Festivities planned for Missouri S&T Homecoming Oct. 25-26

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On October 15, 2024

The Miners will take on the Lincoln University Tigers in this year’s homecoming game on Oct. 26. Photo by Michael Pierce/Missouri S&T.

Tour campus departments during open houses and cheer the Miner football team to victory as part of Missouri S&T’s 2024 MinerFest Homecoming celebration, held Oct. 25-26.

Many of the homecoming events are open to the public. Information about tickets and registration is available at mineralumni.com/homecoming. For more details, contact the Miner Alumni Association by email at alumni@mst.edu or by phone at 800-JOMINER (800-566-4637).

Homecoming 2024 will include the following events:

Friday, Oct. 25

  • Homecoming Registration, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Hasselmann Alumni House.
  • Miner Alumni Association Legends Luncheon, noon-1:30 p.m., Hasselmann Alumni House. Help honor some of S&T’s most distinguished alumni as they receive Miner Alumni Association awards. Tickets are required.
  • Joint Open House, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Collaboratory, G2 Humanities and Social Sciences Building. The departments of history, psychology, political science, English and technical communication will hold their open house together.
  • Ninth annual James O. Stoffer Lecture in Chemistry, 4 p.m. in the Monsanto Lecture Hall, Room G-3 Schrenk Hall. Dr. Karen Wooley, W.T. Doherty-Welch Chair in chemistry at Texas A&M University, will present a lecture on challenges in polymer sciences and soft matter.
  • Department Open Houses, 3-4 p.m., various academic departments. View the full list of participating departments on the schedule of events at mineralumni.com/homecoming.
  • Welcome Center Beam-Signing Ceremony, 4-5 p.m., Innovation Lab Lawn. Guests will be invited to sign the top structural beam to be installed in the new Missouri S&T Welcome Center. A reception will follow the ceremony.
  • Miner Alumni Association Silver and Gold Gathering, 5-7:30 p.m., Hasselmann Alumni House. Reception starts at 5 p.m., with dinner served from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tickets are required.

Saturday, Oct. 26

  • Homecoming Registration, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Alumni Tent at the Gale Bullman Building parking lot.
  • Miner Alumni Association Tailgate Party, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Alumni Tent at the Gale Bullman Building parking lot. Tickets are required.
  • Missouri S&T Athletic Hall of Fame Room open to visitors, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Room G-25, Gale Bullman Building.
  • Homecoming Football Game, 1 p.m. Allgood-Bailey Stadium. Cheer on the Miners as they take on the Lincoln University Tigers. Tickets are required.
  • Miner Alumni Social, 6-8 p.m., Alex’s Pizza Palace, 122 W. 8th St. The Miner Alumni Association will provide appetizers for this event; attendees can also purchase food and beverages from the restaurant.

About Missouri University of Science and Technology

Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) is a STEM-focused research university of over 7,000 students located in Rolla, Missouri. Part of the four-campus University of Missouri System, Missouri S&T offers over 100 degrees in 40 areas of study and is among the nation’s top public universities for salary impact, according to the Wall Street Journal. For more information about Missouri S&T, visit www.mst.edu

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