{"id":8446,"date":"2015-09-30T15:11:14","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T19:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sourcelive.wordpress.com\/?p=8446"},"modified":"2015-09-30T15:11:14","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T19:11:14","slug":"celebrate-spartan-excellence-at-fun-homecoming-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=8446","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Spartan excellence at fun homecoming events"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_8447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8447\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/homecoming2015-small.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8447\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/homecoming2015-small.jpg?resize=300%2C149\" alt=\"MSU homecoming 2015 graphic\" width=\"300\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/homecoming2015-small.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/homecoming2015-small.jpg?resize=300%2C149&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MSU takes on Purdue in the homecoming game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Spartans take the stage at this year\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/alumni.msu.edu\/programs\/homecoming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">homecoming<\/a> with a theme focusing on the university alumni who have gone on to live extraordinary lives and grace the world\u2019s stages. The grand marshal is Tony Award-winning composer William Brohn.<\/p>\n<p>The parade, beginning at 6 p.m., is just one of many events scheduled for the week preceding the homecoming game. Listen to live music performed by Desmond Jones on Thursday, October 1, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Summer Circle Theater by the Kresge Art Center and enjoy free Dairy Store ice cream while supplies last at the Rock on Farm Lane on Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>There is plenty to do before kickoff, as well. <a href=\"http:\/\/alumni.msu.edu\/events\/homecoming-brunch\/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Green &amp; White Homecoming Brunch<\/a>\u00a0starts at 8:30 a.m. before the game and includes special guests President Lou Ann K. Simon, head coach Mark Dantonio, athletic director Mark Hollis and more. Registration is required for this event. Many colleges are also hosting <a href=\"http:\/\/alumni.msu.edu\/programs\/homecoming\/schedule.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tailgates<\/a>\u00a0for alumni.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget go <a href=\"http:\/\/alumni.msu.edu\/programs\/homecoming\/greenGlow.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Glow Green<\/a>\u00a0this week! You have the chance to win a $100 Spartan Bookstore gift card by participating in the photo contest.<\/p>\n<p>Join the fun this week by showing off your Spartan Spirit!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spartans take the stage at this year\u2019s homecoming with a theme focusing on the university alumni who have gone on to live extraordinary lives and grace the world\u2019s stages. The grand marshal is Tony Award-winning&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=8446\">Continue Reading&#8230;<span> Celebrate Spartan excellence at fun homecoming events<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[6,9],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb1fcA-2ce","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8446"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8446"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8446\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}