Blue & White Days 2021
Sept. 20 – 26
We look forward to having alumni and friends on campus for Blue & White Days. Out of concern for the health and safety of our visitors, we want to assure you of our efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Safety precautions for Blue & White Days include:
- Catering staff will wear masks for all Blue & White Days events
- We will limit table seating capacity when possible
- Blue & White Unite, the all-alumni reunion, will be outside under a tent (weather permitting).
Please email alumni@dwu.edu if you have any questions. If you plan to come and haven’t registered yet, register under the “Quick link” section.
Quick links:
Click here to register for homecoming events.
Click here to register for the Class of 1970’s 50th reunion.
Registration for the class of 1970, including several special events.
Click here to register for the parade.
Click here to order your 2021 Blue & White Days t-shirt!
Orders are due by Sept. 3.
To view last year's homecoming gallery, click here.
For questions, please email the alumni office or call us at 605-995-2603.
Schedule of Events:
Monday, Sept. 20
Coronation
7 p.m., DWU Sherman Center
Attend in person or watch the livestream www.dwu.edu/live
Thursday, Sept. 23
School of Business, Innovation and Leadership Dedication
11 a.m., Southeast side of campus
Watch it live on our Facebook.
Legacy Banquet
Honoring donors and distinguished alumni
Registration is required
6 p.m., DWU Sherman Center
Watch the livestream here.
- Dave ’70 and Deanell Quiett ’70 Backlund
Ron and Sheilah Gates College of Business, Education and Social Science - Jim McQuiston ’71
Donna Starr Christen College of Healthcare, Fitness and Sciences - Peary ’66 and Eileen De Vries ’68 Wilson
College of Arts and Humanities
Friday, Sept. 24
Alumni Registration
9 a.m. - 3 p.m., McGovern Library
Opperman Lecture
Dave ’70 and Deanell Quiett ’70 Backlund
10 a.m., Tiger Café
Watch the livestream here.
Campus Tours
11 a.m. and 2 p.m., Begins at McGovern Library
DWU Volleyball Game
DWU vs. Briar Cliff
7:30 p.m., Christen Family Athletic Center
Blue & White Unite (**Location Change)
All-alumni reunion
7 p.m., Southeast corner of campus, next to the new School of Business Innovation and Leadership
Saturday, Sept. 25
Parade Alumni Gathering
9:30 a.m., CorTrust Bank parking lot
Homecoming Parade
10 a.m., Mitchell Main Street
Tiger Tailgate
11:30 a.m., Joe Quintal Field
Homecoming Football Game
DWU vs. Hastings College
1 p.m., Joe Quintal Field
Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet
Registration is required
6 p.m., DWU Sherman Center
Sunday, Sept. 26
Mitchell First United Methodist Traditional Worship Service
9:30 a.m., 310 N. Rowley St.
Fusion Contemporary Worship Service
10 a.m., DWU Sherman Center
Homecoming Concert
Wesleyan Choir, Wesleyan Bells, Highlanders, Wesleyan Band
2 p.m., DWU Sherman Center
For Alumni:
Top Song Playlists for Reunion Years
Take it back to your senior year at Dakota Wesleyan University by listening to these top song playlists. Click the links to listen in Spotify!
Video
If you can’t join us during this year’s Blue & White Days, enjoy a few videos to take you back to your time on campus.