This is your first stop when you arrive on campus! Pick up your name tag—your ticket to all Family Weekend events—and connect with other parents. You'll find water, restrooms, charging stations, and friendly staff on hand to answer any questions.
Registration Hours:
Thursday, Sept. 11, from 2-5 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 12, from 9 a.m.-5p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 13, from 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
Thursday, September 11
4:30 p.m. Phi Beta Kappa Initiation and Reception
University Archives (next to duPont Library)
By invite only
Friday, September 12
8 a.m.-12 p.m. Have you ever wanted to sit in on a Sewanee class?
Parents are invited to join their student in select Friday morning classes, Sept. 12 only. See list here.
9:15 a.m. Information Session & Campus Tour for Prospective Students
Fulford Hall
12 p.m. Lunch with Chemistry Students, Faculty, & Seminar Speaker
McClurg Dining Hall
Get to know our seminar speaker—Dr. Andrea Locke, assistant professor of chemistry and biomedical engineering at Vanderbilt University
1 p.m. Chemistry Department Seminar presented by Dr. Andrea Locke
Woods Labs, Room 216
1 p.m. Tour of Sewanee's Historic Black Cemetery
Meet in front of Stirling's Coffee House on Georgia Ave.
Woody Register, C'80, director of the Roberson Project, will lead a one-hour tour of Sewanee’s historic Black cemetery and discuss the projects underway there to honor and save Sewanee Black history.
1-5 p.m. The Ralston Music Listening Library will be open for visitors.
The Carlson Listening Room-2nd Floor, duPont Library
Widely considered to be one of the best publicly available audio playback spaces in the world.
1:15 p.m. Information Session & Campus Tour for Prospective Students
Fulford Hall
2 p.m. Welcome Address by Vice-Chancellor Rob Pearigen, C'76, P'14, P'17
Guerry Auditorium
2-3:30 p.m. Science Friday: STEM Open House
Spencer Hall, Harris Commons
2:30-4:30 p.m. Office of Global Citizenship Open House
Watson House, 143 South Carolina Avenue
2:30-4 p.m. Office of Civic Engagement Open House
Hatchett House, 43 Texas Avenue
3 p.m. Book Signing: Smokefall and Other Poems | Gerald Lafayette Smith, Robert M. Ayres Jr. Distinguished University Professor Emeritus
Convocation Hall
3-6 p.m. Pet the Goats
University Farm
3:30-5 p.m. Roberson Project Open House
Gailor Hall, Room 02 (ground floor)
4:30 p.m. Advent Semester Convocation – Order of the Gown Induction
All Saints' Chapel
Only students and those gowning a student will receive tickets to enter All Saints' Chapel; others may watch the livestream in Guerry Auditorium.
6 p.m. Family Weekend Picnic
University Quad
Food, drinks, live music.
8 p.m.-11 p.m. Phi Gamma Delta Family Weekend Band Party with ADT and KD
Fiji House, 55 Mitchell Ave.
Music by Jameson Tank. Open to all!
Saturday, September 13
8 a.m. Family Weekend Fun Run 5k
Starts at McGriff Alumni House
8-10 a.m. Sewanee Farmers Market
Hawkins Lane near Mountain Goat Trailhead
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Arts & Crafts Fair
Shoup Park near Elliott Hall
9 a.m. Presentation: Study Away and Outreach Opportunities
Naylor Auditorium, ground level of Gailor Hall
9 a.m. Presentation: Business Studies at Sewanee
Carnegie Hall, Room 001
Led by Myles Elledge, C'85, director of the Babson Center for Global Commerce
9 a.m.-2 p.m. Pet the Goats
University Farm
9:30-11 a.m. Earth and Environmental Systems (EES) Reception
Snowden Hall Atrium
Meet EES professors, families, majors, and students in EES classes. See student research highlights from the summer. Snacks and refreshments served!
9:30 a.m. Cross Country Meet vs. Warren Wilson College
10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Greenhouse Brunch
The Chaplain's House, University Ave.Join residents of the Greenhouse (the house between Phi and Johnson) for brunch featuring food from local farms and businesses. All are welcome!
10 a.m. Swim and Dive Team Family Brunch
Pool Patio
This event is for families of current swimmers and divers.
10 a.m. Crew Team Open House
Boathouse at Lake Dimmmick
This event is for families and friends of the club crew team.
10 a.m. From Equations to Altitude: A Liberal Arts Journey
Convocation Hall, corner of University and Georgia Ave.
Professor Catherine Cavagnaro, P'24, will share how her path through mathematics and aviation reflects the spirit of the liberal arts—and how Sewanee students can chart their own flight plans through programs like the Sewanee Flying Tigers.
10 a.m.-1 p.m. Pre-Game Tailgate
Practice football field, Breakfield Road
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Food Vendors: Chick-fil-A & Mike & Betsy's BBQ (starting at 11 a.m.)
Beside the football field and on the way to the tailgate
10 a.m. Volleyball vs. Ashbury College
Juhan Gymnasium
10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Reception: Babson Center for Global Commerce
Main Quadrangle
This event is for Carey Fellows and their families, Carey Fellow alumni, and invited guests.
10 a.m.-2 p.m. The Ralston Music Listening Library will be open for visitors.
The Carlson Listening Room-2nd Floor, duPont Library
Widely considered to be one of the best publicly available audio playback spaces in the world.
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Shakerag Hollow Hike
Meet at Green's View; Led by Assistant Professor of Forestry Tom Powell, C'96, P'28, and Assistant Professor of Geology Max Dahlquist.
Learn about Cumberland Plateau forests and geology. Trail is 1.4 miles and moderately difficult.
11 a.m.-1 p.m. New Family Mixer
Tailgate area at the practice football field, Breakfield Road
New to Sewanee? Swing by our new family tailgate to meet other parents and students. We'll have snacks, water, and sodas. BYOB and anything else you'd like to share—super casual, super fun!
11 a.m.-3 p.m. Tiger Student Ventures Custom T-Shirts and Sewanee Merchandise
Harris Stadium
Made to order Sewanee-themed t-shirts, tiger hats, and more!
12:30 p.m. Volleyball vs. Ashbury College
Juhan Gymnasium
1 p.m. Football vs. Brevard College
Harris Stadium
1-2 p.m. All Saints' Chapel Tour
Come tour this beautiful space and hear about the various ways the chaplaincy supports students.
3-5 p.m. Sewanee Flying Tigers Open House
262 Airport Road
3-5 p.m. Flower Pot Painting and Fall Planting Hosted by the German House
German House, corner of University Ave. and Louisiana Circle
No knowledge of German required. All are welcome.
4-5 p.m. Open House with the Guild of Change Ringers
Breslin Tower
5 p.m. Men's Soccer vs. Talladega College
Puett Field
5:30 p.m. Shapard Tower Carillon Tours and Open House
All Saints' Chapel
6:30-7:30 p.m. Carillon Concert
Music from the All Saints’ Chapel bells, heard across campus.
Sunday, september 14
8 a.m. Holy Eucharist
All Saints' Chapel
11 a.m. University Service (Eucharist with Choir)
All Saints' Chapel
5 p.m. Catholic Mass
Chapel of the Apostles
6:30 p.m. Growing in Grace Worship Service
All Saints' Chapel
Events Around Campus
University Bookstore Pop-Up on the McGriff Alumni House Patio
Friday: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Make sure to stop by and load up on Sewanee merch!
Order your official Sewanee Class Ring
Friday: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
A Jostens Representative will be at the Sewanee Bookstore to assist with ordering your official Sewanee Class Ring.
Indigo Hallow exhibit at the University Art Gallery
University Art Gallery hours:
Thursday-Friday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday: 12-4 p.m.
Artifacts of Extinction: Untold Stories from the University Archives Collection
Curated by Introduction to Museum Studies Students, Easter 2025
University Archives
Hours:
Thursday: 1-5 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m.-12 p.m., 1-5 p.m.
Saturday: 1-5 p.m.
Coffee & Campus Tours at St. Andrew's-Sewanee School
Thursday & Friday at 10 a.m.
An Episcopal, college preparatory school for grades six through twelve, offering both day and boarding options (5- and 7-day). For more information, visit sasweb.org
The Ralston Listening Room on the second floor of duPont Library
Hours:
Friday: 1-5 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Information sessions and campus tours for prospective students are available through the Admissions Office.
