The 2022 Homecoming Queen selections process will be facilitated by the following timeline.

Fall 2022 Timeline

Applications

  • Thursday, Sept. 1 – Application goes live via Homecoming website
  • Tuesday, Sept. 13 – Candidate Interview Sign-Up Link Posted
  • Sept. 6 – 13 – Candidate Interest Sessions are hosted in person and via Zoom
  • Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 11:59 p.m. – Applications close (Extended through 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5)

Information Sessions

  • Wednesday, September 14 at 8:00 p.m.- 3104 Student Center
  • Friday, September 16 at 12:00 p.m.- 3104 Student Center w/ Zoom Option
    • Join Zoom Meeting (Meeting ID: 823 3051 1389; Passcode: 213975)
    • Dial by your location +1 470 381 2552 US (Atlanta) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
  • Sunday, September 18 at 5:00 p.m.- 3104 Student Center
  • Sunday, September 18 at 6:00 p.m.- Zoom Only

Scoring and Selection

  • Sept. 21 – 25 – Candidate Interview Process
  • Sunday, Sept. 25 at 11:59 p.m. – Deadline for faculty to submit review of candidate essays
  • Friday, Oct. 7 – Top five candidates are announced (original date modified)
  • Sept. 28 – Oct. 3 – Selections hearings and disputes heard (if needed)

Financial Plan

  • Friday, Oct. 7 – Candidate meeting for Top five, financial plan submitted by 11:59 p.m. via link that evening (original date modified)
  • Saturday, Oct. 8 at 7 a.m. – Financial receipts submitted via Financial Reporting Form, which will be posted to website by 11:59 p.m. (24 hours before campaigning begins)

Campaigns

  • Sunday, Oct. 9 at 7 a.m. through Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. – Candidate campaigning
  • Friday, Oct. 14 – Week one appeals/infractions review
  • Monday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. – Financial receipts submitted via Financial Reporting Form, which will be posted to website by 11:59 p.m. (24 hours before end of election)

Election

  • Tuesday, Oct. 18 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. – Homecoming Queen Election
  • Oct. 19 – 20 – Elections hearings and disputes heard (if needed)

Announcement

  • Friday, Oct. 21 – Homecoming Queen officially announced at Homecoming Pep Rally & Bonfire
  • Saturday, Oct. 22 – Homecoming Court participate in parade and presented at Halftime

Timeline Criteria

The following guidelines will be used to set the election schedule each year.

Application

  • Application and timeline posted no later than the third Monday after classes begin
  • At least two Interest Sessions to be hosted in early September
  • No later than two weeks before the Homecoming Election – Application Closes.
  • Tentative Interview dates provided in application packet. Candidates will be contacted to select interview with at least a week’s notice.

Selection

  • Two (2) weeks (at least) before campaigning begins – The five applicants are notified if they will be on the ballot.

Campaign

  • One (1) week before Election Day – Campaigning begins at 12:01 a.m.
  • One (1) class day after each disclosure deadline – Homecoming Committee posts financial disclosure statements online.
  • Second financial disclosure form due by 11:59 a.m. on the day of the election. Shared with all candidates before posting online to fit within the appeal timeline.

Announcement

  • Friday night before Homecoming Game (at the Pep Rally & Bonfire) – Homecoming Queen Announced