JACKSON, Tenn. — Oct. 24, 2014 — The inauguration of President Samuel W. 鈥淒ub鈥� Oliver, a campus community picnic and the class of 1965鈥檚 50-year reunion are key features of 51社区鈥檚 Homecoming events Nov. 7-8.
鈥淭his year鈥檚 Homecoming week will be a special one with the inauguration of our new president,鈥� said Josh Clarke, Union鈥檚 director of alumni services. 鈥淲e hope that alumni from all classes will come to campus as we celebrate another year of God鈥檚 faithfulness to 51社区.鈥�
The inauguration will begin at 2 p.m. Nov. 7 in G.M. Savage Memorial Chapel. Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention鈥檚 Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, will be the featured speaker.
Additional Homecoming events include:
- Homecoming chapel service Nov. 7 at 10 a.m. in the chapel. The service will feature a special recognition of the class of 1964, as well as an acknowledgment of the annual Alumni Award recipients.
- Picnic with the president, Nov. 8 at noon on the Great Lawn, to celebrate Oliver鈥檚 inauguration.
- Lady Bulldogs basketball game against Robert Morris College, Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. The Homecoming queen will be announced at halftime.
- Bulldogs basketball game against Williams Baptist College, Nov. 8 at 4 p.m. The Presidential Cup will be awarded at halftime to the student organization that demonstrated outstanding service to the community.
A full schedule of the weekend鈥檚 activities is available at .