October 09, 2019
Perfect weather welcomed alumni, families and the community to Trine University Homecoming and Family Weekend, held Oct. 4-6. More than 900 registered for weekend activities, a 36 percent increase from last year’s record participation.
At the Thunderstruck Pep Rally, Brooke Hardy, a senior from Wauseon, Ohio, majoring in chemical engineering, was crowned Homecoming queen and Evan Radtke, a junior from Sturgis, Michigan, majoring in forensic science, was crowned king.
A record crowd of 6,375 attended the Homecoming football game. Many alumni and families also participated in the Touchstone and Homecoming Celebration Dinner, Homecoming bonfire, pancake breakfast, Tour de Trine, Thunder Zone and tailgating.
Mark your calendar for next year’s Homecoming and Family Weekend, which will be held Oct. 9-11, 2020.
Homecoming and Family Weekend 2019 photos are available on SmugMug.
Twenty-five Trine University students, along with high school students from Angola and Kendallville, learned how learned how drones aid law enforcement during a special presentation on Oct. 20.
At an event offered as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Trine University students not only learned about the issues surrounding domestic violence today, but took away insights on how to combat it in the future.
Trine University students, employees and members of the community will have the opportunity to play, watch and create characters for video and board games at the university’s Art of Games event.