UCCS students, staff and faculty will kickoff Homecoming 2014 at a Sept. 18 spirit rally that features the lighting of the Pedestrian Spine.
The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. on El Pomar Plaza and will include free food and drinks, a meet-and-greet with UCCS student-athletes, team coaches, and representatives from UCCS clubs and organizations.
“Homecoming gives students, faculty and staff a chance to celebrate their part in the university and how great they make this place,” Stephen Cucchiara, assistant director, Office of Student Activities, said. “Strong school spirit helps unify students through the common interests of being a Mountain Lion and making their college experience the best that it can be.”
The rally will end with the Pedestrian Spine being lit with CU-colored lights that lead to an illuminated set of giant UCCS letters overlooking El Pomar Plaza. The walkway will remain lit throughout the Homecoming week.
Other key events include:
Banner Creation and Decoration
Sept. 18 | 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Student Life Office
Join club and organization leaders as they come create, decorate, and hang banners representing their student organizations. Banners will be displayed at the Spirit Rally and prizes will be awarded for the most decorative banner.
The March
Sept. 19 | 3 p.m. | Housing Turf Quad
Faculty, staff and students will don UCCS gear and walk en masse from Summit Village to Mountain Lion Stadium to tailgate with music, prizes, and free food before watching the UCCS women’s and men’s soccer games.
Men’s Soccer vs. Metro State
Sept. 19 | 5 p.m. | Mountain Lion Stadium
The UCCS men’s soccer team opens the 2014 conference season against Metro State.
Women’s Soccer vs. Adams State
Sept. 19 | 7:30 p.m. | Mountain Lion Stadium
The UCCS women’s soccer team opens the 2014 conference season against Adams State.
Homecoming Bonfire
Sept. 19 | 9 p.m. | 4 Diamonds Softball Field
A long-standing homecoming tradition, warm up after cheering the women’s and men’s soccer teams to victory. There will be plenty of s’mores, free food, great music and many competitions.
Homecoming Formal and Casino Night
Sept. 20 | 8 p.m. – 1 a.m. | Gallogly Events Center
Come out for food, dancing and a professionally dealt casino where tickets won can be used to bid during the silent auction. Tickets are $10 for individual and $15 couples.
Family Hike
Sept. 21 | 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Recreation Center
Join Andrea Hassler, trails specialist, Recreation Center for a hike along campus trails system. Leaving the Recreation Center, the group will hike along the bluffs behind campus to the Heller Center before looping back. Participants should bring their own water and wear closed-toe shoes, weather-appropriate clothes and sunscreen.
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