FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
Discover the TCU Library
10:00am-12:00pm | Mary Couts Burnett Library Reference Reading Room (2nd Floor)
Come to the Library, pick up swag, get a snack and learn about the creative and helpful services provided by the TCU Library to ensure students’ academic success. While you are here, discover some of the many TCU treasures housed in our special collections. You might be surprised at what you experience.
Department of Fashion Merchandising Open House
1:00-3:00pm | The Fine Arts Building (2900 Princeton St.)
The Department of Fashion Merchandising invites students and their families to join faculty and staff for an open house in The Fine Arts Building. Come view examples of students’ work, and learn about the department, the major, and the exciting things happening in Fashion Merchandising. See our Historic Costume Collection, our Apparel Construction Studio, and Textile Testing Lab.
AddRan College Faculty TED Talks and Reception
2:00-4:00pm | Debate Chamber and Lobby, Scharbauer Hall
AddRan College of Liberal Arts invites you to join us for faculty TED talks with a reception following. Learn about the college and interesting research happening. Then meet and mingle with the faculty and Dean during the reception. Talks will be from 2:00-3:30 in the Debate Chamber and the reception will follow in the lobby of Scharbauer Hall.
Athletics Open House
2:00-4:00pm | Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena
TCU Athletics invites you to stop by Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena for a come and go open house. Come get your picture made with TCU mascot SuperFrog; tour the Hall of Fame; meet coaches and Athletics staff; and enjoy some drinks and light snacks.
Center for International Studies Open House
2:00-4:00pm | Reed Hall, 2nd Floor Lobby
Please join us for light snacks and learn about TCU’s study abroad programs, application processes, scholarships and more! This will be a perfect place to start for anyone with an interest in studying abroad.
College of Education Open House
2:00-4:00pm | Palko Hall
Education students and their families are invited to join faculty and staff of the College of Education for an open house in Palko Hall.
Honors College Open House
2:00-4:00pm | Milton Daniel Hall
Honors students and their families are invited to join faculty and staff of the John V. Roach Honors College for an open house in Milton Daniel Hall.
Neeley School of Business Open House
2:00-4:00pm | Spencer and Marlene Hays Business Commons (2900 Lubbock Ave.)
Join us for an open house at the Neeley School of Business. Hear from Dean Daniel Pullin, mix and mingle with Neeley faculty and staff, and go on an interactive expedition in our building to discover the many resources we offer.
Schieffer College Open House Open House
2:00-4:00pm | Moudy South Building
Join Schieffer College of Communication students, faculty and staff for an open house. See our multimedia newsroom. Visit our advertising and public relations agency. Check out our special effects studio and our video editing lab. See our museum room celebrating our namesake Bob Schieffer’s career. Meet Dean Kristie Bunton, and find out why we wear purple socks.
What is Math Research?
3:00-3:45pm | Tucker 137
Come engage in a seemingly easy, but unsolved, math problem. Recent undergraduate math research at TCU will also be highlighted.
The History of Climate Change: A Paleontologist’s Perspective
3:00-3:50pm | Sid W. Richardson, Lecture Hall 4
Attend a candid presentation by Dr. Arthur B. Busbey, Chair of the Department of Geological Sciences, on the geologic history of climate change.
University Recreation Center Tours
3:00-4:00pm | University Recreation Center
Come take a tour of the University Recreation Center led by our student building managers. Tours will depart in the main lobby, adjacent to the beach volleyball courts.
Housing & Residence Life Family Reunion
3:00-5:00pm | Worth Hills Lawn
Housing and Residence Life invites students and their families to the Worth Hills Lawn. Meet the Housing family, enjoy a sweet treat, and join us in family trivia and minute to win it games!
Intercultural Center Open House
3:00-5:00pm | Brown-Lupton University Union, Suite 1002
Join us for an Intercultural Center open house. Come meet and mingle with staff of the Office of Student Identity and Engagement, Community Scholars Program, Gender Resource Office, and the Office of International Services. Tour the Intercultural Center and enjoy some refreshments.
Physics & Astronomy Open House
3:00-5:00pm | Sid W. Richardson Building, Room 357
The Physics & Astronomy department will host an open house for students, families and friends. Guests can stop by any time during the event to check out some hands-on demos, talk to faculty about research projects and lab spaces, careers in Physics & Astronomy, coursework and teaching, or anything else they may be curious about. We will also lead tours of the department’s teaching and research spaces for those who are interested.
Religious & Spiritual Life Open House
4:00-5:00pm | Religious & Spiritual Life Lobby, Jarvis Hall
Come and enjoy some light refreshments as you meet our chaplains, take tours of our office and chapel, and learn more about the work we do to support the religious and spiritual lives of our campus community!
Nursing Open House
4:00-6:00pm | Annie Richardson Bass Building
Nursing will host an event to provide information to families regarding nursing clubs, honor society, and study abroad opportunities. We will also offer tours of our simulation labs for families of nursing students. Contact Kristina Wigington at k.wigington@tcu.edu with any questions.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1
Nutritional Sciences Family Weekend Brunch
Time TBD (Based on Kickoff) | Annie Richardson Bass Building 1203
Come enjoy Family Weekend brunch hosted by the Quantity Foods class. Please RSVP to Meggan Duncan at m.l.duncan@tcu.edu. Please note this event is for Nutritional Sciences students and their families only. Participants will be notified of the time once game time is announced.
Friday, September 30 | All Day | See Map in Schedule Booklet
TCU is a place of spirited belonging where Horned Frogs have long found connection through our culture and traditions. Learn about the history and traditions that make TCU special on this new, self-guided audio tour. A map of the tour locations can be found in the printed schedule booklet. Each location has a QR code that, once scanned with a smart phone, activates an audio file about the specific tradition or piece of history at the location.
Friday, September 30 | All Day | See Map in Schedule Booklet
For the sixth consecutive year, TCU has earned Tree Campus USA recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation. The national program, launched in 2008, honors colleges and universities and their leaders for promoting healthy trees and engaging students and staff in the spirit of conservation.
TCU values its diverse species of trees and its sustained commitment to maintaining and restoring campus ecosystems. The over 3,200 trees on campus truly make a positive impact on the attractiveness and charm of our campus and provide much-needed shade.
Learn more about the trees on our campus by taking this new, self-guided audio tour. A map of the tour locations can be found in the printed schedule booklet. Each location has a QR code that, once scanned with a smart phone, activates an audio file about the specific species at the location.
Friday, September 30 | 6:00am-10:00pm | University Recreation Center
Family Weekend guests are invited to use the TCU Rec Center free of charge during Family Weekend. Guests must be accompanied by a current TCU student/Rec Center member and must also adhere to all Rec Center policies and procedures. For more information, please visit campusrec.tcu.edu.
Friday, September 30 | 8:00am-5:00pm | Schollmaier Arena Concourse
Sitting just inside the main entryway of the Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena, the Jane & John Justin Hall of Fame celebrates not only men’s and women’s basketball, but all sports within TCU’s Athletic department. Trophies, uniforms, and more are on display to tell the story of Horned Frog Athletics.
Friday, September 30 | 10:00am-12:00pm | Mary Couts Burnett Library Reference Reading Room (2nd Floor)
Come to the Library, pick up swag, get a snack and learn about the creative and helpful services provided by the TCU Library to ensure students’ academic success. While you are here, discover some of the many TCU treasures housed in our special collections. You might be surprised at what you experience.
Friday, September 30 | 11:00am-4:00pm | Moudy Building
Located in the same building that houses the TCU School of Art, Moudy Gallery showcases student work, including exhibitions by undergraduates and MFA students. This 900-square-foot space also functions as a responsive place for one-off or pop-up projects that students and faculty develop. TCU regularly shows its support for local professional artists by providing a collaborative environment in the Moudy Gallery as a testing ground for work-in-progress. Exhibitions or events of this kind help artists get involved in numerous ways and significantly benefit TCU students by enabling them to develop their professional networks with the local creative community.
During Family Weekend, the Moudy Gallery will feature new works by TCU’s School of Art faculty.
For more information, please visit theartgalleries.tcu.edu.
Friday, September 30 | 12:00-5:00pm | 2900 West Berry Street
Fort Worth Contemporary Arts (2900 West Berry Street) was established as a satellite space in 2008 to offer a platform for innovative contemporary art from an international context. Its regular changing exhibition program reflects significant developments in art and often features artists’ work that has never been shown in Texas before or is being made on-site during a residency period. During Family Weekend, Fort Worth Contemporary Arts will feature WAKE, an exhibition featuring new work by Ian Weaver.
Ian Weaver’s artistic practice is interdisciplinary in nature and he uses a variety of media including drawing, collage, assemblage, sculpture, photography and film to explore memory and consider how individuals and communities construct their own identities. While his research and approach is centered within a personal and familial investigation of Chicago’s African American community, his work speaks to wider ideas of commemoration and the imagining and fashioning of objects used to create archives.
For more information, please visit theartgalleries.tcu.edu.
Friday, September 30 | 1:00-3:00pm | The Fine Arts Building (2900 Princeton St.)
The Department of Fashion Merchandising invites students and their families to join faculty and staff for an open house in The Fine Arts Building. Come view examples of students’ work, and learn about the department, the major, and the exciting things happening in Fashion Merchandising. See our Historic Costume Collection, our Apparel Construction Studio, and Textile Testing Lab.
Friday, September 30 | 1:00-5:00pm | Brown-Lupton University Union Auditorium
Start your weekend off in the right direction by visiting our official welcome center. Here, you can pick-up schedule booklets, family buttons, maps, and get answers to any Family Weekend questions.
Friday, September 30 | 1:00-5:00pm | Brown-Lupton University Union Auditorium
Come pick-up any merchandise pre-ordered through the Family Week website. Merchandise is organized by the name on the order.
Friday, September 30 | 1:00-5:00pm | Brown-Lupton University Union Auditorium
Forgot to place an online pre-order? Come browse our selection of remaining 2022 merchandise. Credit card only. Quantities limited and sold on first-come, first-serve basis.
Friday, September 30 | 1:00-5:00pm | Brown-Lupton University Union Auditorium
Since 1897, the student-run Horned Frog Yearbook has been recording TCU’s history. Even though the covers and layouts have changed over the years, the yearbook staff continues to maintain the same goal – to preserve the University’s history and traditions. Over 100 years later, the yearbook staff has continued the same way of preserving history.
Come learn more about the history of this publication, flip through yearbooks dating back to the early 1900s, and see first-hand what makes The Horned Frog yearbook a beloved campus tradition.
Friday, September 30 | 1:00-5:00pm | Brown-Lupton University Union Auditorium
Commemorate TCU Family Weekend 2022 with your free family photo. Photo location will be at the end of the Yearbook Pop-Up Experience.
Friday, September 30 | 2:00-4:00pm | Debate Chamber and Lobby, Scharbauer Hall
AddRan College of Liberal Arts invites you to join us for faculty TED talks with a reception following. Learn about the college and interesting research happening. Then meet and mingle with the faculty and Dean during the reception. Talks will be from 2:00-3:30 in the Debate Chamber and the reception will follow in the lobby of Scharbauer Hall.
Friday, September 30 | 2:00-4:00pm | Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena
TCU Athletics invites you to stop by Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena for a come and go open house. Come get your picture made with TCU mascot SuperFrog; tour the Hall of Fame; meet coaches and Athletics staff; and enjoy some drinks and light snacks.
Friday, September 30 | 2:00-4:00pm | Reed Hall, 2nd Floor Lobby
Please join us for light snacks and learn about TCU’s study abroad programs, application processes, scholarships and more! This will be a perfect place to start for anyone with an interest in studying abroad.
Friday, September 30 | 2:00-4:00pm | Palko Hall
Education students and their families are invited to join faculty and staff of the College of Education for an open house in Palko Hall.
Friday, September 30 | 2:00-4:00pm | Milton Daniel Hall
Honors students and their families are invited to join faculty and staff of the John V. Roach Honors College for an open house in Milton Daniel Hall.
Friday, September 30 | 2:00-4:00pm | Spencer and Marlene Hays Business Commons (2900 Lubbock Ave.)
Join us for an open house at the Neeley School of Business. Hear from Dean Daniel Pullin, mix and mingle with Neeley faculty and staff, and go on an interactive expedition in our building to discover the many resources we offer.
Friday, September 30 | 2:00-4:00pm | Moudy South
Join Schieffer College of Communication students, faculty and staff for an open house. See our multimedia newsroom. Visit our advertising and public relations agency. Check out our special effects studio and our video editing lab. See our museum room celebrating our namesake Bob Schieffer’s career. Meet Dean Kristie Bunton, and find out why we wear purple socks.
Friday, September 30 | 3:00-3:45pm | Tucker 137
Come engage in a seemingly easy, but unsolved, math problem. Recent undergraduate math research at TCU will also be highlighted.
Friday, September 30 | 3:00-3:50pm | Sid W. Richardson, Lecture Hall 4
Attend a candid presentation by Dr. Arthur B. Busbey, Chair of the Department of Geological Sciences, on the geologic history of climate change.
Friday, September 30 | 3:00-4:00pm | University Recreation Center
Come take a tour of the University Recreation Center led by our student building managers. Tours will depart in the main lobby, adjacent to the beach volleyball courts.
Friday, September 30 | 3:00-4:30pm | Campus Commons
Kick off Family Weekend with free refreshments and live music in the heart of TCU, the Campus Commons.
Friday, September 30 | 3:00-5:00pm | Worth Hills Lawn
Housing and Residence Life invites students and their families to the Worth Hills Lawn. Meet the Housing family, enjoy a sweet treat, and join us in family trivia and minute to win it games!
Friday, September 30 | 3:00-5:00pm | Brown-Lupton University Union, Suite 1002
Join us for an Intercultural Center open house. Come meet and mingle with staff of the Office of Student Identity and Engagement, Community Scholars Program, Gender Resource Office, and the Office of International Services. Tour the Intercultural Center and enjoy some refreshments.
Friday, September 30 | 3:00-5:00pm | Sid W. Richardson Building, Room 357
The Physics & Astronomy department will host an open house for students, families and friends. Guests can stop by any time during the event to check out some hands-on demos, talk to faculty about research projects and lab spaces, careers in Physics & Astronomy, coursework and teaching, or anything else they may be curious about. We will also lead tours of the department’s teaching and research spaces for those who are interested.
Friday, September 30 | 3:00-5:00pm | Dee J. Kelly Alumni & Visitors Center
Ring recipients and their guests are invited to join us at the Dee J. Kelly Alumni & Visitors Center. Students will receive their ring, sign the official ring book, and have several photo opportunities. This rite of passage acknowledges the successes students have achieved as they near the completion of their degrees, don’t miss out on this TCU Tradition!
Students who purchased a class ring will receive an official invitation to the event and RSVPs are highly encouraged. To register and to learn more about the Ring Celebration please visit https://www.froglinks.com/s/441/17/interior.aspx?sid=441&gid=1&pgid=11007&cid=16140&ecid=16140
Friday, September 30 | 4:00-5:00pm | Religious & Spiritual Life Lobby, Jarvis Hall
Come and enjoy some light refreshments as you meet our chaplains, take tours of our office and chapel, and learn more about the work we do to support the religious and spiritual lives of our campus community!
Friday, September 30 | 4:00-6:00pm | Annie Richardson Bass Building
Nursing will host an event to provide information to families regarding nursing clubs, honor society, and study abroad opportunities. We will also offer tours of our simulation labs for families of nursing students. Contact Kristina Wigington at k.wigington@tcu.edu with any questions.
Friday, September 30 | 5:00-6:00pm | Brown-Lupton University Union Ballroom
The Sophomore Pinning celebrates your return to campus. The purpose of this event is to recognize the demonstrated intent of sophomores to complete their education at TCU, encourage sophomores to assume their role as rising campus leaders, and foster a stronger connection and deeper affinity to their class and the institution as a whole.
Students will participate in a brief ceremony, receive a class pin, and enjoy a reception. Parents and family members are welcome to attend. Seating is limited due to space and registration is required for planning purposes. For more information, please see the FAQs below or by visiting the Contact Us section of this website and selecting the “Sophomore Pinning” option.
Please note that this event is intended for second-year students at TCU. Emails about this event were pulled by credit hour, as opposed to entry year. If your student is in their second year at TCU, this event is for them!
Click to Register Sophomore Pinning FAQs
Friday, September 30 | 6:00-8:00pm | TCU Wesley Foundation (2750 W. Lowden St.)
The students of TCU Wesley are excited to host you for family weekend. We have so much fun in store!
6:00 pm Barbecue dinner hosted by TCU students
7:00 pm Worship, music & stories of hope
Building tours throughout the evening
Invite your friends and family – or adults who would love to see Horned Frog students in their native habitat.
If you wish to go ahead and reserve a seat, please fill out our registration at https://tcuwesley.breezechms.com/form/familyweekend
Friday, September 30 | 7:30-10:00pm | Jerita Foley Buschman Theatre (2800 S. University Dr.)
Hapless but unflappable Charity Hope Valentine desperately seeks love in New York City in the 1960s. In this exuberant, groovy, hilarious musical comedy, Charity tries again and again to find her dream and make something of herself.
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