fire of the Carolinas” in a tribute to former ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ marching band director Jack O. White.
After the game, the Alumni Gala will take place in Moseley Center from 8 p.m. until midnight. The event will feature food, drinks and the sounds of “Johnny White and the Elite Band.”
Other Saturday events include a chaplain’s breakfast, a performance of “Music Man,” by ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Department of Performing Arts and a mixer for former professors, faculty, staff and alumni. On Sunday, Nov. 10, deceased alumni will be remembered during an 11 a.m. memorial service at the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Community Church. Homecoming activities conclude on Sunday afternoon with tours of academic facilities, including the Academic Village, School of Communications and the Career Center.