Join the Eller College for UA Homecoming!

  
Homecoming weekend — November 8-10, 2012 — is a great opportunity to celebrate our Eller College community and the University of Arizona.

Learn more about Homecoming activities offered by the Eller College and UA:

Thursday, November 8

#BearDownSuitUp
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., McClelland Hall, Outdoor Patio, First Floor
Celebrate Homecoming at Eller with food, fun, and prizes. Marketing students will provide information about the history of the business school and Karl Eller. Students, faculty, and alumni can share why they are proud of their association with Eller and enter a grand prize drawing for an iPad. Free food and prizes: t-shirts, stickers, temporary tattoos, and more!

Friday, November 9

Eller Cup Golf Tournament, hosted by the Eller MBA Student Association
8:00 a.m. Check-in, 9:00 a.m. Shotgun Start, Skyline Country Club*
Come join Eller MBA students, faculty, and alumni for a morning filled with golf, prizes, and fun, followed by lunch, at the beautiful Skyline Country Club. Shotgun start, scramble play.

View details and register for the Eller Cup.
  

Coffee and Conversation with Eller Alumni and Students
9:00 - 10:00 a.m., McClelland Hall Room 208*
BPA and Eller alumni of all classes are invited to join current students for casual conversation over coffee at McClelland Hall.

RSVP for Coffee and Conversation.
  

#BearDownSuitUp
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., McClelland Hall Entrance off Helen Street
Celebrate Homecoming at Eller with food, fun, and prizes. Marketing students will provide information about the history of the business school and Karl Eller. Students, faculty, and alumni can share why they are proud of their association with Eller and enter a grand prize drawing for an iPad. Free food and prizes: t-shirts, stickers, temporary tattoos, and more!
  

Collegiate and Campus Showcase: Big Data Analytics and Its Applications in Security and Health
10:00 - 11:00 a.m., McClelland Hall Berger Auditorium
MIS Professor Hsinchun Chen, director of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, will present his research on security and health data analytics.

RSVP for Collegiate and Campus Showcase.
  

Tucson High School Marching 100
10:40 - 11:00 a.m., McClelland Hall Patio and Estes Atrium
The Tucson High School Marching 100 band strikes up at 10:40 a.m. on McClelland Hall's interior, 2nd-floor patio, and at 10:50 a.m. marches into Estes Atrium.
  

Presentation by Economics Professor Emeritus Gerald J. Swanson
11:00 - 11:45 a.m., McClelland Hall Berger Auditorium
Economics Professor Emeritus Gerry Swanson presents a special Arizona economic forecast.

RSVP for Gerald J. Swanson Presentation.
  

McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship Pitch McGuire
1:30 - 2:45 p.m., McClelland Hall Berger Auditorium
Join the McGuire Entrepreneurship Program for the Special Homecoming Edition of Pitch McGuire, featuring special guest Paul Jerde, Executive Director, Deming Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Colorado, as well as John Buttery, Linsay Craten, Aaron Eden, Matt Williams, and Eller College Dean Len Jessup.

RSVP for McGuire Center Pitch McGuire is optional.
  

MIS Alumni Luncheon
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., McClelland Hall 2nd-Floor Patio*
MIS alumni are invited to join MIS professors and selected students to reminisce about memorable class experiences and hear about exciting current departmental happenings.

RSVP for the MIS Alumni Luncheon.
  

UA Alumnus of the Year Awards Program
3:00 - 5:00 p.m., Student Union Grand Ballroom South*
Attendance is by invitation only
The awards program honors outstanding achievement and support of an alumnus from each academic college. The Eller College is pleased to recognize Chris McGuire (UA '62) as our Alumnus of the Year.

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Bear Down Friday and Pep Rally/Bonfire
Bear Down Friday: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. on University Blvd.
Pep Rally and Bonfire: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m., Old Main
Join the UA community to kick off the weekend as alumni, students, cheerleaders, and our head football coach, Rich Rodriguez, cheer the Wildcats to victory.

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Saturday, November 10

Homecoming Registration and Information Tent
7:30 a.m., Alumni Association Tent at Main Campus Mall Area**
Register for UA Homecoming events and get additional information on Homecoming activities.

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Eller College and Other Tents on the UA Mall
7:30 a.m., Main Campus Mall Area**
Join the Eller College and other colleges, fraternities, sororities, alumni, campus, and student organizations for food and fun at tents on the UA Mall. In addition to the Eller College tent, Eller student organizations will also have their own tents or tailgates. At the Eller tent, we'll be serving French toast, scrambled eggs, bacon, biscuits, fruit, and more. Please join us!

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Homecoming Parade
7:50 a.m., Eller College Tent and Other Mall Locations**
Over 100 entries including floats, bands, pep groups, and past and present royalty circle the UA Mall from Campbell to Old Main and back.

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Football Game: Colorado Buffaloes v. Arizona Wildcats
11:30 a.m., Arizona Stadium**
To purchase reduced price game tickets in the Eller section (Section 17) visit http://www.arizonawildcats.com/tickets/groups.html and use promo code ELLERALUMNI.

Purchase tickets for the Eller section using promo code ELLERALUMNI.
  

Annual Entrepreneurship Homecoming Reception
8:00 p.m. or Following the Game, Gentle Ben's Upstairs
Join fellow entrepreneurship alums Saturday night: New location and time — one year only!

RSVP for Annual Entrepreneurship Homecoming Reception.
  

 

* Registration or RSVP required.
** All event times on Saturday are dependent upon the football game kickoff time, and are subject to change.

For additional information, please contact Heather Strasser at 520.621.2900.

Top photo by Samantha Sowerby.