{"id":95296,"date":"2025-10-16T03:45:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T07:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/?p=95296"},"modified":"2025-10-17T09:09:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T13:09:37","slug":"presidents-backyard-barbecue-at-main-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/10_16_2025\/presidents-backyard-barbecue-at-main-campus","title":{"rendered":"President\u2019s Backyard Barbecue at Main Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rockets joined University of Toledo President James Holloway on Wednesday afternoon in Centennial Mall for the second President\u2019s Backyard Barbecue this week. Both events are part of the celebration leading up to today\u2019s Inauguration of Dr. Holloway as the 19th president of the University at 3 p.m. in Savage Arena.<\/p>\n<p>Jamese Greenwade, a political science senior, gives Holloway a fist bump during the barbecue as Dr. Sammy Spann, vice provost and dean of students, watches.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-95297\" src=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10152025-1894.jpg\" alt=\"Jamese Greenwade, a political science senior, gives Holloway a fist bump during the barbecue as Dr. Sammy Spann, vice provost and dean of students, watches.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10152025-1894.jpg 748w, https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10152025-1894-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From left, Simran Giri, a freshman in information systems, and Subina Sapkota, a freshman in pre-nursing, show off their \u201cIn Our Holloway Era\u201d UToledo T-shirts, which were given out at the barbecue.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-95298\" src=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10152025-2037.jpg\" alt=\"From left, Simran Giri, a freshman in information systems, and Subina Sapkota, a freshman in pre-nursing, show off their \u201cIn Our Holloway Era\u201d UToledo T-shirts, which were given out at the barbecue.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10152025-2037.jpg 748w, https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10152025-2037-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Rocket Marching Band and UToledo Dancing Rockettes also were part of the event&#8217;s festivities.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-95300\" src=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10152025-2374.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of members of the Rocket Marching Band performing during the President's Backyard Barbecue.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10152025-2374.jpg 748w, https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10152025-2374-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-95301\" src=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10152025-2495.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of members of the UToledo Dancing Rockettes performing during the President's Backyard Barbecue.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10152025-2495.jpg 748w, https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10152025-2495-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/10_16_2025\/presidents-backyard-barbecue-at-main-campus\"><img width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10152025-1894-150x150.jpg\" class=\"alignright tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jamese Greenwade, a political science senior, gives Holloway a fist bump during the barbecue as Dr. Sammy Spann, vice provost and dean of students, watches.\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><p>Rockets joined UToledo President James Holloway on Wednesday afternoon in Centennial Mall for the second President\u2019s Backyard Barbecue this week. 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