Voting will be held Friday, Oct. 19, for the 2012 Homecoming King and Queen

4:11 p.m., Oct. 18, 2012--Balloting for the 2012 University of Delaware Homecoming King and Queen will be held one day only, with voting open on Friday, Oct. 19, until midnight.

The king and queen will be crowned at the Blue Hens football game on Saturday, Oct. 20, at Delaware Stadium by Valerie Biden Owens, member of the Class of 1967, sister of Vice President Joe Biden and 1965 Homecoming Queen.

Campus Stories

From graduates, faculty

As it neared time for the processional to open the University of Delaware Commencement ceremonies, graduating students and faculty members shared their feelings about what the event means to them.

Doctoral hooding

It was a day of triumph, cheers and collective relief as more than 160 students from 21 nations participated in the University of Delaware's Doctoral Hooding Convocation held Friday morning on The Green.

• Doctoral hooding
• Old Swedes
• Summer SAT, ACT prep
• 'Opus 13' pre-sale

Click here to view all the Homecoming Court contender videos, and click here to read more about the nominees’ involvement and accomplishments as UD students. Click here to cast votes on Friday starting at 12:01 a.m.

The nominees

Nominees for the 2012 Homecoming King and Queen are:

• Nick Campagnola, biomedical engineering major;
• Marni Copeland, nutrition major, sociology minor;
• Melissa Deutsch, interpersonal communication major, advertising and community and organizational leadership double minor;
• Sam Katz, medical laboratory science major;
• Rachel Kushner, early childhood education major;
• Jennifer Lowe, marketing major, Spanish minor;
• Maria Marquez, English and Spanish studies double major;
• Nicole Rasco, English, creative writing major, history and theatre studies double minor;
• Scott Scheinberg, political science education major, journalism minor;
• Zachary Sidrane, political science and American history double major;
• Christopher Swezey, international relations, European studies double major, Italian language and literature minor; and
• Scott Zaleski, English, creative writing major.

Office of Alumni Relations

The Office of Alumni Relations is the chief liaison between the University and the worldwide alumni body of more than 157,000 living alumni represented by the UD Alumni Association. Alumni Relations coordinates major events such as Alumni Weekend, Homecoming and prestigious awards. The office also manages all volunteers and events for the regional alumni clubs across the country and is charged with creating new and exciting programs while maintaining current traditions. For more information, visit www.UDconnection.com.