Homecoming

Come home, Redhawks! La Roche University Homecoming October 6-7, 2023

Register now to visit campus and reconnect with fellow alumni and your favorite faculty and staff during Homecoming. We look forward to welcoming you home!

2023 Homecoming Event Schedule

Friday, Oct. 6

8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. LRU Oral History
Share your favorite stories about your time at La Roche! This is open to alumni, students, faculty and staff. You can record individually or in a group with friends. Recordings will be made by staff members during 20-minute time slots in the Fisher Room of the Wright Library. All recordings will be kept as a historical record of La Roche in the University Archives.
*Link to schedule recording time below
4-6 p.m. Student Dinner
The La Roche student dinner will be held at the Varischetti Pavilion, Baierl Athletic Complex (Rain Site: Kerr Fitness and Sports Center).
5:30-8:30 p.m. Distinguished Alumni Circle Reception and Dinner
Join us as we celebrate the accomplishments of this year’s Distinguished Alumni Circle inductees. A cocktail reception will be held in the Cantellops Dining Hall with dinner and an induction ceremony to follow in the Zappala Campus Center Square. Business formal attire is required.

Saturday, Oct. 7

8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. LRU Oral History
Share your favorite stories about your time at La Roche! This is open to alumni, students, faculty and staff. You can record individually or in a group with friends. Recordings will be made by staff members during 20-minute time slots in the Fisher Room of the Wright Library. All recordings will be kept as a historical record of La Roche in the University Archives.
*Link to schedule recording time below
10 a.m. Women’s Alumni Soccer and Softball Games at Baierl Athletic Complex
Registration includes lunch and drinks at the Varischetti Pavilion and a Homecoming T-shirt.
11 a.m. Men’s Alumni Soccer and Baseball Games
Registration includes lunch and drinks at the Varischetti Pavilion and a Homecoming T-shirt.
11:30 a.m. Class of 1973 50th Reunion Luncheon and Celebration
We’ll celebrate the 50th reunion of the La Roche Class of 1973 with a special luncheon at Kearns Spirituality Center.
Noon: All-Alumni Homecoming Luncheon
Mix and mingle with fellow alumni, students, faculty and staff at a special all-alumni luncheon in the Cantellops Dining Hall and Campus Square.
Noon: Alumni Athletic Games Lunch
Participants of the alumni soccer, softball and baseball games can enjoy lunch and time together in the Varischetti Pavilion at the Baierl Athletic Complex.
2 p.m. Women’s Soccer v. University of Pittsburgh-Bradford
Cheer on our Redhawks as they take on Pitt-Bradford in AMCC play at the Baierl Athletic Complex.
4 p.m. Mass
Celebrate Mass with Father Peter Horton, Director of Mission & Ministry. Located at the Magdalen Chapel.
4:15 p.m. Men’s Soccer v. University of Pittsburgh-Bradford
Cheer on our Redhawks as they take on Pitt-Bradford in AMCC play at the Baierl Athletic Complex.
6 p.m. All-Alumni Reception
Reconnect with fellow alumni, faculty and staff with a special all-alumni reception in the Campus Square. We will have special recognition of student leaders and our alumni celebrating 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50-year reunions.

Lodging

A block of rooms has been reserved for Oct. 6 and 7 at the Fairfield by Marriott Pittsburgh North/McCandless Crossing, located at 901 Providence Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237. Reserve your room by Sept. 15 to receive the special La Roche Homecoming rate. Make a reservation online using the link below or by calling the Fairfield at 412-227-9600 and mentioning you are reserving as part of the La Roche Homecoming rate.

Reserve your room now.