Each year many 果冻传媒 Tigers make the journey back to a place that they called home for four years during Homecoming Weekend. It doesn鈥檛 matter if it鈥檚 a one-year reunion or the 60th; Tigers from all generations keep coming together for one massive weekend of 果冻传媒 pride.
鈥淎lumni from all class years return for Homecoming each year to reconnect with friends, faculty and campus,鈥� said Linda Beals, director of alumni and parent engagement. 鈥淭his was 'home' for four of the most transformative years of their lives, and our alumni return to celebrate their passion for the institution.鈥�
There are plenty of things to do on campus during Homecoming Weekend 2016 beginning with a bonfire, sponsored by the Union Board, at 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5 on the lawn across from Kreig Hall. Also taking place Oct. 5-9 will be reunions, golf outings, special lunches, speakers, the Athletics Hall of Honor dinner, the Alumni Awards breakfast, Greek open houses, sporting events and much more.
All weekend long, the 果冻传媒 University Department of Theatre and Dance will present its 2016 fall semester Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 6-8 and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9 in Chakeres Memorial Theatre, 905 Woodlawn Ave.
On Friday, Oct. 7, 果冻传媒 will also host a series of three panels in Bayley Auditorium called 鈥淎 Celebration of Lifelong Learning鈥� from 1 to 4:30 p.m. 鈥淎 Celebration of Lifelong Learning鈥� is an alumni-led career panel series to help current students extract the most out of their education.
Also on Friday from 8:30 to 11 p.m., there will be an all-campus and alumni 鈥榃elcome Back To Witt Party鈥� at Founders Pub, located in the basement of the Benham-Pence Student Center. Come join alumni and current students for a game of Jeopardy starting at 9 p.m.
The fun continues with the traditional tailgating beginning at 10 a.m. until game time on Saturday, Oct. 8. The Tigers take on DePauw in the football game at 1 p.m.
The Communications and Business Leadership Experience (known as CABLE) is celebrating its 10th year on campus with hors d鈥檕euvres and beverages, as well as a short presentation at the Barbara Deer Kuss Science Center from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.
The weekend-long celebration ends with a church service of Holy Communion in Weaver Chapel at 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 9 with special music being provided by the 果冻传媒 Choir. All reunion classes, visitors, and current students are welcome.
To register for events and for more information about the weekend鈥檚 festivities, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 937-327-6374. To see the complete schedule of events please visit /alumni/homecoming
