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In an event billed “Return of the Hawks,” alumni returned to Wilfrid Laurier University’s campuses in Brantford and Waterloo this fall to celebrate Homecoming.
More than 10,000 alumni, community members and students participated in a number of events, and $23,936 was raised for Laurier through donations from alumni.
“Every year, Homecoming gives alumni a wonderful opportunity to come back to campus and reconnect with Laurier,” said Bridget McMahon, director of alumni relations, annual giving, stewardship and donor relations at Laurier.
“We always have a variety of events for alumni of all ages and their families, and we were very proud to welcome everyone back as part of our Golden Hawk family.”
Highlights included reunions, the pancake breakfast in Waterloo, the always popular tailgate party in the Brantford Civic Centre parking lot, awards nights hosted by Athletics and the Lazaridis School of Business & Economics — and of course the football game in Waterloo and the hockey game in Brantford.
Jen Connor (BA ’13) moved to Brantford in 2009 to attend Laurier. Following her graduation in 2013, she remained in the community, and now works as a real estate agent with Century 21. For her, Homecoming rekindles memories of her time at Laurier.
“Laurier was a huge part of my life for four years, and it feels good to be able to return to the campus and see all the growth and development,” she says. “Each Homecoming is like a school reunion. We really are like a community here so when we all come back it does truly feel like coming home.”