SATURDAY, OCT.
4
iHelp: A Homecoming
Volunteer Project
9:30 a.m. check-in
Gathering point: Anniversary Plaza, south side of Illini Union
1401 W. Green St., Urbana
Participants meet for breakfast and registration, then volunteer in the community.
Registration deadline: Sept. 29
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Homecoming Kickoff
7-9 p.m.
Corner of Wright and Green streets
Event kicks off Homecoming Week with music, food and fun.
- Contact: Reid Thompson at rthomps5@illinois.edu or
Student Alumni Ambassadors at 217/333-9829 or toll-free 800/355-2586
TUESDAY, OCT. 7
Lunch on the Quad
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Event features a cookout, entertainment, UI officials and athletes and introduction
of Homecoming Court.
- Cost: $5 or swipe of residence hall card
- Contact: Reid Thompson at rthomps5@illinois.edu or
Student Alumni Ambassadors at 217/333-9829 or toll-free 800/355-2586
FRIDAY, OCT.
10
Club Leadership Conference
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Alice Campbell Alumni Center
Regional alumni club leaders: Head to campus for Homecoming and leave refreshed,
reinvigorated and restored.
Campus Alumni Advisory Board
1:30-4 p.m.
Alice Campbell Alumni Center
Volunteer directors meet to advise
on alumni outreach activities.
Writers Come Home
4 p.m. author presentations and book signings; 5 p.m. reception
Alice Campbell Alumni Center
601 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana
Meet authors who have written recent books about Illinois.
Open to the public
Reservation deadline: Sept. 30
UI Alumni Association Welcome Home Reception and Recognition
of the Class of 1958
5-6 p.m.
Alice Campbell Alumni Center
601 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana
Class
of '58 Reunion – come back to celebrate!
Event includes music, refreshments and a cash bar.
Open to the public
Homecoming Pep Rally
7 p.m.
Pep rally on the Quad follows the parade and features a variety of performances
by UI organizations, appearances by head football coach Ron Zook and the football
team, presentation of the UI Alumni Association’s Lou Liay Spirit Award
and a fireworks finale. Lou
Liay Spirit Award Recipients.
- Contact: Reid Thompson at rthomps5@illinois.edu or
Student Alumni Ambassadors at 217/333-9829 or toll-free 800/355-2586
SATURDAY, OCT. 11
UI Alumni Association Post-game Party
3-5 p.m.
Alice Campbell Alumni Center
601 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana
Open to the public
Event features music, food, fun and a cash bar and recognizes members
of the Class of 1958.
For a complete listing of “Feel the ’NOIS!”Homecoming
2008 activities, please visit www.illinois.edu/homecoming.
Alice Campbell Alumni Center Homecoming weekend hours
Friday, Oct. 10: 8:30 a.m. to close of pep rally
Saturday, Oct. 11: 8:30 a.m. to close of post-game reception
Sunday, Oct. 12: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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