Homecoming

Welcome Home to Mossy Creek!

Mark your calendars — Homecoming will be held November 7, 2026!

Homecoming Week 2026 Schedule

Monday, November 2
8-10 PM: Silent Disco, Butler-Blanc Gym

Tuesday, November 3
9:30-10:20 AM: Alumni Awards Ceremony, MSAC 3-Gym
10:45 AM-12:30 PM: Alumni Awards Brunch, Stokely Memorial Cafeteria Small Dining Room

Thursday, November 5
9:30-10:15 AM: Founders’ Day Ceremony, MSAC 3-Gym
10:45 AM-12:30 PM: Founders’ Celebration Reception, Stokely Memorial Cafeteria Small Dining Room

Friday, November 6
11 AM-12:30 PM: Class of 1976 Reunion Check-In, Joann and Howard Chitwood Alumni Center at Hale Place
12:30-4:30 PM: Yearbook Giveaway, Stephens-Burnett Memorial Library
1:30 PM: Sandy Wisener Floor Dedication, Drama and Ted Russell Center, 2nd Floor
2-3:45 PM: Welcome Back to the Creek Reception, Drama and Ted Russell Center, 3rd Floor
2:15-3:30 PM: Nursing Simulation Experience & Tour, Drama and Ted Russell Center, 1st Floor
4-4:45 PM: Henrietta Jenkins Memorial Poetry Reading, Appalachian Cultural Center
5-5:45 PM: Sunset Memorial Ceremony, Joann and Howard Chitwood Alumni Center at Hale Place
6 PM: Class of 1976 Reunion Photo, Eagle Statue/Prayer Walk
6-8 PM: 2011 Class Reunion, Maples Coffeehouse
6:15 PM: Class of 1976 Reunion Dinner, Stokely Memorial Cafeteria Small Dining Room
6:30 PM: ROTC Alumni BBQ Dinner, Baker Memorial Building

Saturday, November 7
8-10 AM: Alumni Pancake Breakfast & Retired Faculty/Staff Meet & Greet, Stokely Memorial Cafeteria
9-11 AM: Alumni Check-In, Henderson Lawn
9:30-10 AM: C-N Army ROTC Alumni Association Induction Ceremony, Baker Memorial Building Cadet Lounge
10-11 AM: Music Showcase, Tarr Music Center Lawn
10-Noon: Art Exhibition, Warren Art Building Michael Alvis Gallery
10:30 AM-2 PM: Yearbook Giveaway, Stephens-Burnett Memorial Library
10:30 AM-2 PM: St. John’s Bible Exhibit, Lynn and Lyndsey Denton Gallery
10:30 AM-2 PM: Jesse Baker Cabin Open House
10:30 AM-2 PM: The STORE Open House, Stephens-Burnett Memorial Library, 2nd Floor
11 AM-1:30 PM: Department Open Houses & Kids Activities, Henderson Lawn & Tarr Music Center
11 AM-1:30 PM: Class Reunions, Henderson Lawn, Blye-Poteat Hall, Ted Russell Hall
11 AM-1:30 PM: Veteran’s Center Open House & Book Signing w/President Emeritus Dr. J. Randall O’Brien, Baker Building
12:30-1:30 PM: Founders Society Luncheon, Stokely Memorial Cafeteria Small Dining Room
1:30-3 PM: Class of 1966 Reunion, Drama and Ted Russell Center 3rd Floor
2-2:30 PM: Homecoming Parade
3 PM: C-N Football vs Newberry, Burke-Tarr Stadium

When you arrive on campus, visit us on the lawn of Henderson Humanities Building to check-in and let us know you’re here!  This is where you’ll also pick up your pre-registered reunion name tags and purchase a Homecoming T-shirt.

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