We are excited to welcome you back to campus for Homecoming and Reunion this fall!
The schedule of events is robust and offers in-person and virtual events. As event
details are finalized they will be added to the website. Check back this fall for
a comprehensive schedule of events.
Please see event details below for the date, time, location and registration information.
E-mail alumni@winthrop.edu with questions.
(R) denotes registration required, virtual events are noted and ($) denotes cost associated
with the event.
Winthrop Spirit Check Video (Virtual)
Do you have Winthrop Spirit? Check out the Winthrop Alumni Association Facebook page, Twitter (@winthropalumni) or Instagram (@winthropalumni) to learn the Winthrop
Spirit Check so you can join us as we show our Eagle Pride all week long.
"Just One More... Celebrating the Life and Work of Joel Nichols" Zoom (Virtual)
Noon | Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Stop by the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections to see a display of work by Joel Nichols ’63 who was a long time photographer for Winthrop.
Tuesday, Nov. 8
Faculty and Staff Alumni Lunch
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Richardson Ballroom, located in the DiGiorgio Campus Center
As a thank you for their service to the university, all Winthrop alumni faculty and
staff are invited to a Faculty and Staff Alumni Luncheon, courtesy of the Winthrop Alumni Association. Please reserve your spot by Tuesday, Nov. 1. If you have any dietary restrictions, e-mail Brittany Neely, alumni engagement coordinator.
If you’ve attended the lunch in the past, please wear your “Proud to Work for my Alma
Mater” T-shirt that you received. If you do not have a T-shirt or are a new faculty
or staff alumnus, stop by the alumni office, 304 Tillman, between Nov. 1-4 to pick
one up. We will take a group photo at 12:30 p.m.
Tipsy Tuesday with The Tipsy Doc (R) (Virtual)
7 p.m. | Zoom
Mark your calendars for a virtual cocktail social with The Tipsy Doc, Akilah Murray '15! The Tipsy Doc will walk us through the steps to make a Winthrop-inspired beverage. The link to join along with the beverage recipes will be emailed to registered alumni.
Campus Beautification Initiative: REVITALIZING WINTHROP (R)
2 p.m. | Margaret Nance Hall
With the start of the 2021-22 academic year, REVITALING WINTHROP launched a new website and announced the Winthrop Year of Service to spark community engagement and participation. Everyone has an opportunity to participate
in this community service activity by planting new shrubs at the front of Margaret Nance Hall. Join us for a Happy Hour after our hard work at Slow Play Brewing. Slow Play Brewing is owned by Ben Lee ’05, Matt Poston ’11 and Ron Fasick ’02. Registrants will receive
more details ahead of Nov. 9.
Alumni Awards Dinner
6 p.m. | Richardson Ballroom, located in the DiGiorgio Campus Center
The 2022 Alumni Award recipients will be honored at the Alumni Awards Dinner.
"Just One More...Celebrating the Life and Work of Joel Nichols" Exhibit
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., | Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Stop by the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections to see an exhibit of the life and work of Joel "Nick" Nichols. Joel was Winthrop's photographer from 1963-2008. Joel was honored during the 2008 Alumni Reunion Celebration for his dedication to capturing and documenting university life for nearly 45 years. The Winthrop Alumni Association granted him honorary membership in the Alumni Association as a member of the Class of 1963, the same class as his wife, Janice Williams Nichols.
West Center Tours (R)
2 p.m. | Lois Rhame West Health, Physical Education and Wellness Center
The West Center provides educational and recreational opportunities for the campus
and is the home of the Office of Recreational Services and the Department of Physical Education, Sport and Human Performance. Take a tour to see the four-court gymnasium, 1/8 mile indoor track, 36-foot climbing
wall, four racquetball courts, 8-lane 25-yard pool, and more!
College of Arts and Sciences Encore Distinguished Lectures (R)
2:15 p.m. | Kinard Hall 018
Join us to hear the culminating work and reflections of Winthrop's College of Arts and Sciences Emeritus Professors. Topics will vary but will feature content that impacts the day-to-day lives of students, faculty, staff and alumni. Light refreshments will be served at 2 p.m.
Campus Tours with Student Ambassador (R)
3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. | Joynes Hall
Register for a 45-minute walking tour of campus with a student ambassador. For an
accessible tour, call 803/323-2145 or e-mail alumni@winthrop.edu.
"Day by Day" 1919 Film Viewing (R)
3:30 p.m. | Dina’s Place
View the silent film of Winthrop in 1919 narrated by Gina Price White ’83, director of Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections.
Class Reunion Welcome Reception
5-7 p.m. | Olde Stone House
Start your Homecoming and Reunion Weekend at the Class Reunion Welcome Reception at
the Olde Stone House. Enjoy cocktails and hors d'oeuvres with fellow alumni from the Class of 1942-2017
celebrating a milestone reunion.
Class of 1972 50-Year Reunion Wine and Cheese Reception and Class Dinner
5 p.m. | Richardson Ballroom, located in the DiGiorgio Campus Center
The Class of 1972 will celebrate their 50-Year Reunion with a wine and cheese reception
followed by a class dinner in Richardson Ballroom located in the DiGiorgio Campus
Center.
Homecoming Happy Hour ($) (R)
5-7 p.m. | Slow Play Brewing
Raise a glass to your Winthrop friends with an alumni Happy Hour at Slow Play Brewing! Grab some delicious grub from the Cibi Cibi food truck. Cibi Cibi will be there from 4-9 p.m., and the brewery will be open until 11 p.m. Come early for and exclusive brewery tour at 4:40 and 4:45 p.m. Tours are limited to 10 people per tour. Register by Oct. 28 for a brewery tour.
The Departments of Philosophy and Religious Studies; Political Science and Model United Nations; Sociology, Criminology and Anthropology and World Languages and Cultures will have tables on the patio from 5-7 p.m. Slow Play Brewing is owned by Ben Lee ’05, Matt Poston ’11 and Ron Fasick ’02. Mention you are an alumnus
to get 15% off your bar tab.
Saturday, Nov. 12
Homecoming Tailgate ($)
8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | Coliseum
Tailgate with fellow alumni before the men's basketball team takes on the Mercer University Bears. More information about pre-game activities will be available this fall. Review important details before arriving.
Reunion Class Photos
9:30-10:30 a.m. | McBryde Hall
Each reunion class will take a commemorative photo that will be mailed as a keepsake. Each class photo time is noted in your class letter and below. Join all reunion classes in McBryde Hall for coffee, cocktails, games and a walk down memory lane with Winthrop Archives before the brunch buffet opens at 11 a.m. Pick up your nametag and reunion souvenir if you did not receive it on Friday.
Alumni Reunion Brunch
10 a.m. | McBryde Hall
Celebrate your reunion and meet Winthrop’s first family as they celebrate their first reunion weekend at Winthrop! Reunion classes will be recognized by Winthrop's new president, Dr. Edward Serna ’02 (who is celebrating his 20-year Winthrop reunion!), and Alumni Executive Board president, Byron Putman ’94. Enjoy coffee, cocktails, games and a walk down memory lane with Winthrop memorabilia from Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections before the brunch buffet opens at 11 a.m. followed by our program.
West Center Tours (R)
Noon | Lois Rhame West Health, Physical Education and Wellness Center
The West Center provides educational and recreational opportunities for the campus and is the home of the Office of Recreational Services and the Department of Physical Education, Sport and Human Performance. Take a tour to see the four-court gymnasium, 1/8 mile indoor track, 36-foot climbing wall, four racquetball courts, 8-lane 25-yard pool, and more!
Men's Basketball Game vs. Mercer University ($)
2 p.m. | Coliseum
The men's basketball team will host the Mercer University Bears for a Homecoming game.
Tickets are available for purchase beginning Nov. 1. Please review COVID-19 protocols before arriving.
Women's Basketball Game vs. Coppin State University ($)
2 p.m. | Coliseum
The women's basketball team will host the Choppin State Bald Eagles for a Homecoming game. Tickets are available for purchase beginning Nov. 1. Please review COVID-19 protocols before arriving.
The College of Visual and Performing Arts will have three gallery exhibitions for the fall semester.
Southern Fiction
Tema Stauffer
Sept. 12- Dec. 9, 2022 | Elizabeth Dunlap Patrick Gallery
Tema Stauffer’s Southern Fiction traces the literary landscape of the American South investigating sites that were formative to canonical fiction writers of the region such as William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, Harper Lee, Truman Capote, Alice Walker and Flannery O'Conner, among others. Large-format color photographs depict the domestic settings, vernacular architecture, and rural landscapes significant to the history of these iconic writers. Through this series, Stauffer explores the beauty, mystery and complexity of the South. She is currently an Associate Professor of Photography at East Tennessee State University. Her work has been exhibited at Sasha Wolf, Daniel Cooney Fine Art, and Jen Bekman galleries in New York, as well as galleries and institutions internationally.
Mutually Assured Seduction (MAS)
Tamara LaValla
Sept. 12- Dec. 9, 2022 | Rutledge Gallery
Mutually Assured Seduction (MAS) is a One-Woman Group Show, led by artist Tamara LaValla,
exploring a real and persistent preoccupation with desire, order, progress and work.
MAS resists the evanescent embrace of our ethereal, virtual world through the rigors
of making. The resulting collaborative artifacts and ephemera — edible, malleable,
consumable, sonic — are, at once, both timely and timeless.
Tamara LaValla earned her B.F.A. in Illustration from Syracuse University. She worked
as an award-winning illustrator for the Herald newspaper in Rock Hill and co-founded
Social Design House. She is currently a faculty member in the Department of Design
at Winthrop and is a self-described OCD artist, and sometimes chocolate maker.
Art Education Exhibition
Nov. 1-14 | Lewandowski Student Gallery
In this exhibition, art education students display a collection of interdisciplinary/community-based artworks created by K-12 students during their internship experience. This is a legacy art education exhibition that is connected to their capstone exhibition.
The Winthrop University Bookstore is located inside the DiGiorgio Campus Center on the first floor and will be open during the following times. For additional information, call 803/323-3800.
Monday-Friday | 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday | 12 p.m.-5 p.m.
Mention you are a Winthrop alumnus at these establishments to enjoy discounts during the 2022 Homecoming and Reunion Weekend. From cold beer to coffee, crafts and cups, there's something for everyone to enjoy!
Celebrate your milestone reunion with 15% off a beverage at Rock Hill’s full coffee immersion coffee shop.
Celebrate your milestone reunion with 15% off your tab. Slow Play Brewing is owned by Ben Lee ’05, Matt Poston ’11 and Ron Fasick ’02.
Take 10% off your purchase at Rock Hill’s community-minded retailer.