Northwest Missouri State University’s Homecoming celebration continues through the weekend. “A Trip Down Bearcat Lane,” Oct. 12-19, includes activities and events planned for students, employees, alumni and friends of the university.
“Homecoming is a great opportunity for alumni, faculty, students and staff to come together as one to honor our past, celebrate our present and look forward to our future as Bearcats,” said Brooke McBride, interim director of Campus Activities.
Here’s the schedule for the remaining events:
Thursday, Oct. 16
7 p.m. – Variety Show (Ron Houston Center for the Performing Arts)
9 p.m. – Royalty Crowning (Ron Houston Center for the Performing Arts)
8-11 p.m. – SAC event: Paint U (Student Union, Towerview Room)
Friday, Oct. 17
(Walkout Day)
8 a.m. – Bell Ringing (Bell of ’48, south of Administration Building)
9 a.m. – Golden Years Class Reunion: Honoring the Class of 1964 ($20 per person, Alumni House)
11 a.m. – Walkout Day Celebration (Colden Pond)
11:30 a.m. – Golden Years Luncheon (J.W. Jones Student Union)
Noon – Homecoming Golf Classic ($45 per person, Mozingo Lake Golf Course)
2 p.m. – International Flag-Raising Ceremony (Joyce and Harvey White International Plaza)
5 p.m. – Golden Years reception (Alumni House)
6:30 p.m. – M-Club Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony ($20 per person, J.W. Jones Student Union Ballroom)
7 p.m. – Variety Show (Ron Houston Center for the Performing Arts)
10 p.m. – Comedy Mentalist Sean Bott (Ron Houston Center for the Performing Arts)
Saturday, Oct. 18
8 a.m. – Homecoming Welcome (Alumni House)
9 a.m. – Parade (starts at the corner of Ray and College avenues)
Noon – Bearcat Zone/Homecoming barbecue ($6.75 per person, College Park Pavilion)
2 p.m. – Bearcat football vs. Pittsburg State ($20 for adult reserved seating, $12 for adult general admission, $10 for K-12 and visiting students with a valid school ID, free for Northwest students with valid University ID, Bearcat Stadium)
Sunday, Oct. 19
11 a.m. – Awards ceremony (Charles Johnson Theater)