Coming Your Way The 10th Annual MainStreet Stride

The MainStreet Stride is a campus tradition – a springtime foot parade of red and black. Student organizations, as well as students, faculty and staff representing offices across the university, dress up in their best (and often most creative) red-and-black getups to parade their pride through campus. The parade begins at noon on Friday, April 10, on the plaza at University Pavilion and proceeds down MainStreet to the Campus Recreation Center Gymnasium.

The 2015 MainStreet Stride

Things are heating up on MainStreet! This year we are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the MainStreet Stride at the #hottestcollegeinAmerica. There will be a free picnic lunch in the CRC Gymnasium immediately after the parade, featuring a performance by the UC Bearcats Band, an awards ceremony featuring the coveted gnome trophies and the Student Government Inauguration.

To view this year's animated invitation, created by Ryan Fennessey, DAAP ’15, Aryan Hope, DAAP ‘15 and Patrick Fitzgerald, DAAP ’15, featuring “The University of Cincinnati is Heating Up America,” view photos from past Strides, and to RSVP your department’s participation, please visit

uc.edu/mainstreet/stride2015

.


2015 Grand Marshal

The winner of the Face of the #BearcatCard

Contest

will lead the 10th Annual MainStreet Stride.

2015 Judges

Greg Hand, Director, UC Public Relations, Retired

Major Tim Thornton, UCPD

Mike Bohn, UC Athletics Director

Denine Rocco, UC Dean of Students

Arnie Miller, UC Professor

Awards

Most Spirited (Department and Student Group)

Most Creative (Department and Student Group)

President’s Choice (Department and Student Group)

Join in this annual event –

and don't forget to wear red and black

!

MainStreet Subsystem logo

MainStreet Subsystem logo

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