HOMECOMING QUEEN AND COURT

The Homecoming Queen and the members of her court are official representatives of the University of West Alabama during Homecoming Week.  The Homecoming Court is made up of women who have demonstrated a commitment to academics, campus involvement and service to the University community.  Members of the Homecoming Court are required to attend Serendipity, the Homecoming bonfire, the Homecoming parade and the Homecoming football game.  The members of the court are also expected to appear in publicity photographs and may be asked to make public appearances on behalf of the University.

Each residence hall and recognized student organization may nominate three women for the Homecoming Court: one nominee for Queen, one nominee for Sophomore Maid and one nominee for Freshman Maid.  Nomination forms must be submitted to the Office of Student Affairs (Webb Hall 323) by Friday, October 2nd at 4:30 p.m. 

• A nominee for Queen must be a female junior or senior at UWA, taking a minimum of 12 semester hours. Seniors that are taking the required number of credits to graduate by spring semester also qualify.    Nominees must have attended UWA for at least two semesters prior to the current semester and must have at least a 2.25 grade point average (GPA).

• A nominee for Sophomore Maid must be a female sophomore at UWA, taking a minimum of 12 semester hours.  Nominees must have attended UWA for at least one semester prior to the current semester and must have at least a 2.25 GPA.

• A nominee for Freshman Maid must be a female freshman at UWA, taking a minimum of 12 semester hours.  Nominees must have been unconditionally admitted to UWA.

Homecoming Court nominees may not be on academic or disciplinary probation.  The current Miss UWA Pageant title holder and previous UWA Homecoming Queens are not eligible.

Homecoming Court nominees must pick up a Homecoming Court Candidate Application from the Office of Student Affairs by Thursday, October 8th.  Candidate applications are due by Thursday, October 8th at 4:30 p.m.

Candidate applications will be reviewed by the Homecoming Court Screening Committee approximately Monday, October 12th. The most outstanding candidates, based on campus involvement, academic standing and service to the university community, will be invited to an interview with the screening committee.  Candidates must check their UWA e-mail on Tuesday, October 13th to see if they have been invited for an interview.

Personal interviews will be conducted by the Homecoming Court Screening Committee on Thursday, October 15th.  Candidate photographs will be taken at this time. The screening committee will evaluate each candidate on campus involvement, interview skills, appearance, academics and school spirit.  The candidates will be ranked by the screening committee.  This ranking will count as 50% of the final decision for the Homecoming Court.  The top ten candidates for Queen, top five candidates for Sophomore Maid and top five candidates for Freshman Maid will be voted on by the student body. 

An election for the Homecoming Court will be held on-line Tuesday, October 20th through Thursday, October 22nd.  All undergraduate and graduate students that are enrolled for at least six semester hours on the UWA campus in Livingston will be permitted to vote in the election.  Only verbal campaigning is permitted for the Homecoming Court election.  Flyers, signs, mass e-mails and other marketing efforts are prohibited.

The votes by the student body will be used to rank the candidates.  An average of the election ranking and the screening committee ranking will result in the final Homecoming Court selection.  The Queen candidate with the highest average ranking will represent the University of West Alabama as Homecoming Queen.  The four Queen candidates with the next highest average rankings will be members of the Homecoming Court.  The sophomore and freshman candidates with the highest average rankings will serve as the Sophomore and Freshman Maids.  The Homecoming Queen and her Court will be introduced to the University community at Serendipity on Wednesday, October 28th.

The Office of Student Life reserves the right to change the dates listed above.  For more information about Homecoming Court elections, contact Luther Gremmels, Director of Student Life and Housing, at 652-3768.