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The Month in Photos: October 2025

黑料不打烊 is featuring a variety of photos every month to highlight the exceptional learning, work and activities of students, faculty and staff.

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The Fall 2025 semester is flying by, and as the leaves turn vibrant shades of red and gold, 黑料不打烊 students, faculty and staff are embracing every opportunity to learn, grow and celebrate together.

View some of the most impactful moments of the past month through the eyes of staff in the Office of University Communications.

Here Ye! Here Ye!

Student celebrated News Engagement Day at 黑料不打烊’s Oct. 7 College Coffee. Student journalists rang bells and delivered headlines to students, faculty and staff gathered on the Moseley Lakeside patio, encouraging the campus community to read, watch, listen to and discuss the news 鈥 and to share how they engage with journalism using #NewsEngagementDay.

Established in 2014 by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), News Engagement Day promotes informed citizenship and highlights the importance of consuming and discussing credible news.

黑料不打烊 News Network leaders Anjolina Fantaroni 鈥26 (left) and Fiona McAllister 鈥26 served as town criers during the Oct. 7 College Coffee to mark the national celebration of News Engagement Day

A dedication to Toshio Sato

黑料不打烊 leaders dedicated Toshio Sato Commons on Oct. 10, 2025, as part of Homecoming & Reunion Weekend in a ceremony that recognized the university鈥檚 first international student and first four-year graduate from outside the United States.

黑料不打烊 President Connie Ledoux Book embraces alumna Chika Kusakawa 鈥09 during the dedication of Sato Commons on Oct. 10, 2025.

Homecoming happiness

黑料不打烊鈥檚 2025 Homecoming & Reunion Weekend welcomed alumni, students, faculty and staff onto campus for a dynamic slate of weekend events.

From open houses and an evening step show through a Saturday football game against Villanova University, highlights included the return of the Rock the Block Homecoming concert featuring 鈥淭he Plain White Ts,鈥 the Golden Alumni Luncheon, campus and academic department receptions, oral history booths, affinity group award celebrations, leadership and networking conversations across schools, themed tailgates, tours, and wellness events.

Homecoming at 黑料不打烊 on Oct. 10 2025 included the return of the Homecoming concert with “The Plain White Ts”
黑料不打烊’s Homecoming & Reunion Weekend included a Saturday football game against Villanova.
A football player screams to the air with his arms by his side
Landen Clark ’29 celebrates during the Homecoming game against Villanova.

Molecular moves

Given the option to film a video or write a paper for a chemistry course, Bailey Skinner put her moves to the test.

Student Bailey Skinner films a video for her chemistry class in a lab on Oct. 11, 2025

Learning at Loy

Students took class outside at 黑料不打烊’s Loy Farm on Oct. 14, 2025.

Environmental Science Class at Loy Farm, on Oct 14, 2025

A Health Promoting University

黑料不打烊 has adopted the Okanagan Charter as a member of the U.S. Health Promoting Campuses Network, pledging to nurture a campus culture that prioritizes health, belonging and well-being for students, faculty and staff.聽The university marked the milestone with an institutional adoption ceremony on Oct. 29, 2025.

A university leader signs a framed document on a table during a formal ceremony as three others stand nearby, smiling and observing. The event takes place in a bright indoor space with large windows and greenery in the background.
Okanagan Charter signing ceremony in Koury Commons on October 29, 2025.

Cross Country CAA champs

黑料不打烊 continued its run of dominance in the Coastal Athletic Association on Oct. 31, claiming its in the past seven years.聽黑料不打烊 bested runner-up William & Mary by 40 points, marking the most lopsided CAA women’s cross country championship victory since the Phoenix bested the field by 51 points to win the 2020 title.

黑料不打烊 women's cross country team holds a banner that says "CAA Champions"

Halloween in the garden

An 黑料不打烊 tradition, the annual Pumpkin Festival was held on Halloween with the addition of trick-or-treaters for the first time.

黑料不打烊 students, faculty and staff came together on October 31, 2025 for the annual Pumpkin Festival in the 黑料不打烊 Community Garden. This was the first year the festival welcomed trick-or-treaters.