{"id":32370,"date":"2014-09-16T10:00:19","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T17:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=32370"},"modified":"2014-09-17T08:15:54","modified_gmt":"2014-09-17T15:15:54","slug":"nau-welcomes-families-weekend-fun-food-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/nau-welcomes-families-weekend-fun-food-football\/","title":{"rendered":"NAU welcomes families for a weekend of fun, food and football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-32372 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/move-in-parents-resized-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"NAU Family\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2014\/09\/move-in-parents-resized-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2014\/09\/move-in-parents-resized-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2014\/09\/move-in-parents-resized.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> Northern Arizona University will welcome Lumberjack families and friends to Flagstaff for its annual Family Weekend Sept. 26-28.<\/p>\n<p>The festivities kick off Friday night and continue through Sunday with family-friendly activities, food and entertainment. Featured events\u00a0are listed below and a complete schedule is available <a href=\"http:\/\/nau.edu\/student-life\/parent-family-services\/family-weekend\/#\/\">online<\/a>. Events are free and open to families, guests and students unless otherwise noted.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Friday, Sept. 26<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>6 p.m. Family Welcome Reception and Academic Showcase | Native American Cultural \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Center<\/strong> \u2013 The welcome reception features complimentary refreshments and a display of creative and research projects by undergraduate students from across campus.<\/li>\n<li><strong>7 p.m. Casino Night | du Bois Center<\/strong> \u2013 Casino Night, hosted by students from the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management, offers fun for the whole family with casino games, raffles and a silent auction. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students\/children.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3e3e3e;\">Proceeds go to the Casino Night Scholarship Fund.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Saturday, Sept. 27<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>7 a.m. 5K Partner Run &amp; 2 Mile Walk | Lumberjack Stadium <\/strong>\u2013 The annual family run and walk begins and ends at the Lumberjack Stadium with prizes for the winning teams. Registration is available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imleagues.com\/nau\">online<\/a> through Sept. 26 or in person the morning of the event. Those participating might even find themselves running alongside NAU\u2019s President Rita Cheng!<\/li>\n<li><strong>12 p.m. Fall Stew Fest | Native American Cultural Center <\/strong>\u2013 The annual stew fest co-hosted by Native American Student Services and the Native American Cultural Center features Native American stews, fry bread and live music.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1 p.m. Family Weekend BBQ | Capital Assets Parking Lot P64 <\/strong>\u2013 NAU Campus Dining hosts a pregame tailgate and BBQ. Tickets are $14.50 for adults and $7.50 for children. Entry is free for students with a meal plan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>4 p.m. NAU Football vs. Cal Poly | Walk-Up Skydome<\/strong> \u2013 The big game starts at 4 p.m. when the Lumberjack football team defends the Dome against Cal Poly. Game tickets are available through the <a href=\"http:\/\/nau.ticketforce.com\/eventperformances.asp?evt=365\">Central Ticket Office<\/a>. Free parking is available in P62 with shuttle service to and from the Skydome. Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nauathletics.com\/tickets\/Football_Parking_and_Shuttle_Map_FINAL.pdf\">here<\/a> for a map.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Sunday, Sept. 28<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>10 a.m. Family Brunch | du Bois Center<\/strong> \u2013 The Family Brunch brings the weekend to a close with a delicious meal and photo slideshow of the weekend. Tickets are $15 for adults and $7.50 for children. Entry is free for students with meal plan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/nau-welcomes-families-weekend-fun-food-football\/\">Northern Arizona University will welcome Lumberjack families and friends to Flagstaff for its annual Family Weekend Sept. 26-28. The festivities kick off Friday night and continue through Sunday with family-friendly activities, food and entertainment. Featured events\u00a0are listed below and a complete schedule is available online. Events are free and open to families, guests and students&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":32372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-happenings"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/46"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32370\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}