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JBU Homecoming 2023
October 6 & 7
Online registration is now closed, but you can still register Friday or Saturday morning in Simmons Great Hall when you arrive.
If you are a community member wanting to register for the 5K Glow Run, Register Here.
Schedule of Events
Friday, October 6
Class of 1973 and their spouses will have complimentary meals on campus provided by University Advancement.
8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Registration
Simmons Great Hall
8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
(optional before chapel) Breakfast
Kresge Dining Hall
Pay as you enter, 9.50+tax/person. All stations are open for your choice of a variety of foods.
10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Homecoming Chapel
Speaker: Andrea Martinez '04
Cathedral of the Ozarks, open to all
Speaker: Andrea Martinez '04
Cathedral of the Ozarks, open to all
11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
Kresge Dining Hall
Pay as you enter, $9.50+tax/person. All stations are open for your choice of a variety of foods.
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
2nd Annual Alumni Board Series
Walker Student Center, Room 233 (upstairs to left)
The Alumni Board Series was introduced in 2022 by the JBU Alumni Board to foster open communication between alumni and JBU Faculty and Staff. The goal of the series is to keep JBU alumni updated and engaged on JBU's commitment to the mission of "Christ Over All" and "Head, Heart, Hand." Each session will end with a Q&A. Refreshments will be served.
Session 1: Dr. Jay Bruce, Director for the Center for Faith and Flourishing
"How the Center for Faith and Flourishing Helps Fulfill JBU’s Mission"
Session 2: Steve Brankle, JV Volleyball Coach
"The Insignificance of Volleyball: It's About So Much More!"
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Class of 2013 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
6 p.m.
Women’s Volleyball vs. Wayland Baptist
Free admission, Bill George Arena
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception - 50 Years of Women's Athletics (Food and Fellowship Celebration)
Bill George Arena, Hospitality Suite
7 p.m.
Men's Basketball Alumni vs. Current Team
Murray Sells Gym
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Fall Theater - "The Play That Goes Wrong"
Berry Performing Arts Center
Tickets sold online at jbu.edu/tickets
8 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Bonfire/Campfires with smores near 5K start line.
Come cheer on our runners from start to finish!
8:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
5K Glow Run
Start and Finish behind Hutcheson Hall
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
East: "Sooner or Later: A celebration of life and its small moments," by Senior Graphic Design major, Jace Richardson
West: Voices & Votes: Democracy in America, a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institute
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
Visit our Archives and fellowship with other alumni
Saturday, October 7
8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Registration Simmons Great Hall
8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Alumni Breakfast Gathering
Biggest event of the weekend!
Campus update – Alumni Awards – Alma Mater
$10/person; Tickets purchased during registration
Simmons Great Hall
10:00 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Heritage Society Induction
Class of 1973
Venue: Cathedral of the Ozarks
10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Self-Guided Prayer Walk
Begin at Registration
Pick up your guide and take all the time you need.
10 a.m.
Ultimate Frisbee
10:30 a.m.
Alumni Tennis Tournament
Tennis Courts
10:30 a.m.
Spirit Line and Pep Assembly
Quad to Alumni Field
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Women’s Soccer
JBU vs. Panhandle State University
Free admission, Alumni Field
(50 Years of Women's Athletics food and fellowship in the NEW Champions Pavilion by Alumni Field
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Rugby
11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Rockin' Rackley's BBQ Food Truck and the NEW JBU Concessions Food Truck available for lunch. Pulled pork, chicken, and brisket sandwiches, nachos, hot dogs, potato salad, Mexican street corn, coleslaw, chips and popcorn. For dessert, try an ice cream bar or cheesecake on a stick!
Food trucks are by Alumni Field, but Kresge Dining Hall will be open as well. Pay as you enter, $9.50+tax/person. All stations are open for your choice of a variety of foods.
11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Class Reunions: 1973, 1983, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2013
Tents near Alumni Field
1 p.m.
Men’s Soccer
JBU vs. Panhandle State University
Coronation of Homecoming King & Queen
Free admission, Alumni Field
2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Fall Theater - "The Play That Goes Wrong"
Berry Performing Arts Center
Tickets sold online at jbu.edu/tickets
4 p.m.
JBU Volleyball
JBU vs. Panhandle State University
Bill George Arena, free admission
** In case of rain, the 50 years of women's athletics food and fellowship will be in the Bill George Arena Hospitality Suite **
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
NEW! Pickleball Games
Beginners to Pros invited. We’ll have coaches available to teach you how to play and officiate.
No gear is necessary!
Walton Lifetime Health Complex, Basketball Courts
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
JBU Esports "Rocket League" Tournament
WLHC
Alumni & Guests vs. Current Team
Alumni & Guests vs. Current Team
No need to sign up, just come with a controller and wire (will not work with wireless controllers). If you have any questions, email Kim Johnson at KiJohnson@jbu.edu. You can also come to watch in the new Esports Arena!
5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Dinner
Kresge Dining Hall
Pay as you enter. $9.50+tax/person. All stations are open for your choice of a variety of foods.
6 p.m.
JBU JV Volleyball
JBU vs. Labette Community College
Bill George Arena, free admission
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Fall Theater - "The Play That Goes Wrong"
Berry Performing Arts Center
Tickets sold online at jbu.edu/tickets
Additional times:
7 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Walton Lifetime Health Complex Open
(Visit jbu.edu/health-complex/hours/ for open pool times)
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Windgate Visual Arts East and West Art Shows
East: "Sooner or Later: A celebration of life and its small moments," by Senior Graphic Design major, Jace Richardson
West: Voices & Votes: Democracy in America, a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institute
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
JBU Bookstore Open (Walker Student Center)
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Alumni Welcome Center Open House
Visit our Archives and fellowship with other alumni.
Archive staff will be available.
Visit our Archives and fellowship with other alumni.
Archive staff will be available.
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