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Huntington University has lots on schedule for its homecoming

There will be lots of activities for students and alumni during Huntington University’s homecoming weekend, which officially kicks off on Friday, Oct. 5. Among its highlights is a concert by an alum who has become a nationally known singer with her appearance on the TV show, “The Voice.”

Alumni check-in begins at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 5, and is open through 4 p.m. Check-in continues Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

At 11 a.m. Friday alumni awards and a chapel service will be held in Zurcher Auditorium at the Merillat Centre for the Arts (MCA).

On Friday, Oct. 5, the festivities get under way at 6 p.m. with the coronation of Homecoming king and queen in the Habecker Dining Commons.

A volleyball game, with the Foresters facing Goshen College, takes place at 7 p.m. in the Plex.

Also at 7 p.m., the Davis Hall Follies gets fired up in Zurcher Auditorium.

New this year, fireworks will cap the night, beginning around 9:30 p.m. over Lake SnoTip. Seating is available on the HU Mall.

On Saturday, Oct. 6, a 5K Run/Walk begins the day, with registration open at 7:30 a.m. in the Plex parking lot.

Following the 5K, the homecoming parade begins at a new day and time, at 10 a.m. on Saturday on the Mall, with a homecoming party following at 11 a.m. at the Quad. The powderpuff championship game will kick off at 11:30 a.m., also on the Quad.

The Troupe performs at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. in the studio theater at MCA.

“The Troupe is our theater crew,” explains Lynette Fager, HU’s director of communications. “They’ll be performing a variety show with lots of songs, that kind of thing.”

A volleyball game, with the Foresters facing Grace College, gets underway at 1 p.m. in the Plex, and an alumni baseball game will also happen at 1 p.m. at Forest Glen Park.

Various department reunions will be held at 1:30 p.m., including the Education, Nursing, Business and Natural and Mathematical Sciences departments.

The Student Activities Board 30th birthday bash will be held at 2 p.m. at the Hub.

“That organization is turning 30 years old this year and it’s a gathering for past SAB members to come and be nostalgic and relive old memories and new ones, and current members to kind of party,” Fager says. “It’s basically kind of a come-and-go sort of party. Cake and that kind of thing will be there.”

Men’s soccer vs. Bethel kicks off the final athletic event of the weekend, at 3 p.m. at King Stadium.

Class reunions will be held at 4 p.m. for classes of 2013, 2008, 2003, 1998, 1993, 1988, 1983, 1978, 1973 and the Golden Years (50 years or more). A dinner and lecture by Dr. Brautigam, 2018 Professor of the Year, follows with dinner at 5:30 p.m. and the lecture at 6 p.m.

Highlighting the weekend’s activities will be HU 2017 grad and “The Voice” standout Christiana Danielle in concert at 7:30 p.m., in Zurcher Auditorium. For information on tickets, contact the MCA box office at 359-4261.

A full schedule of events can be accessed at Huntington University’s website, huntington.edu/uploads/page/Homecoming_Schedule.pdf.