Free Time Activities

Event

Location

Description

Time

Rock Sale

1st Floor Padnos Hallway

The GVSU Geology Club will be selling rocks for minimal costs.  Cash and Venmo only.

10:00 am -11:00 am
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Climbing Wall

Fieldhouse

Parents must sign an online waiver in order for minors to participate. Enjoy a fun climbing experience! Space is limited.

Climbs start at:
10:30 am, 12:00 pm, & 1:00 pm

Tik Tok Dance With the Laker Dance Team

Dance Room Fieldhouse Room B-160

Come and dance with our National Champions dance team! Watch the tutorial on our instagram, or come and freestyle. Space is limited!

10:30 am & 12:00 pm

Lunch With GVSU Laker Mascot Louie the Laker

Fieldhouse Arena

Grab your lunch and head to the fieldhouse arena to watch Louie run a mini pentathlon! 

11:20 am - 11:50 am

Campus Tours

Fieldhouse Near Trophy Hallway

Get a glimpse of what GVSU has to offer our Science majors on this specialized campus tour. Tours are ~ 30 mins, first tour starts at 12:00 pm last tour is at 1:30 pm.

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Inside the Droid With a Fully Functional R2D2

Dance Room Fieldhouse B-160

Come see a fully functional R2D2 and meet the man who built it. Fun Q&A and demo.

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm

Exhibitor Hall

Fieldhouse Arena

Check out the Exhibitor Hall where you will find lots of hands-on STEM activities by local community and business partners. Stop by each booth to get a raffle ticket for an HP Chromebook or R2D2 Lego set! You will need your MSO wristband to enter. The more exhibitors you talk to, the more chances you will have to win!

 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

GVSU Laker Store

Kindschi Hall

Are you wondering what a campus bookstore looks like? Check it out!  Be sure to visit both floors!

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Meteorology students Q&A with Blake Harms

Padnos Hall of Science

Students competing in the Meteorology Event are invited to come meet WOOD TVs Meteorologist Blake Harms for a Q&A. Coaches please fill out this form with your students to reserve your spot.

Deadline to sign up is March 24th at 5:00 pm.

2:30 pm -3:30 pm

*GVSU is a cashless campus and accepts Credit Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, and Tap-and-Go.

If a student or guest only has cash, they can visit the Cash to Card Kiosk in the main entrance of the Laker Market Place (next to Kindschi Hall) to put money on a card. This service is free.

EXCEPTION: The Geology Club Rock Sale and the Great Lakes GeoScience Rock Sale ONLY take cash.



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