MANSFIELD, PA—Pennsylvania State System Chancellor Frank T. 
Brogan will throw the ceremonial switch to “Light Up Mansfield Again” (LUMA) before the Mountaineers football game against the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday, September 20 at Karl Van Norman Field.
“We are honored that Chancellor Brogan and his family will be able to join us Saturday as we celebrate Mansfield’s history as the birthplace of night football and our future of playing under the lights,” MU President Fran Hendricks said in making the announcement.
“I’m looking forward to being part of this remarkable celebration of Mansfield University’s unique place in football history,” Brogan said. “As both a football fan and a bit of a history buff, I can’t wait to throw the switch to light up the night and enjoy the game between the Mounties and Quakers.”
Mansfield hosted the world’s first night football game in 1892 and didn’t play another night home game until last September.
Brogan and his family will spend the day in Mansfield, visiting campus and taking part in the Family & Friends Weekend activities that lead up to the football game. Pregame ceremonies will get underway at 7 p.m. with kickoff slated for 7:35 p.m.
For more information on LUMA and Family & Friends Weekend, go to lightupmansfield.com or mansfield.edu/family-and-friends-weekend
Brogan became the fourth chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System on October 1, 2013. A lifelong educator, he previously served as chancellor of the State University System of Florida, was president of Florida Atlantic University and was twice elected lieutenant governor of the state of Florida.
Brogan serves as the State System’s chief executive officer, which operates 14 universities with a combined enrollment of nearly 115,000 students. The chancellor works with the Board of Governors to recommend and develop overall policies for the System.