Experience BUF: March 2-4, 2025
Experience BUF is a three-day event where you will have the opportunity to stay overnight on our campus and experience real life as a college student. There will be dozens of activities including Chapel and worship night, live classroom visits, enrollment and financial aid assistance, various student life activities, and scholarship giveaways! There will be activities for parents and guests as well. Large groups are welcome and encouraged!
**Please note that on-campus housing is available for prospective students, ages 16 and up, only. Parents and other guests are responsible for their own housing. Hotel recommendations are available below!
Fairfield Inn & Suites Marriott
4966 Whitetail Drive
Marianna, Florida 32448
850-482-0012
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Bonifay
115 Washington Drive
Bonifay, Florida 32425
(850) 844-0600
DoubleTree Hilton Dothan
2740 Ross Clark Circle
Dothan, Alabama 36301
334-699-6209
Schedule:
Sunday: Check-In & Welcome Activities
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3:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Check-In
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3:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Open Gym
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4:30 PM – 6:30 PM: Dinner
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7:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Night of Worship
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8:00 PM – 9:30 PM: Ice Cream Social
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11:00 PM – 7:00 AM: Quiet Hours
Monday: Preview Day
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8:00 AM – 9:15 AM: Breakfast
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9:30 AM – 10:20 AM: Chapel
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10:30 AM – 11:15 AM: Live Classroom Visits
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11:20 AM – 12:00 PM: Scavenger Hunt & Parent/Guest Tour
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12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch
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1:00 PM – 1:50 PM: Student Panel & Parent Connect
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2:00 PM – 2:45 PM: Campus Conversations
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3:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Free Time (Choose from a variety of activities)
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4:30 PM – 6:30 PM: Dinner
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6:30 PM – 7:30 PM: Intramural Volleyball & Trivia Night
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7:45 PM – 10:30 PM: Late Night Social (Special Event)
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11:00 PM – 7:00 AM: Quiet Hours
Tuesday: Check-Out
Preview Day: March 3, 2025
Preview Day is a one-day student life experience that provides students with an overview of what BUF has to offer. Activities include Chapel, classroom visits, a scavenger hunt, and scholarship giveaways! This is a great option for high school field trip groups or anyone who is unable to attend the full three-day event. You don't want to miss this incredible opportunity!
Schedule:
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8:30 AM – 9:30 AM: Registration & Check-In
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9:30 AM – 10:20 AM: Chapel
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10:30 AM – 11:15 AM: Live Classroom Visits
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11:20 AM – 12:00 PM: Scavenger Hunt & Parent/Guest Tour
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12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch
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1:00 PM – 1:50 PM: Student Panel & Parent Connect
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2:00 PM – 2:45 PM: Campus Conversations
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We are here to help you Advance God's Kingdom with your Calling.
Baptist University of Florida is the premier Christian higher education institution in the state of Florida and is determined to make you biblically capable, academically credible, and spiritually fruitful in the midst of a diverse world that is in urgent need of the gospel. Whether you desire to serve in a local church, teach in the classroom, lead a congregation in worship, lead a business, or counsel others through hardship and suffering, we are eager to come alongside you to ensure that you are ready to go and make much of Christ along the way.
Join BUF for Preview Days in different locations throughout Florida during 2025. The online event calendar will provide the latest information for each month.
During the day, you will get to spend time with those who will invest in you during your years at the university and see what a day in the life of a student is like. If you have any questions give us a call at (800) 328-2660 or email our admissions office.
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For More Information Contact
Office of Admissions
(800) 328-2660 ext. 460
admissions@buf.edu