Family Weekend 2024
We're excited once again to welcome families this Fall! Join us for Family Weekend Friday, October 4th - Sunday, October 6th! Family Weekend is a time when the campus invites students, faculty, staff, and their families, friends, and guests to visit campus and reconnect. Anyone can be family. Parents, siblings, guardians. All are welcome!
Some activities you can expect at Family Weekend include T-shirt sales, Family Bingo, the Children's Fair, Shafer Bell Tower recital and tours, Cardinals Football vs Western Michigan (Oct. 5), Dean's List Receptions, and much more.
Family Weekend Events
School of Music - Faculty Recital: Sursa Hall, 7:30 - 9 PM
Visit this website for more information.
Athletic Event - Field Hockey vs Longwood: 12 PM
DOMA Event - Mindfulness in the Museum: 12 PM
Teachers College Dean's List Recognition Celebration: Teachers College First Floor, 4 PM - 6 PM
- Teachers College will be recognizing a new group of hard-working students who have strived for academic excellence at this year’s Dean’s List Recognition Celebration. Students who have achieved academic excellence during the Fall 2023, Spring 2024, or Summer 2024 semesters are eligible to participate in this open-house style event on the first floor of Teachers College. RSVP is required via the link in the email invitation sent out to all students who earned a place on the Dean’s List.
College of Sciences and Humanities Planetarium Show: Charles W. Brown Planetarium, 6:30 PM
Friday Night Filmworks: Pruis Hall, 9 PM
- Join Spirit and Traditions this Friday at 9 PM in Pruis Hall for Friday Night Filmworks featuring Inside Out 2! The first 100 guests will receive a DIY Cardinal Stuffy craft to take home. Enjoy free popcorn and soda while watching the movie. Don't miss this fun and relaxing evening!
Events hosted by Spirit and Traditions: University Green, 9 AM - 12 PM
- Head to University Green on Saturday morning for an exciting lineup of events hosted by Spirit and Traditions! From 9 AM to 11 AM, enjoy family-friendly Bingo and an inflatable bounce house. From 11 AM to 12 PM, explore the Shaefer Bell Tower on a tour, followed by an engaging recital. Make the most of this Family Weekend morning!
Tailgating: Opens at 10 AM
- You can purchase a parking pass ahead of time here!
- 12 PM: CharlieTown opens at the Alumni Center located right outside of Scheumann Stadium. There will be food trucks, inflatables, a pep rally, and the Cardinal Walk which begins at noon.
Athletic Event - Football vs Western Michigan: 2 PM Kickoff
College of Sciences and Humanities Planetarium Shows: Charles W. Brown Planetarium
- "Earth, Moon, and Sun" - 3:30 PM
- "Saturn and Beyond" - 5 PM
- "Halloween Celestial Origins" - 6:30 PM
- Visit Planetarium Show for more information.
Athletic Event - Soccer vs. Buffalo: 1 PM
Plan Your Visit