Homecoming event to reflect diversity on UF campus

September 30, 2005

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – University of Florida’s Homecoming will celebrate Soulfest, a multicultural extravaganza and outdoor concert event from 6 to 10 p.m. Sunday on the Reitz Student Union North Lawn and Colonnade. The event is free and open to the public.

This event will include music, dance and art. Students, faculty and the Gainesville community have the opportunity to celebrate the diversity found on UF’s campus. Members of artistic groups and student organizations will express their traditions through dancing, singing, poetry and stepping.

The 2005 Homecoming celebration takes place Oct. 3-7, ending with the largest student-run pep rally in the nation, Gator Growl.

For more information, call (352) 392-1671 ext. 400, visit the Web site http://www.ufhomecoming.org or e-mail natrue@ufl.edu.