{"id":5652,"date":"2016-09-19T12:02:45","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T17:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/?p=5652"},"modified":"2016-09-19T12:07:09","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T17:07:09","slug":"sau-celebrate-101-years-homecoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2016\/sau-celebrate-101-years-homecoming\/","title":{"rendered":"SAU to celebrate 101 years of homecoming"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"sau-homecoming-schedule-2016\"<\/a>Plan to experience a week of excitement as Southern Arkansas University celebrates \u201c101 Years of Homecoming\u201d Monday through Saturday, Sept. 26-Oct. 1.<\/p>\n

The homecoming week schedule is full of SAU traditions along with items debuting this year. One new feature is the ability to order SAU Homecoming T-shirts online at www.saualumni.com<\/a>, or by calling the President\u2019s Ambassadors, (870) 235-5217. The black T-shirts feature a large polka dotted \u201c101,\u201d inspired by 101 Dalmatians, with the silhouette of a mule head.<\/p>\n

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The week\u2019s fun begins at 6 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 26, at the Greek Theatre with the announcement of the Homecoming Court, a pep rally and the first clue for the Mule Shoe Hunt. On Thursday, Sept. 29, the Great SAU Campout\/Bonfire and Pep Rally will be held at 9 p.m. at the Alumni Center (formerly the Welcome Center). Other activities include the Spirit Logs and street painting at 11 p.m.<\/p>\n

The annual Alumni Golf Tournament will begin the day on Friday, Sept. 30, with tee off at 9 a.m. and lunch and awards at noon, at the Magnolia Country Club. For more information and to sign up for the golf tournament, visit www.saualumni.com\/events<\/a>. Later, the Hall of Fame dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. in the Reynolds Center, Grand Hall, and the Black Alumni Reception will be held at 8 p.m. at the International Global Center. For more information on the reception, call Cledis Stuart, (870) 235-4046.<\/p>\n

\"sau-alumni-dir-ceil-bridges-at-homecoming-mulegating-2015\"<\/a>Entertainment and activities on Saturday, Sept. 26 include Mulegating on the Ridge at the Alumni Center and the Third Annual Great SAU Cook-off, with registration from 9-11 a.m. A $250 prize will be awarded to first place in the cook-off, and the winner will be announced at the pep rally before the Fight Song.<\/p>\n

Whether it has been decades, years, or even months since your last visit to campus, many updates have happened since you were here last. Guided campus tours from 9 a.m. till noon will offer a look at new residence halls, the Mulerider Activity Center, the new Athletic Training Facility, the Engineering Building and Agriculture Center. The tour bus will be available at the Alumni Center.<\/p>\n

\"sau-homecoming-2015-run-out\"<\/a>A Hamburger Lunch will be served, while supplies last, starting at 11 a.m. in the Alumni Tent, and a special spot has been saved for the Class of 1966. Call the Office of Alumni Relations to register, (870)-235-4079.<\/p>\n

A Pep Rally will be at 1 p.m. at Mulegating followed by the presentation of the Homecoming Court and the King and Queen at 2 p.m. at Wilkins Stadium. Thirty minutes after Mulerider football \u2013 SAU plays Southern Nazarene University at 2:30 p.m. \u2013 the Mulerider Softball Ring Ceremony will take place at Walker Stadium.<\/p>\n

Anyone interested in obtaining a temporary day pass to the Mulerider Activity Center may contact the Alumni Office, (870) 235-4079.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Plan to experience a week of excitement as Southern Arkansas University celebrates \u201c101 Years of Homecoming\u201d Monday through Saturday, Sept. 26-Oct. 1. The homecoming week schedule is full of SAU traditions along with items debuting this year. One new feature is the ability to order SAU Homecoming T-shirts online at www.saualumni.com, or by calling the… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":564,"featured_media":5655,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[94,32641,7753,284,143],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5652","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-admissions","8":"category-featured-layout","9":"category-homepage","10":"category-office-of-student-activities","11":"category-student-life","12":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/564"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5652"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5652\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}