UMaine Homecoming October 3-5
Contact: Media contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571; Bob Potts at (207) 581-1494
ORONO — A variety of activities are planned for the University of Maine’s annual Homecoming Weekend, scheduled for Oct. 3-5. Sponsored and organized by the University of Maine Alumni Association, Homecoming provides an opportunity for UMaine alums to return to campus during the beautiful fall season to renew acquaintances and enjoy all the UMaine has to offer.
Special events are scheduled throughout the weekend for reunion classes of 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988 and 1993.
Activities begin on Friday, Oct. 3, with registration starting at 3 p.m. at Buchanan Alumni House. A commemorative celebration in the renovated and expanded Memorial Union is scheduled for 1:30-3 p.m. Renowned chef Matt Kenney, from the Class of 1988, will be honored with the Alumni Association’s Spirit of Maine Achievement Award in a ceremony beginning at 4 p.m. The University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame banquet and induction ceremony is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Wells Conference Center; the College of Engineering’s 24th Edward T. Bryand Engineering Recognition Banquet is scheduled for the same time at Penobscot Valley Conference Club.
Saturday’s events include the traditional highlight event, a football game (against Richmond) at 2 p.m. Other Saturday features are the dedication for the Winston E. Pullen Carriage House at 8:30 a.m., the opening ceremony for Edith Patch Hall at 9:30 a.m., the 100th anniversary Forestry Celebration for Forestry and Wildlife Alumni and Friends beginning at 5 p.m., the Black Bear hockey team’s Blue/White intrasquad scrimmage at 7 p.m., and the alumni association’s Homecoming Craft Fair and Food Cafe, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the UMaine Field House.
The activities wind down on Sunday, when the craft fair continues from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. A full schedule of events is online at http://www.mainealumni.com.