Be Here For Homecoming '96
November 15-16
Welcome home! You and your classmates considered UT Knoxville your "home
away from home" during some of the most important years of your lives.
On Nov. 15 and 16, you're invited to come home to campus and celebrate
with your friends and family during Homecoming 1996. In addition to the
five class reunions (1951, 1956, 1961, 1966, and 1971) and the many college
activities, there will be events for the entire family.
Make your plans early! For more information, call the UTK Alumni Office
at 423-974-5432.
 Special Events
Kickoff Celebration
The All Campus Events Committee invites you to the Homecoming Kickoff Celebration
at Thompson-Boling Arena Sunday, Nov. 10, from 1-6 p.m. Bring the family
and enjoy live entertainment, food, games, and activities for both children
and adults.
Friday, Nov. 15
Homecoming Parade
Join other alumni, students, and friends for the annual Homecoming parade
featuring floats, the Pride of the Southland Band, a surprise grand marshal,
and representatives from the classes of 1951, 1956, 1961, 1966, and 1971.
The parade begins on Lake Loudoun Blvd. near Thompson-Boling Arena at 2:30
p.m.
UT Singers Concert (new time!)
The UT Singers will perform their annual Homecoming show in the lobby of
the Hyatt Regency at 7 p.m. Come enjoy this exciting mix of music, ranging
from pop to country to rock.
Rock 'n' Roll Homecoming Dance
Boys Night Out will play the best of Carolina beach music, soul, rhythm
and blues from 9-11:30 p.m. Friday in the Hyatt ballroom. $10/person; no
additional charge if attending one of the five featured class reunions.
Black Alumni Associates Reception
The Black Alumni Associates invite alumni and friends to a reception from
6-10 p.m. in the Hyatt Riverview Room. No charge.
Black Alumni Associates Greek Show
The Black Alumni Associates will sponsor a Greek Show from 6-9 p.m. at Alumni
Memorial Gym. Fraternities and sororities will compete for prizes and trophies.
$5/person
Saturday, Nov. 16
Rocky Top Road Race
The ninth annual Rocky Top Road Race will begin at 8 a.m. on campus. This
5K race and new one-mile fun walk are sure to get your energy up
for the game between the Vols and the Arkansas Razorbacks. Early bird
fee is $10/runner or walker until 5 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 13; and $12/runner
or walker thereafter.
Black Alumni Associates Tailgate Party
The Black Alumni Associates will sponsor a Tailgate Party featuring Sarge's
Barbecue from 11 a.m..-3 p.m. on the lawn of the Black Cultural Center.
$8/person.
Pre-game Showcase
The College of Arts and Sciences invites you to a 30-minute presentation,
"Icehouse Brews and Greenhouse Blues: The Rock Record of CO2,"
by Dr. Claudia Mora, associate professor, Department of Geological Sciences.
This free program is open to the public and scheduled for two hours before
kickoff in room 235, University Center.
Picnic in the Park
All alumni and friends are invited to the pre-game picnic in Circle Park.
Alumni cheerleaders and pom pon squads will have a special "Spirit"
tent. The Ham 'n' Goodys box lunch picnic starts at 1 p.m. (or three hours
before kickoff) and includes music by True Blue and a pep rally led by the
alumni cheerleaders and pom pon squads. Food service will end one hour before
kickoff. Bad weather location, Stokely Athletic Center. $9/person.
Alumni Coffee
Immediately following the game, all alumni and friends are invited to a
reception in the Hermitage Room in the University Center.
Black Alumni Associates Homecoming Dance
Dance the night away with the Black Alumni Associates from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
at the Hyatt. $5/person.
International House
This is a special year for international education at UTK: the new International
House is open! To bring old friends together, special events are scheduled
for Homecoming weekend. Join us for a banquet in the new I-House, an international
dance, a riverboat cruise, and sports tournaments. For more information
contact the UTK Center for International Education at 423-974-3177 or Joe
Flory by e-mail, flory@utk.edu.
Class Reunions
A special welcome to the classes of '51, '55, '61, '66, and '71! Join friends
and classmates to reminisce and catch up on all that's new! All reunion
festivities will be at the Hyatt.
Friday, Nov. 15
6 p.m. Social hour
Each reunion class will have its own cash bar reception and program. Registration
will also take place during the social hour. Each reception will be in a
room off the main lobby of the Hyatt.
7 p.m. UT Singers concert
Enjoy a musical appetizer as the UT Singers present a mini-concert in the
Hyatt lobby.
7:30 p.m. Reunion dinner
All reunion classes will come together for a special banquet to celebrate
UT as it was between 1951 and 1971.
9 p.m. Homecoming dance
The perfect way to cap the evening -- listening to the sounds of Boys Night
Out. Wear your dancing shoes!
Social hour, concert, dinner, dance -- all inclusive, $35/person
Events Schedule
Sunday, Nov. 10
1-6 p.m. Homecoming kickoff
Friday, Nov. 15
11 a.m. & 1 p.m. Campus tours
Sponsored by the UTK admissions office
(tours leave from McClung Museum)
1-4 p.m. College of Social Work symposium/reception
University Center
1-5 p.m. MBA "drop-by" reception
MBA office, Stokely Management Center
2 p.m. Alumni participants in the Homecoming parade assemble at lot 26 on
Lake Loudoun Blvd.
2-6 p.m. Alumni welcome desk and Black Alumni Associates event registration
Hyatt
2:30 p.m. Homecoming parade begins
5-7 p.m. School of Information Sciences reception University Club
6 p.m. Black Alumni Associates Greek show Alumni Memorial Gym
6-10 p.m.College of Business Administration - MBA
informal social gathering
O'Charley's on Cumberland Avenue
6 p.m. College of Education - Human Services 25th
anniversary celebration cash bar (dinner
at 6:30 p.m.) Calhoun's on the River, Neyland Drive
6 p.m. Class reunion social hour
For the classes of '51, '56, '61, `66, and '71
Hyatt
6:30 p.m. College of Law reception
The Foundry at the World's Fair Site
7 p.m. UT Singers concert
Hyatt lobby
7:30 p.m. Class reunion dinner
For the classes of '51, '56, '61, `66, and '71
Hyatt
9 p.m. Rock 'n' Roll Homecoming dance
Hyatt ballroom
Saturday, Nov. 16
8 a.m. Rocky Top Road Race
Circle Park
11 a.m. -3 p.m. Black Alumni Associates tailgate party
Black Cultural Center
12 Noon Over the Hill Band luncheon
Art & Architecture Building
1 p.m. (or 3 hours before kickoff)
Picnic in the Park
Circle Park
1 p.m. Cheerleader reunion,
Circle Park
1 p.m. College of Arts & Sciences picnic
Ayres Hall
1 p.m. College of Business Administration buffet
Hermitage Room, University Center
1 p.m. College of Engineering family picnic
Alumni Memorial Gym
2 p.m. (or 2 hours before kickoff)
College of Architecture and Planning buffet
Crest Room, University Center
2 p.m. College of Education picnic
Claxton Addition
2 p.m. College of Human Ecology reception
Rooms 226-227, University Center
2 p.m. College of Law barbecue
Front Courtyard, George C. Taylor Law School
4 p.m. UT vs. Arkansas
7 p.m. All alumni coffee
Immediately following the game
Hermitage Room, University Center
9 p.m.-2 a.m. Black Alumni Associates dance
Hyatt
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