03 May Huntington University’s First “Grandparents Day”

Megan Crawford, a sophomore broadcasting major at Huntington University, invited her grandmother to make the four-hour drive from Oakwood, Ill., to attend Huntington University’s first ever Grandparents Day, held April 25, 2006. Crawford, a native of Danville, Ill., says her grandmother, Diana “Granny” Jameson, is “a very curious person, and I knew she would like to have a different atmosphere for the day and see what I do here.”

“In other words,” Jameson said, laughing, “I’m nosy.”
Jameson was one of 112 grandparents to visit students on the campus Tuesday. Grandparents traveled from as far away as Pennsylvania and North Carolina to have lunch in the Habecker Dining Commons, tour the campus, as well as attend class and chapel with their grandchild.
“I’ve been here before, but never to something like this,” Jameson said.  “I think it’s good for the family to see where the money is going. I think it’s the right size. You’re not just a number here.”
When Crawford completes her education, she will be the first person in her family to earn a bachelor’s degree.
“Megan has got to have an education in today’s day and age,” Jameson said. “When you’re out there, you’ve got to have that degree, or you’ll be flipping hamburgers.”