The 2021 homecoming festivities kicked off Monday evening with a pep rally near the Bell Tower on campus. UNK Athletic Director Marc Bauer and football player Corey Hoelck spoke at the event, and the eight finalists for homecoming royalty were announced. Student organizations also showed off their creations for the lawn display competition. This year’s homecoming theme is “Searching for Blue and Gold.”
UNK HOMECOMING SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Oct. 5
5:30 p.m. – Adventure Race (Bell Tower)
Wednesday, Oct. 6
5 p.m. – Loper Feud (Nebraskan Student Union, Ponderosa Room)
7:30 p.m. – University Theatre at Kearney presents “Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe” (Miriam Drake Theatre)
Thursday, Oct. 7
5:30 p.m. – Kearney Quarterly After Hours (Discovery Hall)
7 p.m. – Lip-sync contest and royalty crowning (Health and Sports Center)
7:30 p.m. – University Theatre at Kearney presents “Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe” (Miriam Drake Theatre)
Friday, Oct. 8
11:30 a.m. – Distinguished Alumni Awards Luncheon (Nebraskan Student Union, Ponderosa Room)
2 p.m. – UNK Soccer vs. Northwest Missouri State (Cope Stadium)
2:30 p.m. – Chemistry Department’s Don Fox Memorial Lecture (Copeland Hall 131)
3:30 p.m. – One Room, One Teacher Induction Ceremony (College of Education Atrium)
5 p.m. – Canned Food Build (Nebraskan Student Union courtyard)
5:30 p.m. – Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet (Nebraskan Student Union, Ponderosa Room)
7:30 p.m. – University Theatre at Kearney presents “Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe” (Miriam Drake Theatre)
Saturday, Oct. 9
8 a.m. – UNK Swimming Blue/White Scrimmage (Kearney High School)
10 a.m. – Homecoming Parade (Downtown Kearney)
Noon – Loper Alumni Brews and Brats Tailgate at Loperville (Cope Stadium)
2 p.m. – UNK Football vs. Missouri Western State (Cope Stadium)
7:30 p.m. – University Theatre at Kearney presents “Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe” (Miriam Drake Theatre)
Sunday, Oct. 10
1 p.m. – UNK Soccer vs. Missouri Western State (Cope Stadium)
2 p.m. – University Theatre at Kearney presents “Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe” (Miriam Drake Theatre)
PHOTOS BY ERIKA PRITCHARD, UNK COMMUNICATIONS
