Purdue Homecoming Calendar

October 7, 1997

This calendar lists Homecoming Weekend events Oct. 17-19 on Purdue's West Lafayette campus. Unless otherwise noted, all events are free. Contact the Purdue Alumni Association for more information (765) 494-5175 or e-mail to paa@paa.purdue.edu

FRIDAY, OCT. 17

8 a.m.-5 p.m. Office of Admissions visitation and tours. Room 109, Schleman Hall. Campus tours leave at 9:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. Admissions counselors also will be available.
8 a.m.-5 p.m. Libraries Special Collections presents "Amelia Earhart -- The Purdue Connection 1935-1937." Room 279, Stewart Center. Exhibit of Earhart memorabilia. On June 10, 1935, Amelia Earhart was appointed a consultant in the Department of the Study of Careers for Women. The exhibit covers her Purdue years.
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Building Construction Management Placement Roundtable. Purdue Memorial Union, South Ballroom. Alumni and construction company officials will meet and talk with construction students in the Department of Building Construction Management. Contact: Roberta Remillet, (765) 496-2246.
9 a.m.-6 p.m. Consumer and Family Science Festive Friday. Events include morning classes, afternoon activities (including golf, tennis and tours) and dinner at the University Inn. Reservations required for all events. Contact: Amy Liter at (800) 535-7303 or (765) 494-7890.
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Guided walking tours of campus. Tours leaving from the Union Club Hotel Lobby, Grant Street. Call for tour reservations, (765) 494-4636.
2:30 p.m. Albert P. Stewart Lounge Rededication. Elliott Hall of Music. Celebrate the rededication of the newly refurbished and redecorated Albert P. Stewart Lounge, named in honor of the founder of Purdue Musical Organizations.
4 p.m. Old Heavilon Hall Clockworks Dedication. Atrium, Materials and Electrical Engineering Building. Join Purdue alumni, staff, and friends as the restored clockworks from the old Heavilon Hall Tower are put on permanent public display, 41 years after being saved from the old tower upon its demolition.
5:30-7:30 p.m. Crystal Apple Award Dinner. West Faculty Lounge, Purdue Memorial Union. The School of Education Dean's Club will honor outstanding educators for academic excellence and personal commitment. The public is welcome. Reservations are $20 and due by Oct. 13. Contact: Barbara Francis, (765) 494-0568.
6 p.m. School of Agriculture Dean's Club Dinner at The Trails. For reservations, contact Pat Palin, (765) 494-8672.
6-9 p.m. Purdue Black Alumni reception at the Black Cultural Center, 315 University St.
8 p.m. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets for this musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber are $30, $23 and $18 for the public; $18 and $14 for Purdue students; and $7 ($5 for K-12 students) for second balcony, at campus box offices, (765) 494-3933 or 1-800-914-SHOW.
11 p.m.-1 a.m. Mackey Magic. Mackey Arena. Men's and women's basketball teams take the floor after midnight for their first official day of practice. Doors will open at 10:30 p.m. A light show, the presentation of the women's Big Ten Championship rings and banner, and scrimmages by both teams all are planned for the evening.

SATURDAY, OCT. 18

All Day. Men's tennis. Boilermaker Classic. Varsity Courts behind Recreational Gymnasium.
7:30-11:30 a.m. Class of 1950 Homecoming 1997. Class of 1950 Lecture Hall. Join classmates for coffee, fruit, doughnuts and tours. Help plan the 50th reunion in the year 2000.
8 a.m.-5 p.m. Office of Admissions visitation and tours. Room 109, Schleman Hall. Campus tours leave at 9:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. Admissions counselors also will be available.
8 a.m. Civil Engineering breakfast. Room G150, Civil Engineering Building.
8-10 a.m. Meredith Hall 45th Anniversary. Meredith Hall Dining Room. Pre-game reception and open house with refreshments provided.
8-10 a.m. Nuclear Engineering continental breakfast with faculty and students. Room 140, Nuclear Engineering Building. Laboratory tours are available.
8:30-10 a.m. Chemical Engineering continental breakfast and tours. Room 10, Chemical Engineering Building.
8:30-10:30 a.m. Industrial Engineering continental breakfast with faculty. Room 155, Grissom.
9-10:30 a.m. Aeronautics and Astronautics informal breakfast with the professors and staff. Room 390, Grissom. Tours of laboratory facilities also conducted.
9 a.m.-noon. "Been There! Done That. What's Next?" An Electrical and Computer Engineering open house and tour. Materials and Electrical Engineering Building atrium.
9-11 a.m. Mechanical Engineering open house and continental breakfast with faculty and Pi Tau Sigma students. Room 140, Mechanical Engineering.
9 a.m. Purdue Student Union Board Alumni Association brunch for past PSUB board members. Lafayette Room, Purdue Memorial Union.
9-10:30 a.m. Iron Key homecoming breakfast. West Faculty Lounge, Memorial Union.
9 a.m. Men's and women's swimming vs. alumni. Lambert Fieldhouse Pool.
9:30 a.m.-noon. Earhart Hall alumni/student brunch. Earhart Hall. Free for alumni; $5.35 for guests. Earhart's guest apartment is reserved for any returning counseling staff as a hospitality area. Contact: Carolyn Newlin, (765) 494-2410.
9:30-11 a.m. Materials Engineering laboratory tours with students. Cider and doughnuts will be served.
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Guided walking tours of campus. Tours leaving from the Union Club Hotel Lobby, Grant Street. Call for tour reservations, (765) 494-4636.
10 a.m. Animal Sciences alumni reunion. Pre-game brunch in a tent north of football practice field on Northwestern Avenue. Reservations required. Contact: Ag Alumni Office, (765) 494-8593.
10-11:30 a.m. Engineering Alumni Association homecoming celebration in the Materials and Electrical Engineering Atrium and Engineering Mall. The Purdue Jazz Band will perform, student organizations will set up exhibits, and light refreshments will be served.
10 a.m.-noon. Foreign Languages and Literatures reception featuring a demonstration of computer-assisted foreign language materials developed by the FLL faculty and plans for the renovation of Coulter Hall. Staaks Lounge (Room 131), Stanley Coulter Hall.
10:30 a.m. Education Celebration Tailgate. The School of Education will join the Purdue Alumni Association in the WAZY/PAA tent near Ross-Ade Stadium.
10:30 a.m. Division of Interdisciplinary Engineering Studies Alumni Reunion and 25th Birthday Celebration. Room G212, Civil Engineering Building.
10:30 a.m. "Boiler Bash," Krannert homecoming tailgate. Krannert Tent, located in the northeast corner of Ross-Ade Stadium parking lot. Party will include a hog roast, surprise guests, entertainment a "Bash a Badger" contest, and special door prizes.
10:30 a.m. School of Liberal Arts tailgate with the Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Leisure Studies. Lambert Fieldhouse. There also will be a ceremony to name the Human Performance Laboratory for Max E. Wastl Sr.
10:30 a.m. School of Science chili tent. Slayter Center.
11 a.m. Consumer and Family Sciences tailgate. CFS Tent located near Mackey Arena.
11 a.m. Entomology Alumni brunch. Entomology Hall Foyer.
11 a.m. Health Sciences patio party and open house for the Wayne V. Kessler Memorial Teaching Laboratories. Civil Engineering patio, northwest corner of the Civil Engineering Building.
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Hilltop Apartments counselor reunion and tailgate cookout. Hilltop Apartments, Ross Ade Drive.
11 a.m. Mortar Board reception. Second floor balcony, Schleman Hall. Call to confirm attendance, (765) 494-1232.
11 a.m. Pharmacy tailgate luncheon. Tent in Armory Parking Lot. Donations accepted.
11 a.m. Technology Administration homecoming tailgate party. Front lawn of Knoy Hall.
11:30 a.m. Pre-game Concert with the "All-American" Marching Band. Slayter Center. Celebration will include performances by the 1997 Alumni Marching Band.
Noon-1:30 p.m. Forestry and Natural Resources alumni luncheon. Forestry Building.
1 p.m. Purdue vs. Wisconsin football game. Ross-Ade Stadium. Tickets: $24 for the public, $12 in South End Zone, $14 for students. Call 1-800-49-SPORT or (765) 494-3194. Pregame activities include an introduction of the 25th anniversary football team, coaches, managers, cheerleaders and homecoming queen. Halftime will include the crowning of the 1997 homecoming queen and king and a performance by Purdue's "All-American" Marching Band and the alumni band.
5 p.m. School of Nursing chili supper. Learning Resources Center, Johnson Hall of Nursing. Tours of the school also will be conducted by faculty, staff and students. Reservation required. Contact: Mara Wasburn, (765) 494-2849
5:30-7:30 p.m. Purdue Memorial Union After-Game Buffet. Sagamore Dining Room, second floor, Purdue Memorial Union. Call for reservations, (765) 494-8945. All major credit cards accepted.
5:30 p.m. Purdue Musical Organizations/Purdue Alumni Association Oktoberfest Banquet and Homecoming Celebration 1997. Purdue Memorial Union. Share an evening in song and celebration with Purdue Musical Organizations, PMO Club and the Purdue Alumni Association. Reception in the Purdue Memorial Union's Great Hall at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner in the Purdue Memorial Union Ballrooms at 6 p.m. Reservations required; call (800) 893-3041 or (765) 494-3945.
8 p.m. Consumer and Family Science Student Council silent auction. This scholarship fund-raiser will be next to Mackey Arena.
8 p.m. Counting Crows concert with opening act Dog's Eye View. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets are $22.50 and are available from Elliott Hall of Music box office, (765) 494-3933 or 1-800-914-SHOW, or from Ticketmaster, (765) 743-5151.

SUNDAY, OCT. 19

All Day. Men's tennis. Boilermaker Classic. Varsity Courts behind Recreational Gymnasium.
2:30 p.m. Fall Concert Band and Symphonic Band Concert. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center.

Compiled by Jenny Pratt, (765) 496-3133; e-mail, jenny_pratt@purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu

To the Purdue News and Photos Page