Register for Student Competitions
Due at 4 p.m. Sept 20, 2024
Preregister for these events:
- Banner Contest
- Showtime at the Coliseum
- Blood Drive
- Food Drive
- Yard Games Competition
Volunteer Opportunities
Earn extra competition points for your organization by helping with:
- Homecoming Parade
- Cornstock Festival
- Cleanup after Showtime at the Coliseum
- Husker Watch Party
Earn 10 points per volunteer with a maximum of 100 points per group.
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Blood Drive has it's own signup for volunteers.
Earn extra competition points for your organization.
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Goosechase Challenge
Open to every UNL student.
Complete individual challenges in an online scavenger hunt for a chance to win big prizes including free textbooks for a semester.

Husker Watch Party
Students earn Attendance Points for their organization in the Homecoming Competition.

Blood Drive
Four-day event!
Signup opens 8 a.m. Sept 23, 2024.
You can earn Competition Points + Volunteer Points for your organization.

Food Drive for Husker Pantry
Three divisions:
- Fraternity and Sorority Groups
- Recognized Student Organizations (RSOs)
- Residence Halls

Banner Contest
Three divisions:
- Fraternity and Sorority Groups
- Recognized Student Organizations (RSOs)
- Residence Halls

![Lawn display at Homecoming 2023. [photo by Mike Jackson | Student Affairs]](/sites/unl.edu.university-communication.homecoming/files/styles/4_3_720x540/public/media/image/231027_Yard%20Display_0047_cropped.jpg?itok=a-yp2nqn)
Showtime at the Coliseum
Three divisions:
- Fraternity and Sorority Groups
- Recognized Student Organizations (RSOs)
- Open Group
![Students from Newman Center RSO perform during Showtime at the Coliseum. October 23, 2023. [University Communication]](/sites/unl.edu.university-communication.homecoming/files/styles/4_3_720x540/public/media/image/231023_Showtime_1462_cropped.jpg?itok=3i7cKFzP)
Yard Games Competition
Three divisions:
- Fraternity and Sorority Groups
- Recognized Student Organizations (RSOs)
- Residence Halls
![Brayan Van Meter throws a bag as he competes for Phi Delta Theta. Cornhole Tournament for Homecoming. October 25, 2023. [Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication]](/sites/unl.edu.university-communication.homecoming/files/styles/4_3_720x540/public/media/image/231025_Cornhole_518_cropped.jpg?itok=-LbZF8cU)
![A person plays the drums on stage at a music concert. [pexels-yankrukov]](/sites/unl.edu.university-communication.homecoming/files/styles/4_3_720x540/public/media/image/BattleOfBand-stockimage-pexels-yankrukov-cropped.jpg?itok=SI5na9Yd)
Homecoming Parade
Three divisions:
- Fraternity and Sorority Groups
- Recognized Student Organizations (RSOs)
- Residence Halls

Cornstock Festival
Students can earn Volunteer Points for their organization in the Homecoming Competition.
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Student Movement Challenge
Challenge yourself to record 300 minutes of movement during the seven days of Homecoming Week - that's only 43 minutes each day.
Students reaching the goal will be entered into a drawing to win a Spring 2025 Group Fitness Pass at the Campus Rec Centers or a fitness swag pack.
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Fitness Classes
Earn additional competition points by participating in fun fitness classes like Bro-Ga and Pop Pilates.
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