Family Weekend 2012
September 28-29, 2012
THE SCHEDULE BELOW IS INCOMPLETE. FOR A COMPLETE UPDATED SCHEDULE FOR FAMILY WEEKEND, SEE THE BROCHURE WHICH WILL BE MAILED TO YOU OR EMAIL mona.wyatt@centre.edu for the UPDATED SCHEDULE.
Each year the Centre Parents Association welcomes you to Family Weekend! This special event is a wonderful opportunity for your whole family to experience Centre and to share time with your student. Dress is informal. Siblings, grandparents, favorite aunts -- the whole family -- are welcome! NOTE: We encourage you to make your hotel reservations soon. The hotels do book up quickly for Family Weekend. Click here for a list of area accommodations.
TENTATIVE Schedule of Events
FRIDAY, September 28
7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
HALL OF FAME CAFE. Sutcliffe, 2nd floor. Join us for a specialty coffee, a soft drink, muffins, sandwiches and other delicious items.
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Aegon Gallery in the Jones Visual Arts Center. Exhbit to be announced. Open to the public at no charge.
9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
CENTRE BOOKSTORE. No trip to Centre is complete without a visit to our bookstore, located downtown in the former Hub building - at the corner of Main and Third Streets. Enjoy coffee and snacks in the Hub Cafe which is located right next door.
11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
THE GREAT AMERICAN DOLLHOUSE MUSEUM. Located at 344 Swope Drive (just behind the Centre soccer field off Lexington Avenue). The museum is offering free admission for Centre families. The Great American Dollhouse Museum is a unique educational facility that exhibits American history in miniature. The 6,000 square foot museum contains over 200 dollhouses and thousands of related miniatures, presented in remarkable detail. The gift shop features a large selection of miniatures. (Several Centre faculty, staff, and Centre spouses are the creators of the museum.)
Noon - 5:00 p.m.
REGISTRATION - Downstairs Lobby Old Centre. Parents please sign in. You may pick up free football tickets here as well as other tickets and information. Check in to get an updated schedule!
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
DINING AT CAMPUS CENTER. Enjoy dinner in Cowan with your student. No reservations necessary; pay at door.
5:00 p.m.
DRAMA CENTRE PLAY "to be announced."
9:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
COMEDIAN. Combs Warehouse. This year's entertainment to be announced.
SATURDAY, September 29
9:00 a.m. - Noon
REGISTRATION. Campus Center. All football tickets, other tickets, campus maps and additional information will be available at the registration table. Check in to get an updated schedule!
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
PRESIDENT'S BRUNCH. CAMPUS CENTER. President John Roush and his wife, Susie, invite you to begin your day with brunch at the new Campus Center. No charge, but please make a reservation by calling Amy Wilson at (859) 238-5208 after August 1st.
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Aegon Gallery in the Jones Visual Arts Center. Exhibit to be announced. Open to the public at no charge.
ACADEMIC SAMPLERS: "Mini versions" of classroom lectures and sessions on current topics for college parents offer an excellent opportunity for parents. You don't want to miss them! No reservations, no charge. Topics to be announced.
10:45 a.m.
TOUR OF CAMPUS. Old Centre, 1st floor. The admission office is hosting tours of the campus for any interested siblings and friends. The tours are led by Centre students. Please make a reservation for the tour by calling (800) 423-6236 no later than Monday, September 19th.
10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
CENTRE BOOKSTORE. Last chance to shop for a Centre souvenir - t-shirts, mugs, hats, and other gift items - at the Centre bookstore located downtown at Third and Main Streets. Enjoy coffee, pastries and sandwiches in the Hub Cafe.
11:00 a.m.
MINI CONCERT. Newlin Hall, Norton Center for the Arts. A popular tradition during Family Weekend - the Centre choral and instrumental ensembles will perform under the direction of the music faculty. No charge.
11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
THE GREAT AMERICAN DOLLHOUSE MUSEUM. Located at 344 Swope Drive (just behind the Centre soccer field off Lexington Avenue). The musuem is offering free admission for Centre families. The Great American Dollhouse Museum is a unique educational facility that exhibits American history in miniature. The 6,000 square foot museum contains over 200 dollhouses and thousands of related miniatures, presented in remarkable detail. The gift shop features a large selection of miniatures. (Several Centre faculty, staff, and Centre spouses are the creators of the museum.)
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
OPEN HOUSE: Career Services. Old Carnegie, 1st floor. Career Services is pleased to offer an open house for the families of our students! Parents and other family members are invited to stop by Career Services in Old Carnegie to see our facilities, meet the staff, and enjoy refreshments.
1:00 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY. Centre Vs. Transy
1:30 p.m.
FOOTBALL. Colonels Vs. Millsaps
Noon - 6:00 p.m.
HALL OF FAME CAFE. Sutcliffe, 2nd floor. Join us for a specialty coffee, a soft drink, muffins, sandwiches and other delicious items.
6:00 p.m.
WOMEN'S SOCCER. Centre Vs. Berry College
SATURDAY EVENING
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Entertainment to be announced.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION: No guest parking passes are required for Family Weekend. Parents may park in all student and faculty/staff lots. (Additional parking is also available in the Danville city parking garage, located on the corner of Walnut and Third Streets.) Also, please get a revised Family Weekend schedule when you check in at the Registration table because some events may be added for the weekend. We encourage casual, comfortable dress for the weekend!
