Naz Weekend 2025

Encompassing reunion, homecoming, and family weekend, this exciting celebration for the entire Nazareth community will feature food trucks, live music, athletic events, and so much more.

Pre-registration for Naz Weekend is FREE, with a handful of pre-pay and pay as you go events throughout the 3-day long celebration. Please note that day-of registration is $5.
There are opportunities for classmates to reconnect, families to see Naz through their students' eyes, and chances for our faculty and staff to share their classrooms and learning spaces with the Nazareth community. You won't want to miss out on seeing the best Naz has to offer!

All alumni, families, students, faculty, staff, and friends of Nazareth are welcome to attend.

View the website for the most updated schedule and check out highlights from Naz Weekend 2024

Info: Join the Nazareth Athletics Department for the 22nd Annual Naz Athletic Golf Classic. Single golfer, foursomes, and sponsorships available. Lunch will be provided on the course, with a happy hour to follow the tournament.

Info: Jumma Mubarak! All are invited to pray Jumu'ah Salah with the Nazareth Muslim Student Association in the Sulam Center, located in George Hall across from Colie's Cafe. Everyone is welcome to observe the prayer.

Info: Take a tour of campus to see all that Naz has to offer. Tours include Nazareth’s residence halls, Golisano Academic Center, Peckham Hall, the York Wellness and Rehabilitation Institute, the Jane and Laurence Glazer Music Performance Center, the Golisano Training Center, and newly renovated Smyth Hall.

Info: “I approach the art of printmaking as an explorer in search of making a discovery. Abstract work for this exhibition was guided by the working concept of ‘conflicting systems’ with a sub-text of ‘searching for connections’ and develops its narrative through contrasts. The continuing dialogue that informs almost all my past and present work explores the distinction and overlap of our human experience as both ‘physical/biological and a thinking/emotional’ beings. My conceptual and working methods include contrasts of energy vs. stasis, fluid vs. solid, gestures vs. slow percussive movements and physicality vs perception. The resulting prints are the symbol of an interplay and balance between perception, reason and intuition.”

– Kathleen Sherin

Info: The Class of 1975 is invited to the Pittsford Pub for a happy hour. There will be a private room with appetizers and a server for the cash bar.

Info: Join Nazareth Hillel to welcome Shabbat and celebrate the beginning of this exciting weekend. We'll share the traditional Shabbat rituals of candles, grape juice, and challah, and take a moment to be grateful for this chance to come together and celebrate Jewish life and community at Naz.

Info: Join Nazareth Faculty Artists and the Art Department faculty and staff for the closing reception of these exciting Faculty Art exhibitions.

Info: A reception honoring our alumni award recipients in celebration of their outstanding achievements.
This event is invite only.

Info: The Class of 1965 will gather at Jeremiah's Tavern in Penfield for a cash bar, with the option of staying for dinner

Info: Come enjoy a few of Rochester’s finest food trucks. Food and drinks available for purchase a la carte from vendors. Enjoy the music of Flowerhead Folks, featuring Nazareth's own alumni!

Info: The Class of 2020 is invited for a Happy Hour as a part of the Food Truck Rodeo- with a special guest!

Info: Enjoy the talents of our alumni in this dance showcase!

Info: See the spooky side of Naz! Learn about the myths, legends, and interesting phenomena experienced over the years. Please note, this is a walking tour with many flights of stairs (there is no elevator access to many areas that will be explored). There are four time blocks to choose from, and you will be assigned a tour time within the block. Please note: All tours are roughly 30 mins and visit the same areas.

Info: Join our Campus Activities Board for some fun trivia featuring local Game Night ROC!

Info: Visit a local favorite for a nightcap.

Info: Parents and families of current students are invited to join us for breakfast to kick off an exciting day!

Info: Members of the Nazareth Leadership and Founders Legacy societies are invited to join campus leadership and the Advancement staff for morning cocktails in the Medaille Formal Lounge.

Info: The official induction ceremony for students who accepted the invitation to join Phi Eta Sigma, the national honor society for first-year students. Families and friends are welcome to join and celebrate the achievement of these students!

Info: Join us for the University's annual lecture series and then stay to enjoy the Legacy Pinning Ceremony. The keynote speaker will be announced late summer. The most up-to-date information can be found on naz.edu/shannon-lecture/.

Info: Join us for vendor fair right on campus, with over 50 vendors, and get in the Naz spirit with fun for all ages. There will be inflatables, carnival rides, games, farmers market featuring local seasonal produce, and more! Food trucks and cash bar. This is a pay as you go event. Be sure to bring cash for this event.

Info: Be part of a tradition that celebrates the ties that unite your family to ours. We want to recognize our legacy families for continuing the Nazareth tradition. This event is intended for current students and their relatives who graduated from or currently attend Nazareth. Please note this event is in conjunction with the Shannon Lecture.

Info: All men's lax alumni are invited to join for an alumni game and celebration.

Info: Retired Faculty & Staff are invited for a luncheon at the Country Club of Rochester where they'll gather as a community and hear institutional updates.

Info: The University honors its golden anniversary class with a complimentary luncheon at Pane Vino on the Avenue. All members of the class and their spouses/partners are invited to attend.

Info: Nazareth takes The March: Bearing Witness to Hope every other year to educate students on situations of prejudice, bigotry, and intolerance by traveling through sites of the Holocaust. Past participants are invited to join for a gathering.

Info: Join us for a LGBTQIA+ Affinity gathering. This event will offer an opportunity to connect for personal and professional development, mentorship, affinity, and an announcement of the first recipient of the Rainbow Changemaker's Scholarship. This event is free for current Nazareth students.

Info: Join men’s basketball alums as they square off in a scrimmage style match followed by a team luncheon for alumni and families.

Info: Take a tour of campus to see all that Naz has to offer. Tours include Nazareth’s residence halls, Golisano Academic Center, Peckham Hall, the York Wellness and Rehabilitation Institute, the Jane and Laurence Glazer Music Performance Center, the Golisano Training Center, and newly renovated Smyth Hall.

Info: View all department open houses on our full schedule of events: https://www2.naz.edu/nazweekend/schedule-events

Info: Join us for a BIPOC Affinity gathering. This event will offer an opportunity to connect for personal and professional development, mentorship, and affinity! This event is free for current Nazareth students.

Info: Join us for this special event saluting our athletes’ accomplishments and honoring this year’s inductees.

Info: A traditional Catholic Mass on campus. If you would like to serve as a lector or be part of the choir, please contact Jamie Fazio '97 at [email protected]. All are welcome!

Info: Dance the night away with friends and family! Join us for a BBQ meal and music from all decades by a DJ. Cash bar available.

Info: Local fall themed meal options and a chance to say farewell for now.

Info: Enjoy the music of Mozart & Poulenc in this performance by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. There are discounts for students, faculty/staff, and alumni!

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