{"id":12677,"date":"2019-10-10T10:56:36","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T14:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=12677"},"modified":"2022-03-21T16:40:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T20:40:16","slug":"homecoming-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/homecoming-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Homecoming 2019 Begins Oct. 18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kalamazoo College will welcome back alumni, families and friends for a fun-filled weekend as we celebrate Homecoming 2019 on Oct. 18-20.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12679\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12679\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12679\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/10\/Homecoming-2018-lo-0464-600x448.jpg\" alt=\"Homecoming 2018 lo 0464 for Homecoming 2019\" width=\"584\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/10\/Homecoming-2018-lo-0464-600x448.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/10\/Homecoming-2018-lo-0464-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/10\/Homecoming-2018-lo-0464-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/10\/Homecoming-2018-lo-0464-402x300.jpg 402w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/10\/Homecoming-2018-lo-0464.jpg 1497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12679\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alumni and guests will participate in events such as the 5K Run\/Walk during Homecoming 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Events begin at dawn Friday when alumni are invited to begin taking self-guided tours of the <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/183224\">Lillian Anderson Arboretum<\/a>. The \u201cRoots in the Earth\u201d first-year seminar created the tour in 2018, sponsored by the <a href=\"http:\/\/cce.kzoo.edu\">Mary Jane Underwood Stryker Center for Civic Engagement<\/a>, with stop information available at the <a href=\"https:\/\/arboretum.kzoo.edu\/self-guided-hike\/\">arboretum\u2019s website<\/a>. Visitors can enjoy acres of marsh, meadow and forest, and visit the Batts Pavillion, named for H. Lewis Batts Jr. \u201943 and Jean M. Batts \u201943. \u00a0Parking at the arboretum is available throughout the day in its main lot, with overflow parking offered at the Oshtemo Township Park, 7275 W. Main St., just east of the property.<\/p>\n<p>Other Homecoming 2019 highlights will include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Peter Rothstein \u201914, the 2019 Young Alumni Award recipient, delivering a lecture titled <em>From K to Tea<\/em> at 4 p.m. Friday in Room 103 at Dewing Hall. Rothstein will talk about how he created a successful business after attending K. Rothstein, a 2019 Forbes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/rothstein-30-under-30\/\">30 Under 30 honoree<\/a> , established <a href=\"https:\/\/drinkdona.com\/\">Dona Chai<\/a> with his sister, Amy. The company crafts tea concentrates and sodas brewed with spices from around the world.<\/li>\n<li>The Alumni Association Awards at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Dalton Theatre, honoring the Distinguished Achievement, Distinguished Service, Young Alumni, Weimer K. Hicks and Athletic Hall of Fame awards recipients.<\/li>\n<li>Guided campus tours and opportunities to visit newer facilities including the <a href=\"https:\/\/myatlascms.com\/map\/?id=198&amp;mrkIid=17938\">Fitness and Wellness Center<\/a>, the Intercultural Center, the Hornet Golf Lab and revamped weight room at <a href=\"https:\/\/myatlascms.com\/map\/?id=198&amp;mrkIid=17909\">Anderson Athletic Center<\/a>, and the Admission Center. Consult our full Homecoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/homecoming\/view\/\">schedule<\/a> for specific times.<\/li>\n<li>An improvisation show with K\u2019s improv troupe, Monkapult. Free tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis at the door at Connable Recital Hall in Light Fine Arts at 10 p.m. Friday.<\/li>\n<li>The Homecoming 5K Run\/Walk at 8 a.m. Saturday. Check in will begin at 7:30 a.m. The event, offering an opportunity to see the campus and neighborhood, is open to all ages and fitness levels. The first 300 registrants will receive commemorative T-shirts designed by Tanush Samson \u201919.<\/li>\n<li>The K Song Project at 1 p.m. Saturday. Guests can enjoy a high-energy performance from the College Singers featuring songs submitted by reunion classes.<\/li>\n<li>Athletics events throughout the weekend including team reunions, a volleyball match at 5 p.m. Friday against North Park at <a href=\"https:\/\/myatlascms.com\/map\/?id=198&amp;mrkIid=17909\">Anderson Athletic Center<\/a>, a women\u2019s soccer match against St. Mary\u2019s at noon Saturday at the <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/17910\">Athletic Fields Complex<\/a>, a men\u2019s soccer match against Alma at 4:30 p.m. at the <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/17910\">Athletic Fields Complex<\/a>, and the Homecoming football game against Albion at 2 p.m. at Angell Field.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can still join the festivities and renew connections with your classmates. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/alumni\/homecoming\/\">our homecoming website<\/a> for a full schedule, details and registration information. And watch the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\">College website<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KalamazooCollege\">Facebook page<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kcollege\">Twitter (@kcollege)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kalamazoocollege\/\">Instagram @kalamazoocollege<\/a> accounts for photos and updates throughout the weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kalamazoo College will welcome back alumni, families and friends for a fun-filled weekend as we celebrate Homecoming 2019 on Oct. 18-20. Events begin at dawn Friday when alumni are invited to begin taking self-guided tours of the Lillian Anderson Arboretum. 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guests will participate in events such as the 5K Run\/Walk during Homecoming 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Events begin at dawn Friday when alumni are invited to begin taking self-guided tours of the <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/183224\">Lillian Anderson Arboretum<\/a>. The \u201cRoots in the Earth\u201d first-year seminar created the tour in 2018, sponsored by the <a href=\"http:\/\/cce.kzoo.edu\">Mary Jane Underwood Stryker Center for Civic Engagement<\/a>, with stop information available at the <a href=\"https:\/\/arboretum.kzoo.edu\/self-guided-hike\/\">arboretum\u2019s website<\/a>. Visitors can enjoy acres of marsh, meadow and forest, and visit the Batts Pavillion, named for H. Lewis Batts Jr. \u201943 and Jean M. Batts \u201943. \u00a0Parking at the arboretum is available throughout the day in its main lot, with overflow parking offered at the Oshtemo Township Park, 7275 W. Main St., just east of the property.<\/p>\n<p>Other Homecoming 2019 highlights will include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Peter Rothstein \u201914, the 2019 Young Alumni Award recipient, delivering a lecture titled <em>From K to Tea<\/em> at 4 p.m. Friday in Room 103 at Dewing Hall. Rothstein will talk about how he created a successful business after attending K. Rothstein, a 2019 Forbes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/rothstein-30-under-30\/\">30 Under 30 honoree<\/a> , established <a href=\"https:\/\/drinkdona.com\/\">Dona Chai<\/a> with his sister, Amy. The company crafts tea concentrates and sodas brewed with spices from around the world.<\/li>\n<li>The Alumni Association Awards at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Dalton Theatre, honoring the Distinguished Achievement, Distinguished Service, Young Alumni, Weimer K. Hicks and Athletic Hall of Fame awards recipients.<\/li>\n<li>Guided campus tours and opportunities to visit newer facilities including the <a href=\"https:\/\/myatlascms.com\/map\/?id=198&amp;mrkIid=17938\">Fitness and Wellness Center<\/a>, the Intercultural Center, the Hornet Golf Lab and revamped weight room at <a href=\"https:\/\/myatlascms.com\/map\/?id=198&amp;mrkIid=17909\">Anderson Athletic Center<\/a>, and the Admission Center. Consult our full Homecoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/homecoming\/view\/\">schedule<\/a> for specific times.<\/li>\n<li>An improvisation show with K\u2019s improv troupe, Monkapult. Free tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis at the door at Connable Recital Hall in Light Fine Arts at 10 p.m. Friday.<\/li>\n<li>The Homecoming 5K Run\/Walk at 8 a.m. Saturday. Check in will begin at 7:30 a.m. The event, offering an opportunity to see the campus and neighborhood, is open to all ages and fitness levels. The first 300 registrants will receive commemorative T-shirts designed by Tanush Samson \u201919.<\/li>\n<li>The K Song Project at 1 p.m. Saturday. Guests can enjoy a high-energy performance from the College Singers featuring songs submitted by reunion classes.<\/li>\n<li>Athletics events throughout the weekend including team reunions, a volleyball match at 5 p.m. Friday against North Park at <a href=\"https:\/\/myatlascms.com\/map\/?id=198&amp;mrkIid=17909\">Anderson Athletic Center<\/a>, a women\u2019s soccer match against St. Mary\u2019s at noon Saturday at the <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/17910\">Athletic Fields Complex<\/a>, a men\u2019s soccer match against Alma at 4:30 p.m. at the <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/17910\">Athletic Fields Complex<\/a>, and the Homecoming football game against Albion at 2 p.m. at Angell Field.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can still join the festivities and renew connections with your classmates. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/alumni\/homecoming\/\">our homecoming website<\/a> for a full schedule, details and registration information. And watch the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\">College website<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KalamazooCollege\">Facebook page<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kcollege\">Twitter (@kcollege)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kalamazoocollege\/\">Instagram @kalamazoocollege<\/a> accounts for photos and updates throughout the weekend.<\/p>\n","comment_info":"No Comments","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/147"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12677"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12689,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12677\/revisions\/12689"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12677"},{"taxonomy":"post_format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_formats?post=12677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}