{"id":24171,"date":"2023-10-20T09:50:20","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/?p=24171"},"modified":"2023-10-24T21:58:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T02:58:30","slug":"baylorhomecoming-week-is-here-welcome-home-baylor-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2023\/10\/baylorhomecoming-week-is-here-welcome-home-baylor-family\/","title":{"rendered":"#BaylorHomecoming week is here &#8212; welcome home, Baylor Family!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24172\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/hcweek-oct23.jpeg\" alt=\"Silhouettes of two people in front of the Homecoming bonfire\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/hcweek-oct23.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/hcweek-oct23-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/hcweek-oct23-1024x512.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/hcweek-oct23-768x384.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/hcweek-oct23-1536x768.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 1909, Baylor hosted <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/2011\/10\/did-baylor-host-the-first-collegiate-homecoming-signs-point-to-yes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the first collegiate homecoming celebration in the nation<\/a>. This week, we again renew that tradition, as the Baylor Family returns to campus to &#8220;catch that Baylor spirit again,&#8221; as President Samuel Palmer Brooks famously wrote more than a century ago.<\/p>\n<p>At Homecoming, Baylor rolls out the red carpet to welcome you &#8212; alumni and friends &#8212; home. It&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aS-V735C3KM\">the biggest Baylor Family reunion of the year<\/a> &#8212; all\u00a0about seeing old friends, recalling fond memories, sharing those stories with the next generation, and celebrating together as one.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Welcome Home, Bears -- it&#039;s Baylor Homecoming 2023.\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aS-V735C3KM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As you return to campus, start your visit at the new <a href=\"https:\/\/hurdcenter.web.baylor.edu\/\">Hurd Welcome Center<\/a> &#8212; the hub for all things Homecoming this year. After you&#8217;ve explored the grand Carlton Hall and experienced the columns for yourself, stop by the Cheng Welcome Desk to learn everything you need to know about Homecoming &#8212; what&#8217;s happening, when, and where.<\/p>\n<p>The festivities begin Monday night with <a href=\"https:\/\/homecoming.web.baylor.edu\/main-events\/homecoming-worship-presented-vertical-ministries\">Homecoming Worship<\/a>\u00a0on Fountain Mall, followed by <a href=\"https:\/\/homecoming.web.baylor.edu\/main-events\/dinner-livingstones\">Dinner with the Livingstones<\/a> on Wednesday. They<span class=\"s1\">\u00a0continue Thursday night with <a href=\"https:\/\/homecoming.web.baylor.edu\/main-events\/mass-meeting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s2\">Mass Meeting<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and the first of four\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/homecoming.web.baylor.edu\/main-events\/pigskin-revue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s2\">Pigskin Revue<\/span><\/a> performances, followed Friday by the <a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.web.baylor.edu\/events\/class-1973-golden-grad-50th-reunion\">50-year class reunion<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.web.baylor.edu\/traditions\/singspiration\">Singspiration<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/homecoming.web.baylor.edu\/main-events\/royal-pure-homecoming-stroll\">Royal &amp; Pure Homecoming Stroll-Off<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/homecoming.web.baylor.edu\/main-events\/extravaganza-pep-rally-and-bonfire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s2\">Bonfire, Pep Rally and Extravaganza<\/span><\/a>. Saturday opens with <a href=\"https:\/\/homecoming.web.baylor.edu\/main-events\/homecoming-parade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s2\">the nation\u2019s largest collegiate Homecoming Parade<\/span><\/a>, followed by <a href=\"https:\/\/baylorbears.evenue.net\/cgi-bin\/ncommerce3\/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS%3ABAYLOR%3AF23%3AF06%3A&amp;linkID=baylor&amp;shopperContext=&amp;pc=&amp;caller=&amp;appCode=&amp;groupCode=&amp;cgc=&amp;dataAccId=502&amp;locale=en_US&amp;siteId=ev_baylor\">Baylor football hosting Iowa State <\/a><\/span><span class=\"s1\">at 2:30 p.m. at McLane Stadium.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>[Find all the week&#8217;s details at <a href=\"https:\/\/homecoming.web.baylor.edu\/\">baylor.edu\/homecoming<\/a>.]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beyond these traditional events, Homecoming 2023 also features multiple special events.\u00a0In addition to serving as your Homecoming headquarters, the Hurd will also host &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/homecoming.web.baylor.edu\/main-events\/homecoming-hurd\">Homecoming at the Hurd<\/a>,&#8221; offering decade-themed photo ops, the chance to take your photo with recent Baylor Athletics trophies, and a 360-degree camera taking family\/group photos. Special panel presentations will also cover the Baylor Bear Habitat and Baylor+ highlights, and Baylor theatre students will be performing selections from their recent rendition of <em>Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat<\/em>. Get all the details <a href=\"https:\/\/homecoming.web.baylor.edu\/main-events\/homecoming-hurd\">on the Homecoming website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere on campus,\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/homecoming.web.baylor.edu\/event\/146254\">Texas Collection Centennial Celebration<\/a> will welcome guests into Carroll Library Friday evening, while <a href=\"https:\/\/homecoming.web.baylor.edu\/event\/143123\">the Hankamer School of Business will celebrate its centennial<\/a> with a reception at the Foster Campus for Business &amp; Innovation. The newly renovated Collins Hall will also host an <a href=\"https:\/\/homecoming.web.baylor.edu\/event\/146680\">open house<\/a> for former residents and others who want to see the hall&#8217;s new look.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">And even that&#8217;s not all&#8230; Countless schools and departments are hosting open houses and alumni gatherings; <a href=\"https:\/\/homecoming.web.baylor.edu\/events\/month\/2023-10-01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s2\">check the Homecoming calendar<\/span><\/a> for complete event listings and details. (And if it&#8217;s been awhile since your last visit to campus, there&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2023\/10\/100-things-to-see-and-do-during-baylorhomecoming\/\">lots of new things to see and do around Waco<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Sic \u2019em, Baylor Homecomers &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZWsdYiqWOMo\">welcome home<\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>[As you post on social media about the weekend, make sure to <strong>tag Baylor<\/strong> (<span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/baylor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Baylor<\/a> on Twitter\/X, and <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/bayloruniversity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@bayloruniversity<\/a> on Instagram) and\/or use hashtag <\/span><\/i><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><i>&#8220;<strong>#BaylorHomecoming<\/strong>&#8220;. Baylor&#8217;s social media accounts will be sharing favorites <\/i><i>all week!]<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1909, Baylor hosted the first collegiate homecoming celebration in the nation. This week, we again renew that tradition, as the Baylor Family returns to campus to &#8220;catch that Baylor spirit again,&#8221; as President Samuel Palmer Brooks famously wrote more than a century ago. 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