Tiger Paw Student Handbook 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
Tiger Paw Student Handbook

Homecoming Queen and Homecoming Court


The Homecoming Queen and the members of her court are official representatives of the University of West Alabama during Homecoming Week. The Homecoming Court is made up of women who have demonstrated a commitment to academics, campus involvement and service to the University community. Members of the Homecoming Court are required to attend Serendipity, the Homecoming bonfire, the Homecoming parade and the Homecoming football game. The members of the court are also expected to appear in publicity photographs and may be asked to make public appearances on behalf of the University.

Each residence hall and recognized student organization may nominate three women for the Homecoming Court: one nominee for Queen, one nominee for Sophomore Maid and one nominee for Freshman Maid.

  • A nominee for Queen must be a female junior or senior at UWA, taking a minimum of 12 semester hours. Seniors that are taking the required number of credits to graduate by spring semester also qualify. Nominees must have attended UWA for at least two semesters prior to the current semester and must have at least a 2.25 grade point average (GPA).
  • A nominee for Sophomore Maid must be a female sophomore at UWA, taking a minimum of 12 semester hours. Nominees must have attended UWA for at least one semester prior to the current semester and must have at least a 2.25 GPA.
  • A nominee for Freshman Maid must be a female freshman at UWA, taking a minimum of 12 semester hours. Nominees must have been unconditionally admitted to UWA.

Homecoming Court nominees may not be on academic or disciplinary probation. The current Miss UWA Pageant title holder and previous UWA Homecoming Queens are not eligible.

Candidate applications will be reviewed by the Homecoming Court Screening Committee. The most outstanding candidates, based on campus involvement, academic standing and service to the university community, will be invited to an interview with the screening committee. Candidates will be notified by their UWA e-mail if they have been invited for an interview.

Personal interviews will be conducted by the Homecoming Court Screening Committee and candidate photographs will be taken at this time. The screening committee will evaluate each candidate on campus involvement, interview skills, appearance, academics and school spirit. The candidates will be ranked by the screening committee. This ranking will count as 50% of the final decision for the Homecoming Court. The top ten candidates for Queen, top five candidates for Sophomore Maid and top five candidates for Freshman Maid will be voted on by the student body.

An election for the Homecoming Court will be held on-line. All undergraduate and graduate students that are enrolled for at least six semester hours on the UWA campus in Livingston will be permitted to vote in the election.

The votes by the student body will be used to rank the candidates. An average of the election ranking and the screening committee ranking will result in the final Homecoming Court selection. The Queen candidate with the highest average ranking will represent the University of West Alabama as Homecoming Queen. The four Queen candidates with the next highest average rankings will be members of the Homecoming Court. The sophomore and freshman candidates with the highest average rankings will serve as the Sophomore and Freshman Maids. The Homecoming Queen and her Court will be introduced to the University community at Serendipity.

For more information about Homecoming Court elections, contact Jason Gardner, Director of Student Activities, at 652-3624.