SCHEDULE 

ALL WEEKEND 

Ben Wofford Books - Wofford’s Bookstore is located with frontage on North Church Street. Take home a memento from your weekend at Wofford! 

• Spring Family Weekend hours: Friday:  9am – 7pm and Saturday: 11am – 4pm. 

2nd Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition - Great Oaks Hall, Roger Milliken Science Center 

• Fri – Sun: 8am – 5pm 

Sandor Teszler Library Gallery - Paintings and Drawings by Julia Elizabeth Tolbert, Ninety Six, SC. 

• In 2011, the Tolbert family donated nearly the entire life-work corpus of Ms. Tolbert’s art to Wofford College, including paintings in oil and watercolor, drawings, prints, and ceramics.  
• Available for viewing 10 am – 5 pm Friday and Saturday and 12 pm to Midnight on Sunday.  

Martha Cloud Chapman Gallery - (Campus Life Building) – Paintings by Roxi Tolbert, Fort Mill, SC.   

• This exhibition of her recent paintings will run concurrently with the showing of works by her great-aunt, Julia Elizabeth Tolbert, continuing the legacy of Tolbert family artists.  
• Available for viewing 9 am – 5 pm all weekend. 

Liberty Trail – Enjoy a nice walk or run down Wofford’s Liberty Trail.  Located off of Evins Street. 

Friday, May 4

7:00 pm – Spring Choral Concert – Leonard Auditorium, Main Building.  

• The Wofford College Music Department will present its annual Spring Concert.  A wide variety of sacred and secular works will be performed by the Wofford Concert Band, Women’s Choir, Chamber Players, Glee Club, United Voices of Victory and Goldtones. 

Saturday, May 5

LIFE AFTER WOFFORD 
Grad School and Career Services Information Sessions and How Wofford Prepares and Helps Your Student  

10:00 am - 11:00 am: Grad School Information Session (Music Building Class Room / Practice Room) 
For parents of students planning to attend graduate school following graduation. The session will provide helpful information regarding deadlines, dates, scholarship opportunities, and more. Members of our faculty will be presenting the following:

Humanities
Dr. Byron McCane (Chair, Department of Religion) and Dr. Anne Rodrick (Associate Professor, History Department)

Sciences / Med School 
Dr. Ellen Goldey (Chair, Science Department) 

Law School 
Dr. John Fort (Associate Professor, Economics Department)

Scholarship Opportunities 
Dr. Dan Maultsby (Coordinator of Project Impact) 

11:00 am - 12 noon: Career Services Information Session (The Center for Professional Excellence, Phase V)
For parents of students planning to enter the job market following graduation. The session will provide helpful information about workshops, networking events, counseling sessions, assessments, and mentor relationships available to your son or daughter through the Center for Professional Excellence.  Learn how leveraging these opportunities will provide an 18-24 month advantage over other college graduates.   

11:00 am - 1:00 pm: Departmental Fair (The Galleria, Phase V) 
Lunch is optional and available for purchase.
Various departments will be available and parents will have the opportunity to ask questions and learn about resources available to them and their students.    The following departments will be represented:

• Alumni 
• Parent Programs 
• Athletics 
• International Programs / Study Abroad 
• Student Activities & Greek Life 
• And more  

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Free Time
Take this opportunity to begin moving your student.  Pack up any belongings that are ready to send home before exams begin. 

5:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Fun Funds Concert (The Village)  

Sunday, May 6^th

11:00am: Family Service of Worship
Sunday service led by Dr. Ron Robinson, College Chaplain, at Leonard Auditorium. The attire for this service is casual dress.

  

Will you be participating in Spring Family Weekend?  Let us know so we can prepare for you.  Respond to LancasterSC@wofford.edu or 864-597-4212 by April 27.

 

Other information  

Accommodations: A block of rooms have been held at the Spartanburg Downtown Marriott. Call 800-228-9290 and ask for the Wofford Family Weekend block - the rate is $109 per night. 

Tickets: All events are free of charge (with the exception of the optional lunch) and no tickets are needed.

Parking: Parking on campus and Memorial Drive will be available.

Contact Information: For information regarding Spring Family Weekend, please contact Stephanie Lancaster, Parent Programs Coordinator, Wofford Alumni Office, 864-597-4212 or lancastersc@wofford.edu. 

Campus Alcohol Policy: Wofford College upholds federal and State of South Carolina laws and local ordinances. Persons who are 21 years of age or older may possess and consume alcoholic beverages in fraternity houses, residence hall rooms, and apartments occupied by students who are at least 21 years of age. Alcoholic beverages may be consumed in designated areas such as the Village Green during special events. 

Please remember:
 

• Green and March Halls are alcohol-free buildings.
• Walking across the campus with open containers is not permitted.
• Glass bottles are not permitted.
• Kegs and other common containers are not permitted.
• Please show ID at all events when asked.