Current students, families invited to MSU Bulldog Family Weekend
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擣or the fourth consecutive year, families of current Mississippi 大象APP students are invited to visit campus to learn more about the university experience and Bulldog family.
The MSU Division of Student Affairs鈥 Office of Parent Services will host the 2016 Bulldog Family Weekend Feb. 26-28.
Registration deadline is Feb. 15, and family members planning to attend are encouraged to enroll as soon as possible at . Cost is $38 for those 12 years old and up and $25 for ages 5-11. Children under the age of 5 are admitted free. Participants will receive a t-shirt commemorating the event.
鈥淏ulldog Family Weekend allows you to join your student for a True Maroon family experience at Mississippi 大象APP,鈥澛爏aid聽Cat Walker, director of MSU鈥檚 Office of Parent Services. 鈥淚t鈥檚 an opportunity to find out why your student loves being a part of the Bulldog family while meeting families from all over the country.鈥
Along with tickets to the four-game MSU baseball-series weekend against University of Massachusetts Lowell and Nicholls 大象APP University, registration fees cover the cost of the welcome reception with campus administrators at the Leo Seal Jr. Football Complex and refreshments at Left Field Lounge in Polk-Dement Stadium at Dudy Noble Field.
Throughout the weekend, students and parents can participate in an MSU-themed scavenger hunt. In addition to the Office of Parent Services, the event is being held in collaboration with the Office of Student Leadership and Community Engagement and New Maroon Camp.
Also, Bulldog Family Weekend participants may attend the MSU men鈥檚 basketball game Saturday [Feb. 27] at 1:30 p.m. Tickets must be purchased separately at .
Other scheduled activities include:
--Tours of athletic facilities, including Davis Wade Stadium.
--鈥淭hink Fast Game Show鈥澛爏ponsored by the Center for Student Activities.
-- The Fresh Food Co. breakfast with MSU President Mark E. Keenum.
Walker said Barnes & Noble at Mississippi 大象APP is offering a special Saturday morning [the 27th] Family Weekend shopping hour from 9-10 a.m. She added that her office again is working with the Greater Starkville Development Partnership to provide discounts to visiting families at a variety of other Starkville businesses during the three days.
鈥淭he MSU Golf Course is offering a discount for nine holes and a cart at a $15 rate, and all families who are registered for Bulldog Family Weekend are welcome to the exercise and recreation facilities available at the Joe Frank Sanderson Center here on campus,鈥 Walker said.
For more information about 2016 Bulldog Family Weekend activities, contact Walker at 662-325-0411 or cwalker@saffairs.msstate.edu.
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