Homecoming 2018

Once a Bulldog, Forever a Bulldog

Think about the memories you made at Union University, about the friendships you formed, and about the professors who taught and inspired you. This year's Homecoming weekend will provide multiple opportunities for you to reunite with the people who made your Union years so special.

There's no better time than now to make your trip back home to Union University and celebrate with other "Forever Bulldogs."

Alumni Awards

Friday, Nov. 2, Meritorious Service Awards Banquet
Carl Grant Events Center, 6 p.m.
Reservations required - Cost $20/person

Athletic Events in The Fred

Friday, Nov. 2
- Lady Bulldog Volleyball vs. Lee University - 7 p.m.
- Bulldog Madness - 9 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 3
- Lady Bulldog Basketball vs. Martin Methodist College - 12 p.m.
- Bulldog Basketball vs. Freed-Hardeman University - 2 p.m.
  - 2018 Homecoming Queen will be announced
  - Mr. Union and Miss Union will be announced
  - Presentation of the Presidential Cup awarded to the student organization that receives the most amount of points throughout Homecoming 2018 activities
- Lady Bulldog Volleyball vs. Shorter University - 7 p.m.

All Alumni and Friends

Saturday, Nov. 3
- Forever Bulldogs Celebration
  The Great Lawn, 4-7 p.m.
  - Food trucks
  - UU photo booth - Have your picture made with Buster the Bulldog
  - Corn hole games, inflatable bull ride, giant trike race track
  - For the kids: face painting, inflatable bouncer and slide, football throw
  - Tents For Greeks and campus organizations
  - Music and cotton candy
- Blank Slate Improv
  Savage Chapel, 7-8 p.m.
- Anthem Lights Concert
  Savage Chapel, 8:30-10 p.m.
  - Tickets for Blank Slate Improv Performance (7:00 pm) and Anthem Lights Concert (8:30 pm) can be picked up at Union Station beginning Wednesday, October 17. Admission is free but tickets are required for admission. Limit of two tickets per student. Alumni, faculty and staff may pick up the required number of tickets for your family to attend.

Class of 1969 Fifty-Year Class Reunion

Thursday, Nov. 1

Welcome Dinner "Goin' Back to the Lexington Inn"
Carl Grant Events Center, 5 p.m.
Reservations required - Cost $15/person

Friday, Nov. 2

Pre-Chapel Reception
Lobby of Savage Memorial Chapel, 8:45 a.m.
Homecoming Chapel
Savage Memorial Chapel, 10 a.m. - WATCH LIVE
Fifty-Year Medallion Luncheon
Carl Grant Events Center, 11:45 a.m.
Reservations required - Cost $20/person
Old Campus Tour
Depart from the Carl Grant Events Center, 1:30 p.m.
Coffee and Dessert
Modero Coffee Shop in The Logos, 2:30 p.m.

Student Events

Homecoming T-Shirt Design Contest
best design chosen Oct. 5
$100 Amazon gift card prize for the winner!
Thursday, Nov. 1

Bulldog Olympics
Small Gym, 7 p.m.
hosted by the senior class

Friday, Nov. 2

Wear Your Homecoming T-Shirt Day
Campus-wide
T-Shirts may be purchased outside of the Brewer Dining Hall 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Oct. 29 - Nov. 2 and at the HC Celebration on Nov 3. Cost $10.
Homecoming Chapel
Chapel, 10 a.m. - WATCH LIVE
Lady Bulldog Volleyball vs. Lee University
Fred DeLay Gymnasium, 7 p.m.
Bulldog Madness
Fred DeLay Gymnasium, 9 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 3

Athletic Events
Fred DeLay Gymnasium, 12–9 p.m.
- Lady Bulldog Basketball vs. Martin Methodist College - 12 p.m.
- Bulldog Basketball vs. Freed-Hardeman University - 2 p.m.
- Lady Bulldog Volleyball vs. Shorter University - 7 p.m.
Forever Bulldogs Celebration
The Great Lawn, 4-7 p.m.
Blank Slate Improv
Savage Chapel, 7-8 p.m.
Anthem Lights Concert
Savage Chapel, 8:30-10 p.m.
- Tickets for Blank Slate Improv Performance (7:00 pm) and Anthem Lights Concert (8:30 pm) can be picked up at Union Station beginning Wednesday, October 17. Admission is free but tickets are required for admission. Limit of two tickets per student. Alumni, faculty and staff may pick up the required number of tickets for your family to attend.