SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Friday, October 16, 2009

Family Weekend Registration
12:00 (Noon) to 6:00pm
Student Alumni Foundation Office, Rm. 333
3rd floor Union Building
Registration packets will be available in the SAF office, and can be picked up between the times stated above. Included in the registration packet will be tickets to all Family Weekend events. If you or your student is unable to pick up your registration packet on Friday, you may obtain it Saturday morning at the Tailgate/Pep Rally at Jenison Field House.

Homecoming Parade
6:00pm
Down Grand River Avenue
The weekend’s activities begin on Friday evening with the Homecoming Parade. Bands, floats, championship athletic teams, the Homecoming Court and many more perform along a two-mile
route, delighting Spartans of all ages.

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Tailgate/Pep Rally
9:00am
Jenison Field House
No fall weekend would be complete without a traditional Spartan tailgate. Join us as the celebration continues at our Spartan Tailgate/Pep Rally. The lunch items of our tailgate brunch will include hamburgers/bratwursts, salad, corn on the cob, macaroni and cheese, peach cobbler, apple pie and brownies. For breakfast items, we will have scrambled eggs, fresh fruit, pastries and hash brown potatoes. Our program and entertainment will begin promptly at 9:00am with food being served immediately. Food will stop being served when the program ends at 11:00am. Entertainment in the past has included: MSU Jazz Band, MSU Drumline, MSU Cheerleaders, Sparty, MSU Dance Team, and
the Spartan Dischords.

MSU vs. Northwestern Football Game
Kickoff – 12:00 noon
Spartan Stadium
Join over 75,000 other alumni, students, and parents in Spartan Stadium as you experience the excitement and spirit of the Michigan State football tradition and cheer on the Spartans to victory over the Northwestern Wildcats!
* Kickoff time is subject to change. Please check the MSU Athletic Department website for game time at:
msuspartans.com or phone (517) 432-TIME.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Special MSU Tours
12:00pm to 3:00pm
Tour group sizes are limited to 20-30 people. You will be placed in your preferred tour based on availability. Tours will be leaving every hour on the hour between 12:00pm to 3:00pm from the 3rd floor of the Union.

Special MSU Historical Tour
Within the years since MSU’s founding in 1855, it has grown from an initial graduating class of seven to enrollment of over 46,000 students in 2009. Learn about the infamous “Rock” by the Red Cedar River and discover the history behind “Sacred Space”. Michigan State’s traditions unfold on this beautiful walking tour of campus.

Jack Breslin Student Events Center Tour
Home of our 2009 NCAA Finalist Men’s Basketball Team. The Breslin Center seats 15,138 people for basketball games and other events such as concerts, commencements, circuses, and trade shows. Visit the new state-of-the-art locker rooms and experience a behind the scenes look at the Breslin Center.