BOLIVAR, MO -- Southwest Baptist University will celebrate a “Star-Spangled” Homecoming Friday, Oct. 10 and Saturday, Oct. 11.

Friday, October 10

8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Registration Center Open
Goodson Student Union

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Carol Bormann Art Exhibition
Jester Learning and Performance Center, Driskill Art Gallery

10:00 a.m.
Honors Chapel
Presentation of:

• Life Service Awards
• Edwin Lightfoot Distinguished Alumni Award
• Global Ambassador Awards

Homecoming Court
Pike Auditorium, Mabee Chapel

11:00 a.m.
Honors Reception
Mabee Chapel lobby

11:30 a.m.
50 – Year Club Luncheon
McClelland Dining Facility

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Class of 1958 Reunion
McClelland Dining Facility
Stakeholder’s Room

3:00 p.m.
SBU Alumni Softball Home Run Derby
SBU Softball Field

4:30 p.m.
Bed Races
Burnidge Memorial Forum

6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Alumni Banquet
All Alumni invited to attend.
Recognition of LSA Recipients, past & present
Child-care provided.
Mellers Dining Commons, Goodson Student Union

7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Patriotic Concert
SBU Music Dept. presents a salute to  America
Pike Auditorium, Mabee Chapel

8:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Alumni Reunion/Dessert Fellowship
Alumni, faculty, staff & students
Class photos of ’30’s, ’40’s, ’58, ’63, ’68, ’78, ’83 and ’98
Child-care provided.
Mabee Chapel Lobby

9:00 p.m.
Night Parade
Plaster Athletic Center

9:30 p.m.
Pep Rally & Bonfire

Saturday, October 11

8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Registration Center Open
Goodson Student Union

8:30 a.m.
Alumni Breakfast (full breakfast)
Recognition of present and past Lightfoot Award Recipients
Scholarship Recipients Recognized
Mellers Dining Commons, Goodson Student Union

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Carol Bormann Art Exhibition
Driskill Art Gallery, Jester Learning and Performance Center

9:30 a.m.
Decade Parade Watching Reunions
Parade Route

10:00 a.m.
Athletic Alumni Parade Watching
Meyer Wellness and Sports Center (West Parking Lot)

10:00 a.m.
Homecoming Parade

10:30 a.m.
Redford Tailgate Party
Along parade route between Leslie & Beasley dorms

11:00 a.m.
Accounting Alumni Reunion
Taylor National Free Enterprise Center, room 119

11:30 a.m.
Bearcat Women’s Soccer vs. Truman State
SBU Soccer Field

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Alumni Luncheon
Mellers Dining Commons, Goodson Student Union

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Athletic Alumni Reunion
Plaster Stadium
North End Zone
Purple & White Booster Tent

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Alumni and Faculty Reception
Goodson Student Union

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Reception for Artist
Driskill Art Gallery, Jester Learning and Performance Center

2:00 p.m.
Bearcat Football Game
vs. Grand Valley College (Iowa) Vikings
Plaster Stadium

5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Come and Go Retirement Reception
In honor of Dr. Gordon and Mrs. Judy Dutile
Sixth Man Club Room, Meyer Wellness and Sports Center

7:00 p.m.
Improvise!
A night of improvisational theatre
Davis-Newport Theater, Jester Learning and Performance Center

Events and times are subject to change. 

For more information about Homecoming activities, contact the SBU Homecoming hotline at 417-328-1837, or visit the SBU web site at:www.sbuniv.edu/alumni.

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