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Wilkes University will welcome more than 1,000 alumni and friends back to campus when it holds its 2011 Homecoming weekend, September 23-25. This year&rsquo;s theme, &ldquo;Colonels Marching into the Future,&rdquo; celebrates the changes on Wilkes&rsquo; campus, the progress of Wilkes&rsquo; students, and the pioneering spirit of those who paved the way. 
The public is invited to join Homecoming festivities by attending a tour of the Wilkes Learning Garden, led by Wilkes&rsquo; first lady Patty Gilmour. The tour begins at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, September 23, in the garden located on South Franklin Street, between South and Northampton, adjacent to the Farley Library. 
Community organizations, bands, and businesses are invited to attend or participate in the Wilkes Homecoming parade on Saturday, September 24 at 10:30 a.m. The parade can be viewed from South Franklin Street. For more information on participating in the Wilkes parade contact 1-800-WILKES-U, Ext. 4134. 
Alumni of the Sidhu School of Business &amp; Leadership; ROTC; cross country; e-mentors; Sturdevant and Chesapeake Halls; psychology, communications studies, biology, political science and chemistry majors; and the classes of 1961, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1991, 2001, and 2006 are encouraged to come back to campus for reunion celebrations. The University will also be observing the 25th anniversary of women&rsquo;s soccer at Wilkes.
Additional alumni events include: 
Friday, September 23

Trolley Tour of Campus and Downtown Wilkes-Barre -Tour led by Anthony T.P. Brooks of the Luzerne County Historical Society, 1 p.m., departing from University Center on Main

Pints with Professors &ndash; Alumni can catch up with their favorite professors over a pint, 5:30 p.m., Weckesser Hall

Soul Concert &ndash; This eight-piece band features three Wilkes alumni and will perform songs from Sinatra to Gaga, 7:30 p.m., in front of the Farley Library
Saturday, September 24

Tailgate Tent &ndash; Celebrate at a pre-game tailgate party with an all-you-can-eat menu, 11 a.m., Ralston Athletic Complex.
Dedication of Schmidt Stadium &ndash; Prior to the Homecoming football game, the new stadium at Ralston Athletic Complex will be dedicated to and named after retired Wilkes football coach Rollie Schmidt. Schmidt led the legendary Golden Horde football teams and coached the Colonels for 20 seasons. He engineered the third-longest winning streak in college football history by winning 32 games in a row during his tenure as head coach. Schmidt was inducted into the Wilkes Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994. The stadium will be dedicated as Schmidt Stadium at the Ralston Athletic Complex in a ceremony at 12:30 p.m. 

Football game &ndash; Come cheer the Wilkes University Colonels to victory as they take on the Widener University Pride, 1 p.m., Schmidt Stadium at the Ralston Athletic Complex.

Tent Festival &ndash; Head back to campus after the game to gather with reunion groups, 4 p.m., Fenner Quadrangle, also known as the Greenway 
Sunday, September 25

Women&rsquo;s soccer alumni game &ndash; celebrate 25 years of women&rsquo;s soccer by cheering on alumni as they take on the current Colonels, 12 noon, Ralston Athletic Complex. 

Blue and Gold Brunch &ndash; Ancestral Colonel Awards will be presented to: Dean Arvan &rsquo;55, Colleen Gries Gallagher &rsquo;81, Harvey Rosen &rsquo;63 and William Tarbart &rsquo;70. Colonel Blazers will be presented to: Anne Heineman Batory &rsquo;68, Michael Mahoney and Richard Marchetti. 10:30 a.m., Henry Student Center.
Note: Wilkes University&rsquo;s Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony, previously held during Homecoming weekend, will now be held on November 5.
For more information about Homecoming events, please go to www.wilkes.edu/homecoming or contact Bridget Giunta Husted at 1-800-WILKES-U, Ext. 4134 or bridget.giunta@wilkes.edu.

‘march Into The Future’ At Wilkes Homecoming Weekend