ENMU Sets Homecoming Activities

Date: 10/1/2003
Contact: Wendel Sloan at 505.562.2253
Reporter: Britt Hochhausler

PORTALES--What do the Greyhounds, "The Wizard of Oz," and "Casablanca" have
in common? The 2003 Homecoming at Eastern New Mexico University, where the
theme is "Classic Movies."

Activities begin on Monday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m. with the annual Songfest
celebration in the Campus Union Ballroom, where student organizations
provide the entertainment. Each team will show off their performing talents
while competing for the coveted Songfest trophy. The event concludes with
the crowning of this year's Homecoming Queen and King.

"Picnic" will be performed at the University Theatre Center on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, Oct. 9-11, at 8 p.m. Also on Thursday, Oct. 9, 7 p.m.
Thomas Poole, a renowned tenor and ENMU alumnus, will perform in Buchanan
hall in the Music building with soprano Jeanie Wozencraft-Ornellas.

On Friday, Oct. 10, at 2 p.m., there will be ice cream, games, and door
prizes at the Campus-Wide Ice Cream Social on the Dallan Sanders Memorial
Plaza behind the Campus Union Building, hosted by Sodexho Campus Services
and the ENMU Alumni Association. Alumni, staff, faculty, current students
and the public are invited.

Also on Friday, the cheerleaders and athletic teams will host a campus
cookout and pep rally to support the Greyhounds at 5 p.m. Door prizes will
be given. The annual bonfire will start immediately after the pep rally.

On Saturday, Oct. 11, the by-invitation-only Friends of Eastern Breakfast
will be held at 8 a.m. in the Campus Union Ballroom.

Also on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. floats, bands, classic cars, and other ENMU
representatives will pass by at the annual Homecoming Parade on West First
Street. The parade starts on the corner of East First Street and South
Abilene and travels to the ENMU campus.

The Hall of Honors Homecoming Football Game begins at 2 p.m. at Greyhound
Stadium. The Greyhounds will compete against the Angelo State University
Rams. Highlights of the halftime activities include the induction of the
Greyhound Hall of Honors recipients and the presentation of the 2003
Homecoming Court.

Immediately after the game, alumni are invited to The Roosevelt restaurant
for the Post-Game Alumni Social. Complimentary cocktail tickets will be
provided upstairs.

For more information about any Homecoming events, contact Janice Cowen,
coordinator of Alumni Affairs, at 505-562-2125.

Homecoming Events
Monday, October 6
7 p.m.-13th Annual Songfest-Campus Union Ballroom

Tuesday, October 7
11 a.m.-3 p.m.-Homecoming Novelty/Old Fashioned Photos-Campus Union Lobby

Thursday, October 9
8 p.m.-"Picnic"-University Theatre
7 p.m.-Thomas Poole with Jeanie Wozencraft-Ornellas-Buchanan Hall

Friday, October 10
8 a.m.- noon and 1-5 p.m.-The Homecoming Golf Experience
9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.-Alumni Registration-Campus Union Lobby
10 a.m.-Regents' Meeting-Regents' Room
2-4 p.m.-Campus-Wide Ice Cream Social-Dallan Sanders Memorial Plaza
3-5 p.m.-COPE (Council of Professors Emeriti) Reception-COPE Center, 1700 S.
Ave. I
-Campaign Eastern Reception
-College Success Program and Tutoring Reception-The Alley
5-6:46 p.m.-Campus Cookout and Pep Rally-Dallan Sanders Memorial Plaza
6:30-8 p.m.-Friday Night Visitation and Social
8 p.m.-"Picnic"-University Theatre

Saturday, October 11
8 a.m.-The Friends of Eastern Foundation 28th Annual Breakfast-Campus Union
Ballroom (by invitation)
9 a.m.-1 p.m.-Alumni Registration continues-Campus Union Lobby
10:30 a.m.-Homecoming Parade-West First Street
11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m.-AHORA Reunion and Luncheon-Campus Union Building
-Sodexho Green and White Pre-Game Buffet-Campus Union Dining Hall
11:45 a.m.-College of Business "Aussie Tailgate Party"-1331 W. 17th Lane
2 p.m.-The Hall of Honors Homecoming Football Game-Greyhound Stadium
Immediately following the Football Game until 8 p.m.-Post-Game Alumni
Social-The
Roosevelt, 107 W. Second
8 p.m.-"Picnic"-University Theatre

Sunday, October 12
9:30 a.m.-Alumni Board Meeting-Campus Union Building