Johnson & Wales Hosts Homecoming Weekend

Johnson & Wales University's Providence Campus hosts its annual Homecoming Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 8 and 9. Graduates from all classes are invited to attend, along with their friends and family.

This year's theme is "Wildcat Safari," and kicks off with "The Parade of the Jungle," a lively safari-inspired parade of student groups, sororities, fraternities, alumni and residence halls that will feature floats and dancing. It gets underway on Saturday, Oct. 8 at the Harborside Campus at 11:00 a.m.

Then it's the delicious barbeque, "Tastes of the Wild" at noon with plenty of savory grilled items to choose from along with entertainment and novelties. Tickets are required and are $15 per person, $8 for children under 12.

On Saturday night, The Westin Hotel, in downtown Providence, is the location for the "safari style," All Class Reunion from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. This is where alumni convene to celebrate their days on-campus and reminisce with fellow alumni, faculty and administration. Tickets are required and are $35 per person.

On Sunday, the excitement goes off-campus when celebrants, their friends and families visit Six Flags New England, Springfield, Mass. Tickets, which are $31 per person, include park admission, a free parking pass and a two-hour all-you-can-eat lunch buffet.

For more information, contact the Johnson & Wales University Special Events Office at (401) 598-5000 or visit http://alumni.jwu.edu.

Johnson & Wales - America's Career University, was founded in 1914. It is a private, nonprofit, accredited institution offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs in business, food service, education, hospitality and technology. Preparing students for successful careers is the cornerstone of the University's educational philosophy. A benchmark of the University has been its 28 consecutive year employment record - within 60 days of graduation, 98 percent of its students from the 50 states have jobs in their chosen career field. With an enrollment of more than 16,000 students, Johnson & Wales maintains campuses in Providence, R.I., Charleston, S.C., Norfolk, Va., North Miami, Fla., Denver, Colo., and Charlotte, N.C. For more information about Johnson & Wales University, visit www.jwu.edu.