Friday, October 14 Family Weekend 2016 Schedule of Events (as of September 21) 11:00 am 7:00 pm Family Weekend Headquarters Get your weekend started at Family Weekend Headquarters. This will serve as the primary location throughout Family Weekend. Guests can check-in, pick up materials, and ask the staff of New Student and Family Engagement (NSFE) any questions about the weekend. 11:00 am 3:00 pm Off-Campus Housing Information 1:00 3:00 pm See Science Differently What can you do with a degree in science? Much more than you think! Stop by this session to talk to faculty in the College of Science and Health about opportunities within the sciences you may not typically think of. From food science to actuarial science and industrial psychology to paleobiology, we hope to have information that will excite you about the vast opportunities to explore in science. 1:10 3:00 pm DePaul Jazz Ensemble Open Rehearsal 1:20 2:50 pm DePaul Chamber Choir Open Rehearsal 2:00 pm Vincentian Traditions Tour This is not your typical campus tour. Instead, we will visit some locations around campus to learn more about DePaul s heritage, history, and mission. Along the way meet current DePaul students and hear stories about how they bring the Vincentian mission to life. The tour will conclude with snacks, conversation and a chance to take your picture with Vinny or Louise! 3:00 5:00 pm Study Abroad Open House Over the summer, the Study Abroad office in Lincoln Park moved to SAC 460. We re excited about our new space and hope you will be too! This open house is an opportunity for students and their families to see our new office, meet with study abroad advisors, ask questions and learn about the more than 70 study abroad opportunities DePaul has to offer. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided. 3:15 4:15 pm Innovative Teaching: Computer Science & English Faculty Co-Teach a Robotics Course This multimedia presentation gives an overview of an experimental course for freshmen on robotics co-taught by a professor of computer science and a professor of literature. 3:30-5:00 pm Honors Program Open House Mingle with Honors students, faculty and staff. Enjoy refreshments, and learn about the offerings of the University Honors Program and its scholarly community. 3:30-5:00 pm Center for Identity, Inclusion and Social Change 20th Anniversary Celebration From its beginnings as the Cultural Center in 1996, the Center has been a space for students, faculty, and staff to build inclusive campus environment through student engagement, community building and identity-conscious leadership development. This reception will be an opportunity to reflect on where we've been and what we want the future to look. 3:30 5:30 pm DePaul Symphony Orchestra Open Rehearsal 3:30 5:30 pm DePaul Wind Symphony Open Rehearsal 5:00 7:00 pm Family Weekend Welcome Kick off Family Weekend with some fun, food, and great student talent! Meet and greet with other families attending Family Weekend, while taking in some performances from our talented student organizations and enjoying some delicious bites and treats. Page 1
6:45 7:45 pm School of Music Parent Reception Question and Answer session on topics of concern to parents, such as the new building, curriculum, first-year concerns, etc. Meet Dean Ronald Caltabiano, Department Chairs Julie DeRoche and Alan Salzenstein, and more. Refreshments will be served 8:00 pm DePaul Wind Symphony Concert Erica Neidlinger, Conductor Page 2
Saturday, October 15 9:00 am 5:00 pm Family Weekend Headquarters This will serve as the primary location throughout Family Weekend. Guests can check-in, pick up materials, and ask the staff of New Student and Family Engagement (NSFE) any questions about the weekend. 9:00 11:00 am President's Diversity Brunch The President s Diversity Brunch, a long-standing annual event, serves as a welcome to DePaul for students and families who participate in Office of Multicultural Student Success (OMSS) programs. This event is a celebration to DePaul s commitment to diversity, allowing parents and families to connect with OMSS and DePaul students, staff, faculty, and university executives. The event features a keynote address by our President as well as other outstanding speakers and student performance groups. *Additional RSVP required (included in week-of confirmation to registered guests) 10:00 am 4:00 pm Trolleys to Lincoln Park Zoo & Chicago History Museum 10:00 am 3:00 pm Financial Aid Information Table 10:00 11:00 am Study Abroad Student Panel DePaul offers study abroad programs that span a wide range of program types, academics, cross-cultural engagement and cost. Join former study abroad students and staff for refreshments and discussion about a world of opportunities. 11:00 am 12:00 pm Career Center The Internship Advantage Come learn from career experts the process for getting an internship, how to choose the right one for you and how it can enhance your academic experience and your future career options. 11:00 am 12:00 pm CDM Mini Film Screening Mini screening of work by our Digital Cinema students. 45 min screening with a 15 min Q&A session 11:00 am 3:00 pm Richardson Library Tours and Special Collections Open House Enjoy some light refreshments, take a brief tour, and learn how recent renovations to the first floor of the John T. Richardson library support collaboration, creativity and student learning. While you are welcome to explore the library during any open hours, librarian led tours, refreshments and Special Collections access will be available from 11am-1pm. DePaul University Special Collections and Archives (Room 314 inside the Library) will also be open from 11 am 1 pm, showcasing a selection of some of its unique and noteworthy treasures, including rare antiquarian books, DePaul yearbooks and memorabilia, handwritten letters of St. Vincent, and other materials visitors don t usually get to see. 11:30 am 2:00 pm The Balancing Act Balancing school, work, family, and yourself can be a challenge. Join the School for New Learning and Adult Student Affairs for "The Balancing Act," a conversation with Relationship Expert, Love McPherson, that will provide you with guidance, tips, and solutions for your journey toward achieving and maintaining balance. This event serves as a life skills aid for adult students here at DePaul as well as a prelude to the Fall Harvest Carnival in Lincoln Park. Lunch and babysitting will be provided for this event. *Additional RSVP required (included in week-of confirmation to registered guests) 11:30 am 1:30 pm LAS Showcase & Lunch LAS will showcase its distinctive academic opportunities: research, publication, community service, and study abroad. Light lunch will be served. Page 3
11:30 am 12:30 pm Art Tour & Dedication of Pillars Hosted by Bro. Mark Elder, CM. Refreshments served. Art tours ongoing during reception. Two Athletics legends, Coach Ray Meyer and Olympic long jumper Mabel Dolly Stanton will be in attendance and honored. 12:00 2:00 pm DePaul Art Museum Gallery Tour Visit DePaul Art Museum and receive a guided tour of its current exhibition "On Space and Place: Contemporary Art from Chicago, Los Angeles, Mexico City & Vancouver." Light refreshments will be served. 12:30 3:30 pm DePaul Basketball Fan Fest Calling all Blue Demons to Fan Fest 2016. Join us for Alumni and Parents Weekend. Head Coaches Dave Leitao and Doug Bruno invite you celebrate the start of the basketball season by viewing an exclusive practice and intrasquad scrimmage. 12:30 1:30 p.m. Women s Basketball practice and scrimmage (Center Court) 1:00 1:30 p.m. Photos and autographs with men s basketball (North court) 1:45 3:30 p.m. Men s Basketball practice and scrimmage (Center Court) 2:00-2:30 p.m. Photos and autographs with women s basketball (North court) 3:00 6:00 pm Fall Harvest Take some time to enjoy the season by enjoying family-friendly fun, including a petting zoo, having your photo taken, and participating in fall-themed activities. Light snacks and beverages will be provided. 6:00 pm DePaul Volleyball vs. Marquette *Additional ticket required (information included in week-of confirmation to registered guests) 8:00 pm DePaul Chamber Choir Eric Esparza, Conductor Page 4
Sunday, October 16 9:00 am 12:00 pm Family Weekend Headquarters This will serve as the primary location throughout Family Weekend. Guests can check-in, pick up materials, and ask the staff of New Student and Family Engagement (NSFE) any questions about the weekend. 10:00 am Family & Alumni Weekend Mass Catholic Campus Ministry and St. Vincent de Paul Parish welcome all students, families and alumni to attend and participate in this festive Mass as we celebrate Family and Alumni Weekend. Fr. Dennis Holtschneider, CM, President of DePaul University will be the presider and homilist. Everyone is welcome! 10:30 am 12:00 pm Family & Alumni Weekend Brunch Wrap up Family Weekend with a brunch with DePaul s president, Fr. Dennis Holtschneider, CM. This event will be an opportunity for current students and their families to mingle with alumni, too! 8:30 pm Sunday Night Mass Each week the DePaul community gathers to give thanks and prepare for the week ahead with Sunday Night Mass. This liturgy is prepared by students, and students serve as liturgical ministers and musicians. Page 5