FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2010
MASS
6:00 p.m. (Chapel of St. Basil)
Chair: Frances Escriva ’78, ’00
Celebrate and give thanks at the Homecoming Mass honoring anniversary classes and alumni and faculty who have passed away in the last year. The Rev. Msgr. Frank H. Rossi, S.T.L.’79 will be the celebrant. All are welcome to attend.

PRESIDENT’S RECEPTION
7:00-9:00 p.m. (Link-Lee Mansion)
Co Chairs: Margie Poole ’86, Maria Younger ’05
Get to know the leaders behind the success of the University of St. Thomas. Enjoy refreshments and conversation with President Robert Ivany, college deans, faculty and fellow alumni in the original home of the University.

PRESIDENT’S DAY OF SERVICE
Saturday, February 6, 2010
8:00 a.m.-noon (Crooker Center, UST campus)
Sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs
Volunteer during the 6th annual President’s Day of Service, and work alongside students, faculty, staff and alumni. Participate in a campus beautification project or one of numerous projects for local charities, without ever leaving campus. Check-in and breakfast begin at 8 a.m.; projects begin at 9 a.m. Sign up today to be contacted about opportunities in January. For details, contact Heath Whitaker at 713-525-3801 or dayofservice@stthom.edu.

KIDS SPORTS CLINICS
8:30 a.m. Registration; Clinics: 9 a.m.-noon
Volleyball – (Jerabeck Gym)
Soccer – (Hackett Field)
Sponsored by the Athletic Department
UST coaching staff and student athletes will lead soccer and volleyball clinics for kids in K-8th grades. $20 per child or free for parents who participate in President’s Day of Service. Kids should arrive dressed and ready to participate.

LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
Noon
Check out the Crooker Cafeteria or the on-campus Quiznos for specials.

HOMECOMING FESTIVAL + DINNER
2:00-6:00 p.m. (Campus Life Mall)
Chair: Daniel Elustondo ’00
Join the hoopla and reconnect with alumni and faculty at the pre-game Homecoming Festival. Enjoy dinner and a cash bar, including Saint Arnold beer. There will be inflatables, kids’ games and entertainment from two Houston mascots: the Rockets’ Clutch the Bear and the Dynamo’s Diesel. Alumni DJs Alexander Supgul ’01 and John Tran ’00 will play music through the decades. Admission is free. Dinner tickets are $12 for adults; $8 for kids under 12.

TURTLE RACE
Come cheer on your favorite turtle as UST revives the early tradition of the Turtle Race during the Homecoming Festival.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL VS. ALUMNI
2:30 p.m. (Jerabeck Gym)
Lead: Marty Thompson ’99
The Lady Celts Volleyball team will play alumni.

MEN’S SOCCER VS. ALUMNI
3:30 p.m. (Hackett Field)
Lead: Patrick Krause ’93
The Celts Men’s Soccer team will play alumni.

HOMECOMING BASKETBALL GAME
6:00 p.m. (Jerabeck Gym)
Chair: Coach Todd Smith
See the Celts Men’s Basketball team play Southwestern Assemblies of God University in the first Homecoming game in nearly 25 years. Tickets are $5; kids five and under are free.

ALUMNI AFTER-PARTY
8:30 p.m. (The Tavern on Gray)
Chair: Mandy Luna ’04, ’08
Join alumni to celebrate the Homecoming Game at the Tavern on Gray. Tickets include free appetizers, first drink and giveaways. $10 per person, 21+ only, please.