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General Homecoming Events

 

The listing below does not include specific class events. Please check the individual class schedules if you are celebrating a reunion. Also, locations are subject to change. Stop by the Homecoming Welcome Center to pick up event tickets and updated weekend information. View brochure in pdf format.

 

Friday, October 3

10:35 AM

Homecoming Chapel
Edman Chapel
Speaker: Dr. Philip Ryken '88
Senior Minister, Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA

11 AM-6 PM Homecoming Welcome Center
Sports & Recreation Complex
Pick up your event tickets here.
1-3 PM 8th Annual Student Poster Session: Summer Science Research
Perry Mastodon Lobby, Armerding Science Building
2:30-4:30 PM Student Missionary Project (SMP)
50th Anniversary Celebration

Event Tent, Leedy Field
Celebrate 50 years of ministry with SMP.
3-5 PM Reception for Dr. Dean Arnold '64
Recipient, 2008 Distinguished Service to Alma Mater Award

By Invitation
4-6 PM Open Halls
Come see how the residence halls have changed.
4:30 PM Women's Soccer vs. Aurora
Bean Stadium
4:30 PM Football Chapel
Barrows Auditorium, Billy Graham Center
5-7 PM Student Homecoming Dinner
Anderson Commons, Beamer Center
Join students in the dining hall for a special Homecoming theme dinner. View meal prices.
5 PM Women's Volleyball vs. North Central
King Arena, Sports & Recreation Complex
7 PM Men's Soccer vs. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Bean Stadium
   

Saturday, October 4

8 AM Student/Alumni 5K Thunderground Run
Begins at Edman Mall
Enjoy a fun run with alumni, families, and students.
Get more info.
8 AM Wheaton Associates Breakfast
Coray Alumni Gym, Beamer Center
Morning Hours Department Open Houses
Catch up and reconnect with Wheaton faculty, past and present. Find out what's new with students and academic life today, and remember your own days at Wheaton.
View Department Open House schedule.
9 AM Alumni vs. Students Swim Meet
Chrouser Pool, Sports & Recreation Complex
9–10:30 AM Homecoming Welcome Center
Sports & Recreation Complex
Pick up your event tickets here.
9:30-11 AM Alumni of Color Continental Breakfast
Phelps Room, Beamer Center
10 AM Women's Tennis vs. Wisconsin-Whitewater
Tennis Courts
11 AM

Homecoming BBQ
Event Tent, Quad
Everyone is welcome to enjoy a family-friendly BBQ! You'll be seated by class, so come hang out with your friends before the football game. Lunch includes activities for the kids and lots of orange and blue!

1 PM Football vs. North Park
McCully Stadium
2-4 PM Wheaton College/West Suburban Alumni Tea
Nurses' Residence, West Suburban Hospital, Oak Park
Call Ardythe Tiesenga '56 at 630.655.2888.
4-6 PM Open Halls
Come see how the residence halls have changed.
4:15 PM Hall of Honor Reception (after football game)
King Arena Lobby, Sports & Recreation Complex
8 PM Conservatory Homecoming Concert
Edman Chapel
Tickets available for purchase at the door.

 

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