{"id":11669,"date":"2024-10-10T11:30:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T16:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=11669"},"modified":"2024-10-14T08:19:56","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T13:19:56","slug":"on-campus-parade-highlights-haunted-homecoming-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2024\/10\/10\/on-campus-parade-highlights-haunted-homecoming-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"On-campus parade highlights Haunted Homecoming 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img class=\"alignright size-fusion-400 wp-image-11670\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/10\/HauntedHomecomingImage-800x806-1-400x403.png\" alt=\"haunted homecoming '24 clocktower jack-o-lantern\" width=\"400\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/10\/HauntedHomecomingImage-800x806-1-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/10\/HauntedHomecomingImage-800x806-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/10\/HauntedHomecomingImage-800x806-1-200x202.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/10\/HauntedHomecomingImage-800x806-1-308x310.png 308w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/10\/HauntedHomecomingImage-800x806-1-400x403.png 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/10\/HauntedHomecomingImage-800x806-1-600x605.png 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/10\/HauntedHomecomingImage-800x806-1-768x774.png 768w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/10\/HauntedHomecomingImage-800x806-1.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Oct. 10, 2024&#8211;Missouri Western State University will celebrate Homecoming 2024 the week of Oct. 14-19, with a new twist: the annual Homecoming Parade at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 will be moving onto campus for the first time in more than 25 years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are bringing Homecoming home,\u201d said Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, Missouri Western\u2019s president. \u201cThe Homecoming Parade is a great opportunity to invite our alumni and community to come see our beautiful campus. It will also bring great energy to our football game, allowing parade participants and spectators to go directly from the parade to tailgating before our Griffons take the field.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The parade staging area will be in Lot J, near Potter Hall. It will proceed east on Downs Drive to East University Drive, just east of the Blum Student Union, then disperse in Lot E. Participants in the parade can start lining up at 9:30 a.m. Those interested in participating can <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/saem\/homecoming-parade-float-registration\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">register online<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">contact Dr. Josh Clary in the Center for Student Involvement, 816-271-4150 or <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">jclary5@missouriwestern.edu<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To minimize traffic on Downs Drive, Ronald Reed Way (the central entrance to campus from Mitchell Avenue) will be closed. Parade spectators are encouraged to enter campus from Mitchell via Southeast University Drive and park in Lot B (near the Hearnes Center) or Southwest University Drive and park in Lot K (near Popplewell Hall). James McCarthy Drive from Faraon Street will be open; however, spectators will be directed to parking on the north side of campus and will have further to walk.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the parade, fans are invited to tailgate before the Homecoming Game vs. Nebraska-Kearney at 2 p.m. on Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Homecoming Parade was last held on campus in 1998.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The theme for this year\u2019s celebration is Haunted Homecoming. Activities include:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>For Students (follow @Griffonactivities on social media for details and updates)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monday<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boo Bingo, 7 p.m., Fulkerson Center<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tuesday<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fear Factor Food Challenge, 7 p.m., Blum 218-219<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wednesday<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Campus Beautification, 2:30-4:30 p.m., check-in at Kelley Commons\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Formal &amp; Frightful Dance, 7 p.m., Fulkerson Center. Homecoming Griffons will be announced.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thursday<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Griffon Graveyard Hunt, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., campuswide. Follow @Griffonactivities for social media clues.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Friday<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drive-In Movie Night, 8 p.m., Parking Lot G<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saturday<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Homecoming Parade<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Homecoming Football Game<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>For Alumni\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Friday<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alumni Awards Banquet, 6 p.m., Fulkerson Center. Join alumni, faculty, staff and community members as we celebrate outstanding alumni achievement. Tickets are $40 per person and must be reserved by Friday, Oct. 11.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Register online at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/griff.vn\/alumbanquet\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">griff.vn\/alumbanquet<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saturday<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Homecoming Parade<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Homecoming Tailgate, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Lot H in front of Baker Fitness Center. Free food and free t-shirts for MWSU Alumni.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Homecoming Football Game<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Missouri Western State University is a student-centered learning community preparing individuals for lives of excellence through applied learning. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">missouriwestern.edu<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oct. 10, 2024&#8211;Missouri Western State University will celebrate Homecoming 2024 the week of Oct. 14-19, with a new twist: the annual Homecoming Parade at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 will be moving onto campus for the first time in more than 25 years.\u00a0 \u201cWe are bringing Homecoming home,\u201d said Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, Missouri Western\u2019s president. 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