2013 Family Weekend Schedule of Events
The football game, wine tasting, and Alpha Phi Star Search are the only events that requires tickets. All other events this weekend are complimentary.
Online registration now open!
Friday, October 25
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2:30-6 p.m.
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Registration - North Entrance to Riley Hall Pick up your Wildcat Family Weekend packet.
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1-11 p.m.
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Gameroom Open - Riley Hall, 3rd Floor Challenge your student to a game of billiards, darts, ping-pong, foosball, air hockey or one of the various video games!
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3-4 p.m.
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Career Services at Linfield - T.J. Day Hall, Room 219 Wondering how Linfield will help prepare your son or daughter for a career after college? Hear from Linfield's new Director of Career Services, Michael J. Hampton. Learn about the ways that Linfield can work with students, even as early as freshman and sophomore year, to get them started on the right track. Find out how parents can play a role in career development. Following the talk, stop by the career center to take a tour.
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4-5 p.m.
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Student Panel - T.J. Day Hall, Room 219 Three different students will discuss their summer collaborative research projects. Find out what they learned and how this will help shape their futures.
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5 p.m.
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Wine Tasting - R. Stuart Wine Bar, 528 NE Third Street Sample local wines and taste just a little bit of what makes McMinnville so special. Complimentary appetizers will be served, and a $12 tasting fee will be charged for special flight for Linfield families.
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8 p.m.
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Alpha Phi Star Search - Melrose Hall, Ice Auditorium Come watch talented Linfield Students compete in a Fundraiser for the American Heart Association. Cost is $5 payable at the door.
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Saturday, October 26
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8:30-10 a.m.
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Parents Council Meeting - T.J. Day Hall, Room 219 Council members gather to plan events and activities for the Parents Council. For more information about the Parents Council, contact Debbie Harmon Ferry at dharmon@linfield.edu.
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9 a.m.- 1 p.m.
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Registration - Riley Hall, Fred Meyer Lounge Pick up your Wildcat Family Weekend packet.
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10 a.m.-4 p.m.
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Downtown McMinnville Celebration - Third Street, McMinnville Downtown merchants invite you to enjoy the various shops and restaurants available on historic Third Street. There will be great specials at the stores.
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10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Family Weekend Brunch, Dillin Hall Enjoy the college dining experience with your student.
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12 p.m.
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Women's Soccer vs. Whitman - Soccer Field Support your Wildcats as they take to the field and face their opponents, the Missionaries of Whitman University.
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1:30 p.m.
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Football vs. Lewis & Clark - Maxwell Field Cheer the Wildcats to victory as they battle with the Pioneers from Lewis & Clark College.
Reserved tickets - $15 - students do not receive free admission in this section; they must have a ticket.
General admission tickets - $8 (in uncovered stands) - students with valid student ID receive free admission; they do not need a ticket to sit in the general admission section.
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2:30 p.m.
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Men’s Soccer vs. Puget Sound - Soccer Field Support your Wildcats as they take to the field and face their opponents, the Loggers of the University of Puget Sound.
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9 p.m.
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Comedian K-Von - Melrose Hall, Ice Auditorium The star of MTV's hit show "Disaster Date," K-von's humor has made audiences laugh all over the world! On stage, K-von has become a crowd favorite as he pokes fun at himself, current events, and of course, the perils of growing up with a dad from the Middle-East, and a mom from Middle-America!
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All Weekend - Self-Guided Campus Tours
Got some time to fill this weekend? Take a stroll around campus and admire the beautiful buildings and landscape.