BOLIVAR, MO – Southwest Baptist University will journey through a “Southwest Safari” Homecoming on Friday, Oct. 9, and Saturday, Oct. 10. Students will begin their activities earlier in the week with such traditions as "Spirit Chapel" and "Bed Races." The football game will begin at 2 p.m. on Saturday versus Southern Nazarene.
Approximately 2,000 SBU alumni and their families are expected to come to Bolivar for the homecoming events. Bolivar businesses are encouraged to decorate their windows using the homecoming theme and the SBU school colors, purple and white.
For more information about parade entries or other Homecoming activities, contact the SBU Homecoming hotline at 417-328-1806, or visit the SBU website at: http://www.sbuniv.edu/alumni/homecoming
Friday, October 9
8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Registration Center Open
Goodson Student Union
10:00 a.m. -10:50 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 1959 Reunion
McClelland Dining Facility
3:00 p.m.
SBU Alumni Softball Home Run Derby
SBU Softball Field
4:30 p.m.
Bed Races
Burnridge 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.
McClelland Dining Facility
7:00 Volleyball Game vs. Washburn University
Meyer Wellness Center
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Alumni Reunion/Dessert Fellowship/Class Photos
Child-care provided
McClelland Dining Facility
8:00 p.m. God’s Mighty Oak
Presented by the SBU Theatre Department
Davis-Newport Theater
9:00 p.m. Night Parade
Plaster Athletic Center
9:30 p.m.
Pep Rally & Bonfire
Saturday, October 10
8:30 a.m.
Alumni Breakfast:
Recognition of Lightfoot Award
Scholarship Recipients Recognized
Meller’s Dining Commons
9:30 a.m.
Decade Parade Watching Reunions
Parade Route
10:00 a.m. Homecoming Parade
10:00 a.m. Redford Tailgate Party
Parade route between Beasley and Leslie Dorms
11:00 a.m. Accounting Alumni Reunion
Taylor Hall
11:00 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.
All Alumni Tailgate Party and Carnival
2:00 p.m.
Football Game vs. Southern Nazarine University
& Coronation
Plaster Stadium
7:00 p.m.
Improvise!
Davis-Newport Theater
7:00 p.m.
Volleyball Game vs. Ft. Hays State University
Meyer Wellness 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 website at: www.sbuniv.edu/alumni.
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Southwest Baptist University is a leader among private universities in truly integrating Christ-centered academic pursuits with comprehensive professional programs at an affordable price. Since 1878, the faculty and staff have created a caring, academic community to prepare students to be servant leaders in a global society. The University has been named one of America’s Best Christian Colleges® for 12 consecutive years, one of America’s 100 Best College Buys® for 13 consecutive years, and it has been named among institutions with America’s Best College Scholarships ® for the past three years by Institutional Research and Evaluation, Inc. For more information, visit www.SBUniv.edu.
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