2024 Homecoming Weekend Guide



6:30 a.m.-9 p.m. McCormick’s Located in The Inn at Ole Miss. Serving breakfast 6:30-11 a.m.; lunch/dinner 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Bar open until. Click here for menu and hours or call 662-234-2333. 6 p.m. Thacker Mountain Radio Show Show features author Erin Austen Abbott. Music by W8TING4UFOs and Little Willie Farmer. Free. Powerhouse Arts Center 6 p.m. RebTalk Live show featuring David Kellum, Ole Miss football head coach Lane Kiffin, special guests from Ole Miss Athletics and player interviews with Ole Miss student-athletes. Bouré 6 p.m. Soccer: Ole Miss vs. Texas Ole Miss Soccer Stadium 6 p.m. 2024 Distinguished Alumni Awards The Officers and Directors of the Alumni Association of the University of Mississippi honor the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Awards recipients. Inductees into the Alumni Hall of Fame are: Robert R. “Bobby” Bailess (BBA 73, JD 76), David Ward Kellum (BA 80), John Maxwell (BA 66, MA 68), Suzan Brown Thames (BA 68) and William G. Yates III (BBA 93). Jon C. Turner (BBA 78) will receive the Alumni Service Award and Mallory McCormack (MBA 15) will receive the Outstanding Young 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 7:30 p.m. Performance: The Frontmen Comprised of three former lead singers: Larry Stewart (Restless Heart), Richie McDonald (Lonestar) and Tim Rushlow (Little Texas). Ticket required. For more information call 662-915-7411. Ford Center

All Day Trashcan Friday Sponsorships for Student Scholarship Sponsor a Grove trashcan and support the Young Alumni Council Scholarship, which is awarded to Ole Miss alumni who continue their post-graduate education at the University of Mississippi. Sponsors receive an official Trashcan Friday sponsor sticker and a sleeve of branded cups for your Grove tailgate. Sponsorships available through Wednesday, Nov. 13. For more information, contact Sunny Brown at sunny@olemissalumni.com. 6:30 a.m.-9 p.m. McCormick’s Located in The Inn at Ole Miss. Serving breakfast 6:30-11 a.m.; lunch/dinner 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Bar open until. Click here for menu and hours or call 662-234-2333. 1:30 p.m. Alumni Association Board Meeting Open to board members only. Triplett Alumni Center, Butler Auditorium 1:30 p.m. School of Applied Sciences Board Meeting Open to Alumni Advisory Board members only. The Inn at Ole Miss, McMillan Boardroom 3 p.m. M-Club Softball Alumni Weekend Softball Alumni are invited to Alumni Weekend activities. Facility tour starts at 3 p.m. followed by Happy Hour at 5 p.m. Registration required. Various times and locations. For more information call 662-915-7375. 4-6 p.m. School of Applied Sciences Happy Hour Alumni, faculty, staff and friends are invited to join the School of Applied Sciences for Happy Hour. Circle and Square Brewing Company 5:15 p.m Homecoming Parade and Pep Rally Celebrate Homecoming with a parade and pep rally. Union Plaza 6:30 p.m. The Grove closes and will be completely cleared. Visit olemissgameday.com for gameday tailgating, parking info. and more. 7 p.m. The Grove opens to tailgaters. Visit olemissgameday.com for gameday tailgating, parking info. and more.

6:30 a.m.-9 p.m. McCormick’s Located in The Inn at Ole Miss. Serving breakfast 6:30-11 a.m.; lunch/dinner 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Bar open until. Click here for menu and hours or call 662-234-2333. 7:45 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 8 a.m. (and following the game) School of Nursing Tailgate Join the School of Nursing faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends for a tailgate prior to and following the game. Yerby Center, Front Lawn 8:30 a.m. M-Club Room Open to active M-Club members and guests. For more information, call 662-915-1859. Starnes Center, M-Club Room 9 a.m. Walk of Champions The Walk of Champions, presented by Mid-South Ford Dealers, returns to its original route for the 2024 season. It will begin in the Grove near the Student Union and run alongside the newly-completed Jim and Thomas Duff Center for Science and Technology Innovation on its way to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. The Grove 9-10 a.m. Triplett Alumni Center Open Due to the early kickoff time, the Ole Miss Alumni Association will not be hosting Member Zone this weekend. The building will be open, and all fans are invited to stop by for stickers, pom-poms and more. Limited-edition Dart for Heisman buttons available while supplies last! Triplett Alumni Center 9-10:30 a.m. School of Pharmacy Tailgate Join faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends for a tailgate prior to the game. Faser Hall, Front Lawn 11 a.m. Ole Miss Football: Rebels vs. Kentucky Stripe the Vaught! Wear Red or Powder Blue. Click HERE for your section. Be Early. Be Loud. Vaught-Hemingway Stadium Halftime 2024 Alumni Awards Recipients Field Presentation and Halftime Ceremony 2024 Alumni Awards recipients will be recognized on the field at the start of halftime followed by crowning of Homecoming King Caleb Ball and Queen Vanessa Bonner by Alumni Association President Karen Moore. Halftime performance by the Pride of the South marching band. Vaught-Hemingway Stadium

6:30 a.m.-2 p.m. McCormick’s Located in The Inn at Ole Miss. Serving breakfast 6:30 a.m-2 p.m. Click here for menu and hours or call 662-234-2333. 1-5:30 p.m. Plein Air Invitational: A Day of Mississippi Artists Responding to the Landscape A Jackson State University and University of Mississippi collaboration curated by Brooke P. Alexander and Mark Geil. Open house at Rowan Oak followed by the Plein Air Invitational at Greenfield Farm. For more information email mslab@olemiss.edu. Rowan Oak and Greenfield Farm

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