Students
Family Weekend
FAMILY WEEKEND 2008
April 11-13
All Poet families, parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, and friends are welcome. With three days of activities, athletic games, student presentations and performances, all leading up to the main event—Honors Convocation—this weekend promises to be a true celebration of the achievements of our students.
2008 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
DATE / TIME |
EVENT |
LOCATION |
FRIDAY, APRIL 11 |
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| Noon - 5p.m. | Open Registration | Philadelphia House |
| 3:30p.m. | Career Planning for College Students Linda Ross, Program Director |
Deihl Hall, Rm. 104 |
| Demonstration College Class: "Love at First Bite—Applications for Snake Venom Extracts" Prof. Devin Iimoto | Deihl Hall, Rm. 118 |
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| 4:30p.m. | Study Abroad & International Students Sally Cardenas, Program Director |
Deihl Hall, Rm. 118 |
| Whittier Scholars Student Presentations | Deihl Hall, Rm. 104 |
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| 5:30p.m. | Progressive Dinner with Faculty Masters -Hartley House: Appetizers -Garrett House: Main Course -Alumni House: Dessert |
Begins at Hartley House (Student tour guides will lead diners to next location.) |
| 7:30p.m. | Honors Convocation & Reception | Ruth B. Shannon Center for the Performing Arts |
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| 7:30a.m. | Walk With The President Sharon Herzberger |
Mendenhall Lobby (Route is approx. 1.5 miles; please wear comfortable shoes.) |
| 9a.m. - 1p.m. | Whittier Undergraduate Research Conference (WURC) |
Ruth B. Shannon Center for the Performing Arts |
| 10a.m. | "State of the College" Address President Herzberger |
Hoover Hall, Rm 100 |
| 11a.m. | Women's Water Polo v. Caltech | Lillian Slade Aquatics Center |
| Men's Baseball v. Pomona-Pitzer |
Memorial Baseball Field | |
| 11:30a.m. | President's Luncheon: John Greenleaf Whittier Society (JGWS) Parents & Students |
TBD (by invitation only) |
| 1p.m. | Women's Softball v. University of Dallas | Charles & Marie Palmer Softball Stadium |
| Getting Involved On Campus: A Parent's Guide |
Garrett Faculty Master's House (Patio) | |
| 2 - 3p.m. | Climate Committee Open Forum |
Garrett Faculty Master's House (Patio) |
| 4p.m. | Alumni Legacies Reception |
TBD (by invitation only) |
| 5:30p.m. | Annual Asian Night Celebration (Dinner & Performance) |
Ruth B. Shannon Center for the Performing Arts |
SUNDAY, APRIL 13 |
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| 7a.m. | 9-Hole Family Golf Coach Rich Kim '92 & the Golf Team |
Coyote Hills Golf Course, Fullerton, CA (reservations required) |
| 11a.m. | Church Service Featuring the Whittier College Choir |
First Friends Church, Uptown Whittier |
| Noon | Poet Families Brunch | "Temporary Inn" (TI) |
