Homecoming 2017 Celebrates Bulldog Pride, Community Engagement

Alumni, Friends Reconnect with the Bowie State Community

MEDIA CONTACT: Damita Chambers, dchambers@bowiestate.edu, 301-832-2628 mobile

(BOWIE, Md.) – Hundreds of Bowie State University alumni and friends are gearing up to reconnect with the campus community during Homecoming 2017 week, running from Oct. 21-29.

The BSU Bulldogs football team faces the Lincoln University (PA) Lions in the Homecoming 2017 game on Saturday, Oct. 28 at 1 p.m. at Bulldog Stadium. Alumni looking to reconnect with old friends and make new memories will attend multiple events. Start Homecoming day with the annual Legacy Parade that puts Bulldog pride on display in the city of Bowie on Saturday, Oct. 28 from 9-11 a.m., ending at Bowie Town Center.

Continue the celebration family-friendly Bulldog Fest, starting at noon, where alumni and friends can enjoy music and food before the big game. For those alumni who join the 1865 Challenge and make their annual gift to the university, they will enjoy an exclusive meet-and-greet with President Aminta H. Breaux under a tent across from Holmes Quad. After the game, spend the rest of the evening with friends at the Bulldog Nation 5th Quarter. On Sunday afternoon, the BSU Gospel Choir and Alumni Gospel Choir will perform in a spirit-filled Gospel Concert with guest artist Maurette Brown Clark to close out the week of activities.

For student events, performers can compete at Bowie’s Got Talent for a chance to be the opening act for the Homecoming 2017 OTC Concert, which will feature headliner Gucci Mane, Q Da Fool and Shy Glizzy. After the game, the fraternities and sororities will present their step performances followed by music and celebration at the Step Show and OTC Party. The winner of Wednesday’s DJ Battle will be the DJ for the OTC Party.

Here is a list of other featured Homecoming 2017 events:

Monday, Oct. 23
Coronation
7 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Martin Luther King Jr. Communication Arts Center, Myers Auditorium

Wednesday, Oct. 25
History Makers Play: A Coates Brothers Production
“Twins the Situation: Can It Get Any Worse?”
7-9 p.m.
Fine and Performing Arts Center

Thursday, Oct. 26
Bulldog Nation Masquerade Ball Cruise
7 p.m.
Spirit of Baltimore, Baltimore Inner Harbor

Friday, Oct. 27
29th Annual Scholarship Gala
7 p.m.
Martin’s Crosswinds, Greenbelt

Bulldog Nation Happy Hour
8 p.m. - 1 a.m.
SoBe Restaurant and Lounge, Lanham

Black and Gold Reunion Dance
9 p.m.
Student Center, Wiseman Ballroom

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