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Coming TogetherJoin us for Coming Together Weekend 2024!

We invite our alumni and friends to return to campus on November 8-10, 2024 to reminisce about your experiences at DePauw, reconnect with former classmates and meet new alumni to build fellowship, and recommit to the students, service, and future of the university. 

Please find a schedule of events below. As the committee continues to secure impactful experiences, updates will be posted. Check back regularly for updates! All events are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Updated September 19, 2024. 

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Registration opens on Tuesday, September 24, and closes Friday, November 1. 

 

Coming Together Weekend 2024 Schedule of Events

Coming Together Check-In 
2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Center for Diversity and Inclusion (5 W Hanna St)

Welcome back to DePauw! Stop by the Justin and Darrianne Christian Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) to collect your welcome packet and nametag. 

Welcome Mixer
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Lilly Center, Old Gold Room

Join us for an informal reception prior to the Men's Basketball game! Light refreshments will be served. 

Men's Basketball vs. Rose Hulman 
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Lilly Center, Neal Fieldhouse

Cheer on Men's Basketball to victory against Rose Hulman.

Coming Together Check-In 
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Hoover Hall, Wallace-Stewart Commons

Welcome back to DePauw! Stop by Wallace-Stewart Commons in Hoover Hall to collect your welcome packet and nametag. 

Breakfast with President Lori S. White
9:00 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. | R. David and Suzanne A. Hoover Hall, Wallace-Stewart Commons

Join us for a very special breakfast with DePauw University's 21st President, Lori S. White.

"School Me" - Meet DePauw's Three School Deans
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | R. David and Suzanne A. Hoover Hall, Wallace-Stewart

Learn more about DePauw's new three school model with Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Bridget Gourley, Dean of the School of Business and Leadership John Clarke, and Dean of the Creative School Marcus Hayes.

Launching Our Future: The Black Alumni Association and DePauw Affinity Groups 
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | R. David and Suzanne A. Hoover Hall, Wallace-Stewart

Let's celebrate DePauw's forward momentum as we formally launch the Black Alumni Association and share more details about our future affinity group model. 

We will also make a special announcement regarding the W. Charles Bennett '74 Gift Campaign. 

Break for Lunch 
12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. | Where to Eat in Putnam County

Campus Walking Tours and Social Time
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Departs from the Union Building Lobby

Rediscover campus and see what’s new! Walking tours (one hour) include a stop in the Roy O. West Library and newly renovated Harrison Hall. 

Conversations with Current Students
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Hoover Hall, Wallace-Stewart Commons

Spend some time with DePauw's students of today! 

Evening Reception
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | Robert G. Bottoms Center, Foyer

Start the evening off with heavy hors d'oeuvres and drinks followed by a very special live musical performance by The Sock Joplin Trio.

"A Journey Into Sound" by the Sock Joplin Trio
7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Robert G. Bottoms Center, Penfield

Join musical artists Jared Thompson, Psywrn Simone, and Joshua Thompson `04, who will be performing "A Journey Into Sound". 

DJ Entertainment by DJ Just Steve
9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. | Center for Diversity and Inclusion

Get up on your feet and out on the dance floor with DJ Just Steve (Steve Mayberry '94), who will close out the Coming Together festivities!

Breakfast On Your Own
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Where to Eat in Putnam County

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