Register today for Family Weekend November 2-3

The corn hole tournament is one of the most popular parts of Family Weekend for both students and parents.

Tusculum College is welcoming parents and family members to campus for Family Weekend on November 2-3 and it promises to be a fun and special time for students and their families.

Make plans today to attend. You may register online, call 423-636-7303 or 1-800-729-0256 ext. 5303 or email bsell@tusculum.edu. All students, parents, siblings and relatives are welcome and encouraged to attend any and all the events. Please provide the name of each family member attending when you register.

On Friday, family members are encouraged to enjoy “Lunch with Your Student” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Dining Hall in the Niswonger Commons. The cost is $6 per guest (pay at the door) and reservations are requested. (4:30 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday; 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Meet and talk with Dr. Nancy B. Moody during “Conversation with the President” at 4 p.m. in Chalmers Conference Center in the Niswonger Commons.

Treat your student to dinner at a local Greeneville restaurant in the evening. There are several restaurants within 10-15 minutes from the campus that feature a variety of cuisine from barbecue to Asian.

Activities on Saturday, November 3, include the popular Corn Hole Tournament, which will begin at 10 a.m. on the Quad (located between Niswonger Commons and McCormick Hall). The entrance fee is $5 per two-member team.

A Parents’ Council meeting will also be held at 10 a.m. in Room 105 of the Thomas J. Garland Library.

Families are invited to Pioneer Park (the baseball stadium) for a tailgate party prior to the football game against Tusculum rival Carson-Newman College. The tailgate meal begins at noon, and the cost is $10 per person. (Members of the Pioneer Club at the Pioneer Level and above are admitted at no charge.)

After the tailgate event, show your Pioneer Spirit by cheering on the football team at Pioneer Field. The game kicks off at 1:30 p.m.

Saturday evening is another opportunity to take your student to dinner.

Parents and family members are also invited to three exhibits on campus.

“Rock, Paper, Scissors,” an art exhibition by Tusculum faculty members Dr. Deborah Bryan, Aurora Pope, Carrie Dyer and Charlesey Charlton and Tusculum alumna Brooke Wedding will be on display at the Allison Gallery on campus. There is no admission fee to the gallery, located in the Rankin House, which is adjacent to the parking lot beside Three Blind Mice on Erwin Highway (across from the Tusculum Arch).

Tusculum College’s Presidential Portrait Exhibit is on display around the running track on the upper level of the Garland Library, which is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. There is no charge.

“Scholars Then Soldiers: Tusculum College and the American Civil War” is on display in the President Andrew Johnson Museum and Library. This student-produced exhibit tells the story of Tusculum students and their experiences in the Civil War. The museum, located in the Old College building near Tredway Science Hall, is open Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.