Family Weekend

FAMILY WEEKEND 2011
April 8 - 10

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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.

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Schedule of Events

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DATE / TIME

EVENT

LOCATION

 
FRIDAY, APRIL 23 , 2010

11 a.m. -
5 p.m.

Registration (Click here to see full description)

Dean of Student's Office, Campus Center, Room 142

Noon - 1:45 p.m.

Lunch

Campus Inn, Campus Center

2:00 p.m. -
6:00 p.m.

Whittier College Poet Softball vs. La Verne (double hitter)

Athletic Field, Softball Diamond

2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.

Whittier Scholars Student Presentation

Deihl, TBD

 

3:00 p.m. -
3:45 p.m.

Residential Life Open House - Judge creative decorating dorm rooms

Stauffer/Johnson Residence Hall

4:00 p.m. -
5:00 p.m.

 

Meet with the Offices of Career Planning, Internships and Study abroad

Deihl Hall, Room 118

5:30 p.m. -
7:00 p.m.

 

Barbeque Dinner at the Dezember Alumni House

Dezember Alumni House

7:00 p.m. -
9:30 p.m.

Honors Convocation & Reception

Ruth B. Shannon Center  for the Performing Arts


SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 2010

8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

2010 Children's Literature Conference

General Session  from 9:00 a.m. -10:00 a.m.

Keynote Speaker : Gennifer Choldenko

Ruth B. Shannon Center for the Performing Arts

(This program is for Adults)

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Spring Sing Harris Amphitheatre

11 a.m. -
3 p.m.

Registration Dean of Student's Office, Campus Center, Room 142

11:00 a.m. - Noon

Walk and Talk with the President

Meet at Mendenhall Front Entrance

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Whittier College Poet Baseball  vs. Occidental

Memorial Field, Baseball Diamond

Noon - 1:45 p.m.

Lunch

Campus Center, Campus Inn

3:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.

Whittier College Forensics, Debate Team

Deihl TBD

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Wine and Cheese, President's State of the College Address

Wardman House

5:00 p.m. -
9:30 p.m.

Annual Asian Night Dinner & Performance

Campus Inn & Shannon Center


SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2010

10:30 a.m. -
1;00 p.m.

Brunch

Campus Inn

11 a.m.

Quaker Service at First Friends Church

13205 Philadelphia St., Uptown Whittier)

* Events and event times subject to change.