Alumni

Attendees raise their arms above their heads in an O formation.

Alumni and Friends Homecoming Celebration

This annual event welcomes alumni back to campus during Ohio State's Homecoming week for dinner, scholarship and celebration.

2025 Alumni and Friends Homecoming Celebration

Thursday, Oct. 2
Melissa Warner Bow Grand Ballroom
John Gilbert Reese Center

Speakers

James Cotton
Former Ohio State football player and member of the 1998 Big Ten Championship and Sugar Bowl championship teams

Register

This event is open to Ohio State alumni and their guests. Registration is required. 

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2024 Homecoming celebration
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Dean and Director Matthew Smith stands at a podium addressing the crowd of alumni attending the Homecoming celebration.
Members of the Ohio State Newark Homecoming court pose for a picture.
Attendees raise their arms above their heads in an O formation.
Former Ohio State football player and keynote speaker Aaron Parry stands at a podium addressing the audience at the Alumni Homecoming celebration.
Dean Matthew Smith and family take a picture with keynote speaker and former Ohio State football player Aaron Parry.
Kenneth Yeager holds his award for Distinguished Alumni surrounded by family members.
Advancement office staff take a picture with keynote speaker and former Ohio State football player Aaron Parry.
Attendees raise their arms above their heads in an H formation.
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Photos from the 2024 Alumni Homecoming celebration held on Oct. 24.
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2023 Homecoming celebration
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Two alumni stand around a table in conversation.
Dean and director William MacDonald stands next to a cake celebrating his 20 years of service.
Alumni sit at a round table in conversation.
A woman stands talking to another woman who is seated at a table.
A man looks up from a table of alumni.
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Photos from the 2023 Alumni Homecoming Celebration.