ONU Homecoming schedule: 

• 9 a.m. President Emeritus Kendall Baker and former first lady Toby Baker will be honored with the dedication of the Baker Residential Commons near Affinity Village, located along Polar Bear Way and Loop Road.

• 10:30 a.m. The annual Homecoming parade will be held in downtown Ada. Track and field standout Emily Richards, a senior chemistry major from Delaware, Ohio, will serve as the parade’s grand marshal, accompanied by ONU track and field coach Jason Maus. Richards is a five-time NCAA Division III track and field champion as well as a United States finalist in the 800-meter run. Fittingly for the occasion, the Ohio Northern University Marching Band, “The Star of Northwest Ohio,” will be joined by the Kappa Kappa Psi ONUMB Alumni Band.

• 11:30 a.m. A tailgate lunch will be held in the King Horn Field House, with an activities tent and inflatable activities outside of King Horn on the campus lawn.

• 1 p.m. The William L. Robinson Young Alumni Award recipients will be introduced prior to the football game at 1 p.m. in Dial-Roberson Stadium. The young alumni awards honor Robinson, who dedicated his career to serving ONU’s students and remains a strong supporter of the University. A 50th-anniversary recognition of the ONU softball program also will be held prior to the football game.

• 1:30 p.m. The football game vs. Otterbein University will kick off. The homecoming king and queen will be announced at halftime.

• 7:30 p.m. The day will conclude with a performance by Catapult and the ONU Dance Company in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts. An “America’s Got Talent” finalist, Catapult features dancers who work behind a screen to create magical shadow silhouettes