Tuskegee University

TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY

2020 Virtual Homecoming Reunion Weekend !!!

See Regular Schedule of Events below. Click here for list of Student Events.
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September 29, 2020

Greetings Golden Tiger Fans, due to COVID-19 we have put the HOME in Homecoming this year. Join us October 22-25 for our virtual homecoming weekend! We have some amazing content lined up to share with you. Stay tuned—as we are adding more and more to our schedule of events for you to enjoy!

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Thursday, October 22

6:00 p.m.

• Mister and Miss Tuskegee Coronation

 
Friday, October 23

9:00 a.m.        

• Homecoming 2020 — A Virtual Weekend
• Social Media Kickoff of The Day's Events by Special Guest

12:00 p.m.       

• Homecoming Greetings
• Tuskegee University: One Family's Legacy of Excellence
• Tuskegee University Recruitment: Legacy Family Student Recruitment Roundtable — Join the Office of Admissions as they discuss the importance of legacy family student recruitment and its impact on university enrollment.

1:00 p.m.        

• Don't Rush Challenge Homecoming Edition — Don't miss the Tuskegee University Campus Queens as they bring all of the beauty and elegance in this one of a kind Don't Rush Challenge—'Skegee Style.
• COVID-19 Zoom Panel-Join faculty members and students from the department of history and political science, from the IPPD Ph.D. program, for the IBS Ph.D. program, from the center for bioethics, and from the department of graduate public health who will discuss COVID-19 and lessons learned about the handling of the pandemic and how it impacted the African American community.

3:00 p.m.        

• Special Guest's Message to Class Agents during Zoom meeting
• Class Meetings via Zoom
• Profiles — Schools and Colleges
• Virtual School Receptions

3:35 p.m.        

• The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) invites all CAS alumni, faculty, staff and students to a Homecoming Zoom Meeting. Join us as we present the "2020 CAS Most Distinguished Alum" award!!  https://zoom.us/j/5133201776
• The Brimmer College of Business and Information Science (CBIS) will be hosting a virtual Homecoming Reception for all CBIS alumni.  Please join us on Zoom so that you can be introduced.  Each department will be allocated 15 minutes to feature themselves.   https://tuskegee.zoom.us/j/91870418874?pwd=MG1iOGt5R0hCVTZGeVk0YVkrYWJ3dz09
• The College of Engineering (COE) is hosting a Zoom Meeting for all COE alumni. Please join us on Zoom.  https://tuskegee.zoom.us/j/9475295977?pwd=b1p4eHVGaXdYTlVXYnlpV1dDd0szdz09
• The School of Education (SOE) invites all SOE alumni to a virtual Homecoming reception. Join us on Zoom.  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81293672756?pwd=eHVoa3JQTWJrbks0S1VVcDZOTHdCQT09
• The Taylor School of Architecture and Construction Science (TSACS) invites all TSACS alumni to join us on a virtual Homecoming Zoom Session.  https://tuskegee.zoom.us/j/96626062183?pwd=bkJMeTBIWEZqc1RQMGpiUEdENk4zUT09&from=msft

5:00 p.m.        

• Special Guest Welcome and Introduction of the Evening's Events
• State of the University Address

7:00 p.m.        

• Young Alumni Profile
• Homecoming Giving Appeal

9:00 p.m.        

• All Black Party featuring Special Guest DJ

 
Saturday, October 24

11:00 a.m.

• Homecoming Day Overview
• Marching Crimson Pipers Virtual Homecoming Show — Be entertained by the Tuskegee University Marching Crimson Piper Band — the life and blood the university as they prepare to uplift you during the virtual homecoming weekend.
• Recognition of fall sports athletes
• TU athletics panel discussion

1:00 p.m.        

• Presentation of the TU Royal Court
• Re-airing of TU Football Game

3:00 p.m.        

• Black Lives Matter and Tuskegee University Students Leading the Movement — Panel discussion with history and political science faculty members and Tuskegee University students who have led peaceful protests in their hometowns and local areas.
• Fundraising Update — Class Agents will share alumni fundraising updates, and members of TNAA will discuss the importance of joining the Tuskegee National Alumni Association.
• Get out and VOTE — Special guest message
• The Right to VOTE Panel Discussion: Obstacles still faced by Black Americans at every step — Faculty members and students from the political science department examine voting rights in America and the challenges still faced among African Americans.

6:00 p.m.       

• Special Guest Kicks off Evening Events
• Philanthropy and Alumni Support: The Impact on University Rankings — Join the Vice President of University Advancement as he discusses the impact of alumni giving and the overarching impact of university rankings as recently published by US News and World Report.

7:00-8:30 p.m.

• Step Show (TBA)

9:00 p.m.       

• Virtual Comedy Show

10:00 p.m.     

• Versus Competition — Battle of the DJs
• Class Reunion Gift Announcements