Alumni

Brutus Buckeye leads a group of cheerleaders in Ohio Stadium.

Alumni and Friends Homecoming Celebration

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

2024 Alumni and Friends Homecoming Celebration

The celebration includes a buffet dinner, a silent auction to benefit the Ohio State University at Newark Alumni Scholarship and the presentation of the Ohio State Newark Distinguished Alumni Award. 

Free to Ohio State alumni and their guests. Adults 21+ only (please bring your ID to verify). Registration is required.

Thursday, Oct. 24
Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
Melissa Warner Bow Grand Ballroom
John Gilbert Reese Center

Speakers

Matthew J. Smith, PhD 
Dean and director of Ohio State Newark 

Aaron Parry
Former Ohio State football player and member of the 2014 National Championship team

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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.