Free Events at Family Weekend 2013
Family Weekend is filled with exciting events, many of which are free and do not require a ticket! Below is a list of on campus events that were offered during Family Weekend 2012. Many of these same events will be offered free of charge during Family Weekend 2013.
Check back soon for the schedule of free events being offered for Family Weekend 2013, October 11th-13th, 2013!
| Friday, October 12 | |
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| 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Hallie Ford Museum of Art open Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700 State Street Exhibitions: Timeless Renaissance: Italian Drawings from the Alessandro Maggiori Collection, Georges Rouault: Miserere et Guerre and Ancestral Dialogues: Conversations in Native American Art in the re-opening of The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Gallery. For more information visit willamette.edu/arts/hfma Free admission |
| 3-5 p.m. | Willamette Career Center Open House Putnam University Center, 3rd Floor The friendly staff of Career Services will provide parents with an introduction to the resources offered by the Career Center and WU. Find out how we can work together to help your student think about and pursue a career. Also, you can learn about exciting internship and employment opportunities and register your student for the Virtual Career Center. |
| 3:30-5 p.m. | Campus Resource Open House Putnam University Center, Cat Cavern, 2nd Floor Take this opportunity to get acquainted with the many resources that Willamette has to offer. Get questions answered and enjoy light refreshments. |
| 4:30-5:30 p.m. | Historic Downtown Salem Walking Tour Downtown - leave from Hatfield Fountain This is an opportunity to become better acquainted with downtown historic Salem. Join us on this walking tour and learn what Oregon's capitol city has to offer. |
| 7:30 p.m. | Jazz Night Smith Auditorium (Doors open 30 minutes before music performances) Don’t miss this opportunity to be amazed by the musical talents of Willamette’s student jazz musicians and vocalists, including the Willamette Singers and the Willamette Jazz Collective. |
| 8-10 p.m. | Open Mic Night at The Bistro Putnam University Center, Willamette Bistro, 1st Floor Stop by and enjoy a delicious dessert or specialty coffee along with some laid-back entertainment in the Bistro, Willamette’s student-run coffeehouse. |
| 10–11:30 p.m. | Guess the Straight Person Putnam University Center, Willamette Bistro, 1st Floor Sponsored by Angles, Willamette’s original gay-straight alliance, Guess the Straight Person has been a popular Family Weekend event for years. Guaranteed to elicit hysterical laughter and raise LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) awareness Guess the Straight Person is presented at Family Weekend in honor of National Coming Out Day (October 11, 2012). At the event, a panel of ten to fifteen students volunteers, only two of whom identify as “straight,” will be asked a series of questions. Panelists will answer the questions one by one and at the end of the evening, the audience will hold a vote to see if they have what it takes to weave through the stereotypes and identify the only two students who identify as straight. PFLAG (Parents, Family, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) and councilors will be available to support students and families. For questions about Angles or Guess the Straight Person, contact the Angles president Joseph Campbell at jcampbel@willamette.edu. |
| Saturday, October 13 | |
| 9 a.m.-2 p.m. | Mini University Sessions Get a taste of the academic life at Willamette by attending your choice of 16 sessions presented by professors from a variety of departments. Sessions begin at 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and noon. Experience the joy of learning at sessions like “Unconventional Shakespeare,” “The Big Bang and Beyond: A Beginner’s Guide to the Universe” and “That Dirty Word: Censorship!” This year, four of the sessions are featuring a variety of student presenters too! Visit the Family Weekend website willamette.edu/go/fw for a complete list of session offerings. |
| 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Hallie Ford Museum of Art open Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700 State Street |
| 11:30 a.m. | A capella Mini Concert Jackson Plaza Do you enjoy music? Want to hear the three amazing a capella groups on campus? Well luckily, they will be performing a few songs each during this mini concert! Come have a relaxing time during a beautiful part of the day and listen to some great music. |
| Noon | Bearcat Women's Soccer vs. Linfield College Sparks Field |
| 1 p.m. | Willamette Rugby Football Club Men's Rugby vs. Central Oregon College Quad |
| 2:30 p.m. | Bearcat Men’s Soccer vs. George Fox University Sparks Field |
| 7 p.m. | Family Weekend Concert Smith Auditorium (Doors open 30 minutes before music performances) Enjoy outstanding musical performances by Willamette’s talented students. The concert will feature the Wind Ensemble, Chamber Choir, Voce Feminile (Women’s Choir), Male Ensemble Willamette, and University Chamber Orchestra. |
| Sunday, October 14 | |
| 9:30-10:30 a.m. | Interdenominational Worship Service Cone Chapel, Waller Hall, 2nd Floor This service will be led by University Chaplain Karen Wood, with assistance from students. While open to all, the approach is "progressive Christian" -- in line with Willamette's heritage and in tune with current spiritual and political perspectives. We invite you to join us! |
| Noon | Guided Tour of Sorority Houses Putnam University Center, 1st Floor A member of Panhellenic Council will lead a tour through all three sorority chapter houses and answer questions about sorority life at Willamette. This is an opportunity to talk first hand with sorority women about living in a chapter house and what it is like to be a member of a sorority at Willamette. The tour will last about 45 minutes. An RSVP is requested, but not required, to Jaci at jabeloe@willamette.edu. |
| 1-5 p.m. | Hallie Ford Museum of Art Open Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700 State Street |
| 3 p.m. | Faculty Recital Series, featuring Natalie Gunn Hudson Hall Enjoy lush art songs by Berlioz, Mahler, Milhaud & Debussy, along with stunning American songs set to Emily Dickinson poems that all celebrate the abundance of life. Natalie’s beautiful soprano voice and intelligent artistry bring colorful interpretations to the concert and opera stages. Prof. Gunn will be accompanied by the exceptional pianist, Susan McDaniel, who has performed solo and chamber music throughout the United States as well as France, Germany, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic. |