{"id":3726,"date":"2021-04-08T13:31:14","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T17:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?p=3726"},"modified":"2021-04-08T13:31:18","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T17:31:18","slug":"mansfield-university-announces-dates-for-alumni-friends-weekend-and-homecoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?p=3726","title":{"rendered":"Mansfield University announces dates for Alumni &amp; Friends Weekend and Homecoming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1037\" height=\"581\" data-attachment-id=\"3727\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?attachment_id=3727\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/hc1.jpg?fit=1929%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1929,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3200&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1379157289&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;170&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"hc1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/hc1.jpg?fit=475%2C266&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/hc1.jpg?fit=1024%2C573&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/hc1.jpg?resize=1037%2C581&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/hc1.jpg?w=1929&amp;ssl=1 1929w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/hc1.jpg?resize=475%2C266&amp;ssl=1 475w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/hc1.jpg?resize=768%2C430&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/hc1.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 94vw, (max-width: 1023px) 67vw, (max-width: 1365px) 62vw, 1037\" \/><figcaption>Archived photo (2013)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MANSFIELD \u2013 The Mansfield University Office of Alumni\nAffairs and Advancement announced dates for Alumni &amp; Friends Weekend as\nwell as Homecoming Weekend 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Save the dates for Alumni &amp; Friends Weekend on July 30-31 and Homecoming Weekend on September 24-25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We look forward to hosting the 2021 Alumni &amp;\nFriends Weekend in July. Shifting this weekend from early June to mid-late July\nhas been a longstanding request by many of our alumni who are teachers and\nremain in session in early June,\u201d said Casey Wood, Director of Alumni Affairs\n&amp; Advancement. \u201cThis year, everything seemed to align perfectly to allow\nthis enhancement to take place and we are hopeful this will enable more people\nto participate in the festivities. This should also allow us to see an increase\nin vaccination availability before the celebration kicks-off.&#8221;\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The annual golf tournaments at Corey Creek Golf Club are set\nfor Saturday, July 31 and Friday, September 24, both with 9 a.m. tee times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mountaineer sprint football will take on the Quakers from\nthe University of Pennsylvania at Homecoming on Saturday, September 25. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A full schedule of events for both weekends will be released in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information about Mansfield University Alumni Affairs and Advancement, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/alumni.mansfield.edu\">alumni.mansfield.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANSFIELD \u2013 The Mansfield University Office of Alumni Affairs and Advancement announced dates for Alumni &amp; Friends Weekend as well &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?p=3726\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"more-button\">Continue reading &gt;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mansfield University announces dates for Alumni &amp; Friends Weekend and Homecoming<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3727,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/hc1.jpg?fit=1929%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6V0yH-Y6","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3621,"url":"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?p=3621","url_meta":{"origin":3726,"position":0},"title":"Mansfield University Homecoming transitions to virtual event for 2020","author":"rmcnamara","date":"August 26, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"MANSFIELD \u2013 The Mansfield University Office of Alumni Affairs will make adjustments to Homecoming Weekend, including the Alumni-Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and the Homecoming Golf Tournament due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 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