Wheaton College Homecoming Oct. 3-4

Alumni from the classes of 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004 and 2009 will be back on campus to visit their alma mater during Wheaton College's 2014 Homecoming Weekend Friday, Oct. 3 and Saturday, Oct. 4. Special reunion events are planned to give returning alumni the opportunity to reconnect with friends and professors.

The public is welcome to attend the following events:

• Men's Soccer vs. Elmhurst College at 7 p.m. Friday, Joe Bean Stadium

• Women's Tennis vs. Millikin University at noon Saturday, Tennis Courts

• Football Game vs. North Park University at 1 p.m. Saturday, McCully Stadium

Tickets are available at the door/gate. Cost is $6 adults; $4 students; and free for children under 5 and Wheaton ID holders.

Additional Homecoming events:

• Wheaton Improv Performance: 7 p.m. Friday, Armerding Lecture Hall - $1 tickets available at the door

• "The Retro Run 5k": 8 a.m. Saturday, Edman Plaza - $10 for Wheaton College students and $15 for all others

• Homecoming BBQ from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sports & Recreation Complex

Come and hang out before the football game. Lunch includes a barbecue, Thundertown (an activity area for children), and lots of blue and orange! - $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 5-12, and free for children 4 and under.

• Afrizo! in concert - experience the sounds of Africa at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Meyer Science Center Terrace. It is free.

• Homecoming Fall Concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Edman Memorial Chapel. The Conservatory Concert features the Wheaton College Symphony Orchestra. Admission is free.

• The Wheaton College Alumni Association will honor Dr. Sharon Coolidge, Class of 1972, with the 2014 Alumna of the Year for Distinguished Service to Alma Mater award. She serves as professor and chair of the English department. She is being recognized for pioneering the development of writing resources for students, staff and faculty and for her servant leadership in deepening and exemplifying Wheaton's identity as a Christian liberal arts institution.

For more information about Homecoming activities, visit alumni.wheaton.edu/homecoming.