12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Family Weekend Registration
Campus Mailboxes
Pick up your welcome packet for this weekend's list of activities.

9:00 am - 7:00 pm

Campus Bookstore Open
Be sure to use the bookstore coupon found in your Welcome Packet.
Bookstore also will be open on Saturday 8 am - 1 pm.

3:30 pm

Faculty Panel: The Liberal Arts Live!
Wrenn Hall, James Center for Molecular and Life Sciences
Dean of Faculty Suzan Harrison will moderate a panel of Eckerd College faculty as they share their thoughts on the value of the liberal arts education, internships, and the faculty-student mentoring relationship.

• Professor of History Barney Hartston
• Professor of Theater Gavin Hawk
• Professor of Religious Studies Davina Lopez
• Professor of International Business Morris Shapero
• Professor of Biology and Marine Science Koty Sharp

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Family - Faculty Reception
Fox Hall
Please join us for light refreshments and a chance to meet some Eckerd faculty. The Eckerd College Parent’s Council also will be in attendance at this event.

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Club Fair sponsored by ECOS 
Hough Quad
There are over 80 clubs and organizations on the Eckerd College campus for students to join. This evening, enjoy strolling through Hough Quad and learning more about these clubs. A picnic-style dinner will be served during this event.

7:00 pm

Triton Baseball vs. Florida Tech
Turley Athletic Complex

7:00 pm

Environmental Film Festival 
Miller Auditorium
Heading into its 15th year, the Visions of Nature, Voices of Nature Environmental Film Festival has brought compelling and important films to the Tampa Bay area and the Eckerd College community in order to raise awareness and promote discussion of questions relating to nature, place, and the environment. Film scholars and filmmakers from around the world engage the audience in lively discussions of the environmental perspectives contained in documentary, animated, experimental and feature films.

Eco-Horror: The Bay
Director, Barry Levinson (USA, 86m, 2012)
Approached to make a documentary about the Chesapeake Bay, acclaimed director Barry Levinson found that no one seemed to care how polluted it was, so he decided to modify the footage he had already captured and create a real-life horror story.

Presented by Dr. Catherine Griggs, Associate Professor of American Studies, founder and co-director of the Environmental Film Festival.

9:00 pm

The Norman Ng Magic Experience
GO Pavilion
Enjoy a magic show that is out of the norm with Magician Norm Ng! The show is an exciting fusion of mind blowing magic, hilarious comedy, and tons of audience participation!

8:00 am - 1:00 pm

Campus Bookstore Open
Be sure to use the bookstore coupon found in your Welcome Packet.

8:30 am - 10:00 am

President's Breakfast
Fox Hall
Please join President Eastman and members of the Executive Staff for a continental breakfast. Q & A with the President will begin about 9:00 am.

10:15 am - 12:00 pm

Break-Out Sessions
Various Campus Locations
A variety of sessions will be offered this morning for you to learn more about specific Eckerd programs including international education, internship possibilities, career resources, and service learning. This morning's program also will feature a session on long-distance parenting. A complete flier with topics and locations will be distributed at the President's Breakfast.

1:00 pm, 5:00 pm

Triton Baseball vs. Florida Tech (Doubleheader)
Turley Athletic Complex

10:00 am, 12:00 pm

Triton Softball vs. Northwood University (Doubleheader)
Turley Athletic Complex

1:00 pm

Eckerd Women’s Club Rugby vs. Florida Gulf Coast
Southfield

Women's Game - 2:00 pm
Men's Game - 4:00 pm

Triton's Basketball vs. Palm Beach Atlantic
McArthur Gymnasium

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Career Resources Reception Hosted by the Parent Council
Wrenn Hall, The James Center

Drop by this reception hosted by the Parent Council to learn more about internships and externships at Eckerd College. Council members will share their experiences in securing internships for Eckerd students, and they will discuss how you can help connect students with available placements. Is your student searching for an internship or externship? Bring your student along and encourage him or her to network with the professionals in attendance.

7:00 pm

Environmental Film Festival
Miller Auditorium
Heading into its 15th year, the Visions of Nature, Voices of Nature Environmental Film Festival has brought compelling and important films to the Tampa Bay area and the Eckerd College community in order to raise awareness and promote discussion of questions relating to nature, place, and the environment. Film scholars and filmmakers from around the world engage the audience in lively discussions of the environmental perspectives contained in documentary, animated, experimental and feature films.

Rare Humanity: Contact
Director, Bentley Dean and Martin Butler (Australia, 78m, 2009)

In 1964, a group of twenty Martu women and children--aboriginal people who had never before seen whites were encountered in the Great Sandy Desert of Australia. This remarkable film includes not only documentary footage of that first contact, but also recent interviews with several members of the original Martu group, who poignantly describe the encounter of 1964 and its profound impact on their lives.

Presented by Dr. James Deutsch, program curator at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and adjunct professor of American studies at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

9:00 pm

EC Jazz Fest with Blair Crimmins and the Hookers
Fox Hall
1920s Jazz meets the 21st Century! Blair Crimmins and the Hookers are sure to hook you into a good time with their jazzy sound. In addition, you'll enjoy some tasty late night treats!

11:00 pm

Eckerd’s Improv Group: “Another Man’s Trash”
Miller Auditorium
In the mood for a laugh? Then come and enjoy a completely improvised comedy show by some of Eckerd’s finest performers.

10:00 am - 11:00am

Continental Breakfast for Families
Fox Patio
Enjoy an array of breakfast pastries and coffee or juice while viewing the beautiful flora and fauna surrounding Chapel pond.

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Think Outside Spiritually
Fox Patio
An interfaith gathering celebrating spiritual life on campus and the gift of creation led by students, our College Chaplains and Rabbi, and religious leaders of other faiths.

12:15 pm - 2:00 pm

A Jazzy Farewell - Lunch at the Waterfront
Waterfront
Before heading home, enjoy a waterside feast and boat rides onto Boca Ciega Bay. Musical entertainment will be provided by the Z Street Speakeasy Band.