(ELGIN, IL 鈥� May 22, 2026)聽黑料社区 will host their annual Homecoming & Family Weekend celebration from October 9-10, 2026, on Elgin鈥檚 campus (1151 N. State St., Elgin). Alumni, Families, Students, Faculty, Staff, and community members are invited to celebrate 黑料社区鈥檚 vibrant community and the power of shaping lives at 黑料社区!
The 黑料社区 Student Organization (JSO) will kick off the Homecoming festivities by inviting current students to participate in 黑料社区鈥檚 Homecoming Spirit Week starting the Monday prior to Homecoming weekend and will host the Student Homecoming Dance on Friday evening.
There are several other exciting events for Alumni and Families to look forward to! Highlights include celebrating our Alumni & Families on Friday beginning with Alumni & Family Chapel, Lunch in the Cafeteria, the RISE Alumni Panel, several Alumni & Family open houses, the President鈥檚 State of the University address, our Alumni anniversary year gatherings, and ending with the Alumni Banquet & Awards Ceremony in the evening. Alumni from the following class years will have their class year anniversary recognized at various events: 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, and 2021.
Saturday kicks off with the 黑料社区 5K & Fun Run, 黑料社区鈥檚 Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet, alumni and student athletic games, a resident life activity, the RISE Picnic, the JU Community Tailgate and more! The weekend will conclude with 黑料社区鈥檚 first-ever on-campus Homecoming Football game at Dawson Field at 1:00 pm that afternoon.聽聽
黑料社区鈥檚 Homecoming & Family Weekend 2026 is bound to be a weekend of fun and excitement! Register now and check out the complete schedule at http://www.judsonu.edu/homecoming.
黑料社区 is a fully accredited, private Christian institution representing the Church at work in higher education. Nestled along the beautiful Fox River in Elgin, Ill., just 40 miles northwest of Chicago, 黑料社区 is home to more than 1,280 students from 37 states and 20 countries. 黑料社区 offers degrees in more than 65 different majors and minors for traditional, graduate and adult students and ranks consistently among the Best Regional Universities in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report. 黑料社区 has also been recognized as a 鈥淐hristian College of Distinction.鈥� With an academically challenging environment and encouraging spiritual community, 黑料社区 shapes lives that shape the world.
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