The theme of 2009 Homecoming at the University of Colorado at Boulder is "CU in Hollywood" and festivities kick off Oct. 30 with a parade on the Hill featuring CU alumnus and Grand Marshal Hosea Rosenberg, winner of season five of Bravo TV's hit show "Top Chef."
The parade begins at 5:15 p.m. and runs from College Avenue to Pennsylvania Avenue along 13th Street. The parade will feature a number of floats from CU residence halls, student groups, Greek organizations and the community at large.
Following the parade, the Homecoming pep rally will be held in conjunction with the Pearl Street Stampede at 7 p.m. on the Pearl Street Mall. The Stampede begins at the Boulder County Courthouse and continues to the Daily Camera parking lot at 11th Street and Pearl. The Pep Rally will feature an appearance by Rosenberg as well as football Coach Dan Hawkins, CU athletes, the Golden Buffalo marching band, cheerleaders and the CU mascot, Chip.
Rosenberg is a 1997 engineering physics graduate of CU-Boulder and head chef at Boulder's Jax Fish House. His previous positions include cooking for Wolfgang Puck, Kevin Taylor and Sean Yontz, as well as serving as the chef of Dandelion Restaurant and Triana Restaurant in Boulder.
Five CU residence halls will feature a menu option from Rosenberg to kick off Homecoming festivities for on-campus residents. His recipe of roasted salmon and sweet potato hash was created especially for the occasion.
Continuing an annual tradition, the 2009 Faculty Teaching Award recipients will be Faculty Marshals for Homecoming festivities. This year's honorees are Abderrahman Aissa, Francisco Barbosa, Brett King and Dennis Van Gerven. Barbosa will be joined by his family in the annual Homecoming parade.
The annual Homecoming concert, hosted by Program Council, will begin at 8:30 p.m. in the Glenn Miller Ballroom in the University Memorial Center and will feature headliners Tapes 聭N Tapes of Minneapolis. Local artists The Knew will open. Tickets are required for admission to the free event and can be picked up in room 401 of the UMC from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
In addition to the Saturday, Oct. 31, 11:30 a.m. football matchup between the CU Buffs and the University of Missouri, other Homecoming weekend athletic contests include a free CU women's soccer match at 3 p.m. on Oct. 30 at Prentup Field and a CU women's volleyball match at 4 p.m. on Oct. 31 the Coors Events Center.
Homecoming is sponsored by the University of Colorado Student Union, Program Council, Arts and Sciences Student Government, City of Boulder, Daily Camera, CU Athletics, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, CU Book Store, Pasta Jay's, Boulder University Inn, Wahoo's Fish Tacos, Hotel Boulderado, Tebo Development Company, Greening the Hill Partnership, the UMC, CU Residence Life, The Herd, CU Greek Life, CU Club Sports, Colorado Creed, CU Off-Campus Student Services, CU Alumni Relations, the CU Independent and the Boulder Convention and Visitors Bureau
For information on all events or to register a parade entry visit the Homecoming Web site at . Events also are posted on the alumni Homecoming Web site at /.
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