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Complete Schedule for Student Events at Homecoming
November 8 - 12, 2011

Week's Events and Activities

Monday, November 7

Banner Hanging – Come out to the coliseum and hang up your spirit banner that you and your group created to show off some school spirit against Eastern Kentucky University.  Please use a standard queen bed sheet and be as creative and school spirited as possible.  Banners will be judged on creativity, style, uniqueness, and overall or general effect.  Staple gun will be provided to hang up the sheets at the Coliseum. Aramark giftcards to the winning groups!  Coliseum, Time to hang the banners will be announced soon.  Also, the sign up forms will be available from this website soon. Check back.
Come out and hang them from 12-1 p.m.
Sponsored by the Student Homecoming Committee 

Tuesday, November 8

Tipoff Banquet - The Winthrop Eagle Club presents Tip Off 2011. Meet and have dinner with the Winthrop Men’s and Women’s’ Basketball Coaches and Players,  Tuesday November 8, 2011.  The evening will feature keynote speaker Sylvia Hatchell, Head Women's Basketball Coach at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.  Reception 6:30pm and Dinner 7pm, Richardson Ballroom, DiGiorgio Campus Center, Winthrop Campus, $20 per person and $10 for children 10 and under.  Limited seating, Reservations are required by Friday November 4, 2011.  For more information contact Sharen DuBard at dubards@winthrop.edu or call 803.323.2129 ext.6218  

Casino Night - Come out and play some of your favorite casino games and win prizes!  Free food and mocktails!  Not a casino game player?  Come to play War, Go Fish, and even Bingo!!  Texas Hold'em and Spades tournaments will begin at 8:15!  West Center - Basketball Court 1, 8-10 p.m.
Sponsored by WRAC (Winthrop Recreational Advisory Council) - Recreational Services 

Wednesday, November 9

Student Talent Show - Kick off the Homecoming week as Winthrop students take the stage and show off their skills at this annual Homecoming favorite. The Homecoming Court finalists will be announced during the Talent Show and voting will begin immediately following the show online. Tillman Auditorium, 8 p.m. FREE. 

Thursday, November 10

Dinner in the Café – Come by for a big special dinner complete with games and prizes!  Thomson Hall Cafeteria, 4-7p.m.
Sponsored by the Student Homecoming Committee and Aramark Dining Services  

Lip Sync Competition and Pep Rally - Think you can perform like Journey or dance like Usher?  Well come out and show off what you got at Winthrop's first annual Lip Sync Competition. Prizes will be awarded to the winning groups.  Check back soon for updates and entry forms. Richardson Ballroom - DiGiorgio Center, 7 p.m.  FREE
Co-sponsored by Resident Students' Association (RSA), Greek Life, Student Activities, Winthrop Athletics, Counsel of Student Leaders, and the Student Homecoming Committee 

Friday, November 11

Remembrance Day National Roll Call Remembering the Sacrifices of Ten Years at War
On Veteran’s Day, 11/11/11, colleges and universities will be participating in The Remembrance Day National Roll Call to honor casualties of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom by performing a synchronized reading of all names. Participants will be reading the names in 15 minute increments from the Hardin Garden and from the Amphitheater. A ceremony will be held starting at 10:50 at `the Amphitheater to Remember the Sacrifices of the Ten Years at War.  Amphitheatre, 10:50 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Garnet & Gold Friday - Student Alumni Council members will be looking for students and alumni displaying the most spirit. Don't get caught wearing another school's colors - you might get a ticket! Send in your photos to wualumni@winthrop.edu. Campus wide, all day long.
Sponsored by Alumni Relations 

Campus Golf IntramuralTournament 
1 p.m., Lois Rhame West Health, Physical Education, and Wellness Center 
Picture this...a golf course spread out around campus where buckets are the holes and you're hitting tennis balls instead of those small little white golf balls.  That's what you will get with this awesome new event to Winthrop. Prizes will be awarded to the winning teams!  Open to all faculty, staff and students.
Sponsored by the Student Homecoming Committee and Recreational Services 

Car Smash and Spirit Gear Creation – Come out and show your school spirit as we smash a car and create spirit gear such as t-shirts, posters, pennants to bring to the game on Saturday.  Go Eagles!  President's Circle (Right outside of Richardson and Wofford Hall), 2:30 p.m.  Sponsored by the Student Homecoming Committee, Pi Kappa Phi, and the DiGiorgio Student Union (DSU) 

Volleyball vs. Presbyterian - Come out and support the Winthrop Volleyball team in their final regular season match before the Big South conference tournament.  Winthrop Coliseum at 7 p.m.   Click here for ticket information.   

Homecoming Party - Join students, alumni, faculty, and staff for the main party of the weekend! Featuring live music of Winthrop favorite, City of God, caricaturist Bruce Stevenson back by popular demand, Make Your Own Magazine Covers, free food, cash bar and unlimited fun! DiGiorgio Campus Center Ballroom, 9 p.m. FREE; Alumni, click here to register. 
Sponsored by the Student Homecoming Committee and the DiGiorgio Student Union (DSU) 

Saturday, November 12

Tailgating - Join other Winthrop alumni and students for the Homecoming tradition, but don't forget to head in to cheer on the Eagles at 4 p.m. Coliseum Parking Lots, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Alumni, click here to register for prizes.

Lloyd Dobler Effect Concert - Tailgating is kicked up a notch with the sounds of the Lloyd Dobler Effect. Outside Coliseum, Noon - 2 p.m. FREE.
Sponsored by Family Trust Federal Credit Union  

Alumni BBQ - Alumni are invited to enjoy some Carolina BBQ courtesy of the Winthrop Alumni Association! First come, first serve. Outside Coliseum, Noon. FREE.

Winthrop Men's Basketball Alumni Game - Come watch basketball alums like Pierre Wooten, Eyo Eiffiong and many others from the past as they gather for Homecoming 2011. Coliseum, 1 p.m.

Men's Basketball - Cheer on the Winthrop as they take on the Colonels of Eastern Kentucky University. Homecoming Court winners will be announced at Half-time. During the game, the winning Homecoming Banner and Float will be announced during the game as well. Winthrop Coliseum, 4 p.m. Winthrop Ticket Office opens at 12:30 p.m. Click here for ticket information.   

DSU Eagle Flicks presents:  Kung Fu Panda 2 – Come and see a great new movie in the new movie theatre within the DiGiorgio Campus Center.  For more information, please check out the DSU webpage, www.winthrop.edu/studentaffairs/DSU.  Dina’s Place - DiGiorgio Campus Center Theatre, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.  FREE
Sponsored by the DiGiorgio Student Union (DSU) 

NPHC Step Show - The annual Homecoming Step Show is a sell-out every year, so don't wait to get your tickets! Sponsored by Sorority and Fraternity Affairs. Tickets are $7 in advance and $15 the day of the show.  The show takes place at Byrnes Auditorium; doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. 
Ticket Information: Beginning October 4, tickets will be sold from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the DiGiorgio Campus Center on the 1st floor lobby.  Tickets will also be sold from 5 - 7 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday in East Thomson and the DiGiorgio Campus Center during the week of Homecoming.  Alumni and community members can reserve tickets by clicking here   until Friday, November 11 at noon for $7 a ticket.  Reserved tickets will need to be picked up the ay of the event between noon and 3 p.m. at Byrnes Auditorium.  Local high school students will be admitted for $10 with a valid high school ID.
Sponsored by Fraternity and Sorority Affairs   

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

Registration

Alumni are strongly encouraged to register and indicate their intent to attend Homecoming. You can do so online at the Alumni Association’s Web site.

Accommodations & Food

• The Inn at Winthrop – 800/505-2226 or 803/323-2196
• Thomson Dining Center – buffet-style dining
• Markely's at the Center – hot and cold meals available at varying prices
• Starbucks (in the DiGiorgio Campus Center) – coffee, dessert, and snacks