These two events will be combined to provide our alumni, students, families, and friends with an all-encompassing weekend of Wheaton activity and connection. We hope you are able to join us!
Explore our location for information about area hotels, local restaurants and and places of interest!
Weekend Schedule
Friday, October 3, 2025
Friday, October 3, 202512:00 – 1:30 p.m.
White Coat Ceremony | Cole Memorial Chapel
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Nursing Reception I Balfour-Hood Atrium
2:00 – 4:30 p.m.
FFW Check-In I Balfour-Hood Center (Atrium & Info Desk)
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
ARTS Quad Party | Hood Courtyard outside of Watson
8:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Outdoor Movie Night on the Dimple
Saturday, October 4, 2025
9:00 a.m.
Check-In Ι Balfour-Hood Center
Parents & Friends Coffee Reception
Light Refreshments will be served Ι Balfour-Hood Cafe
9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Men’s Lacrosse Alumni Game I Nordin ’80 Turf Field
10:00 a.m.
Featured Event: Welcome with President Michaele Whelan Ι Cole Memorial Chapel
10:40 – 11:40 a.m.
Building Blocks: Continuing the Transition through College I Cole Memorial Chapel
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Featured Event: Spotlight on Life and Career Design Institute I Kollett Hall
A student experiential learning showcase, with posters on display and staff available to share updates on programs, student engagement, career development, funding opportunities, and outcomes—plus a takeaway activity to help attendees start designing their lives today.
12:00 p.m.
Looking Towards the Future
Engaging Juniors in Life and Career Design I Hindle Auditorium
12:00 p.m.
Featured Event: The FYE Experience | Various Locations – please ask at registration.
Historian of Art Tripp Evans will explore architecture and film, chemist Jani Benoit will examine the science of food and energy, and Hispanic Studies scholar Domingo Ledezma will discuss maps as a form of storytelling.
12:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Fall Fest Tailgate I Dimple
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Women’s Lacrosse Alumni Game I Nordin ’80 Turf Field
2:00 – 4:00 p.m. (while supplies last!)
DIY Pickling | Farm House
2:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Phi Beta Kappa Ceremony I Hindle Auditorium
3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Men’s Rugby Game I Nordin ’80 Turf Field
3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Ultimate Frisbee Clinic I Chapel Field
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Bingo I Emerson Dining Hall
Come enjoy bingo and win fall-themed prizes!
Wheaton Athletic Games
Wheaton Athletic Games12:00 p.m.
Women’s Volleyball vs. Smith College I Emerson Gymnasium
1:00 p.m.
Women’s Soccer vs. Mount Holyoke College I Christina Mirrione ’99 Stadium
2:00 p.m.
Men’s Soccer vs. Emerson College I Keefe Field
To view the alumni athletic events schedule, please visit the Fall Fest webpage.
October 2-3, 2026!