Samford University will host its annual Family
Weekend September 24-26. More than 900 family members have
pre-registered for the three-day program that includes family-friendly
comedy, a Parents Association meeting, football game and
other events.
The schedule starts Friday, Sept. 24, with 3 p.m.
check-in and an 8 p.m. performance by the Chicago-based professional
comedy improv troupe, Laugh Out Loud.
Saturday’s events include a 10:30 a.m. Parents
Association meeting with Samford president Andrew Westmoreland, an
academic fair attended by faculty members and a tailgate lunch prior to
the 2 p.m. football game against Southern Conference
perennial national power Appalachian State.
An outdoor family movie night will be held on the
campus quadrangle at 8:30 p.m. The feature presentation will be “Honey,
I Shrunk the Kids.”
On Sunday, students and families can take in a
Samford women’s soccer match or attend the annual Hymn Sing, which
features congregational singing of familiar church songs. Both events
begin at 2 p.m.
Tickets are required for some programs. For more
information or to register, go to www.samford.edu/parents or email
david.goodwin@samford.edu.