Homecoming & Reunion Weekend Events

Visit the Alumni House to pick up your nametag, which serves as your ticket to many events. You can also add or modify events in your registration, pick up your class button, browse W&M gifts and gear, make a reunion gift and more. 

Join your fellow Olde Guarde members — alumni who graduated 50 years ago or more — and their guests for a morning of food and fellowship. The morning will start with a bloody mary and mimosa reception, followed by lunch and a guest speaker.

Emily Matson '12 (PhD UVA ‘20) talks about the politics of history writing on the War of Resistance against Japan (China's World War II). This talk examines a recent change in the official timeline of the war, moving the start from 1937 to 1931.

Join Art Therapist, Sarah Balascio, to contribute to a collaborative mural in the back gardens of the McLeod Tyler Wellness Center.

Title: Navigating the Future of AI-Augmented Research and Education

Speaker: Douglas C. Schmidt
Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor and Associate Chair of Computer Science, Vanderbilt University

Location: McGlothlin Street-Hall Room 020

Reception to follow

Using Machine Learning for Defect Characterization

Come out to Hearth on Friday afternoon of Homecoming Weekend. Talk with Lemon Project team members about their reparative work.

Join the Office of Career Development & Professional Engagement for an opportunity to build and tap into your W&M network. Learn about W&M One Network and meet fellow members of the W&M community for professional networking.

Celebrate Women's Entrepreneurship Week with an inspiring panel discussion featuring three talented entrepreneurial women on Oct. 20th at 3PM.

Join a panel of Tribe Chem Alum to hear about where their Chemistry degrees have taken them.

In ISC 1221 from 3-4pm with refreshments afterwards in the ISC Atrium.

Join us!

In a loose and casual "talk show" format, English Professors discuss books that have been meaningful, eye-opening, or just plain fun to them recently. Enjoy a stimulating conversation and get a lead on your next bookstore splurge! 

Calling all transfer students, alumni and friends! Stop by the Terrace for swag and treats to kick-off the Homecoming weekend!

Kimberley Cossey ’04, PhD Candidate, Darden College of Education and Professional Studies, Old Dominion University

Untold Narratives: International Education through the lens of Finnish-Russian History 

GSWS Homecoming Lecture by Prof. Leisa Meyer (GSWS, HIST, AMST)

Are You Raising an Athlete?

Are You Raising a Athlete Scientist?

Are You Raising an Scientist Artist?

Are You Raising a Artist Scholar?

Find the perfect spot along Richmond Road to cheer for Grand Marshal Glenn Close ’74, D.A. ’89, H.F. ’19, student organizations, alumni groups and special guests in the parade!

Get ready to party and connect at the ooPoll Homecoming Happy Hour & Networking Event on October 20th!

In the courtyard of the Wren Building, we honor alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the university who passed in the last year. In the event of severe weather, the ceremony will be moved to Commonwealth Auditorium. 

The William & Mary Latinx (Latino/Latina) Alumni Advisory Board invites Hispanic, Latino and Latina alums, students, and friends to join us for our Homecoming 2023 reception in the Alumni House!

A new musical.  A Virginia ghost shares her tempestuous life story of 18th-century privilege and loss.

Gather with friends on the Sunken Garden to sample the best of Virginia beer, wine and spirits. Enjoy music and refreshments as you meet and mingle with representatives from breweries, wineries and distilleries to learn about each sample.