Information for Homecoming 2011
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Building Passes and Tickets
Passes to Empire State Building as well as tickets to the pancake breakfast will be given out in the lobby of the Empire State Building on Saturday morning between 8:30am and 10:30am.

Friday, September 30, 2011

8:00 PM Soccer Game: TKC vs. Cooper Union
Field 10 - Randall's Island

The first TKC soccer game of the year kicks off at Randall’s Island. King’s will start the season playing against Cooper Union. To get to Randall’s Island from the Empire State Building, walk to the 33rd St and Park Avenue subway station. Get on the Uptown Bronx bound 6 train and ride to 125th Street. Leave the station and get on the Wards Island bound M35 bus. Get off on the Main Rdy stop and walk south. Field 10 is next to Ichan Stadium. There is also plenty of parking on Randall’s Island. This is not a required event.

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Building Passes
To enter the premises of The King’s College, the Empire State Building requires that each guest have a pass. Saturday morning, from 8:30am – 10:30am, there will be a table set up in the lobby of the Empire State Building on the 34th Street side which will have your building passes. Please do not lose your pass as it is a security risk and difficult to replace.

9:00 - 10:00 AM Breakfast
The Student Lounge, ESB Concourse Level
Come and enjoy a hot, pancake breakfast before the start of the day. Connect with old friends and meet students and their parents who are here for Parents’ Weekend.

10:00 - 11:00 AM Faculty Lectures
Classrooms 1, 2, and 3, TKC Lower Lobby
Spend an hour learning about what students here are learning and experience an abbreviated lecture from one of our distinguished professors. Dr. David Corbin, Dr. David Innes, and Professor Brian Brenberg will each be speaking.

• Dr. Corbin is an Associate Professor of Politics, the Dean of the School of Politics, Philosophy, and Economics, and has been at King’s since 2007. His areas of academic interest include classical political philosophy, politics and literature, and American foreign policy. He has served in the New Hampshire State Legislature and currently teaches the class American Political Thought and Practice I, II, and III, all of which are Core Sophomore and Junior level classes. Learn more about him here.
• Dr. Innes is an Associate Professor of Politics and has been at King’s since 2005. He is passionate about the integration of faith in politics and has written extensively on the subject. A former pastor in Iowa, he now teaches the class Foundations of Politics and has taught other classes such as Enlightenment and Liberal Democracy and Senior level Politics courses. Learn more about him here.
• Professor Brenberg is an Assistant Professor of Business and Economics and has been at King’s since 2009. He earned an MBA with distinction at Harvard Business School and an MPA at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Prior to teaching, Prof. Brenberg worked for the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation as well as several other for-profit and non-profit organizations. He teaches classes in economics, business communication, and organizational change. Learn more about him here.

11:00 - 11:30 AM Alumni Meetings
Classroom 2
Alumni, Alumni Exec Committee
The annual Alumni business meeting.

12:15 – 2:30 PM Alumni Lunch
Trattoria Dopo Teatro (125 W 44th St near 6th Ave)
Private Room
Alumni, Alumni Exec Committee
Enjoy a private lunch in Times Square with other Alumni. Trattoria Dopo Teatro is a unique combination of extraordinary Italian cuisine and exquisite décor. While it looks deceptively small from the outside, this Theater District favorite has plenty of room and is always busy.

5:00 PM Alumni vs. Student Soccer Game
Roosevelt Island - Octagon Field
Alumni, Parents, Students
A time honored tradition, the TKC student soccer team will compete against those who have gone before them on Roosevelt Island. Last year the students won. Can they do it again? And of course, what Homecoming would be complete without a Court. The King and Queen will be crowned at half-time.

Directions to Roosevelt Island
Walk West on 34th Street to the 34th Street/ Harold Square B, D, F, M, N, Q, R subway station. Take the Uptown Queens bound F train. Ride to the Roosevelt Island stop. Leave the subway and walk north on W Road to Octagon Field. You can also take the RED bus route. On the map below, blue denotes walking and red denotes the RED bus. The bus is $0.25.