Parents Weekend, this Saturday, Sep 30, is an exciting time for parents of students to get a glimpse of college life at HSU. For parents who recently said goodbye, as they sent their sons and daughters off to college, it’s an opportunity for reassurance as they see how their children are settling in.

Cooking for HSU families this Saturday is the Mrs. Baird’s Ultimate Smoker and Grill. This semi-trailer, turned grill and smoker, will be set up near the entrance to the Shelton Stadium on Simmons Street to serve families prior to the football game with Mississippi College. The Ultimate Grill, which has made appearances at 4 NCAA Final Four games and Super Bowl XXXVIII, can cook and serve over 1000 hamburgers and hotdogs at a time.

Mrs. Baird's Ultimate Smoker and Grill

Dads, this is the Holy Grail of grills and you’ve got to see it. Its wood fired 48" x 120" grill cooks approximately 200 steaks simultaneously or 1000 hotdogs. This unique 55' marvel slow smokes and quick grills, slow smokes 2000 pounds of meat, has a 48" flat grill and a Double Fryer, a 4-burner gas stove, running water, a 48" flat screen television with Satellite hookup and Bose Entertainment System, plus a 20’ hydraulic lid. Don't you wish you had one of your own?

All of the 2006 New Student Orientation family groups will be present at lunch before the game begins. Parents of new students will have a fun opportunity to meet the group that their son or daughter went through orientation with and join in on their “family reunion.”

The fun begins at 11:30 a.m. and continues right up to kickoff at 2:00 p.m.

Other Saturday Opportunities:

Feldenkrais Workshop for Singers - Hemphill Choir Room - 9:00 a.m.-2:45 p.m.

Dr. Bob Fink - Book Signing at Books-A-Million - his recent Twilight Innings hit.