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*Times, events, and locations are subject to change.
Campus Bookstore Open
7:30am-6:00pm, Upper Deneen Center
The new campus bookstore is now located on the second floor of the Deneen Center. Visitors are welcome to browse their selection of merchandise. Bring in your Fall Family Weekend coupon and receive a discount on all clothing and gifts.
Registration and Information
4:00pm-8:30pm, Lower Deneen Center, The Lair
Have questions, need directions, or want more information? Stop by our table and a Fall Family Weekend committee member will be happy to help you. Stop here to pick-up your nametags, tickets, and additional program information. Schedule changes will be posted at this location.
Lynn Trefzger – Comedy Ventriloquist
8:00 pm, The Hett
Box Office Tickets ($10 General Admission; Children under 5 FREE; Free for McKendree Students with ID)
Lynn Trefzger is a ventriloquist/comedienne with a trunk full of zany characters that have accompanied her to stages throughout the country. Her vocal illusion talents were first brought to national audiences on TV’s popular “Star Search” and she has since performed with artists including Jeff Foxworthy, Ray Romano, Smothers Brothers, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. Her off-the-wall audience interplay is riotously funny, and her performances are tailored for both family and adult audiences. Lynn (and her many voices) has appeared on ABC, TNN, A&E and Lifetime. Fact: Your voice is not necessarily your own when you’re in an audience for Lynn Trefzger’s show. You could find yourself next to a rather inebriated camel -- or with a new baby you didn’t even realize you had.
Warning: Be extra nice to her old man Judd… he can get quite cranky and forthright. He’s a cantankerous old man and he holds little back.
Late-Night Recreation and Family Idol Karaoke
9:30pm-11:30pm, The Lair
Test your skill with free billiards, darts, ping pong, and board games in the Lair. It’s also Family Idol Karaoke Night at the Lair! Win some fun prizes by participating in the karaoke contest hosted by student judges. Enjoy a variety of free desserts while you show us your talent! Sign up at the event.
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A rain schedule for Saturday's outdoor events is posted below.
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FALL FAMILY WEEKEND - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
Family Weekend 3-Person Golf Scramble at Locust Hills Golf Course
1015 Belleville St., Lebanon, IL (Tee Times Begin at 8:30am)
We did not get enough teams to hold a scramble, however; persons interested in playing golf can still schedule tee times and get a McKendree discount.
Registration and Information
10:00am-7:00pm, Lower Deneen Center, The Lair
Have questions, need directions, or want more information? Stop by our table and a Fall Family Weekend committee member will be happy to help you. You can also pick-up guides to metro east area restaurants, hotels, places of worship, and areas of interest.
Continental Breakfast with the Deans
10:00am – 11:00am , (Piper Academic Center Lounge)
Meet Dr. Christine Bahr, McKendree University’s new Provost and Academic Dean, Dr. Todd Reynolds, Vice President for Student Affairs, Faculty, and other Office of Student Affairs staff members. Seating is limited for this event and reservations must be made in advance.
Residence Hall Open House
10:00am-11:00am, Various Residence Halls
Meet your student’s residence hall staff in the lounge of his/her corresponding hall. This is an informal opportunity to ask questions, or to get reacquainted.
Campus Bookstore Open
3pm-7pm, Upper Deneen
The new campus bookstore is now located on the second floor of the Deneen Center. Visitors are welcome to browse their selection of merchandise. Bring in your Fall Family Weekend coupon and receive a discount on all clothing and gifts.
Fall Family Lecture Series (See Times Below):
This is an opportunity for families to experience what happens at McKendree inside the classroom as well as outside of it. McKendree faculty and staff will present mini-lectures on a variety of today’s hot topics. Sit in on these sessions and discover what the students at McKendree are learning about. (Attend and be entered into a drawing for a $50 Book Store Gift Card)
10:00am - Office of Career Services: Preparing for your Future
Piper Academic Center, Room 220
Meet the Career Services staff and explore the resources designed to equip students with the skills to establish creative, productive, and satisfying work lives, both while they are at McKendree University and beyond their undergraduate years.
11:00am - Explore a New Environment: Study Abroad Opportunities
Piper Academic Center, Room 222
Learn about the study abroad opportunities that McKendree University offers students. Join Maggie White, Director of Student Support Services and students in discussion about their experiences and McKendree University’s partnership with the Institute for Study Abroad (IFSA). Light refreshments will be served.
1:00 pm - Service Learning at McKendree
Piper Academic Center, Room 222
Dr. Lyn Huxford, Rev. Tim Harrison, and students discuss service learning, its connection to course work, and a number of projects completed over the past year.
Campus Brunch
11:00am - 1:00pm, Dine on Your Own or Ames Dining Hall
($6 Admission at Ames Dining Hall, Pay at the Register)
Explore the local Lebanon Area restaurants or choose from a variety of breakfast and lunch selections at Ames Dining Hall.
5th Annual Bearcat Tailgate Party
1:00pm - 6:30pm (Please see schedule below)
The Bearcat Tailgate Party is a McKendree tradition! Featured are inflatable activities, carnival games, family activities provided by McKendree University student organizations, and photo opportunities with Bogey, the McKendree University mascot.
Chili Jam 08
1:00pm - 3:00pm, Quad and Lair Pit Area (please note time change. rain location: Ames Dining Hall)
($5 Admission)
Chili in September? You betcha! Catch some music and sample all you can eat chili from various faculty, staff, and student organizations that are all competing for various prizes. Don’t forget to leave your vote for People’s Choice. Groups will also be competing for the Money Bags Award, which will go to the group that gets the highest amount of on site donations. Portions of Chili Jam admission fees and all donations will benefit a local charity (TBA).
Tailgate Dinner Buffet and Concert
4:30pm - 6:30pm, Quad and Circle Drive (rain location: Intramural Gym; inflatables and carnival games location Intramural Gym)
($10 Admission; Children under 5 FREE; McKendree Students with no meal plan $5; McKendree Students with McKendree meal plan may use their card.)
Everyone must have a ticket. Meal tickets will be available for purchase in The Lair, however it is preferred that they are purchased in advance. Enjoy a southern-style all you can eat buffet featuring items including: Pulled Pork BBQ, Fried Chicken, grilled hot dogs, baked beans, potato salad, and cookies.
Tailgate Concert: Trippin’ Billies
4:30pm - 6:30pm, concert may be delayed if rain (rain location: Statham Gymnasium at MPCC)
Trippin’ Billies, a Dave Matthews cover band, will headline the Fall Family Weekend concert. The all-ages show will take place on the lawn, just west of the circle drive fountain and be open to the public.
Trippin’ Billies comes from the Chicago area and tours mainly in the Midwest.
*Football vs. Marian College
7:00 pm, Leemon Field
($5 Reserved, $3 Adults, $2 Students, McKendree students free with McKendree ID) Tickets are available at the gate.
See the Bearcats in their first, home night game at Leemon Field vs. Marian College.
*Attention Parents of First-Year Students: Don’t miss your chance to see your new McKendree Bearcat and classmates present the game ball! It has become McKendree tradition for the incoming class to present the game ball at the first home football game. Don’t forget to bring your camera!
Late Night Family Movie
Sponsored by Campus Activities Board
9:30pm, Ames Dining Hall
Join us for free popcorn and our feature presentation, “Fung Fu Panda”. Kung Fu Panda is the story of Po, a sweet, but clumsy Panda who has dreams of fighting with the legendary Furious Five and protecting the city against all threats. The only problem is that Po has no real life experience of kung fu, and his real job is serving noodles at his dad's noodles shop.
FALL FAMILY WEEKEND - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
Ecumenical Chapel Service
10am, Bothwell Chapel
Join Rev. Tim Harrison, McKendree University chaplain for morning worship service.
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