Spartan Spirit Week

Monday, October 19 through Sunday, October 25, 2026.

Get ready for a week of Spartan spirit, celebration, and connection! Spartan Spirit Week will bring alumni, students, families, and friends together for a full lineup of events, including Oktoberfest, a concert, pep rally, Six Flags, and STAC athletic competitions.

We’ll also celebrate our alumni community by honoring our Golden Spartans, welcoming the inaugural Spartan G.O.L.D. 10 Under 10 class, recognizing legacy families, and celebrating alumni who continue to make a difference.

Spartan Pride Day

Kick off Spartan Spirit Week by showing your STAC pride in your favorite Spartan gear and enjoying fall favorites like hot cocoa and cider in the Romano Center.

SGA Oktoberfest
4 p.m.
McNelis Dining Hall Lawn

Celebrate Oktoberfest with student clubs and organizations, activities, vendors, giveaways, and plenty of Spartan fun.

Fall Concert
7 p.m.
Romano Student Alumni Center

Enjoy an evening of live music featuring Garden State Rewind, with food and drink available from Spartan Bites.

Golden Spartan Luncheon
11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Celebrate the legacy of our Golden Spartans as we honor alumni who graduated 50 or more years ago.

This is an invite-only event. For more information, please contact Derick Thornton at dthornto@stac.edu.

Pep Rally & Bonfire
7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Romano Student Alumni Center Lawn

Bring your Spartan spirit to the pep rally and bonfire as we recognize our athletic teams and celebrate with music, food, and fun.

Spartan Spirit Alumni Awards
6 p.m.-8 p.m.
Romano Student Alumni Center

Celebrate the Spartans who continue to make a difference as we honor our G.O.L.D. 10 Under 10 honorees, Spirit Award recipients, and Alumni Association Scholarship recipients.

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Spartan Soccer vs. Daemen
Women – 12 p.m.
Men – 2:30 p.m.

Join fellow Spartans for an afternoon of soccer, food, and community as our men’s and women’s teams take the field.

Six Flags Fright Fest Trip
4 p.m.
Jackson Township, N.J.

 

Ticket: $23.18

Get into the Halloween spirit with a thrilling trip to Six Flags Fright Fest.

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Spartans in the City 9:30 a.m.
Borelli Hall (meet)

Wrap up Spartan Spirit Week with Spartans in the City—a chance for students to connect, celebrate, and bring the Spartan spirit beyond campus.

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St. Thomas Aquinas College Event Alcohol Policy

  • An employee of the college will card everyone who comes to the event and they will give out wristbands according to age.
  • We will ensure that the wristbands are significant in difference to detail over 21 and under 21. 
  • All participants will be wrist banded. 
  • All participants must be carded prior to each event regardless of wristband. 
  • Aramark reserves the right to card any individual who comes to the bar. 
  • Aramark reserves the right to not serve any individual who appears intoxicated regardless of wristband.