{"id":22387,"date":"2017-10-04T16:18:18","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T21:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/newengineer\/?p=22387"},"modified":"2025-06-13T10:33:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T15:33:54","slug":"welcome-home-gators-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/news\/stories\/welcome-home-gators-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Home, Gators!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>UF Homecoming Festival<br><\/strong>Friday from 10 am- Noon\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/118195635520932\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/118195635520932\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SunTrust Gator Gallop<br><\/strong>Friday at 11:15 am, James G. 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