Homecoming activities schedule

Monday

5:30 p.m.: Student Recreation Center-North-Students compete in various events at Field Day.

7:30 p.m.: Spirit Rally led by cheerleaders, Sundancers, Rowdy, bands, athletic teams and the announcement of the Man and Woman of the Year candidates.

Tuesday

6 p.m.: The 2013 Homecoming Court will be recognized at the Man and Woman of the Year recognition dinner in Kem Statuary Hall in the Wehking Alumni Center, 902 Broadway. The event is free.

Wednesday

7 p.m.: Student Talent Show at the Show Me Center.

Thursday

5:30 to 6:30 p.m.: Grand reopening and ribbon-cutting for Academic Hall. Faculty and staff self-guided tours are from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Public tours are from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

6 p.m.: RedHawks volleyball team will play Eastern Kentucky in the Houck Field House.

7:30 p.m.: The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble performs "Gypsy Romance" as part of the River Campus' touring series.

Friday, Oct. 25

5 p.m.: Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity sponsors meet and greet for Alpha Phi Alpha alumni and guests at The Library, 10 S. Spanish St.

4 to 5:30 p.m.: Students receiving an endowed scholarship can meet their donors at the Endowed Scholarship Reception in the Show Me Center meeting rooms.

7 p.m.: Copper Dome reception at Academic Hall. It honors the 2013 Merit Award recipients.

6:30 p.m.: RedHawks women's soccer team plays Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. The RedHawks volleyball team will play Morehead State at Houck Field House.

7:30 p.m.: Alumni from Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity will socialize at Keller's at the Isle Casino, 777 N. Main St.

Saturday, Oct. 26

7:30 a.m.: All Alumni Breakfast in Kem Statuary Hall in the Wehking Alumni Center. Distinguished Service Award recipients will be honored. Cost of the breakfast is $10 a person. Reservations may be made by calling the Alumni Association at 651-2259 or emailing agrissom@semo.edu.

8 a.m.: Pi Kappa Alpha will host an alumni tailgate at 8 a.m. at 112 Broadway.

9 a.m.: Members, alumni and friends of the Xi Gamma chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha will tailgate at the corner of Broadway and Pacific Street.

9:30 a.m.: The annual homecoming parade begins at Capaha Park. Marshals will be past university presidents, including Dr. Dale Nitzschke, Dr. Kala Stroup and Dr. Bill Stacy. The parade travels east on Broadway to Main Street, then south on Main. After the parade, Delta Delta Delta will hold an open house in the sorority's house in Group Housing. All Tri-Delta alumni are invited. For more information, call Mary Kay Owens at 618-660-6158. Also after the parade, the Vet Corp pig roast will be in the west parking lot of the Wehking Alumni Center. All Southeast alumni associated with the Southeast Vet Corps and their guests are invited. For more information, call Thomas Meyer at 270-4499 or email tmmeyer@tlmrealty.com.

11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: The public and alumni are invited to take free, self-guided tours through Academic Hall and the newly renovated Magill Hall of Science. The Jane Stephens Honors Program and the Student Honors Council will host an open house from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Honors House, 603 N. Henderson Ave. Contact Dr. Craig Roberts at 651-2513 or email croberts@semo.edu for more information.

11 a.m.: KRCU will host a free open house. Numerous other Greek and student organizations will hold pregame tailgates outside Houck Stadium on Bellevue and in parking lots surrounding the Wehking Alumni Center.

11:30 a.m.: The Alumni Association invites members of the class of 1963 to mark the 50-year reunion of their class with a luncheon in the Wehking Alumni Center.

1 p.m.: The Redhawks take on the Eastern Kentucky Colonels at Houck Stadium during the homecoming football game. During halftime, the Man and Woman of the Year will be crowned.

3 and 6 p.m.: "Disney Live! Three Classic Fairy Tales" will be performed at 3 and 6 p.m. in the Show Me Center.

4 p.m.: Alumni who are at least 70 years old may attend the Diamond Club Reception in the Dempster Hall atrium.

5 p.m.: Students will pull out their stepping shoes for the National Pan-Hellenic Step Show in the Bedell Performance Hall at the River Campus.

7 p.m.: Pi Kappa Alpha dinner and dance. A variety of Greek events also will take place during Homecoming week. For more on these events, visit iamsoutheast.com.

Sunday, Oct. 27

1 p.m. :The RedHawks soccer team will play Eastern Illinois in an Ohio Valley Conference game.

Wednesday, Oct. 30

Noon: Events will come to a close when students will have an opportunity to tour Academic Hall during Common Hour. The president's office will sponsor an outdoor lunch of hot dogs and chips on the steps, and students may tour the renovated building.

Visit semoalumni.com for a complete schedule of events.