'Fill the Hill' for Homecoming 2014 at SWU

On Oct. 24 and 25, Southern Wesleyan University alumni will join students, faculty and staff and “Fill the Hill” for 2014 Homecoming on the Central campus.

This year’s Homecoming will again be a time to enjoy food, fun and games for all ages – but with some new twists. According to Ethan Cashwell, coordinator of alumni relations and special events, SWU is offering, for the first time ever, “The Blue Box,” a $25 purchase that includes a “Fill the Hill 2014” T-shirt, SWU Blue rally towel, Warrior water bottle, SWU car decal, and meal tickets for the reunion cookout and “SWU, Blues and BBQs.”

Also, Cashwell noted, the community is invited to gather along Wesleyan Drive for the First Annual Homecoming Parade, starting at Noon. All members of the SWU campus and larger community are invited to participate. Please call (864) 644-5383 for more information.

A relatively new tradition returning to Homecoming will be the Third Annual “Run2Fall”, an event for the whole family. Run2Fall features a 5k race and fundraiser to help Southern Wesleyan’s Staff Council carry out service projects for students. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. at the Clayton Welcome Center. For online registration, go to swu.edu/run2fall. For details, contact Debra Nodine at 864-644-5005 or email dnodine@swu.edu.

Further details can be found at swu.edu/homecoming or by contacting the Alumni Center at 1-800-282-8798, ext. 5383 or by emailing ecashwell@swu.edu. Visit swu.edu/homecoming to see a complete schedule and details.

The following is a list of Homecoming events:

Oct. 24

SWU Preview Day: Prospective students are encouraged to take advantage of all the great preview activities happening around campus including a campus chapel experience, a campus tour, a complimentary lunch and a campus fair.

5:15 p.m.: Tailgating, then Volleyball vs. North Greenville University at 6 p.m., Tysinger Gymnasium.

Oct. 25

7:30 – 10:45 a.m.: Fill the Hill Registration, Flag Plaza, across from Clayton Welcome Center.

7:30 a.m.: Registration for Run2Fall 5K race. The race begins at 8 a.m., Clayton Welcome Center.

8 – 10 a.m.: Get a bucket of golf balls, provided by the Alumni Association, and enjoy the P.B. Wood Golf Practice facility’s driving range and the M.L. Atcheson Putting Green.

8:30 – 10:15 a.m.: Coffee with the President, Blue Hill Coffee & Tea Co., Jennings Campus Life Center.

9 a.m.: Morning Campus Tour – leaving from Blue Hill Coffee & Tea Co., Jennings Campus Life Center.

10:30 a.m.: Homecoming Chapel, Newton Hobson Chapel and Fine Arts Center auditorium.

12 p.m.: Homecoming Parade, Wesleyan Drive

12:15 – 3 p.m.: Reunion Cookout and Student Concert - Bryant Lodge.
Alumni are encouraged to reunite with their decade at the decade tables, or in the SWU Young Alumni Section. Enjoy time before the Soccer Games playing lawn games and listening to live music from current SWU students.

12 p.m. – 7 p.m.: Kid’s Zone Inflatables, Childs Field.

3 p.m.: Women’s Soccer Game vs. North Greenville University, Childs Field. The Homecoming Choir, composed of current and former choir members, will perform the National Anthem and SWU Alma Mater before the women’s game.

5 p.m.: Men’s Soccer Game vs. North Greenville University, Childs Field, also featuring the Homecoming Coronation, legendary Warrior Run and a presentation of all previous Childs Field athletics.

6 p.m.: “SWU, Blues, and BBQs,” Bryant Lodge. Be our guest as the sun goes down to close out Fill the Hill 2014 with a barbecue dinner and blues concert.