Homecoming

JBU Homecoming 2024

October 4 & 5

Register Here

Friday, October 4

8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Breakfast @ Kresge Dining Hall, pay as you enter

8 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Registration @ Simmons Great Hall

10 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Homecoming Chapel @ Cathedral

11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch @ Kresge Dining Hall, pay as you enter.

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

3rd Annual Alumni Board Series**

4:30 p.m.

JV Volleyball vs Seminole State

5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

  • Class of 2014 Pizza Party
  • Sand volleyball courts next to Hutch Hall
  • Fun and food for the whole family!
  • Inflatables, yard games, and face painting for the kids

5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Scholarship Dinner (by invitation only) @ Simmons Great Hall

7 p.m.

Women's Volleyball vs Langston University @ Bill George Arena, free admission

TBD

Men's Basketball Alumni vs. Current Team @ Murray Sells Gym

7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Theater Production of Pride and Prejudice @ Berry Performing Arts Center

Tickets sold online at jbu.edu/tickets

8 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Bonfire/Campfires with smores near 5K Glow Run start line.

8:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.

Homecoming Concert with Grady Nichols '94! @ Cathedral of the Ozarks

8:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.

5K Glow Run @ Hutcheson Hall

Register here by September 16 to guarantee a glow run t-shirt in your preferred size.

Hosted by Alumni and Parent Engagement
and JBU Scholarship Fund.

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)

1 p.m. - 4 p.m. -

Alumni Welcome Center Open House

Saturday, October 5

8 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Registration Simmons Great Hall

8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Alumni Breakfast Gathering @ Simmons Great Hall

Campus update - Alumni Awards - Alma Mater

10:00 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Heritage Society Induction for Class of 1974 @ Cathedral

10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Self-Guided Prayer Walk beginning @ registration

10 a.m.

Ultimate Frisbee

10:30 a.m.

Alumni Tennis Tournament @ Tennis Courts

10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

NEW! Pickleball Games @ WLHC Basketball Courts

  • We'll have coaches available to teach you how to play and officiate.
  • No gear is necessary!

12 p.m.

Women's Soccer vs. USAO @ Alumni Field, free admission

12 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Food trucks available for lunch and concessions @ Alumni Field

12 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Class Reunions: 1974, 1984, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2014 @ Alumni Field

2 p.m.

Men's Soccer vs. USAO @ Alumni Field, free admission

Coronation of Homecoming King & Queen

2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Theater Production of Pride and Prejudice @ Berry Performing Arts Center

Tickets sold online at jbu.edu/tickets

 

4 p.m.

JBU Volleyball vs. Central Christian @ Bill George Arena, free admission

5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Dinner @ Kresge Dining Hall, pay as you enter.

7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Theater Production of Pride and Prejudice @ 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. – 1 p.m. -

JBU Bookstore Open

10 a.m. – 4 p.m. -

Alumni Welcome Center Open House

*Class of 1974 and spouses will have complimentary 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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