Homecoming & Family Weekend

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24: 

• Wall of Honor Induction 
  • 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. 
  • Matthew Simpson Room 

• Red & Gold Celebration (Athletics Awards Reception) 
  • 5:30 p.m. | Social 
  • 6 p.m. | Program 
  • $25/person 
  • Hubbell Hall, Kent Campus Center 

• Yell Like Hell 
  • 9 p.m. 
  • Cowles Fieldhouse 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25: 

• Alumni Awards 
  • Mimosa Reception 8:30 
  • Ceremony 9 – 10 a.m. 
  • Black Box, Kent 

• Tailgates with Live Music  
  • 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. 
  • Hillman/McNeill Parking Lot 
  • Bring your own food and beverages (no glass please) 

• 40th Anniversary of the SSO (Shelley Scott O’Meara) Era Tailgate  In Fall, 1985 (40 years ago!), Shelley Scott (O’meara) arrived at Simpson College.  She was hired to be the head coach of the women’s volleyball and softball teams, and to transform those two programs.   She did exactly that, coaching hundreds of Simpson College women athletes in the process.   We want to gather to honor her legacy and her influence in our lives and in the life of Simpson College.
  • 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
  • Hillman/McNeill Parking Lot
  • Bring a dish/snack to share and own beverages
  • Gathering at Sports Page (back room) to follow
  • Register by emailing Andy English at andy.english@simpson.edu

• Track & Field Tailgate
  • 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • Hillman/McNeill Parking Lot
  • Food and drinks provided
  • Register by emailing Coach Hoffman at james.hoffman@simpson.edu.

• Little Stormchasers Children’s Activities 
  • 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. 
  • Hillman/Carver Lawn 
  • Includes bounce house, mini golf, cotton candy, face painting

• Tri Delta 705 North C Centennial Celebration: Join us as we celebrate sisterhood and our century-old home. Built in 1925 and home to Delta Chapter since 1930, the Tri Delta house is turning 100—and we’re marking the milestone during Homecoming & Family Weekend. Alumni, family and friends are invited.
  • 10 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
  • Tri Delta Chapter House driveway
  • Food and yard games provided (no alcohol allowed)
  • Register by October 10 here

• Simpson Couch Photos 
  • 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. 
  • Pedestrian Plaza Sculpture 

• Storm Football vs. Dubuque 
  • 1 p.m. Kickoff 
  • Buxton Stadium  

• Men’s Soccer vs. Wartburg 
  • 5 p.m. 
  • Buxton Stadium  

• Women’s Soccer vs. Wartburg 
  • 7:30 p.m.  
  • Buxton Stadium 

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26: 

• All-Campus & Community Church Service with First United Methodist Church 
  • 10:30 a.m.  
  • Smith Chapel