PLAINVIEW, TX (WBU) – Wayland Baptist University welcomes alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends back to campus Feb. 16\u201321 for Homecoming 2026, a week filled with fellowship, worship, athletics and special gatherings designed to celebrate Pioneer tradition and community.<\/p>\n
Alumni and guests are encouraged to register in advance at bit.ly\/4qmsVhQ<\/a> and view the complete schedule at www.wbu.edu\/alumni-and-friends\/homecoming.htm.<\/a> <\/p>\n \u201cHomecoming is always a meaningful time for our alumni and friends to reconnect with Wayland and with each other,\u201d said Jeffrey Vera, Director of Alumni Relations. \u201cWhether you graduated recently or decades ago, we want everyone to feel welcomed back home.\u201d<\/p>\n Activities begin Monday, Feb. 16, with Ice Cream in the Laney Student Activities Center from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday evening features Library Mayhem from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m., offering games and fellowship in the university library. Wednesday\u2019s Italian Cream Soda Social will take place from noon to 2 p.m. outside the cafeteria.<\/p>\n Thursday, Feb. 19, includes opportunities to visit campus attractions such as the Mabee Regional Heritage Center museums and the Malouf Abraham Family Art Gallery. That evening, the Flying Queens\u00ae and Pioneer basketball teams host the University of Science and Arts\u2013Oklahoma at Hutcherson Center, with special Homecoming activities surrounding the games.<\/p>\n Friday, Feb. 20, serves as a centerpiece day with morning registration and coffee, and Homecoming Chapel at 11 a.m. in Harral Auditorium. Sara Diaz, a 2023 graduate who serves as coordinator for Baptist Student Ministries, which is funded by the Baptist General Convention of Texas, will be the featured speaker.<\/p>\n Other activities include campus tours, Pioneer baseball at Wilder Field, and the Blue & Gold Awards Banquet at 6 p.m. in the Trinity Building Chapel. Alumni planning to attend the banquet should RSVP at bit.ly\/49wYfmK.<\/a> <\/p>\n Wayland President Dr. Donna Hedgepath said Homecoming reflects the university\u2019s strong sense of community.<\/p>\n \u201cThere truly is no place like Wayland,\u201d Dr. Hedgepath said. \u201cHomecoming gives us the opportunity to celebrate our shared mission, reconnect across generations and thank God for the lasting impact of this university.\u201d<\/p>\n Saturday, Feb. 21, concludes the week with an alumni coffee mixer, additional athletic events including Flying Queens\u00ae and Pioneer basketball games, baseball at Wilder Field, and the presentation of the Homecoming King and Queen during halftime of the men\u2019s basketball game.<\/p>\n Homecoming T-shirts will be available during the basketball games while supplies last, and some events will be accessible remotely through livestream options.<\/p>\n For registration, event details and updates, visit bit.ly\/4qmsVhQ<\/a> or the Homecoming webpage at www.wbu.edu\/alumni-and-friends\/homecoming.htm.<\/a> <\/p>\n About Wayland Baptist University<\/p>\n Established in 1908, Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students in an academically challenging, learning-focused, and distinctively Christian environment. Wayland operates campuses in Plainview, Lubbock, Amarillo, Wichita Falls and San Antonio, Texas, as well as Arizona, Hawaii, and online.<\/p>\n Copyright 2026 KCBD. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PLAINVIEW, TX (WBU) – Wayland Baptist University welcomes alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends back to campus Feb.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":156071,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-156070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156070"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156070\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}