Homecoming 2022

October 13–15, 2022

Homecoming is an exciting time for current students, alumni, faculty and staff alike. We  look forward to celebrating with you this year!

Schedule:

Thursday, October 13

• 6 p.m.: Alumni of the Year Banquet (invitation-only) – Redway Dining Room
• 7 p.m.: Lion’s Growl Homecoming Pep Rally – Chambers Gym

Friday, October 14

• 9 a.m.–5 p.m.: MHU Bookstore hours – Day Hall, 1st floor
• 9 a.m.–1 p.m.: Alumni Board meeting – Ferguson Health Sciences Center, Room 306
• 9 a.m.–1 p.m.: Museum exhibit: Sharing Responsibility for OUR Future: Activism and Voting Rights in Appalachia
• 10 a.m.: Alumni & Friends Golf Tournament shotgun start – Cummings Cove Golf Course (Hendersonville)
• 5–9 p.m.: Class of 1982 40th reunion – Redway Dining Room in Pittman Dining Hall
• 5–9:30 p.m.: Alumni Soccer festivities – Blackwell Terrace (2nd floor outdoor deck of Ammons Field House)
• 5 p.m.: Women’s Soccer vs. Emory & Henry – Meares Stadium
• 5:30–8 p.m.: Young Alumni (2018–2022) reunion  – Daddy Mac’s Down Home Dive (Asheville)
• 6:30–9 p.m.: Class of 1972 50th reunion – Reems Creek Golf Club
• 7:30 p.m.: Men’s Soccer vs. Emory & Henry

Saturday, October 15

• 7:15 a.m. registration, 8:30 a.m. start: Forever Lions 5K Race – Dr. Otis Duck Greenway
• 8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.: Homecoming Registration, T-shirt sales, & Lion’s Roll sales – Athletic St. near Ammons Field House
• 9 a.m.–4 p.m.: MHU Bookstore hours – Day Hall, 1st floor
• 9 a.m.–1 p.m.: Museum exhibit: Sharing Responsibility for OUR Future: Activism and Voting Rights in Appalachia
• 9 a.m.–1 p.m.: Lion Cub Zone – Ammons Field House
• 9 a.m.–2:30 p.m.: Music with DJ Rick Sauer – commuter parking lot (across NC 213 from Ammons Field House)
• 9 a.m.–5 p.m.: Tailgating – Ferguson Math & Science Center parking lot, chapel parking lot, commuter parking lot
• 9:30–10 a.m. & 10-10:30 a.m.: Campus Tours (same tour offered twice)– Ponder Atrium, Ferguson Math & Science Center
• 9:30–10 a.m. & 10-10:30 a.m.: Campus Center presentations (same presentation offered twice)– Wall Science Building, Room 135
• 10 a.m.: Men’s Alumni Soccer game – Belk Field
• 11–11:45 a.m.: Choir Concert – Broyhill Chapel
• 11a.m.–1 p.m.: Cross Country reunion – Lunsford Commons
• 12–5:30 p.m.: Class of 1982 Tailgating – Ferguson Math & Science Center parking lot, spaces 6 & 7
• 12–1:30 p.m.: Class of 1972 Luncheon – Redway Dining Room of Pittman Dining Hall
• 12–1:30 p.m.: Class of 1997 Reunion/Luncheon – Day Hall, 2nd floor lobby
• 12–end of football game: MHU Bookstore tent – south end of Meares Stadium near concessions
• 12:30–1 p.m.: Lion’s Roll – Greek Hill
• 1–1:30 p.m.: Bailey Mountain Cloggers performance – Athletic Street near back entrance to Wren Student Union
• 1:40–2 p.m.: Mountain Lion Marching Band Pre-Concert Performance with MHU Spirit Team – Athletic Street
• 1:50 p.m.: Recognition of 1997 men’s and women’s cross country teams – Meares Stadium
• 2:05 p.m.: Alumni of the Year presentation – Meares Stadium
• 2:20 p.m.: Mountain Lion Marching Band Pregame Event – Meares Stadium
• 2:30 p.m.: Football vs. Emory & Henry – Meares Stadium – Tickets
  **There is a no-bags policy for Meares Stadium; see details on the right side (desktop) or bottom (mobile) of this page**
• Halftime of football game: Mountain Lion Marching Band performance – Meares Stadium

Lunch Options for Saturday

• Pittman Dining Hall will be open 9:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
• Lion’s Den will be open 11:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
• Food Trucks will be located along Athletic Street beginning at 11:30 a.m.
  • Tentative Lineup
  • Southern Cross Country Cooking
  • Blessed Soul Food
  • Papa John’s Pizza