BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100811T000000 DTEND:20100902T000000 DTSTAMP:20100708T183046 SUMMARY:ETSU PRIDE Week DESCRIPTION:August 11, 2010 - September 2, 2010 Calendar of Events August Wednesday, August 11 Johnson City/Jonesborough/Washington County Chamber of Commerce Breakfast sponsored by ETSU at the Millennium Center at 7:09 a.m. An ETSU PRIDE promo is planned. For more information contact Barbara Mentgen at (423) 461-8000. Wednesday, August 18 ETSU PRIDE Night at BMS. Come show your ETSU PRIDE at Bristol Motor Speedway. For more information contact the Alumni Office at (423) 439-4218 Wednesday, August 25 ETSU PRIDE Decorating Contest. Campus offices and community businesses are encouraged to show their ETSU PRIDE by decorating their doors, offices and/or storefronts. Creativity welcome. Judging will be on August 25th and winners will be announced on the 26th. For more information contact the Alumni Office at (423) 439-4218. “Since 1911… ETSU PRIDE” is this year’s theme. -PRIDE WEEK BEGINS- Thursday, August 26 ETSU PRIDE Move-In Day and New Students Welcome Stations 6:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. on the East and West end of campus. Traditional freshman begin PREVIEW. For more information contact Jess Helton at (423) 439-8411 or (423) 439-7505. ETSU PRIDE Night with the Bristol White Sox – vs. Bluefield Orioles. Gates open at 6:00 p.m. and the game begins at 7:00 p.m. Admission is free with an ETSU ID or by wearing ETSU paraphernalia. For more information call Mahlon Luttrell at (276) 206-9946 or visit www.bristolsox.com. ETSU PRIDE Night with the Elizabethton Twins - vs. Pulaski Mariners. Gates open at 6:00 p.m. and the game begins at 7:00 p.m. Admission is free with an ETSU ID or by wearing ETSU paraphernalia. For more information call Mike Mains at (423) 547-6441 or check out http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/index.jsp?sid=t576 Friday, August 27 ETSU Annual "State of the University" address by ETSU President Dr. Paul E. Stanton, Jr. at the Martha Street Culp Auditorium in the D.P. Culp Center as part of the opening of the faculty conference at 9:30 a.m. For more information contact the University Relations office at (423) 439-4317. ETSU PRIDE Tri-Cities Blue and Gold Day: All businesses are encouraged to have employees wear PRIDE T-shirts or other ETSU paraphernalia. For details contact the Alumni Office at (423) 439-4218. ETSU PRIDE Night at the Appalachian Fair: $1.00 off admission 3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. for everyone showing their ETSU PRIDE by wearing ETSU apparel. For more details contact the Alumni Office at (423) 439-4218. Preview Sidewalk Sale: Here is your chance to meet, greet, and recruit new students for your organization. The event will be held from 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. at the Basler Center for Physical Activity (CPA). Please plan to arrive by 3 p.m. to set-up. If you would like to participate, please contact Michael Birdwell at (423) 439-4210. ETSU PRIDE Bluegrass on Broad Street at 7:00 p.m. sponsored by TK’s Big Dog in downtown Kingsport. For more information contact Tom Keller at (423) 245-6300. ETSU Men’s Soccer vs. Tusculum at 7:00 p.m. Exhibition game. For more information, please contact Coach Scott Calabrese at (423) 439-8438. ETSU Volleyball vs. Virginia Commonwealth at 4:30 p.m. For more information, please contact Coach Lindsey Devine at (423) 439-4259. Saturday, August 28 Start of Saturday Classes Sunday, August 29 ETSU PRIDE Movie Night: Students are invited to see “Iron Man 2” on an outdoor big screen in front of Sherrod Library at 8:30 p.m. Monday, August 30 ETSU PRIDE Night with the Johnson City Cardinals – vs. Bluefield Orioles. Gates open and 6:00 p.m. and the game begins at 7:00 p.m. Admission is free with an ETSU ID or by wearing ETSU paraphernalia. For more call Chuck Arnold at (423) 461-4866 or check out www.jccardinals.com. ETSU Women’s Soccer vs. Tennessee Wesleyan at 5:00 p.m. For more information, contact Coach Heather Henson at (423) 439-4294. Tuesday, August 31 ETSU “Welcome Back” Picnic from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. in the Amphitheatre. Come and enjoy food, fun, games, and music. For more information contact Joy Fulkerson at (423) 439-6633. ETSU Volleyball vs. Appalachian State at 7:00 p.m. For more information, contact Coach Lindsey Devine at (423) 439-4259. September Wednesday, September 1 ETSU PRIDE Community Showcase in the Borchuck Plaza in front of Sherrod Library from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. sponsored by the Johnson City/Jonesborough/Washington County Chamber of Commerce (www.johnsoncitytnchamber.com) and the ETSU Alumni Association. For more information contact the Alumni Office at (423) 439-4218. ***Check back often, list to be updated as events added*** UID:974-353-1011 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR