October 4, 2025 | RSVP by Sept 26
This is a special day for you to enjoy time on our beautiful campus experiencing college life from your student’s perspective. Walk through the academic buildings. Relax on the quad and enjoy the view. Experience campus dining. Check out your Titan’s favorite place to study or hang out with friends. Become more familiar with their home away from home! And then there’s TITAN FOOTBALL!
8:30 a.m. – Noon
Pick up your registration welcome packet (includes any prepaid tickets for brunch or football game). First 50 families to pick up their welcome packets will receive a gift from Westminster College. Mingle with other WC families over a cup of Starbucks coffee or lemonade and Sodexo donuts.
The Office of Alumni Engagement has a fun freebie for you! Pick up your Bingo card at the Welcome Center and discover how you can use it to earn a free Titan gift during Homecoming 2025!
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
TEXT your best WC family selfies to 724-651-7376 for a chance to win prizes on display at the Family Day Welcome Center. Two entries per family. Photos will be shared on the parent FB and webpages. Winners announced on parent FB page at 6 p.m.
9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
This event will include stations for participants including: a photo booth, art activity, author study, and Westminster/ Education Trivia Kahoot. Kristen Czubiak, Curriculum and Instruction Lecturer, School of Education.
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
YOKO ONO: PASSAGES AND WISHES. An exhibition featuring interactive, conceptual, and video works by Yoko Ono.
10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Join staff in the Student Success Center and learn more about how we support the academic journeys of our students, including peer tutoring, coaching, accommodations, and special programs. Jessica Shelenberger, Director of the Office of Academic Success; Erik Austin, Director of TRIO Scholars; Megan Donaldson, Accessibility Coordinator.
10 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
An opportunity to explore the common, teaching, and research spaces in the Department of Biology. Marosh Furimsky, Associate Professor and Chair Department of Biology.
10 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Join the student-run Westminster Bee Company for a buzzing pop-up event featuring local honey sales, tastetesting, and hands-on activities! BEE among the first to try new products and enjoy surprise experiences still in the works. Sweet, educational, and fun—don’t miss out! Patrick Krantz, Associate Professor of Environmental Science, Helen Boylan, Professor of Environmental Science .
10:30 a.m. - Noon
Westminster’s Saturday Campus Tours are designed for prospective high school students and will include a brief admissions presentation and a student guided tour of campus. Gloria Rigsbee, Campus Visit & Event Coordinator, Admissions Office.
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Westminster Family Day T-Shirts available! The Titan Gear 2 Go trailer will be open at Burry Stadium from 10 a.m. until end of football game.
10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Special RSVP pricing $11 per person ($13 at the door)*
WC student uses their Meal Plan *Each student on a Meal Plan (except the Commuter Plan) receives 5 complimentary “Guest Swipes” to be used within that semester. Students are welcome to use these guest swipes for their families at Galbreath for this brunch!
10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
An overview of Amish society with some focus on the local settlement. Kristin Park, Ph.D., Heinz Chair Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice Studies Distinguished Faculty Award Recipient, 2025.
Titan Sports Hall of Fame Day!
Adults $10
Students NOT WC: $5
65+ Seniors: $5
WC Students with ID: FREE
5 and under: FREE
Walk the Sandy Edmiston Memorial Labyrinth. Enjoy a self-guided walk on Westminster’s trails.
Free Admission. Tammy Swearingen, Senior Associate Director of Athletics, Head Volleyball Coach
Lawrence/Mercer counties are full of great places to dine.
Visit www.visitlawrencecounty.com.
