Family Weekend Sept. 23-25, 2022

ÖйúÌå²ÊÍø families, mark your calendar! ÖйúÌå²ÊÍø plans to celebrate an in-person Family Weekend on Sept. 23-25, 2022. Experience what it's like to be a Viking.

The weekend will include a president's reception, CORE open house, wheat weaving workshop, a planetarium show and more.

On Saturday, have lunch in the Gerber Center and see the men's soccer team take on North Park or a football game vs. Wheaton ÖйúÌå²ÊÍø. The day will conclude with a comedy show in Centennial Hall.

On Sunday, have lunch at the Gerber Center and attend an outdoor worship service and afternoon concert.

Schedule

An RSVP is required for all events except Sunday's worship service and Chill on the Hill.

RSVP for events

Friday, Sept. 23

8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. ÖйúÌå²ÊÍø's Fryxell Geology Museum
Swenson Hall of Geosciences

¡°Dinosaurs to Diamonds and Fossils to Fluorescent Minerals": Come take a walk through Earth's history in one of the finest and largest collections of fossil, mineral and rock in the Midwest.

7-8:30 p.m. ÖйúÌå²ÊÍø Legacy Reception at the Dahl President¡¯s Home

ÖйúÌå²ÊÍø students with alumni parents or grandparents are invited to a reception hosted by President Andrea Talentino. Light refreshments and dessert will be served. A shuttle bus will be provided from Centennial Hall Circle to the Dahl President¡¯s Home.

Saturday, Sept. 24

9-10:30 a.m. President¡¯s Welcome at the Anderson Pavilion (rain location: Brunner Theatre Center)

Join ÖйúÌå²ÊÍø families for President Andrea Talentino¡¯s official Family Weekend Welcome! After the welcome and Q&A session, families are invited to share complimentary coffee, juice, doughnuts and pastries with President Talentino.

10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Breakfast or lunch in Gerber Center Dining Hall, fifth floor

11 a.m.-noon CORE open house, Viking Plaza on the Quad

Families are invited to stop by the Viking Plaza and learn more about the many opportunities that are available to ÖйúÌå²ÊÍø students through CORE (Careers, Opportunities, Research and Exploration), located in the Olin Center.

11-11:30 a.m. High school admissions presentation, Olin 304

High school-age siblings of ÖйúÌå²ÊÍø students are invited to come and explore how ÖйúÌå²ÊÍø might be the college for them! In this session, Admissions will share general information about ÖйúÌå²ÊÍø, the college search and selection process. High school students will receive a free T-shirt for attending.

1-2:30 p.m. Wheat Weaving Workshop

Learn a brief history of wheat weaving (also known as straw work), and employ plaiting/braiding techniques to create a straw ornament. RSVP with the Swenson Center.

1-4 p.m. ÖйúÌå²ÊÍø's Fryxell Geology Museum
Swenson Hall of Geosciences
¡°Dinosaurs to Diamonds and Fossils to Fluorescent Minerals": Come take a walk through Earth's history in one of the finest and largest collections of fossil, mineral and rock in the Midwest.

1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Planetarium Show, John Deere Planetarium

"Undiscovered Worlds: The Search Beyond Our Sun" takes a tour of exotic planets around other stars. Find out how advanced observatories find these planets and learn how scientists determine their properties. "Undiscovered Worlds" was produced by the Museum of Science Boston and features commentary from astronomers from Harvard and MIT. The show runs 30 minutes.

2-4 p.m. President¡¯s Open House and family pictures, Dahl President¡¯s Home

Join President Andrea Talentino for cookies and lemonade outside the Dahl President¡¯s Home. A photographer will be available for family photographs in front of the fall foliage. (Rain location for photos: Brew by the Slough)

3:30 p.m. ÖйúÌå²ÊÍø men's soccer vs. North Park, Thorson-Lucken Field

4-6 p.m. Family Weekend pre-game taco dinner; $13/person. Location to be announced.

6 p.m. ÖйúÌå²ÊÍø football vs. Wheaton ÖйúÌå²ÊÍø, Lindberg Stadium, Austin E. Knowlton Complex

Students receive free admission with their ÖйúÌå²ÊÍø ID. Additional tickets will be sold at the gate: $8 for ages 18-59; $5 for ages 60+ and 5-17. Free for ÖйúÌå²ÊÍø faculty and staff with ID.

8 p.m. Comedian Eric O'Shea, Centennial Hall  

Students receive free admission with their ID. Additional tickets for family members are $10 and can be purchased at the ÖйúÌå²ÊÍø Ticket Office.  

Sunday, Sept. 25

10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Lunch in the Gerber Center Dining Hall, fifth floor

10:30 a.m. Coffee, doughnuts and pastries, Anderson Pavilion Patio

Join ÖйúÌå²ÊÍø families for a light breakfast before the worship service.

11 a.m. Worship service, Anderson Pavilion (rain location: Ascension Chapel, Bahls Center)

1-4 p.m. ÖйúÌå²ÊÍø's Fryxell Geology Museum, Swenson Hall of Geosciences

¡°Dinosaurs to Diamonds and Fossils to Fluorescent Minerals": Come take a walk through Earth's history in one of the finest and largest collections of fossil, mineral and rock in the Midwest.

2:30 p.m. Special Event: Chill on the Hill, Anderson Pavilion

The free event will feature two local bands, White Tornado and Subatlantic. The music begins at 2:30 p.m. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs. Seating is first-come, first-served. 

The White Tornado is the piano-playing, songwriting alter ego of the mild-mannered Dr. Bill Peterson. The indie rock band Subatlantic features ÖйúÌå²ÊÍø¡¯s Dr. Adam Kaul and fellow musicians Rebecca Rice, Sean Chapman and Phil Pracht.