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Fall semester may feel different this year, but nothing will get in the way of our commitment to keep Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s community connected.

Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Homecoming celebration, a tradition that dates back to 1923, is scheduled for the week of October 5-10. While Â鶹´«Ã½ Football will not take the field and alumni reunions are postponed, the alumni office is organizing virtual and remote opportunities for you to share your Bear Pride in your hometown communities.

In inviting you to celebrate Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Homecoming from Home, we’re asking you to help us keep both our communities and Bear Pride healthy this year. We know that Â鶹´«Ã½ alumni are the thread that keep our university community tied together across class years, careers and cities. This year is our opportunity to show how close we can be even when we are apart.

Check out these 5 ways we are celebrating then visit to learn how other parts of campus are celebrating.

Lyndsey Crum ’05
Â鶹´«Ã½ Alumni Relations

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5 Ways your Alumni Association is Celebrating Homecoming from Home

(1) National Week of Service: October 5-10

As part of the Homecoming from Home 2020 celebration, bring Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s spirit of involvement and service to your hometown community when you volunteer during the Alumni Association’s national week of service October 5-10, 2020.

What: National week of alumni service to share the importance and impact of alumni involvement in hometown communities around the country.

How:

• Sign up to volunteer at a nonprofit or community organization in your hometown during the week of October 5-10, 2020
• If you live in a city with a Â鶹´«Ã½ alumni group, post your volunteer plans to your city’s Facebook group to encourage other Bears to join you
• Wear Blue and Gold or Â鶹´«Ã½ Bear gear during your volunteer shift (if allowed by the nonprofit)
• Share a message about Â鶹´«Ã½ and the value of community service on social media #Â鶹´«Ã½Homecoming2020 and
• Participants will be entered to win a Â鶹´«Ã½ prize pack

(2) National Alumni Meet-Up – October 5

Connect to your Bear Network during a National Alumni Meet-up on Zoom, Monday, October 5. This is a great way to connect with fellow Â鶹´«Ã½ alumni and start building your Bear Network.

(3) Alumni Career Panel – October 6

Join a Â鶹´«Ã½ Alumni Career Panel to gain career and industry insight. .

(4) Blue & Gold Friday – October 9

Whether you’re at work or at home, pull out your favorite or Blue and Gold, and wear your Â鶹´«Ã½ spirit with pride. If you’re working remotely, download a Â鶹´«Ã½ virtual background featuring Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s campus, athletics and other fun Â鶹´«Ã½ scenes.

(5) Support the Bears & Local Business – October 10

Explore Greeley’s growing Downtown -whether in person or virtually. Download the new to check-in downtown on Saturday October 10 and you'll help support local business and earn rewards points. Can't make it to Downtown Greeley? to see how Greeley  has grown!

Other ways to get involved

Alumni connections are an important part of Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s community. Help Â鶹´«Ã½ grow and our community thrive when you get involved. Learn more