Save the Date for Homecoming … October 18-19, 2024!
Homecoming is back! Formerly known as Black & Gold Weekend, all Scots are welcomed to campus for this weekend designed for both alumni and families.
Schedule of Events coming soon!
Black & Gold Weekend 2023Video Recap
Black & Gold Weekend 2023 Photo Gallery
2023 Schedule of Events
Friday, October 27 | |||
Time | Event | Description | Location |
8:00 am-5:00 pm | Arrival & Check-In | Check-in for Black & Gold Weekend at the Information Desk in Lowry Center. Pick up your nametags and tickets for the weekend's events. | Lowry Center |
10:15-11:30 am | Celebrating Disruptions in the Liberal Arts: Emergent Histories | The first of three panel discussions offered as a part of Inauguration Weekend programming. | Scheide Music Center, Gault Recital Hall |
11:00 am-4:00 pm | Art Exhibition Mirror Mirror | This exhibition presents the work of contemporary artists who focus on issues of identity - as a woman, artist, mother, wife, daughter, friend - explooring their personal experiences. Their female identity does not represent a weakness; their work embraces it in socially significant ways. Sometimes the work directly reflects their own lives, at other times, the work projects a more positive outcome or hopeful viewpoint. | The College of Wooster Art Museum |
1:00-2:15 pm | Celebrating Disruptions in the Liberal Arts: Edges of Reason | The second of three panel discussions offered as a part of Inauguration Weekend programming. | Scheide Music Center, Gault Recital Hall |
2:30-3:45 pm | Celebrating Disruptions in the Liberal Arts: Unsettling Spaces | The final panel discussion offered as a part of Inauguration Weekend programming. | Scheide Music Center, Gault Recital Hall |
4:30-5:30 pm | A Celebration of the Arts Concert | McGaw Chapel | |
5:30-6:30 pm | A Celebration of the Arts Reception | Freedlander Theatre Lobby | |
6:00-7:30 pm | Latinx Alumni-Students Celebration | The Latinx Alumni Association is launching their new affinity group! Join alumni and current students for an evening of delicious Hispanic food and community engagement. | Gault Alumni Center |
7:30-8:30 pm | Wooster Symphony Orchestra Concert | Selections include works by Verdi, Mascagni, and Gershwin. Featured soloists are Wooster Trustee David Rice, and Wooster alumni Lauren Vanden Broeck '16, and Shitong Sigler '12. | Scheide Music Center, Gault Recital Hall |
8:00-10:30 pm | Family Feud Live! | Grab your friends and family and stop by the Lowry Back Patio for a spirited game of Family Feud. Appropriate for all ages, light refreshments provided. | Lowry Center, Back Patio Tent |
Saturday, October 28 | |||
Time | Event | Description | Location |
8:00 am-3:00 pm | Arrivals & Check-In | Check-in for Black & Gold Weekend at the Information Desk in Lowry Center. Pick up your nametags and tickets for the weekend's events. | Lowry Center |
10:00-11:30 am | Inauguration of Dr. Anne E. McCall | All are welcome to participate in the installation of Dr. McCall as Wooster's 13th President. | The Scot Center, Gault Recreation Center |
11:30-1:30 pm | Community Celebration Lunch | All food will be served from inside Lowry Center, and guests may choose to eat indoors or outside under the tent on the back patio. | Lowry Center |
12:00-1:00pm | Recognition of Chester Andrews '85 | The College will honor Chester Andrews '85 for 35 years of service to the Scot Bands. | Ruth W. Williams Hall of Life Science, Knowlton Commons |
12:00-1:30 pm | LGBTQ+ Alumni -Student Lunch | Join LGBTQ+ students and the staff from the Office of Sexuality & Gender Inclusion for lunch, good conversation, and new Wooster LGBTQ+ swag. | Lowry Center, Longbrake Tartan Room |
1:00-2:00 pm | Experiential Learning Showcase | Talk with our students about their summer fellowship positions at this poster presentation. Students will be available until 2 p.m.but posters will remain up throughout the day so you can enjoy a self-guided experience as well. | Andrews Library, Longbrake Commons (lower level) |
1:00-2:00 pm | First Year Seminar Faculty Open House | Join our first-year seminar faculty for coffee & conversation. | Andrews Library CoRE, main level |
1:00-4:00 pm | Beer Garden | Beer and wine will be available for purchase, along with complimentary beverages and light snacks. It's a great place to hang out with friends and cheer on the Fighting Scots! | Lowry Center, Back Patio |
1:00-4:00 pm | Art Exhibition Mirror Mirror | This exhibition presents the work of contemporary artists who focus on issues of identity - as a woman, artist, mother, wife, daughter, friend - explooring their personal experiences. Their female identity does not represent a weakness; their work embraces it in socially significant ways. Sometimes the work directly reflects their own lives, at other times, the work projects a more positive outcome or hopeful viewpoint. | The College of Wooster Art Museum |
2:00-5:00 pm | Fighting Scots Football vs.Hiram | Andrew Turf Field, John P. Papp Stadium | |
2:00-5:00 pm | Fighting Scots Swimming & Diving vs. Malone | Timken Natatorium, Scot Center | |
6:00-8:00 pm | The Black Digital History Project & Social | The Wooster Libraries are creating an online platform documenting the College's Black history. Join current students and members of the Black Alumni Council to learn more about this exciting project. Food will be provided. | Lowry Center, Allen Commons |