Oct. 8, 2014

NDSU Homecoming to be community celebration

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NDSU invites the community to participate in Homecoming 2014 activities, many of which are scheduled Oct. 9-11. 

The Homecoming parade and party are set for Friday, Oct. 10. Scheduled for 5:30 p.m., the parade will return to the downtown area, where it was held from 1922 to 1982. More than 120 floats are scheduled to participate.

In addition, live music from the band Brat Pack Radio will follow the completion of the parade until 10 p.m.

The parade route starts at the corner of NP Avenue and Broadway and moves along Broadway to 4th Avenue North. The parade will then go east to 4th Street North before turning south to 1st Avenue North.

The party is scheduled to be held on 2nd Avenue North between Broadway and 5th Street North at 7 p.m.

Bus transportation and downtown parking
Free MATBUS transportation to and from downtown will be provided, starting at 3 p.m. The buses will run to and from:

  • NDSU main campus
  • Cash Wise
  • K-Mart
  • West Acres’ Roger Maris Wing

Downtown parking will open at 3 p.m. at the:

  • Island Park Ramp
  • 3rd Street Lot

Downtown parking will open at 4 p.m. at the:

  • Civic Center Lot
  • 2nd Avenue North Lot
  • 2nd Avenue South Lot
  • Third Avenue Lot
  • Radisson Ramp
  • 4th Street Lot
  • Main Avenue Lot

Parking in these lots will be free of charge.

Parking restrictions and road closures
There will be no parking in the parade staging area and along the parade route on Friday, Oct. 10, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. This includes:

  • NP Avenue from Roberts Street to 5th Street North
  • Broadway from Main Avenue to 4th Avenue North
  • 4th Avenue from Broadway to 4th Street North
  • 4th Street North from 4th Avenue to 1st Avenue North.

No parking will be allowed on 2nd Avenue North from Broadway to 5th Street North from 10 a.m. to noon. The street will be closed from noon until midnight.

No parking signs will be posted on Thursday, Oct. 9, at approximately 7 p.m.

NP Avenue will be closed from Roberts Street to 5th Street beginning at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 10. Broadway also will be closed from Maine Avenue to 1st Avenue North.

The parking lot by Old Broadway and Renaissance Hall will close at 3:30 p.m.

At 4:30 p.m., the remaining barricades will be set up. The detour routes will be Roberts Street North and 2nd Street North. Fifth Street North will remain open for individuals needing to exist the parking lots in the downtown area.

Other Homecoming events
Other important Homecoming activities include:

Thursday, Oct. 9

NDSU President Dean L. Bresciani’s State of the University Address
Time: 11 a.m.
Place: Festival Concert Hall, NDSU
Live streaming video of the event will begin at 10:55 a.m. at www.ndsu.edu/president/speeches/.

Homecoming Show and Coronation
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Place: Festival Concert Hall, NDSU
The show is sponsored by Blue Key Honor Society and Campus Attractions.

Friday, Oct. 10

Athletic Hall of Fame luncheon
Time: 11 a.m.
Place: Fargo Holiday Inn

Saturday, Oct. 11

5K run through NDSU campus
Time: 7:30 a.m.
Place: Wallman Wellness Center
Registration is available at www.bit.ly/NDSU5K.

Mathew Living Learning Center dedication
Time: 9 a.m.
Place: lobby of Living Learning Center West
A special ceremony renaming the Living/Learning Centers will honor recently retired vice president for student affairs Prakash Mathew.

Tailgating for the Homecoming football game
Time: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Place: Fargodome

NDSU Bison vs. Southern Illinois Salukis football game
Time: 1 p.m.
Place: Fargodome

For more information, a map of downtown activities and a complete schedule of events, visit www.ndsu.edu/homecoming.

NDSU is recognized as one of the nation’s top 108 public and private universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.

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