Homecoming week starts Sunday at Missouri Western State University and at Northwest Missouri State University.

The theme this year for Missouri Western is “Griffons Under the Big Top.”

The annual Homecoming Parade will step off at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday at 11th and Faraon in Downtown St. Joseph. It will proceed southwest on Frederick Avenue to Francis, then west on Francis to 4th, south of 4th to Felix, and east on Felix to 10th Street. Homecoming parade entries will be accepted through Oct. 10 online at missouriwestern.edu/homecoming.

The Griffon football team will take on the University of Central Oklahoma at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Spratt Stadium.

The Homecoming Committee invites the community to help save a life by participating in the Blood Drive Challenge vs. Northwest Missouri State University on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 9, 10 and 11. The Community Blood Center will be collecting blood from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day in the Hoff Conference Room, Blum Student Union rooms 218. Book an appointment at esavealifenow.org, enter sponsor code MWSU.

For more information and the full schedule of Missouri Western’s homecoming week activities, click here.

 

Northwest will celebrate “The Greatest Show at Northwest” during its 2018 Homecoming week.

The week begins Sunday, Oct. 7, with the hanging of the banners at the J.W. Jones Student Union, and the festivities conclude Monday, Oct. 15, with the presentation of awards in the Charles Johnson Theater. Highlights include the Homecoming parade and football game, the Variety Show and the International Flag Raising Ceremony as well as the grand opening of the Carl and Cheryl Hughes Fieldhouse.

The annual Homecoming parade begins at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at the corner of Ray and College Avenue. The parade moves east on Fourth Street and concludes at the corner of Fourth and Main streets. It features more than 100 entries, including bands and floats sponsored by campus and community organizations, local schools and businesses.

The Bearcat football team takes on the University of Nebraska-Kearney in the annual Homecoming football game, beginning at 2 p.m. at Bearcat Stadium. Ticket information is available by clicking here.

The Homecoming Committee and Student Senate are collaborating to host Northwest’s annual fall blood drive, Oct. 9-11 in the Student Union Ballroom. The Northwest community is invited to give blood or a monetary donation to a local philanthropy. Additionally, student organizations will compete to raise units of blood and money as part of the overall Homecoming competition.

Details about all Homecoming activities are available at nwmissouri.edu/getinvolved/homecoming, or by contacting (660) 562-1226.