Alumni Day / Golden Circle Celebration

Alumni Day & Alumni Awards Celebration

Saturday, April 12, 2025

Coker University Alumni Day & Awards Celebration

A day set aside to celebrate ALL alumni, recognize our 50th Golden Circle Reunion Class and bestow Alumni Awards to our most distinguished Cobras.

This year’s Alumni Day and Alumni Award Presentation will occur on Saturday, April 12, 2025.

50th Golden Circle Reunion

The Class of 1975 will be celebrating their 50th Golden Circle Reunion.

If your class is celebrating a milestone anniversary in 2025 and would like to host a reunion, please contact Jennifer Rhodes, Director of Alumni Engagement at alumni@eduftp.net or 843-383-8384 to help plan your event.

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Schedule of events

9 – 9:45 a.m. – Registration & Coffee Hour, Stein Gallery in the Watson Theater

9:45 – 10 a.m. – Class Photos

10 a.m. – Welcome & Alumni Day Program, Watson Theater

  • University news, updates and entertainment

Noon – Lunch & Alumni Awards Ceremony – Deloach Auxiliary Gym

  • Luncheon
  • Recognition of the Class of 1975’s 50th Golden Circle Reunion
  • Alumni Award Presentation

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Class Break-out Sessions, Davidson Hall Classrooms

2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Ring The Bell (Photo ops)

3 p.m. – 4 p.m. – Tour of Dining Hall 

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. – Coker Black Alumni Network (CBAN) Meet-Up – Drawing Room

3:30 p.m. – Campus Tour (begin at Bell Tower and end at University Store) 

3:30 -5 p.m. – Various campus opportunities

  • Tour the President’s Home
  • Visit the Alumni Archive Room, Drengaelen House
  • Meet Coker Authors, Drengaelen House
  • University Store open in the Student Union Building 

8 p.m. – 11 p.m. – Alumni Social at Vintage Craft Beer & Wine Boutique, 109 E. College Ave, Hartsville

Hotel Accommodation Information

Oak Manor Bed & Breakfast
314 E. Home Ave, Hartsville
(843) 917-4090
www.oakmanorinn.com

Hampton Inn & Suites
203 E. Carolina Ave, Hartsville
(843) 332-2128

Fairfield Inn by Marriott
200 S. Fourth St, Hartsville
(843) 332-9898

http://www.marriott.com/reservation/rateListMenu.mi

The Mantissa Hotel
130 E. Carolina Ave, Hartsville
(843) 917-0669

Questions? Please contact Jennifer Rhodes, Director of Alumni Engagement at (843) 383-8384 or jrhodes@eduftp.net.

* Please check back for up-to-date information. Additional events and opportunities are still in the planning stages.

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