SOUTHFIELD, Mich.  – Lawrence Technological University is celebrating its 80th anniversary with a full slate of activities for Homecoming Week, Sept. 23-29.

In addition to activities for students and alumni, many events are open to the public. Some are free and others have an entry fee and/or require registration. For details, go to ltu.edu/homecoming.

Public events include:

• Four-mile run/walk, Sunday, Sept. 23, 8:30 a.m.
• Disc golf tournament, Sunday, Sept. 23, 8:30 a.m.
• Motorsports racing demonstration, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 12:30 p.m.
• Symposium on the future of technology, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 7 p.m.
• Women’s volleyball against the University of Michigan-Dearborn, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 7 p.m.
• Inauguration of President Virinder Moudgil, Thursday, Sept. 27, 4 p.m.
• Comedy show with J. Chris Newberg, Thursday, Sept. 27, 9:30 p.m.
• Concert with DEV and The Cataracs, Friday, Sat. 28, 7:30 p.m.
• Car show, Saturday, Sept. 29, 12-3 p.m.
• Women’s soccer game against Davenport University, Saturday, Sept. 29, 12:30 p.m.
• Men’s soccer game against University of Michigan-Dearborn, Saturday, Sept. 29, 3 p.m.

Lawrence Technological University, www.ltu.edu, is a private university founded in 1932 that offers more than 100 programs through the doctoral level in its Colleges of Architecture and Design, Arts and Sciences, Engineering, and Management. Bloomberg BusinessWeek lists Lawrence Tech among the nation’s top 20 percent of universities for return on undergraduate tuition investment, and highest in the Detroit metropolitan area.  Lawrence Tech is also listed in the top tier of Midwestern universities by U.S. News and World Report and the Princeton Review. Students benefit from small class sizes and experienced faculty who provide a real-world, hands-on, “theory and practice” education with an emphasis on leadership. Activities on Lawrence Tech’s 102-acre campus include over 60 student clubs and organizations and a growing roster of NAIA varsity sports.