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Homecoming parade energy, float performances anticipated for weekend
Luke Anderson
Issue date: 10/2/08 Section: Showcase
It's 10 a.m. and flocks of students, giant bananas and Braveheart freedom fighters are all walking on Water Street. Could this be some sort of dream? After a nice tight pinch, one realizes it's the annual UW-Eau Claire Homecoming parade.
The Homecoming parade will start at 10 a.m. on Saturday, with a variety of floats and non-marching units tooling around near campus.
The 2008 Homecoming theme, "Zeus is on our side … Strike down the Titans," is regarding the Blugold football game against the UW-Oshkosh Titans.
There will be numerous campus organizations participating in the parade. Some of them include Career Services, Student Senate, UW-Eau Claire Waterski and Wakeboard Club, Multi-cultural Alliance of Change and numerous residence halls, University Activities Commission Festivals Chair Amanda Zimdars said.
Zimdars also mentioned that the main off-campus participants in the parade would be the Altoona High School Marching Band and the Eau Claire Fire and Rescue.
Matt Germonprez, assistant professor in information systems, will be this year's grand marshal. Germonprez won the 2008 Excellence in Teaching award which is in conjunction with being grand marshal for the parade.
Germonprez said he is excited and looking forward to the parade itself.
"It's pretty cool to be grand marshal," he said. "I look forward to riding in the convertible with my daughter."
The Excellence in Teaching award is voted on by alumni. Alumni are surveyed or contacted and asked to highlight a professor for that year. Germonprez said being nominated was nice because it was former students and not people internally at the university that nominated him.
"It's students I have worked with over the years," he said. "It's great because I really like my students and to know the feeling is mutual, is very nice as well."
The Blugold Marching Band, conducted by associate professor of music Randy Dickerson, will lead the parade. Dickerson said the band has been leading off the parade in his eight years here.
The Homecoming parade will start at 10 a.m. on Saturday, with a variety of floats and non-marching units tooling around near campus.
The 2008 Homecoming theme, "Zeus is on our side … Strike down the Titans," is regarding the Blugold football game against the UW-Oshkosh Titans.
There will be numerous campus organizations participating in the parade. Some of them include Career Services, Student Senate, UW-Eau Claire Waterski and Wakeboard Club, Multi-cultural Alliance of Change and numerous residence halls, University Activities Commission Festivals Chair Amanda Zimdars said.
Zimdars also mentioned that the main off-campus participants in the parade would be the Altoona High School Marching Band and the Eau Claire Fire and Rescue.
Matt Germonprez, assistant professor in information systems, will be this year's grand marshal. Germonprez won the 2008 Excellence in Teaching award which is in conjunction with being grand marshal for the parade.
Germonprez said he is excited and looking forward to the parade itself.
"It's pretty cool to be grand marshal," he said. "I look forward to riding in the convertible with my daughter."
The Excellence in Teaching award is voted on by alumni. Alumni are surveyed or contacted and asked to highlight a professor for that year. Germonprez said being nominated was nice because it was former students and not people internally at the university that nominated him.
"It's students I have worked with over the years," he said. "It's great because I really like my students and to know the feeling is mutual, is very nice as well."
The Blugold Marching Band, conducted by associate professor of music Randy Dickerson, will lead the parade. Dickerson said the band has been leading off the parade in his eight years here.
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