Homecoming Scheduled for October 4-6

On Friday, October 4 through Sunday, October 6, Taylor University will welcome over 2,000 alumni, parents, family members, and friends for Homecoming and Family Weekend.

The weekend’s events include athletic events, food trucks, an all-campus worship service, reunion dinners, lifelong learning sessions, the annual Homecoming 5K race, and more. There will be several student-hosted events that guests can attend including Taylathon (relay bike race), Rice Pilaf (improv comedy), Shop the Loop, and Fall Fest student concert.

Guests also have the opportunity to celebrate Taylor University’s tremendous growth, expansion, and revitalization during the Life to the Full campaign through the dedication of new buildings. There will be individual open houses and ribbon cuttings for the Horne Academic Center, the Tennis and Pickle Ball Courts, the Don Wood Foundation Engineering Area, and the Yost Pavilion and Cunningham Plaza.

The Alumni Council will present service and recognition awards to Kelly (Kerans ‘98) Lyndgaard, Jessie Woodring ‘17, Tim Duncan ‘83, Curt Lundquist ‘80, Matt Johnson ‘02, and Jim Woods ‘65 at chapel on Friday, October 4 at 10 am. Elaine Vandermeulen ‘62 will receive the Doctor of Business degree, honoris causa, which she was awarded in the spring.

A partial schedule is provided below. For more information, please visit the Homecoming and Family Weekend event site.

Friday, October 4

8 am-5 pm: Classes & Campus Offices open to guests, various locations

10-11 am: Alumni Award Chapel, Rediger Auditorium

1-2 pm: Lifelong Learning Sessions, various locations

2-3 pm: Life to the Full Dedications, Rediger Auditorium

3-4 pm: Horne Academic Center Ribbon Cutting & Reception, Horne Academic Center

3-4 pm: Lifelong Learning Sessions, various locations

4-6 pm: Tennis & Pickleball Court Ribbon Cutting and Open Play/Clinic, New Tennis & Pickleball Courts

5-7 pm: Dinner & Live Music, Hodson Dining Commons (Cunningham Plaza, Yost Pavilion)

5-9 pm: Baseball Scrimmage vs. IWU, Winterholter Field

7-8:30 pm: Men’s Basketball Alumni Game, Odle Arena

7:30-9 pm: Taylor Music Concert, Rediger Auditorium

8-9:30 pm: Intramural Flag Football Championship Games, Turner Stadium

9:30-10:45 pm: Rice Pilaf, Rediger Auditorium

Saturday, October 5

8-9:30 am: 5k Run, TUXC Farm

9-11 am: Athletic Hall of Fame Brunch, Hodson Dining Commons (Habecker Hall)

9:30-10:30 am: State of the University with President Lindsay, Rupp Communication Arts Center (Mitchell Theatre)

10-11 am: Crossfit Club Workout & Refreshments, Overlook Garage

10:30 am-1 pm: Taylathon, Reade Lawn

11 am-12 pm: Women’s Basketball Alumni Game, Odle Arena

11 am-12:30 pm: Men’s Lacrosse Alumni Game, Wheeler Field

11 am-2 pm: Tailgate Lunch, Odle Parking Lot

11 am-12:30 pm: Bob Davenport Memorial Service & Reception, Rediger Auditorium

11:30 am-2 pm: Reunion Row Lunch, Kesler Student Activity Center

12-4 pm: Kids Zone, Kesler Student Activity Center: Fieldhouse

1-4 pm: Football vs. Saint Francis, Turner Stadium

2-3:30 pm: Don Wood Foundation Engineering Open House & Tour, Euler Science Complex (lower level, west side)

2-4 pm: Lifelong Learning Sessions, various locations

2-5 pm: Shop the Loop, Boren Campus Center (Bond Plaza)

3-8 pm: Food Trucks, Odle Parking Lot

4-5 pm: Bob Davenport Memorial Gathering, Stillman Fieldhouse

4-5 pm: The Art of Loss Screening, Horne Academic Center

7-9 pm: Women’s Soccer vs. Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Turner Stadium

8-10 pm: Fall Fest Concert, Hodson Dining Commons (Yost Pavilion & Cunningham Plaza)

Sunday, October 6

10-11 am: All Campus Worship Service, Rediger Auditorium

10:30 am-1:30 pm: Brunch, Hodson Dining Commons