We can’t wait to welcome UPIKE family and friends back to campus! Homecoming allows alumni, students and their families the opportunity to connect while celebrating the university’s rich past and exciting future.
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Friday, Oct. 19
7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Ford Student Art Gallery
Allara Library
Make plans to see the works of UPIKE students on display in the Ford Student Art Gallery. The exhibit includes paintings, drawings, images in ink, and hand-made books.
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Communication Alumni Panel
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Friday, Oct. 19
Noon
Chrisman Auditorium
Armington Learning Center
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Alumni gather each Homecoming to share their experience in the field of communication. Current students have the opportunity to hear the “ins-and-outs” about a variety of career opportunities and network with potential future colleagues. Communication is one of the most popular majors on campus and a COM minor compliments any major since employers cite effective communication skills as essential in any career. Families are welcome to join us and learn more about the field of communication.
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An Evening with Appalachian Author,
Sandi Keaton-Wilson
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Hosted by UPIKE English Department
Friday, Oct. 19
5 p.m.
Chrisman Auditorium
Armington Learning Center
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Sandi Keaton-Wilson is an American writer of prose, poetry, short stories, plays, and performance pieces and has become recognized as a Southern Appalachian writer. Her new book,
No Shroud of Silence
, is a collection of literary poems and stories that span decades of life in Appalachia (southeast Kentucky), speaks of family, place, loss, grief, domestic violence, prejudice, perseverance, resilience, spirituality, humor, and hope. Keaton-Wilson will read from her new book on Saturday, Oct. 20, at 9 a.m. in the Ford Student Art Gallery in Allara Library.
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Presented by UPIKE Concert Choir
Friday, Oct. 19
6:30 p.m.
Booth Auditorium
Record Memorial Building, 5
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Floor
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UPIKE students from all classes come together to comprise the UPIKE Concert Choir. Selections will include
Ave Verum Corpus
by Mozart,
Double Trouble
from “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,” and
All I Ask of You
from “Phantom of the Opera.” And you won’t want to miss the performance of the alma mater, arranged by UPIKE Choir Director Jonathan Schott.
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Talent Show and Cumberland Run Concert
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Friday, Oct 19
9 p.m.
Booth Auditorium
Record Memorial Building, 5th Floor
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Cumberland Run is a country band from Nashville performing high-energy, fan-favorite music! First established in 2011, they burst onto the scene in 2014 as a house band on the Legendary Honky Tonks/Lower Broadway strip in Nashville, Tenn. at Margaritaville. Now, they are on the rotation at three fantastic venues in Nashville including Margaritaville, Blake Shelton's bar Ole Red, and the exclusive, world-famous Wildhorse Saloon after ranking into the Final Four of Wildhorse Saloon's 2014 'Battle for the Saddle' competition. They seek to dominate the country music industry with their dynamic, high-octane fueled performances and their powerful original music that transcends the limits of the dance floor. Cumberland Run is the act you cannot afford to miss.
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Literary Reading featuring Appalachian Author Sandi Keaton-Wilson
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Hosted by UPIKE English Department
Saturday, Oct. 20
9 a.m.
Janice Ford Student Art Gallery, Allara Library
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Sandi Keaton-Wilson is an American writer of prose, poetry, short stories, plays, and performance pieces and has become recognized as a Southern Appalachian writer. Her new book,
No Shroud of Silence
, is a collection of literary poems and stories that span decades of life in Appalachia (southeast Kentucky), speaks of family, place, loss, grief, domestic violence, prejudice, perseverance, resilience, spirituality, humor, and hope. UPIKE’s English honor society, Sigma Tau Delta, will provide coffee and refreshments.
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Art Exhibit: "Ordinarily Surreal"
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Saturday, Oct. 20
9-10:30 a.m.
Weber Gallery
Record Memorial Building, Level 2
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“Ordinarily Surreal,” a collection of the works of Big Sandy Community and Technical College faculty Tina Ousley, biology, and Tim Smith, art, will be on display in the Weber Gallery. The two artists will be exhibiting both paintings and sculpture.
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Saturday, Oct. 20
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Ford Student Art Gallery
Allara Library
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Make plans to see the works of UPIKE students on display in the Ford Student Art Gallery. The exhibit includes paintings, drawings, images in ink, and hand-made books. Feel free to contact Danielle Kelly, Allara Library circulation supervisor, at (606) 218-5617
and she will direct you to the gallery or share information about library services provided to our students and the community.
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Athletics Hall of Fame
Induction Ceremony
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Saturday, Oct. 20
11 a.m.
Health Professions Education Building, 7th floor
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Class of 2018
Tyrone Dunn
Men’s Basketball, 1974-1978
Terry Hawkins
Men’s Basketball, 1974-1978
Trevor Hoskins
Football, 2010-2012
Kim Yioulos
Women’s Bowling, 2009-2012
Hillary Mussman
Volleyball, 2005-2008
Whitney Compton
Women’s Basketball and Softball, 2007-2011
2011 Men’s Basketball Team
2012 Women’s Bowling Team
Honorary
Appalachian News-Express, Jeff Vanderbeck and Randy White
John “Gump” Bevins
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Volleyball vs. Cumberland
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1 p.m.
UPIKE Gym
Free admission
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Saturday, Oct. 20
4:30 p.m.
Hambley Athletics Complex
Football players will take part in the traditional Bear Walk through the tailgate area for fans to greet and support the them on their way to the locker room.
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Tailgate at the Beargrounds
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Sponsored by Big Blue Smokehouse
Saturday, Oct. 20
4 p.m.
Hambley Athletics Complex
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Included with the cost of admission to the football game. Game ticket price: $10 adult - $8 senior citizen - $5 students - Ages 5 and under are free.
UPIKE students, faculty, and staff are free with UPIKE ID.
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Football vs. Union College
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Saturday, Oct. 20
Kick-off at 6 p.m.
Hambley Athletics Complex
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An alumni awards presentation will be held on the football field at 5:45 p.m. Distinguished alumni, honorary alumni, rising young alumni, and the Gary Thrash Outstanding Ambassador awards will be presented. The action-packed Saturday continues as the Bears take the field against Union College. Kick-off is set for 6 p.m. The Homecoming king and queen will be crowned during halftime of the football game.
Game ticket price: $10 adult - $8 senior citizen - $5 students - Ages 5 and under are free. UPIKE students, faculty, and staff are free with UPIKE ID.
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UPIKE Bookstore
October Sales -
In-store and online!
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Oct. 16-19
25% off Under Armour and Nike
25% off Fleece
UPIKE Bookstore will be open Friday, Oct. 19, from 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
You can also shop with the Bookstore during the football game on Saturday, Oct. 20* at Hambley Athletics Complex.
*Weather permitting
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