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Homecoming 2018

Once a Bulldog, Forever a Bulldog

Think about the memories you made at Â鶹ÊÓƵ University, about the friendships you formed, and about the professors who taught and inspired you. This year's Homecoming weekend will provide multiple opportunities for you to reunite with the people who made your Â鶹ÊÓƵ years so special.

There's no better time than now to make your trip back home to Â鶹ÊÓƵ University and celebrate with other "Forever Bulldogs."

Homecoming Schedule

Alumni Awards

  • Friday, Nov. 2, Meritorious Service Awards Banquet
    Carl Grant Events Center, 6 p.m.
    Reservations required - Cost $20/person

Athletic Events in The Fred

  • Friday, Nov. 2
    • Lady Bulldog Volleyball vs. Lee University - 7 p.m.
    • Bulldog Madness - 9 p.m.
  • Saturday, Nov. 3
    • Lady Bulldog Basketball vs. Martin Methodist College - 12 p.m.
    • Bulldog Basketball vs. Freed-Hardeman University - 2 p.m.
      • 2018 Homecoming Queen will be announced
      • Mr. Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Miss Â鶹ÊÓƵ will be announced
      • Presentation of the Presidential Cup awarded to the student organization that receives the most amount of points throughout Homecoming 2018 activities
    • Lady Bulldog Volleyball vs. Shorter University - 7 p.m.

All Alumni and Friends

  • Saturday, Nov. 3
    • Forever Bulldogs Celebration
      The Great Lawn, 4-7 p.m.
      • Food trucks
      • UU photo booth - Have your picture made with Buster the Bulldog
      • Corn hole games, inflatable bull ride, giant trike race track
      • For the kids: face painting, inflatable bouncer and slide, football throw
      • Tents For Greeks and campus organizations
      • Music and cotton candy
    • Blank Slate Improv
      Savage Chapel, 7-8 p.m.
    • Anthem Lights Concert
      Savage Chapel, 8:30-10 p.m.
      • Tickets for Blank Slate Improv Performance (7:00 pm) and Anthem Lights Concert (8:30 pm) can be picked up at Â鶹ÊÓƵ Station beginning Wednesday, October 17. Admission is free but tickets are required for admission. Limit of two tickets per student. Alumni, faculty and staff may pick up the required number of tickets for your family to attend.

Class of 1969 Fifty-Year Class Reunion

  • Thursday, Nov. 1
    • Welcome Dinner "Goin' Back to the Lexington Inn"
      Carl Grant Events Center, 5 p.m.
      Reservations required - Cost $15/person
  • Friday, Nov. 2
    • Pre-Chapel Reception
      Lobby of Savage Memorial Chapel, 8:45 a.m.
    • Homecoming Chapel
      Savage Memorial Chapel, 10 a.m. -
    • Fifty-Year Medallion Luncheon
      Carl Grant Events Center, 11:45 a.m.
      Reservations required - Cost $20/person
    • Old Campus Tour
      Depart from the Carl Grant Events Center, 1:30 p.m.
    • Coffee and Dessert
      Modero Coffee Shop in The Logos, 2:30 p.m.

Student Events

  • Homecoming T-Shirt Design Contest
    best design chosen Oct. 5
    $100 Amazon gift card prize for the winner!
  • Thursday, Nov. 1
    • Bulldog Olympics
      Small Gym, 7 p.m.
      hosted by the senior class
  • Friday, Nov. 2
    • Wear Your Homecoming T-Shirt Day
      Campus-wide
      T-Shirts may be purchased outside of the Brewer Dining Hall 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Oct. 29 - Nov. 2 and at the HC Celebration on Nov 3. Cost $10.
    • Homecoming Chapel
      Chapel, 10 a.m. -
    • Lady Bulldog Volleyball vs. Lee University
      Fred DeLay Gymnasium, 7 p.m.
    • Bulldog Madness
      Fred DeLay Gymnasium, 9 p.m.
  • Saturday, Nov. 3
    • Athletic Events
      Fred DeLay Gymnasium, 12–9 p.m.
      • Lady Bulldog Basketball vs. Martin Methodist College - 12 p.m.
      • Bulldog Basketball vs. Freed-Hardeman University - 2 p.m.
      • Lady Bulldog Volleyball vs. Shorter University - 7 p.m.
    • Forever Bulldogs Celebration
      The Great Lawn, 4-7 p.m.
    • Blank Slate Improv
      Savage Chapel, 7-8 p.m.
    • Anthem Lights Concert
      Savage Chapel, 8:30-10 p.m.
      • Tickets for Blank Slate Improv Performance (7:00 pm) and Anthem Lights Concert (8:30 pm) can be picked up at Â鶹ÊÓƵ Station beginning Wednesday, October 17. Admission is free but tickets are required for admission. Limit of two tickets per student. Alumni, faculty and staff may pick up the required number of tickets for your family to attend.

Lodging


  • 200 Campbell Oaks Drive
    731.422.1818 | 1.888.236.2427
    Â鶹ÊÓƵ University Rate, $109

  • 1770 Highway 45 By-Pass S
    731.664.6900 | 1.800.222.TREE
    Full Service Restaurant

  • 1292 Vann Drive
    731.660.8651 | 1.800.221.5801
    Free Continental Breakfast

  • 541 Carriage House Drive
    731-668-6000

  • 1935 Emporium Drive
    731.660.0077

  • 150 Campbell Oaks Drive
    731.427.6100
    1.800.HAMPTON