{"id":1455,"date":"2012-10-09T13:31:20","date_gmt":"2012-10-09T13:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libnews.binghamton.edu\/news\/specialcollections\/?p=1455"},"modified":"2012-10-09T13:31:20","modified_gmt":"2012-10-09T13:31:20","slug":"homecoming-to-be-a-celebration-for-the-campus-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libnews.binghamton.edu\/specialcollections\/2012\/10\/09\/homecoming-to-be-a-celebration-for-the-campus-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Homecoming to be a celebration for the campus community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Homecoming is this weekend!! Welcome back Alumni!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Homecoming 2012, sponsored by the Binghamton University Alumni Association, will take place on campus Friday-Sunday, Oct. 12-14. Faculty, staff and students are invited to join alumni for a wide range of activities during the weekend that will celebrate Binghamton\u2019s past, present and future.<\/p>\n<p>The weekend\u2019s signature events include:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 A mixer for alumni who are faculty or staff members, to be held Friday 5-6 p.m., in the Events Center\u2019s TAU Bearcat Room. More than 600 alumni work on campus; this will be a great opportunity to meet alumni colleagues.<br \/>\n\u2022 Late Nite Madness, which showcases the men\u2019s and women\u2019s Bearcat basketball teams and spirit squads, will be held at 8 p.m. Friday, at the Events Center.<br \/>\n\u2022 On Saturday at 2 p.m., Harpur College will celebrate the opening of its new Quad and Wall of Excellence. This location on campus will pay tribute to Harpur\u2019s significant role in the history of Binghamton University.<br \/>\n\u2022 Tailgate \u201912 will be from 4 to 7 p.m., outside the Events Center. Bring your grills, food and beverages to this tailgate party, which attracts more than 1,000 people each year. It\u2019s the place to see everyone who has come back for the weekend.<br \/>\n\u2022 The men\u2019s soccer team will play against the University of Vermont at 7 p.m., in the Bearcats Sports Complex. Each year, the Homecoming soccer game sells out, so tickets should be purchased as early as possible.<br \/>\n\u2022 On Sunday at 11 a.m., the Kristen Faust \u201900 Inspirational 5K Run\/Walk will start at the East Gym Fields. This event, held in memory of a University senior counselor, raises money for an endowed scholarship fund.<\/p>\n<p>To see the full schedule of events and register now, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/homecoming.binghamton.edu\/\">homecoming.binghamton.edu<\/a>. If you have questions, contact the Alumni Relations office at 607-777-2424.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Homecoming is this weekend!! Welcome back Alumni!! Homecoming 2012, sponsored by the Binghamton University Alumni Association, will take place on campus Friday-Sunday, Oct. 12-14. Faculty, staff and students are invited to join alumni for a wide range of activities during the weekend that will celebrate Binghamton\u2019s past, present and future. The weekend\u2019s signature events include: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,16],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1455","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-binghamton-university-events","7":"category-university-archives"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/libnews.binghamton.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/libnews.binghamton.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/libnews.binghamton.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libnews.binghamton.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libnews.binghamton.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1455"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/libnews.binghamton.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1455\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/libnews.binghamton.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libnews.binghamton.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libnews.binghamton.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}