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Take advantage of these exciting activities also happening during Parents & Families Weekend!
Parents & Families Association members are eligible for special rates for many events. Simply present your Very Important Parent discount card (included in the front pocket of your Parents' Handbook received at Parents' Orientation) when registering. Call our office if you have questions, 877-568-5733.
Bee Slap Tech Pep Rally/T-Shirt Exchange
Friday, September 30, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Harris Field (in front of Witherspoon Student Center)
Come out and support the football team as they prepare for their first home ACC game against Georgia Tech! Activities will include: student group performances by NC State's own Tim and Eddy B and Acappology and chances to meet Coach Tom O'Brien and the football captains. Hosted by the NC State Alumni Association Student Ambassador Program (AASAP)
STUDENT T-SHIRT EXCHANGE
Step 1: Bring any shirt affiliated with another university
Step 2: Donate it to charity
Step 3: Get a FREE "BEAT TECH" T-SHIRT from NC State Athletics and AASAP
Free shirts will be given to the first 300 students, so get there early!
Crafts Center Art Exhibits
Friday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Saturday – Sunday 12:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. | FREE
Pottery, paintings, and pinhole photography by local artists
Gregg Museum of Art & Design
Friday Noon – 8 p.m., Saturday & Sunday 2 p.m. - 8 p.m. | Talley Student Center | FREE
Did you know NC State has an art museum? Come visit this wonderful exhibition and view pieces of the University’s personal collection.
Earth with Meaning: the photographs of Alan Cohen
After completing a degree in nuclear engineering at NC State and studying thermodynamics at Northwestern, Alan Cohen pursued a career in photography instead. Concentrating on places where the fragmentary physical remnants of historical and natural events are still visible—like vestiges of the Berlin Wall, remains of Holocaust sites, boundary lines, meteor impact craters, ruins of fortresses, abandoned colonial buildings—Cohen has documented “the earth of our past as a record of memory, not as an act of witness.” Earth with Meaning presents a major retrospective of Cohen’s starkly moving work, filling both of the Gregg’s main galleries with carefully composed images revealing the scars of history.
JC Raulston Arboretum
Friday - Sunday 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. | 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC | FREE
Stroll through NC State's nationally acclaimed gardens featuring the most diverse collection of plants adapted for landscape use in the southeastern United States. For more information, contact (919) 515-3132. Free guided tour Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
Joyner Visitor Center
Friday 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | 1210 Varsity Drive, near the intersection of Western Boulevard and Varsity Drive | FREE
The E. Carroll Joyner Visitor Center is a first stop for visitors to North Carolina State University. The building's rotunda is full of multimedia exhibits that provide an overview of NC State's campus, programs and life. Self-guided campus walking tours and Wolfline bus information are also available.
Lonnie Poole Golf Course at NC State University
Friday – Saturday | Call 919.833.3338 for reservations. | Centennial Campus
Come see NC State’s new golf course! Designed by Arnold Palmer and associates, the Lonnie Poole Golf Course at NC State University has breathtaking views of the Raleigh skyline and Centennial Campus. The course, which facilitates turf grass and storm water research associated with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, serves as a teaching and training facility for the Professional Golf Management Program in the College of Natural Resources, and is home to the NC State men's and women's golf teams! Special Parents & Families Weekend rates with your VIP card: parents & family members $39.00, students $35.00
Movies at Witherspoon Cinema
Witherspoon Student Center located at the corner of Cates Avenue and Dan Allen Drive The Campus Cinema, a fully functional movie theater with 460 seats and a concession stand, presents films ranging from independent works to the latest Hollywood blockbusters in 35mm with Dolby® Digital Surround Sound. Students $1.50 with NC State ID; guests $2.50@ the door
Men’s Soccer v. Boston College
Friday @ 7 p.m. | Dail Soccer Stadium, Central Campus
Cheer the Wolfpack on as they take on the Eagles! Two FREE admissions with your Parents & Families Association membership card. NC State students FREE with student ID.
NC State Bookstores
Friday 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.*, Sunday - closed.
(*extended hours on Game Days – visit ncsu.collegestoreonline.com)
THE BOOKSTORE HAS MOVED TO HARRELSON HALL ON THE BRICKYARD!
The official bookstore of NC State University features textbooks, computers, school supplies, gifts, novelties, and a huge assortment of NC State memorabilia. All monies generated through the bookstore are returned to the University for need-based Financial Aid Programs. If you cannot make it to the bookstore in person, they offer an impressive selection of clothing and gift items, as well as all of the required textbooks and computer supplies online.
The Philadelphia Story
Friday – Saturday 7:30 p.m., Sunday matinee 2 p.m. | Stewart Theatre, Talley Student Center
A romantic comedy you’ll recognize from the movie written for Katherine Hepburn! Socialite Tracy Lord is beautiful, intelligent, a bit acerbic, and she has too many men in her life. There’s the snobby fiancé she is about to marry; her first husband, pal and sparring partner CK Dexter Haven; a straying father about to embarrass the family; a brother who has sold her wedding story in exchange for silence about dad; and the reporter who is about to expose family skeletons. With her life plans falling apart, will Tracy ultimately choose to follow through with her mismatched marriage, or will her new-found knowledge allow her to follow her heart? Although we can’t bring you Kate, you’ll still enjoy this frolicking good love story! Parents & family members $10 with your VIP card, NC State students $5 with student ID. Call Ticket Central at (919) 515-1100 for tickets.
Sunday Brunch
Sunday 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Fountain Dining Hall
University Dining invites your family to enjoy a special Sunday Brunch at Fountain Dining Hall. Taste a bite of college life and enjoy fun activities at NC State’s largest dining facility. $7.35 per person at the door without a meal plan
Wolfpack Fan Zone
Saturday opens 3 hours before kickoff | RBC Center Lawn | FREE
Located on the front lawn between the RBC Center and Carter-Finley Stadium, the Fan Zone features merchandise from the NC State Bookstores, BBQ sandwiches and drinks for sale, a photo booth, 10x20 LED screen broadcasting games from around the country, face painting, tire toss, giveaways, and live entertainment provided by Shine, an 80's and 90's cover band.
WolfWalk: Explore NC State History on Your Phone
WolfWalk is a photographic guide to the history of North Carolina State University for your mobile device. Take a historical walking tour of the NC State campus using the location-aware campus map. Browse photographs by decade (pre-1900s to the present) or by theme (Athletics, People, Student Life).
The Urge to Draw, The Cause to Reflect:
Drawings, Sketchbooks, Provocations
Friday – Sunday, 9 a.m. – 10 p.m. | D. H. Hill Library – Gallery | FREE
Featuring the drawings and sketchbooks by College of Design Dean Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA, The Urge to Draw, the Cause to Reflect could be described as a collection of sketches, but the breadth of Malecha’s work extends far beyond the sketches. Dean of the College of Design and ever the consummate educator, Malecha provides insights into the creative process by augmenting the sketches with quotations and reflections.
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