Homecoming Event Details

Homecoming Virtual 5K
Join your fellow Spartans for our Fifth Annual Homecoming and Family Weekend Virtual 5k!  You can walk, run, saunter or mosey, so grab your family and get out there.  This fun 5k starts on Friday, August 30th. 
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Alumni Honor Awards and Hall of Fame Banquet
Join us as we kick off Homecoming by celebrating our 2024 Alumni Honor Award recipients and Hall of Fame inductees. The evening will begin with a reception at 5 p.m. followed by dinner at 6 p.m. in the Upper Jo Young Switzer Center. Tickets for this event are $28 for adults. Children 5 and under are free. This year we will be honoring Audri Svay ’18, Dr. Nicholas Robinson ’16PharmD, Angi Yoder Maina ’94, Jamie Branyan ’99, Sarah Bose ’09, Steve Ballinger ’64, and the 1994 Men's Basketball Team

Football Reunion Breakfast 
Join the football team and Coach Hunt at 8 a.m. in the Toyota Round for a reunion breakfast followed by a presentation on the state of the team.

Exercise Science and Athletic Training Reunion
Join us in the Academic Center room 149 at 9:30 a.m. to reconnect with faculty and fellow alumni and hear about program updates. 

Wrestling Showcase 
Join us for a wrestling showcase held in the PERC Stauffer-Wolfe Arena! Watch the men practice from 9 a.m. -10 a.m. and the new women's team from 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Stick around for lunch with fellow alumni, coaches, current athletes and their families.

Reunion Row Brunch
Class reunion bruncheons are back! Join us in the Upper Jo Young Switzer Center at 9:30 a.m. for a reunion with your fellow classmates. You will have the opportunity to reminisce, reconnect, enjoy a meal together, and have your class photo taken. The cost for the brunch is $15 per person. This year we will celebrate the classes of 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014, and 2019. 

Baseball Reunion for the 1999 Conference Champs
1999 conference champs, we invite you to join your fellow baseball alumni for some tailgating in the PERC parking lot. The fun starts at 9:30 a.m. so you will have time to catch-up with other baseball alumni and their families before the grilling begins. 

Residence Hall Tours
Join us from 10 a.m. - noon to take a tour of the residence halls. Tours will be given every 30 minutes and will be lead by the Residence Assistants. Please wait at the front door of the residence hall of your choosing until it is time for the tour. 

Literacy Lab Open House
Join us in Funderburg Library from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. to celebrate the opening of the Henney Department of Education's new Literacy Lab. Reconnect with faculty and fellow alumni. At 11 a.m. there will be a special story time for children with our education majors.

Donuts and Departments
Alumni and friends are invited to join us on the Mall under the Donuts and Departments tent from 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. You will have the opportunity to connect with professors and fellow alumni from your affinity! These departments will be represented: MAT, Exercise Science Math and Computer Science, Modern Languages, Environmental Studies, Peace Studies, College of Business, Music, and Pharmacy, Bio-Chem, Medical Practicum, Biology, Sociology, Social Work, Criminology, LGBTQ, Study Away, Honors Program, and Office of Multicultural Affairs.

Manchester Mates Vow Renewal Ceremony 
NEW this year! Join other alumni couples for this special event, and renew your vows at this non-denominational ceremony, officiated by Rudy Rolle, Director of Student Diversity and Inclusion. There is no cost to join this event, but pre-registered couples will receive a memento to mark the occasion! Ceremony will take place in Petersime Chapel at 11 a.m.

Softball Alumni Game
Grab your MU softball apparel and meet us at Spartan Field at 11 a.m. for our alumni softball game.

General Luncheon
Alumni, friends, and families are invited to the general luncheon tent on the mall for a Homecoming meal. The lunch will be served from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. and the cost is $11 per person. Faculty and Staff are $5. Students may use a meal swipe. 

Peace Studies Plaque Dedication 
Each year at Homecoming, the Peace Studies Institute honors an individual for their significant contributions to peace and justice. Alumni are invited to honor the legacy of Fred Rogers as we add his name to the Peacemakers Wall in the Gladdys Muir Peace Garden.

Alumni Women's Basketball Game 
Women's athletic alumni are invited to join the basketball team in the Stauffer-Wolfe arena at 6 p.m. for some friendly competition. 

Memorial Reflections 
Stop by Petersime Chapel throughout the day to light a candle in remembrance of a fellow alumni or friend who has passed away.