Hobo Day Gallery
The Bummobile is the inspiration for the Hobo Day Gallery located in the northwest corner of the Student Union.
The fully restored Bummobile is the centerpiece of the gallery which includes other Hobo Day memorabilia. The Hobo Day Committee helped develop the vision for the Hobo Day Gallery, which serves as a living gallery for students, alumni and visitors to reconnect and to share time-honored traditions of the past. The Class of 1958 took a leadership role in private fundraising for the project and an anonymous member of the Class of 1958 pledged $75,000 as a challenge match to spur donations.
In Fall 2011, a sculpture of Hobo Day icon Weary Wil with his ever-faithful dog following him, was erected outside the North entrance to the University Student Union, near the glass windows showcasing the Bummobile in the Hobo Day Gallery.
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