BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Illinois Wesleyan University’s Homecoming 2009 will be a weekend of reunions and Titan pride.
Homecoming events will run from Thursday, Oct. 8 to Sunday, Oct. 11.
Thursday, Oct. 8
A special screening of Transformers – Revenge of the Fallen will be hosted by actor and alumnus Kevin Dunn, who appears in the movie, will be at 7 p.m. on Oct. 8 in the Hansen Student Center (300 Beecher St., Bloomington). After the film, Dunn will host a question and answer session along with his mentor, Professor Emeritus of Theatre John Ficca.
The screening is free and open to the public. The movie is rated PG-13.
Friday, Oct. 9
Titanium Pep Rally will be held at 6 p.m. on Oct. 9 at Wilder Field. The night will begin with the football team leading the crowd in the fight song, followed by the crowning of the Homecoming King and Queen by President Richard F. Wilson. Comedian Kyle Cease, featured on the one-hour comedy special “Kyle Cease: Weirder. Blacker. Dimpler.” last year on Comedy Central, will perform as a part of the pep rally. His performance may not be suitable for children, but childcare will be available at Rogy’s Learning Place (900 Franklin Ave., Normal). Childcare registration can be done at Rogy’s Web site. A fireworks display will follow this performance.
Back to College classes will be on Friday in the Beckman Auditorium in The Ames Library (1 Ames Plaza, Bloomington). The classes, which are free and open to the public, will include:
• Abraham Lincoln’s Reading – a lesson in the Liberal Arts; Presented by Robert Bray, R. Forrest Colwell Professor of American Literature; 1 p.m.
• Universal Jurisdiction; Presented by Arman Dabiri ’94, Robert M. Montgomery, Outstanding Young Alumnus Award-winner; 2 p.m.
• Will China dominate the world’s geo-political balance by 2050, or will it happen sooner than that?; Presented by Lawrence Herbolsheimer ’72, Distinguished Alumnus Award-winner; 3 p.m