Homecoming 2015 will celebrate the theme of Around the World, which is fitting for Florida Tech, recently recognized by U.S. News & World Report as having the nation’s highest percentage of international students.
From Nov. 3 to 8, students, alumni, faculty members and community residents can enjoy a free concert, a baseball game, a parade and much more. Accomplished astronaut Sunita L. Williams, who received a master’s in Engineering Management from Florida Institute of Technology, will receive the Jerome P. Keuper Distinguished Alumni Award during the Homecoming Awards Gala.
Williams is a U.S. Navy captain and has completed two missions to the International Space Station. She is currently training as part of the initial group of astronauts selected for a commercial crew program.
The Distinguished Alumni Award is named for the university’s founder.
Other events planned for Homecoming week include:
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Date |
Event |
Location |
Time |
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Nov. 5 |
Downtown Melbourne |
5 to 7 p.m. |
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Talent show |
Clemente Center |
8 to 10 p.m. |
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Nov. 6 |
Downtown Melbourne |
6 p.m. to 1 a.m. |
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Volleyball match vs. Eckerd |
Palm Bay Magnet High School |
7 to 9 p.m. |
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Nov. 7 |
Parade |
Florida Tech campus |
10 to 11 a.m. |
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Tailgate party |
Florida Tech campus |
11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. |
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Football game vs. West Georgia |
Panther Stadium |
1 to 4 p.m. |
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Clemente Center |
6 to 10 p.m. |
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Nov. 8 |
Alumni softball game |
Nancy Bottge Field |
12 to 2 p.m. |
An opening ceremony on the Southgate Field at Babcock Street and University Boulevard starts the fun on Nov. 3, and the full schedule of Homecoming 2015 events also includes an art show, a play and a carnival.
For more information, visit homecoming.fit.edu.
