{"id":12552,"date":"2015-11-06T14:05:07","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T14:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/for\/?p=12552"},"modified":"2015-11-10T18:21:51","modified_gmt":"2015-11-10T18:21:51","slug":"tusculum-college-to-host-family-weekend-nov-6-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/news\/2015\/tusculum-college-to-host-family-weekend-nov-6-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Tusculum College to host Family Weekend Nov. 6-7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Family members will be the special guests at Tusculum College this weekend as a variety of activities for\u00a0 students and their families are planned for \u00a0Family Weekend, scheduled for Nov. 6 and 7.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFamily Weekend is a great event to bring families back for their kids,\u201d said Blake Cantrell, associate director of constituent relations. \u201cWe are very excited about it. We are trying to reach out to the students and their families and get them \u00a0involved in activities with the faculty and staff.\u201d<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-12553\" href=\"http:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/news\/2015\/tusculum-college-to-host-family-weekend-nov-6-7\/attachment\/familyweekend15graphic-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12553\" title=\"familyweekend15graphic\" src=\"http:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/familyweekend15graphic1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/familyweekend15graphic1.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/familyweekend15graphic1-300x55.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some of those activities on this year\u2019s schedule include a tour of the newly-instated Tusculum College Arboretum, an ice cream social, a cornhole tournament, building of the set for the fall musical \u201cChitty Chitty Bang Bang\u201d and a tailgate celebration preceding the football game against Catawba College.<\/p>\n<p>The weekend will also play host to a home volleyball game and Pioneer Fest, which will feature carnival games for all ages, prizes, music and a bonfire for S\u2019mores and other activities.<\/p>\n<p>However, these activities are not exclusive to current students and families. The weekend also provides a chance for alumni to come back and experience the events on campus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of legacies get a chance to come back,\u201d said Cantrell. \u201cAlumni, parents, family members love stepping back on campus, because it\u2019s changed so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By Haley Klages, junior journalism and professional writing major from Franklin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><p>Family members will be the special guests at Tusculum College this weekend as a variety of activities for\u00a0 students and their families are planned for \u00a0Family Weekend, scheduled for Nov. 6 and 7.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFamily Weekend is a great event to bring families back for their kids,\u201d said Blake Cantrell, associate director of constituent relations. \u201cWe are very excited about it. We are trying to reach out to the students and their families and get them \u00a0involved in activities with the faculty and staff.\u201d<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-12553\" href=\"http:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/news\/2015\/tusculum-college-to-host-family-weekend-nov-6-7\/attachment\/familyweekend15graphic-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12553\" title=\"familyweekend15graphic\" src=\"http:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/familyweekend15graphic1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/familyweekend15graphic1.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/familyweekend15graphic1-300x55.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/news\/2015\/tusculum-college-to-host-family-weekend-nov-6-7\/\"> Read the full article&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7,1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tusculum College to host Family Weekend Nov. 6-7 :: Tusculum University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/news\/2015\/tusculum-college-to-host-family-weekend-nov-6-7\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tusculum College to host Family Weekend Nov. 6-7 :: Tusculum University\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Family members will be the special guests at Tusculum College this weekend as a variety of activities for\u00a0 students and their families are planned for \u00a0Family Weekend, scheduled for Nov. 6 and 7. \u201cFamily Weekend is a great event to bring families back for their kids,\u201d said Blake Cantrell, associate director of constituent relations. \u201cWe are very excited about it. 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