MEDIA RELEASE__ Bluffton University will celebrate Homecoming and Alumni Weekend Oct. 2-4, honoring 100 years of being Beavers. Alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents and friends of the university are invited to return to campus for a weekend of celebration, connection and tradition.

Throughout the weekend, attendees will have opportunities to cheer on Beaver athletic teams, reconnect with classmates, faculty, and coaches, and participate in a variety of campus traditions and special centennial activities. Events will include alumni gatherings, campus activities, Beaver Tail-Gating, food trucks and more as Bluffton celebrates a century of Beaver spirit.

Registration is required for select Homecoming activities, including the 5K and Family Fun Walk, Bitty Beavers Cheer Clinic and class reunions.

The Homecoming 5K and Family Fun Walk is free to walk, $12 to walk plus a t-shirt or $20 to run plus a t-shirt, with registration available through Sept. 18 to guarantee a t-shirt. Day-of registration will also be available but will not offer a t-shirt.

The Bitty Beavers Cheer Clinic requires registration by Sept. 18.

Additional event-specific registration details and a full schedule of events are available at www.bluffton.edu/homecoming.