Linfield College will welcome alumni and friends back to campus during Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 11-12.
Student activities will be held Oct. 7-11 including a drag show and Catcab. A pep rally, open to alumni and students, is set for Friday, Oct. 11, at 9 p.m. in the Health, Human Performance and Athletics Building.
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Alumni events will begin with the Founders’ Society Luncheon on Friday, Oct. 11, at noon in 201 Riley Campus Center. At 1:30 p.m., alumni can sample local wine during a tasting at Youngberg Hill Winery.
Elaine Romero, class of 1984 and recipient of the Distinguished Alumna Award, will speak at 3 p.m. in Marshall Theatre, located in Ford Hall. Romero is a playwright and associate professor in the school of theatre, film and television at the University of Arizona. The breadth and quality of her playwriting and productions of her plays throughout the country have made her an important voice in the contemporary Latinx theatre movement.
Matt Davies, class of 2010 and recipient of the Outstanding Young Alumnus Award, will speak at 4 p.m. in 203 Walker Hall. Since graduating, Davies’ interests have led him on an exploration of American religious history, and becoming an educator on religious understanding and pluralism.
A Business Department alumni panel will feature international business at 4 p.m. in 219 T.J. Day Hall.
“Linfield’s Finest,” a gathering for alumni, friends and faculty, will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the McMinnville Grand Ballroom to honor the alumni award winners. In addition to Romero and Davies, Ben Pappas, class of 2004, will be honored as the recipient of the Alumni Service Award.
Alumni events continue on Saturday, Oct. 12, with a campus tour at 9:30 a.m. At 10 a.m., a theatre reunion and celebration of the 100th season anniversary will be held in the Ford Hall lobby. Other groups planning reunions throughout the morning include Kappa Alpha Phi Sorority, men’s and women’s tennis, Phi Sigma Sigma sorority, economics and business, Alpha Phi sorority, among others.
The Linfield Follies: A Revue featuring alumni, students and former/current faculty and staff, will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Marshall Theatre in Ford Hall.
For more information on alumni events, contact Joni Claypool, director of constituent engagement, at 503-883-2607 or jclaypool@linfield.edu. For more information on student activities contact Sarah Fuller, director of college activities, at 503-883-2435 or sfuller@linfield.edu.
