IU Northwest Alumni Invited to Join Current Students for Homecoming Festivities Beginning November 1st

IU Northwest Alumni Invited to Join Current Students for Homecoming Festivities Beginning November 1st

IU Northwest Homecoming is Nov. 4
Alumni invited to join current students for festivities beginning Nov. 1

 

The Indiana University Northwest Alumni Association (IUNAA) and the Offices of Alumni Relations and Student Activities are proud to announce the campus’s Homecoming celebration on Saturday, Nov. 4.

Now in its ninth year, Homecoming is a tradition that welcomes alumni home to reconnect with professors, classmates and colleagues. The events are also open to current students providing them with an opportunity to become engaged in their campus, and for the greater community to join in the excitement that is IU Northwest.

Homecoming Week Festivities kick off Nov. 1

Art Show & Reception
5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 1
Art Gallery, Savannah Center
Meet artist David DeCesaris, view video art by Angela Lopez, and tour the new Arts & Sciences Building Gallery.

Remember When…
6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 2
Savannah Center Lobby
School of Business & Economics Homecoming Reception
Share and display your IU Northwest memorabilia!

Are You Smarter than Today’s College Student?
7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 2
Bergland Auditorium, Savannah Center
Business Faculty/Alumni vs. Business Millennials Quiz Show!
RSVP: iunbiz@iun.edu
Sponsored by the School of Business & Economics

Saturday, November 4
Homecoming
12 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 4
Homecoming Barbeque
Outside Savannah Center/Inside Moraine Student Center

1 p.m. Women’s Basketball vs. Silver Lake College
3 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs. Silver Lake College
Savannah Center Gymnasium

Tickets:
$20: Admission to games, food, beverages and Homecoming t-shirt(while supplies last)
$10: Children 6 – 12 years

Student and Alumni Homecoming Dance
6:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 4
Innsbrook Country Club
6701 Taft Street, Merrillville, Ind.

Tickets:
$20: Admission to dance, food, beverages
Sponsored by the IU Northwest Alumni Association

IU alumni are entitled to a 20 percent discount on IU apparel from IU Barnes and Noble, which will be open from noon to 4 p.m. Be sure to stop in the bookstore to enter a drawing to win a $25 gift certificate. Winners must be present as the names will be announced during the games.

The Savannah Center is located on the northeast corner of campus at 33rd Avenue and Broadway in Gary.

Advance ticket purchase is necessary by October 30. To learn more, purchase tickets and RSVP, visit http://myiuaa.com/homecominganddance2017. Or, call 219-980-6769.

About Indiana University Northwest
One of eight campuses of Indiana University, IU Northwest is located in metropolitan Northwest Indiana, approximately 30 miles southeast of Chicago and 10 miles from the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. The campus has a diverse student population of approximately 4,000 degree-seeking students and 1,500 dual-degree-seeking students. The campus offers Associate, Baccalaureate and Master’s degrees in a variety of undergraduate, graduate and pre-professional degree options available from the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Health and Human Services, the School of Business and Economics, and the School of Education. The campus is also host to IU School of Medicine-Northwest-Gary, which actively involves students in research and local healthcare needs through its four-year medical doctorate program. IU Northwest emphasizes high-quality teaching, faculty and student research and engagement on campus and in the community. As a student-centered campus, IU Northwest is committed to academic excellence characterized by a love of ideas and achievement in learning, discovery, creativity and engagement. Indiana University Northwest is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to achieving excellence through diversity. The University actively encourages applications from women, minorities, veterans, persons with disabilities, and members of other underrepresented groups.