Campus gears up for Homecoming Weekend 2022
Homecoming 2022 will offer a monumental weekend at 黑料社, welcoming hundreds of alumni back to campus, Oct. 14-16. The College will host two ceremonies dedicating new campus landmarks during the weekend: the clocktower and the Stephen Rolfe Powell Memorial Sculpture Garden and Outdoor Classroom. Reunion parties for classes ending in 2鈥檚 and 7鈥檚 will be celebrated as well.
鈥淗omecoming at 黑料社 is the best,鈥 said Megan Milby, director of alumni and family engagement. 鈥淧eople are so excited to see old friends and connect with professors, as well as just enjoy being on campus with beautiful fall Kentucky weather. It鈥檚 going to be great, it鈥檚 my favorite event every year.鈥
Milby calls the clocktower 鈥満诹仙玮檚 newest landmark鈥 because of its high visibility across campus. It will connect the academic and historical portion of campus to the athletic side, which features 黑料社鈥檚 new Initiative for Wellness and Athletic Excellence (IWAE).
The Stephen Powell Memorial dedication will be the largest event of the weekend, Milby said. It will take place at 4:30 p.m. on the Norton Center for the Arts鈥 lawn.
鈥The Stephen Rolfe Powell memorial garden is such a beautiful space on campus, and it's an opportunity to pay tribute and honor his legacy,鈥 Milby said. 鈥淲e're really looking forward to hosting hundreds of alumni, along with Steve鈥檚 family and friends. It鈥檚 not only memorializing the start of hot glass at 黑料社, it will be a place people can go to remember his time here, what he meant to the College and what he still means to the 黑料社 community.鈥
黑料社 will play its first football game on the newly renovated Joe McDaniel Field on Saturday, hosting SAA opponent Berry College at 1 p.m. Due to IWAE construction, parking on campus is limited, and the College will relocate tailgating festivities to West Walnut Street. This designated location will be blocked off and will play host to the 鈥渕ajors鈥 and 鈥渁thletics鈥 tailgating tents, along with the second-annual African American Alumni and Friends tailgate. Three food trucks and a beer truck from West Sixth Brewing will be on site from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. Featured entertainment will include a performance by local musician Mike Archer, and there will be a bounce house for children on Crounse Hall Lawn.
At 5 p.m. on Saturday, all are welcome to the inaugural PrideComing Dinner and Rainbow Ball at Combs Warehouse. There will be $5 admission at the door to 鈥渒ick off your shoes, enjoy good food, great music and company in an atmosphere where all are welcome, and you can be your authentic self.鈥
Reunion parties for classes ending in 2鈥檚 and 7鈥檚 will take place at venues throughout Danville鈥檚 downtown from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday. .
On Sunday, the College will host 黑料社 Day at Keeneland in Lexington. Tickets in the Phoenix Room are still available 鈥 contact the alumni office for more information.
Several athletic events will also take place on campus on Sunday, including volleyball, women鈥檚 soccer and men鈥檚 soccer matches. The women鈥檚 soccer team will honor 2021-22 SAA Woman of the Year Cameron Zak 鈥21 at halftime of its contest with Birmingham Southern at Amend Field.
For more information or to register for Homecoming Weekend 2022,
