Schedule
Check back later for the 2024 schedule!
2023 Schedule of Events*
(*subject to change)
Homecoming Welcome Center
Friday, October 20 | 11:00 A.M. – 8:00 P.M.
Golden Deacs
Friday, October 20 | 11:30 A.M. – 1:30 P.M.
AT CAPACITY
Party So Dear
Friday, October 20 | 4:30 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.
Reunion Class Events
Friday Evening, October 20 & Saturday Morning, October 21
Service of Remembrance
Friday, October 20 | 4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Festival on the Quad
Saturday, October 21 | 9:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
Alumni Tailgate
Saturday, October 21 |12:30 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.
WF VS. Pitt Football Game
Saturday, October 21 | 3:30 P.M.
Homecoming Worship Service
Sunday, October 22 | 10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.
Party So Dear
Friday, October 20 | 4:30 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.
Law Alumni & Reunions Welcome Dinner
Friday, October 20 | 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Breakfast with Faculty
Saturday, October 21 | 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Festival on the Quad
Saturday, October 21 | 9:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
Alumni Tailgate
Saturday, October 21 | 12:30 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.
WF VS. Pitt Football Game
Saturday, October 21 | 3:30 P.M.
Homecoming Worship Service
Sunday, October 22 | 10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.
AWFUBA
Celebration of the Black Experience
Friday, October 20 | 9:00 P.M. – 11:00 P.M.
Farrell Hall
AWFUBA Business Meeting
Saturday, October 21 | 10:00 A.M.
BSA Lounge Patio, Kitchin Hall 005
Intercultural Center Tailgate
Saturday, October 21 | 12:30 – 3:30 P.M.
Located near Gate 5 of Allegacy Stadium
Choral Alumni Reunion
Alumni and friends from all class years who sang in choir as a student are invited back for a weekend of reunion and celebration! Please register in advance and plan to attend as many of the choral reunion events as possible.
The entire Wake Forest community is invited to attend the choral reunion concert on Sunday, October 22 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. in Brendle Recital Hall.
HOLAA (Hispanic/Latino Alumni Association)
Open House
Friday, October 20 | 6:30 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.
Reynolda Hall, Room 301
We invite Latin American or Spanish speaking cultural heritage alumni, families and students to the Hispanic/Latino Alumni Association reception. Join us to celebrate alumni accomplishments and learn more about HOLAA. ¡Los esperamos!
Sustainability
Environment and Sustainability Alumni Brunch CANCELLED
Join us at Festival on the Quad!
Veteran & ROTC Alumni
Open House
Friday, October 20 | 3:00 P.M. – 4:15 P.M.
Building 25 – Military Science
The Decorated Deacs affinity group and Military Science invite all WFU veterans and ROTC graduates to connect with the Wake Forest veteran community and today’s ROTC cadets. Light refreshments will be provided.
Deactown: Wake Forest Athletics Facilities Tours – ALL TOURS ARE AT CAPACITY
Friday, October 20 | 11:30 A.M., 12:30 P.M., 1:30 P.M.
Sutton Sports Performance Center, Shah Basketball Complex
Tour new WFU Athletics Facilities. Get a closer look at the home of the Demon Deacons as you tour with members of our athletic staff. Meet at the Deacon statue in front of the Sutton Sports Performance at 1 Wellman Way. *Facilities featured on tour are subject to change.* Space is limited, so please register in advance.
A Journalist’s Journalist: How We Can Trust the Media Again
Friday, October 20 | 2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.
ZSR Auditorium
Discussion with Maria Henson ’82 Editor-at-Large of the Wake Forest Magazine and Mary Llewellyn McNeil ’78, author of Century’s Witness: The Extraordinary Life of Journalist Wallace Carroll, former Wake Forest professor of Constitutional Rights
Not the Library You Remember! ZSR Library Tours
Friday, October 20 | 2:30 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
ZSR Library Atrium
Join us for fast and fun tours (30 minutes) that highlight how the ZSR Library is not the library you remember! We will begin in ZSR Atrium and end in Special Collections & Archives. In between, we will visit the wonderful new study spaces in the ZSR Library and drop in on some of our campus partners now located in ZSR!
Friends of Economics Alumni Panel & Reception
Friday, October 20 | 3:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
Kirby B02
Join the Economics department for a panel discussion featuring alumni with a reception to follow.
Timothy S. Y. Lam Museum of Anthropology Open House
Friday, October 20 | 3:00 P.M. – 4:30 P.M.
Located in Palmer Hall off Carroll Weathers Drive – #31 on the campus map. Visit the new space and browse the Lam Museum of Anthropology galleries including featured exhibits. The museum is open Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00am to 4:30pm. Admission is free.
School of Business Reception
Friday, October 20 | 3:00 P.M. – 4:30 P.M.
Farrell Hall, Reynolds American Foundation Terrace
Help us celebrate 75 years of business at Wake Forest! Join us for a drop-in reception and reconnect with faculty, staff, and fellow alumni. State of the School remarks at 4:00 p.m. We especially look forward to honoring business classes ending in milestone years of 3’s and 8’s.
Department for the Study of Religions Reception
Friday, October 20 | 3:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
DRS 116
Russian Program Reception & Pancake Party
Friday, October 20 | 6:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.
Professor Clark’s House, Winston-Salem
Come join current and former Russian students and friends of the Russian program at Professor Clark’s house to swap stories and make bliny (pancakes) from scratch! Please email Professor Clark at clarkep@wfu.edu for directions.
Women’s Golf National Championship Trophy Photo Op
Saturday, October 21 | 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
Haddock House
Take a photo with the Women’s Golf National Championship trophy! Light refreshments will be served. Registration is encouraged, but not required.
Reynolda House Museum of American Art
Smith & Libby: Two Rings, Seven Months, One Bullet
General Admission
Reynolda House Museum of American Art
General Admission
Tour the new exhibit about Zachary Smith Reynolds’s death, Smith & Libby: Two Rings, Seven Months, One Bullet. For more information and to plan your visit, please visit the Reynolda House website.
Thursday, October 19
6:00 P.M.
Women’s Soccer vs Boston College
Spry Stadium
Friday, October 20
4:15 P.M.
Baseball Scrimmage Game
Couch Ballpark
5:00 P.M.
Field Hockey vs. Boston College
Kentner Stadium
7:00 P.M.
Women’s Volleyball vs. Louisville
Reynolds Gym
8:00 P.M.
Men’s Soccer vs. Notre Dame
Spry Stadium
8:00 P.M.
Wake Forest Ice Hockey Home Opener vs. UVA
Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Annex
Saturday, October 21
Time TBD
WFU vs. Pitt Football Game
Allegacy Stadium
Sunday, October 22
12:00 P.M.
Women’s Volleyball vs. Notre Dame
Reynolds Gym
12:30 P.M.
Women’s Soccer vs. Louisville
Spry Stadium
TBD
Baseball vs Elon Game
Couch Ballpark
9:30 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.
Reynolda House Museum of American Art
General Admission
Tour the new exhibit about Zachary Smith Reynolds’s death, Smith & Libby: Two Rings, Seven Months, One Bullet. For more information and to plan your visit, please visit the Reynolda House website.
10:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.
Timothy S. Y. Lam Museum of Anthropology
Located in Palmer Hall off Carroll Weathers Drive – #31 on the campus map. Visit the new space and browse the Lam Museum of Anthropology galleries including featured exhibits. Join us for an open house on Friday, October 20 from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
11:00 A.M. – 8:00 P.M.
Homecoming Welcome Center
Green Room and Magnolia Patio, Reynolda Hall
11:30 A.M. – 12:15 P.M.
Deactown Athletics Facilities Tour I – AT CAPACITY
Sutton Sports Performance Center, Shah Basketball Complex
Space is limited, so please register in advance. Tour new WFU Athletics Facilities. Get a closer look at the home of the Demon Deacons as you tour with members of our athletic staff. Meet at the Deacon statue in front of the Sutton Sports Performance at 1 Wellman Way. *Facilities featured on tour are subject to change.*
11:30 A.M. – 1:30 P.M.
Golden Deacs Luncheon, Class of 1973 and earlier – AT CAPACTIY
Suite 401, Benson Fourth Floor
All members of the Golden Deacs (those out 50+ years) are invited to lunch and to hear Coach Tom Walter, Men’s Baseball Head Coach. The Class of 1963 will receive their 60 year pins and the Class of 1973 will receive their 50 year pins and be inducted into the Golden Deacs.
12:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.
Student Government Open House
Benson 304 (Student Government Office)
12:30 P.M. – 1:15 P.M.
Deactown Athletics Facilities Tour II – AT CAPACITY
Sutton Sports Performance Center, Shah Basketball Complex
Space is limited, so please register in advance. Tour new WFU Athletics Facilities. Get a closer look at the home of the Demon Deacons as you tour with members of our athletic staff. Meet at the Deacon statue in front of the Sutton Sports Performance at 1 Wellman Way. *Facilities featured on tour are subject to change.*
1:30 P.M. – 2:15 P.M.
Deactown Athletics Facilities Tour III – AT CAPACITY
Sutton Sports Performance Center, Shah Basketball Complex
Space is limited, so please register in advance. Tour new WFU Athletics Facilities. Get a closer look at the home of the Demon Deacons as you tour with members of our athletic staff. Meet at the Deacon statue in front of the Sutton Sports Performance at 1 Wellman Way. *Facilities featured on tour are subject to change.*
2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.
A Journalist’s Journalist: How We Can Trust the Media Again
ZSR Auditorium
Discussion with Maria Henson ’82 Editor-at-Large of the Wake Forest Magazine and Mary Llewellyn McNeil ’78, author of Century’s Witness: The Extraordinary Life of Journalist Wallace Carroll, former Wake Forest professor of Constitutional Rights
2:30 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
Not the Library You Remember! ZSR Library Tours
ZSR Library Atrium
Join us for fast and fun tours (30 minutes) that highlight how the ZSR Library is not the library you remember! We will begin in ZSR Atrium and end in Special Collections & Archives. In between, we will visit the wonderful new study spaces in the ZSR Library and drop in on some of our campus partners now located in ZSR!
3:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
Friends of Economics Alumni Panel & Reception
Kirby B02
Join the Economics department for a panel discussion featuring alumni with a reception to follow.
3:00 P.M. – 4:15 P.M.
Veteran & ROTC Alumni Open House
Building 25 – Military Science
The Decorated Deacs affinity group and Military Science invite all WFU veterans and ROTC graduates to connect with the Wake Forest veteran community and today’s ROTC cadets. Light refreshments will be provided.
3:00 P.M. – 4:30 P.M.
School of Business Reception
Farrell Hall, Reynolds American Foundation Terrace
Help us celebrate 75 years of business at Wake Forest! Join us for a drop-in reception and reconnect with faculty, staff, and fellow alumni. State of the School remarks at 4:00 p.m. We especially look forward to honoring business classes ending in milestone years of 3’s and 8’s.
3:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Department for the Study of Religions Reception
DRS 116
4:00 – 5:00 P.M.
Service of Remembrance
Porter Byrum Welcome Center
4:30 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.
Party So Dear
Manchester Plaza
5:00 P.M.
Field Hockey vs. Boston College
Kentner Stadium
6:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.
Russian Program Reception & Pancake Party
Professor Clark’s House, Winston-Salem
Come join current and former Russian students and friends of the Russian program at Professor Clark’s house to swap stories and make bliny (pancakes) from scratch! Please email Professor Clark at clarkep@wfu.edu for directions.
6:30 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.
HOLAA Open House
Reynolda Hall, Room 301
7:00 P.M.
Women’s Volleyball vs. Louisville
Reynolds Gym
7:00 P.M. – 10:30 P.M.
Class of 1973 50TH Reunion Class Event
Suite 401, Benson University Center
7:30 P.M. – 10:30 P.M.
10TH – 45TH Reunion Class Events
Reunion Party Village, Poteat Field
8:00 P.M.
Men’s Soccer vs. Notre Dame
Spry Stadium
8:00 P.M.
Wake Forest Ice Hockey Home Opener vs. UVA
Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Annex
9:00 P.M. – Late!
5TH Reunion Class Event
Last Resort
9:00 P.M. – 11:00 P.M.
Celebration of the Black Experience
Farrell Hall
9:30 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.
Reynolda House Museum of American Art
Smith & Libby: Two Rings, Seven Months, One Bullet
General Admission
Reynolda House Museum of American Art
As part of your homecoming experience, tour Reynolda’s fall exhibition.
9:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
Festival on the Quad &
Homecoming Welcome Center
Hearn Plaza (The Quad)
Family-friendly event with food, music, games, face painters, book signings, and more!
9:30 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.
Class of 1968 55th Reunion Brunch
Autumn Room, 2nd Floor, Reynolda Hall
10:00 A.M.
Class of 1963 60th Reunion Brunch
Home of Nancy & Jim Mattox
10:00 A.M.
AWFUBA Business Meeting
BSA Lounge Patio, Kitchin Hall 005,
10:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.
Timothy S. Y. Lam Museum of Anthropology
Located in Palmer Hall off Carroll Weathers Drive – #31 on the campus map. Visit the new space and browse the Lam Museum of Anthropology galleries including featured exhibits.
10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
Women’s Golf National Championship Trophy Photo Op
Haddock House
Take a photo with the Women’s Golf National Championship trophy! Light refreshments will be served. Registration is encouraged, but not required.
Environment and Sustainability Alumni Brunch CANCELLED
Join us at Festival on the Quad!
12:30 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.
Alumni Tailgate
Winston-Salem Fairgrounds
12:30 – 3:30 P.M.
Intercultural Center Tailgate
Located near Gate 5 of Allegacy Stadium
3:30 P.M.
WFU vs. Pitt Football Game
Allegacy Stadium
10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.
Homecoming Worship Service
Wait Chapel
12:00 P.M.
Women’s Volleyball vs. Notre Dame
Reynolds Gym
12:30 P.M.
Women’s Soccer vs. Louisville
Spry Stadium
1:30 P.M. – 2:30 P.M.
Choral Alumni Reunion Concert
Brendle Recital Hall
The entire Wake Forest community is invited to this beautiful expression of choral alumni’s love for great choral music and their alma mater.
1:30 P.M. – 4:30 P.M.
Reynolda House Museum of American Art
Smith & Libby: Two Rings, Seven Months, One Bullet
General Admission
Reynolda House Museum of American Art
As part of your homecoming experience, tour Reynolda’s fall exhibition.