Mark your calendars for Friday, Sept. 29. will bring hundreds of Hawks 鈥 past and present 鈥 and family members to campus for the annual Family and Alumni Weekend festivities. The centerpiece that night will be the tailgate, with food and activities for attendees while volleyball and women鈥檚 and men鈥檚 soccer games take place in Mason-Halpin Fieldhouse and on Bourke Field, respectively.
Wednesday, Sept. 6, will be the first official 麻豆破解传媒 Night at Kauffman Stadium, complete with a tailgate, a custom RU/Royals jersey for those purchased special tickets, and a night at the historic Kauffman Stadium watching the Royals alongside fellow Hawks.
For 麻豆破解传媒 President Sandra Cassady, Ph.D., it鈥檒l also mean getting out on the field, at least for pregame activities. With the focus on RU for the night, it only made sense for someone from the University to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. Cassady got the first call. It was not a hard decision.
Kansas City has had a fair amount of time in the national spotlight lately.
There are a lot of reasons for that 鈥 many of them, admittedly, sports-related. But Kansas City is also a vibrant, attractive place because of the people here committed to doing new, creative things.
Every name. Every stat. Every game. Every date.
Ask Dominique Washington, 鈥16, former Hawks basketball player and director of the MAC, a question about his experience playing basketball growing up, and recalling specifics is like second nature.
