Alumni return for homecoming
Despite poor weather, students and alumni showed their KU pride by attending the 2009 annual homecoming event.
Due to weather concerns, the announcement of homecoming king and queen took place in the Keystone Field house. The crowns went to senior Communication Design major Matt Alaio and senior English/Professional Writing major Elizabeth Schroeder.
“I am very excited and honored to be awarded homecoming queen of Kutztown University. This will forever be one of my favorite memories of Kutztown,” said Schroeder.
“I feel extremely honored and gracious to be voted homecoming king for 2009. It’s truly an honor to represent KU with Liz,” said Alaio.
Other nominees for homecoming king were seniors Alex Courtney, Ryan Hardy, Craig Ketchersid, Garth O’Sullivan, Zach Hamm-Phipps, and Tim Schaffer.
Homecoming queen nominees were seniors April Beidler, Emily Grasso, Marissa Hann, Caroline Healey, Theresa Linder, and Tiffany Lugo.
This year’s Homecoming theme was “Gettin’ Down in K-Town.”
“The events are musically themed through the decades. We’ve listened to students’ responses from our survey and tried to incorporate their perspective as much as possible from last year,” said Student Union and Involvement Services (SUIS) Director Trisha Scarcia-King.
Two new events this year were a cooking demonstration called “KUmmuter Kitchen” and a concert by two-time Grammy award-winning band They Might Be Giants.
Numerous events were sponsored by different campus organizations leading up to Saturday’s football game against East Stroudsburg. KU suffered a loss with a score of 27-20.
The Association of Campus Events sponsored three events during the week: “Adult Circus,” “Name That Tune,” and a presentation by mentalist Jim Karol.
In addition to these events, the SUIS hosted its second annual KU Cares Community Clean Up initiative, during which 380 participants volunteered their time to help clean up the university and Kutztown borough.
Driving up support for the football team, a pep rally was held on Friday with performances by KU’s cheer team, dance team, marching band, and Black Flame dance team. The night concluded with a fireworks display.
Various clubs and organizations held “Tailgate City” in the Keystone Field House, where they set up booths to provide free giveaways, food, beverages, and temporary tattoos to students and alumni.
“The SUIS office is pleased to have so much support from our colleagues and the students,” said Scarcia-King, who hopes that students will continue to help SUIS improve and expand homecoming events next year and for years to come.
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