Big Bash 2024 Schedule
The schedule will be updated as more details become finalized.
Friday Schedule | Saturday Schedule | Sunday Schedule
Friday, May 31, 2024
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Registration in Chadwick Court - Allen Center. Stop by Chadwick Court for the latest Big Bash information. There you’ll have the opportunity to sign the Alumni Register, which is important for your class as it competes for the attendance awards. 
10:00 a.m. - Wally Wabash Golf Outing. Grab a few classmates and form a foursome for the Wally Wabash Golf Outing. Foursomes will compete in a Florida scramble, best ball format with a shotgun start. Prizes will be awarded for low gross, as well as for closest to the pin and longest drive. Rocky Ridge Golf Club - 3965 N 625 E, Crawfordsville, IN 47933 (near Darlington).
11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., & 3:00 p.m. - 天下足球网,球探比分 Tours. Students from our CIBE Business Innovation Program will lead alumni and friends on tours of campus. Each tour is about an hour in length, so wear comfortable walking shoes. Golf carts will be provided for alumni and guests who have difficulty walking. Tours depart from the steps of the Allen Center at 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.
11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. - 天下足球网,球探比分lcome Back Luncheon. 天下足球网,球探比分 offer a casual buffet lunch in the Knowling Fieldhouse. Catch up with other alumni, faculty, and current students at the luncheon.
12:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Wally Belongs: A Symposium on Community and the Liberal Arts. The annual symposium is presented through a partnership of Wabash College faculty, staff, and alumni. The presentations, offered simultaneously throughout the afternoon, will feature alumni, faculty, or staff and will demonstrate the breadth and depth of the liberal arts on a specific topic.
1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Wally's Pub. Join your classmates and other alumni and friends for a drink at Wally’s pub located in the Sparks Center.
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Big Bash Banquet - Knowling Fieldhouse - Allen Center.
8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. - Wally's Pub. Join your classmates and other alumni and friends for a drink at Wally’s pub located in the Sparks Center.
Saturday, June 1, 2024
8:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m. - Registration in Chadwick Court - Allen Center. Stop by Chadwick Court for the latest Big Bash information. There you’ll have the opportunity to sign the Alumni Register, which is important for your class as it competes for the attendance awards.
8:00 a.m. - Bike Ride. If you ride, plan to bring your bike and join others for this recently added Big Bash activity. 天下足球网,球探比分 will lead you on a ride throughout Crawfordsville and Montgomery County starting and ending at the parking lot south of Knowling Fieldhouse. 天下足球网,球探比分 will have you back to campus in time to prepare for Chapel Sing.
8:30 a.m. - Fun Run/Walk. If you run, you’ll want to compete in a two-mile or four-mile race that begins on Huntsman track in Little Giant Stadium. If you walk, shake it loose early, grab a buddy, and join the fun.
9:45 a.m., 2:15 p.m., & 3:30 p.m. - 天下足球网,球探比分 Tours. Students from our CIBE Business Innovation Program will lead alumni and friends on tours of campus. Golf carts will be provided for alumni and guests who have difficulty walking. Tours depart from the steps of the Allen Center at 9:45 a.m., 2:15 p.m., and 3:30 p.m.
10:00 a.m. - Class of 1974 50th Reunion Memorial - Pioneer Chapel. The Class of 1974 will hold a short memorial service to recognize and honor lost classmates and faculty from their days on campus.
11:00 a.m. - Alumni Chapel Sing - Pioneer Chapel. There won’t be any “W” haircuts given this time, so if you forget a word or two, no big deal. But there will be singing when Wabash hosts its annual Alumni Chapel Sing. You’ll sing along with members of your class and compete against the other nine reunion classes. Volume counts, so don’t let your mates down. Learn the words to Old Wabash all over again, stretch your vocal chords, and relive what many Wabash men recall as their fondest Wabash memory.
12:00 p.m. - Picnic Lunch - Knowling Fieldhouse - Allen Center. 天下足球网,球探比分’ll wrap up our Alumni Chapel Sing with a festive and casual picnic in the Knowling Fieldhouse.
1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Class Photographs. Class reunion photographs will be taken in the Allen Center. 天下足球网,球探比分 will begin with a photo of all non-alumni guests in attendance. Each reunion class will then have two photos taken, one with and one without spouses/partners.
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Wally's Pub. Join your classmates and other alumni and friends for a drink at Wally’s Pub located in the Sparks Center.
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. - Wabash Today (Salter Hall, Fine Arts Center). Wabash's 17th President Scott Feller will offer Big Bash attendees an update on the College.
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Martin See '74 Photo Exhibit (Huebner Gallery, Fine Arts Center). Martin See '74 enjoyed a wonderful career as a cardiologist, but was a truly gifted photographer by avocation. Several of his photographs will be on exhibit in the Huebner Gallery and his widow Patsy will be on hand to welcome all visitors.
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Academic Department Receptions. Some academic departments are hosting receptions to welcome back their majors and minors for Big Bash. 天下足球网,球探比分 hope you will stop by the designated location to meet the faculty.
Chemistry - Hays Hall, Room 319
Math./Computer Science/Physics - Goodrich Hall, Room 102 (Commons)
Psychology - Baxter Hall, Room 312
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. - Colloquium (Salter Hall, Fine Arts Center): For 天下足球网,球探比分 and Community. As the College looks ahead to a new community center on the mall between Goodrich Hall and Lilly Library, Wabash archivist Nolan Eller '11 will offer images and remarks celebrating the 70-year history of the Frank Hugh Sparks Center and its impact on the lives and campus of our College.
4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. - Colloquium (Salter Hall, Fine Arts Center): What America's Second-Greatest Coach Can Teach Us About Leadership. Richard Gunderman ’83, MD, PhD, will describe how Vince Lombardi, namesake of the Super Bowl trophy, believed in two key ideas: honor and love. Success on the field was not his primary focus but the byproduct of his pursuit of these timeless virtues. Richard will connect Lombardi’s focus with his own experience as a biology major, tennis player, and member of Phi Gamma Delta at Wabash in the early 1980s.
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Fraternities Chapter Houses Open. Stop by for a quick look through your current chapter house.
5:30 p.m. - All Class Reception - Little Giant Stadium Concourse. Reunion classes will come together for a large reception in the concourse (Little Giant Stadium).
6:45 p.m. - Class Dinners. Following the reception, classes will disperse to assigned dinner locations to enjoy dinner and conversation with classmates. Dinner will be served at 6:45 p.m. and locations will be noted in your registration packets.
8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. - Wally's Pub. Join your classmates and other alumni and friends for a drink at Wally’s pub located in the Sparks Center.
Sunday, June 2, 2024
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. - Informal Buffet Breakfast. Wrap up the weekend on campus and bid farewell to your classmates and other alumni and friends at an informal breakfast. There will be no program and you can come and go in your own time.
Additional Info
- Bookstore Hours: Friday 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
- 1832 Brew Hours: Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- The Ramsay Archives Hours (Lilly Library basement): Friday 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Class of 1952 Fitness Center Hours: Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.