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John Brown University
2000 W. University St., Siloam Springs, AR 72761479-524-9500
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JBU Homecoming 2026
October 2 & 3
Tentative schedule below
Celebrating Class Reunions: 1976, 1986, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2016
Interested in hosting your class reunion? - Fill out this form.
Friday, October 2
8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Registration @ Simmons Great Hall
10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Homecoming Chapel
11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch @ Kresge Dining Hall, pay as you enter.
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
4th Annual Alumni Board Series**
Soderquist Business Center Rm. 241
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Scholarship Dinner (by invitation only) @ Simmons Great Hall
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Theater Production
Tickets sold online at jbu.edu/tickets
8:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
5K Glow Run @ Hutcheson Hall
Register Here
$25 general registration, $5 JBU student registration (discount applied at checkout)
Register by Sept. 15 to guarantee a tshirt.
Additional times:
5 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Walton Lifetime Health Complex Open
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Windgate Visual Arts East and West Art Shows
8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Ground Floor Coffee Open
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
JBU Bookstore Open (Walker Student Center)
Saturday, October 3
8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Registration Simmons Great Hall
8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Alumni Breakfast Gathering (doors open at 8 a.m.) @ Simmons Great Hall
Campus update - Alumni Awards - Alma Mater
10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Homecoming Festivities and Reunion Gatherings- more information to come.
2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Theater Production
Tickets sold online at jbu.edu/tickets
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Dinner @ Kresge Dining Hall, pay as you enter.
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wild @ Berry Performing Arts Center
Tickets sold online at jbu.edu/tickets
Additional times:
7 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Walton Lifetime Health Complex Open
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Windgate Visual Arts East and West Art Shows
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
JBU Bookstore Open
*Class of 1976 and spouses will have complimentary on campus meals provided by University Advancement
**Launched in 2022, the JBU Alumni Board Series fosters communication between alumni and JBU faculty/staff, keeping alumni engaged with JBU's mission. Each session ends with a Q&A and refreshments.
For places to stay and restaurant recommendations, visit Discover Siloam.
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John Brown University is a leading private Christian university, training students to honor God and serve others since 1919. Arkansas’ top-ranked regional university (U.S. News) and No. 2 private university (The Wall Street Journal), JBU enrolls more than 2,500 students from 34 states and 43 countries in its traditional undergraduate, graduate, online and concurrent education programs. JBU offers over 50 undergraduate majors, with top programs including business, nursing, visual arts, engineering, teacher education, psychology, computer science, construction management, graphic design, family and human services, and engineering. Twelve graduate degrees are available in business, counseling and cybersecurity.
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