FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Contact: Dave Wellman, Director of Communications (304) 696-7153
‘Traditions to Treasure’ is theme of Homecoming 2009 at Marshall
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University will celebrate Homecoming 2009 the week of Monday, Sept. 28 through Saturday, Oct. 3 with the theme of “Traditions to Treasure.”
Former Thundering Herd star football player Troy Brown will be the grand marshal in the homecoming parade, which will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1 beginning at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena in downtown Huntington.
In the homecoming football game, Marshall will take on the East Carolina Pirates in a Conference USA battle that begins at noon Saturday, Oct. 3 at Joan C. Edwards Stadium.
As always, homecoming will feature numerous activities throughout the week. Some of them include:
Monday, Sept. 28
Campus office staffs are invited to decorate their offices to show how the university gets into the spirit of homecoming. Prizes will be awarded at the Coaches’ Breakfast at 9:15 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2 at the Erickson Alumni Center.
The naming of the homecoming court will take place at noon on the Memorial Student Center plaza. In case it rains, activities will be moved inside the student center. The Marshall University Jazz Ensemble, which performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland and France this past summer, will play on the plaza from noon to 1 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 1
Office decoration judging begins at noon.
The homecoming parade, sponsored by the Student Government Association, begins at 7 p.m. at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena, then heads south to 4th Avenue, east to Hal Greer Boulevard, south to 5th Avenue and east to Joan C. Edwards Stadium. Marco, the Marshall cheerleaders, the Marching Thunder and dignitaries such as Brown and Jessi Pierson, Miss West Virginia USA and a December 2008 Marshall graduate, will be in the parade.
Friday, Oct. 2
Green and White Day
The first official Alumni Association event of homecoming weekend is the Coaches’ Breakfast from 6 to 10 a.m. at the Erickson Alumni Center. This event features a live radio broadcast that enables those attending the event as well as those listening to the broadcast to get to know some
of Marshall’s coaches. The DAWG, 93.7 FM, will start broadcasting at 6 a.m. and coaches will join in throughout the broadcast.
A Parent and Family Weekend Open House will take place from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the H.E.L.P. Center in Myers Hall.
The H.E.L.P. Program’s annual golf scramble will be played at Riviera Country Club. The event features a 1 p.m. shotgun start. Contact Renna Moore at 304-696-6252 or visit www.marshall.edu/help for more information.
Parent and Family Weekend will have a First Year Residence Halls Open House from 3 to 4 p.m. in the lobbies of the North and South halls. Parents and families are invited to visit Marshall University’s newest residence halls.
Registration for Black Alumni Inc. events is from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.
Parent and Family Weekend continues with a One Book Parent Discussion Group on My Sister’s Keeper from 4 to 5 p.m. in the classroom on the first floor of the First Year Residence Hall (North).
The dedication of the Marching Thunder Band Complex will take place at 5:30 p.m. in the Band Classroom in Cam Henderson Center, Level A, east end. A reception follows at 6:30 p.m.
The Parent and Family Weekend Picnic and Pep Rally is from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Harless Dining Hall courtyard.
Marshall’s Criminal Justice program will celebrate its 35th anniversary by inviting graduates of the program back for a celebration. Activities include a reception from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Memorial Student Center, Room BE5. A detailed schedule of events and hotel information is available at www.marshall.edu/criminal-justice.
A joint reception sponsored by Black Alumni Inc. and the MU Alumni Association in support of the Nate Ruffin Initiative will take place from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Cooking and Culinary Institute at 937 3rd Ave. Cost is $20 per person. Call 304-696-2901 for reservations.
The MU Homecoming Concert/Marshall Artists Series Evening of Comedy with Mike Birbiglia of Comedy Central starts at 8 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Field House. Special reserved seating for active MUAA members is available. To order these special tickets, call the Marshall Box Office at 304-696-6656 and use the code MUalumni. These special tickets are $22 each.
Black Alumni Inc. Hospitality will take place from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.
Saturday, Oct. 3
The Alumni 5K Run begins at 8 a.m. at Pullman Square in downtown Huntington. Call Sharon Stanton at 304-696-4REC for reservations, or visit www.marshallcampusrec.com.
The ROTC alumni homecoming tailgate reception is from 9 a.m. to noon at parking spot 56 on the West Lot at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. Food and refreshments will be served. Red Dawson will attend and sign “We Are Marshall” DVDs while thanking Marshall alumni veterans for their service. For more information, contact Capt. Michael G. Armstrong at 304-696-6450 or e-mail him at Armstrong@marshall.edu.
The annual MU Black Alumni Inc. Business Meeting and Continental Breakfast is from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Memorial Student Center.
The Marshall Alumni Association and Black Alumni Inc. will hold a Brunch Under the Tent/Tailgate and Fish Fry at the corner of 3rd Avenue and 18th Street. Food, beverages, games and entertainment for the family will be featured. Cost is $15. Reservations may be made by calling 304-696-2901.
The Criminal Justice program will have a pre-game tailgate as part of its 35th anniversary celebration. The tailgate will take place from 10 a.m. to noon in the parking lot across 3rd Avenue from Morrow Library.
The Parent and Family Weekend pre-game tailgate party will be from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the corner of 3rd Avenue and 18th Street, next to the Henderson Center west stairs.
Post-game festivities
The Boogie Fever Post-Game Party for all Marshall alumni and friends will take place at Mac-Reedo’s, located on the corner of 7th Avenue and 8th Street, immediately following the game until 11 p.m. Cost is $20 per person in advance, $25 at the door. Call 304-696-2901 to purchase tickets in advance. The party will feature entertainment, food, beer and soft drinks.
A reunion for those who were Greeks or friends of Greeks who went to The Varsity, The Union, The Castle, etc., between 1985 and 1995 will take place at the American Legion from 7 p.m. to midnight. Deejay Bill France, a PIKE alum, will be taking care of the music. Tickets are $25 for singles and $45 for couples. For more information, contact Delta Zeta alum Vicki Shelton Parrish at mrsvickiparrish@yahoo.com or log on to Facebook and search the group called “Marshall Greeks and Friends Reunion 1985-1995.”
Black Alumni Inc. will have its Casino Royale/Dance Night from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Pullman Plaza Hotel grand ballroom. DJ DelRay from Washington, D.C., will provide music. Visit www.muba-alumni.com for more information.
For further information, contact: Office
of University Communications
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