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Applications and Platforms Due: Monday, October 10th in the Center for Student
Activities and Leadership Development by 4:30pm.
Voting Process: Wednesday, October 19th during dinner with paper ballots.
Final 8 Couples Recognition Ceremony and Final Voting Process: Thursday,
October 20th at Midnight Madness in the Robert J. Mellow Center.
Final Court announcement: Friday, October 21st at the Homecoming Formal at
The Woodlands Inn & Resort.
Eligibility
1. Requirements: To be eligible to apply for the Homecoming Court, a student
must meet the following requirements:
a. Be a full-time undergraduate student of Marywood University.
b. Be in good judicial standing with the University at the time the
application is due. You will be ineligible to participate in Homecoming
application process if you are sanctioned to University disciplinary
probation during any part of the Homecoming process.
2. Homecoming Positions: will be as follows. Completed credits are totaled as of
the end of the Spring 2011 semester.
a. King and Queen- Seniors (90 credits or more)
b. Prince and Princess- Juniors (60-89 credits)
c. Duke and Duchess- Sophomores (30-59 credits)
d. Lord and Lady- Freshman (0-29 credits)
3. Rules:
a. The final 16 candidates are required to attend all preannouncement
activities as well as attend the Homecoming dance.
b. Campaigning is acceptable. Rules for campaigning are as follows.
i. Any Homecoming candidacy material may be posted in any
building on campus except for the Liberal Arts Center Rotunda,
Main Dining Room, First Stop, and the Post Office.
ii. All flyers must be approved and stamped by the SALD Office.
iii. At no time during voting is the candidate allowed to lobby, near or
around the voting stations, this will lead to disqualification.
iv. All signs within a radius of 20 feet of the election booth will be
removed the day of Homecoming voting.
v. The SALD Office reserves the right to remove signs that are not
stamped or that are considered to be in poor taste or in violation of
any of the above regulations.
vi. Candidates will be contacted on the evening of elections by e-mail.
The results will also be posted in the SALD Office.
4. Application Process:
a. The attached application must be fully completed and turned into the
Center for Student Activities and Leadership Development no later than
October 10th. Falsifying the information on this application will result in
immediate disqualification from the Homecoming process.
b. The applicants that meet all of the requirements, and whose references are
validated will be notified, via e-mail by October 11th that they will be
included in the voting process.
c. Candidates must also provide two identical platforms for approval by
October 10th to the Center for Student Activities and Leadership
Development. All approved platforms will be displayed at voting sites.
Please see attached sheet for platform requirements and regulations.
d. Voting will take place October 19th via paper ballots located outside of the
Main Dining Hall from 4:30 – 6:30pm.
e. Upon completion of the voting period, votes will be tallied and the top two
couples from each class will be notified and recognized at Midnight
Madness, on Thursday, October 20th in the Robert J. Mellow Center for
Athletics and Wellness where final voting will take place. The winning
couple for each class will be announced at the Homecoming Formal.
5. Platform Requirements:
a. Must be at least 8.5 x 11 in size. Make your platforms creative and
energetic.
b. Please print legibly your name, phone number and email address on the
back of your platforms. All platforms need to be approved by the SALD
office.
c. Do not include any inappropriate images or foul language.
d. Some things to include.
i. Name
ii. Summary of previous leadership and/or volunteer experience.
iii. Major
iv. Class year
v. Class Throne you are running for.
vi. Including a picture of yourself is strongly encouraged.
6. Advertisements
a. Applicants are allowed 10 free black/white copies in SALD office. All
advertisements must be approved and stamped by SALD.
Homecoming Court Application 2011
This application must be fully completed and returned to the Center for Student Activities
and Leadership Development in the Nazareth Student Center by Monday, October 10,
2011 at 4:30pm.
General Information:
Name__________________________________
Class Standing:
__ Freshman (0-29 credits)
__Junior (60-89 credits)
Major: ____________________
__Sophomore (30-59 credits)
__Senior (90 credits or more)
Minor: ____________________
E-mail Address (One you check DAILY): __________________________________
Cell Phone Number: __________________________________
Local Address:______________________________________________________
Personal Statement
1. Why do you think that you would be a good representative of the Homecoming
Court?
Thanks for your participation- Marywood Student Activities