{"id":39405,"date":"2015-10-08T10:11:26","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T17:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=39405"},"modified":"2015-10-25T19:35:11","modified_gmt":"2015-10-26T02:35:11","slug":"homecoming-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/homecoming-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Be part of the Homecoming tradition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nau.edu\/homecoming\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-39407\" src=\"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Band-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2015\/10\/Band-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2015\/10\/Band-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a>Northern Arizona University\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/nau.edu\/homecoming\/\">Homecoming Week<\/a>\u00a0is just around the corner and will offer an opportunity for the Lumberjack family and beyond to come together.<\/p>\n<p>From Tuesday\u2019s Dedicatee Banquet honoring geology professor <strong>David Brumbaugh<\/strong> to Thursday\u2019s Traditions Day and Saturday\u2019s parade and festivities on campus, there are a host of activities leading up to the big football game against Weber State. This year\u2019s Cirque du NAU theme will come to life as student-built floats, high school bands and more wind through the streets of NAU during the annual parade on Homecoming Day.<\/p>\n<p>A complete Homecoming schedule is available\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nau.edu\/homecoming\/\">online<\/a>. Events marked with * are for students only.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, Oct. 20<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Homecoming Dedicatee Banquet<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>6 p.m. High Country Conference Center<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>David Brumbaugh, professor of geology, was\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/geology-class-is-epicenter-of-dedicatee-tap\/#.VhMCHo_BwXA\"><strong>selected Homecoming Dedicatee<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by leaders of student organizations from across campus for his dedication to providing exceptional service to the university and students. The community is invited to a banquet in his honor, where the 2015 Homecoming king and queen will be announced. The event is open to the public. Tickets are $10 for students and $15 for non-students. Tickets may be purchased <a href=\"http:\/\/ev11.evenue.net\/cgi-bin\/ncommerce3\/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS%3ANAU%3ANSP16%3ASP1020%3A&amp;linkID=twnau&amp;shopperContext=&amp;pc=&amp;caller=&amp;appCode=&amp;groupCode=SE&amp;cgc=\"><strong>online<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0or at the Central Ticket Office in the University Union.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, Oct. 22<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Homecoming Traditions Day <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>4-10 p.m. Central Quad<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Carnival*<\/strong>, 4-10 p.m. Free fun for students in parking lot P30 at the corner of University and Knoles. Bring your NAU student ID.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chili Cookoff*<\/strong>, 4 p.m.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tug-of-War Contest*<\/strong>, 4:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bonfire<\/strong><strong>, Pep Rally and Mr. Lumberjack Competition<\/strong> 6:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Saturday, Oct. 24<br \/>\nHomecoming Day <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Flannels and Flapjacks Breakfast*<\/strong>, 8:30 to 10 a.m., Central\u00a0Quad<br \/>\nStudents will enjoy a free pancake buffet while supplies last. Bring your NAU student ID.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Family Fun Zone<\/strong>, 8:30 a.m. to noon, Field north of Gateway<br \/>\nThe public is invited to enjoy games and activities for all ages including the Radical Run course, climbing wall, inflatable basketball hoop and more.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Student Fun Zone*<\/strong>, 8:30 a.m. to noon, Central Quad<br \/>\nThe student fun zone will feature a series of activities for students to enjoy before the parade begins including the Euro Bungee, Wild One obstacle course and the Wrecking Ball.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Caf\u00e9 au Louie,<\/strong>\u00a09 to 11 a.m., 1899 Bar &amp; Grill<br \/>\nJoin NAU Alumni for breakfast and meet this year\u2019s 2015 Alumni Award\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nau.edu\/Alumni\/Awards\/\">winners<\/a>. Cost is $10 per person.\u00a0RSVP online by Oct.\u00a016 at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nau.edu\/breakfast15\">nau.edu\/Breakfast15<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Homecoming Parade<\/strong>, 11 a.m., NAU campus<br \/>\nThe annual parade has been moved on campus this year. Starting at the corner of Knoles Drive and DuPont Avenue, the parade will weave through the beautiful surroundings of NAU\u2019s campus. Parking is available in the San Francisco Parking Garage and in lot P13 behind Cline Library. For a parade route and parking map, click <a href=\"http:\/\/cmsassets.nau.edu\/homecoming2015\/northern-arizona-university-homecoming-2015-parade-route-map.jpg\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tailgating and Lumberjack Family Fan Fest<\/strong>, 1 to 4 p.m., Walkup Skydome parking lot<br \/>\nEnjoy tailgating during the Lumberjack Family Fan Fest featuring food, games, giveaways and fun for the whole family. Shuttle service will be available to the Skydome parking lot from the San Francisco Parking Garage following the parade.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Football Game<\/strong>, 4 p.m., Walkup Skydome<br \/>\nThe Lumberjacks take on Weber State in a Big Sky Conference matchup. Kick-off is at 4 p.m. Buy tickets <a href=\"http:\/\/ev11.evenue.net\/cgi-bin\/ncommerce3\/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS%3ANAU%3ANFB15%3AFB1024%3A&amp;linkID=twnau&amp;shopperContext=&amp;pc=&amp;caller=&amp;appCode=&amp;groupCode=NAUF&amp;cgc=\">online<\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>or contact NAU Central Ticket Office at (928) 523-5661. The game is expected to sell out so buy tickets early.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/homecoming-2015\/\">Northern Arizona University\u2019s Homecoming Week\u00a0is just around the corner and will offer an opportunity for the Lumberjack family and beyond to come together. From Tuesday\u2019s Dedicatee Banquet honoring geology professor David Brumbaugh to Thursday\u2019s Traditions Day and Saturday\u2019s parade and festivities on campus, there are a host of activities leading up to the big football&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":39449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-community"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39405","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=39405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39405\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}