A variety of activities for alumni of all classes, students, faculty, and staff are on tap, beginning Oct. 23 with the College of Hospitality, Retail, and Sport Management’s Alumni Awards reception in the Gressette Room of Harper College from 5 to 6 p.m., followed by the college’s Alumni Gala from 6 to 8 p.m. at McCutchen House on the Horseshoe. For information, call 7-6721.

Events continue at 12:30 p.m. Friday with the Class of ’53 reunion and luncheon at the Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center with special guests President and Mrs. Sorensen. At 4 p.m. the Homecoming Parade will proceed down Sumter and Greene streets with the viewing stand on Sumter Street in front of the Horseshoe. At 5 p.m., the College of Education will sponsor a cookout in the Wardlaw Courtyard (for information, call 7-3075), while at 5:30 p.m. the College of Science and Mathematics will sponsor a ceremony and reception for Edward Lerner and Ronald Edge of the Department of Physics and Astronomy (information, 7-8104).

At 6:30 p.m. Friday reunions for the Classes of 1958, 1963, 1968, 1973 and the Carolina Centurions—graduates of more than 50 years—begin with cocktails followed by the Awards Dinner Gala at 7:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Hotel, 2100 Bush River Road. At 7 p.m., the Student Alumni Association and Garnet Circle Reunion will be held (information, 7-4111), while at 8 p.m. Cockfest 2003, the spirited pep rally, kicks off at Williams-Brice Stadium. At 9:30 p.m., the Black Alumni Council Jazz Social begins at the Sheraton Hotel (information, 7-4111).

On Saturday, the S.C. Honors College Champagne Brunch and drop-in will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (information, 7-8102) and the College of Pharmacy Alumni Reception will be held at Rebekah’s Garden inside the State Farmer’s Market on Buff Road at a time to be announced (information, 7-4151). The College of Liberal Arts Breakfast and Alumni Awards Program will begin at 11 a.m. (information, 7-7042).

Also on Saturday, the Alumni Band will hold its 28th annual jam session along with other pre- and post-game activities (information, 7-4278), and the Black Alumni Council will sponsor its annual Homecoming tailgate (information, 7-4111).

From 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday The Moore School of Business and the Alumni Association will host the Tea Dance and Pregame Celebration at the S.C. National Guard Amory on Bluff Road with a buffet, cash bar, and dancing with music by The Men of Distinction. Tickets are $10 per person with parking at $10 per space. The party is scheduled for before the football game at 7 p.m. against the Commodores of Vanderbilt in Williams-Brice Stadium. If the game time is changed to an afternoon kick-off, the party will be held after the game.

Details on all Homecoming events are on the Alumni Association’s Web site at www.CarolinaAlumni.org or by calling 7-4111.

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