2025 Homecoming Schedule

Friday, October 10

Founders' Society Luncheon
Noon, Jonasson Hall, lower level of Melrose Hall
No cost

A special luncheon for those who have remembered Linfield in their estate plans.

Alumni baseball game
3 p.m. batting practice
4 p.m. game
**Note: Time change form originally advertised
Roy Helser Field
No cost

Wine tasting
1:30-3:30 p.m., Acorn to Oak Wine Experience, 546 NE Third Street, McMinnville
Cost $20
Visit the Linfield wine tasting room, located on charming Third Street and operated by Linfield wine studies students. Experience some of the wines that make Yamhill County a tourist destination.

Presentation by the 2025 Outstanding Young Alumnus, Ajeeta Khatiwada '10  
3 p.m., T.J. Day Hall room 219
No cost
Linfield University is an increasingly popular choice for first-generation and global majority students to pursue their degrees. Vargas Corona is a shining example of this trend. She will speak about the importance of embracing and leveraging our personal experiences. Drawing on her background in a Mexican immigrant culture, she will emphasize the strong foundation it provided for her career in community-building. She will stress the significance of applying academic knowledge in the community and highlight the value of off-campus internships for students and the organizations they impact.

Presentation by 2025 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year, Dan McMillan '88 
4 p.m., T.J. Day Hall Room 222
No cost
Leveraging his skills as a lawyer, Lopes has forged a career of firsts in the sports business that has spanned over 30 years across multiple teams and leagues. Starting as the first general counsel for the Green Bay Packers at just 30 years old, he rose to senior positions with the Packers, Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Sounders, Washington Huskies, and his current role with the Seattle Kraken. He was part of the original management team that started the Sounders, and he also was the first employee of the start-up that would become Stubhub. Lopes will speak on his journey from a two-stoplight town in rural Nevada to the boardrooms of the NFL, MLS and NHL.

Majestic Tree Week Walk
5 p.m., meet in front of T.J. Day Hall
No cost
Join the Majestic Tree Week student team and Linfield professors to meet the 2024 contenders for Most Majestic Tree on campus. The guided walk is a chance to admire each tree’s unique characteristics while learning more about the ecology and natural history of the McMinnville campus.

Men's soccer vs. George Fox - TBD
5 p.m.
Soccer Pitch
No cost

Linfield's Finest
5:30 p.m., Nicholson Library
No cost
An event celebrating Linfield's finest alumni. Enjoy food and wine while mingling with Linfield alumni, faculty and staff. See the presentation of this year's alumni awards including the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year, Dan McMillan '88; Distinguished Nursing Alumnus of the Year, TBD; Alumni Service Award, Steve Pickering '74 and Outstanding Young Alumnus, Ajeeta Khatiwada '10. Wine and heavy appetizers will be served.

Department of Psychology reunion - TBD
7 p.m., Tequila Grill, 325 NW Hwy 99W, McMinnville
Food and beverages available for purchase on-site

Delta Psi Delta dinner
7 p.m., Michelbook Country Club, 1301 NW Michelbook Ln, McMinnville
Cost: $38

Fall Choir Concert
7 p.m., Richard & Lucille Ice Auditorium, Melrose Hall
Cost: $0
Enjoy music performed by the Linfield Concert Choir and Wildcat Glee.

Women's soccer vs. George Fox - TBD
7:45 p.m.
Soccer Pitch
No cost