{"id":56340,"date":"2020-09-18T09:20:13","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T14:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=56340"},"modified":"2020-09-18T09:20:15","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T14:20:15","slug":"show-will-go-on-at-fhsu-homecoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=56340","title":{"rendered":"Show will go on at FHSU Homecoming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By UNIVERSITY RELATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Homecoming Committee at Fort Hays State University announced today the schedule for the 2020 homecoming celebration. In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, \u201cHomecoming@Home\u201d will be the theme for this year. To lessen the potential spread of the virus in our community, this year\u2019s homecoming celebration will feature more alternative and digital programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Homecoming 2020\nbegins the week of Sept. 28, and featured programs on each day include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Monday,\n     Sept. 28<\/strong> &#8211; Alumni Association Homecoming@Home Virtual 5K\n     Run\/Walk begins.<\/li><li><strong>Wednesday, Sept. 30<\/strong>\n     \u2013 The Chamber is excited to welcome back all FHSU alumni!&nbsp; Visit us\n     at the Hays Welcome Center located at 2700 Vine Street to pick up a 2020\n     Community Guide that is filled with wonderful ideas for how to get the\n     most out of your Hays experience this week.<\/li><li><strong>Thursday, Oct. 1<\/strong>\n     \u2013 FHSU\u2019s Forsyth Library Virtual Event: Show-and-Tell with the University\n     Archives on Facebook Live @FHSULibrary at 3 p.m.<\/li><li><strong>Friday, Oct. 2<\/strong>\n     \u2013 Virtual groundbreaking ceremony of the Fischli-Wills Center for Student\n     Success at 10:00AM with the Hays Chamber and the FHSU Foundation. <\/li><li><strong>Saturday, Oct. 3<\/strong>\n     \u2013 Tiger Alumni &amp; Friends Campus 5K Run\/Walk, Robbins Center, 8 a.m.\n     registration and race starts at 8:30.<\/li><li><strong>Sunday,\n     Oct. 4<\/strong> \u2013 Final day for Alumni Association Homecoming@Home\n     Virtual 5K Run\/Walk&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Fort Hays State\nUniversity and the Homecoming Committee have made the decision to cancel the\ntraditional FHSU Homecoming Parade that would typically take place on Saturday\nbefore the Homecoming football game. The Homecoming Committee and the\nuniversity community look forward to the possible return of this time-honored\nFHSU Homecoming event next year. For additional details about the Homecoming\nschedule please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/fhsu.edu\/homecoming\/\">https:\/\/fhsu.edu\/homecoming\/<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alumni\nAssociation Homecoming Events<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FHSU Alumni\nAssociation will offer a variety of activities for alumni, students, and\nfriends, including two in-person events \u2013 the annual golf tournament and campus\n5K run\/walk. Alumni award recipients will be recognized in a series of Zoom\ninterview sessions and an online awards celebration. While traditional reunion\nevents on campus have been postponed until Homecoming 2021, members of the\nClass of 1970, Delta Zeta sorority, football teams, marching band, cheer squad,\nand Tiger Debs will have the opportunity to connect online by participating in\na first-ever Homecoming@Home Virtual Reunion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>University\nfootball fans will be in for a treat this Homecoming. Although there won\u2019t be a\nlive Tiger game to attend, they have the opportunity to experience two exciting\ncontests from the past. The 2017 Tiger victory over Northwest Missouri State\nUniversity will be replayed on YouTube along with new commentary by the voice\nof the Tigers, Gerard Wellbrock, and Coach Chris Brown. The video will appear on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/fhsualumni\">FHSU Alumni YouTube page<\/a>&nbsp;at 7 p.m. and will only be\navailable through Oct. 12, 2020.\nFor more details and to register, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/goforthaysstate.com\/homecoming\">goforthaysstate.com\/homecoming<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier in the\nday, a rebroadcast of another Tiger classic \u2013 a last-minute victory over\nnationally ranked Emporia State University in 2015 \u2013 can be heard on KJLS\nRadio. That is part of an 11-game slate by Eagle Radio for fans to reminisce about some of the biggest moments and\ngames from the past. Game time is 2 p.m. Local listeners can tune in to Mix 103.3 FM or listeners outside\nthe Hays area can go online at <a href=\"https:\/\/streamdb7web.securenetsystems.net\/cirrusencore\/index.cfm?stationCallSign=KJLS\">https:\/\/streamdb7web.securenetsystems.net\/cirrusencore\/index.cfm?stationCallSign=KJLS<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more\ninformation about Homecoming@Home, contact Heidi Pearson at 785-628-4664 or at <a href=\"mailto:hmpearson@fhsu.edu\">hmpearson@fhsu.edu<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By UNIVERSITY RELATIONS The Homecoming Committee at Fort Hays State University announced today the schedule for the 2020 homecoming celebration. 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