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Warrior Homecoming 2019

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Save the date: September 27 & 28, 2019

Friday, September 27

9:00 a.m. Preview Day
For prospective students and families

10:00 a.m. Homecoming Chapel
Speaker, Rev. Kenneth Wagner

11:15 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Homecoming Lunch at the University Dining Commons
All are invited ($7 at the door)

1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Professional Attire Try-On in the Media Production Lab (CLC)
Current SWU students are invited to try on secondhand business clothing and keep what fits! Career Services will host this event, and will be providing tips on dressing professionally as well as coupons for future clothing purchases.

2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Freedom’s Hill Tour

3:30 p.m. Student Baptisms at Gilbert Track

5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Dinner
All are invited ($7 at the door)

7:00 p.m. Showstopper Spectacular Dessert Theatre at Newton Hobson
FREE EVENT | This production will showcase student talent featuring a variety of show tunes including numbers from Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music. 

9:00 p.m. SWUlympics Award Ceremony
The first ever SWUlympics competition will culminate in this late night award ceremony for current students.

Decade Reunion leaders have the option of private meals Friday or Saturday for '69, '79, '89, '99, '09 (reunion leaders will be in contact with each class)

Saturday, September 28, 2019

9:30 a.m. Alumni Awards Brunch at The Founders
Call 864-644-5006 to reserve tickets, $15 each

11:30 a.m. Homecoming Parade on Wesleyan Drive

12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Homecoming Lunch at Bryant Lodge

1:00 p.m. Women’s Soccer Game at Child’s Field

3:15 p.m. Homecoming Court at Child’s Field

3:30 p.m. Men’s Soccer Game at Child’s Field

4:00 - 8:00 p.m. Homecoming Festival between the Welcome Center and the intersection of Clayton and Wesleyan Drive. Join us for a SWU party unlike any other! There will be a ferris wheel (like the one pictured below), a trackless train, inflatables, carnival games, cake walk, and a vendor fair!

7:00 p.m. Showstopper Spectacular Dessert Theatre at Newton Hobson
Repeat Performance | FREE EVENT | This production will showcase student talent featuring a variety of show tunes. Admission is free, and desserts will be provided at intermission!

8:15 p.m. Outdoor Movie Night at the Dupin Amphitheater

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Reverend Kenneth Wagner will be the speaker for Homecoming Chapel
Rev. Kenneth Wagner will be the Homecoming Chapel guest speaker


This year's Homecoming Festival will feature a ferris wheel
The Homecoming Festival will feature our first ever ferris wheel!

A look back at Highlights of 2018 Homecoming:

Rev. Matt LeRoy of Love Chapel Hill, and SWU graduate, speaks during Homecoming Chapel.

The Warriors Volleyball Team played Barton Friday night of Homecoming but were short 3-2. The next night, Senior Night, went better for the team as they defeated the Trojans from Mt. Olive 3-1.

The 2018 Homecoming Court is presented in Historic Tysinger during the SWU vs. Barton Volleyball game.

Dr. Todd Voss, SWU president, and Julie Voss, recognize freshman class winners Emma Williams and Christian Whittle.

Sophomore winners Olivia Johnson and Justin Hart.

Junior class winners Hayden Peters and Megan Bowen are congratulated by the Vosses.

From left, Amy Reese, 2011 Homecoming Queen; Andrew Collins, 2018 Homecoming King; Lexi Darling, 2018 Homecoming Queen; and Colicus Jones, 2011 Homecoming King.

Southern Wesleyan University's Alumni Association recognized outstanding alumni during its Alumni Awards Brunch this past Saturday. Awarded, from left, were Dr. Amber James, Young Leader Award; Yvonne Herd Arrowood, Professional Excellence Award - College of Arts and Sciences; Dr. Elizabeth Childs Drury, Professional Excellence Award - School of Education; Shirley Duncan, Outstanding Alumnus of the Year; and Scott Drury, Professional Excellence Award - School of Business. Don Wood, at right, was inducted into the Warrior Hall of Fame. Also inducted into the Warrior Hall of Fame was Peter Campbell (not pictured), a SWU Golf Team alumni who was the winner of the Beijing Championship earlier this year. Bernice Carter, who at age 105 is SWU's oldest alumni, was given the Lifetime Achievement Award in a presentation recorded on video and shown at the Alumni Awards Brunch.

Dr. Todd Voss, SWU president, and Julie Voss decorate one of the reunion tents with Homecoming Court photos from years past.

Emily Slabaugh enjoys Homecoming festivities with her children Ella and Everly.

Connecting across generations at one of the reunion tents.

The SWU Jazz Ensemble, directed by Prof. Greg Day, provides a soundtrack of music and memories in front of historic Childs Hall.

Kaitlin Messick and Madalyn Mills catch up on happenings since graduation.

A fuzzy passenger in Dr. Keith East's Ford Model A welcomes Homecoming visitors to the Homecoming Car and Truck Show.

John Collins of Central keeps his 1932 Ford Coupe running and shining like new!

Yvonne and Gary Arrowood arrive in style in a classic Aston Martin. Yvonne, a retired pharmacist and prolific artist, also received an alumni award from the College of Arts and Sciences.

The Homecoming Car and Truck Show

Alumni from the 1950s

Alumni from the 1960s.

Alumni from the 1970s

Alumni from the 1980s

Alumni from the 1990s

Alumni from the 2000s

The 2010s class pose for a reunion shot.

The Men's Soccer Team took on Mount Olive for a Homecoming Match. Unfortunately they lost to the Trojans 3-0.

The Women's Soccer Team took on Mt. Olive during Homecoming, but the Trojans were victorious, winning 3-0.

A huge highlight of Homecoming Weekend was The Brooklyn Tabernacle Singers concert at Newton Hobson Auditorium. BTS shared a moving, dynamic program of gospel music, capped off by a finale with the SWU Concert Choir

A huge highlight of Homecoming Weekend was The Brooklyn Tabernacle Singers concert at Newton Hobson Auditorium. BTS shared a moving, dynamic program of gospel music, capped off by a finale with the SWU Concert Choir.