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This year we're celebrating the classes of: 1954, 1959, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019.

Schedule

Use the links below to see the schedule for each day. More information will be posted soon with registration links.


Friday night festivities culminate in MC's Follies

Festivities Start Friday — Come Be Part of The Celebration

MC’s homecoming celebration starts Friday, October 25 with a golf tournament, receptions, and culminating in Follies — an MC tradition you won't want to miss.

Friday, October 25

Homecoming Golf Tournament

12:00 p.m. — The Refuge Golf Club, 2100 Refuge Blvd, Flowood, MS 39232

Four-man scramble with a shotgun start at 1:00 pm. Registration fee includes green fees, cart rental, range balls, and lunch. The Refuge is a newly renovated 18-hole course that provides a more playable layout with three new holes and returning nines. 

Lunch is available at 12:00 noon with registration beginning at 11:00 am. Open to alumni, students, and guests. Top three teams win prizes.  For questions, contact Jake Donald at 601.925.3809 or jdonald1@mc.edu or David Hollway at 601.940.7900 or holloway@mc.edu. Registration required. $100 per person.


Department of Communication Distinguished Alumni Reception

12:00 p.m. — Aven 107

Reception will be honoring Dr. Dylan McLemore (’08, ’10) and Micheal Walley (’14). For more information, contact Dr. Reid Vance at vance@mc.edu.


Baker-Janser Student Media Center Dedication & Reception

1:00 p.m. — Aven 116

For more information, contact Dr. Reid Vance at vance@mc.edu.


School of Education Reception

4:00 p.m. — Alumni Hall, Third Floor

Alumni and friends of the School of Education are invited to join students, staff, and faculty for a reception. Distinguished alumni and other honorees from the departments of Counseling, Kinesiology, Psychology, and Teacher Education and Leadership will be recognized. Please contact Cindy Melton at cmelton@mc.edu or 601.925.3250 for further information.


Gayle Wicker Wellness Center Reception 

5:00 p.m. — Parking Lot/Entrance of Wellness Center 

A program followed by a reception to celebrate the naming of the MC Healthplex to the Gayle Wicker Wellness Center.


Blues & Gold Gathering

7:00 p.m. — Location TBD

A time of reconnecting for the Graduates Of the Last Decade, classes of 2014 - 2024, families are welcome to attend! 


DECADE OF THE '70S

7:00 p.m. · Alumni Hall

50-YEAR CLUB - Classes of 1974  and 1964 Special Recognition, Alumni Hall 

Celebrating the Golden Anniversary Class of 1974 and their induction into the 50-Year Club. Members of the Classes of 1970-79 and all 50-Year Club Members are invited to reconnect with their classmates and friends from their days at MC from 7:00 - 10:00 pm on Friday evening, October 25, in the Grand Hall of the beautifully renovated Alumni Hall. The Class of 1974, our newest 50-Year Club members, and the Class of 1979 are the featured classes for the Decade of the '70s this year. Heavy hors d'oeuvres will be served. The 1974 class picture and medal ceremony will be held at 7:30 pm in the M-Club room.

Contact David Holloway ('72) at 601.940.7900 or holloway@mc.edu.


Follies

7:00 p.m. · Swor Auditorium

Follies promises an evening of fun and festivities as new pledges from MC’s clubs and tribes display their creativity in hilarious skits about Mississippi College and its traditions. 
For more information:  MC Follies


MC families enjoy tailgating at homecoming

Join Us for A Full Day of Homecoming Fun on Saturday

Homecoming Saturday is packed with excitement. The day starts with a 5K run, followed by awards, parades, tailgating and some Choctaw football. 

Saturday, October 26

Coach "Hap" Hudson Homecoming 5K Run

7:30 a.m. · Downtown Clinton

The Department of Kinesiology will host this 17th annual fun-filled 5K, which will begin at Cockroft Hall, wind through the historic district in downtown Clinton and surrounding neighborhoods, and end on the Robinson-Hale stadium track.  Registration required. Runners arrive by 7:00 a.m.

For more information, call race director Suzanne McDonough at 601.940.8186 or 601.925.7720.


Alumni Association Board Gathering 

8:30 a.m. — Cross Board Room, 3rd Floor, Alumni Hall

alumnus of the year reception

8:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. — Department of Art, Gore Gallery

This reception honors our alumnus of the year, Katie Jo Collins Chane, ‘02, and young alumnus Sarah Elizabeth “Sarah Beth” Fouts, ‘12, showcasing their work. The program honoring our Alumni is at 9:00 AM. Brunch served from 9:00 to 11:45 for our attendees. The reception and program is open to all. Featured show in Gore Gallery is the Photography Exhibit May 1970: Gibbs-Green Tragedy at Jackson State College.

For more information, contact Randy Hayward Jolly, rjolly@mc.edu, 601.925.3880


Welcome table, Essential first stop!

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. · Welcome Center, Alumni Hall Lawn

At the Welcome table, you can pick up your nametag, FREE gift, tailgate meal ticket, and reunion ribbon.


Leland Speed Library and MC Archives Open House

10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. — Speed Library 

For information, call Cindy Roberts at 601.925.3908


National Alumni Association Awards Brunch

10:00 a.m. · Anderson Hall, 2nd Floor B.C. Rogers Student Center

Join the National Alumni Association at our annual Homecoming Brunch as we come together to honor our 2024 distinguished alumni.


Alumni Receptions

11:00 a.m. — Alumni Hall

Laguna Social Tribe Alumni Reception

Swannanoa Social Tribe Alumni Reception

Kissimmee Social Tribe Alumni Reception

Chenoa Social Tribe Alumni Reception

Nenamoosha Social Tribe Alumni Reception

SGA Alumni Reception 

Shawreth Men’s Club


Modeling Team Luncheon

11:00 a.m. — BC Rogers, 2nd floor Meeting Room A and B

Contact Cecilia Boyd Rushing at 601.604.5183 or cbrushing62@gmail.com.


School of Science and Mathematics Reception              

12:00 p.m. — MCC Science Building Lobby

For more information contact Sue Caldwell, 601.925.3300 or scaldwell@mc.edu


Homecoming Tailgate Meal

12:00 p.m. — The Quad/Patio

Honors College Open House

12:30 PM — Ratliff Suite

Details TBD. Contact Christopher Weeks, M.D., Director, Honors College, ccweeks@mc.edu


MC Singers in Concert 

12:30 p.m. — Provine Chapel

Please come to Provine Chapel to hear the nationally acclaimed Mississippi College Singers in a homecoming concert under the direction of Dr. Beth Everett, Director of Choral Activities.


Medical/Dental Alumni Association Reception  

1:00 p.m. — Self Hall, Room 207

Physicians and dentists who completed their undergraduate work at MC are invited to attend this reception to learn more about our Medical/Dental Alumni Association.


Tailgating ON The Quad

1:00 p.m.

From academic departments, organizations, and classes, you'll be sure to reconnect with many of your MC families and friends as we celebrate homecoming!


Homecoming Parade

1:30 p.m. — College Street

Enjoy as MC students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends parade down College Street celebrating the Choctaw spirit.


Academic Department Tailgating 

2:00 p.m.

Join the School of Nursing and the Department of Public Health, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Mathematics Club, and the Department of Communication as they welcome all alumni back to MC. For more information, contact Dr. Mary Ellen Stewart at mestewart@mc.edu or 601.925.3387


Reception Honoring the 1979 Championship Team and All MC Athletes Past and Present

2:30 p.m. — Moody Adams Field House

Kick-Off: Mississippi College vs. Erskine University 

4:00 p.m. · Robinson-Hale Stadium

Contact 

Jake Donald