Homecoming 2022
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Thursday
Sept. 29
2022
Friday
September 30
2022
The Grand Opening of "The Sporting Woman: Insight’s From Her Past"
11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Enjoy light refreshments and this museum display on the second floor of the Wellness Center. The display was a gift to the College from the Women's Sports Foundation. The visual presentation documents some of the various sports in which women have participated from antiquity to 1930. These visual images add to our knowledge not only of sporting history, but sporting history as it applied to women's pasts. They illuminate how ordinary women spent their leisure time, their expectations and their restrictions, as well as their sporting and athletic accomplishments. Often, the only evidence for women's history is the visual representation of their daily lives as documented by the art of their time. Panels are supported by corresponding text to allow the audience to experience a self-guided tour.
Title IX Trail Blazers
1-2 p.m.
As part of our yearlong Celebrating Opportunity at Springfield College: Title IX at 50, Diane Potter ’57, G’63, EdD; Jone Bush, DPE’70; Mimi Murray ’61, G’67, PhD; and Dottie Potter Zenaty ’65 will talk about the landmark legislation and the role of the Springfield College community in its passage. The panel will be moderated by Distinguished Alumna Award recipient, Springfield College Athletic Hall of Famer, and Alumni Council member Branwen Smith-King ’78, G’79.
Alumni Homecoming Check-in
4-7:30 p.m. | Flynn Campus Union Foyer
All Homecoming locations and details will be picked up at check-in.
112th Gymnastics Exhibition Show
7 p.m. | Blake Arena
Join us for this exciting performance, which will highlight more than a century of our gymnastics heritage at Springfield College.
Tickets are required for admission.
Saturday
October 1
2022
Mock Admissions Session
10:30-11:45 a.m.
Do you have a high school student starting their college search? Join our undergraduate admissions staff to learn about the college search process and what to expect. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the application review process and what admissions committees look for in applicants.
Springfield College Museum Open Hours
10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Annual Grad Only Champagne and Strawberries Breakfast
11 a.m. to Noon
Join chairperson Betty Mann, G’74, DPE’84, and the Grad Only Committee of the Alumni Council for fun and refreshments.
Compliments of the Alumni Association.
International Coffee Bar
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Hosted by the Alumni Council Sub-Committee
on Alumni of Color
Hear from committee chair Nate Harris ’08, student leader Paris Lizana, Class of 2023, and Vice President for Inclusion and Community Engagement Calvin Hill, PhD.
Compliments of the Alumni Association.
Donor Impact Lunch (by special invitation)
12:30-2 p.m.
This special event is exclusively for members of the David Allen Reed Society, President’s Council, and The 1885 Society to celebrate and recognize their leadership in giving to support our students.
Homecoming Fabulous FREE Food Truck Festival
12:30-4 p.m.
Sponsored by Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing
Music provided by DJ Brian Nicks '99. Food trucks include: The Kitchen (hamburgers, hot dogs, and veggie burgers) hosted by Bobby Barkett '88; Giggles (cider donuts, fresh-squeezed lemonade, and kettle corn) hosted by Jamie Goldstein '11; Harvest Table; Spuds Your Way; Blue Chip Creamery, and more. There will be a cubs activity area. All food trucks provided compliments of the Alumni Association. Feel free to bring your own picnic basket, beverages, and other tailgating items. Please review our Tailgating Policy prior to this event.
During these festivities, please help us celebrate three long-time, storied Springfield College coaches who are stepping away from their posts. Coach Charlie Brock '76, G'80, and Coach John Gibson are retiring, and Coach Melissa Sharpe '02, G'04, is the new director of our Wellness Institute. Share best wishes with coaches Kristen Mullady '00 and Jenn Najuch, who are leaving the college for new ventures.
Men's Soccer vs. WPI
1 p.m.
New Health Sciences Center Beam-signing Ceremony
2:30-3 p.m.
Be part of history at Springfield College! All attendees are invited to sign a beam to be installed in the new Health Sciences Center, slated to open in the summer of 2023. The new Health Sciences Center will serve as a beautiful anchor to the new academic green at the College and as the western gateway to our campus. The new Health Sciences Center will provide facilities for health sciences education offered through the highly selective programs that distinguish Springfield College as a trailblazer in preparing practitioners, clinicians, scholars, and educators.
Title IX: The Power of 37 Words
3:30-5 p.m.
Donna Lopiano, PhD, president of Sports Management Resources, former CEO of the Women's Sports Foundation, and one of "The 10 Most Powerful Women in Sports" talks with Shawn Ladda, G'85, EdD, chair of the Department of Kinesiology at Manhattan College, who, with her undergraduate Penn State soccer teammates, filed a Title IX complaint through the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission.
112th Gymnastics Exhibition Show
7 p.m. | Blake Arena
Join us for this exciting performance, which will highlight more than a century of our gymnastics heritage at Springfield College.
Tickets are required for admission.
Sunday
October 2
2022
Homecoming 2022 Hotel Information
For overnight accommodations, blocks of rooms have been reserved at the following hotels:
| Hotel | Location | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Garden Inn | Springfield, MA | (413) 886-8000 |
| Fairfield Inn & Suites | Enfield, CT | (860) 741-2211 |
| Hampton Inn | Springfield, MA | (413) 310-2300 |
| Sheraton Springfield | Springfield, MA | (413) 781-1010 |
Make your hotel reservations by Sept. 11, 2022. Reservations must be made by credit card. Please state that you are attending the Springfield College Homecoming 2022.
