Homecoming Week
Saturday, September 24
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| Signs by Tomorrow |
| Tour De Troit Bike Ride Join Lawrence Tech’s Blue Devil Bikers for a tour of Detroit. Meet at Roosevelt Park, located at Michigan Avenue and Fourteenth Street in Detroit’s Corktown. Look for LTU Mascot BLUE and the blue + white LTU Banner in Roosevelt Park near Michigan Central Station! Return to the park for the post-ride party.
We will be passing out free T-shirts and taking group pictures at 6:45am for metric century riders and 7:45 a.m. for the 22 mile riders.
Also, we have a surprise for the first 25 Blue Devils who show up!
For more details, visit www.tour-de-troit.org or email stuevent@ltu.edu.
Roosevelt Park, Detroit
- Registration Closed - |
| Homecoming Service Project Kick off Homecoming Week with a campus beautification project. Free T-shirt, food, and fun! Join the Office of Leadership Programs and First Year Experience for our Homecoming Service Project cleaning up the path to The Point and adding woodchips to the path. Be sure to wear closed-toe shoes and comfortable clothing you can get dirty. 1:30 p.m., UTLC (T310), or simply join us at the path between 2 and 4 p.m.) - Registration Closed - |
Monday, September 26
| Official Homecoming Kickoff and T-shirt Reveal 12:30 p.m., The Point (due to rain, the event has been moved to the Ridler Fieldhouse) |
| Quidditch Kickoff See Harry Potter’s favorite sport come to life, in this first-round match. Return for more evening Quidditch matches throughout the week. 9 p.m., Quidditch Pitch, Housing-South grounds. Download the Quidditch Rulebook. - Registration Closed- |
Tuesday, September 27
| Faculty/Staff vs. Students Tug o’ War Who will take a ride through the mud pit this year? Come and pull your team to safety and to victory. You don’t want to miss this new Blue tradition! 12:30 p.m., Ridler Field House |
| Best Pizza in Town Taste test local pizza and cast your votes for the best. 8 p.m., Buell Atrium |
| Blue Devil Bowling Come enjoy the dance-club feel of Cosmic 9-pin Bowling and make some new friends. 9:30 p.m., Meet in front of Housing-North for free transportation |
Wednesday, September 28
| Make Your Mark Competition – Team Idea Pitch Want to win a scholarship for a free, 3-credit course at LTU and make a difference? The Office of Leadership Programs and First Year Experience are hosting the “Make Your Mark” competition this semester. Student teams take just $10 of startup cash and implement an idea that creates positive and sustainable change in the community. The team formation deadline is September 21, and teams have until the Showcase and Awards event on November 16 to implement their ideas. Pitch your idea on September 28, at this event. More details at www.ltu.edu/leadership or contact Katie Hayes at khayes@ltu.edu. 11:30 a.m., Welcome Center (C405) |
| Krispy Kreme Doughnuts’ Decorating Day Devour a delicious Krispy Kreme, then hook up with a decorating team and make your plans to Blue-tify campus buildings for Homecoming. 12:30 p.m., Buell Atrium |
| Greek and NPHC Step Show Fraternity and Sorority “Step” performance 10 p.m., The Quad |
Thursday, September 29
| Homecoming Comedy Show Presented by SPAM Come experience the comic antics of Taylor Williamson, a semi-finalist on “Last Comic Standing,” and Lawrence Tech’s student comedians, as they deliver their best “open mike” comedy. 9 p.m., Science Building Auditorium (S100) |
Friday, September 30
| Blue Devil Volleyball Game Lawrence Tech takes on Lourdes University. Come out and cheer our women on. 5pm, Ridler Field House |
| Homecoming Concert Music fans from campus and around the city gather for this exciting night of musical entertainment. Feel the beat with rapper/rocker Vanilla Ice and electro hop band 3Oh!3. Opening act: Lewis Hensley. 7 p.m., The Quad |
| Pig Roast, Bonfire and Pep Rally Out with the old and in with the Blue! Throw a shirt from any other university into the fire and receive an official Lawrence Tech T-shirt in return. Enjoy a barbecue and marshmallow roasting. Immediately following Homecoming Concert, Parking Lot C |
Saturday, October 1
| Homecoming Day Events listed on this page! |
Want to see who else is attending? View this event on Facebook.
All Week Long: Free Blue-Devilishly-Good and White Ice Cream from Noon – 1 p.m. in the Buell Building Atrium.
All Week Long in the Evening: Quidditch Tournament at the Quidditch Field
All events are subject to change and will go on, rain or shine. For more details, call 248.204.4100 or email stuevent@ltu.edu.