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Western Illinois University Homecoming
September 30-October 1, 2011

It is not too late to join us……register today!

“Past, Present and Future:
Once a Leatherneck, Always a Leatherneck”

You are invited to the WIU Alumni Association's Homecoming Celebration Friday, September 30 and Saturday, October 1 at
Western Illinois University. Join us…

Homecoming 2006

Friday: All Alumni Social, Alumni House
Saturday: Old Stompin' Ground Runaround, Alumni House
Breakfast, Alumni House
Homecoming Parade, Alumni House
Alumni Cookout, "The Right Place," west of Hanson Field
Leathernecks Football vs. Southern Illinois, Hanson Field
All-Alumni Social and Reunion Recognition Event, Alumni House

View All Homecoming Week Activities

Friday, September 30
5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
All Alumni Social, Alumni House
Complimentary food, beer, wine and soda; cash bar available

When you arrive for Homecoming 2011, be sure to use your smartphone and "check-in" to the Alumni House on foursquare. Alumni Programs wants to know you are here, so be sure to "check-in" virtually when you stop by the Alumni House. Be sure to “check-in” to the Alumni House any time on Friday, September 30 through noon on Saturday, October 1. One lucky foursquare user who checks in at the Alumni House during Homecoming 2011 will win a great prize! The winner will be announced
at the WIU Football Game.

Saturday, October 1
7:00 a.m. - 7:45 a.m.
Old Stompin' Ground Runaround Registration, Alumni House

8:00 a.m.
Old Stompin' Ground Runaround 5K Run/2 mile walk, Alumni House
Cost: $10 per person
View the race route.

9:00 a.m.
Breakfast--Complimentary coffee and donuts, Alumni House

10:30 a.m.
Homecoming Parade
Watch from the Alumni House and Gwendolyn Brooks Park; the
parade leaves the Macomb Square at 10:30 a.m. and will travel
by the Alumni House around 11:00 a.m. Bruce Bricker ‘39 of rural Macomb, who turned 94 in August, was Western's first Homecoming King in 1938. This time, Bricker will lead the 2011 Homecoming Parade as Grand Marshal.
View the parade route.

Join us at “The Right Place"

12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Alumni Cookout, "The Right Place"
The big tent directly west of Hanson Field
Cost: $5 per person
Tickets are only needed for food; tickets are not needed
to join us under the tent.

Celebrate Homecoming 2011 under the big tent with the
Alumni Association ~ Bachelor of Arts in General Studies Degree ~ College of Arts & Sciences ~ College of Business & Technology ~ College of Education & Human Services ~ College of Fine Arts & Communication ~ Centennial Honors College ~ Center for International Studies ~ Student Services ~ Athletics ~ University Libraries

3:00 p.m.
Leathernecks Football vs. Southern Illinois, Hanson Field
Tickets: $10 per person in advance

6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Saturday Night All-Alumni Social and Reunion Recognition Event
Alumni House
Cost: $10 per person
(Class of 1961, 1971 and 1986 attendees will be introduced)

Homecoming 2011 logo

If you have already registered, we look forward to seeing you! If you are interested in attending, registration is needed only for the Old Stompin' Ground Runaround, the Alumni Cookout, football tickets,
Homecoming mums, t-shirts and the Saturday Night All-Alumni Social and Reunion Recognition Event.

Register online at www.wiu.com/alumni! For more information, call the Alumni Association at 309-298-1914, check out our website at www.wiu.edu/alumni or email A-Association@wiu.edu.

Did you graduate in 1961, 1971, 1986 or the years around them? If so, make sure you also register for all the Reunion events planned
just for you. This year's All-Alumni Social and Reunion Recognition Event will be held at the Alumni House, so drop by anytime between 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 1 to reminisce with former classmates, renew old friendships, dine at our many exotic food stations and experience wonderful entertainment!
Reunion check-in for the Classes of 1961, 1971 & 1986 starts at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 30 and continues through the weekend.


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