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Homecoming Highlights

Click each event to see additional details. Note: * denotes a student-only event.

Tuesday, October 9 – Thursday, October 11

• CSU Homecoming Voting, OrgSync*

  Be sure to log into OrgSync to cast your vote for the 2012 Homecoming King and Queen! Voting will start Tuesday, October 9 and will conclude Thursday, October 11 at Noon.

Tuesday, October 9

• Student Life
  Plazapalooza* and T-Shirt Tuesday*

  Plazapalooza
  Student Center Plaza (SC)
  11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

  Kick off homecoming week with the biggest party on the Plaza — it's all free! Celebrate CSU Viking Spirit with kettle corn, corn dogs, funnel cakes, cotton candy, multiple carnival games, giveaways, a DJ, and more!

  Plazapalooza will be moved inside the Student Center in the event of inclement weather.

  T-Shirt Tuesday
  (Various times)

  Win a limited edition shirt designed by the guys behind the "Cleveland that I Love" tees. T-Shirt Tuesday is a weekly contest beginning October 9 sponsored by the Student Alumni Association (SAA) and CSU Alumni Association (CSUAA). Follow @Viking_4_life or like SAA on Facebook for your chance to win! Good luck!

Wednesday, October 10

• Student Life
  Bar Uno Pizza Contest* and Gabriel Holmes Hypnotist

  Bar Uno Pizza Contest
  Bar Uno, Student Center (SC)
  Noon - 1 p.m.

  Think you have what it takes to put together a menu item for Bar Uno? Student Organizations, join CSU homecoming court and show us your pizza making skills. Organizations can sign up on OrgSync. The winning team will receive bragging rights, a menu item at Bar Uno, and free pizza for a semester.

  Gabriel Holmes Hypnotist
  Main Classroom Auditorium (MC)
  6:00 p.m.

  Are you ready to experience an unforgettable, fun-filled evening of hypnosis and mystery? Come watch your friends become hypnotized and perform hilarious acts against their will. You may be hypnotized yourself!

Thursday, October 11

• College of Education and Human Services
  Speaker and Mix and Mingle SocialCANCELLED

  Fenn Tower (FT)
  1983 East 24th Street
  Ballroom, Third Floor
  4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
  www.csuohio.edu/cehs/

  College and Career Ready: Transitioning to the Common Core Standards — Will you be ready in 2013-14?
  Followed by a Mix and Mingle Social.
• Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (LB)
  Alumni Homecoming Reception and Tours

  C|M|LAW Atrium
  1801 Euclid Avenue
  5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
  www.law.csuohio.edu

  This is an opportunity for alumni to socialize, reconnect and tour the recently renovated Mock Trial Courtroom, Student Lounge and Atrium. Graduates of the classes of 1962 and 1987 will be recognized for their 25th and 50th reunion years.
• Monte Ahuja College of Business
  Reception and Speaker Panel of CSU Alumni

  Monte Ahuja College of Business (BU)
  1860 East 18th Street
  Room 220
  5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
  www.csuohio.edu/business/

  Join us for food and conversation with our talented panel of speakers and CSU Alumni: Holly Colson, 'MA '98, is on the team at Swagelok, Workforce Development since 1987 and Mike Barni, BBA '89, MBA, '95 is an HR Veteran with more than 15 years of diverse experiences. This event is sponsored by the Management Department, Master of Labor Relations and Human Resources (MLRHR) Alumni and Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
• Student Life
  Carlos Jones Reggae Concert and Pumpkin Carving Contest*

  Carlos Jones Reggae Concert
  Student Center Plaza (SC)
  11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

  Ohio Educational Credit Union co-sponsors with Cleveland State's Campus Activities Board (CAB) to present Carlos Jones and kick off the opening of the Ohio Educational Credit Union on Euclid Avenue. Come join us for some live reggae music while you're eating lunch and hanging out with friends!

  Pumpkin Carving Contest
  Student Center Plaza (SC)
  11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

  Do you think you are a pumpkin carving master? Show us your skills and let us display your Jack-O-Lantern at the Harvest Ball! Students can sign up their team of 1-5 people in the office of Student Life, SC 319 (deadline, Tuesday, October 4). Each member of the winning team will receive a $20 gift card to Viking Outfitters!

Friday, October 12

• CSU Recreation Services
  Packet Pick-Up

  1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
  2420 Chester Avenue
  www.csurec.com

• College of Sciences and Health Professions
  Chocolate Fondue Social and Lisa Black, Mystery Writer Presentation, '93 (Biology)

  Science and Research Building (SR)
  2351 Euclid Avenue
  www.csuohio.edu/sciences/

  Chocolate Fondue Social
  Science and Research Building (SR)
  2351 Euclid Avenue
  Atrium
  2:00 – 3:00 p.m.

  Lisa Black, Mystery Writer Presentation, '93 (Biology)
  Forensic writer and author of Defensive Wounds (new release, September 2012), Trail of Blood, Evidence of Murder and Takeover
  Science and Research Building (SR)
  Room 151
  3:00 p.m.

• Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
  "Chit, Chat" Presentations

  Glickman-Miller Hall (UR)
  1717 Euclid Avenue
  Roberta Steinbacher Atrium
  4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
  www.urban.csuohio.edu/

  Levin College alumni are changing our cities for the better! Alumni are invited to come and tell us your story of how you are working to make our cities and neighborhoods better places to live and work. Volunteer to present a PowerPoint "chit chat" — 20 slides at 20 seconds per slide (we have a few presentation slots left, so let us know if you want to be included) — or take part in our open mic opportunity to let everyone know what you have been working on. Dean Ned Hill will brief alumni about current college work in the community and the latest college initiatives. The student organization will share information about its latest activities. Visit with your friends and former classmates. Light refreshments will be served.

  Alumni are invited to participate in the Distinguished Alumni Awards Reception and Dinner honoring two Levin College alumni: Erin D. Huber, BS '09, MSUS '11, Levin College honoree, and Timothy Hagan, BA '75, George B. Davis Award.

• Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner

  The Bert L. and Iris S. Wolstein Center
  2000 Prospect Avenue
  5:45 p.m. Reception
  6:45 p.m. Dinner & Awards Program
  For tickets, call 216.687.2078
  www.csuohio.edu/alumni/csuaa/

• Harvest Ball*

  Student Center Ballroom (SC)
  8 - 11 p.m.

  After being lost in history for nearly 45 years, the brothers of Tau Kappa Epsilon and members of CAB cordially invite you to bring back class with Cleveland State's Harvest Ball featuring DJ KY. Come enjoy a night with your date or a group of friends at this semi-formal dance. The Harvest Ball will also have the crowning of CSU's Homecoming King and Queen!!

Saturday, October 13

• MidTown Cleveland Healthline Classic 10K/5K
  in partnership with CSU Rec Center NEW!

  7:00 a.m. Registration
  8:30 a.m. Start
  Agora Complex
  5000 Euclid Avenue
  www.hermescleveland.com/roadracing/events/midtown.asp

  CSU MidTown Cleveland Healthline Classic participants can utilize the CSU Rec Center on race day
  CSU Alumni – "Open Rec"
  20 percent off CSU Recreation Center apparel
  www.csurec.com
• Monte Ahuja College of Business
  5K, Presentation and Reception
  

  Join the Dean for the 5K
  8:30 a.m. Start
  Agora Complex
  5000 Euclid Avenue
  www.hermescleveland.com/roadracing/events/midtown.asp

  Dean Presentation and Reception

  Monte Ahuja College of Business (BU)
  1860 East 18th Street
  Room 118
  10:30 a.m. - Noon
  www.csuohio.edu/business/

• Alumni Association
  Huber-Westfall Garden Continental Breakfast and Speaker Erin Huber, BS '09, MSUS '11
  Seating limited — sign up now! NEW!

  Recreation Center (RC)
  2420 Chester Avenue
  Huber-Westfall Garden
  Second Floor
  9:30 – 11:00 a.m.
  www.csuohio.edu/alumni/csuaa/

  Erin Huber, BS '09, MSUS '11, is the Executive Director and Founder of Drink Local. Drink Tap., a non-profit that reconnects people with local water in Northeast Ohio and Uganda. She is a Distinguished Alumni Award 2012 Levin College honoree. Named one of Cleveland Magazine's "2012 Most Interesting People," she was the Head Coordinator and Developer for the Huber-Westfall Roof Top Garden Project at CSU.
• Lunch with President Ronald M. Berkman and Patsy Bilbao Berkman
  Buffet Lunch SOLD OUT!
  Student Musician Performance: David Owen Michaels, Pianist, Music Education major
  Reunion Celebration: honoring classes of 1962, 1987, 2002, and 2007. Tribute to Legacy Families and Veterans.

  Student Center (SC)
  2121 Euclid Avenue
  Ballroom, Third Floor
  12:30 - 2:00 p.m.

• CSU Parents Association Meeting
  Patsy Bilboa Berkman, Chair

  Parker Hannifin Hall (PH)
  2258 Euclid Avenue
  Room 103
  2:00 p.m. – Immediately following Lunch with the President and Patsy Bilbao Berkman
  www.csuohio.edu/enrollmentservices/parents/

• College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
  Interactive Cleveland Historical App Demo

  Student Center (SC)
  2121 Euclid Avenue
  Atrium, First Floor
  2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
  www.csuohio.edu/class/

  Learn more about the FREE Cleveland Historical app that provides stories, videos, photos and walking tours created by students and faculty at CSU. Download the app and have it guide you on a tour of Cleveland State.
• College of Sciences and Health Professions
  Chemistry and Health Sciences Demonstrations

  Main Classroom (MC)
  1899 East 22nd Street
  Atrium, First Floor
  2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
  www.csuohio.edu/sciences/

• Fenn College of Engineering
  Reception with the Dean, Faculty and Students

  Main Classroom (MC)
  1899 East 22nd Street
  Room 104
  2:15 – 3:30 p.m.
  www.csuohio.edu/engineering/

  Alumni and friends are invited to welcome Dean Anette Karlsson, Ph.D., to Fenn and meet the College's stand-out students and faculty.
• School of Nursing
  Welcome Back to the School of Nursing Presentation and Tours

  Julka Hall (JH)
  2485 Euclid Avenue
  Second Floor, Room 235
  2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
  www.csuohio.edu/nursing/

  Get an update from Dean Vida Lock, Ph.D., R.N.-B.C. Tour the Nursing Resource Labs and Julka Hall classrooms, including the Critical Care Classroom, while connecting and reconnecting with alumni, undergraduate and graduate faculty and students.
• Homecoming Parade and Tailgate Party NEW!

  Kicks off at 5:00 p.m. in front of Euclid Commons (EC) and Fenn Tower (FT)
  at East 24th Street
  www.csusga.com

  Grand Marshal
  Mayor Frank G. Jackson, BA'77, MSUS '79 and JD '84

  The parade will kick off from E. 24th and turn right (West) on Prospect Avenue. It will end at the front of the Bert L. and Iris S. Wolstein Center at Cleveland State, 2000 Prospect Avenue, for the Tailgate party.

• Basketball Viking Madness Kickoff

  The Bert L. and Iris S. Wolstein Center
  2000 Prospect Avenue
  6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

  College basketball is right around the corner! Back in the spotlight to meet and greet you are your 2012-13 Viking Men's and Women's Basketball teams.
• Homecoming Concert Event:
  The Ready Set, The All-American Rejects, and Boys Like Girls NEW!

  The Bert L. and Iris S. Wolstein Center
  2000 Prospect Avenue
  8 – 11:00 p.m.
  www.wolsteincenter.com

  Students receive one complimentary ticket by showing a valid Viking Card Student ID at the Wolstein Center box office. General public concert tickets available at www.wolsteincenter.com. For more information, call 216.687.9292 or charge-by-phone at 1.877.468.4946.

Sunday, October 14

• Alumni Association
  Farewell Brunch

  Elements Bistro on Euclid
  Administration Center (AC), 103 B
  2300 Euclid Avenue
  10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
  www.csuohio.edu/alumni/csuaa/

Special Homecoming Offers

• CSU GO Parking and Transportation Services
  Free Parking on Saturday, October 13

  On Saturday, October 13 from 6 a.m. until 11:59 p.m., parking is available at no charge to visitors in all CSU campus parking facilities, except the Prospect Garage (PG).

  The Prospect (PG) gate will remain down and access will be controlled. Visitors to this lot will need to pay the cash rate.

  Parking is free on city streets during weekends.

  CSU GO Parking and Transportation Services is a CSU Homecoming 2012 and Basketball Viking Madness sponsor.
• Campus Dining
  20% OFF select campus dining: Atrium Cafe, Bar Uno, Chop'd & Wrap'd, Fenn Shoppe, and Viking Marketplace
  www.dineoncampus.com/csu/
• CSU Recreation Services
  20% OFF all CSU Recreation Services apparel
  Open Rec for all Alumni
  www.csurec.com
• Viking Outfitters
  20% OFF all Viking Outfitters CSU clothing and imprinted giftware October 9-13
  www.csuohiobookstore.com
• Campus Tours
  Welcome Center
  2398 Euclid Avenue
  10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
  See our campus transformation. Campus Tours leave every hour on the hour.
• Residence Life
  Family Weekend
  www.csuohio.edu/services/reslife/
  2450 Euclid Avenue

Join us for Homecoming 2012! See you on campus!