Alumni – Events and Programs | The College of Wooster

September 18-19, 2026
Campus | Wooster, OH

Homecoming & Family Weekend

Celebrate Wooster with alumni, students, family, and friends. Wear your best tartan gear and cheer on the Fighting Scots on the field, the stage, and the classroom.

October 1 , 2026 | 6 p.m.
The Taft Museum of Art | Cincinnati, OH

Scholars on the Road | Cincinnati

Featured Speaker:
Sarah Sobeck, Professor of Chemistry and Dean of Faculty Development.

October 10-11, 2026
Various times | Multiple locations

Scots in Service

Participate in a local community service project with members of the Scots family. This long-standing tradition is back from hiatus!

October 16-17, 2026 | Times vary
Campus | Wooster, OH

Celebrating 110 Years of Phi Sigma Alpha

Alumni coordinators: Sebastian Northrup ’16 and Seth Duerr ’00

Registration Opens Soon

27-AFE-003_Minneapolis Regional Alumni Event-Email

October 27, 2026 | 6 p.m.
The Revel Room | Minneapolis, MN

Interactive Alumni Workshop

Navigating Professional or Personal Changes in Your Life

Facilitator: Christina Boyd Smith '90

Registration Opens Soon

27-AFE-004_Pittsburgh Regional Alumni Event-Email

November 7, 2026 | 5 p.m.
Heinz Hall | Pittsburgh, PA

Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto

Pre-show behind the scenes tour and Talkback with Musicians of The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

Registration Opens Soon

27-AFE-005_The Great Lakes Theater Event in Cleveland-Email

December 5, 2026 | 5 p.m.
Playhouse Square - Mimi Ohio Theater | Cleveland, OH

A Christmas Carol

Meet the cast of this beloved holiday classic presented by the Great Lakes Theater

Registration Opens Soon

April 13, 2027 | 6 p.m.
Bishop O'Dowd High School | Oakland, CA

Scholars on the Road | San Francisco

Presenter: Matt Mariola, Associate Professor, Environmental Studies

Registration Opens 2027

May 20-23, 2027 | Times vary
Campus | Wooster, OH

Reunion Weekend 2027

All alumni are welcome to celebrate the reunion classes of: 2022, 2017, 2012, 2007, 2002, 1997, 1992, 1987, 1982, 1977, 1972, 1067, 1962, 1957, and 1952

Registration Opens 2027

See last year's schedule of events!

Time	Event	Description	Location
Thursday, May 28
Noon - 7 p.m.	Welcome & Check In	Pick up nametags, event tickets, and an updated schedule of events!	Scheide Music Center Lobby (Reunion Weekend HQ)
Noon - 4 p.m.	50th Reunion Hospitality Center		Bornhuetter Hall \| Front Patio
Noon - 8 p.m.	Golf Cart Service
2 - 4 p.m.	50th Reunion Golf Scramble	All skill levels welcome for this 9-hole scramble. Carts are available upon request.	L.C. Boles Golf Course
3 - 4:15 p.m.	Airport Shuttle to Wooster	3 p.m. Departure from CLE to Wooster	Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
4:30 - 6 p.m.	50th Reunion Welcome Cocktail Party		Learning Garden & Pavilion (former site of The Shack)
4:30 p.m.	Friends of Bill W. Meeting		All Faiths Chapel \| Lowry Center 258
5 - 7 p.m.	Thursday Dinner	Experience the new servery in the renovated Lowry Center	Lowry Center
Times vary	Thursday Night Social Time	Enjoy time with your classmates and new friends	Various locations
Friday, May 29
7 a.m. - 7 p.m.	Welcome & Check In	Pick up nametags, event tickets, and an updated schedule of events!	Scheide Music Center Lobby (Reunion Weekend HQ)
7 a.m. - 9 p.m.	Golf Cart Service
7 - 9 a.m.	Friday Breakfast		Lowry Center
9 - 10:15 a.m.	Guided Tours of Campus	Led by current students and Advancement staff. Golf carts available.	Depart from Lowry Center
10:30 - 11:45 a.m.	Alumni College Session 1	1. Flavoring the Nation: Case Studies of Constructing National Cuisines \| Dr. Ravi Palat 2. Radically Rooted with Susan Stair '76, a preview of the exhibition for Fall 2026. \| Susan Stair '76 & Dr. Marianne Wardle, College of Wooster Art Museum 3. Don't Panic (but maybe learn to prompt)! Learn how Wooster is preparing teachers for the age of artificial intelligence. \| Education Department Faculty featuring Matthew Broda, Sarah Dunlap, Allison Neptune '05, Gretchen Tefs, & Megan Wereley '94	Class #1 \| Ruth W. Williams Hall 060 Class #2 \| College of Wooster Art Museum \| Ebert Art Center Class #3 \| Ruth W. Williams 140
11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.	Friday Lunch		Lowry Center
12 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.	Airport Shuttle to Wooster	11 a.m. Departure from CLE to Wooster	Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
Noon - 1:15 p.m.	Class of 1976 \| Memorial for Friends	Light lunch following at Williams Hall \| Knowlton Commons	Memorial: Westminister Church House Light lunch: Knowlton Commons \| Ruth W. Williams Hall
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.	Alumni College Session 2	1. Impact Through Volunteerism \| Ally Conlon and Ellie Harshbarger, Alumni & Family Engagement 2. Wooster's AMRE Consulting Program: Experiential Learning through Community Engagement \| Jill Munro, associate director of Community Engagement, and Summer 2026 AMRE student interns 3. Guided Tours of Campus \| Current students and Advancement staff. Golf carts available. 4. The Learning Garden Tour \| Presented by staff from the Office of Sustainability	Class #1 \| Ruth W. Williams 060 Class #2 \| Longbrake Commons \| Andrews Library Class #3 \| Depart from Lowry Center Class #4 \| Learning Garden & Pavillion (former sit of The Shack) \| University St. next to Gault Admissions
3 - 4 p.m.	Alumni College Session 3	1. Class of 1976 Bourbon Tasting \| Tom Benninger '76 2. Class of 1976 Wine Tasting \| Mark High '76 and Dan Soltis '76 3. Young Alumni/Student Networking Event \| Alumni & Family Engagement and Career & Experiential Learning 4. After Jail, Before Freedom \| David Coogan '90, professor of English at Virginia Commonwealth University 35Guided Tours of Campus \| Current students and Advancement staff. Golf carts available.	Class #1 \| TBA Class #2 \| TBA Class #3 \| Allen Commons \| Lowry Center Class #4 \| Ruth W. Williams Hall 060 Class #5 \| Depart from Lowry Center
4:30 p.m.	Friends of Bill W. Meeting		TBA
5 - 6 p.m.	Welcome Home Happy Hour \| Scots Forever Classes and the Class of 1976		Lowry Center \| Burden Family Patio
5 - 8 p.m.	Welcome Home Happy Hour for 5th - 45th Reunion Classes	Heavy hors d'oeuvres and drinks for all classes!	Lowry Center \| Burden Family Patio
6 - 7:45 p.m.	50th Reunion BBQ Dinner		Douglass Quad Tent (near Ebert Arts Center)
6 - 8 p.m.	Scots Forever Dinner	Hosted by President Anne E. McCall and Wooster's Board of Trustees, for Classes including and prior to 1974.	Kittredge Dining Hall
8 p.m.	Let's Go to the Movies!	Title TBA	Lowry Center \| Allen Commons
8 p.m.	Class of 1986 Kick-Off!		Ruth W. Williams Hall 140
8 p.m.	Debi Smith '76 In Concert	Featuring Grammy-nominated, American Folk Singer Debi Smith, performing readings and songs from the book Flight of the Robin (written with her mother, Vivian Douglas Smith '47) with additional music provided by Don Frederico '76	Scheide Music Center \| Gault Recital Hall
10 p.m.	Golf Cart Service Ends
Saturday, May 30
7 a.m. - 7 p.m.	Welcome & Check In	Get your nametags, tickets, room keys, schedules, and more!	Scheide Music Center Lobby (Reunion Weekend HQ)
7 a.m. - 10 p.m.	Golf Cart Service
7 - 9 a.m.	Saturday Breakfast for All Alumni		Lowry Center
9:30 - 10:15 a.m.	Celebration of Wooster \| Conversation with the President		Lowry Center \| Allen Commons (Second Floor)
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.	Celebration of Wooster \| Outstanding Scots Ceremony	Celebrate alumni philanthropy and our alumni award honorees: Sebastian Northrup '16, Christine Farrell '94, Deborah Arfken '63, Keith Walker '70, and Nicola Healy Jordan '61 & David Jordan '59 (posthumously)	Scheide Music Center \| Gault Recital Hall
11:45 a.m.	Celebration of Wooster \| Walk Through the Arch	Line up in front of the President's House for the annual walk of classes.	University Street
11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.	Celebration of Wooster \| Luncheon for All Alumni	Class of 1961 \| Private Dining Room 144 Class of 1971 \| Longbrake Faculty Lounge	Lowry Center
Noon - 1 p.m.	Alumni Award Honoree Luncheon (by invitation)	Hosted by President Anne McCall	President's House
Noon - 1:30 p.m.	Class of 1976 Lunch		Douglass Quad Tent
1:30 - 4 p.m.	50th Reunion: Trails, Courts, & Cards	Join classmates for easy trail hikes at Wooster Memorial Park, pickleball at Aspen Raquet Club, or card games and board games in Lowry Center	Locations vary
2 - 4 p.m.	Darty on the Green! (a daytime party)	ALL alumni are welcome to stop by for ice cream, snacks, games, drinks, music, a photo booth, conversation, laughter, and more!	Burden Family Patio \| Lowry Center
2 p.m.	Class of 1966 Zoom with Faraway Classmates		Lowry Center 201
2 p.m.	Class of 1961 Zoom with Faraway Classmates		Lowry Center 202
2 p.m.	Guided Tours of Campus	Led by current students and Advancement staff. Golf carts available.	Depart from Lowry Center
3:30 - 4:15 p.m.	Class of 1966 Gathering	Talk with President McCall and share stories from your time at Wooster	Lowry Center 201
4 - 4:30 p.m.	Class of 1986 Memorial Gathering		Lowry Center \| North side by memorial benches
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.	Celebrating Your Generosity	Reception hosted by President Anne E. McCall for members of the Wooster Fund Leadership Circle, 1866 Legacy Society, and the Benefactor Society. By invitation only.	Allen Commons \| Lowry Center
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.	Friends of Bill W.		All Faiths Chapel \| Lowry Center 258
6:15 p.m.	50th Reunion Class Photo		Kauke Hall \| North Steps
5:30 - 8:30 p.m.	Saturday Class Dinners \| Scots Forever and 1981 - 2021	Beer and wine included. 5:30 p.m. \| Scots Forever Classes plus Classes of 1981, 1986, 1991, and 1996. 6:30 p.m. \| Classes of 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, and 2021.	Lowry Center
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.	Class of 1976 50th Celebration Dinner	6:30 p.m. \| Reception with President McCall 7 p.m. \| Dinner	Kittredge Dining Hall
8 p.m.	Paint & Sip		The Alley \| Lowry Center
8 - 11 p.m.	Dance the Night Away!		Burden Family Patio \| Lowry Center
8 p.m.	Let's Go to the Movies!	Film Screening & Talk-Back with JC Chandor ’96, Oscar-nominated filmmaker	Lyric Theatre of Wooster \| 116 E. South St. - Wooster, OH
10 p.m.	Golf cart service ends
Sunday, May 31
7 - 11 a.m.	Golf Cart Service Begins
7 a.m.	Reunion Weekend HQ Opens	Please return your residence hall key cards and your nametag holders to the Gault Alumni Center before you depart campus.	Scheide Music Center Lobby (Reunion Weekend HQ)
7 - 9:30 a.m.	Farewell Breakfast		Lowry Center
8 - 9:15 p.m.	Airport Shuttle	8 a.m. Departure from Wooster to CLE	TBA
11 a.m.	Final Check Out of Residence Halls	Return residence hall keys and say farewell to Wooster….for now!	Scheide Music Center Lobby (Reunion Weekend HQ)
11 a.m.	Reunion Weekend HQ Closes and Golf Cart Service Ends

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Schedule of Events

Time	Event	Location
Friday, September 18
11 a.m. - 7 p.m.	Homecoming Weekend \| General Registration We are excited to welcome you to Homecoming Weekend at Wooster. Please review the list of events below and let us know which ones you plan to attend! Check in for Homecoming at the Information Desk in Lowry Center. Pick up your nametags and be entered to win a basket of Wooster merchandise!	Lowry Center \| Information Desk
11 a.m.	Radically Rooted: The Art of Susan Stair '76 Susan Stair creates public art works that illustrate and animate discoveries by contemporary biologists of the restorative power of Nature. She researches trees, rivers and forests; the powerful cleaners of the Earth, air and water. Paintings, sculptures, textiles and photos are cut, fused, and then rebuilt presenting solutions for our damaged ecosystems.	Ebert Art Center
12 - 12:45 p.m.	Scots Under 10 \| Panel Discussion This year's cohort of Scots Under 10 will share their experiences since graduation with current students.	Lowry Center \| Allen Commons
2:30 p.m.	Ginny Hunt Kilt Classic \| Women's Volleyball vs. Bluttfon University	Scot Center \| Timken Gymnasium
3 p.m.	Abbey Arboretum at Wooster Dedication	East side of Scovel Hall
4 p.m.	Economics Department & Alumni Panel: Can Finance Be a Force for Good?	Lowry Center \| Allen Commons
4:30 p.m.	Ginny Hunt Kilt Classic \| Women's Volleyball vs. The University of Olivet	Scot Center \| Timken Gymnasium
4:30 p.m.	Celebration of the Arts	McGaw Chapel
5:30 p.m.	Scots Under 10 Honoree Reception The 2026 honorees are: Mylo Parker-Emerson '19, Stephanie Pokras '21, Unnati Singhania '17, Randall Turner, Jr. '18, Nisa Usman '16, Emily Baird '16, Madeline Baker '16, Alexander Hopkins '16, and Jack O'Neill '17.	Kittredge Hall
6:30 p.m.	W Association \| Athletics Night of Excellence This year's Hall of Fame inductees are: Brett Beech ’94 (baseball), Rhonda Belcher Gibson ’89 (track and field), Hilary Coady ’16 (track and field), Terry Gladis ’95 (baseball), Doug Hart ’86 (soccer, tennis), Clara Mitchell ’92 (field hockey), John Sullivan Wilson ’78 (swimming and diving), Frank Windsor ’88 (lacrosse), Laurie Priest '77 (distinguished award of excellence). This year's Paul V. Barrett honorees are: Mary Kate Agona ’06 (volleyball) and Jason Godwin ’00 (lacrosse)	Scheide Music Center \| Gault Recital Hall
7 p.m.	Black Alumni Reunion \| Friday Social Time Join fellow alumni for social time at downtown Wooster's Mariola Italian! Includes light appetizers and a cash bar.	Mariola Italian Restaurant \| 365 E. Liberty St., Wooster
Saturday, September 19
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.	Check-In	Lowry Center \| Information Desk
9 a.m.	Women's Volleyball vs. Kent State University-Tuscarawas	Scot Center \| Timken Gymnasium
9:30 a.m.	Women's Field Hockey Alumni Breakfast Reconnect with former teammates and meet the new head coach, Leanne Bough.	Scot Center \| Lobby
9:30 a.m.	Cider & Donuts with President Anne E. McCall and First Year Seminar Faculty	Lowry Center \| Allen Commons
10 - 11:30 a.m.	Experiential Learning Showcase Talk with current students and learn about their amazing experiential learning and internship experiences! The morning will feature posters, videos, and lightning talks.	Lowry Center \| The Alley
10 a.m.	Black Alumni Reunion \| Student Experience Discussion	Ruth Williams Hall 060
10 - 11:30 a.m.	Tours of Compton Hall Check-out the renovation progress at Compton Hall! Tours will be offered at 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m., and 11 a.m. on a first-come, first-served basis. Each tour can accommodate 25 people so you may want to show up early to claim your spot! Advanced registrations are not being accepted for these tours.	Compton Hall \| Entrance near Kittredge (Wayne Ave.)
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.	Archie Ambassador Day Scottish terriers and their families enjoy treats and a fenced-in agility area.	Campus
11 a.m.	Black Alumni Reunion \| Conversation with President McCall	Ruth Williams Hall 060
12 - 2 p.m.	Black Alumni Reunion \| Tailgate Lunch You won't want to miss this tailgate, catering by David Newberry-Yokley of Big D's Soul-B-Q! Beer, wine, soft drinks and water included.	TBD
1 p.m.	Men's Soccer vs. Adrian College	Carl W. Dale Memorial Field
1 p.m.	Radically Rooted: The Art of Susan Stair '76 Susan Stair creates public art works that illustrate and animate discoveries by contemporary biologists of the restorative power of Nature. She researches trees, rivers and forests; the powerful cleaners of the Earth, air and water. Paintings, sculptures, textiles and photos are cut, fused, and then rebuilt presenting solutions for our damaged ecosystems.	Ebert Art Center
2 - 4:30 p.m.	Homecoming Beer Garden Cheer the Fighting Scots with complimentary snacks and soft drinks. Beer and wine available for purchase.	Scot Center Tent
1:35 p.m.	Archie Ambassadors Parade Cheer our Scottish Terrier guests as they march down Beall Ave with Archie and the Scot Marching Band. Group photo of the pups to follow.	Beall Ave. (University Ave. to Papp Stadium)
2 p.m.	Football vs. Denison University	John P. Papp Stadium \| Andrew Turf Field
4 p.m.	Women's Soccer vs. University of Mount Union	John P. Papp Stadium \| Andrew Turf Field
5 p.m.	Black Alumni Reunion \| Networking with Students	TBA
7-9 p.m.	Black Alumni Reunion \| Saturday Social Time Wrap the weekend with appetizers and drinks in Kittredge!	Kittredge Dining Hall
9 p.m. - 1 a.m.	Black & Gold Party All alumni and students invited!	The Underground