UTA Parent and Family Services will host Friends and Family Weekend from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Students and their families can enjoy a variety of events, from volleyball to a planetarium show. Tickets are free for UTA students, and on-site registration is still available with all-access tickets costing $75 for adults and $30 for ages 6-17.
Lauren Puls, assistant director of Parent and Family Services, said Friends and Family weekend has been a long-standing tradition at UTA since 2006. [cq website
“The main purpose of it is to give families an opportunity to reconnect with their student,’’ Puls said.
The biggest thing that families can gain from the event is quality time, Puls said. The event provides a schedule of different activities to do, but families can also go off campus to explore and see things through their students’ point of view.
“It’s a great time of year to reconnect with their student because it’s typically right after midterm exams,’’ she said.
The All-Access Pass includes a T-shirt, access to activities Friday and Saturday, light refreshments Friday, breakfast and dinner Saturday, a ticket to the UTA women’s volleyball game and admission to the planetarium.
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