Rowan University’s Homecoming 2022, built astir the taxable “Once Upon a Prof,” proved genuinely magical Oct. 22 arsenic thousands of attendees from acold and adjacent descended connected their alma mater, drawn by the magic of friendship, the joyousness of returning to field and the yearly large game.
Homecoming ran from Oct. 17-23, a afloat week of events to boost schoolhouse tone and promote alumni, students, module and unit to beryllium #RowanProud.
But Saturday was the large draw, with entertainment, nutrient trucks, tailgating, Profs football, and more.
Willingboro constabulary serviceman Brandon Thomas ’14 said helium and his woman Clarice ’18 instrumentality to field astatine slightest erstwhile a year, and astir ever drawback Homecoming. Spinning tunes arsenic a DJ during Homecoming this year, Brandon successful 2020 became a Rowan Alumni Board member.
“It’s bully to springiness backmost to what gave to you,” the Law & Justice Studies postgraduate said, walking and talking en way to the DJ booth. “I’m truthful arrogant of this place. Every twelvemonth erstwhile we travel backmost there’s thing caller – a gathering oregon a large caller ranking – and it makes maine consciousness good, similar the worth of my Rowan grade is increasing.”
Rachel and Andrew Johnston, some 2010 graduates of the Rohrer College of Business, returned this twelvemonth with their young children, girl Lexi and lad Luke, and Rachel’s mother.
“It’s truthful overmuch amusive to travel backmost and spot friends and the kids perfectly emotion the kid zone,” Rachel said.
Electrical engineering large Zach Heras and acquisition large Emma Dellafemina were connected field studying erstwhile they were drawn implicit by the Homecoming carnival.
“It’s each beauteous cool,” Emma said. “We’re present for the fun.”
“And the food!” Zach chimed in.
In a caller determination this twelvemonth betwixt Coach Richard Wackar Stadium and Wilson Hall, the parking batch was filled volition amusement and eating options arsenic good arsenic representatives from each college, schoolhouse and large field bureau including Admissions and Human Resources.
Education large Michael Carotenuto ’13 attended with his woman Kaitlin, who sported a agleam yellowish Rowan sweatshirt caller from the bookstore.
“I’m not an alumna but I’m supporting due to the fact that I’m Rowan proud!” Kaitlin said.
Michael said the mates made the three-hour circular travel from Middletown successful Monmouth County.
“It’s worthy the drive,” helium said. “Always bully to travel back.”
Senior acquisition large Ray Wos, walking astir the tents and attractions, said helium was conscionable trying to instrumentality it each in.
“It’s perfectly amazing, precise lively,” said Wos, of Washington Township. “This is my archetypal clip and I’m loving it!”
Anthony Phillips ’84 and Roy Wright ’94, gathering up with friends and erstwhile classmates astatine a booth up of Sunday’s yearly meal of the Rowan University Black Alumni Network (RUBAN), said they expected 60 oregon much members of the radical to travel out.
“It is simply a tradition,” said Phillips, who studied concern astatine then-Glassboro State College.
“I look guardant to seeing my fraternity brothers,” said Wright, a user economics graduate. “This is the 1 clip each twelvemonth erstwhile we tin get together, person amusive and reminisce astir the bully aged days.”
Second twelvemonth aesculapian students Anthony Tigano and Lucinda Lau worked a structure with much than a twelve Cooper Medical School of Rowan University students, handing retired brain-shaped accent balls arsenic they talked up their program. Both Rowan alumni, they took portion successful a peculiar “3+4” programme that volition alteration them to postgraduate with undergraduate and aesculapian degrees successful conscionable 7 years.
“We clasp this spot adjacent and beloved to retired hearts,” Lau said.
Fun each week and 3rd consecutive Profs shot win!
The “Once Upon a Prof” magic continued during the Homecoming shot crippled arsenic the Profs defeated Kean University 17-10, extending the team’s winning streak to 3 consecutive games.
The triumph capped a afloat week of pupil events designed to build, make and observe Prof pride.
Events included yearly banner and propulsion cart competitions, “CANstruction,” successful which teams built structures from canned nutrient to enactment chap Profs, a Battleship vessel contention successful the Rec Center excavation and an yearly articulator sync competition.
A squad from Student Center & Campus Activities won the wide tone contention and took archetypal successful the banner contention portion Alpha Psi Omega, the nationalist theatre grant society, took apical honors successful the articulator sync contest.
Rowan Men’s Ultimate won the propulsion cart and Battleship competitions and Greek organizations Theta Phi Alpha and Theta Chi won CANstruction. More than 500 nonperishable items, which teams turned into sculptures celebrating the Homecoming taxable and Rowan pride, were donated to The SHOP, Rowan’s on-campus nutrient pantry and assets center.
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