{"id":12516,"date":"2019-08-21T11:26:13","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T15:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=12516"},"modified":"2022-03-21T16:47:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T20:47:21","slug":"national-college-colors-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/national-college-colors-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Display Your K Spirit on National College Colors Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fridays are normally Spirit Days at Kalamazoo College, prompting the K community to wear orange and black, but the one coming Aug. 30 is special. It\u2019s National College Colors Day and we are joining colleges and universities across the country in the annual Friday-before-Labor-Day celebration that fuels school pride.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12519\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12519\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12519\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/08\/National-College-Colors-Day-cMUMMA-Homecoming-2017-5360-600x315.jpg\" alt=\"National College Colors Day cMUMMA Homecoming 2017 5360\" width=\"584\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/08\/National-College-Colors-Day-cMUMMA-Homecoming-2017-5360-600x315.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/08\/National-College-Colors-Day-cMUMMA-Homecoming-2017-5360-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/08\/National-College-Colors-Day-cMUMMA-Homecoming-2017-5360-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/08\/National-College-Colors-Day-cMUMMA-Homecoming-2017-5360-500x263.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/08\/National-College-Colors-Day-cMUMMA-Homecoming-2017-5360.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We are encouraging current students, admitted and prospective students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents and the community to participate in National College Colors Day on Aug. 30.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We are encouraging current students, admitted and prospective students, faculty, staff, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/alumni\/\">alumni<\/a>, parents and the community to participate by posting photos of themselves, friends, family and colleagues wearing K gear to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram with the hashtags #ShowUsYourK and #CollegeColorsDay. Alumni may also submit their pictures through email at <a href=\"mailto:alumni@kzoo.edu\">alumni@kzoo.edu<\/a> for us to post. Be sure to tell us in your posts why you love K!<\/p>\n<p>As a bonus, the College Marketing and Communication office will randomly select three participants to win a K sweatshirt, hat or mug from the Kalamazoo College Bookstore.<\/p>\n<p>Read the contest rules below and start considering how you will participate in National College Colors Day. By the way, if you need more orange and black, visit the bookstore in person or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcollegebookstore.com\/\">online<\/a>. Thanks for letting your K spirit shine!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contest rules<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No purchase is necessary to participate in Kalamazoo College\u2019s National College Colors Day contest and a purchase doesn&#8217;t increase a participant&#8217;s chance of winning.<\/p>\n<p>The contest will run from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. EDT Aug. 30. 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It\u2019s National College Colors Day and we are joining colleges and universities across the country in the annual Friday-before-Labor-Day celebration that fuels school pride.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12519\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12519\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12519\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/08\/National-College-Colors-Day-cMUMMA-Homecoming-2017-5360-600x315.jpg\" alt=\"National College Colors Day cMUMMA Homecoming 2017 5360\" width=\"584\" height=\"307\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We are encouraging current students, admitted and prospective students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents and the community to participate in National College Colors Day on Aug. 30.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We are encouraging current students, admitted and prospective students, faculty, staff, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/alumni\/\">alumni<\/a>, parents and the community to participate by posting photos of themselves, friends, family and colleagues wearing K gear to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram with the hashtags #ShowUsYourK and #CollegeColorsDay. Alumni may also submit their pictures through email at <a href=\"mailto:alumni@kzoo.edu\">alumni@kzoo.edu<\/a> for us to post. Be sure to tell us in your posts why you love K!<\/p>\n<p>As a bonus, the College Marketing and Communication office will randomly select three participants to win a K sweatshirt, hat or mug from the Kalamazoo College Bookstore.<\/p>\n<p>Read the contest rules below and start considering how you will participate in National College Colors Day. By the way, if you need more orange and black, visit the bookstore in person or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcollegebookstore.com\/\">online<\/a>. Thanks for letting your K spirit shine!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contest rules<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No purchase is necessary to participate in Kalamazoo College\u2019s National College Colors Day contest and a purchase doesn&#8217;t increase a participant&#8217;s chance of winning.<\/p>\n<p>The contest will run from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. EDT Aug. 30. 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