UT MARTIN TO HOST HOMECOMING UNDER THE BIG TOP NOV. 3

UT MARTIN TO HOST HOMECOMING UNDER THE BIG TOP NOV. 3

MARTIN, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee at Martin will host homecoming week Oct. 28-

Nov. 3, culminating with the football game against Jacksonville State at 2 p.m., Nov. 2, at Hardy

Graham Stadium.

The circus-themed festivities will include the traditional rope pull, lip sync, pyramid and step

show competitions for campus Greek Life organizations as well as a variety of new events.

Additions to this year’s schedule include a comedy show featuring Desi Banks and Darren Brand

at 7 p.m., Oct. 30, in the Boling University Center Watkins Auditorium; a costume party from 6-

9:30 p.m., Oct. 31, in the Boling University Center Duncan Ballroom; and “Murder Under the

Big Top,” a dinner theatre hosted by the Public Relations Student Society of America at 7 p.m.,

Oct. 31, in room 206ABC of the Boling University Center. Ticket information is available at

utmforever.com/homecoming.

The Saturday of homecoming week will see the university quadrangle filled with tents and

activities for Quad City, which officially opens at 10:30 a.m. The Skyhawk football team will

take their traditional walk through Quad City at 11 a.m., and Quad City will remain open until

the football game at 2 p.m.

The Boling University Welcome Center will be officially dedicated the Nunnelly Welcome

Center in honor of university donors Bill and Roseann Nunnelly at 10:45 a.m. following the

Chancellor’s Brunch and Alumni Awards Program, during which the Nunnellys – along with

Mary-Katherine Hill and Chris Pierce – will be presented with the 2019 UT Martin Alumni

Awards.

The NPHC Greek Garden and Unity Circle will also be dedicated at 11:30 a.m. in Unity Circle

north of Clement Hall. This new outdoor fixture is intended to honor members of the “Divine

Nine” traditionally African-American fraternities and sororities, all of which have active chapters

on the UT Martin main campus.

For a complete list of scheduled events, visit utmforever.com/homecoming. Tickets for the Quad

City food tent ($10 each) and football game ($15 each) as well as homecoming T-shirts are

available for purchase at this link.

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