Family Weekend Sees Record Attendance

With a record 37 families in attendance, the 2009 NCU Family Weekend will go down as one of the most successful events in school history. Each year in October, the university hosts a weekend in which family members are invited to check out the campus while spending time with their student. During this time the families are welcome to sit in on their student's classes and invited to attend the Friday Chapel service. In addition to experiencing what a normal Friday looks like for their student, there are other events put on for them that they are more than welcome to attend.

This year, on October 23-25, families could choose to play in a flag football game, compete in a Beacon Family Challenge, and had an opportunity to watch NCU's touring singing ensemble, Virtue, perform. On this weekend there were also multiple home sporting events, which gave them more of a chance to experience the school's atmosphere first hand.

This weekend was coordinated by the Director of Student Programs, Kirsten Madsen. "Family weekend was a lot of fun and we had a great turnout of families, and our highest attendance ever," said Kirsten Madsen, Director of Student Programs and the coordinator for Family Weekend. "One of the best additions to the weekend was our Beacon Family Challenge, a scavenger hunt around campus where families had to complete tasks their student may have to do on an everyday basis. It was an exciting challenge, and we had some great competition present. I would definitely love to expand this event for next year. It's always great to meet our student's families and welcome them into the NCU Family!!"