Join the fun! Register HERE

This is a day for families and friends of Indiana Tech students to come see what their student calls home, where their student is creating a life and investing so much time and energy as they pursue their education. It is meant to be a fun-filled day of experiencing different activities across campus. This day is in collaboration with our Indiana Tech Homecoming 2022 weekend. 

Family & Friends Day Check-in
Time: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Location: Abbott Welcome Center

Families of current students who registered for the day should check-in to get their schedule, gift, and meal tickets.

Party on the Square
Time: 12-3 p.m.
Location: Scully Square

Come down to Scully Square for an afternoon of fun activities! Join students, alums, faculty and staff and bring your friends and family for the second annual Party on the Square at homecoming. We’ll have food trucks, ice cream, face painting, balloon artists, a photobooth and more!

Fall Fun in the Rec
Time: 12-3 p.m.
Location: Rec Center

Play games, bowl and relax with family and friends in the Rec!

Movie in the Magee: Thor – Love and Thunder
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Magee-O’Connor Theater

Thor comes out of retirement for another big-screen appearance on Family and Friends Day. Get there early for free popcorn and drinks before showtime!

Dinner and a Show
Time: 5-7 p.m.
Location: Andorfer Dining Hall

Enjoy dinner and a show with a live family-friendly performance for featuring Free Daps! FREE DAPS is a group of freestyle rappers and improvisers who use hip-hop to create a thrilling, one-of-a-kind musical comedy show. After bringing their authentic freestyle to both Disney World and Universal Studios, their next stop is Fort Wayne, Indiana! Families of current students who register for this event receive a meal voucher for dinner in the Dining Hall. Those without a voucher may purchase dinner at the entrance to the Dining Hall.

Casino Night
Time: 7-10 p.m.
Location: Seitz Conference Center

In the the pinnacle of homecoming traditions, you can test your luck at actual roulette, blackjack and many other tables with professional dealers for the opportunity to win a variety of awesome prize packages! Whether blackjack or craps is your game, whether you are a beginner or a card shark, come one come all to Casino Night. The night is entirely free for students and their friends and families.

Is your student planning to work during the school year? Consider on-campus employment! On-campus employment means students never have to worry about a long commute or class schedule interfering with their work schedule! We value our students and want to help them advance their skills while the focus remains on their education. They can begin building professional relationships in our Warrior community, enhance their work experience and start preparing to reach their career goals. To be eligible for on-campus employment students must be currently registered at Indiana Tech, authorized to work in the United States, and must submit a completed application with a resume. To check out our listing of open positions and to apply, click HERE. 

If your student plans to work while attending school, make sure they bring two forms of acceptable identification from this list: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents

Whether you live across the country or around the world, don’t miss a minute of Indiana Tech Warriors in action! Links to individual livestreams can be found here as competition season begins! If you live in the area or plan to travel to watch in-person, you can get your tickets online in advance here.

Whether watching from home or in-person, sport your Warrior pride by ordering your Indiana Tech gear through the online Tech Treasures store at the link below!

See the full  2022-23 academic calendars here: https://registrar.indianatech.edu/calendars/undergrad/

Final thoughts from a fellow mom

As I mentioned in last month’s e-newsletter, Karl and I moved Thomas into his dorm room in Manhattan in August. We certainly did NOT have the experience we are used to at Indiana Tech where a team of volunteers is standing by ready to help new students move in. We were fortunate to at least find a parking space on the city block where Thomas’ building is, but we were on our own to move Thomas’ belongings up to his ninth-floor room! We realized rather quickly that his room was too small to fit everything we brought with us, so Thomas had to make some difficult decisions about things to send back home with us. After moving Thomas in, we went out for a late lunch and then said our goodbyes. Even though we had been through it once before when he was a freshman, leaving him alone in New York City was rough. There were definitely tears!

I am sure that many of you – especially parents of our new freshmen – can relate to what I was feeling that day. Was Thomas going to be okay? Would he make friends? Would his dorm room ever feel like home to him? Would he be able to navigate Manhattan? Would he be safe?

My experience with Thomas gives me a great perspective to better understand what our Indiana Tech students – and you as their parents and families – are going through. I believe strongly that my role at Indiana Tech is to help support our students and provide you with comfort knowing that I am here to help. I will continue to do as much as possible to interact with your students, to create a sense of family and to help Karl lead a university that provides a safe environment for students to learn and thrive.