Homecoming

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Save the Date: Homecoming Weekend | October 23–25, 2025

Get ready for a weekend full of celebration, connection, and school spirit. Visit this site frequently for updates to the event schedule. We are continually updating the information and links on this page as more details become available.

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    DAYS OF EVENTS (MANY OF THE WEEKEND'S EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ALL)

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    Admission to Owls Athletics events
    (Homecoming Weekend only)

  • Special welcome to the classes of: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020, and 2025

2025 Homecoming Pins!

For the second year, we're handing out commemorative pins to add to your Homecoming lanyard!
Visit events throughout the weekend for your chance to score limited edition pins as collector items.

2025 pins include: Football, Drama Mask, Bedazzled Nestor, Beer Mug

Monday, October 20–Saturday, October 25, 2025

3rd Annual Online Auction!

The primary goal of the online auction is to raise funds for the University’s initiatives around access, removing economic barriers to our students’ education. The online auction brings alumni and donors from across the country to participate in this event.

The auction highlights some of the many tremendous assets our students, faculty, and staff enjoy on campus. Items include experiences from the University’s Music Department, History Department, Dining Services, Art Department, and many others. We will also have items from the community including concert and sports tickets, restaurant, and cultural experiences.

Schedule of Events

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Be sure to check each event to register if required. 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23

EVENTS  

Concert

Sponsored by the Music Department - free and open to the public. Check back for more details, time, and other event specifics.


TBA

Dever Auditorium 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24

EVENTS  
Department of English Presents: Alumni Poetry Reading
Refreshments Sponsored by The º£½ÇÉçÇø Alumni Association
4 p.m.Arno Maris Art Gallery & Zoom

Athletics Hall Of Fame
º£½ÇÉçÇø Athletics is pleased to announce the 2025 Class of the º£½ÇÉçÇø Athletics Hall of Fame, which will be inducted with a dinner and ceremony on campus in the Scanlon Banquet Hall. Dinner tickets are $60 per person, $15 for children 12 and under.

The class includes:
Bill Lownds '75 – Men's Soccer
Cheryl Bassett '88 – Softball
Don Jones '04 - Football
Drew Soltysiak '08 – Men's Track and Field
Jen Ashton '15 – Women's Basketball and Women's Golf
Team of Distinction – 1975 Baseball


5 p.m.

Scanlon Hall

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25

EVENTS  

Alumni Breakfast

Open to all alumni for $10

Special receptions breakfast for:

  • University Legacy Families. This year, we're highlighting those families who have made º£½ÇÉçÇø their home away from home across generations. If you're an alum whose parents, grandparents, or children have also attended º£½ÇÉçÇø, this event is for you! We encourage current students whose family are also alums to attend this special breakfast! 


9:30—11 a.m.

 



Tim and Jeanne's Dinning Commons
 

Tent Tailgating Village! (Registration Required*)
º£½ÇÉçÇø Alumni Relations & The Alumni Association invite Alumni, Student (+21) Groups, Departments, and the community to the tent tailgating village! Gather your friends, coolers, picnics, and your 10x10 tailgating tent for an afternoon of Owl Pride! Space is limited, so register by Oct. 17th. While students and community members under 21 may attend, registrants must be 21+.

*The tailgating area will be free to enter, but you must be registered if bringing a tent. Click the link for all rules and regulations.

Departments/ Groups with tents. Visit with your faculty, fellow alums, and students! Please check the registration link, as some tents may require an additional registration for food planning purposes.

  • Cape Cod Club
  • Class of 2005 - 20th Reunion
  • Class of 2010 - 15th Reunion
  • Class of 2015 - 10th Reunion
  • Class of 2020 - 5th Reunion
  • Class of 2025 - 1st Reunion!
  • Class of 2026 Council
  • Football Family(s)

Registration opening soon!


11 a.m. â€” 5 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Woodward Center (Outside of the Softball Field)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Men's Soccer11 a.m.Alumni Field

End Zone Patio Open

Cash bar and menu from º£½ÇÉçÇø Dining


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Alumni Field
Football2 p.m.Alumni Field
Field Hockey7 p.m.Alumni Field 
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Ticket registrations for Homecoming events are nonrefundable. 

Hotel Information

The Hampton Inn: Westfield (formerly the Holiday Inn Express). Located right off the Mass Pike.
39 Southampton Rd, Westfield, MA 01085
º£½ÇÉçÇø rate is $99/ night (plus tax) for two queen beds or a king. $109 (plus tax)/night for a larger room including a pull out bed. Please ONLY call the front desk directly at 413-564-6900, or book using the link and code below. Call Quick. Rooms will not last!

clicking the "Special Rates" box and then entering the number "0002740845" in the "Corporate Account" box.

Quality Inn & Suites: 2 Southampton Rd, Westfield (right off the Mass Pike exit).

Campus Globe against cloudy blue sky

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