Thank you for coming to Homecoming 2009.
2010 Homecoming is October 1, 2 and 3.
Click on the Homecoming 2009 Photo Galleries link on the left to view photos from many events over the weekend. Please come back to campus often.
Deadline has passed to submit your vote for Alumni Board of Directors. The Alumni Board of Directors will be validating the election soo and will announce the winners. Thank you all for voting.
Click here to access the 2009 Homecoming Brochure
From our President:
Greetings from Graceland!
We hope you are planning to attend Homecoming this year to reconnect with your classmates and friends. If you do, you will find that we are truly "Creating the Future" here at GU. That phrase is more than this year's winning slogan from the homecoming theme contest. Our "high-tech" design for this year's brochure is intended to reflect the "high-tech" state-of-the-art Resch Science and Technology Hall, which we will dedicate at 11 a.m. on Saturday as a part of our homecoming activities.
You will return to "the Hill" to find a vibrant community full of active learners, student leaders, stimulating faculty members and first-class academic programs. You will also find committed, compassionate staff members who have devoted their lives to providing personal attention to young people from many countries. The entire Graceland community is involved in creating the future as we work with young scholars on a daily basis.
Please join us October 9-11, 2009 to get a glimpse of the future!
Best,
John Sellars
President
Click here to access the downloadable and printable Homecoming Brochure
Future Dates: 2010 - October 1, 2, 3
2009 Homecoming Theme - "Creating the Future"
My grandmother used to say, "Well, now, that's a fine kettle of fish." I think that saying works to describe my situation this year as I prepare to announce this year's homecoming theme contest winner. The winner wishes to remain anonymous!
The members of the homecoming planning committee have chosen "Creating the Future" as the 2009 Homecoming theme. We are excited that it ties in nicely with the focus on the Resch Science and Technology Hall dedication and allows us great flexibility in the design images we can use. All the publicity, handouts, activities, and COSA events will revolve around this theme.
I guess we will have to forgo the announcement of the winner's name at the football game, however. And whatever will I do with all those wonderful prizes? Actually, I think my grandmother would appreciate the fact that we will save GU some money this year. She was practical that way.
Thanks to all of you who submitted ideas for this year's contest; and congratulations, anonymous, for having your idea chosen! You know who you are. Watch for more homecoming news as we find ways to "Create the Future" this October 9, 10, and 11 (and beyond).
Homecoming 2008
The official count is in: Homecoming 2008 was the largest ever!
Click here to view images from the Presidential Inauguration and click here to view images of other Homecoming events. Click here to see photos from Guys and Dolls.
Hosting an inauguration in conjunction with homecoming stretched every department on campus, but we succeeded with flying colors according to the comments of our guests. At the tailgate party Sodexo served over 1,824 meals to our students and visitors. Other head-counts we can document show that they served 412 honor class meals and 530 banquet meals (Friday night and Sunday). Sodexo also served an inauguration luncheon for over 191 followed by a beautiful post-inauguration reception for over 700. Quite a weekend! More cars than ever were parked on the Gunsolley/Graybill grass. More scholarship money was raised at the silent auction. More people heard The Fabulous Morticians and Family Fat. More people attended the homecoming play. And more people said it was the best homecoming ever!
Homecoming 2007
Was a Record Breaker! Here are some photos from this year's Homecoming
- 9/29/07 - Student Activities including Aaron House Crawl, Airband and Outreach International Shack.
- 9/29/07 - Alumni Activities including Alumni College, Emeriti and Awards Banquet, Silent Auction.
- 9/29/07 - Class of 1957.
- 9/29/07 - Athletic Activites including Huntsman Field dedication, King and Queen, and other Alumni and Varsity events.
We are still trying to find lost classmates from 1957, 1967, 1972, 1982, 1987, 1997.
Homecoming 2006
Was a blast, too! Here are some photos from that year's Homecoming:
- 9/30/06 - Alumni Emeriti Banquet including Alumni Board of Directors pinning Emeriti, Honorary Alumni, Distinguished Service Award.
- 9/30/06 - Awards and receptions including alumni college, art show reception, Facility Service awards.
- 9/30/06 - Athletics including Golf, Cross Country, Football, Gadets, Homecoming Court, Soccer and Volleyball.
- 9/30/06 - Harlem Legends including fun shots from the basketball teams and the Harlem Legends.
Homecoming 2005
In case you missed these, here are some Photo Galleries:
