October 2 - 4, 2009

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Friday October 2

1. TTU Parent Association
Board of Trustees Meeting
2:00 p.m. Derryberry Hall - President's Conference Room

2. TTU Parent Association Scholarship Dinner
(TTUPA Members only)
Special Guest: Provost Jack Armistead
6:00 p.m. Roaden University Center Multipurpose Room

3. 6th Annual Shakespeare in the Park
"The Tempest"
7:00 p.m. Dogwood Park Performance Pavilion

4. Honors Program Reception
7:30 p.m. Honors Center TJ Farr Room 204

5. TTU Family Weekend Movie Presents
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
8:30 p.m. Derryberry Hall Auditorium

Saturday October 3

1. Muffins for Moms – Doughnuts for Dads
Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Derryberry Hall 2nd Floor Concourse

2. TTU Parent Association Chapter Meeting
Presided by the Board of Trustees
(Special Guest: President Bell)
8:30 a.m. Derryberry Hall 2nd Floor Concourse

3. 2nd Annual Cookeville Kidney Walk
9:00 a.m. Main Quad (pre-walk activities begin at 8:00 a.m.)

4. College and School Gatherings
Meet deans, faculty, peers, and parents at the different functions and locations listed below:
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

• College of Agricultural and Human Sciences Dean’s Reception and Facility Tour.

New Nursing Building Auditorium

• College of Business Dean’s Welcome for students and families.

Johnson Hall Auditorium

• College of Education Dean’s Welcome and Reception.

TJ Farr 108

• College of Engineering Faculty Reception for all Engineering students and families.

Clement Hall 212

• College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Hour for all A&S students and families.

Bruner Hall 119

• School of Interdisciplinary Studies and Extended Education Dean’s Welcome.

Henderson Hall Room 10

5. The Department of Chemistry's Award Winning Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream and Chemical Demostration Show
Northrup-Clayton Auditorium
11:00 a.m. Foster Hall 229

6. The Department of Biology's Live Animal Exhibit
12:00 p.m. Pennebaker Hall Room 318

7. Lunch Around Town
Get your students to take you to some of their favorite local restaurants for lunch while visiting Cookeville.  Local Favorites include: Café Trio Delicatessen, Dipsy Doodle, El Tapatio, Mama Rosa’s, Taiko, 13th Street Kountry Café, Nick’s, Bobby Q’s, Algood Diner, Jackson Street Grill, Maddux Station, Thomas Andrews, Spankies, Cheddars, A Taste of China, Little Kobe, Crawdaddy’s, Goten, Great Harvest Bread Co., and many more
12:00 p.m.

8. TTU Student Organization Showcase
1:30 p.m. Various Locations

9. Residential Life "Picture Perfect" Program
ResLife Staff will take free pictures of Residence Hall students and their parents
1:30 p.m. Each Student's Residence Hall

10. TTU Family Weekend Movie Presents (Encore Showing)
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
2:00 p.m. Derryberry Hall Auditorium

11. Parent & Family Weekend Outdoor Concert and Tailgate
Magic 98.5 Tailgate Park (Parking lot west of Tucker Stadium)
4:00 p.m. (music provided by Freaky Dave)

12. TTU Football vs. Austin Peay
Overall Field/Tucker Stadium
7:00 p.m.

~ to purchase game tickets, please call the Tennessee Tech Athletics Ticket Office at 931.372.3940 or log onto TTUsports.com

13. Post-Game Fireworks Show
Overall Field/Sherlock Park
~9:00 p.m.

14. 6th Annual Shakespeare in the Park
"The Tempest"
7:00 p.m. Dogwood Park Performance Pavilion

Sunday October 4

1. Nondenominational Worship Service
Sponsored by Chi Alpha
10:00 a.m. Roaden University Center Multipurpose Room

2. TTU Soccer vs. Morehead State University (OVC)
(Free Admission)
2:00 p.m. Soccer Fields (Located next to Hooper Eblen Center)

*Note: Dates, times, and events are subject to change.