Contact: Jack Bailey (304) 766-4109
INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University (WVSU) will celebrate its 2018 Homecoming with a variety of activities Oct. 4-6, including a parade and football game against Kentucky State University.
The three-day Homecoming celebration will kick off with the annual State of the University address by WVSU President Anthony L. Jenkins at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 4, in the P. Ahmed Williams Auditorium, located on the second floor of Ferrell Hall.
Other activities scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 4, include a WVSU National Alumni Association Board Meeting set for 3 p.m. at Embassy Suites in Charleston, and a Young Alumni Mixer at 7 p.m. in the Erickson Alumni Center on campus.
On Friday, Oct. 5, at 10 a.m. in the Fannin S. Belcher Theater of the Davis Fine Arts Building an induction ceremony will be held to honor the newest members of the Yellow Jacket Battalion ROTC Hall of Fame. Friday’s Homecoming activities will also include a Golf Outing at Little Creek Country Club in South Charleston with registration at 10 a.m. and a shotgun start at 11 a.m. Cost is $50 per player and proceeds benefit the WVSU men’s basketball team.
At 2 p.m. in the Dr. Ann Brothers Smith Conference Room of the Judge Damon J. Keith Scholars Hall, President Jenkins will hold an open forum and take questions from alumni, guests and friends. Following the forum, at 3 p.m. all alumni are invited to join President Jenkins in the student plaza for an alumni group photo. At 5 p.m. on Oct. 5 in the Belcher Theater in the Davis Fine Arts Building a Coronation Ceremony will take place to crown Mr. and Miss State.
Friday at 7:30 p.m. the WVSU National Alumni Association will hold its annual Homecoming Awards Banquet at Embassy Suites in Charleston. Tickets are $60 in advance and can be purchased by visiting or by calling (304) 766-3387.
On Saturday, Oct. 6, at 8:30 a.m. in room 134 of the Wilson University Union, the National “W” Club will induct new members into the Sports Hall of Fame. Cost to attend the induction brunch is $10 and tickets will be sold at the event.
At 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 6, the annual Homecoming Parade will begin at Shawnee Park and proceed along Route 25 before turning onto campus and continuing along the red road through the heart of campus to the football field where it will be followed by tailgating.
At noon a ribbon cutting will take place on the second floor of the Erickson Alumni Center for the dedication and opening of the Opal Carter Archive. An open house and reception will follow for the National Alumni Association’s archive, named in honor of Carter, a 1947 WVSU graduate.
At 1:30 p.m. the WVSU Yellow Jackets will take on the Kentucky State University Thorobreds in the annual Homecoming football game at Lakin Field at Dickerson Stadium. Tickets are $12 and will be sold at the gate.
At 5:30 p.m. there will be a Step Show featuring all Greek organizations at the Mark Cardwell Court in Fleming Hall. Tickets are $5 for WVSU students with ID and $10 general admission.
At 8 p.m. Saturday there will be an alumni dinner at Embassy Suites in Charleston. Tickets are $60 in advance and can be purchased by visiting or by calling (304) 766-3387.
For more information, and a complete schedule of Homecoming events, visit or call (304) 766-3387.
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