The schedule below provides suggestions of things you can do with your student, but feel free to spend time together however you want—shopping, eating at a favorite restaurant, exploring Asbury’s hiking trails, or enjoying the many opportunities Lexington and the surrounding area have to offer!
Questions? Email student.life@asbury.edu.
| 10 a.m. | Chapel with Dr. Kevin J. Brown, President Hughes Auditorium Due to seating limitations, students will remain in their assigned seats while family members sit in Balcony sections A & G (closest to the stage). |
| 1 – 3 p.m. | Alumni Open House Alumni House |
| 1 – 3 p.m. | Admissions Open House Welcome Center (Corbitt Hall) Campus tours depart at 1 and 2 p.m. |
| 1 – 3 p.m. | Campus Programs & Resources Open House Welcome Center (Corbitt Hall) Presentation Room Come learn more about the resources and programs available to Asbury students.
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| 2 p.m. | Equine Center Tour Equine Center, 744 Shanty Hill Rd. Meet at the main barn for a tour of our 300-acre equine farm located alongside the Kentucky River. |
| 3 – 4 p.m. | Academic Department Open Houses Various locations Meet faculty from your student’s academic department
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| 3 – 5 p.m. | Art + Design Photo Lab Open House Hamann-Ray Bldg, Room 312 Stop by the Photo Lab for an opportunity to make your own photographic print and to look through a camera obscura. Free and open to all! |
| 6:30 p.m. | Roundnet Exhibition Reasoner Green Come watch this exciting club sport in an exhibition game of students vs. coaches! |
| 6:30 p.m. | Men's Soccer (2nd Team) vs. Thomas More Soccer Field |
| 7:30 p.m. | Family Weekend Band & Orchestra Concert Jameson Recital Hall Featuring Concert Band, Orchestra |
| 9 p.m. | WHAM (Worship Him at Midnight) Luce Auditorium, Shaw Collaborative Learning Center An evening of student-led worship |
| 9 a.m. | Parents’ Breakfast with the President Johnson Dining Hall $10/person, advance purchase only by Sept. 22. (Registration has closed.) Program will conclude by 10:30 a.m. |
| 10 a.m. | Softball vs. Alumni Kirkland Complex |
| 11 a.m. | Family Weekend Ensemble Concert & Reception Jameson Recital Hall Men’s Glee Club, Women’s Choir, Handbell Choir, Chorale, Chamber Ensembles Reception immediately following in the Band Room, featuring Jazz Ensemble |
| 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Pizzas from Around the World One Mission Society Student Center Enjoy FREE Ale-8 and stone oven pizzas with an international flair or make your own! |
| 1 p.m. | Baseball vs. Alumni Kirkland Complex |
| 2 p.m. | Comedy Theatre & Family Communication Screening Room, Miller Center for Communication Arts Parents and students, come learn strategies for good parent-child communication through this hilarious, instructive blend of comedy theatre and good teaching led by professors from Asbury's Communication & Theatre Department. |
| 3 p.m. | Baseball Scrimmage, Black vs. Purple Kirkland Complex |
| 4 – 7 p.m. | World Gospel Mission Goat Roast WGM Student Center A fun cultural experience including FREE goat meat, live music and yard games. (Some additional items/activities available for a donation.) |
The Eagle Outlet and HICCUP coffee shop will also be open the following hours to serve you:
Eagle Outlet – Rader Student Center, Lower Level
Thursday and Friday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
HICCUP – Rader Student Center, Main Floor
Thursday: 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.; 7 – 10 p.m.
Friday: 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. (closed for chapel 9:40 – 11:15 a.m.)
Saturday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.