Below are the 2024 Blue & White Homecoming Weekend & Spirit Week schedules.

Schedule of Events: Spirit Week

Monday, October 28

Class Color Day
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Warch Campus Center, SEAL Office (4th Floor) 
Come to the SEAL Office during the day to be counted for the Class Cup!

Homecoming Tabling/Choose Your Own Adventure Service Projects
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Warch Campus Center - Cafe (front) and Gallery
Stop by and grab some swag, learn more about the week's activities, and spend some time working on a service project!

Tuesday, October 29

Dress Like A Viking Day
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Warch Campus Center, SEAL Office (4th Floor) 
Come to the SEAL Office during the day to be counted for the Class Cup!

Cardboard Boat Regatta
6:30 – 8 p.m. | Buchanan Kiewit Wellness Center, Boldt Natatorium
Grab some friends or create a boat for your student org! Boats can only be constructed from cardboard and duck tape and will be raced across the pool! Prizes for the top times!

Wednesday, October 30

Twin Day
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Warch Campus Center, SEAL Office (4th Floor) 
Come to the SEAL Office during the day to be counted for the Class Cup!

Open Mic/Talent Show
6:30 – 8 p.m. | Warch Campus Center, Somerset
Sign up or just show up! Come show off your talents and you may win a prize!

Thursday, October 31

Halloween 
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Warch Campus Center, SEAL Office (4th Floor) 
Come to the SEAL Office during the day to be counted for the Class Cup!

On Campus Trick or Treating
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Campus Wide

Grocery Bag Bingo/Costume Contest
6:30 – 8 p.m. | Warch Campus Center, Somerset
Join us for Grocery Bag Bingo and dress up to compete in the costume contest!

Friday, November 1

Spirit Day 
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Warch Campus Center, SEAL Office (4th Floor) 
Come to the SEAL Office during the day to be counted for the Class Cup!

Schedule of Events: Blue & White Homecoming

Friday, November 1

Wriston Fall 2024 Exhibitions
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Wriston Art Galleries

  • First-Year Studies: Water
  • Christopher McNulty, Days Series
  • 10 Years Out

Campus Tour
2 – 3 p.m. | Chapman Hall - Admissions Lobby

Archives Open House with University Archivist Claire Cannell
3 – 5 p.m. | Seeley G. Mudd Library, Archives

Business & Entrepreneurship Center Open House
4 – 6 p.m. | Fox Commons, Level Two (10 East College Avenue)
Join faculty in Business & Entrepreneurship for an opportunity to experience one of the newest spaces on campus. This co-curricular space will serve as an interactive hub for collaboration among students, faculty, and business leaders.

2024 Lawrence Intercollegiate Athletic Hall of Fame Reception & Dinner* (Invitation Only)
6 – 9 p.m. | Warch Campus Center, Somerset & Pusey Rooms
*The 2024 inductees are the Men’s basketball teams from 2003-2004, 2004-2005 and 2005-2006. 

Fall Term Musical: Working 
7:30 p.m. | Stansbury Theatre, Music-Drama Center 

Lawrence University New Music Ensemble Concert featuring Flute and Trombone Ensembles
8 p.m. | Lawrence Memorial Chapel
This concert, which highlights the Conservatory's forward-looking approach, will premiere nine new works. Isaac Mayhew (LU '17) is the Interim Executive Director of the Millennium Composers Initiative, a consortium of composers, and has facilitated the collaboration. The event will feature faculty members Erin Lesser (flute), Tim Albright (trombone), and Michael Clayville (director of the New Music Ensemble).

Movie Series: Coco (with Trivia)
8 – 9:45 p.m. | Warch Camus Center, Cinema

Blue & White Homecoming Dance 
9 p.m. - Midnight | Warch Campus Center, Esch Hurvis Room & Mead-Witter


Saturday, November 2

Family Breakfast with Cabinet
9 – 10:30 a.m. | Warch Campus Center - Esch Hurvis Room
Families, supporters, and their students are invited to join President Carter and her Cabinet for this special breakfast. Get to know our campus leadership while indulging in a hot breakfast buffet from American Dining Creations. Lawrence gear or Blue & White is the preferred attire. Registration required.
Register

BLU's Central
10 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Warch Campus Center, 3rd Floor
Face painting, temporary tattoos, etc.

Men’s Basketball Alumni Scrimmage 
10:30 a.m. | Alex Gym

Presentation and Discussion with New York Times Bestselling Author Harry MacLean ’64 – Starkweather: The Untold Story of the Killing Spree That Changed America
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. | Warch Campus Center, Cinema
All are welcome to attend.

LU Swimming - Intrasquad & Alumni Meet
11 a.m. | Buchanan Kiewit Wellness Center - Boldt Natatorium

Midwest Conference Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Championships
11 a.m. Start | Reid Golf Course, Appleton 
Shuttle from Campus.

Men’s Soccer vs. Grinnell College (Senior Day) 
11 a.m. | Banta Bowl 

Wriston Fall 2024 Exhibitions
Noon – 4 p.m. | Wriston Art Galleries

  • First-Year Studies: Water
  • Christopher McNulty, Days Series
  • 10 Years Out

Women’s Soccer vs. Grinnell College 
1:30 p.m. | Banta Bowl 

Fall Term Musical: Working 
2:30 p.m. | Stansbury Theatre, Music-Drama Center 

Blue & White Homecoming Tailgate 
3 – 5 p.m. | Banta Bowl Parking Lot 
2024 VHOF inductees in President’s Plaza. 

Football vs. University of Chicago* 
5:00 p.m. | Banta Bowl 
*The 2024 Lawrence Intercollegiate Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will occur during halftime. 

Fall Term Musical: Working 
7:30 p.m. | Stansbury Theatre, Music-Drama Center 

Cheer X Dance Campfire
8 – 9:30 p.m. | Gilboy Fire Ring (SLUG Garden)
End the Homecoming festivities with a cozy campfire complete with s'mores and snacks! 


Sunday, November 3

Fencing: LU Fall Dual Meet
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Buchanan Kiewit Wellness Center