CULLOWHEE — With a theme of “Tradition Long … Catamount Strong,” Western Carolina University will celebrate Homecoming 2012 with a host of activities Oct. 4-7.

David Dorondo, associate history professor, will deliver the annual “Last Lecture” at 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, at the A.K. Hinds University Center theater on the WCU campus. The “Last Lecture” event honors a faculty member who teaches with passion and enthusiasm.

The annual Alumni Scholarship Homecoming Golf Tournament (with a four-person captain’s choice format) tees off with a shotgun start at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 5, at Sequoyah National Golf Club in Whittier.

Cheer as community and student floats, WCU cheerleaders, the 2012 Homecoming Court and the Pride of the Mountains Marching Band participate in the Homecoming Parade, ...