2023 Homecoming Weekend Guide



6:30 a.m.-9 p.m. McCormick’s Located in The Inn at Ole Miss. Serving Breakfast Menu 6:30-11 a.m.; Lunch/Dinner Menu 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Bar open until. Click here for menu and hours or call 662-234-2333. 4:30-6:30 p.m. Inaugural CME Alumni Reception Join Center for Manufacturing Excellence alumni, faculty and staff and celebrate 10 years of CME graduates. Open to all CME alumni. Circle and Square Brewing Company 5:30 p.m. Lecture: Covering Uvalde featuring Tony Plohetski Free and open to the public. Overby Center Auditorium 6 p.m. Thacker Mountain Radio Show Show features authors Jane Smiley and Ethel Morgan Smith. Music by Sharo and Bill Perry, Chelsea Lovitt and the Yalobushwhacker Big Band. Free. Powerhouse Arts Center 6 p.m. 2023 Distinguished Alumni Awards The Officers and Directors of the Alumni Association of the University of Mississippi honor the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Awards recipients. Inductees into the Alumni Hall of Fame are: Charles C. Clark (BBA 72), Carlyle “Smitty” Harris (JD 81), Mary Donnelly Haskell (BM 81), Stephanie J. Hickman (JD 91) and William Young (BBA 82, JD 84). Rose Jackson Flenorl (BAEd 79) will receive the Alumni Service Award and Dr. Lauren Lyles-Stolz (BSPhSc 13, PharmD 16) will receive the Outstanding Young Alumni Award. Langston Rogers will receive the Honorary Alumni Award. Reception at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Black tie optional. Advance ticket purchase required. The Inn at Ole Miss, Gertrude C. Ford Ballroom 7 p.m. Soccer: Ole Miss vs. Kentucky Ole Miss Soccer Stadium

6:30 a.m.-9 p.m. McCormick’s Located in The Inn at Ole Miss. Serving Breakfast Menu 6:30-11 a.m.; Lunch/Dinner Menu 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Bar open until. Click here for menu and hours or call 662-234-2333. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Banking and Finance Symposium Symposium to educate students, alumni and finance professionals on current topics that impact the industry. Hosted by School of Business Administration Dean Ken Cyree and emceed by Mr. Stan Viner. $95 per person. For more information visit business.olemiss.edu. Oxford Conference Center 1:30 p.m. Alumni Association Board Meeting Open to board members only. Triplett Alumni Center, Butler Auditorium 3-5 p.m. School of Journalism and New Media Alumni and Friends Mixer Circle and Square Brewing Company 3:30 p.m. Lecture: U.S. Sen. Tim Scott The University of Mississippi’s Declaration of Independence Center for the Study of American Freedom will host U.S. Sen. Tim Scott on for a discussion of the state of American democracy and the importance of restoring faith in the country. Free and open to the public. SJB Pavilion 6:30 p.m. Black Alumni Chapter Mixer Join the OMAA Black Alumni Chapter for a mixer. For more information call 662-915-7375. Brandt Memory House, Patio 6:30 p.m. The Grove closes and will be completely cleared. Click here for gameday tailgating info. and more. 7 p.m. The Grove opens to tailgaters. Click here for gameday tailgating, parking info. and more.

All Day Recycle for RebelTHON For every red solo cup recycled on gameday, Children’s of Mississippi will receive 100% of the profits through RebelTHON, Ole Miss’ on-campus fundraiser for Children’s of Mississippi. For more information, contact Byron Swetman at bjswetma@go.olemiss.edu. 6:30 a.m.-until McCormick’s Located in The Inn at Ole Miss. Serving Breakfast Menu 6:30-11 a.m.; Lunch/Dinner Gameday Menu 11 a.m.-until; Bar open until. Click here for menu and hours or call 662-234-2333. 10:30 a.m. Alumni Association Annual Meeting Open to all members of the Alumni Association. For more information call 662-915-7375. Triplett Alumni Center, Butler Auditorium 10:30 a.m. Black Alumni Chapter Tailgate Join the OMAA Black Alumni Chapter for a tailgate. For more information call 662-915-7375. Triplett Alumni Center, front lawn 1-5 p.m. Alumni Association Member Zone Alumni Association members are invited to attend Member Zone, your VIP area before home football games. Enjoy access to members-only restrooms, free snacks and soft drinks and a bar with beer and hard seltzer available for purchase (credit cards only). Download the OMAA app and log in to access your e-membership card. This card is required to gain access to Member Zone. The first 100 guests will receive a NEW limited-edition Come to the Sip button and clear stadium tote! More information on the Ole Miss Alumni app can be found at olemissalumni.com/app. Member Zone is free to active members and children of active members high school age and younger; guests $10 per person. Children must be accompanied by an active adult member. Click here to check your membership status. Triplett Alumni Center 3:30-5:30 p.m. Pharmacy Alumni and Friends Tailgate Join faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends for a tailgate prior to the game. Thad Cochran Research Center, Front Lawn 3:30 p.m. School of Journalism and New Media Alumni and Friends Tailgate Join faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends for a tailgate prior to the game. Farley Hall, Front Lawn 4 p.m. M-Club Room Open to active M-Club members and guests. For more information, call 662-915-1859. Starnes Center, M-Club Room 4:20 p.m. Walk of Champions The Walk of Champions will begin in the Grove and make its way to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Due to ongoing construction, the walkway between Shoemaker Hall and Faser Hall will be closed. The team’s amended route for 2023 will begin at the Walk of Champions arch and continue diagonally through the Grove before turning right between Thad Cochran Research Center and Coulter Hall. The Walk will continue on All-American Drive, through the Lloyd Bell Tower and into the stadium. The Grove 6:30 p.m. Ole Miss Football: Rebels vs. Vanderbilt Wear Powder Blue. Be Early. Be Loud. Vaught-Hemingway Stadium Halftime 2023 Alumni Awards Recipients Field Presentation and Halftime Ceremony 2023 Alumni Awards recipients will be recognized on the field at the start of halftime followed by crowning of Homecoming King Brady Wood and Queen Anna Ware Brown by Alumni Association President Bill Reed. Halftime performance by the Pride of the South marching band. Vaught-Hemingway Stadium

6:30 a.m.-2 p.m. McCormick’s Breakfast Menu served at McCormick’s located in The Inn at Ole Miss. Click here for menu and hours or call 662-234-2333. 1 p.m. Baseball: Ole Miss vs. Memphis Oxford-University Stadium, Swayze Field 1:30 p.m. Volleyball: Ole Miss vs. Missouri Gillom Center 2:30 p.m. Performance: Carmina Burana, Memphis Symphony Orchestra Ticket required. Click here for more information. Ford Center 3 p.m. Women’s Basketball: Ole Miss vs. Rust College (Ex.) SJB Pavilion

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