{"id":49121,"date":"2017-10-19T14:30:36","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T21:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=49121"},"modified":"2017-10-20T16:06:14","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T23:06:14","slug":"homecoming-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/homecoming-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Homecoming 2017: Home is where the Lumberjacks are"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cool mornings and vibrant fall colors are sure signs that Northern Arizona University\u2019s Homecoming celebration is right around the corner. Mark your calendars\u2014the festivities begin Monday, Oct. 23, and the fun doesn\u2019t stop until the big game concludes the night of Saturday, Oct. 28.<\/p>\n<p>The week is filled with a variety of student, alumni and community events\u2014the dedicatee banquet, carnival, Lumberjack contest, pep rally, alumni breakfast and parade, to name a few\u2014all leading up to Saturday\u2019s football game against Sacramento State.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NAU Homecoming - 2017\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BmYHjD1zl34?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Below is\u00a0the Homecoming week schedule at a glance.\u00a0A complete list of events is available at <a href=\"http:\/\/nau.edu\/homecoming\">nau.edu\/homecoming<\/a>. Events marked with an asterisk are for students only.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Tuesday, Oct. 24<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Homecoming Dedicatee Banquet<\/strong>, 6 p.m.,\u00a0Ashurst Auditorium<br \/>\nJudy Manor, assistant director of shuttle services, was\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/2017-homecoming-dedicatee\/\"><strong>selected as the Homecoming Dedicatee<\/strong><\/a>by leaders of student organizations from throughout campus for her dedication to providing exceptional service to the university and students. The community is invited to a public banquet in her honor.\u00a0Tickets are $15 each and are available through the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ev11.evenue.net\/cgi-bin\/ncommerce3\/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS%3ANAU%3ANSP17%3ASP1011%3A&amp;linkID=twnau&amp;shopperContext=&amp;pc=&amp;caller=&amp;appCode=&amp;groupCode=SE&amp;cgc=\"><strong>Central Ticket Office<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Thursday, Oct. 26<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Homecoming Traditions Day*<\/strong>,\u00a04-10 p.m., Central Quad<br \/>\nTraditions day will include a chili cook-off, beard contest, pep rally, bonfire and the Mr. Lumberjack competition.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Student\u00a0Carnival*<\/strong>, 4-10 p.m., Union West Lawn, bring NAU student ID<\/li>\n<li><strong>NAU Volleyball vs. Portland State<\/strong>, 7 p.m., Rolle Activity Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Friday, Oct. 27<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Homecoming Pep Rally<\/strong>,\u00a05-7 p.m., Heritage Square, Downtown Flagstaff<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lumberjack Splash Bash*<\/strong>, 7-11 p.m., Wall Aquatic Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u><a href=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/8325_homecoming_parade_10152016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-49124 \" src=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/8325_homecoming_parade_10152016-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"2016 homecoming parade\" width=\"374\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2017\/10\/8325_homecoming_parade_10152016-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2017\/10\/8325_homecoming_parade_10152016-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2017\/10\/8325_homecoming_parade_10152016-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/a>Saturday, Oct. 28<\/u><\/strong><strong><br \/>\nHomecoming Day<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Flannels and Flapjacks Breakfast*<\/strong>, 8-10 a.m., Central\u00a0Quad<br \/>\nStudents will enjoy a free pancake buffet while supplies last. Bring your NAU student ID.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Caf\u00e9 au Louie,<\/strong>\u00a09-11 a.m., 1899 Bar &amp; Grill<br \/>\nJoin classmates and friends at Caf\u00e9 Au Louie for a buffet-style True Blue NAU breakfast. Following breakfast, the outdoor grandstands will offer a close-up view of the Homecoming parade. A $10 per person breakfast is provided and a cash bar will be available.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nau.edu\/Breakfast17\">RSVP to save your seat.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Homecoming Parade<\/strong>, 11 a.m., NAU campus perimeter<br \/>\nStarting at the corner of Knoles Drive and DuPont Avenue, this year\u2019s \u201cHome is where the Lumberjacks are\u201d\u00a0theme will come to life as student-built floats, high school bands and more wind through the streets of campus\u00a0during the annual parade on Homecoming Day. Free public parking is available in the San Francisco Parking Garage.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/0816-130892_Homecoming-2017_ParadeMap.compressed.pdf\"><strong>A parade route and parking map is available online<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>NAU Volleyball vs. Portland State<\/strong>, noon, Rolle Activity Center<\/li>\n<li><strong>MakerLab Open House, <\/strong>noon-2 p.m., Cline Library<br \/>\nCline Library will be hosting an open house for the MakerLab with an opportunity to see 3-D printing and 3-D printed items. Stop by and check out the expanded workshop space, electronic prototyping kits and more.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tailgating<\/strong>, 1-4 p.m., Walkup Skydome parking lot<br \/>\nThe tailgate will feature 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<li><strong>NAU Football vs. Sacramento State<\/strong>, 4 p.m., Walkup Skydome<br \/>\nWear your gold NAU gear and cheer on the Lumberjacks as they take on Sacramento State at 4 p.m. during the Homecoming gold-out game.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ev11.evenue.net\/cgi-bin\/ncommerce3\/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS%3ANAU%3ANFB17%3AFB1028%3A&amp;linkID=twnau&amp;shopperContext=&amp;pc=&amp;caller=&amp;appCode=&amp;groupCode=NAUF&amp;cgc=\"><strong>Buy tickets\u00a0online<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>or contact the 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-2017\/\">Cool mornings and vibrant fall colors are sure signs that Northern Arizona University\u2019s Homecoming celebration is right around the corner. Mark your calendars\u2014the festivities begin Monday, Oct. 23, and the fun doesn\u2019t stop until the big game concludes the night of Saturday, Oct. 28. The week is filled with a variety of student, alumni and&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":49124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49121","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\/49121","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\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49121"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49121\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}