Homecoming 2008 Game Information
UH Homecoming is Saturday, November 8, 2008Check out the Cougar Athletics football schedule and season tickets pages.
Check out the photos from the 2007 Homecoming celebration!
Homecoming Events
Saturday, November 1- Cougar Preview - 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Come and see your future at the University of Houston's Cougar Preview... your introduction to academic excellence. Our Open House will assist you in your college choice. Family members and guests are encouraged to attend. Sponsors: Admissions
Register for Cougar Preview
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Cougar UpRoar: Rock the Block (Community Service Day) - 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Location: To Be Announced
Massive cleanup of the community surrounding the UH campus.
Lunch, T-shirt and DJ entertainment provided.
Co-Sponsors: Metropolitan Volunteer Program, Homecoming Board and Student Government Association
Contact the Metropolitan Volunteer Program for more information and a volunteer form: 713-743-5200, mvp@uh.edu
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Paint the UC/Hang Banners - 1 to 7 p.m.
University Center, Arbor
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Opening Ceremonies - noon to 1 p.m.
University Center, Arbor
Announcement of the Homecoming Court
- Academic Program--"Defining Moments In The Lives Of Ordinary People Taking On Extraordinary Challenges"
Monday, November 3, 2008
Reception: 5 - 5:30 p.m.
Prograam: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Event Location: UH Hilton--Waldorf Astoria Ballroom
For more information, contact Dr. Elizabeth Brown-Guillory, 713-743-2976
No charge
Event Information:
"Life Story Panel" - A distinguished panel of UH faculty and Houston business and professional leaders will share "defining moments" in their lives and will link those moments to the topic of service to the community.
Moderator: Dr. Elizabeth Brown-Guillory, Professor of English
Presenters: Trish Morille, executive vice president of the Smith Foundation and President of Morille and Assaociates; Dr. Camille Cash, M.D., board certified plastic surgeon; Dr. Laura G. Murillo, president and CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; Martin B. Cominsky, regional director, Anti-Defamation League Southwest Region; Dr. Lois M. Ramondetta, M.D., board certified gynecologic oncologist at M.D. Anderson Hospital and author of "The Light Within;" Dr. William Lee Pryor, UH professor emeritus, department of English; Dr. Renu Khator, chancellor of the University of Houston System and president of the University of Houston
- Academic Program--"First Tier or Tears? The Place of the Humanities in a Tier-One Institution"
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
3:30 - 5 p.m.
Event Location: UH Hilton-Waldorf Astoria Ballroom
For more information, contact Dr. Nicolas Kanellos,713-743-2998
No charge
Event Information:
The panel will discuss the nature of humanistic teaching and research and the important role they must play in creating a top-tier institution. The humanities in higher education, while traditionally playing a central role, has been marginalized as universities increasingly measure their success by the number of federal dollars attracted for technological and scientific research. The panel's discussion will center on the need for humanities professors and departments to reassure legislators, administrators and students that expressing oneself well in speech and writing, understanding history, applying moral and ethical standards in all transactions, learning languages and communicating with other peoples in an ever-shrinking world are all essential parts of advanced learning and human progress.
Moderator: Dr. Nicolas Kanellos, Brown Foundation Professor of Hispanic Studies
Presenters: Dr. W. Lawrence Hogue, Professor of English;Dr. Cynthia Freeland, chair, department of philosophy; Dr. James L. Conyers, director, African American Studies Program; Dr. John Hart, John and Rebecca Moores Distinguished Professor of History
- Strut Your Stuff - 7 p.m.
University Center, Houston Room
Talent show for UH performed for students, by students. Celebrate Homecoming and cheer on your fellow Cougars. Admission is FREE!
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Go Coogs Day - 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
- Academic Program--"Inspiring Creative Artists: An Arts Town Hall Showcasing UH Faculty and the Houston Arts Community"
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Reception: 5-5:30 PM
Program: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Event location: UH Hilton Hotel, Waldorf-Astoria Ballroom
For more information, contact Dr. Elizabeth Brown-Guillory, 713-743-2976
No charge
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UH faculty and local artists will perform during the first and second hours and UH faculty and arts personnel from the local arts community will discuss ways of fostering interdisciplinary arts partnerships, including a conversation about how to nurture a successful Houston arts community and what role UH plays in that success.
Moderator: Dr. Elizabeth Brown-Guillory, professor of English
Presenters: Dr.Howard Pollack, John and Rebecca Moores Professor of Music, UH Moores School of Music; Mark Bly, senior dramturg/director of play development at the Alley Theatre and Distinguished Professor of Theatre at UH; Dr. Chitra Divakaruni, Betty and Gene McDavid Professor of English at UH; Dr. Jason Oby, tenor, Houston Ebony Opera Guild and associate professor of music at Texas Southern University; Dr. Jane Perkyns, pianist, associate professor of music at Texas Southern University; Katherine P. Center, novelist; Sarah Cortez, poet; Mary Marks Guillory, chair of board of directors, Houston Ebony Music Society Inc.; Rebecca Greene Udden, artistic director, Main Street Theater; Jonathon Glus, CEO, Houston Arts Alliance; Claudia Schmuckli, curator, Blaffer Gallery, the Art Museum of the University of Houston; Tony Diaz, founder and executive director, Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say; Gerald LaBita, founder and producing director, Theatre LaB Houston; Clare Elliott, assistant curator, Menil Collection; Dr. Alvia Wardlaw, curator of modern and contemporary art, Museum of Fine Arts; Michelle Barnes, executive director, Community Artists' Collective; Sixto Wagan, artistic director, DiverseWorks; Rich Levy, executive director, Inprint; Eileen J. Morris, artistic director, The Ensemble Theatre; Jorge Pina, artistic director, Talento Bilingue de Houston Cultural Arts Center; Nancy Zastudil, program manager, UH Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts.
- Beauty Bowl & Block Party - 7 - 10 p.m.
Residential Life and Housing Basketball Courts/Cage
Sponsored by RHA
- Concert – Emory Quinn
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Location: UC Houston Room
Free with UH ID
- Beauty Bowl - 6 - 10 p.m.
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Veterans' Week Kickoff.
- Investiture Ceremony - 2 p.m.
Location: Cullen Performance Hall
The Investiture will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, November 7 in the Cullen Performance Hall. Numerous distinguished guests will be in attendance, including Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. All UH staff and students are encouraged to attend the investiture, and the faculty is invited to participate in the academic procession. There will be a light lunch served prior to the Investiture ceremony in the UH Hilton for those participating in the processional. Additional details will be forthcoming, but please mark your calendars for this event.
- Scholarship Reception - 4 p.m.
Location: UH Campus Recreation and Wellness Center
A reception for the UH community, friends and special guests will be held in the UH Campus Recreation and Wellness Center immediately following the investiture. Donors who gave funds in honor of the Investiture – with the purpose of supporting student scholarships – will be our honored guests at the reception. You are invited to continue the celebration with us at approximately 4 p.m. following the Investiture on Friday, November 7 at the Wellness Center.
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Homecoming Parade - 2:30 - 3:10 p.m.
- Party Sober: Alcohol-free Tailgate - 2:30 - 7 p.m.
Location: Tailgate Village, Robertson Stadium
Show your school spirit and get a FREE rally towel for the game! Join UH wellness center at "Party Sober: Alcohol-free Tailgate" in Tailgate Village at Robertson Stadium. There will be free food, non-alcoholic Mocktails (instead of Cocktails), and other great giveaways! Ask how to enter for a chance to win $200 towards purchases at the UH Bookstore. Questions? For more information, please contact the wellness center at extension 713-743-5430.
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Homecoming Court Presentation
Robertson Stage
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Homecoming Football Game: UH vs. Tulane - Kickoff at 7
p.m.
Homecoming Parade Winners Announced - End of 1st Quarter
Homecoming Court Presentation & Announcement of Queen/King - Halftime
Announcement of Homecoming Winners - End of 3rd Quarter - Tailgate Challenge - HAO
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UC Windows Cleaned- UC Arbor
1- 5 p.m.
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HAO Homecoming Golf Tournament
11:30 a.m.
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Back to School Again @ the GCSW - 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Location: Social Work Building Auditorium
Revitalize your passion for social work as you learn and network with fellow GCSW alumni, students and faculty.
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Distinguished Lecturer Thomas Friedman - 7 p.m.
Location: Cullen Performance Hall
The Farfel Distinguished Lecture Series and The Elizabeth D. Rockwell Ethics & Leadership Lecture Series event, featuring New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, has been scheduled at 7 p.m. on Monday, November 17 in the Cullen Performance Hall. Friedman will discuss his latest book, "Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution - And How it Can Renew America." The lecture is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. Tickets will be offered to previous ticket holders first, others will be distributed on a first-come basis. Please call 713-743-2255 for more information.