Homecoming Schedule

Join us for a weekend of celebration on the Forest Grove Campus. Continue reading to see the full Homecoming schedule, select an event to learn more and register online.

Welcome Center

Homecoming guests are asked to check in for their events at the Homecoming Welcome Center. During check-in, guests can pick up essential materials and learn about event locations. The Welcome Center is located inside the Washburne Hall, University Center. The Welcome Center hours are:

  • Friday, Oct. 11 | 9 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. 
  • Saturday, Oct. 12 | 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

If your first event during Homecoming is off campus, on Thursday or on Sunday you do not need to check in at the Welcome Center, you can check in at the event.

Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024

6 p.m. Alumni Association Awards Ceremony & Donor Celebration  

6 p.m.

Welcome Dinner for Class of 1975 – Optometry

McMenamins Grand Lodge, Forest Grove, Ore.

 

Friday, Oct. 11, 2024

10 to 11 a.m.

Jefferson Hall Tour

Forest Grove Campus

Noon to 3 p.m.

Golden Guard Lunch Celebrating Optometry 1974, 1975 and Undergrad 1974

Forest Grove Campus

3 to 5 p.m

Afternoon Reunion Socials

Various Locations

5 to 6 p.m.

Back to Class: Epigenetics and Eye Disease

Forest Grove Campus

6 p.m.

Pacific University Soul Food Dinner

Forest Grove Campus

6 p.m.

Dinner for Class of 1975 - Optometry

Forest Grove Campus

8 p.m.

Back to Class: Star Party & Dessert

Forest Grove Campus

Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024

9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Breakfast Forum with President Coyle

Forest Grove Campus

11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Lunch & Tour Hillsboro Campus

Hillsboro Campus

Noon to 2 p.m.

Back to Class: Tours of Boxer Gardens

Forest Grove Campus

1 p.m. through half-time

Boxer Nation Celebration

  • Association of Latinx and Ally Students (ALAS)
  • Nā Haumāna O Hawai’i
  • Class of 1989 35-Year Reunion Tailgate
  • Class of 1984 40-Year Reunion Tailgate
  • Alumni Association Board 

Parking Lot M, Forest Grove Campus

1 to 4 p.m.

Celebrating 100 Years of McCormick Hall

Forest Grove Campus

1 to 4 p.m.

Boxer Photo Studio

Forest Grove Campus

1 to 4 p.m.

Choose Your Own Adventure - Forest Grove Campus Tour Bingo

Forest Grove Campus

1 to 4 p.m.

Choose Your Own Adventure - Nature Walk

Fern Hill Wetlands, Forest Grove, Ore.

1 to 4 p.m.

Choose Your Own Adventure – History Exploration

Old Train Station Museum & Old College Hall, Forest Grove, Ore.

3 to 4:30 p.m. Choose Your Own Adventure – Main Street Wine Tasting

Urban Decanter & Dauntless Wine Cømpany, Forest Grove, Ore.

3 to 4 p.m.

Rainbow Reception

Forest Grove Campus

4 p.m.

Football vs. Pacific Lutheran University

Hanson Stadium, Forest Grove Campus

7 p.m.

Reunion Receptions

  • Class of 2014 - celebrating 10 years
  • Class of 2004 - celebrating 20 years
  • Class of 1994 - celebrating 30 years
  • Class of 1984 - celebrating 40 years
  • Class of 1974 - celebrating 50 years
Forest Grove Campus
7 p.m. Class of 1975 - Optometry Reunion Reception

McMenamins Grand Lodge, Forest Grove, Ore.

Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024

8:30 a.m

Continental Breakfast for Class of 1975 - Optometry

McMenamins Grand Lodge, Forest Grove, Ore.

10 a.m.

All Greek Breakfast

Forest Grove Campus

11 a.m.

Brunch for Current Students & Families

Forest Grove Campus

 

Visit the Homecoming Details page to learn more about what to wear, where to go and what to do when you arrive on campus. Exact locations on campus will be provided when you check in for the weekend at the Welcome Center, located in the University Center

 

Contact Us

Pacific University Alumni Association
503-352-2057 | alumni@pacificu.edu | pacificu.edu/alumni