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Thousands Celebrate Homecoming Weekend

Events around campus included the first-ever Alumni Day, the Alumni Territory Homecoming Tailgate, and a tour of the Big House.
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The Michigan Fanfare Band played the Alumni Territory Homecoming Tailgate. Photo by Katherine Fiorillo

Alumni from all over returned to Ann Arbor for homecoming weekend Oct. 16-18.

Events around campus included the first-ever Alumni Day, the Alumni Territory Homecoming Tailgate, and a tour of the Big House.

Things kicked off on Friday, Oct. 16 with Alumni Day. On Ingalls Mall, the Alumni Association handed out breakfast items to students, staff, and alumni in the morning. Representatives from affiliate groups and Michigan Alumni Travel were on hand to talk to those in attendance, and Kroger was on hand offering flu vaccines. Members of the Association were able to pick up a free T-shirt. In the afternoon, the Alumni Association held an ice cream social in the same location, with self-guided tours of Burton Memorial Tower offered, and a tour of campus through the Association’s ALUM 101 program.

Also on Oct. 16, the first-ever Michigan Alumni Impact Awards were handed out. The winners were Dr. Sonia Eden, MD’00, MDRES’07, Dr. Andrew Hashikawa, ʼ00, and Kevin Nealer, ʼ75.

On Saturday, Oct. 17, the Association hosted the Alumni Territory Homecoming Tailgate that featured the Dance Team, Cheer Team, and Michigan Fanfare Band. The Association has been hosting homecoming tailgates for the last 50 years.

To wrap up the weekend, the Association offered tours of the Big House on Oct. 18.

Photos by Jeremy Carroll and Katherine Fiorillo, Alumni Association, and Dieu-Nalio Chery, Michigan Photography.

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A child gets some maize and blue stars painted on her face.
The Michigan fanfare band plays for a large crowd
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The Michigan cheer team performs
A large crowd at a tailgate gathers to watch the dance team perform
The Michigan Cheer team performs
The Michigan fanfare band plays at a tailgate
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The Michigan Cheer team performs
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A man and a child throw footballs into an inflatable game.
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A man tosses a bean bag as part of a game during a tailgate
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A man throws a football
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Two individuals converse under a tent at an outdoor event, with a banner for the Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander Alumni Association of the University of Michigan.
A person receives a vaccine injection from a healthcare worker at an outdoor clinic.
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A group of people hold up grey shirts that say Michigan Wolverines on it.
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