Family Weekend 2008 is September 19-21.
View the weekend schedule below, and REGISTER ONLINE.
Family Weekend is a great time for family and friends to visit students on campus. Join your student in the classroom and enjoy lunch in the cafeteria. Cheer on the football team, attend a Lycoming College Choir concert, stroll through the quad, take a walking tour of downtown Williamsport, relax on a paddlewheel boat ride down the beautiful Susquehanna River, enjoy live family-friendly entertainment, or watch a family movie on campus. We look forward to having you join us!
2008 Schedule of Events
The Family Weekend brochure and registration form will be mailed to students' home by early August.
Please call 570-321-4376 if you have questions about the weekend.
Friday, September 19
8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Registration – Pennington Lounge, Academic Center
Class of 2012 photo will be on sale. Complimentary football tickets will be available.
8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Open Classes
Join your student in the classroom. ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Art Exhibition – Snowden Library Art Gallery
Photographer M. Laine Wyatt exhibits “obsession/compulsion.”
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Streeter Campus Store Open – Wertz Student Center
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Annual Family Weekend Concert – Clarke Chapel
8:00 p.m. Family Movie – Room G-11, Heim Building
Saturday, September 20
8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Registration – Bell Lobby, Academic Center
Class of 2012 photo will be on sale. Complimentary football tickets will be available.
9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Parenting the College Freshman, Part II – Jane Schultz Room, Wertz Student Center
Regina Collins, Assistant Dean for Freshmen. ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Faculty Open House – Pennington Lounge, Academic Center
Meet the faculty involved in your student’s education. ADVANCE REGISTRATION APPRECIATED.
10:00 a.m. Brandy Lee Sudol Auction – East Hall Coffeehouse
Gamma Delta Sigma invites you to our 18th Annual Brandy Lee Sudol Auction.
This auction is held to honor the memory of a lost sister, Brandy Lee Sudol,
who died of Hodgkin’s Disease. Come join us to help raise funds for a memorial scholarship
and the Salvation Army. For more information contact Bethany Springer at sprbeth@lycoming.edu.
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Art Exhibition – Snowden Library Art Gallery
Photographer M. Laine Wyatt exhibits “obsession/compulsion.”
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Streeter Campus Store Open – Wertz Student Center
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Reception for Choir and Parents – Clarke Chapel
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Open Choir Rehearsal – Clarke Chapel
11:00 a.m. Men’s Soccer: Lycoming vs. Keystone – Shangraw Athletic Complex
11:00 a.m. Walking Tour of Downtown Williamsport – Meet in Snowden Library Foyer, Academic Center
Downtown Williamsport offers a lovely mix of history and hidden treasures. Join Beth Ann Scruggs ’90 for a walking tour of Williamsport's downtown. Enjoy a peek into its proud past and wind up the tour by finding a unique spot for lunch. ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
12:00 p.m. Legacy Luncheon – Jane Schultz Room, Wertz Student Center
A celebratory gathering for legacy students and their alumni parents or grandparents.
(This event is by invitation.)
12:30 p.m. 2nd Annual Dean’s List Tailgate – Northwest corner of David Person Field
Held in appreciation of those donors who contributed at or above the Dean’s List Giving Society level
during the College’s 2008 fiscal year. (This event is by invitation.)
1:30 p.m. Football: Lycoming vs. Susquehanna – David Person Field
1:30 p.m. Women’s Tennis: Lycoming vs. Albright – Bruce Henry Park, Loyalsock Township
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Hiawatha Riverboat Tour – Meet in Recreation Center Lobby (lower level)
Cruise the Susquehanna River on the historic Hiawatha Paddlewheeler. Bus transportation leaves from
Recreation Center Lobby (lower level) at 2:00 p.m. Cruise begins at 2:30 p.m. Cost is $7 for adults and
$3 for children 10 and under. Limited tickets available. ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Family Feud Tournament – Room G-09, Heim Building
The Black Student Union sponsors this annual tournament, similar to the television game show. Prizes awarded. For more information contact Jasmine Sanders at sanjasm@lycoming.edu. ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
6:00 p.m. Family Weekend Dinner – Jane Schultz Room, Wertz Student Center
Cost is $15 for adults, $10 for Lycoming students, and $5 for children 10 and under. Limited seating.
ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
8:00 p.m. Family Entertainment – Family friendly; younger siblings welcome.
Please check this webpage in the future for more information.
8:00 p.m. Family Movie – Room G-11, Heim Building
Sunday, September 21
9:00 a.m. Family Weekend Mass – St. Boniface Church, 326 Washington Blvd.
10:30 a.m. Protestant Ecumenical Service – Clarke Chapel
Guest Speaker TBA. Music by Lycoming College Choir.
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Gamma Sigma Alpha Induction Ceremony – Jane Schultz Room, Wertz Student Center
Gamma Sigma Alpha exists to recognize and advance academic excellence as a core value of fraternities and sororities. Students who have completed 60 credits and have achieved a 3.5 or higher GPA are inducted into this society. Parents, family, and friends are invited to join us to honor our inductees. For information, contact Sara Hillis at hillis@lycoming.edu or 570-321-4118.
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Sunday Brunch – Pennington Lounge
Join us for our annual send-off buffet brunch, come and go as you please. Cost is $11 for adults and $7 for Lycoming students and children 10 and under. ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Streeter Campus Store Open – Wertz Student Center
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Art Exhibition – Snowden Library Art Gallery
Photographer M. Laine Wyatt exhibits “obsession/compulsion.”
8:00 p.m. Family Movie – Room G-11, Heim Building
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