6:00pm, University Club in the MacLean Campus Center

Class of 1968, it's time to celebrate your milestone reunion--50 years! Gather with your classmates for a special cocktail reception on campus. Hors d'oeuvres will be served and a cash bar will be available.

Cost: $30 per person

7:30pm, Frederick Douglass Unity House

Gather with the Frederick Douglass Unity House at its annual alumni social hour.

This event is free. For more information, please contact Nicole Williams, director of FDUH, at 508.999.9208 or nwilliams2@umassd.edu.

12:00-2:30pm, Blue & Gold Room, MacLean Campus Center

At our annual Golden Graduates Clamboil, UMass Dartmouth celebrates alumni who have graduated 50 or more years ago from our predecessor institutions: Bradford Durfee College of Technology, New Bedford Institute of Technology, Swain School of Design, Southeastern Massachusetts Technological Institute, Southeastern Massachusetts University, and Southern New England School of Law.

Join us for a fun afternoon of reminiscing and, of course, a delicious clam boil lunch!

Cost (per person): clam boil with lobster $50; steak kabob (no clam boil) $35; extra lobster $20

3:00-5:00pm, Library Living Room, Claire T. Carney Library

Alumni of all colleges are invited to join for a reception with the deans of UMass Dartmouth's colleges. Meet fellow alumni, current students and learn about what's new in the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Engineering, College of Nursing, Charlton College of Business, College of Visual and Performing Arts, School for Marine Science and Technology and UMass Law.

Light desserts and refreshments will be served. This event is free.

6:00pm, Woodland Commons

The 31st Annual Corsair Hall of Fame will welcome its newest group of outstanding athletes at the induction ceremony on Friday evening. This year’s honorees are:

Jonathan Dryjowicz-Burek '11, ice hockey
Leanne Morris '94, women’s soccer
Shawn Theriault ’04, football
Jason Antonio '99, men’s basketball
Scott Magane ’87, track & field
2003 Football Team

Cost: $50 per person

6:00-8:00pm, Library Living Room, Claire T. Carney Library

Feeling creative? Got something in your notebook you've been wanting to share?

Step up to the mic at this poetry reading sponsored by the UMass Dartmouth Claire T. Carney Library Associates. This evening of non-competitive poetry readings is open to alumni and students. The readings are timed, and there is no censorship, but please be mindful of the mixed ages in the audience.

This event is free.

Guidelines:

1. Listen as courteously to others as you would like to be listened to.
2. This is not competitive, no criticism necessary
3. Time is limited. Each person will have up to three minutes to read his/her poem
4. One poem per participant
5. No registration required
6. Remember this is a mixed audience please think carefully about the language of your poem

6:00pm, University Club, MacLean Campus Center

It's time to tune up your pipes and gather for an informal open mic and reception for UMassD Drama Club and Theatre Company alumni. Pizza, salad, refreshments will be served and a cash bar will be available.

Cost: $20 per person

8:00am, Cross Country Course 

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the cross country program, the cross country course will be dedicated to long-time coach Robert Dowd. Join the group for a modified run following the dedication and a breakfast in the alumni tent. 

This event is free. If you are unable to attend, but would like to support UMassD cross country and track and field, you may make a donation here.

8:00-9:45am, Campus Quad

Start off the day with a yoga class on the quad led by yoga instructor, Kimberly Griffith '94. 

This event is free.

8:30am, Alumni Tent

Rise and shine and begin the day with a breakfast buffet in the Alumni Tent. Attendees of the Cross Country Course Dedication and morning yoga are invited to attend, as well as all Homecoming guests.

9:00am Alumnae scrimmage game on Cressy Field

11:00am UMassD Field Hockey vs. Worcester State College

12:45-2:00pm Tailgate celebration

Join field hockey alumnae to celebrate their 45th reunion during Homecoming Weekend with a fun scrimmage game. After, watch the current Corsairs play, then the group will hold a tailgate celebration.

This event is free. If you are unable to attend, but would like to support UMassD field hockey, you may make a donation here.

11:00 a.m., UMass Dartmouth Baseball Field

Corsair alumni, relive your days on the diamond! Grab your glove and meet us on the baseball field for a fun alumni game during Homecoming Weekend.

This event is free. 

12:30pm, Practice Field

The Class of 2014 will gather to present the annual Dream Scholarship to this year's recipient.

1:30 p.m.
Meet in the Blue and Gold Room in the MacLean Campus Center

A lot is happening at UMassD! Take a campus tour to see what's changed since you graduated, and find out more about what's in store for the future of UMassD.

1:00-End of Halftime

Reconnect with your UMassD classmates as you enjoy a BBQ, music and cash bar. The first 400 alumni at the tent will receive a free t-shirt! The Alumni Tent will be open until the end of halftime of the football game.

Check out the Turf Terrace for the best views of the action on Cressy Field. Your entrance bracelet also allows you admission to any of the day's home games.

11:00am Women's Field Hockey vs. Worcester State

2:30pm Men's Football vs. Worcester State

6:30pm Women's Soccer vs. Western Connecticut

The Kids Zone will be open from 1:00-4:30 on the practice field with lots of fun activities for your family, including games and face painting.

Cost per person: Pre-registered alumni $20 ($25 at the door); UMassD faculty and staff $15 ($20 at the door)

1:00-4:30pm, Practice field

Homecoming Weekend is for future Corsairs, too! Bring your little ones for fun at the Kids Zone, located on the Practice Field.

Cost: Kids 3 and under are free, 4-10 are $10.

6:00-7:00pm, CVPA Gallery Atrium

Corsair football alumni are invited to reunite at this special private reception. Reconnect with your teammates and recall your big wins and fun times on the field.

This event is free.

Saturday, October 20, CVPA Auditorium (Room 153)
6:30 p.m. Doors open
7:00 p.m. Show begins 

UMassD alumnus and comedian Jimmy Tingle '77 returns to campus to perform a special comedy night for Homecoming Weekend. The Cambridge, Mass.-born Tingle has a career spanning three decades, as a comedian, writer, actor, activist and entrepreneur. He rose up from the Boston comedy boom of the ‘80s, the scene that spawned Steven Wright, Denis Leary, Bobcat Goldthwait and Paula Poundstone.

He wrote and delivered short commentaries for “60 Minutes II” on CBS in the “Andy Rooney” spot. Tingle also worked as a contributor and satirist for MSNBC and has appeared on The Tonight Show, CNN, “Larry King’s Weekend”, “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”, “The American Comedy Awards”, as well as his own HBO half-hour comedy special. He has also been a guest on NPR’s “Fresh Air with Terry Gross” and appeared regularly on “Heat” with John Hockenberry.

Cash bar and concessions will be available.

Cost: Alumni $30 ($35 at the door); UMassD Faculty/Staff $20 ($35 at the door)

8:00 p.m., University Club, MacLean Campus Center

Following "Comedy Night with Jimmy Tingle," gather at this special cocktail reception for Drama Club and Theatre Company alumni. Cash bar available.

Cost: $20 per person

1:00pm, Tripp Athletic Center

Celebrate the 45th reunion of the women's basketball team with an alumnae reunion game followed by a reception with light refreshments and a cash bar.

This event is free. If you are unable to attend, but wish to support UMassD women's basketball, you may make a gift here.