Yes, I would love to tell you about the activities we have planned for families during Move-in Weekend. For your student, the weekend will be filled with many fun activities such as Playfair, Fan Fest and Bear Bash, New Student Convocation (featuring Kyle Dean Massey), New Student Festival, Fraternity & Sorority Life 101 and the Belong-B-Que! Your student will have a great time getting acclimated to campus and connecting with other Bears.
For you, the family member, we have some activities that we feel you will enjoy, learn more about the experience after your student starts classes and have some time to reconnect with your student before heading home on Saturday. These include Family Information Sessions, the President’s Reception for Families and the “See You Later” Brunch. Throw in a women’s soccer exhibition game and you have a great weekend in front of you. Let me share a few details with you:
Family Welcome Session – August 14th, 3pm or 4pm – Plaster Student Union Theatre
Join us for an interactive, entertaining welcome session that delves more into campus life for your student. There are two sessions and you are welcome to pick the session you would like to attend. Refreshments are served (and after a hot day of moving, you will enjoy the cool theatre and sweet treats). All family members and students are welcome. We have some special guests joining us for each session so don’t miss the opportunity to cool off, meet other family members and find out more about campus life at MSU.
Women’s Soccer Exhibition Game vs. Arkansas State University – 6 pm
Betty and Bobby Allison South
Throw on your best Bear Wear and head out to the soccer field to watch our women’s soccer team take on Arkansas State University in an exhibition game. Enjoy the game then head over to the President’s Reception for New Families. Admission is free.
President’s Dessert Reception for New Families – August 14th, 7pm – 8:30pm
Davis-Harrington Welcome Center
Join President Clif Smart and his wife Gail for a lovely dessert reception in the new Davis-Harrington Welcome Center. Relax after a day of moving, visit with faculty, staff and administrators, enjoy delicious desserts provided by Missouri State Dining Services and mingle with other families of the Class of 2019 while your student enjoys Play Fair and other activities. The deadline to RSVP is August 7th. RSVP here. Families only.
“See You Later” Brunch – August 15th, 11am
Garst Dining Center or Blair-Shannon Dining Center
Enjoy a delicious brunch with your student in one of our fabulous dining centers before heading home. Parents eat free with their student. Additional guests are $6.50 each.
There are also lots of activities going on in Springfield August 14-16th including the Route 66 Festival which will feature lots of great activities such as concerts, car shows, parades, a 6.6 run and more. Find out more here.
We hope you will join us for all the activities we have planned but it is ultimately you and your student’s decision about what is best for your family. If you have any questions, contact me at pchildress@missouristate.edu or by phone at (417) 836-3060.