Homecoming 2007--September 28 & 29
"Rockin' the Ages"

WIU Homecoming

 

Homecoming Events
WIU HomecomingSaturday, Sept. 22 — Paint the Town & Paint the Paws

Sunday, Sept. 23 — Rocky's Cardboard Boat Race

Tuesday, Sept. 25 – Yell Like Hell

Thursday, Sept. 27 – Variety Show

 

Call the Office of Student Activities at 309/298-3232 for details about any of the above events.


 

Homecoming Weekend

Friday, Sept. 28
5-10 p.m. Alumni and Friends Social, Alumni House—Complimentary food and beverages
-2007 Reunions Check-In & Social

Saturday, Sept. 29
WIU Homecoming 8 a.m. Old Stompin' Ground Runaround 5K run/1.5 mile walk, Alumni House (see registration form p.16)
9 a.m. Continental Breakfast, Alumni House
9:30 a.m. Homecoming Parade—Watch from the Alumni House and Gwendolyn Brooks Park
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Alumni Cookout. Menu: brats, burgers, hot dogs, chips, cookies, drinks and cash bar at “The Right Place” (the big tent directly west of Hanson Field)
1:05 p.m. Leathernecks Football vs. North Dakota State, Hanson Field

WIU HomecomingParking

Permits will not be required in lots as of 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28-7 a.m. Monday, Oct. 1, with the exception of residence hall lots. Visitor parking is not allowed in reserved residence hall lots. Tickets will be issued to violators in handicapped spaces, reserved spaces and no parking zones (any area not designated as a parking space). If you have any questions or a special parking need such as handicapped parking, please contact WIU HomecomingParking Services at 309/298-1921.

Lodging

On campus:
Olson Hall, 309/298-2421
University Union, 309/298-1941

Off campus:
Amerihost Inn, 309/837-2220
Days Inn, 309/833-5511
Econo Lodge, 309/833-4521
Holiday Inn Express, 309/836-6700
Inselhaus B&B, 309/833-5400
Pineapple Inn B&B, 309/837-1914
Super 8, 309/836-8888

 

WIU Marching Band

Homecoming Hotline
309/298-1914
www.wiu.edu/alumni
A-Association@wiu.edu

 

 

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