President's Schedule of Public Events
August 1
Douglass Community 56th Annual Reunion, 6:30 p.m., Curris Center
August 5
Council on Postsecondary Education President’s Meeting 11 a.m. (ET)
Presidential Fellows Retreat 5:30 p.m., Dover, TN
August 6
Keynote Speaker – Paducah Chamber of Commerce Power in Partnership Breakfast, 7:30 a.m., Paducah, KY
August 7
Academic Leadership Workshop, 8 a.m., Jesse D. Jones College of Science, Engineering and Technology (JCSET)
General Matter Groundbreaking Anniversary Celebration, 1:30 p.m., Paducah, KY
August 10
Pennyrile Area Development District Regional Board Meeting, 11:30 a.m., Hopkinsville, KY
August 11
President’s Cabinet, 9:30 a.m., TBD
New Faculty Orientation and Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Alexander Hall
August 12
Keynote Speaker – Fulton County First Day of Class, 9 a.m., Fulton, KY
August 13
Smooth Move-In Pre-College Orientation, 9 a.m., Curris Center
August 14
College of Nursing and Health Sciences Back-to-School Meeting, 8:30 a.m., Mason Hall
College of Education and Human Services Annual Conclave, 9:30 a.m., Alexander Hall
August 15
Racer Move-In, 10 a.m., Residential College Complex
Fall Sport Fan Fest, 6 p.m., TBD
August 16
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ University (MSU) Racer Soccer vs. Missouri of the SEC, 1 p.m., Cutchin Field
Keynote Speaker – Balanced Man Scholarship Banquet, 4 p.m., CFSB Bank
Student Ice Cream Social, 6:30 p.m., Intramural Fields
August 17
Fall Faculty Breakfast, 8 a.m., Curris Center
College of Humanities and Fine Arts Welcome Back Meeting, 11 a.m., Performing Arts Hall
College of Science, Engineering and Technology Fall Collegiate Meeting, 12:30 p.m., JCSET
Freshman Class Welcome Charge – Blue and Gold Celebration, 1:30 p.m., Lovett Auditorium
Wellness Center Refresh Ribbon Cutting, 5:30 p.m., Bauernfeind Student Recreation and Wellness Center
August 18
Fall Classes Begin
President’s Executive Council, 9:30 a.m., Curris Center
Keynote Speaker – Murray-Calloway County Chamber of Commerce Business @ Lunch, 11:30 a.m., Springhill Suites, Murray, KY
August 19
Welcome Racers Tent, 8 a.m. – 12 noon, Curris Center
Career Services Cookout, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Carr Hall Lawn
Transfer Fiesta, 2 p.m., Curris Center
Student Government Association Retreat, 4:30 p.m., Curris Center Ballroom
August 20
First-Gen Meet and Greet, 3 p.m., Waterfield Library Breezeway
Monthly Men’s Group Meeting, 6 p.m.. Hopkinsville, KY
August 21
Henderson State of Education Breakfast Address, 7:30 a.m., Henderson, KY
August 22
Student Enrichment, Academic Excellence and Leadership Emerging Scholars Institute Orientation, 10 a.m., Curris Center
Alumni Golf Tournament, 12:30 p.m., Murray, KY
August 25
CPE Work Group on Performance Funding, 1 p.m. (ET)
Bacon Farmer Workman – Leadership by Design Lecture, 5:30 p.m.
August 26
Staff Congress, 1:30 p.m., Curris Center
August 27
Board of Regents Annual Retreat, 8 a.m., Heritage Hall – Hall of Benefactors
MSU Racer Football vs. Eastern Illinois University. 6 p.m., Roy Stewart Stadium
August 28
Board of Regents Summer Quarterly Meeting, 8:30 a.m., Pogue Library
August 29
Golf Alumni/Donor Tournament, 12 noon, Murray, KY
Rock the Block, 4 p.m., Intramural Field