Homecoming 2012 kicks off with gala and awards banquet
The Homecoming 2012 celebration begins on Thursday, Nov. 1, with the first Homecoming Gala and Awards Dinner at the Holliday Alumni Center and runs through Sunday, Nov. 4, with on campus church services that are open to students, families and visitors.
Here's the complete schedule:
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Thursday, Nov. 1 |
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| 6 p.m. |
Homecoming Gala Reception and Awards Dinner (CAA members only), Holliday Alumni Center. $50 per person. Coat and tie. RSVP by Oct. 26 at citadelalumni.org/gala |
| Friday, Nov. 2 | |
| 8:30 a.m. |
22nd annual Homecoming Golf Tournament, Patriot's Point, Mount Pleasant, S.C. |
| 10 a.m. |
Annual Meeting (Members Only) of The Citadel Alumni Association and presentation of Gold Star Club Awards: Holliday Alumni Center. |
| 1-5 p.m. | Sale of football tickets McAlister Field House and at etix.com |
| 1:30 p.m. | Alumni Information Center opens Ring resizing/reordering and sale of luncheon tickets Holliday Alumni Center |
| 2 p.m. |
School of Business Administration alumni reception |
| 2-4:30 p.m. |
Book signing: Ted Childress, '62, will sign copies of his book "As You Were: Citadel Cadet Stories from the Past" at the Campus Bookstore in Mark Clark Hall. Joining him will be Rod Engard, '68, and author of the previously published "The Citadel Cadet Stories 1964-1994." |
| 3 p.m. |
Herb Day Memorial Dedication: Northeast corner of Summerall Field. |
| 3:30 p.m. | Performance by the Cadet Chorale and Alumni Memorial Service Summerall Chapel |
| 5:10 p.m. | Memorial Parade Summerall Field |
| 5:45-7 p.m. |
Citadel Young Alumni (CYA) Happy Hour for Classes of 1998-2012 |
| 7-11 p.m. |
Alumni Jamboree |
| Saturday, Nov. 3 | |
| 8 a.m. | Annual breakfast for past presidents of The Citadel Alumni Association Holliday Alumni Center |
| 8:30-11 a.m. |
Alumni Information Center and Visitors’ Coffee |
| 8:30-10 a.m. |
Barracks and facilities open to visitors |
| 8:50 a.m. | Summerall Guards Performance Summerall Field |
| 9 a.m. |
Sale of football tickets Himelright Scholarship presentation |
| 11 a.m. | Homecoming Review Recognition of Arland D. Williams Society inductees and 2012 CAA award recipients. All alumni to take review Summerall Field |
| Noon |
Homecoming Luncheon. Cost is $10 (free for cadets), Coward Hall |
| Noon | School of Engineering Alumni Luncheon Behind Grimsley Hall |
| Noon - 2 p.m. | Pre-game Tailgate Party Holliday Alumni Center |
| 12:30 p.m. | Stadium gates and stadium concessions open |
| 2 p.m. |
Bulldogs vs. Elon University |
| Sunday, Nov. 4 |
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| 9 a.m. | Protestant Service: Summerall Chapel. Reception to follow in Mark Clark Hall. |
| 10:45 a.m. | Catholic Mass: Summerall Chapel. Recption to follow in Mark Clark Hall. |
