• DWU Blue and White Days (Homecoming)

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    Name: DWU Blue and White Days (Homecoming)
    Date: October 5, 2019
    Event Description:

    Schedule of Events

    Tuesday, Oct. 1

    8 p.m., Coronation, Sherman Center

    Wednesday, Oct. 2

    10 a.m., Opperman Lecture, Larry Young ’94 “Shattering the Leadership Ceiling Through Faith and Fearlessness,” Tiger Café

    6-8 p.m., Jamming on Jackson, Jackson Plaza

    Thursday, Oct. 3

    6 p.m., Legacy Banquet, Sherman Center
    Registration required

    • Mike Rogers ’90, College of Leadership and Public Service (posthumously)
    • Paul Carlson ’62, College of Arts and Humanities
    • Audrey Van Genderen ’59, ’65, Donna Starr Christen College of Healthcare, Fitness and Sciences

    Friday, Oct. 4

    9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Blue & White Days Alumni and Family Weekend registration open, McGovern Library

    10 a.m., Guided campus tour, begins at McGovern Library

    12 p.m., School of Business Innovation and Leadership Groundbreaking, grounds adjacent to Corrigan Health Sciences Center

    2 p.m., Guided campus tour, begins at McGovern Library

    5/7:30 p.m., Volleyball, Christen Athletic Center, free with DWU student I.D., or $8 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and students

    7 p.m., Blue & White Unite Alumni Reunion, DWU Sherman Center
    This reunion is for all alumni, but especially celebrating classes of: 1950’s, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2014, and 2019.
    Register here

    9 p.m., Pep Rally and Burning of the “W,” following volleyball game, outside of Christen Athletic Center

    Saturday, Oct. 5

    9:30 a.m., Alumni and Family Weekend Gathering, CorTrust Bank parking lot (one block north of Corn Palace)

    10 a.m., Blue & White Day parade, Mitchell Main Street
    (register here by Sept. 27)

    11:30 a.m., Tiger Tailgate, DWU students eat for free with DWU I.D., or $6 per meal

    1 p.m., Homecoming football game, DWU vs. Doane University, Joe Quintal Field, free with DWU student I.D., or $8 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and students

    Sunday, Oct. 6

    8:30 a.m., Traditional worship service, First United Methodist Church, 310 N. Rowley St.

    10 a.m., Fusion worship service, Sherman Center

    11 a.m., Blended worship service, First United Methodist Church, 310 N. Rowley St.

    2 p.m., Blue & White Days Concert, Sherman Center

    Location:
    Joe Quintal Stadium
    Date/Time Information:

    Schedule of Events

    Tuesday, Oct. 1

    8 p.m., Coronation, Sherman Center

    Wednesday, Oct. 2

    10 a.m., Opperman Lecture, Larry Young ’94 “Shattering the Leadership Ceiling Through Faith and Fearlessness,” Tiger Café

    6-8 p.m., Jamming on Jackson, Jackson Plaza

    Thursday, Oct. 3

    6 p.m., Legacy Banquet, Sherman Center
    Registration required

    • Mike Rogers ’90, College of Leadership and Public Service (posthumously)
    • Paul Carlson ’62, College of Arts and Humanities
    • Audrey Van Genderen ’59, ’65, Donna Starr Christen College of Healthcare, Fitness and Sciences

    Friday, Oct. 4

    9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Blue & White Days Alumni and Family Weekend registration open, McGovern Library

    10 a.m., Guided campus tour, begins at McGovern Library

    12 p.m., School of Business Innovation and Leadership Groundbreaking, grounds adjacent to Corrigan Health Sciences Center

    2 p.m., Guided campus tour, begins at McGovern Library

    5/7:30 p.m., Volleyball, Christen Athletic Center, free with DWU student I.D., or $8 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and students

    7 p.m., Blue & White Unite Alumni Reunion, DWU Sherman Center
    This reunion is for all alumni, but especially celebrating classes of: 1950’s, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2014, and 2019.
    Register here

    9 p.m., Pep Rally and Burning of the “W,” following volleyball game, outside of Christen Athletic Center

    Saturday, Oct. 5

    9:30 a.m., Alumni and Family Weekend Gathering, CorTrust Bank parking lot (one block north of Corn Palace)

    10 a.m., Blue & White Day parade, Mitchell Main Street
    (register here by Sept. 27)

    11:30 a.m., Tiger Tailgate, DWU students eat for free with DWU I.D., or $6 per meal

    1 p.m., Homecoming football game, DWU vs. Doane University, Joe Quintal Field, free with DWU student I.D., or $8 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and students

    Sunday, Oct. 6

    8:30 a.m., Traditional worship service, First United Methodist Church, 310 N. Rowley St.

    10 a.m., Fusion worship service, Sherman Center

    11 a.m., Blended worship service, First United Methodist Church, 310 N. Rowley St.

    2 p.m., Blue & White Days Concert, Sherman Center

    Fees/Admission:
    $8 admission
    $3 for senior citizens and students
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