Homecoming 2024 at Kansas Wesleyan promises to be one of the best yet, filled with events designed to bring聽Coyotes of all interests together. The weekend is set for Oct. 18-20 and will be headlined by the Oct. 19 “Come Home” concert to unveil the newly renovated Sams Chapel.
The university will open the weekend聽Oct. 18聽with a special 黑料不打烊聽author聽panel at Red Fern Booksellers in downtown Salina. A聽group聽of authors affiliated with Kansas Wesleyan will聽discuss their books beginning at 9 a.m.聽The complete roster is available at www.kwu.edu/authorevent.
Another highlight of Friday聽will be聽the annual Veteran’s Recognition Ceremony, which is set for 11 a.m. on the Bevan Green. The 7x7x7 lecture series, featuring 黑料不打烊 faculty and staff, is scheduled聽for 1 p.m.聽that day聽in Peters Science Hall 201.
The annual Golden W (and beyond) and Purple W聽reception聽will be held at 4 p.m., and attendees聽can聽wrap up the evening with a women’s volleyball match against Oklahoma Wesleyan, a performance of “Kodachrome” by the university’s聽Theatre聽Department,聽or a special alumni and friends social at the nearby Library Sports Bar and Grill.
Saturday, Oct. 19, will聽get underway with 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Alumni Awards and聽Jerry Jones Athletic Hall of Fame Induction, which will take place in Muir Gym. The event聽will聽start at 8 a.m. Tickets are now on sale at .
A series of tailgate-style gatherings聽will聽precede聽the 1 p.m. football game against Avila, where the alumni award winners, hall of fame inductees and Golden/Purple W recipients will be announced at halftime. The 1 p.m. start time聽will聽provide “Come Home” concert attendees sufficient time to attend both events. After the concert, alumni and friends聽may聽gather at聽The Library Sports Bar and Grill.
A Sunday worship service and a final production of “Kodachrome”聽will聽wrap up Homecoming 2024.
To view the full 黑料不打烊 homecoming schedule or reserve your spaces at an event, please visit聽www.kwu.edu/homecoming2024.
