Game Day Weekend Events 2011
8/30/2010 2:39:00 AM | General
WEEKEND EVENTS SCHEDULE
Thursday-Saturday, December 1-3, 2011
Thursday, December 1
On-Campus & Statesboro Events
University Store
Georgia Avenue & Chandler Road
(912) 478-5181
Thursday hours: 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m.
GSU: Wildlife Education Center
until 5 p.m.
Admission fee
GSU: Georgia Southern Museum
Exhibit -- Archaeology of Camp Lawton
Rediscover a unique chapter in Civil War history through the historical research and archaeological finds made by the Georgia Southern University Department of Sociology and Anthropology students and faculty working at the site of the former Camp Lawton, a Confederate Prisoner of War camp located in nearby Jenkins County.
Exhibit -- At Home with the World -- the Global Origins of Everyday Stuff
This exhibit identifies common products we enjoy each day that originate in foreign lands and traces their paths from country-of-origin to our homes.
until 5 p.m.
Admission fee: $2 per individual, free to members, Georgia Southerns students and children under the age of 3.
PERMANENT EXHIBITS
Mosasaur -- 78-million-year-old, 26-foot long, fossil skeleton of a Mosasaur in the Hall of Natural History
Vogtle Whale -- Fossil and replica of Georgiacetus vogtlensis, the oldest whale fossil found in North America at 40 million years.
Friday, December 2On-Campus & Statesboro Events
University Store
Georgia Ave. & Chandler Road
(912) 478-5181
Friday Game Weekend hours: 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Student tickets on sale at University Store Customer Service counter
$5 per ticket, one ticket allowed per ID
GSU: Wildlife Education Center
until 5 p.m.
Admission fee
GSU: Georgia Southern Museum
Exhibit -- Archaeology of Camp Lawton
Rediscover a unique chapter in Civil War history through the historical research and archaeological finds made by the Georgia Southern University Department of Sociology and Anthropology students and faculty working at the site of the former Camp Lawton, a Confederate Prisoner of War camp located in nearby Jenkins County.
Exhibit -- At Home with the World -- the Global Origins of Everyday Stuff
This exhibit identifies common products we enjoy each day that originate in foreign lands and traces their paths from country-of-origin to our homes.
until 5 p.m.
Admission fee: $2 per individual, free to members, Georgia Southerns students and children under the age of 3.
PERMANENT EXHIBITS
Mosasaur -- 78-million-year-old, 26-foot long, fossil skeleton of a Mosasaur in the Hall of Natural History
Vogtle Whale -- Fossil and replica of Georgiacetus vogtlensis, the oldest whale fossil found in North America at 40 million years.
GSU: Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art
Center for Art & Theatre
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Erk Russell portrait by Steve Penley
Smith Callaway Banks Southern Folk Art Collection
Exhibition -- Tom Nakashima 1999-2010
Contemporary Gallery
Exhibition -- In Context, Master of Fine Arts Candidate Kate Felzien
University Gallery
Saturday, December 3
On-Campus & Statesboro Events
8 a.m.
Paulson Stadium Parking lot opens
9 a.m.-6 p.m.
GSU: University Store
Georgia Ave. & Chandler Road
(912) 478-5181
Game Day hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
GSU: Wildlife Education Center
1-5 p.m.
Reptile program at 2 p.m.
Flighted raptor program at 3 p.m.
Admission fee
GSU: Georgia Southern Museum
open 2-5 p.m.
Mad Scientist Laboratory: Earth Science
Portraits in Gray: A Civil War Photography Exhibit
10 a.m.
Athletics Ticket Office opens (Cowart Building)
203 Lanier Drive, Statesboro, GA 30458
(3 hours before kickoff)
11 a.m.
WILL CALL at Gate 4 opens
(2 hours before kickoff)
Player pass gate and high school recruits
Radio Pre-game Show begins on the Georgia Southern Radio Network
(begins 2 hours prior to kickoff)
Paulson Stadium entrance gates open (1.5 hours prior to kickoff)
Gates 3 & 4 Ticket gates open
High School coaches -- Gate 3
Cheerleader guest passes -- Gate 3
Approximately 12:20 p.m.
Yellow buses arrive at Bishop Field House
Listen for sirens as the buses approach Paulson Stadium
Groups should decide beforehand who needs to stay
at the car to honk the horn and who will greet the buses
1 p.m.
Kickoff -- Old Dominion Monarchs vs. Georgia Southern Eagles
Follow the Eagles during the game at GeorgiaSouthernEagles.com/connect
Conclusion of Game
Members of the Eagle Football Team will join Southern Pride while it plays Georgia Southern's alma mater.After competitors have cleared the field, Paulson Stadium and Glenn Bryant Field
are open for fans to enjoy, to pose for photos near "Game Day",
the bust of Coach Erk Russell, or to play on the field.
Post-Game Ford Locker Room Wrapup Radio Show
Post-game Ford Locker Room Wrapup radio show on The Boomer 103.7
