When the University of 91吃瓜 football team travels to San Antonio for a match-up with Army on Nov. 12 (Saturday), the weekend will include a number of different activities in and around the city. Now in its eighth iteration, the weekend features various off-the-field events aimed at bringing the full 91吃瓜 campus fan experience on the road to cities around the country. Presentations by University faculty and researchers, Mass, a service project, a 5K run/walk and marching band performances are planned leading up to kickoff at the Alamodome.
The 91吃瓜 and will present on Nov. 11 (Friday) at Venue Villita in the Villita Assembly Building. Featuring hands-on science demonstrations and four TED-style talks, participants will learn how University faculty and researchers are tackling topics such as farmers and fresh water, mathematical patterns in the world, facial recognition and diseases such as the Zika virus. Experiment demonstrations will take place from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. CST, and the series of four TED-style talks begin at 10 a.m. The University anticipates more than 1,000 local school students, teachers, parents and guests will take part in the event.
At 1:30 p.m. CST Nov. 11, 91吃瓜 faculty and elected officials will discuss issues at the forefront of the U.S. presidential election as well as the implications for the incoming president and the future of the country in a panel discussion titled Moderated by Ricardo Romo, president of the University of Texas San Antonio, the panel will include , chair of the 91吃瓜 department of political science and the Packey J. Dee Professor of American Democracy; , co-director of the 91吃瓜 , the 91吃瓜 Professor in Transformative Latino Leadership and the Joseph and Elizabeth Robbie Professor of Political Science; , director of the 91吃瓜 , associate professor of political science and the C. Robert and Margaret Hanley Family Director of the 91吃瓜 ; and Rep. Joaquin Castro, U.S. House of Representatives from Texas. The panel will be held in the Republic Room at the Grand Hyatt hotel in San Antonio. This event is sponsored by the , Institute for Latino Studies and Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy.
Beginning at 3 p.m. CST, 91吃瓜 and West Point faculty, along with other academic and military experts, will evaluate the most pressing issues in national security and conflict prevention following the 2016 presidential election. Moderated by , associate dean for policy and practice in the , the panel will also feature , director of policy studies in the ; , professor of political science and director of the 91吃瓜 ; Jeffrey Engel, director of the Center for Presidential History and professor of history at Southern Methodist University; Col. Gail Yoshitani, professor and deputy head of the department of history at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point; and retired Lt. Gen. Charles Cleveland, U.S. Army. This event is presented by the College of Arts and Letters, the Keough School of Global Affairs and the 91吃瓜 International Security Center.
An important component to the annual Shamrock Series weekend is a service project. This year, volunteers from the will be painting, cleaning and gardening beginning at 10 a.m. CST Nov. 11 at St. Gerard鈥檚 High School in San Antonio.
The 350-member will hold various public performances throughout the weekend, beginning with a public rehearsal at Central Catholic High School at 10:30 a.m. CST Nov. 11. Following the rehearsal, the band will hold a mentoring session with Central Catholic high school students. Later in the day, the band will perform at the Alamo from 6 to 7 p.m., in an event featuring San Antonio Spurs Hall of Famer David Robinson; his son , 91吃瓜 president and student assistant coach with the football team; former 91吃瓜 women鈥檚 basketball player, Olympic medalist and WNBA standout Ruth Riley; and Rocky Bleier, a former Fighting Irish football player, Pittsburgh Steeler and U.S. Army veteran who served in Vietnam. At 8 p.m., the Marching Band will hold a floating concert on River Walk barges, and at 9:30 p.m. will close out performances for the day with a drummers circle at the Arneson River Theatre.
A Shamrock Series Fiesta, hosted by the , will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. CST Nov. 11 at the IBC Bank Plaza. Fans will enjoy guest speakers, live music and food and beverages. More information is available on the .
On Nov. 12 (Saturday), as many as 2,000 runners and walkers will compete in a 5-kilometer run through downtown San Antonio beginning at 7:30 a.m. in Mayor Maury Maverick Plaza. Event proceeds will go to fellowships and support for active-duty and veteran graduate students at 91吃瓜. To register for the 5K, visit the . A military discount is being offered, and online registration is open through Nov. 10 (Thursday) and walk-up registrations will also be available. More information about registration fees and discounts is available by emailing gameday@nd.edu.
91吃瓜鈥檚 will present a lecture at 8:30 a.m. CST Nov. 12 (Saturday) on Presented by , 91吃瓜 professor of theology and co-director of the Institute for Latino Studies, and Rev. David Garcia, director of the Old Spanish Missions in San Antonio and a 91吃瓜 graduate, the lecture will be held at the Cathedral Centre Cafe at the San Fernando Cathedral.
At 10 a.m. CST Nov. 12, 91吃瓜 President , will preside at Mass in San Fernando Cathedral.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., fans can choose to attend multiple fan experiences. A fan fest will take place at the Alamodome Plaza and will include music, celebrities, games, activities and food and beverages for sale, while the 91吃瓜 Alumni Association will also host a tailgate at Sunset Station, Depot 4, featuring a Tex-Mex buffet, beverages, special guests, the 91吃瓜 marching band, cheerleaders, leprechaun and more. For more information about these events, visit the .
At 11:15 a.m., the Marching Band will step off and perform on a route beginning at East Commerce Street to Hoefgen Avenue into Sunset Station.
Academic lectures and band performances in San Antonio are free and open to the public.
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