Family Day Set for Sept. 19

Truman’s annual Family Day is scheduled for Sept. 19 and the campus has a variety of activities planned throughout the weekend for students and their families.

This year’s events are designed to provide families with information and entertainment from the University and the surrounding Kirksville community.

Friday, Sept. 18, the women’s and men’s soccer teams will play Lewis University. Fireside Friday will also take place in the Student Union Building HUB from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. There will be live music and food.

Saturday, Sept. 19 kicks off with a Truman baseball scrimmage at 10 a.m. Library tours will also be available from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

At 10:30 a.m. at Red Barn Park, Phi Kappa Tau will host a 5K Run. Proceeds will benefit the USO. Click here for details or to sign up.

The Truman softball team will have a scrimmage at 11 a.m.

The University Art Gallery Faculty Exhibit runs from 12-4:30 p.m.

In the Centennial Hall Courtyard from 1-4 p.m., there will be the Annual Festival Centennial.

The Student Activities Board will host Chris Ruggiero, a one man variety show, at 4 p.m. in Baldwin Hall Auditorium. The show will consist of juggling, magic tricks and comedy.

The campus-wide barbecue is from 5-6:30 p.m. on the Student Union Mall (rain site: Student Union Building). Tickets are $8.75 per person, and students with a meal plan can eat for free with their Truman ID. Barbeque tickets can be bought online at store.truman.edu/familyday.

Open rappelling and wall climbing activities will be available from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the rappel tower south of campus.

At 7 p.m., the Bulldog football team plays Missouri S&T at Stokes Stadium. General admission tickets cost $8. During halftime, the Oath of Enlistment for ROTC will take place.

Sunday, Sept. 20, the women’s and men’s soccer teams play the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.

A complete detailed schedule of events can be found here. For more information, email pr@truman.edu or call 660.785.4016.