[132] MTSU Family Weekend Set for Oct. 22-23

Release date: Oct. 5, 2010

News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-5616 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
New Student and Family Programs contact: Rob Patterson, 615-898-2454
or rpatters@mtsu.edu

MTSU Family Weekend Set for Oct. 22-23


(MURFREESBORO) — Family Weekend will be held Friday and Saturday, Oct. 22-23, during MTSU’s homecoming festivities, officials in the Office of New Student and Family Programs said.
Since Family Weekend will be held in conjunction with homecoming, attendees should consult the homecoming schedule of events. Go to www.mtalumni.com and click on the “Homecoming 2010 Bright Lights, Blue City!” icon at the top of the home page.
Students can buy discounted tickets for family members and friends for the Saturday, Oct. 23, homecoming game against Louisiana-Monroe, which kicks off at 3:30 p.m.
For ticket information, call 615-898-2103 or visit www.goblueraiders.com.
For questions about Family Weekend or MTSU’s Parent and Family Association, call 615-898-2454 or visit www.mtsu.edu/nsfp.

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