Kansas Wesleyan will welcome home many of its own Oct. 15–17, as the university hosts its traditionally annual Homecoming and Family Weekend. It will be ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s first Homecoming Weekend since 2019, due to the one-year absence necessitated by COVID-19.
While many of the traditional events return, there are several exciting additions to the schedule as well. ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ will dedicate a new optics lab in Peters Science Hall, named in honor of longtime professor Paul Stucky. Stucky’s son, Mark Stucky, a nationally-known test pilot and commercial astronaut for Virgin Galactic, will speak at a 2 p.m. event on Oct. 15.
Two of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s most unique programs, eSports and Debate and Forensics, will also be represented during the weekend. Both will host showcase events, where visitors can see the teams participating in scrimmage-like competitions. Debate and Forensics will welcome visitors at 3 p.m. Oct. 15, while eSports will do so at 10:30 a.m. the following morning.
The traditional Golden W event returns as well, but it has been shifted into an evening event. All alumni are welcome for the Oct. 16 dinner that will see Golden W (’70 and ’71), Purple W (’95 and ’96) and alumni award winners honored. The music department will also be featured at the evening’s proceedings, which get underway at 6 p.m. at Salina’s Hilton Garden Inn. Â
Athletics will also be well represented, with a junior varsity women’s volleyball game, football taking on McPherson and men’s and women’s soccer both in action. The athletic Hall of Fame inductions will take place at a dinner event in Muir Gym Friday, Oct. 15 at 6 p.m.
Finally, the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Alumni Association will reveal a new space, dedicated to alumni award winners through the years. The area will be on Brown Mezzanine inside the Student Activities Center. The new space will be revealed at 9:15 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 16.
For more information on Homecoming and Family Weekend, please contact director of recruitment, alumni and parent engagement Claire Houk at [email protected]. For the full 2021 Homecoming and Family Weekend schedule, please visit http://www.kwu.edu/homecoming2021.Ìý
