COLUMBUS, Miss. -- Mississippi University for Women invites alumni, friends and guests to a weekend filled with entertainment and activities for Homecoming festivities March 22-25.
Homecoming will start Thursday at 4:30 p.m. with the Homecoming Court Dinner Party at the Hogarth Student Center with student performances following at the Bryan Green Gazebo.
From 6 to 7:30 p.m., the Nell Peel Wolfe Lecture Series, presented by the Ina E. Gordy Honors College, will host John T. Edge author of “The Potlikker Papers: A Food History of the Modern South,” director of the Southern Foodways Alliance, contributor to Garden & Gun and Southern Living. Barnes & Noble will offer his book for sale in the Hogarth Student Center. Edge will sign books following his lecture in Parkinson Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
Thursday’s events will conclude with an 8 p.m. performance by students from the Department of Music in the Kossen Auditorium, Poindexter Hall. This event is free.
Friday’s events will start with registration from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. in the lobby of Welty Hall.
A campus tour led by President Jim Borsig will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Old Maids’ Gate near the College Street entrance. During the tour, participants will see campus improvements and visit senior honors students.
The Golden Girls Luncheon will honor the Class of 1968 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Pope Banquet Room, Hogarth Dining Center. Tickets are required for this event. Members of the Class 1968 receive a complimentary ticket with their registration.
At 2 p.m., a tour and update of campus will be offered by the Office of Admissions, with shuttles available. The tour will begin on the second floor of Welty Hall.
From 2 to 3:30 p.m., "Reading, Writing, Living" will feature the work of three alumni. First, celebrate the life of Mississippi’s most noteworthy conservationist and 1911 II&C graduate, Fannye A. Cook. A glimpse at Miss Cook’s remarkable life unfolds in a half-hour, biographical performance by wildlife biologist Dr. Cathy Shropshire. Next, Barbara Black Travis, ’70, will take a trip down memory lane with a fun-filled, interactive class just as it was presented in the 60’s and 70’s, but with an entertaining new twist. Last, Dusty Thompson, ’93, a self-described displaced Southern gentleman, will discuss his latest book “Almost Odis: My Preppy Life with My Redneck Dad.”
The MUW Alumni Association Annual Meeting will take place at 3:30 p.m. in the Kossen Auditorium, Poindexter Hall.
From 4:30 to 6 p.m., the MUWAA Lowndes County Chapter will host “The Art of Terry Cherry” and “Unique Visions: Elayne Goodman and Herbert Reith” at the MUW Galleries, Summer Hall. Alumni and friends will also celebrate the naming of the main gallery in honor of Ralph Hudson. Food will be provided by the Lowndes County Chapter.
The Long Blue Line Auction and Gala is set for 6 p.m. in Hogarth Dining Center, second floor. Participants can make a bid while enjoying delicious food with friends. All proceeds benefit the MUWAA Legacy Scholarship. For more information, visit longbluelineauction.com. The auction is free. Dinner is $40.
Saturday morning will begin with breakfast at Wesley from 8 to 10 a.m. Registration will be available at 8 a.m.
From 8:30 to 9:15 a.m., The MUW Social Organization Alumni Council Planning Committee will host an informational meeting outlining the mission, goals and first-steps toward forming a single and united voice of communication between social organization alumni, students and the university.
Class reunion photos will take place on front campus at 9:30 a.m.
From 1:30 to 5:00 p.m., the Black Alumni Reunion will celebrate black excellence with special guests, food, fun and fellowship next to Bryan Green Gazebo. The cost is $7 per person.
All speech-language pathology and audiology alumni are invited to the MUW Speech and Hearing Clinic to enjoy complimentary coffee, tea and cake with the faculty and students at 2p.m.
Beginning at 5 p.m., celebrate the 2018 MUW Alumni Association Award recipients with wine and cheese in the Atrium of the Fant Library.
The Class of 1968 Reunion Dinner will take place at 6 p.m. in Summer Hall, while the Gingko Gathering, a dinner for all, will be in the Pope Banquet Room, Hogarth Dining Center at 6 p.m.
"Last Call" celebrates the career of Professor William "Peppy" Biddy with a concert from musicals of the last 30 years, with alumni and students reprising their original cast roles.
Premium seating is available for the performance, with funds benefiting the theatre program. The tickets are $10 for general admission and $50 for premium seating at the Black Box Theatre, Cromwell Communications Center. The show begins at 8 p.m.
Sunday will begin with a 9 a.m. chapel service, led by the MUW Wesley Foundation. It will be a remembrance of those who have died since the previous homecoming.
Brunch will follow at 10:30 a.m. in the Hogarth Dining Center; tickets will be available at the door.
For more information about Homecoming, please call (662) 329-7148 or visit www.muw.edu.
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March 13, 2018
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