Note: Registration required for some Homecoming 2025 events.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2

Outstanding Alumni Awards

6:00PM Reception, 7:00PM Dinner & Presentation

Judy G. Stevenson Hall, Wentz Science Center

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3

Class of 1975 Reunion Lunch & Trolley Tour

11:30AM, Judy G. Stevenson Hall - Wentz Science Center

Shimer Alumni/Staff Steering Lunch

1:30 PM, Quigley's, 43 E. Jefferson, Naperville

Homecoming Check-In

2-4PM, Wentz Concert Hall Lobby - Fine Arts Center

Coffee Lab Roasting Demonstration

 3-4 PM, Coffee Lab, Larrance Academic Center, 309 E. School St.

 Trolley Tours for 50-Year Classes

3-4PM, Wentz Concert Hall Lobby - Fine Arts Center

50-Year Club Banquet & Class of 1975 Induction Ceremony

4:30PM Reception, Wentz Concert Hall Lobby | 5:30PM Dinner, Madden Lobby & Theatre

Class of 1990 Reunion Gathering

5-7PM, Location TBD

Football Alumni Event

7PM, Cress Creek Country Club

Homecoming Concert (need to purchase through Fine Arts Center Box Office)

8PM, Wentz Concert Hall - Fine Arts Center (Cost: $7 if purchased in person at box office or over phone; $10 if purchased online. Questions, call the Box Office, 630-637-7469)

Women's Volleyball Alumni Social 

7PM, Club Mamalu - 10 W Chicago Ave, Naperville

Young Alumni Social

8PM, Club Mamalu - 10 W Chicago Ave, Naperville

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4

Women's Lacrosse Alumni Game

9AM Alumni Check-In, 9:30AM Game, - Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium (Brunch following game in North End Zone area) 

Alumni Swim Meet

9-11AM, Pool - Merner Fieldhouse

Mitchell Family Locker Room Dedication

Merner Fieldhouse

Wrestling Open Practice

9AM, Women's Practice; 10AM, Men's Practice - Nichols Gym - Merner Fieldhouse

Athletic Hall of Fame Breakfast with Champions

9:30AM, Madden Lobby & Theatre - Fine Arts Center

African American Alumni Association (AAAA) Walk/Bike-A-Thon

10:45AM, Harold & Eva White Activities Center

Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

11AM, Wentz Concert Hall - Fine Arts Center

Homecoming Check-In/Trolley Tours

11AM-2PM, Wentz Concert Hall Lobby - Fine Arts Center

Class of 1955 Lunch

12PM, Smith Hall, Old Main

Women's Soccer Game vs. Trine University

12PM, Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium

Shimer Alumni Lunch

12PM, 5 S Loomis St.

30th Anniversary Celebration for the African-American Alumni Association of NC (includes lunch)

12PM, Madden Theatre in Fine Arts Center

Coffee Lab Espresso Pop-Up 

1-2PM, Coffee Lab, Larrance Academic Center, 309 E. School St.

Baseball alumni open batting practice at Zimmerman Field

1-3PM

Shimer Seminars

1:30-3PM, 5 S. Loomis St & Goldspohn Hall

AAAA Annual Meeting

2PM, Fine Arts Center Room 138

Homecoming Cornhole Tournament - Sponsored by the Wrestling Program

2PM, Res/Rec West Lawn

Homecoming Fest & Dinner

3-6PM, 403 S. Loomis Athletics Field

Oktoberfest Beer & Wine Tasting

3-6PM, 403 S. Loomis Athletics Field

Shimer Evening Events: Dinner, " Cellar Fellas" Band, and Poetry by Aron Dunlap and guests

5PM, 5 S. Loomis St.

Football Game vs. Wheaton College (Battle for the Little Brass Bell)

6PM, Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium

Post-Game Fireworks - Sponsored by Wintrust Community Banks

Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5

Worship Service

10AM, Koten Chapel - Kiekhofer Hall

Sunday Brunch

11AM, Kaufman Dining Hall