BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Only one year ago, Illinois Wesleyan University Homecoming attendees had the opportunity to sign beams to be placed in the Minor Myers jr., Welcome Center. Now complete, the Welcome Center and Alumni Walkway will be dedicated on Saturday, Oct. 4 at 10:30 a.m. as part of the 2008 Homecoming festivities, to take place from Friday, Oct. 3 to Sunday, Oct. 5.
The dedication ceremony will also include tours of the Welcome Center, Bloomington’s first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) new construction project.
Along with celebrating the new Welcome Center, the 2008 Homecoming festivities will include several new events. This year’s pep rally, billed as “Titanium – IWU’s Largest and Best Pep Rally Ever,” will take place at 6 p.m. on Oct. 3 at Wilder Field. The rally will feature a performance by the Titan Pep Band, the crowning of the Homecoming king and queen by University President Richard F. Wilson, and a concert by “The Blanks,” who have been featured on the television show “Scrubs” as “Ted’s Band.” A fireworks display will conclude the evening.
The first “Fall into the Arts” juried fine arts fair will take place on Saturday, Oct. 4 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the Eckley Quadrangle. The fair, sponsored by the Office of Alumni Relations, will feature the work of nearly 100 IWU alumni and local professional artists. Blown glass, drawings, paintings, sculpture, photography, jewelry, mosaic art and more will be available for purchase.