FAMILY WEEKEND 2008

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

Family Check-In and Registration Table
1:00pm-6:00pm, Quad between Griesedieck & Dubourg Halls

Parents Jazz Reception
4:00pm-6:00pm., Busch Student Center Outdoor Atrium (Rain Location: Busch Student Center St. Louis Room)

Enjoy refreshments and connect with other parents and Saint Louis University faculty and staff while enjoying Rhythm and Blues music. Attendance prizes will be given out.  

Jack's Mannequin Concert
6:45 pm –10:00pm, Chafeitz Arena

Enjoy this festive event with guest performing artist Eve6 and Treaty of Paris
This concert is complimentary.  (There will be a cash bar at the site for food and drink.)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

Family Check-In and Registration Table
9:00am-4:00pm, Quad between Griesedieck & Dubourg Halls 

Anheuser Busch Brewery Tour
11:00am - 4:00pm (buses will depart at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, and 3pm from BSC Circle)

So how do they make beer?  Tour the Anheuser Busch Brewery. After the tour, there will be samples of tantalizing beers.  The tour and luncheon last about 1 ½ hours.   

Cardinal’s Busch Stadium Tour
11:00am - 4:00pm (buses will depart at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, and 3pm from BSC Circle)

Enjoy a tour of Busch Stadium, home of the Saint Louis Cardinals, and baseball’s best fans!
$3 per person 

The Saint Louis Zoo and Forest Park
11:00am-4:00pm (buses will leave SLU on the hour from the BSC Circle and leave the Zoo on the half hour, ending at 3:30pm)

Can you come out and play? Home to more than 11,400 exotic animals, many of them rare and endangered. These 810 species represent the major continents and biomes of the world. Set in the rolling hills, lakes and glades of Forest Park, the Saint Louis Zoo is always a great place to be. 

Campus Tours and Arena Tours
11:00am – 4:00pm, Frost & Health and Science Campus, departs from Griesedieck each half-hour 

Campus Museums Tours & Open House
11:00am – 4:00 pm
MOCRA, SLUMA, CUPPLES HOUSE 

Billiken’s Birthday Party
11:00am to 4:00 pm, Quad
Complimentary

The Billiken’s Birthday celebration takes over the Quad as you and all of the kids in your life enjoy games, birthday treats & entertainment!

Tailgate Barbecue
5:00 – 7:00pm, Tegeler Field
$15 per person 

Homecoming Golf Cart Parade
6:00pm 

Men’s Soccer Game
7:30 p.m., Hermann Stadium
SLU vs. Missouri State
$3 per person (advanced purchase only while tickets last), $6 at the door

Join us at half time to sing “Happy Birthday” to the Billiken and crown our homecoming king and queen! 

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

Mass at St. Francis Xavier College Church
8:30am., 10:30am, and 4:30pm. 

Brunch with the Billiken
11:30am to 1:00pm, Busch Student Center Ballrooms

$16 per person

HOTEL INFORMATION

Saint Louis University’s Water Tower Inn

Salus Center
3545 Lafayette Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63104
(314) 977-7500 

Omni Majestic Hotel

1019 Pine Street
St. Louis, MO  63101
(314) 436-2355

Drury Hotels

2 South 4th Street
St Louis, Missouri, 63102
(314) 231-3003 

Courtyard by Marriott

2340 Market Street
St. Louis, MO  63103
(314) 241-9111, Reservations :  1-800-321-2211

Parking on Campus

All parking lots will open and free of charge during Family Weekend

OTHER INFORMATION

For Additional Information, please contact the Department of Student Life at (314) 977-2805! 

We look forward to seeing you there!