Educational Sessions, Programs & Activities
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Friday, October 9th
FSU Alumni Cup 6th Annual Golf Tournament
Friday, October 9, 2009
Don Veller Seminole Golf Course
8:30 a.m. Shotgun Start
Rules Sheet
- One-of-a-Kind prizes and raffle items
- Special Contests: Hole-In-One, Beat the Pro, Closest to the Pin, Longest Drive
- Breakfast and Lunch, Drink Tickets, Goodie Bag, Refreshments on Course
Participation Fees
Individual Entry: $100
Foursome: $350
We now have a waiting list for the Alumni Cup. If you would like to put your name on the waiting list, please email: mcapeletti@fsu.edu.
Shotgun Start
Art in Low Places
Oglesby Union Green
Art in Low Places is a sidewalk drawing competition hosted every semester by the Art Center. Students of all classes and departments are invited to participate in the event. You must be a current FSU student and bring your FSU card to compete. For more information, call 850/644-4737 or visit their web site at www.union.fsu.edu/artcenter.
Crenshaw Lanes
Oglesby Union
Parents' Weekend Special. Enjoy bowling and billiards on Friday for all Parents' Weekend registrants, including children! Just use your passes included in your participant package!
Check-in & Registration
Oglesby Union Courtyard
Your first stop will be at designated tables where you will pick up your meal tickets and additional program information. Members of the FSU Family Connection will also be on hand to welcome you to campus.
Career Center
Dunlap Success Center, Room 2101
100 S. Woodward Ave.
Regarded as one of the best services of its kind, take this opportunity to listen to a brief overview of career services available to FSU students and alumni, the current job market for college graduates, and watch a demonstration of our innovative career assessments and tour the new state-of-the-art facility. www.career.fsu.edu
Capture the Moment!
Union Courtyard
Have your picture taken as a memory to take home with you from Parents' Weekend!
Planetarium Tour & Movie
Richards Building, Pat Thomas Planetarium, 108
Join scientists who are investigating the boundary between our Solar System and the rest of our galaxy in IBEX: Search for the Edge of the Solar System. Designed for visitors with an appreciation for the challenges of space science and a desire to learn more about science research, IBEX: Search for the Edge of the Solar System follows the creation of NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX). Audiences will get an in-depth look at the mission and how IBEX is collecting high-speed atoms to create a map of our Solar System's boundary.
The Pat Thomas Planetarium first opened its doors in 1982, and has been serving the university and the community ever since. The equipment consists of a Spitz 512 star field (which can project the planets, constellations, and thousands of stars) and over 100 various projectors, including a coordinate system, ecliptic and various slide and video projectors. We use the planetarium not only as a teaching aid in astronomy and physics courses, but also as part of community outreach; every year, school children of all ages come to enjoy our shows.
Updates on FSU's response to H1N1 Flu
Senate Chambers
Learn about updates on FSU's response to the H1N1 Flu and campus startegies to reduce the risk to your student. Also, hear more about the Healthy Campus 2020 initiative, as well as student initiatives in health promotion, emergency management and leadership training in health care management. You don’t want to wait until your student is ill to try and navigate the health care system. Tour our facility to see for yourself how outstanding it really is.
President's Address to Parents
Oglesby Union, Moore Auditorium
President T.K. Wetherell
Dr. T.K. Wetherell was appointed the 13th president of Florida State University in December of 2002 and took office on January 6, 2003. He is a three-time alumnus of Florida State, receiving his bachelor's and master's degrees in social studies education from FSU in 1967 and 1968, and his doctoral degree in education administration from FSU in 1974. A strong supporter of FSU throughout the years, he was inducted into Florida State University's Hall of Fame. Dr. Wetherell also served as President of Tallahassee Community College.
Picnic on Union Green
Oglesby Union — Ticket Required (wrist band)
This ticket (wrist band) is a combination ticket for the Picnic and the Circus
Join us for Parents Weekend Oktoberfest! We will have a Germany Station of Sauerkraut, Red Cabbage, Chicken Goulash, Brats, Potato Mini Pancakes, Apple Strudel, Potato Salad, Cucumber Salad and Pretzels; an Italian Station of Chicken Tender Marsala, Tricolor Pasta, Marinara Sauce, Mozzarella Marinara Bread, Gelato (Ice Cream) and Cheese Sticks; a Florida Station of Chicken Salad, Cuban Sandwiches, Shrimp Dip with Bread, Grilled Vegetables, Garlic Green Beans and two Carnival Stations of Hot Soft Pretzels, Popcorn and Ice Cream. Beverages will include Ice Tea, Water and Coke Products.
Turner/Rollin Juried Show Open Reception
Oglesby Gallery
The Oglesby Gallery is an exhibition space that provides Florida State University students and the FSU community with opportunities to exhibit their work.
The annual Turner/Rollin Juried Show is a combined 2 and 3 dimensional juried exhibition, open to all FSU students and parents. The namesake of this show will also pick what they believed to be the best work and award cash awards. The awards are provided by Dr. Nancy Turner, the previous Oglesby Union Director (retired) and Dr. Stephen Rollin former Associate Dean of the College of Education (retired). From this annual show, the Oglesby Union purchases artwork from a set budgetary plan.
Circus Performances
Jack Haskin Circus Complex
Ticket Required
This ticket (wrist band) is a combination ticket for the Picnic and the Circus
The circus performances for Parents' weekend represent the best of our spring and summer performances of the new show "Spectacular". Taking traditional circus themes and presenting them with a modern flair is what makes this FSU Circus performance different from any circus show we have done before. You may purchase a ticket for $25.00 for each adult/student at either the Parents' Weekend onsite registration, or the Circus tent.
Movies on the Lot
Between the baseball and football stadiums. If raining, move to Film School - University Center A, Second Floor.
The Film School is again hosting our, "Movies On The Lot", a free outdoor screening of student short films. The fun will take place on our back lot lawn between the Doak Campbell and Dick Howser stadiums. (In the event of rain films will be shown inside The Film School) This event is free and open to the public. So bring your picnic basket, your toasty blanket to snuggle with a friend, your favorite popcorn or snacks from home, and get there early to scope out a primo spot on the lawn for a full night of cinematic entertainment.
The night's screening program:
- Ice Creamageddon
- Paul and His Wall
- Murder For A Dime
- Son of the Invisible Man
- Niche
- The Quartering Act
- Zimbabwe
- Picture Day
*Some films contain adult language and themes and may not be suitable for young children. Alcohol is strictly prohibited.
Saturday, October 10th
5K Fun Run & Walk Late Registration
Woodward Plaza, Integration Statue
5K Fun Run & Walk
Race begins promptly at 7:30am at the Integration Statue at Woodward Plaza.
Tailgate Buffet — Ticket Required
Union Green
Ham, Potato Casserole, Pasta Salad, Fruit Salad, Broccoli Cheese and Mushroom Quiche, Country Sausage on a Stick, Veggie Burgers, Waffles, Assorted Muffins and Danish, Orange Juice, Iced Tea, Iced Water, Regular and Decaf Coffee, Hot Water with Assorted Teas and Coke Products.
Marching Chiefs Skull Session
Dick Howser Baseball Stadium
Come join the Marching Chiefs for their pregame concert known as Skull Session. Features include musical selections by every section in the band, and a complete run through of the halftime show performed in stand-still "concert" formation. Get psyched up for the game and hear the "world renowned" Marching Chiefs as you've never heard them before!
Kickoff — FSU vs. Georgia Tech
Doak Campbell Stadium.
Football tickets for the FSU vs. Georgia Tech game must be purchased through FSU Athletics.
