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WIU Homecoming 2022
October 21, 2022 - October 23, 2022
Saturday, October 15, 2022 Paint the Paws Friday, October 21, 2022 Reunion check-in starts; it continues throughout the weekend. Registration will take place at the Alumni House. 4 p.m. Ribbon Cutting and Dedication of the Dr. Frank Lupton Pavilion, Horn Field Campus (rain or shine) 5-9 p.m. All-Alumni Social, Alumni House (Complimentary food, beer, wine and soda; cash bar available) Saturday, October 22, 2022 7-7:45 a.m. Old Stompin’ Ground Runaround Registration, Alumni House 8 a.m. Old Stompin’ Ground Runaround: 5K Run/1.5 mile walk 8:30 a.m. Reunion Recognition Brunch & Social, Alumni House 9:30 a.m. All-Alumni Breakfast, Alumni House (Complimentary coffee and donuts) 10:30 a.m. Homecoming Parade – Watch from the Alumni House & Gwendolyn Brooks Memorial Park next door Noon-3 p.m. Alumni Cookout at “The Right Place” tent – in Q LOT (Menu: Hot dogs and hamburgers, veggie burgers, potato chips, bottled water, canned soda and coffee.) 3 p.m. Leathernecks Football Game vs. Youngstown State – Hanson Field Tickets will not be mailed. The Homecoming football ticket sales are final. Therefore, all tickets purchased through the WIU Alumni Association are non-refundable. **If you order mums, t-shirts, football tickets and/or lunch tickets, you can pick them up at the Alumni House any time on Friday and until 11:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. After 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, tickets/mums/t-shirts will be taken down to The Right Place tent, which is in Q Lot. You can pick up your items there. Any football tickets not picked up by 3:00 p.m. (game time) on Saturday will be left at the will call window at the stadium. Homecoming T-shirts If you didn’t order a 2021 Homecoming T-shirt, call 309-298-1914 to order today. Limited sizes available.