Homecoming Weekend 2012
THURSDAY, October 25
Kickoff Concert - Bernadette Peters
8 p.m., Wentz Concert Hall
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FRIDAY, October 26
Homecoming Check-In
Noon - 3 p.m.,
Wentz Concert Hall Lobby
Class of 1962 Lunch
Noon, Upstairs, Harold and Eva White Activities Center, Banquet Hall
*Please note the new location.
Campus Tour/Trolley Tours
Noon - 2 p.m.,
Wentz Concert Hall Lobby
Sesquicentennial Documentary Viewing: Parts 1 - 5
Noon - 3 p.m.,
Meiley-Swallow Hall
Convocation: Celebrating a Promising Start including the Alumni Awards presentation
4:15 p.m., Wentz Concert Hall
Welcome Home Reception
5:15 p.m., Wentz Concert Hall Lobby
50-Year Club Banquet: Class of 1962 Induction into 50-Year Club
6 p.m., Madden Lobby & Theatre,
Fine Arts Center
Alumni Swim Meet & Gathering
7 p.m., Merner Field House
Homecoming Concert & Dessert Reception
8 p.m., Wentz Concert Hall
SATURDAY, October 27
50-Year Club Breakfast
9 a.m., Harold & Eva White Activities Center
Athletic Hall of Fame Breakfast with Champions
9 a.m., Madden Theatre
Alumni Flag Football Game
9 a.m., Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium
Homecoming Check-In
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.,
Wentz Concert Hall Lobby
Trolley Tours/Campus Tours
10 a.m. - noon, Wentz Concert Hall Lobby
Wrestling Team Open Practice
10 a.m., Nichols Gym, Merner Field House
Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
11 a.m., Wentz Concert Hall
African American Alumni Association Walk/Bike-A-Thon
11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Championship Plaza
Residence Life Reunion
11 a.m., Blue House, 224 E. Chicago Ave.
Class of 1955 Luncheon
11:45 a.m., Kaufman Dining Hall
Homecoming Celebration & Lunch
Noon - 2 p.m., Championship Plaza
Future Cardinal “Fun Zone”
Noon - 4 p.m., Merner Field House
Homecoming Parade
12:45 p.m.
South on Brainard Street to Championship Plaza
Riverwalk Gateway Dedication
1 p.m., Riverwalk Gateway
North of Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium (455 S. Brainard Street)
Football Game vs. Illinois Wesleyan University
2 p.m., Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium
Sesquicentennial Documentary Viewing: Parts 1 - 5
2 - 5 p.m., Meiley-Swallow Hall
African American Alumni Association Meet-N-Greet & Annual Meeting
Meet-N-Greet, 4:30 p.m.
Annual Meeting, 6 p.m.
Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium Classroom
Homecoming Reunion Celebration
6 - 11 p.m., Residence Hall/Recreation Center
Men’s Soccer Game vs. North Park
6 p.m., Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium
Sara Evans Concert
8 p.m., Pfeiffer Hall
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SUNDAY, October 28
Worship Service
10 a.m., Koten Chapel, Kiekhofer Hall
former Bishop Sharon Zimmerman '61 Rader presiding
Homecoming Brunch
11 a.m., Kaufman Dining Hall
2nd Annual Teach First Alumni Reunion
11 a.m., Kaufman Dining Hall (seating in Geiger Lounge)
Women’s Soccer Game vs. North Park
2 p.m., Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium
Sara Evans Concert
6 p.m., Pfeiffer Hall
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