Washington Adventist University to Host Homecoming Weekend November 4-5, 2016
Takoma Park, Md. (October 24, 2016) Washington Adventist University’s second annual Fall Homecoming Weekend is Friday, November 4 through Saturday, November 5, 2016. Alumni and friends are invited to join current students for a weekend of fun, culminating with the opening of the Washington Adventist University (WAU) 2016-2017 Basketball Season.
The weekend will feature service projects, worship services, and a recognition ceremony for the 25th Anniversary of the first WAU men’s basketball team to make it to the NAIA national championship.
The homecoming basketball games against Oakwood University will be held on Saturday, November 5. The WAU Lady Shock women’s team will play against the Lady Ambassadors team from Oakwood University at 7:30 p.m., and the WAU Shock men’s team will play against the Oakwood Ambassadors team at 9:30 p.m. The Oakwood men’s team is currently the defending USCAA Men’s Division I Basketball national champion team. The games will be played at the Takoma Academy Gymnasium, located at 8120 Carroll Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912.
Registration for the Homecoming Weekend events and tickets for the homecoming basketball games are available online. For more information, contact alumni@wau.edu or call 301-891-4151.
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Washington Adventist University is Montgomery County’s only four-year private college. Part of the Seventh-day Adventist system of higher education, Washington Adventist University has been educating college students since 1904 on a 19-acre campus in suburban Takoma Park, close to the nation’s capital. Approximately 1,100 students of all faiths participate in the University’s eight graduate and 42 undergraduate programs. The 2016 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranked Washington Adventist University among the best regional colleges in the north.
Media Contacts:
Angie Crews, 301-891-4134, acrews@wau.edu
Donna Bigler, 240-286-1169, dbigler@wau.edu