April 12-14, 2019
We are excited to invite you to attend this year's GSW Family Weekend to discover more about your student's life here at Georgia Southwestern State University. Throughout the weekend, families and their students are encouraged to attend the Student Leadership Awards, the Family Breakfast and the many sporting events going on around campus. We also invite you to explore Americus and Sumter County by attending the fun and exciting happenings around town mentioned below.
Schedule of Events
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Friday, April 12 Undergraduate Research Symposium Americus Fire & EMS Services 24th Annual Benefit Golf Tournament | Tee time 1:00pm | Register by April 8 Student Awards Ceremony | 6:00pm | Marshall Student Center | Reception to follow The Day He Wore My Crown | 7:00pm | Central Baptist Church | Free attendance |
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Saturday, April 13 1K/5K Run with the President | 8:00am Family Breakfast | 9:00am | GSW Private Dining Room | $10 per person | Reservations required. Online sign-up form. Visit the GSW Bookstore | open 9:00am - 11:00am | Marshall Student Center Greek Awards | 10:00am | Fine Arts Theater Trolley Tour of the City of Americus | 10:30am | Will leave from the Marshall Student Center Cornhole Tournament | 11:30am Tailgate | 12:00pm Softball vs. UNC Pembroke (Cancer Day) | 12:00pm & 2:00pm | Free admission Baseball vs. Lander University (Cancer Day) | 1:00pm & 4:30pm | Free admission Tennis vs. Lander University | 2:00pm | Free admission Wolf Creek Spring Festival | 11:00am | Wolf Creek Plantation Plains Car, Truck, & Motorcycle Show | 9:00am - 3:00pm | Historic Downtown Plains The Day He Wore My Crown | 7:00pm | Central Baptist Church | Free attendance |
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Sunday, April 14 Softball vs. Francis Marion University (Senior Day) | 12:00pm & 2:00pm Baseball vs. Lander University | 1:00pm Tennis vs. Francis Marion University | 11:00am Jimmy Carter Sunday School | 10:00am | Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains The Day He Wore My Crown | 2:00pm | Central Baptist Church | Free attendance |
Please contact David Jenkins, Director of First-Year Experience, via email at david.jenkins@gsw.edu or by calling (229-931-2724) if you have any questions.
*Schedule subject to change.
