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Homecoming

We welcome all of our multicultural alumni to celebrate with us during WMU Homecoming! Come back and reminisce on the good old days of being a student Bronco! 

Western Michigan Alumni Onyx Society alumni network is hosting "The Onyx Society Family Affairs: Back Together Again" Homecoming 2025. 

Please direct questions to Dr. Alecia Y. Bracy, president of Onyx Society of WMU, or Dr. Luchara Wallace, dean of WMU Merze Tate College.

Here is a list of the events: 

Onyx Society Student Engagement Luncheon

Date: Friday, Oct. 10
Time: noon to 1:30 p.m. 
Location: WMU Student Center

Join the Onyx Society (Black Alumni Network) for an engaging discussion led by moderator Jerjuan Howard. Lunch will be provided. This event is co-hosted by WMU Merze Tate College and Multicultural Affairs for Students.

Black & Bold: Back Together Again, A Homecoming Celebration

Date: Friday, Oct. 10
Time: 4 to 5:30 p.m. 
Location: Trimpe Building (2466 Ring Rd S, Kalamazoo, MI 49006)
Attire: come as you are

This lively social hour will feature delicious heavy appetizers, light background music, and plenty of opportunities to reconnect, network, and celebrate with fellow Broncos. There will be a special address by WMU President Russ Kavalhuna. This event is hosted by the Black Faculty and Staff Council, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Onyx Society, and WMU Alumni Association. To RSVP, email @email by Wednesday, Oct. 1.

Onyx Society Annual Breakfast Meeting

Date: Saturday, Oct. 11
Time: 10 a.m. to noon 
Location: Room 1004, Richmond Center for Visual Arts

Onyx After Dark

Date: Saturday, Oct. 11
Time: 5 to 9 p.m. 
Location: WMU Student Center
Ticket: $40
Attire: casual

Purchase your tickets early. There will be entertainment, appetizers, and cash bar. 

Wind Down with Cards and Games

Date: Saturday, Oct. 11
Time: 9 to 11:30 p.m. 
Location: WMU Student Center Game Room

Kick back and wind down with cards and games and a cash bar.

 

Please direct questions to Dr. Alecia Y. Bracy, president of Onyx Society of WMU, or Dr. Luchara Wallace, dean of WMU Merze Tate College.