Week of spirited events set to celebrate KU’s homecoming
Homecoming events
For more information, visit kualumni.org/kuaa_homecoming_home.
Sunday
Stuff the bus: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Dillons, 1015 W. 23rd St.
Letters from Lawrence With Love: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Dillons, 1015 W. 23rd St.
Jayhawk Jingles Auditions: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Adams Alumni Center
Monday
Homecoming tabling: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wescoe Beach
Monday Funday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wescoe Beach
3 vs. 3 Basketball Tournament: 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., Student Recreation Fitness Center
Punt, Pass & Kick Tournament: 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Memorial Stadium
Tuesday
Homecoming tabling: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wescoe Beach
Resculpture/Recycling Drive: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wescoe Beach
3 vs. 3 Basketball Semifinals/finals: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Student Recreation Fitness Center
Punt, Pass & Kick Finals: 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Memorial Stadium
Magician Mike Super: 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union
Wednesday
Homecoming tabling: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wescoe Beach
Chalk ‘n’ Rock: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wescoe Beach
Jayhawk Jingles Dress Rehearsal: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Adams Alumni Center
ThursdayHomecoming tabling: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wescoe Beach
Mural Contest: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wescoe Beach
Homecoming Food Fest, featuring Jayhawk Jingles: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Adams Alumni Center
Sept. 30
Homecoming tabling: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wescoe Beach
Crimson and Blue Day: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wescoe Beach
Homecoming Reception (invitation only): 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Kansas Room, Kansas Union
Oct. 1
Pregame Pancakes: 7 a.m., Adams Alumni Center Parking Lot
Homecoming Parade: 8 a.m., Jayhawk Boulevard
KU-Texas Tech football game: 11 a.m., Memorial Stadium
ExCEL and Homecoming Awards: halftime of football game, Memorial Stadium
Next week, Kansas University will celebrate homecoming for the 99th time with a wide variety of games, competitions and other events, culminating in the annual Homecoming Parade Oct. 1 before the 11 a.m. KU-Texas Tech football game.
“The goal of homecoming is to welcome alumni back to campus and celebrate the university with the university community here in Lawrence, including students, alumni and fans,” said Stefani Gerson, who works at the KU Alumni Association and serves as an adviser to the Homecoming Steering Committee, which is composed of 16 KU students who plan the year’s events.
The annual parade is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. and will run from the Adams Alumni Center to the Chi Omega Fountain on Jayhawk Boulevard.
Several new events are geared around this year’s theme, “From Lawrence With Love.”
Andy Kriegh, a senior from Lawrence who serves as co-publicity chairman for the Homecoming Steering Committee, said that a day focusing on community service was scheduled for Sunday, featuring an event where community members can send a letter to troops serving overseas. Jayhawk postcards will be available at the event, Kriegh said.
The event will be paired with a “Stuff the Bus” nonperishable food drive event at Dillons, 1015 W. 23rd St.
“We just wanted to share our appreciation for the city of Lawrence also, which makes such a significant contribution to the experience of going to KU,” Kriegh said.
On campus, organizations will be competing all week in a variety of events to earn points toward a final award, which will be recognized at the football game.
Gerson said that the date for next year’s centennial homecoming celebration has already been set, for the week preceding the Oct. 27, 2012, football game against Texas, unless conference realignment causes a shift in the football schedule.