Experience Your True North – at NGU
Family Weekend
Your Family + Our Family = One Incredible Weekend
Experience campus life at NGU. Enjoy specialized parent/student on-campus events. Even cheer on the home team at an NGU football game (complete with a pre-game tailgate party!)
Explore the epic opportunities surrounding NGU. Enjoy the off-campus experiences your child keeps telling you about. Hike in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Tour the Biltmore Estate. Pick apples at a mountaintop orchard. Or explore Greenville’s award-winning downtown – all with your child as your guide!
The NGU Family Weekend package is $35 per family member. The package includes a t-shirt, tailgate admission, football game ticket, and a free movie and concessions.
You must register by September 4, 2023 to receive a t-shirt.
Family Weekend Schedule
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Friday, September 29
- 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. – Check-in and package pick-up – CMSE Lobby
- 5:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m. – Dinner on your own in Travelers Rest (TR)
- 8:00 p.m. – Outdoor movie – Trailblazer Park, Travelers Rest
- Enjoy a free movie and concessions at Trailblazer Park in Travelers Rest. Bring a lawn chair or blanket.
- 235 Trailblazer Dr, Travelers Rest, SC 29690
*More details as event approaches
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Saturday, September 30
- 10:00-11:00 a.m. – Check-in and package pick-up – CMSE Lobby
- 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. – Explore the surrounding community
- 10:00-10:45 a.m. – Informational Sessions
- Mental Health and Your College Student – Steve Bielby; Director, Counseling
- Student Success in Academics – Vlad Sabou; Associate Vice President, Student Flourishing
- 11:00-11:45 a.m. – Informational Sessions
- Mental Health and Your College Student – Steve Bielby; Director, Counseling
- Student Success in Academics – Vlad Sabou; Associate Vice President, Student Flourishing
- 4:30-6:00 p.m. – Check-in and package pick-up – CMSE Lobby
- 5:00-6:30 p.m. – Crusader Tailgate with Campus Ministry and Student Engagement – Younts Stadium
- 7:00 p.m. – Football game (NGU vs. University of West Florida) – Younts Stadium
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Sunday, October 1
NGU values the local church, and we want to see all our students involved with a local church body. We encourage you to visit the church your student has been attending. If your student has not found a church yet, this is an excellent time for you to visit a new church with them.
