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 Dinner

Thursday, Oct. 2
John Gilbert Reese Center

5:30 p.m.: Doors open
6 p.m.: Dinner
6:45 p.m.: Speakers

The celebration includes dinner, two complimentary drink tickets, entertainment, a silent auction to benefit the Ohio State Newark Alumni Scholarship, and the presentation of the 2025 Ohio State Newark Distinguished Alumni Award.

Speakers

Opening remarks
Matthew J. Smith, PhD, Ohio State Newark dean and director

"Guess in Two Clues: History Through Artifacts"
Tamar Chute, university archivist

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

Register

Registration is required. This event is free and open to Ohio State alumni and their guests. Guests must be 21 years old or older. 

Deadline: Monday, Sept. 15

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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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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.
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Photos from the 2023 Alumni Homecoming Celebration.