April 17-19: WSU Spokane to celebrate Family Weekend

By Kevin Dudley, WSU Spokane

Family-WeekendSPOKANE, Wash. – A health fair, dinner and 5K run along the Centennial Trail are some of the events at Washington State University Spokane during Family Weekend, April 17-19, sponsored by the Associated Students of WSU Spokane.

Students will host their families at a number of events:

Friday, April 17:

3-4 p.m. Tours of campus and state-of-the-art facilities and labs.

4-5 p.m. Meet and greet reception with administration, faculty and staff in the Academic Center; light hors d’oeuvres will be served.

Saturday, April 18:

11 a.m.-2 p.m. WSU Spokane Community Health Fair. Families will see students put their education in action as they give immunizations, health screenings and more.

6-8 p.m. Parade of Nations dinner, food, music and dance by the WSU Spokane Multicultural Club.

Sunday, April 19:

9 a.m.-noon Cougar Dash 5K run/walk along the Centennial Trail to Mission Park and back.

For more information, visit the Family Weekend Web page at    http://spokane.wsu.edu/students2/student-life/aswsus/what-doing.html#!tab3

 

Contacts:
Katie Gilsdorf, WSU Spokane Student Involvement Coordinator, 509-358-7570, katie.gilsdorf@wsu.edu
Kevin Dudley, WSU Spokane public relations, 509-358-7528, kevin.dudley@wsu.edu