Alumni Week is coming, and we can't wait to celebrate with you! Join us in person on campus or virtually for a fun-filled week of events designed to connect, inspire, and engage UWindsor alumni.
Check back regularly for updates, contests, new events, and exciting ways to get involved. Be sure to update your email with us to ensure you get the invitation to participate and you don't miss any of the Alumni Week excitement.
Alumni Week - 2026
Monday - September 28
- Online engagement
- Share your story
- Watch @uwinalumni and @uwindsor for more
Tuesday, September 29
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Campus Community BBQ
Wednesday, September 30
- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Thursday, October 1
- Throwback Thursday
Friday, October 2
Saturday, October 3
- Alumni Tent and Lancer Football vs the York Lions
Black Alumni Weekend - Schedule of Events
Friday 
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
The Comeback Walk: Regraduation Honouring Black Excellence
Addiional information about how to purchase a regraduation kente stole
Location: Alumni Auditorium, CAW Student Centre
Saturday
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Alumni & Student Mentorship Mix & Mingle: "Next Gen, Same Roots"
Location: Freed-Orman Auditorium
1pm - 5pm
The Pre-Game Link-Up
Location: The Black Scholar’s Lounge (CAW Student Centre)
2:00 pm
Lancer Men’s Volleyball exhibition game vs Toronto Varsity Blues
Location: Toldo lancer Centre
6:30 pm
Alumni Association pre-game Tailgate
Location: Alumni Field
7:00 pm - Lancer’s Football Game vs York Lions
Location: Alumni Field
Self-Guided Activities
- UWindsor Campus Tours
- Sandwich Towne Black History Walking Tour
For more information email: blackalumni@uwindsor.ca
or Contact Dwania McLarty Peele or Kaitlyn Ellsworth
- Contests for alumni to win an alumni prize pack. Update your info for a chance to win.
- Share your Legacy Family story. Submit your story.
- Watch @uwinAlumni and @UWindsor social media accounts for alumni stories
- Share your alumni story - Then. Now. Always a Lancer.
Campus Community Barbeque
September 29
Location: River Commons along Turtle Island Walk in the heart of campus.
Time: 12 - 1:30 pm - or until sold out
Celebrate Alumni Week with one of campus's most anticipated community gatherings! Join faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends for an afternoon of great food, conversation, and school spirit as we celebrate the connections that make the University of Windsor community so special.
This event is presented by the Office of the President and generously supported by the University of Windsor Alumni Association.
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
During Alumni Week, we pause on September 30 to recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. As members of the UWindsor community, we acknowledge the truths of Canada's residential school system and honour the resilience of survivors, their families, and Indigenous communities.
We invite alumni to join us in reflection and learning as we continue our collective journey toward reconciliation.
Alumni Reception at Cooper's Hawk Vineyards
Thursday, October 1
More to come
Attendance is by invitation only. For information about the event or to inquire about availability, please contact Katherine Simon at alumni@uwindsor.ca.
Chancellor's Leadership Brunch
Friday, October 2
11:00 am
In celebration of Alumni Week 2026, Chancellor Dwight Duncan will sit down with Bill Marra, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare, for a fireside chat exploring leadership, service, and community impact. This event is designed to bring together alumni and campus leaders whose achievements, service, and leadership have helped shape the University of Windsor and the broader community.
Attendance is by invitation only. For information about the event or to inquire about availability, please contact Katherine Simon at alumni@uwindsor.ca.
Alumni Tent and Lancer Football under the Lights
Alumni are invited to join us for Lancer Football under the lights. Our Lancer Football team takes on the York Lions at 7:00 pm on Alumni Field.
Special alumni discount is available for the alumni game. Vist the Windsor Lancers website for tickets. For 15% off tickets use code ALUMNI15 (online only).
Contact alumni@uwindsor.ca for more information.
Lancer Soccer vs Brock Badgers
Women's kickoff: 1:00 p.m.
Men's kickoff: 3:15 p.m.
Visit Lancer website for more information and to purchase tickets.
Stay connected and update your Information.
Alumni Week is coming, and we can't wait to celebrate with you! Join us in person on campus or virtually for a fun-filled week of events designed to connect, inspire, and engage UWindsor alumni. Be sure to check back regularly for updates, contests, new events, and exciting ways to get involved.
- Be sure to update your email with us to ensure you receive your invitation to participate and don't miss any of the Alumni Week excitement.
- Keeping alumni email addresses up to date helps ensure they don't miss important opportunities to stay connected to UWindsor. Here are some key benefits you could highlight:
- Receive invitations to Alumni Week, Homecoming, networking events, reunions, and other alumni programs.
- Stay informed about contests, special announcements, and new events as they're added.
- Access exclusive benefits and services available to UWindsor alumni.
- Keep in touch with classmates and the UWindsor community through alumni news and stories.
- Support student success and alumni initiatives by staying engaged with the University
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