{"id":39036,"date":"2015-09-25T08:57:13","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T15:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=39036"},"modified":"2015-10-14T17:30:18","modified_gmt":"2015-10-15T00:30:18","slug":"family-weekend-to-provide-a-glimpse-of-lumberjack-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/family-weekend-to-provide-a-glimpse-of-lumberjack-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Weekend to provide a glimpse of Lumberjack life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Northern Arizona University will welcome Lumberjack families and friends for its annual <a href=\"http:\/\/nau.edu\/family-weekend\/home\/\">Family Weekend<\/a>\u00a0Oct. 2-4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">From attending a college class, campus sky viewing and symphony concert to watching the \u2018Jacks defend the Dome, it will be a fun-filled weekend for Lumberjacks of all ages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Featured events\u00a0are listed below and a complete schedule is available\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nau.edu\/family-weekend\/home\/\">online<\/a>. Events are free and open to families, guests and students unless otherwise noted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, Oct. 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>12 p.m. Fall Stew Fest | Native American Cultural Center\u00a0\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>6 p.m. Family Welcome Reception and Academic Showcase | Native American Cultural Center\u00a0\u2013 The welcome reception features complimentary refreshments and a display of creative and research projects by undergraduate students from across campus.<\/li>\n<li>7 p.m. Casino Night | du Bois Center\u00a0\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 $25 for adults and $20 for students\/children.\u00a0Proceeds benefit the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management Scholarship Fund.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Saturday, Oct. 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8 a.m. 5k Fun Run &amp; 2 Mile Walk | Lumberjack Stadium\u00a0\u2013 The annual family run and walk begins and ends at the Lumberjack Stadium with prizes for the winning teams. Registration is in person the morning of the event. The first 100 registrants will receive a free race shirt.<\/li>\n<li>1 p.m. Family Weekend BBQ | Capital Assets Parking Lot P64\u00a0\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>4 p.m. NAU Football vs. Montana State | Walkup Skydome\u00a0\u2013 The big game starts at 4 p.m. when the Lumberjack football team defends the Dome against Montana State. Game tickets are available through the Central Ticket Office. Free parking is available in P62 with shuttle service to and from the Skydome. Click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www2.nau.edu\/nau-map\/\">here<\/a>\u00a0for a map.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sunday, Oct. 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10 a.m. Family Brunch | du Bois Center\u00a0\u2013The brunch\u00a0brings the weekend to a close with a gathering of Lumberjack families.\u00a0Tickets are $15 for adults and $7.50 for children. Entry is free for students with a meal plan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/family-weekend-to-provide-a-glimpse-of-lumberjack-life\/\">Northern Arizona University will welcome Lumberjack families and friends for its annual Family Weekend\u00a0Oct. 2-4. From attending a college class, campus sky viewing and symphony concert to watching the \u2018Jacks defend the Dome, it will be a fun-filled weekend for Lumberjacks of all ages. Featured events\u00a0are listed below and a complete schedule is available\u00a0online. Events&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":39062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39036","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\/39036","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\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39036"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39036\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}