September 2012

Come on back

There's nothing quite like coming home.

When you return for Homecoming celebrations the week of Oct. 29-Nov. 4, you can get swept up in a number of festivities starting with a College Avenue kickoff and ending with a family weekend at Piney Lake. And then there's everything in between.

Special events this year include a re-dedication of the historic Quad at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3. After the dedication, enjoy touring your old residence halls during an open house from 1-3 p.m.

This year we'll also honor the memory of professor and poet Robert Watson on Saturday in a “Literary Homecoming” from 2-4 p.m. in the Virginia Dare Room of the Alumni House.

On Nov. 3, we'll have all the fun you expect from Homecoming — live music, games, food, beer garden, alumni tent reunions, children's festival, parade and ending with a men's basketball exhibition game.

Other highlights of the week include:

Thursday, Nov. 1

• Rugby alumni billiards tournament
• Alumni reading
• Sigma Blu Nite Talent Show

Friday, Nov. 2

• Rugby Alumni 35th Annual Past vs. Present Match
• Weatherspoon Art Museum 2nd Annual Masquerade Party
• LGBTQA Alumni and Friends: Mix and Mingle
• Neo Black Society Jazz Reception
• Hot chocolate in the Quad
• North Carolina Dance Festival
• Movie under the stars in the Quad (free to all UNCG students)

Saturday, Nov. 3

• Re-dedication of the historic Quad
• Quad Open House
• Spartan Village
• Children's Festival
• Trolley tours of campus
• Homecoming Parade
• Leigh Nash Band
• LGBTQA Alumni & Friends: An Open Conversation
• Men's Soccer match — SoCon 1st round (if UNCG hosts)
• Tailgate party with Brice Street Band
• Men's Basketball Exhibition game vs. Bluefield State
• All Black (Attire) Party

In addition to all the events and activities, various groups will have special reunion activities. Those groups include:

• Bryan School
• Campus Rec
• Chemistry
• Class of 2007
• Class of 1987
• Former Student-Athletes
• All Greeks
• LGBTQA
• Literary Homecoming 2012
• Neo Black Society
• Political Science
• Rugby

For more specifics about any of the times or locations of Homecoming, visit homecoming.uncg.edu or contact Donegan Root at d_root@uncg.edu or (336) 256-2013.