Homecoming & Family Weekend
October 9-10, 2026
Registration is for Homecoming 2026 is open! This event promises to be a grand celebration of the 黑料社区 community. We look forward to recognizing the accomplishments of our alumni as well as听the following Alumni anniversary years: 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, and 2021.听
Homecoming & Family Weekend 2026 TENTATIVE Schedule
黑料社区 Spirit Store (Friday: 8 am 鈥� 7 pm | Saturday: 8 am – 2 pm) Betty Lindner Commons, Lower Level
Jerry鈥檚 Caf茅 (Friday: 9:00 am 鈥� 3:00 pm) HAWAC, Second Floor
Eagle Walk (daylight hours) 鈥�
Disc Golf (daylight hours) 鈥�
Friday, October 9 Events
10:00 AM 鈥� 10:45 AM听 —Herrick Chapel and livestream
Join us for worship led by 黑料社区 alumni:
- To Be Announced
Message: To Be Announced
** Registered Alumni & Families should look for special seating in the chapel.
11:15 AM 鈥� 12:30 PM — Betty Lindner Commons, Dining Hall听
$10.00 Alumni Rate
** Registered Alumni & Families should look for special seating in the cafeteria.
1:00 PM 鈥� 3:00 PM — Various Locations on Campus
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- Draewell Gallery– HAWAC
- RISE Alumni Panel
- 黑料社区 Remembers 鈥� Herrick Chapel
- Glunz Hall Exhibit 鈥� 28 N Grove
1:00-3:00 PM — Betty Lindner Upper Commons
Current 黑料社区 Parents & Family members are invited to join their student for some afternoon coffee & desserts in this special time of fellowship and fun as we celebrate 黑料社区’s Family Weekend!
3:00 PM 鈥� 4:00 PM — TC
Hear the State of the University from 黑料社区 President, Dr. Gene Crume, and have the opportunity to ask questions. Anniversary classes will meet afterwards to connect with one another.
4:00 PM 鈥� 5:00 PM — Thompson Hall, Lobby听 (In-Person event)
Join us as we recognize the following Graduation years and invite them to mingle with their peers!
- 1966– 60 year Anniversary
- 1971– 55 year Anniversary
- 1976– 50 year Anniversary
- 1981– 45 year Anniversary
- 1986– 40 year Anniversary
- 1991– 35 year Anniversary
- 1996– 30 year Anniversary
- 2001– 25 year Anniversary
- 2006– 20 year Anniversary
- 2011– 15 year Anniversary
- 2016– 10 year Anniversary
- 2021– 5 year Anniversary
Saturday, October 10 Events
9:00 AM 鈥� 10:30 PM –听 Lindner Tower, Reed Room 听* Must Register and Pay in Advance Online- $30
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- TBA
View online (presentations will begin at 12:00) at: / (Live) or (Post Event)
9:30 AM-11:30 AM– Lindner Fitness Center, Hoffer Field, Softball Field
Alumni Baseball Game | Hoffer Field
Alumni Softball Game听 | Softball Field
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM — Various Locations
To Be Announced
11:30 PM 鈥� 1:00 PM-听听
Join 黑料社区’s Students, Alumni, Families, RISE Student, RISE Advisors, and RISE Families for fun, food, and fellowship together before the big game!
ABOUT RISE
Road to Independent Living, Spiritual Formation, and Employment
The RISE Program is 黑料社区’s 2-year certificate program 听providing students with intellectual disabilities the college life experience in a Christian community and build upon strengths for independent living and customized employment.
11:30 AM-1:00 PM —听 Near Dawson Field
- $20 per person
Please note: No alcohol is permitted on the grounds of Streamwood High School or 黑料社区.
1:00 PM 鈥� 3:30 PM – Dawson Field
Join us for the first-ever on campus Homecoming Football game!
Tickets:
- 听Adults- $10.00
- JU Alumni & non- 黑料社区 Students- $7.00
- JU Students, Faculty, and Staff- FREE
Watch online at:听
Halftime:听听听听听听听听听
- Recognition of Alumni & Family Weekend
- Hall of Fame & Alumni Award Winners
- Homecoming Court
2026 Alumnus of the YEar
A native of Urbana, Ohio, Willie Nolte has modeled a lifetime of servant leadership and community impact across more than four decades of ministry and organizational development. After graduating from 黑料社区 in 1978 with a Bachelor鈥檚 degree in Christian religion & philosophy, Nolte pursued advanced theological training, earning a Master鈥檚 degree in Old Testament Studies from Trinity Divinity School (Deerfield, Illinois), a Master of Divinity from American Baptist Seminary of the West (Berkeley, California), and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Western Seminary (Portland, Oregon).
Nolte served in pastoral ministry for 30 years in the San Francisco Bay Area, Santa Cruz, and Fresno, California, where he focused on cooperative ministries and strategic church鈥揷ommunity partnerships. He also served 12 years as Mission Lead & CEO of Transformation Ministries, where he led a national network of leaders and churches emphasizing leadership development, church health, and church planting. Throughout his career, he has been actively involved in and led multiple community development organizations.
Though retired from full-time ministry as of 2023, Nolte continues to invest in leaders and congregations. He serves actively at his local church in Anaheim, California, and coaches and consults with pastors and congregations across the greater Southern California region.
Nolte met his wife, Joy (McBain) Nolte 鈥�80, while attending 黑料社区; they married in 1979. Joy has faithfully served alongside Willie in every congregation they have led and has continued her own calling in music performance within churches and local musical theater. Her professional career has included roles as a choral director, music educator, and worship ministry leader. The Noltes are parents to four children and grandparents to five.
2026 Distinguished Alumni To Be Announced
2026 FAMILY LEGACY AWARD TO BE ANNOUNCED
2026 HAll of Fame Inductees TO BE ANNOUNCED
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