Homecoming 2026
Celebrate & Reconnect
Celebrate tradition and reconnect with friends at Homecoming—where alumni, students, and families come together to honor the past and embrace the future.
Homecoming 2025 was an incredible weekend full of memories. Catch up on the highlights in last year’s recap.
Event Schedule
November 5-7, 2026
Thursday — November 5
6:00pm
Growing Beyond Sunday: Experience an inspiring evening of live worship, powerful testimonies (TEDTalk style), and community connection. Celebrate how God moves in everyday life and be encouraged to live your faith beyond Sunday mornings.
Friday — November 6
8:00am
Check-In at the Alumni Center
9:00am - 9:50am
Attend a class (Class schedule will be available at check-in)
10:00am
Chapel
11:00am - 1:30pm
Lunch (Complimentary) at the Cafeteria
1:00pm - 3:50pm
Attend a class (Class schedule will be available at check-in)
1:00pm - 3:50pm
Class Reunions for Classes of '56, '66, '76, '86, '96, '06, '16
6:00pm
Class Reunion Celebration Dinner in the Jones Center for classes '56, '66, '76, '86, ‘96
6:00pm
Dinner for non-reunion alumni in Cafeteria
7:30pm
Basketball game in the Moore Fitness Center
Saturday — November 7
9:00am
Devotional with Ralph Enlow at the Cook Seminar Room
10:00am
Class Reunions for Classes of '56, '66, '76, '86, '96, '06, '16
10:00am - 3:30pm
Bouncy House at Pineview Center at the Soccer Field
12:00pm
Lunch at the Soccer Field
Reunions
Don’t miss your Class Reunion — reconnect with classmates, friends, faculty and staff!
Class of 1956
70th class reunion
Class of 1966
60th class reunion
Class of 1976
50th class reunion
Class of 1986
40th class reunion
Class of 1996
30th class reunion
Class of 2006
20th class reunion
Class of 2016
10th class reunion
Hotels & Lodging
DoubleTree by Hilton
2100 Bush River Rd, Columbia, SC 29210
Call Central Reservations at (866) 247-3572 and reference group code: 908. Rate: $169 (plus tax).
Aloft Columbia Downtown
823 Lady St, Columbia, SC 29201
Book your group rate for Columbia International University
Contact CIU Alumni
We’re here to help! If you have questions or need assistance, feel free to reach out to us.
