For one September weekend, familiar faces and favorite traditions filled Bryant’s Smithfield campus.
Nearly 800 alumni returned for Reunion@Homecoming 2026, from September 19 to 21, joining hundreds of students, faculty, staff, families, and friends for three days of reunions, campus tours, tailgates, Bulldog athletics, and opportunities to revisit the Bryant of the past. Rente’s in the Roto offered a throwback to Parente’s, which will open under Bryant ownership with a new restaurant leaser; the BRYCOL reunion also brought Country Comfort back for another night.
But the weekend also gave alumni a chance to see what has changed since their student days. They toured the new Wellbeing Center and visited the Business Entrepreneurship Leadership Center, where they stepped inside labs, watched demonstrations, and met student entrepreneurs. Other stops included the College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, Navigant Credit Union Field House, and Puishys Residence Complex.
Football gave the Homecoming crowd plenty to cheer about Saturday with a 21–14 victory over Princeton at the Field House and Beirne Stadium. That evening, more than 1,000 fans turned out as nationally ranked men’s soccer faced Princeton under the lights. Field hockey finished the weekend Sunday with a 4–0 win over Sacred Heart, led by Valentina Funes’ record-tying four goals.
Here are a few scenes from Reunion@Homecoming 2026:
