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Homecoming, sports, major design events highlight busy fall at LTU
Homecoming, sports, major design events highlight busy fall at LTU 1200 800 Southfield City Centre

A celebration of LTU alumni, heavy involvement in the Detroit Month of Design celebration in September, and plenty of other events will mark Fall Semester 2026 at Lawrence Technological University.

Fall sports are already underway, with football, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, women’s volleyball and men’s tennis all in action. For the full schedule, visit ltuathletics.com/calendar.

LTU’s Homecoming Week runs Sept. 24-27, with an alumni tailgate beginning at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, followed by a football matchup with Judson University at 1 p.m. There’s also a 25th reunion on Sept. 26 for the class of 2001. Leading up to Homecoming, a 50th reunion for the Class of 1976 will be held Friday, Sept. 18, and the annual Jubilee for all alumni of more than 50 years ago is Saturday, Sept. 19. And the LTU College of Engineering will induct the latest member of its Hall of Fame on Friday, Sept. 25. The Homecoming fun wraps up with the first-ever LTU at Ford Field Day as the Detroit Lions take on the New York Jets on Sunday, Sept. 27. More at ltu.edu/academics-calendar/ltu-day-at-ford-field-26.

And for prospective students, there are LTU Visit Days scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 14 and Saturday, Dec. 5. See apply.ltu.edu/portal/LTUvisitdays.

LTU’s College of Architecture and Design is observing Detroit Month of Design with several September events. Included will be a Sept. 24 on-campus panel discussion on the process behind CoAD’s national award-winning student designs. An LTU-curated exhibition of auto art also runs Sept. 11 through Oct. 30 in the new Hudson’s Detroit building downtown.

CoAD stays busy with an Oct. 1 lecture from Assistant Professors Quan Thai and Teng Teng, PhD, on advanced construction and design technologies. And on Oct. 9, renowned architect Harold Remlinger will offer his design ideas as he accepts the LTU Distinguished Architecture Alumni Award. And from Oct. 19-24, LTU will host the annual global conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture, or ACADIA. More at 2026.acadia.org.

For the complete list of LTU events, visit ltu.edu/academics-calendar.

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Upcoming Events
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Fall color on wheels

The ever-popular Bike Share program lets you enjoy the colorful fall season on wheels. Take in the beauty on the City Centre’s trail system on your own or enjoy a guided tour of 26 public works of art and cultural sites along the way. Simply search for the Southfield City Centre Trail System on Google Maps.

Get golfing

Golfers can continue to work on their game at the Evergreen Hills Golf Course, located at the Southfield Municipal Campus, 26000 Evergreen Road. Find details on the Southfield Parks and Recreation Facebook page or call 248-796-4672.

Walk to raise awareness of domestic violence 2026

SUN, OCT 11  .  11 am – 2 pm at the Southfield Municipal Campus.

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Southfield Softball Complex Update
Southfield Softball Complex Update 1250 800 Southfield City Centre

The Southfield/Lawrence Tech University softball complex is scheduled for completion mid-summer. The state-of-the-art complex will feature an all-weather turf softball field for the LTU Blue Devils women’s softball team, as well as a location for Southfield community events, youth sports programs and collaborations between the city and the university.

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Focus on Red Pole Park
Focus on Red Pole Park 1200 800 Southfield City Centre

If you happen to ride in one of the 110,000 vehicles traveling on the Lodge Freeway in Southfield each day, no doubt you’ve noticed the bright red poles that line the service drive.

Installed in 2017 and named “Red Pole Park,” the poles represent the first art installation as a gateway feature on the Northwestern Highway Pathway and Greenway, a project intended to enhance Southfield’s pedestrian-friendly initiative and help bring recognition to the first phase of the Southfield City Centre Trail that now extends 8.75 linear miles.

According to Terry Croad, AICP, ASLA, Director of Planning for the City of Southfield, “The Red Pole Park signifies an abstract grove of trees as well as the city’s past, present and future as we celebrate our history, growth and potential.”

The varying heights of the poles honor ancestors, present generations and future growth, with blue lights on the tallest ones symbolizing Michigan lighthouses for safe passage. Red Pole Park was made possible through crowdfunding (Patronicity) and matching funds from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation using repurposed utility poles donated by DTE and designed by HED, a Royal Oak-based integrated architecture and engineering firm.

The immersive art installation was designed to engage walkers, runners and drivers on the adjacent Lodge Freeway service drive, making the area more walkable and inviting.

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