Family Weekend

Celebrate Family Weekend: October 12-14, 2007

All family members of current students are invited to campus for an unforgettable weekend of fun! Don’t miss this opportunity to experience life at Concordia University and meet your student’s friends, faculty and staff. The CU campus will be bustling with activity as it is also Reunion Weekend for our alumni. Festivities include tailgating, Family Feud, bingo, alumni basketball games and more!

Schedule of Events

Friday, October 12
9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Late Registration & Student Services Open
Student Services office
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Bookstore Open
Mary Neils Building
6400 NE 29th Ave
10:30 - 10:50 a.m. Reunion & Family Weekend Chapel
St. Michael’s Lutheran Church Join with alumni and the CU community for a special chapel service honoring Concordia’s classes of 1957 and prior, which will be led by alumnus and professor Tom Shuell '85.
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Campus Tour
Meet in Hagen Campus Center lobby
3 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs. Albertson College of Idaho
The CU Athletic Field
5 p.m. Dining Hall Opens
Hagen Campus Center
8:30 p.m. Coffee House sponsored by the Associated Students of Concordia University
Dining Hall, Hagen Campus Center
Live entertainment, free lattes and Italian sodas are the hallmarks of this Family Weekend tradition.
Saturday, October 13
7:30 a.m. Dining Hall Opens
Hagen Campus Center
8 - 10 a.m. Community Service Project
Faubion Elementary School
3039 NE Portland Blvd
Roll-up your sleeves and experience Concordia’s mission in action by working together to cleanup the grounds of our neighboring school, Faubian Elementary.
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Bookstore Opens
Mary Neils Building
6400 NE 29th Ave
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Tailgate Barbecue
The CU Gym Parking Lot
Join with the entire CU community for a tailgate party, German-style.
Noon Women’s Soccer vs. Eastern Oregon University
The CU Athletic Field
1 - 2 p.m. Campus Tour
Meet in Hagen Campus Center lobby.
2 - 3 p.m. Concordia University Choir & Handbell Concert
St. Michael’s Lutheran Church Members of the university and handbell choirs will perform a variety of selections at this special preview concert.
3:15 p.m. Family Bingo Break
West Dining Hall
Hagen Campus Center
Enjoy an afternoon break with a rousing game of BINGO and some munchies. Great prizes included.
3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Alumni Basketball Game Women’s Varsity
The CU Gymnasium
Hagen Campus Center
Checkout the current Cavalier team as they take on alumni basketball players from the past seven years.
4 p.m. Men’s Soccer vs. Corban College
The CU Athletic Field
6 p.m. Take Your Student to Dinner
5:30 - 7 p.m. Alumni Basketball Game Men Varsity
The CU Gymnasium
Checkout the current Cavalier team as they take on alumni basketball players from the past seven years.
8:30 p.m. Featured Entertainment
Dining Hall, Hagen Campus Center
Enjoy a rousing game of Family Feud with a twist—great prizes and fun. Families will square off against students.
Sunday, October 14
7:30 a.m. Dining Hall Opens
Hagen Campus Center
Sunday Worship: Come to Sunday services at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church and conclude family weekend with a celebration of Concordia and its legacy led by faculty emeritus Rev. Dr. John Scheck.
8:30 a.m. Reunion & Family Service
(traditional)
St. Michael’s Lutheran Church
11:00 a.m. Reunion & Family Service
(contemporary)
St. Michael’s Lutheran Church

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