{"id":29532,"date":"2016-08-24T14:43:20","date_gmt":"2016-08-24T18:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=29532"},"modified":"2016-09-08T10:06:22","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T14:06:22","slug":"fall-festival-lawn-emu-tentalks-headline-homecoming-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/fall-festival-lawn-emu-tentalks-headline-homecoming-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall Festival on the lawn and EMU TenTalks headline Homecoming and Family Weekend 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Registration is now available\u00a0for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/homecoming\/\" target=\"_blank\">Homecoming and Family Weekend 2016<\/a> at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), Oct. 14-16. To see a full schedule of events, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/homecoming\/schedule\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To catch a few of the highlights, read on.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>New Events <\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The traditional Friday evening concert at 8 p.m. in Lehman Auditorium features, for the first time, the <strong>A Cappella Voices Celebration<\/strong>, with alumni and student vocal groups Shekinah, Good Company, Bellaccord and Emulate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201cWe are Family\u201d Black Student Union Network Soiree: <\/strong>On Saturday from 1-2:30 p.m., come to a networking dessert and discussion with BSU alumni. Share your EMU experience and make new connections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>EMUTenTalks. Impact. Influence. Inspire.: <\/strong>Stop by the Main Stage Theatre Saturday at 2 p.m. for <strong>EMUTenTalks:\u00a0Impact. Influence. Inspire,<\/strong> 10-minute impactful talks to inspire and generate ideas. Based on the popular TED Talks, this premiere event features <strong>Shirley Showalter \u201970<\/strong>, author and president emeritus of Goshen College; <strong>Leonard Dow \u201987<\/strong>, lead pastor and board vice-chair of Mennonite Central Committee; and <strong>Erik Kratz \u201802<\/strong>, major league baseball player. They\u2019ll give an inspiring talk for 10 minutes and answer questions afterwards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fall Festival:<\/strong> A time and place where alumni, parents, and students can meet, mingle and celebrate. Saturday\u2019s fall festival on the front lawn will be fun for all ages from 3-7 p.m. Tailgate, listen to live music, enjoy lawn games, face painting and inflatables for the kids. Local food trucks will have delicious options, as well as a cookout provided by Pioneer College Caterers for students with meal plans and ticket-holders. Parents, visit the reception tent on the front lawn from 4-5 p.m. for your special gift. Also, stop by the admissions booth to learn more about enrolling at EMU.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Special reunions:<\/strong> The <strong>Chamber Singers<\/strong> reunite in honor of retiring professor Dr. Kenneth J. Nafziger, from 3-5 p.m. The <strong>\u201984-\u201985 Middle East<\/strong> and the <strong>\u201989 France<\/strong> <strong>cross-culturals <\/strong>will also host reunions. Additionally, class reunions for classes ending in 1 and 6 will meet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Athletics events:<\/strong> Homecoming is always a chance to showcase fall sports: field hockey at 1 p.m., women\u2019s soccer at 4 p.m. and men\u2019s soccer at 7 p.m. The women\u2019s basketball team hosts an alumni game. Men\u2019s basketball hosts a Midnight Madness Blue\/White Scrimmage at midnight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Traditional Events<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29550\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29550\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/08\/fall-festival-lawn-emu-tentalks-headline-homecoming-2016\/art-exhibit-opening\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29550\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29550\" src=\"\/\/emu.edu\/now\/is\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/08\/Homecoming-Arts-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"The Margaret Gehman Gallery hosts an exhibit by Michael Spory' 11, assistant professor in the visual and communication arts department.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/08\/Homecoming-Arts-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/08\/Homecoming-Arts-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/08\/Homecoming-Arts-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/08\/Homecoming-Arts-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29550\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Margaret Gehman Gallery hosts an exhibit by Michael Spory&#8217; 11, assistant professor in the visual and communication arts department.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Department Breakfasts and gatherings:<\/strong> Saturday kicks off with a number of traditional breakfasts and morning coffee sessions: the Suter Science Center breakfast and lecture with <strong>Christopher Longenecker \u201901<\/strong>; nurses\u2019 receptions; Haverim and seminary breakfasts; business networking with coffee and donuts; and the Jesse T. Byler education lecture with <strong>Jesse Rodriguez \u201905<\/strong> and <strong>Kendal Swartzendruber \u201907<\/strong>, education coordinators with the Virginia Office of Education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hall of Honor:<\/strong> Field hockey star <strong>Jonalyn Denlinger \u201906<\/strong> and pole vaulter <strong>Megan Mlinarchik \u201906 <\/strong>will be inducted in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emuroyals.com\/hallofhonor\/index\">Hall of Honor<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fun Run:<\/strong> The Campus Canvas Fun Run returns for its second year. Jog a 2-mile route through campus and finish covered in color.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jubilee Alumni Reception<\/strong>, for those who attended EMU 50 or more years ago, is at 3:30 p.m in Martin Chapel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sunday\u2019s <strong>Homecoming worship service <\/strong>will celebrate the contributions of Alumnus of the Year <strong>Harvey Yoder \u201964<\/strong>, Distinguished Service Award recipients <strong>Donna \u201969 and Wayne \u201967 Burkhart<\/strong>, and Outstanding Young Alumna <strong>Grace Schrock-Hurst Praseyto \u201910<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Need a ride to Harrisonburg? Want to give a ride?<\/h3>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tojit.org\/\">Tojit.org <\/a>to find a ride or give a ride to EMU Homecoming 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The site was developed by Jakob zumFelde &#8217;11, a graduate student in city planning and engineering at Ohio State University. ZumFelde says his decision not to own a car is directly linked to what he learned about sustainability during his undergraduate years at EMU. Yet the choice to be carless makes travel to and from events like Homecoming difficult. He created the site because he&#8217;s &#8220;passionate about making it easier to live without a car&#8221; and\u00a0 in hopes that intergenerational connections might occur between alumni of all ages.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I hope this site encourages carpooling among people who could drive separately too, as people could save gas and money, and maybe meet someone new. I\u2019m sure a lot of carpooling already happens with travel to Homecoming, but given the wide age range of people who will be there, I think this website would help connect people who don\u2019t already know each other,&#8221; zumFelde said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"848\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GZu73nwrUzM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Registration is now available\u00a0for Homecoming and Family Weekend 2016 at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), Oct. 14-16. To see a full schedule of events, click here. 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