Posted by Philip Poole on 2008-08-12

The inaugural Southern Conference FanFest will go on as scheduled tonight (Aug. 12), according to Â鶹ÊÓƵ officials.

Because inclement weather has been forecast for the Birmingham area throughout the day, the event has been moved to Samford's Pete Hanna Center. The event runs from 5:30 – 8 p.m. and is free.

 

 
Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.