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Blackburn College Homecoming 2023 logo - a sun sets behind two palm trees with Homecoming & Family Weekend at the bottom

Homecoming Weekend 2023

Save the date for September 29 - October 1, 2023 Find more information about Homecoming & Family Weekend and register for events: https://blackburn.edu/alumni/homecoming/

Close-up of Blackburn-themed golf tees.

B Club Golf Tournament

The Blackburn College Athletic Boosters will host their annual Homecoming Golf Tournament at Carlinville Country Club’s 9-hole course. Tournament fees include cart and greens fees, boxed lunch, and unlimited drinks. […]

$95
Wide shot of the firepit at Jaenke's patio. The area around the firepit is decorated with pillows and pumpkins.

BC Family Picnic on the Patio

All alumni, students, faculty, and staff are invited to the Edwin and Claire Jaenke Alumni Center for our Blackburn Family Picnic on the Patio. The welcome picnic is a great […]

A slice of pie on the table of a catered luncheon for Homecoming at Blackburn College

Golden Beaver Society Luncheon

formerly Nifty 50s Luncheon - Did you graduate around 1973 or earlier? If so, we salute you and are so happy to have you back on campus! Be sure to […]

Stoddard Hall - Blackburn's longest-standing residence hall, built by students as part of the Work Program.

Residence Halls Open House

Your residence hall was your home away from home during your college years. Your room was the place you decked out with memories from home, plastered posters on the walls, […]

Homecoming Gallery Show from 2022, featuring a lawn mower with a parachute trailing behind, an ammunition box with a plant growing

Patricia Wier Mynka Memorial Exhibition

Sharon K. Sandfort Art Gallery - Visual Arts Center

The Blackburn College Art Department hosts an exhibition of Christine Adame. Adame’s work explores heritage and the power it has over her identity and personal transition. Her work draws from […]

Shot of the entrance to the McKinley House. The front of the house is decorated with Fall themed ornaments and pumpkins.

Meet Up at McKinley

Join Dr. Greg and Karen Meyer on the grounds of McKinley House as they host a backyard barbeque as President and First Lady of Blackburn. Enjoy a casual dinner with […]

$15
Three Blackburn students pose on stage during the annual awarding of Homecoming Court

Homecoming Coronation

Bothwell Auditorium at Blackburn College 700 College Avenue, Carlinville, IL, United States
Wide shot of the seats at the Bothwell Auditorium.

“Almost, Maine” – Theatrical Production

The Blackburn College Department of Music & Theatre will present their fall production “Almost, Maine” in Bothwell Auditorium on Friday, September 29, and Saturday, September 30, at 7 pm. A third performance is scheduled for Sunday, October 1 at 2 pm. Tickets are $10 to the public and free to any Blackburn students, faculty and […]

Blackburn Volleyball student-athlete tapping the ball into the adversary team's zone.

Volleyball vs. MUW

Dawes Gymnasium

Blackburn's Volleyball team faces off against new SLIAC member Mississippi University for Women in the featured matchup at 7:00 p.m. in Historic Dawes Gymnasium.