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Homecoming

Join in the largest migration of Pioneers, as alumni and friends descend upon the MNU campus for a weekend of meaningful activities designed to help everyone remember, relive, and reconnect.

Homecoming & Family Weekend

October 9-11, 2026

Homecoming is the largest gathering of MNU alumni all year long. We welcome alums and their families to campus for a weekend full of fun and meaningful events and activities. We worship, enjoy fellowship with each other, cheer for our teams, admire the talent of our current students and our fellow alums, recognize the purposeful lives we lead, and celebrate the faithful lives of those we have lost in the past year.

It is a powerful weekend and we want as many alums as possible to join us on campus every year.

Schedule of Events

Check back soon for an updated schedule.

9:00 AM Homecoming Visit Day Check-In (for prospective students) Cunningham Center (Grand Rotunda)
9:30 AM Homecoming Chapel College Church (Main Worship Center)
11:30 AM Alumni Award Honorees Luncheon (invite only) Cunningham Center (Austin Room)
12:00 PM Lunch** Cunningham Center (Wylie Commons)
12:30 PM Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Bell Center (Performance Hall)
3:00 PM Hymn Sing-Along Bell Center (McIntire Room)
5:00 PM MNU 60-Year Birthday Bash* Campus Mall
6:00 PM Track & Field Dedication Ceremony Copeland Athletic Complex
7:00 PM COLLAGE: Performing Arts Concert* Bell Center (Performance Hall)
7:00 PM Volleyball Game vs William Woods* Cook Center
7:00 PM Class of 1976 Reception Cunningham Center (Hight Lounge)
8:30 PM Friends of the Performing Arts Dessert Reception Bell Center (Gilmore Room)
8:30 PM Nursing Class of 1981 Reunion & Reception Cunningham Center (Tollefson Room)
9:00 PM Men’s Soccer Alumni Indoor Game Toca-Fusion Fieldhouse (NW Olathe)
*Event requires registration | **Event is at your own expense
8:00 AM Homecoming Celebration Breakfast* College Church (Uphaus Hall)
9:00 AM Football Visit Day Check-In Copeland Athletic Complex
9:00 AM Women’s Soccer Alumni Gathering Cook Center (North Gym)
10:00 AM Class Reunions* Metz/Smith/Bell
10:00 AM Golden Reunion: Class of 1976* College Church (Garrett Chapel)
10:00 AM Volleyball Alumni Game Cook Center
10:00 AM Nursing Alumni Brunch & Facility Tour* Cook Center
10:00 AM Volleyball Alumni Game Cook Center
12:00 PM Tailgate Lunch** Copeland Athletic Complex
12:00 PM Women’s Soccer Game vs Grand View* Pioneer Field
1:00 PM Homecoming Football Game vs Missouri Baptist* Copeland Athletic Complex
2:30 PM Men’s Soccer Game vs Grand View* Pioneer Field
5:00 PM Pioneer Family Feast* Cunningham Center (Wiley Commons)
5:30 PM Pioneer Store (Open till 7PM) Cunningham Center (The Pioneer Store)
6:30 PM MNU Night of Praise Campus Mall
7:00 PM Women’s Basketball Alumni Game Cook Center
8:30 PM Athletic Training Reunion & Reception Cunningham Center (Tollefson Room)
8:30 PM Men’s Basketball Alumni Game Cook Center
*Event requires registration | **Event is at your own expense
8:00 AM President’s Memorial Prayer Breakfast (invite only) Bell Center (Grand Lobby)
9:00 AM Homecoming & Family Worship College Church
10:30 AM Golden Reunion Sunday School Class College Church (Choir Room)

Homecoming 2025 Highlights

Homecoming Information

The 2026 Alumni Awards

Each year, we honor several alumni who have led purposeful lives following their days at MNU. These awards include: Alumna of the Year, Alumnus of the Year, Young Alum of the Year, and Carrying the Torch. In 2022, we created the Michael Copeland Civic Leadership Award to honor alumni who are serving in the public sector. If you would like to nominate a Pioneer for any of these awards, please fill out the Nomination Form by May 1. Recipients will be announced in August and will be honored during Homecoming & Family Weekend, October 9-11.

Events

MWROC Festival 2026 - Rock Orchestra Concert Finale Event
Bell Cultural Events Center
Jul 17, 2026 @ 7:00pm
to Jul 17, 2026 @ 8:00pm
The week concludes with MWROC’s signature finale event featuring more than 100 musicians and singers sharing the stage in an unforgettable international rock orchestra concert celebration.
MWROC Festival 2026 – Rock Orchestra Concert Finale Event
MWROC Festival 2026 - Matt Bell, Haydn Vitera, and Dr. Felicia Rojas
Bell Cultural Events Center
Jul 16, 2026 @ 7:00pm
to Jul 16, 2026 @ 8:00pm
Matt Bell is an internationally touring electric violinist, vocalist, and recording artist who has spent decades pushing the instrument into rock, pop, hip hop, and R&B. Haydn Vitera is a versatile performer and recording artist whose career spans country, western swing, rock, and mariachi fusion. Dr. Felicia Rojas is a Grammy-nominated violinist and vocalist known for blending classical training with rock, mariachi, metal, anime, and world music influences.
MWROC Festival 2026 – Matt Bell, Haydn Vitera, and Dr. Felicia Rojas
MWROC Festival 2026 - The Chuck and David Show, starring Dr. David Wallace and Dr. Chuck Bontrager
Bell Cultural Events Center
Jul 15, 2026 @ 7:00pm
to Jul 15, 2026 @ 8:00pm
Dr. David Wallace is an internationally acclaimed violist, composer, educator, and improviser praised by The New York Times for solos that sound like “Jimmy Page fronting Led Zeppelin.” Dr. Chuck Bontrager is a groundbreaking multi-style string performer and the recipient of the first-ever doctorate in electric violin performance.
MWROC Festival 2026 – The Chuck and David Show, starring Dr. David Wallace and Dr. Chuck Bontrager
MWROC Festival 2026 - Greg Byers and Robb Janov
Bell Cultural Events Center
Jul 14, 2026 @ 7:00pm
to Jul 14, 2026 @ 8:00pm
Greg Byers is an award-winning performer, composer, producer, and educator known for his genre-crossing style and improvisational artistry. Robb Janov is an electrifying performer, award-winning educator, and actor known for building immersive live-looped performances entirely from violin and voice.
MWROC Festival 2026 – Greg Byers and Robb Janov
MWROC Festival 2026 - The Mark Wood Experience and Matt Vanacoro
Bell Cultural Events Center
Jul 13, 2026 @ 7:00pm
to Jul 13, 2026 @ 8:00pm
Featuring Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s string master and founding member Mark Wood and powerhouse vocalist Laura Kaye, The Mark Wood Experience delivers an electrifying night of original music, powerhouse vocals, and reimagined classic rock favorites. Matt Vanacoro is a dynamic pianist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist whose work spans rock, jazz, film, television, and touring performance.
MWROC Festival 2026 – The Mark Wood Experience and Matt Vanacoro
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Bell Cultural Events Center - Mabee Performing Arts Hall
Jun 7, 2026 @ 4:00pm
to Jun 7, 2026 @ 5:00pm
Featuring Yotam Haber's Estro Poetico-armonico III, this program is one of newEar's most ambitious concerts in years. The central theme in Yotam's Poetico-armonico series is a musical dialogue with the past. A centuries long game of telephone of Jewish music and customs. Performing this epic work is made possible with support by the Azrieli Foundation. The work is paired with music from some of the most engaging Canadian and Jewish composers of our time.
newEar Concert

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