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Homecoming 2026 - Oh the Memories!
The Bridgewater State community welcomed more than 10,000 people to Homecoming 2026 this past weekend who participated in some 35 different events, beginning in earnest with the annual "Golden Bears" luncheon held on Friday, October 2nd, with a sold-out crowd in the Student Union Ballroom on hand to welcome the Class of 1976- the 50th anniversary class - and hear President Clark update all present on the latest news from BSU.
Heartiest thanks and congratulations to Ms. Ellen Cuttle Oliver, '82, G '89, and her entire staff in the Office of Alumni and Development for all of their months-long effort to plan and present every element that made Homecoming 2026 such a splendid success!
To see the "Golden Bears" event, please click on the link below:
Honoring the Memory of Dan Darcy, '88 G '90
A major event of Homecoming Weekend 2026 was then dedication held in the formerly-named Student Government Association Chambers in the Adrian Rondileau Student Union which now - and forever - will be known as the Daniel J. Darcy, '88, G '90, Chambers.
Above is a photo taken of Dan at one of the last events he attended prior to his passing, and we are honored to share with our community the video of the Saturday morning, October 3, 2026, ceremony when family and friends filled the room to celebrate Dan's remarkable life.
At Homecoming 2026, Bridgewater State University's Alumni Association Welcomes
New President - Ms. Jennifer McNeill, '14
The second event in the newly-named Daniel J. Darcy, '88, G '90, Chamber was the annual meeting of the Bridgewater State University Alumni Association, which enjoys its reputation as the longest-serving organization in the university's history (it was formed just several years after the school first opened its doors in 1840).
Welcoming everyone to the meeting was the new president Ms. Jennifer McNeill, '14, above, who is the first Black person to ever head the 85,000+ member organization.
Please click on the link below for the video:
A Few Moments with the Class of 1976
at their Reunion Party . . .
including an interview with
Ms. Nancy Kipp Florence, Class Member
We took this photo at the Golden Bear luncheon on Friday, October 2nd, and then we visited the class later when they assembled for a reunion party.
Our thanks to Ms. Nancy Kipp Florence, a class member and a member of the class committee which planned the event, for answering our questions about campus life in the first half of the 70s.
To see video, please click on the link below:
In last week's edition, we shared a few highlights of BSU's first football team of the modern era which took the field in October, 1960, and we return to that subject in this edition because of a treasured news clip published by the then-Brockton Enterprise highlighting three of the team's stellar players . . . Peter Flynn, the late John Collins, and Edward Meaney.
Peter Flynn went on to serve as a member of the state legislature and later long-time Sheriff of Plymouth Country; John Collins went on to become a teacher and middle-school principal in East Bridgewater; and Ed Meaney was also a teacher and high school principal in East Bridgewater who, in1970, returned to BSU as the first director of the Student Union Building. He later became director of personnel at Bridgewater before he was promoted to be the university's Executive Vice President..
Retired Faculty Club Luncheon Schedule for
2026-2027
October 7, 2026 Dr. Caroline Stanley, Clinical Psychologist and Professor at BSU, involved in senior college, serving as its Learning Access & Equity Advisor, and co-founder of BSU’s Psychology Club. – Presentation on her sabbatical research
Luncheon at noon – Council Chambers, RSU201, Rondileau Student Union
November 4, 2026 Dr. Michael Kryzanek, Emeritus, Political Science – Results of the 2026 midterm elections
Luncheon at noon – Heritage Room, Maxwell Library
February 3, 2027 Dr. John Kucich, English, Presentation on Native Americans in Littleton, MA during Thoreau’s time.
Luncheon at noon - Heritage Room, Maxwell Library
March 3, 2027 Jennifer Turner, Executive Director of the Robbins House, an African American Museum in Concord, MA who has taught at BSU as a VL, History Dept., and the Senior College
Luncheon at noon - Heritage Room, Maxwell Library
April 7, 2027 Dr. Orson Kingsley, Director, Archives – Tour of the BSU Archives
Luncheon at noon – Heritage Room, Maxwell Library (Tour of Archives to follow)
May 5, 2027 Retired Faculty Club Business Meeting
Luncheon at noon – Heritage Room, Maxwell Library (Business meeting to follow)
Club dues annual membership fee is $25.00
Luncheon cost is $15.00 per person
This concludes the report for Monday, October 5, 2026
Next edition: Monday, October 12, 2026