Parent and Family Weekend is Oct. 12-14 at USU

Parents and families of Utah State University students are invited to reunite for a weekend of activities Oct. 12-14 during USU’s Parent and Family Weekend.

“Parents and families can visit their students on campus and experience a beautiful fall weekend in Logan,” said Aaron Andersen, associate director in the office of Retention and First-Year Experience at USU. “We have an exciting weekend planned, with events and activities in the community and on campus. We want to get the word out early so parents can make plans to join us.”

 

Registration for the weekend is under way. Complete information and registration forms are available online.

 

Many of the weekend’s activities are free, including Aggie Family Day on the Quad, held in conjunction with Parent and Family Weekend. Other free events include activities at the USU Museum of Anthropology and a USU Women’s Soccer game.

 

For those attending, there are plenty of activities off campus as well. A free walking tour of downtown Logan Saturday begins at 4 p.m. at the newly restored Cache County Courthouse, 199 N. Main. Tickets for a variety of performances and activities are available at event-specific venues, and ticket information is linked from the USU registration site. Repertory Dance Theatre is appearing at the Ellen Eccles Theatre (43 S. Main), Halloween movies are showing at the Utah Theatre (28 W. Center) and a variety of corn mazes operate throughout the area. Other activities include canoeing expeditions on the Bear River marsh (Muddy Road Outfitters, reservations: 435-753-3693) and guided horseback tours at Beaver Creek Lodge in Logan Canyon (reservations: 435-753-1076).

 

The weekend’s major event, a brunch, requires advance registration. The Parent and Family Brunch is Saturday, Oct. 13, at 10:30 a.m. at the Sunburst Lounge in the Taggart Student Center. Registration is due Oct. 5 and should be completed online.

 

“Parents and families of all current Utah State University students are invited to participate in this event,” Andersen said. “All events and activities are optional. Parents, families and students can pick and choose what they want to attend. The weekend provides an opportunity to spend time with a student on our beautiful campus and in the Logan area.”

 

Registration is ongoing. For information on USU’s Parent and Family Weekend, contact the office of Retention and First-Year Experience, (435) 797-1132.

 

Contact: Aaron Andersen (435) 797-7116, aaron.andersen@usu.edu