Family Weekend 2007 (Ripon, WI)

Event Description - Family Weekend 2007 (Ripon, WI)

Ripon College Family Weekend
September 14-15, 2007

Friday, September 14
All Day	CLASSES OPEN TO PARENTS Students should notify professors if their parents are attending.
All Day	RECREATION CENTER  Ground floor, Harwood Memorial Union Enjoy free pool or just relax in the Pub!
8 a.m.-5 p.m.	REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION  Office of Annual Fund, Alumni Relations & Parent Programs First Floor, Smith Hall (formerly Middle Hall)
8 a.m.- 11 p.m.	ART EXHIBIT C. J. Rodman Center for the Arts Lobby “Paintings, Drawings and Collages” by Amy Mietzel ‘91
7 p.m.	ENTERTAINMENT Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union Magician Peter Boie is guaranteed to amuse and amaze!  Sponsored by Student Media & Activities Committee (SMAC)

Saturday, September 15
All Day	RECREATION CENTER  Ground floor, Harwood Memorial Union Enjoy free pool or just relax in the Pub!
7:30 a.m.- Noon	REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION Upper Lobby, S.N. Pickard Commons
8 a.m.- 11 p.m.	ART EXHIBIT C. J. Rodman Center for the Arts Lobby “Paintings, Drawings and Collages” by Amy Mietzel ‘91
9:30 a.m.	CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST & DEAN, PARENT BOARD AND FACULTY WELCOME GATHERING Main Dining Room, S.N. Pickard Commons An informal reception where students and parents will have an opportunity to meet Dean of Faculty Jerry Seaman, faculty, Parent Board members and other College administrators.
9:45 a.m.	Update on Ripon College Main Dining Room, S.N. Pickard Commons Dean of Faculty Jerry Seaman will provide remarks about the College and will answer questions from parents and students.
10:15- 11 a.m.	BREAKOUT SESSIONS
	1) 2007 Ripon College Reading Experience: M.T. Anderson's Feed  Presidents' Dining Room, S.N. Pickard Commons Learn more about the College's summer reading program for incoming students, now in its sixth year. Join students and Ripon College Reading Experience (RCRE) advisor, Dr. Linda Clemente, Professor of French, in a discussion of this year's book, Feed; a novel as much about teenagers and their values as it is about the near future where a computer chip, the "feed," planted in our brains, renders today's computer hardware unnecessary. Anderson's future dystopia paints a compelling picture of a world dominated by technology in which teenagers try to sort out who they are. Books are available at the campus bookstore.
	2) Off-Campus Study Programs Dahm Heritage Room, S.N. Pickard Commons Registrar and Associate Dean of Faculty, Michele Wittler, will lead a discussion with participation by students who have participated in off-campus programs. They will discuss opportunities, benefits and ways to get involved in education-enhancing study opportunities. Parent questions are especially welcomed.
	3) Alumni/Parent Admission Alliance (AAA) Mihaly Room, S.N. Pickard Commons Admission Counselor, Stacy Klegon, discusses the ways parents can help the College's recruitment efforts by volunteering to work with the Admission Office. The AAA program provides you with the opportunity to share your enthusiasm for Ripon “one student at a time”.
11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m.	ALL-CAMPUS LUNCH S. N. Pickard Commons (Pay at the door)
1:30 p.m.	PRAIRIE WORK PROJECT, CERESCO PRAIRIE CONSERVANCY Skip Wittler, Professor of Biology, will lead a group seed collecting in the Ceresco Prairie Conservancy. Enjoy the fall flora and fauna! Dress appropriately. (Meet at the Kegel Classroom-follow the signs starting at the west corner of the parking lot behind Storzer Center.)
5-7 p.m.	COMMONS DINNER S. N. Pickard Commons (Pay at the door)

            
Family Weekend General Information