Bobcats Celebrate Homecoming and Family Weekend at FSU Oct. 17-20

Bobcats Celebrate Homecoming and Family Weekend at FSU Oct. 17-20

Oct 3, 2024 9:15 AM

It's that time of year again when Bobcats of all generations come together to celebrate during the Frostburg State University 2024 Homecoming and Family Weekend! FSU students, families, friends, alumni, faculty and staff will be showing their Bobcat pride from Thursday, Oct. 17, to Sunday, Oct. 20.

The celebration kicks off by showing appreciation to FSU retired employees through an invitation-only Retired Employee and Employee Service Awards Luncheon on Thursday in the Alice R. Manicur Assembly Hall of the Lane University Center. A faculty and staff Ice Cream Social follows from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. in back of Lane Manicur Hall. Later that night, a Bobcat Variety Show will be held from 7 to 9 p.m., also in Lane Manicur Hall.

On Friday morning, registration for the FSU Baseball Golf Outing begins at 9 a.m. and the shotgun start is at 10 a.m. at the Rocky Gap Casino Resort. Next, the Office of Admissions will host the Sibling and Legacy Student Info Session at 1 p.m. in rooms 105/107 of Pullen Hall. (For more information on this event, call 301-687-3156 or email [email protected].) Also that afternoon, the Department of Biology will present a Biosymposium from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Atrium on the third floor of the Compton Science Center.

Six new inductees will be welcomed that evening at the Bobcat Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Dinner. Cocktail hour for the reservation-only event begins at 5 p.m. in the Lane Upper Lobby, with dinner following at 6 p.m. in Lane Manicur Hall. Also that evening, the Bobcat Business Crawl will take place from 5 to 9 p.m. at various locations in Frostburg. The final event of the evening is the Fall Choral Concert to be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Pealer Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center. For ticket information, call 301-687-3137 or visit tickets.frostburg.edu.

Saturday is packed with exciting events that Bobcats can choose from to show their pride. At the Bobcat Showcase from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., pick up your Bobcat Passport at the Bobcat Welcome Center in the upper lobby of the Lane Center and go on a tour of the FSU campus. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, you can grab a snack, register for great prizes and take a picture with fellow alumni. There are also activities for the kids! And be sure to stop by the second floor of the Lewis J. Ort Library between 10 a.m. and noon for the Alumni Authors Corner featuring Dr. Juls Gilliam '90 and Lisa Willoughby Thomas '95.

Another event taking place from 10 a.m. to noon is the reservation-only Jim Anderson Memorial Baseball Brunch to be held in Lane Manicur Hall. The Women's Lacrosse Alumni Game will start at 10 a.m. on FSU's Upper Grass Field. Then, from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Indoor Family Tailgate will be held in the Lane Derezinski Lounge. Tailgating at Bobcat Stadium also starts at 10:30 a.m. The cost is $25 per space. For the complete rules and regulations, visit www.frostburg.edu/homecoming. The Golden Anniversary Reunion Brunch, for members of the Class of 1974 and before, will be from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Lane Atkinson Room.

Several events start at 11 a.m. The family movie, "Despicable Me 4," will be screened in room 111 of the Lane Center, then shown again at 2:30 p.m. Admission and snacks are free! There will be another Bobcat Business Crawl from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at various locations in Frostburg. The Softball Alumni Meet and Greet will be held on the Softball Field from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Then, at 11:30 a.m., the Corn Hole Tournament begins in the stadium lot.

Frostburg's Football team will play the University of Charleston at 1 p.m. at Bobcat Stadium. Admission is $10 for adults, $2 for youth ages 12 to 17 and free for children 12 and younger.

At 2 p.m., FSU's Department of Theatre and Dance will present "Blueberries for Sal" featuring FSU students at 2 p.m. in the Drama Theatre of the Performing Arts Center. Admission is $10 per person. To order tickets, visit tickets.frostburg.edu.

Two games will be held on campus that evening in Bobcat Stadium - the Field Hockey Game at 5 p.m. between the Bobcats and East Stroudsburg University and the Men's Soccer Game at 7 p.m. between the Bobcats and West Liberty University. Admission to both is free.

The FSU Wind Ensemble Fall Concert will be held Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m. in Pealer Recital Hall. For ticket information, call 301-687-3137 or visit tickets.frostburg.edu.

Sunday is the last day of Homecoming and Family Weekend events. The Student Government Association will hold a "Big Event" at noon to clean up the streets of Frostburg. Everyone is invited to meet on the Upper Quad to participate. Two games will take place that afternoon in Bobcat Stadium. The Women's Soccer Game will begin at 1 p.m., with the Bobcats playing West Virginia Wesleyan College, and the Field Hockey Game at 4 p.m., when the Bobcats take on D'Youville University.

Saxophonist Dr. Brent Weber will perform in a Faculty Artist Series concert on Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. in Pealer Recital Hall. Admission is free.

For more information, visit www.frostburg.edu/homecoming, call 301-687-4068 or email [email protected].

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