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9/24/2003
Contact: K.E. Schwab --
724-738-2199; e-mail: karl.schwab@sru.edu
SRU SCHEDULES ‘HOLLYWOOD
HOMECOMING’ TO WELCOME BACK ALUMNI, FRIENDS OCT.
11
EDITOR'S
NOTE: Last-minute additions: The Pittsburgh rock band PunchLine
will perform immediately following the Nov. 10 pep rally outside
Bailey Library. (In the event of rain the band will play in the
University Union). And, recording artist Marcus Allen will perform
at the SUMA/BAS Homecoming Cabaret in the University Union, Oct.
11; tickets are $10 for students and $15 for non-students, in
advance; $5 more at the door.
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa.
– Alumni, parents and friends will be welcomed to a
“Hollywood Homecoming” when Slippery Rock University
hosts its annual homecoming events Oct. 10-11, including a 10 a.m.
on-campus parade and a 2 p.m. football game against Shippensburg
University in N. Kerr Thompson Stadium.
The
Oct. 11 homecoming football game will be held on the newly
renovated Bob DiSpirito Field in N. Kerr Thompson Stadium.
The pre-game parade will move out from the Physical Therapy
Building making its way to the stadium along Stadium Drive. The
location change was made because of road construction work under
way on Main Street through the downtown. Viewing will be possible
along the roadway leading past Robert N. Aebersold Student
Recreation Center and Jack Critchfield Park. Special on-campus
parking will accommodate visitors. The local community is urged to
attend.
New this year will be a $100
“Community Pride” award going to the best marching
group, float or decorated car from the community. Prizes will also
be awarded for “Best Float,” “Best Marching
Unit,” and “Best Decorated
Car.”
Other SRU sports events scheduled for Oct. 11 include
the SRU Cross Country Open at 11 a.m., with the women’s
soccer team taking on Kutztown University at noon and the
men’s team playing Kutztown at 2
p.m.
In
addition to the “Paint-the-Town” window decorating
contest in the business district planned for earlier in the week,
the traditional “All-University Photo,” for students,
faculty and staff will be taken at 12:30 p.m. Oct. 7 (rain date
Oct. 9) outside Bailey Library. A “Pep Rally,”
including fireworks, is set for 6:30 p.m. Oct. 10 outside the
library where this year’s homecoming king and queen will be
crowned and SRU head football coach Dr. George Mihalik will
introduce the current team. The Marching Pride, under the direction
of James Berry, will perform as will the award-winning SRU
cheerleaders.
The
alumni association will also sponsor the Annual Alumni Tailgate
beginning at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 11 at the SRU Ski Lodge. Tickets are
$10 per person, with children under age 5 admitted free. Admission
includes lunch and entertainment. A “Deans’ Welcome
Event” will follow the game at the SRU Alumni Picnic Pavilion
hosted by the alumni association and Dr. Jane Fulton, dean of the
College of Health, Environment and Science; Dr. Jay Hertzog, dean
of the College of Education; Dr. Bruce Russell, dean of the College
of Business, Information and Social Sciences; Dr. James Kushner,
dean of Lifelong Learning; and Dr. William McKinney, dean of the
College of the College of Humanities, Fine and Performing
Arts. Reservations are requested. Admission is $5 per
person.
Weekend
events will also offer hour-long campus tours departing from the
Russell Right Alumni House sponsored by the SRU Alumni Association.
The annual “Minority Alumni Reception” will be held at
8 p.m. in the alumni house with admission donations supporting the
Intercultural Program Scholarship Fund. Reservations are required
and may be made by calling
724-738-2700.
A
Women’s Soccer Alumni Reception will conclude the Oct. 11
events at 8 p.m. in the alumni house. Head coach Noreen Herlihy and
Paul Lueken, athletic director, will lead the 10th-year
celebration of women’s soccer at The Rock. Cost is $5 per
person. A women’s soccer alumni game is set for noon Oct.
12.
For
more information, contact the alumni office at
724-738-2018.
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