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- Dec. 4: College of Education and Public Policy hosts graduate information sessions
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- Dec. 6: New Castle County Alumni Club plans Winterthur holiday event
- Dec. 6: UD alumni events planned in Baltimore, Philadelphia
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- Dec. 7: Black Student Union to present program on racial stereotypes
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- Sept. 9-Dec. 2: 'Assessing Obama' series to feature faculty, national speakers
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6:08 p.m., Oct. 3, 2008----Homecoming weekend activities set for Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, Oct.17-20, make the University of Delaware the place to be to catch the UD spirit and enjoy Fighting' Blue Hen football, entertainment, good food and art and photography exhibits.
Events planned for Homecoming include the Presidential Citation for Outstanding Achievement ceremony; 40-, 25-, 20- and 10-year reunions on Reunion Row; a young alumni bowling event; the Class of 1958 50th reunion; and the Lerner College Annual Alumni Awards of Excellence. Also slated are women's soccer, an alumni swim meet, ice skating, ice hockey and reunions for graduations representing many groups and organizations.
The following is a list of scheduled events.
Friday, Oct. 17
College of Engineering luncheon, noon-2 p.m., President's Room, Blue & Gold Club.
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Distinguished Alumni Luncheon, noon-1:30, Townsend Hall Commons.
Homecoming Carnival 2008, Spirit Rally and Banner Competition, 3 p.m., Trabant University Center patio.
Discursive Acts: African American Art at UD and Beyond, 4 p.m., Mechanical Hall.
Presidential Citation for Outstanding Achievement, 4:30 p.m., Gore Recital Hall, Louise and David Roselle Center for the Arts, Gore Recital Hall.
Lerner College of Business and Economics Awards of Excellence, 5 p.m., Lerner Hall Atrium.
The Last Iceberg and Poles Apart; Photography by Camille Seaman and an exhibit on Science and Polar Exploration, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., University Gallery, Old College.
DuPont Scholars Homecoming Reception, 5:30 p.m., Roselle Center for the Arts Garden.
Black Alumni Organization (BAO) Welcome Reception, 6:30 p.m., Harborside Restaurant, Riverfront, 110 S. West St., Wilmington.
Women's Soccer vs. Towson, 7 p.m., Delaware Mini-Stadium.
UD Men's Ice hockey vs. West Chester, 7 p.m., Fred Rust Ice Arena.
Alumni swim meet, 7 p.m., Rawstrom Natatorium, Carpenter Sports Building.
Concert and Laser Light Show, 8 p.m., Independence Square, Laird Campus.
World Cinema Worldwide exhibition, Morris Library Information Room, (open to the public from 8 a.m.-9 p.m.)
“Building the Future, Remembering the Past: Fifty Years of University of Delaware Library Associates," an exhibition, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Morris Library, Special Collections Exhibition Gallery.
Saturday, Oct. 18
Alumni Invitational Cross Country Meet, 9 a.m., White Clay Creek State Park.
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources brunch, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Townsend Hall Commons.
40-, 30-, 25-, and 10-year reunions, Homecoming reunion tent, 10 a.m.-noon, Reunion Row.
Sigma Nu Fraternity Homecoming Reunion, 10 a.m.-noon, Reunion Row.
CHEP Homecoming brunch, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Reunion Row.
Football vs. William & Mary, noon, Delaware Stadium.
Center for Black Culture barbeque, 3-7 p.m., Center for Black Culture, 192 S. College Ave.
Class of 1958 Reception and Dinner, 5:30 p.m., Trabant University Center.
DuPont Scholars Cocktail Reception and Dinner, 6 p.m., Rodney Room, Perkins Student Center.
CPAB Homecoming Comedy Show, 7:30 p.m., Mitchell Hall.
Ice Skating, 8-10 p.m., Fred Rust Ice Arena, Nelson Athletic Complex, South College Avenue.
Young Alumni Bowling Event, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Blue Hen Lanes, Newark Shopping Center, Main St.
Nu Xi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Homecoming Party, 10 p.m., Carpenter Sports Building.
BAO Late Night Social, 10 p.m., Basil Restaurant, 422 Delaware Ave., Wilmington.
"World Cinema Worldwide," an exhibition, Information Room, Morris Library (Library will be open from 9 a.m.-8 p.m.).
Sunday, Oct. 19
Round Table Panel Diversity Discussion: How Do We Fit In?, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Townsend Hall, South College Avenue.
Women's Soccer vs. George Mason, 1 p.m., Delaware Mini-Stadium, Nelson Athletic Complex, South College Avenue. Free.
DuPont Scholars Alumni Picnic, 2 p.m., Dr. Munson's House, 130 West Park Place.
Monday, Oct. 20 Monday, October 20
The Annual UD Engineering Alumni Association Scholarship Fund Golf Outing, 10:30 a.m., Deerfield Golf & Tennis Club, Newark.
For more details and schedule updates, visit [www.udconnection.com/homecoming].
Article by Jerry Rhodes