Join us for Coming Together Weekend 2026!

Coming TogetherÌýWeekend looks to honor the legacy of excellence, impact and dedication ofÌýa diverse community of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø alumni and students through relationship building, mentoring, and celebration. The event is hosted by the Tucker E. Wilson Black Alumni Association and is open to all members of the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø community.

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Join us for Coming Together Weekend 2024!

Coming Together

We invite our alumni and friends to return to campus on November 8-10, 2024 to reminisce about your experiences at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, reconnect with former classmates and meet new alumni to build fellowship, and recommit to the students, service, and future of the university.

Please find a schedule of events below. As the committee continues to secure impactful experiences, updates will be posted. Check back regularly for updates! All events are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Updated September 19, 2024.

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Coming Together Weekend 2024 Schedule of Events

Coming Together Check-InÌý
2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Center for Diversity and Inclusion (5 W Hanna St)

Welcome back to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø! Stop by the Justin and Darrianne Christian Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) to collect your welcome packet and nametag.Ìý

Welcome Mixer
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Lilly Center, Old Gold Room

Join us for an informal reception prior to the Men's Basketball game! Light refreshments will be served.Ìý

Men's Basketball vs. Rose HulmanÌý
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Lilly Center, Neal Fieldhouse

Cheer onÌýÌýto victory against Rose Hulman.

Coming Together Check-InÌý
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Hoover Hall, Wallace-Stewart Commons

Welcome back to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø! Stop by Wallace-Stewart Commons in Hoover Hall to collect your welcome packet and nametag.Ìý

Breakfast with President Lori S. White
9:00 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. | R. David and Suzanne A. Hoover Hall, Wallace-Stewart Commons

Join us for a very special breakfast with 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's 21st President, Lori S. White.

"School Me" - Meet 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Three School Deans
10:30Ìýa.m. - 11:30 a.m. | R. David and Suzanne A. Hoover Hall, Wallace-Stewart

Learn more about 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's new three school model with Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Bridget Gourley, Dean of the School of Business and Leadership John Clarke, and Dean of the Creative School Marcus Hayes.

Launching Our Future: The Black Alumni Association and 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Affinity GroupsÌý
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | R. David and Suzanne A. Hoover Hall, Wallace-Stewart

Let's celebrate 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's forward momentum as we formally launch the Black Alumni Association and share more details about our future affinity group model.Ìý

We will also make a special announcement regarding the W. Charles Bennett '74 Gift Campaign.Ìý

Break for LunchÌý
12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. |

Campus Walking Tours and Social Time
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Departs from the Union Building Lobby

Rediscover campus and see what’s new! Walking tours (one hour) include a stop in the Roy O. West Library and newly renovated Harrison Hall.Ìý

Conversations with Current Students
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Hoover Hall, Wallace-Stewart Commons

Spend some time with 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's students of today!Ìý

Evening Reception
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. |ÌýRobert G. Bottoms Center, Foyer

Start the evening off with heavy hors d'oeuvres and drinks followed by a very special live musical performance by The Sock Joplin Trio.

"A Journey Into Sound" by the Sock Joplin Trio
7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. |ÌýRobert G. Bottoms Center, Penfield

Join musical artists Jared Thompson, Psywrn Simone, and Joshua Thompson `04, who will be performing "A Journey Into Sound".Ìý

DJ Entertainment by DJ Just Steve
9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. |ÌýCenter for Diversity and Inclusion

Get up on your feet and out on the dance floorÌýwith DJÌýJust Steve (Steve Mayberry '94), who will close out the Coming Together festivities!

Breakfast On Your Own
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. |Ìý

Contact Us

Alumni Engagement

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  • alumnioffice@depauw.edu
  • 877-658-2586
  • Robert G. Bottoms Alumni & Development Center
    201 E. Seminary Street
    Greencastle, IN 46135