SU Ag Center and the College of Ag set to hold a slate of events to celebrate Homecoming Week 2026
The Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center (SU Ag Center) and the College of Agricultural, Human and Environmental Sciences (CAHES) will hold several activities for students, employees, and alumni during Sept. 28 – Oct. 3 to celebrate Homecoming Week 2025.
Activities will begin with the Café Lacumba Meal Preparation/ Campus Food Pantry Stocking on Sept. 28. The meal preparation/food pantry stocking will be held in Pinkie Thrift Hall, room 161 from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. to address the growing problem of food insecurity on college campuses. To register visit, https://bit.ly/4ht3KZp.
Staff from the SU Ag Center will participate in the Southern University Student Health Center’s Annual Homecoming Health Fair on Sept. 30 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. in the Smith-Brown Memorial Union.
On Oct. 1, CAHES students are invited to have their headshots taken in Fisher Hall beginning at 9:30 a.m. The JagFresh Farmers Market will also be held on Oct. 1 at 10 a.m. in front of the Smith-Brown Memorial Union. The farmers market will provide a venue for the Southern University community to purchase locally grown fruit, vegetables, eggs, meat, homemade jellies, and other products from local farmers and vendors.
The 5th Annual “Vino on the Bluff Scholarship Fundraiser,” will be held at 6 p.m. on Oct. 2 at the Leon R. Tarver II Cultural and Heritage Center, at 8320 G. Leon Netterville Dr., on the Southern University campus. Tickets are $75 and will include curated wine and whiskey tastings, farm-to-table inspired food, a silent auction, live entertainment, VIP experiences, and much more!
Funds from the fundraiser will be used to raise scholarship dollars for the Darjean Jones Wines Continuing Education Scholarship Fund for students enrolled in CAHES. To purchase tickets, visit https://foundation.sus.edu/5th-annual-vino-on-the-bluff/. Visit the Silent Auction website at, https://bit.ly/4ADGsqL.
Activities will conclude on Oct. 3 with a “Homecoming Tailgate,” from 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. on the lawn of Fisher Hall before the 2026 SU Homecoming Football Game against the University of Arkansas Pine-Bluff at 6 p.m. in A. W. Mumford Stadium. SU Ag Center and CAHES faculty, staff, students, and alumni are invited to attend the tailgate. Individuals interested in attending the tailgate are asked to register at, https://bit.ly/47eBiDY.
