Celebrate your Family of Colonels!
Our traditional Family Day has evolved into Homecoming 2025 – Alumni & Family Weekend, where families, alumni, and current students come together to celebrate with campus events, traditions, and plenty of Colonel pride!
Register For Family Day external website
Schedule and More Information for Alumni & Family Weekend external website
The weekend will afford you many opportunities to spend time together as a family, as well as to meet faculty, staff, administrators, alumni, friends and other Wilkes families.
Things to Do While Visiting Your Wilkes Student
Looking for things to do when you come to campus? Take a look at some of the cool activities right around the corner from Wilkes! Northeast Pennsylvania is home to waterfall hikes external website, an Indoor Trampoline Park external website, and even axe throwing at The Hatchet Factory external website. Celebrate Fall with a visit to one of our many pumpkin patches external website.
For any questions about Family Day, please email familyday@wilkes.edu email link.
You can also visit the Wilkes University Parents page for additional important upcoming dates.