MONMOUTH, Ill. — Monmouth College alumni returning for Homecoming
Weekend Oct. 24-26 will “Experience History in the Making,” as the college
announces a major gift campaign and dedicates the new Huff Athletic
Center. The college will also honor alumni, host a vocal concert and
celebrate class reunions during the three-day event.
All Monmouth College alumni are invited to return for the weekend,
which will include special reunions for the classes of ’68, ’73, ’78, ’83,
’88, ’93, ’98 and 2002.
Homecoming events begin Friday morning with a meeting of the alumni
board. At 7 p.m., there will be a Fighting Scots’ volleyball match against
Grinnell College at Monmouth High School. Also that evening, a wine and
cheese reception for alumni will be held in the Rankin Room of the
Admission/College Relations Building at 7:30 p.m., followed by the
traditional Homecoming pep rally at Bobby Woll Memorial Field at 8:30 p.m.
Saturday begins with the second annual 5K Tartan Trot. Registration
begins at 7:30 a.m. at the south entrance of the Huff Athletic Center, and
the run will begin at 8 a.m. from the steps of the Huff Athletic Center.
The Homecoming parade down East Broadway, traditionally held at 10 a.m.,
has been moved up one hour this year and will begin at 9 a.m.
The dedication ceremony for the Huff Athletic Center will be held at 10
a.m. and offers a chance to see the stunning new facility and meet the
various donors who made the project possible.
All reunion photos will be taken immediately following the dedication
ceremony at the Huff Athletic Center’s south entrance. At 12:45 p.m., the
dedication of the 2002 senior class gift, a monument to the victims of
9/11, will be made just north of Graham Hall.
The college’s three women’s fraternities will host open houses at 11
a.m. Holt House, founding home of Pi Beta Phi; Stewart House, founding
home of Kappa Kappa Gamma; and Marshall Hall, which houses the chapter
room of Alpha Xi Delta, will all be open for tours until 12:30 p.m.
The Homecoming football game against Illinois College will kick off at
1:30 p.m. at Bobby Woll Memorial Field. In other athletic action, the
Fighting Scots’ women’s and men’s soccer teams will take on St. Norbert
College at Peacock Park on Saturday at noon and 2 p.m., respectively. The
teams will also host a doubleheader at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Sunday
against Lawrence University.
Saturday evening activities include a free vocal concert at 7:30 p.m.
at Dahl Chapel and Auditorium featuring two MC groups.
The Monmouth Singers, an ensemble of six MC alumni, faculty and staff,
will perform first with a variety of literature, including a 16th-century
French tune, some Scottish music and even some Beatles arrangements. The
second half of the concert will be the premiere performance of the year by
the Monmouth Chorale, a 42-member, highly-auditioned ensemble, which will
feature material from their upcoming 2004 spring concert tour.
The evening’s events will conclude with a “Step Show” in Wells Theater,
featuring dance routines performed by current MC students and students
from several local colleges and universities.
Homecoming activities Sunday include a community open house at the Huff
Athletic Center from 2-4 p.m. At noon, a golf outing at Gibson Woods Golf
Course will be held for alumni, students, faculty and staff.
