HATTIESBURG, Miss. ( WHLT ) – A 1985 song by the band Starship has inspired the University of Southern Mississippi’s (USM) 2024 Homecoming week theme, “We Built This City on Black and Gold.”
The week culminates with the induction of the newest members of The University of Southern Mississippi Alumni Hall of Fame on Friday, October 18, followed by the homecoming parade with Southern Miss Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Dr. Sirena Cantrell serving as grand marshal.
The Golden Eagles football team will play fellow Sunbelt Conference member Arkansas State University on Saturday, October 19, with introduction of the homecoming court and at halftime.
Panda Express opens at Southern Miss “Homecoming is an exciting week where we all come together to celebrate, so I’m truly honored to be selected by the Student Government Association to serve as the Grand Marshal for this year’s homecoming parade,” Cantrell said. “I look forward to sharing this memorable experience with all the students who will be in the parade and along the parade route.”
Highlights of the Southern Miss homecoming week include:
Monday, Oct. 14:
- Kickoff Rally – Introduction of Homecoming Court
- 4 – 6 p.m. at Southern Station in Spirit Park
Tuesday, Oct. 15:
- Bring It On Eagle Style: Black & Gold Edition
- 7 p.m. at Reed Green Coliseum
Thursday, Oct. 17:
- 26th Annual Alumni Homecoming Scholarship Golf Tournament
- 1 p.m. at the Hattiesburg Country Club
Friday, Oct. 18:
- Fountain Sit
- 12 – 4 p.m. at Shoemaker Square
- Alumni Hall of Fame Banquet
- 6:30 p.m. in the Thad Cochran Center Grand Ballroom
- Friday Night @ Spirit Park
- 6 p.m. at Southern Station in Spirit Park
- NPHC Step Show
- 7:30 p.m. in Bennett Auditorium
Saturday, Oct. 19:
- Southern Miss Alumni Annual Meeting
- 10:30 a.m. in the Thad Cochran Center Grand Ballroom
- Homecoming Parade
- 1 p.m. along Hardy Street
- Eagle Walk
- 3:45 p.m. throughout campus
- Pregame at Southern Station
- Southern Miss vs. Arkansas State
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