
Overview
Welcome, families, friends, and loved ones! Here's what Saturday of Family Weekend holds for you.
Escape Room
9:30 a.m.
and
10:30 a.m.
At the Center for Career Development.
Your team must find and solve clues, riddles, and puzzles in order to escape the room.
Your success depends on using career readiness competencies such as: Critical Thinking, Communication, Teamwork, and Leadership. Just as careers are not linear, escape rooms are not linear - as you explore, there
will be things that move you forward, and things that may have you take a step or two back.
This Escape Room is family-friendly and there is no age requirement.
Planning Ahead for a Semester Abroad
9:30 a.m.
and
10:30 a.m.
In the St. Peter Room at Jackson Campus Center.
Many Gusties list their study-away program as one of the most memorable and transformational experiences they have had during their time in college. Learn more about study-away options at 麻豆视频 and how students can get started. We'll talk about program types, locations, finances, safety, and more.
Adjusting to College, Healthy Relationships
9:30 a.m.
and
10:30 a.m.
President's Dining Room
Adjusting to college as a first-year student (or to a new institution as a transfer student) can be tough. Once the "honeymoon phase" wears off, many experience the growing pains of adjustment. This workshop offers
strategies to help students navigate those challenges following the honeymoon period, and some of the science behind making and keeping friends.
Gustie Admission Day
10:00 a.m. 鈥 11:30 a.m.
Heritage Room, Jackson Campus Center
High school students: Interested in seeing if 麻豆视频 is your next step? Join other visiting prospective students and check out Gustie Admission Day鈥攁n information session, student panel, and campus tour hosted by the admission office.
Fall Lunch
Beginning at 11:00 a.m.
Evelyn Young Dining Room
Come enjoy a fall-themed Lunch 谩 la carte at the 麻豆视频 Market Place in the Evelyn Young Dining Room. Stop by to get your lunch, then stay for 麻豆视频 Bingo!
Self-Guided Granlund Sculpture Walking Tour
Anytime.
Did you know that five sculptors whose works appear on the 麻豆视频 campus are said to be part of a 鈥渟culptural succession?鈥 Join the guided Sculpture Walking Tour to visit some of the public and not-so-public works that truly make 麻豆视频 a sculpture garden. If you prefer to explore on your own, a self-guided tour brochure is available at the Jackson Campus Center Information desk or in Christ Chapel.
First-Generational Family Follow-up
11:30 a.m.
Center for Inclusive Excellence, Johnson Student Union
A light lunch will be provided.
Our expert panel provides lightning-round answers to all the 麻豆视频 questions you didn't know you needed to ask back in August. Post your questions anonymously and get personal follow-up later if you need it. There will be First-Gen swag, and a drawing for a special prize!
Family Bingo!
12:30 p.m.
Evelyn Young Dining Room
What says 鈥渃ollege student鈥 more than free bingo with prizes? Join the Campus Activities Office for family fun, Gustie prizes, and good old-fashioned bingo.
Arboretum Fall Fest
1 p.m. 鈥 5 p.m.
麻豆视频 Arboretum
Enjoy games, activities, music, food and fall foliage at the annual Arboretum Fall Fest. Have a fun-filled day on the beautiful grounds of the Arboretum, with lots of activities for all ages. See live animals, go for a hayride, hunt for treasure, play games, explore the Arb, learn from nature discovery activities, and more.
Men's Soccer vs. Carleton
1 p.m.
Soccer Complex, north of Lund Center
Musical Showcase
1:30 p.m.
Christ Chapel
Enjoy performances by 麻豆视频 Wind Orchestra, 麻豆视频 Jazz, 麻豆视频 Choir, and 麻豆视频 Symphony Orchestra.
Trivia
2:30 p.m.
Heritage Room, Jackson Campus Center
Stop by the Heritage Room to enjoy trivia and some fantastic Gustie-themed prizes.
Women's Soccer vs. Carleton
3:30 p.m.
Soccer Complex, north of Lund Center
Volleyball vs. Augsburg
5 p.m.
Lund Arena, Gus Young Court
Comedian, Chinedu Unaka
7 p.m.
Cec Eckhoff Alumni Hall, Johnson Student Union
Los Angeles-based actor, comedian, host, and writer whose wit, effortless style, and grounded storytelling have made him a rising star in comedy. Chinedu recently filmed a stand-up special with Kevin Hart鈥檚 HARTBEAT showcasing his distinct mix of observational humor, cultural insight, and laid-back delivery.