Frequently Asked Questions
Absolutely! The majority of events during Family Weekend are free for students. If you wish to participate in any of the following you will need to sign up in the Family Weekend Reservations, but do all Add Ons:
- Cooking Class: Prep Your Meals
- Paint & Sip
- Archies Duck Dash
- Gardening Experience
Family Weekend Reservations
If your family has season tickets, you can just put 0 for the amount of basketball tickets you want.
If you need additional tickets, put that number in and we'll get you the additional. To sit together, you would need to take them on that day to the ticket office and exchange for seats together.
If you have already submitted your Family Weekend reservation and need to add additional items, you will do that under the Add On portion of the Reservation.
Family Weekend Reservations
Check-in will be located in the lobby of the Screaming Eagles Complex. You will receive Family Weekend goodies and any pre-ordered items such as shirts and tickets for paid Family Weekend events. See you there!
Parents and families are asked not to stay overnight with their students who are living on-campus. Instead, Evansville offers lots of options for overnight stays, including some that offer discounted rates for USI students. Click the link below to see some of your options.
YES! Many locations offer discounts for USI students as long as you show them your student ID. Click the link below to see some of these offers.
The sooner you can let us know, the better! Full refunds will be offered until January 19, 2025. For more information, see the "Refund Policy" tab.
USI will honor a 100% refund on all Family Weekend reservations that are requested by midnight on Sunday, January 19, 2025. Requests for refunds should be sent to new.student@usi.edu. No refunds will be provided after that time. All purchases must be picked up at Family Weekend check-in. If not picked up then, we will hold materials in our office until March 1, 2025. Unclaimed items will be used for other events at USI. Contact New Student and Transitional Programs at 812-465-7167 or new.student@usi.edu with any questions.