UNIVERSITY NEWS
Homecoming H SHARK NATION CELEBRATES
2021
omecoming weekend made its highly anticipated return to LIU Post campus this fall with thousands of students, parents, faculty, alumni and friends in attendance to enjoy all of the festivities. Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium served as center stage surrounded by carnival rides and games, food trucks, tailgating, and the Sharks’ first home football game of the season against Merrimack College. The athletic fields also turned into a nostalgic scene for former studentathletes as they competed in men’s lacrosse, women’s lacrosse, and baseball alumni games. Alumni of the prestigious Honors College reminisced about their college days during the traditional Honors Breakfast. Throughout the weekend, guests were also treated to performances from the Dave Parsons Dance Company and jazz vocalist Kurt Elling inside the award-winning Tilles Center for the Performing Arts. Indoor and outdoor movie screenings of Disney’s Cruella, as well as the LIU Golf 2021 Charity Tournament, capped off the weekendlong celebration. Shark Nation pride was on full display as the University expressed its gratitude for the 285,000-plus alumni network that continues to elevate LIU to new heights through their professional accomplishments.
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