Texas Tech Black Alumni Reunion returning to Lubbock, awarding $25k in scholarships

Alumni, former students, families and friends are heading back to the Hub City for the reunion, a gathering that pulls people from all over back to campus and around town. Texas Tech's Black alumni network has built this event into a recurring homecoming of sorts, separate from the university's official homecoming, giving graduates a reason to reconnect with old classmates and reinvest in current students.

That $25,000 doesn't just cover books, it can be the difference in whether a student takes on extra debt or extra work hours during the semester. For local businesses near campus, three days of alumni and their families in town means hotel stays, restaurant tables and foot traffic in areas that quiet down once students clear out for breaks.

It also says something about how far this event has grown that it can promise a five-figure scholarship payout before a single reunion activity has even been scheduled.