Family and Friends Weekend: Saturday Events
Bryn Mawr welcomes families and friends to join us for Family and Friends Weekend, Friday-Sunday, Oct. 28-30.
Register Deadline to register is 5 p.m. ET on Monday, Oct. 24
Schedule of Events
Saturday, Oct. 29
9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Registration and Coffee in the Campus Center
Stop by to pick up your name tag and registration packet.
10 - 11 a.m. (concurrent sessions)
The First-Year Experience
Join Associate Dean Mary Beth Horvath and New Student Programs Coordinator Missy MacPherson as they talk about experiences of and resources for the first-year students.
10 - 11 a.m.
Maximizing Our Resources: Career & Civic Engagement Center
Recent alums, current students, and Center team members will share how your students can maximize the opportunities, resources, and information available to them through the Career & Civic Engagement Center.
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Family Portraits in the Cloisters
Sign up to have your family portrait captured by a professional photographer. Dress up, dress down, just be yourselves. Once you have registered for Family Weekend, you may sign up via the link in your confirmation email.
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Centennial Conference Cross Country Championships (at Haverford College)
Women compete at 11 a.m., men compete at noon.
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (concurrent sessions)
Campus Tour: Architecture of the College
Students from the Growth and Structure of Cities program will highlight the most architecturally and historically significant buildings on campus and detail the evolution of spaces since the founding of the College.
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (concurrent sessions)
Choosing a Major
Does it matter what a student majors in? Yes, but maybe not for the reasons you think! Join Judy Balthazar, Dean of Studies, along with representatives from the faculty and career development, for a discussion of the role that the major plays in a student’s program and how out-of-classroom opportunities enhance academic work. They will be joined by students who will talk about their experiences charting their own academic paths, finding complementary internships and volunteer opportunities, developing competencies, skills and self-confidence, and planning for life after graduation.
11:30 a.m - 12:30 p.m.
Wellness & Welcome: Resources for Equity & Belonging
Meet the Associate Dean of Equity, Inclusion and Community Life and learn about the resource center on campus that focuses on anti-racism, wellness, welcome, and belonging for all students, especially those who know the experience of marginalization first-hand.
12 - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
Join your student for lunch in Erdman Dining Hall. Free to parents and family members; however, tickets are required. If you registered in advance, your tickets are in your registration packet. Otherwise, please ask for tickets at registration.
1 - 3:30 p.m.
Field Hockey vs. Johns Hopkins, Applebee Field
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. (concurrent sessions)
Faculty Talks
The faculty talks are modeled after the popular TED talks. In each session, you have an opportunity to hear from two of our faculty, presenting for 15 minutes each, with ample time for questions and answers.
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Campus Tour: Black at Bryn Mawr
Student guides on this walking tour bring to light the previously hidden stories and experiences of African American students, staff, and faculty of the College.
1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Paint Like Picasso!
Join Student Engagement and New Student Programs staff to paint an owl or a lantern as a take-home souvenir. Stay as short or long as your artistic self desires!
3 - 4 p.m. (concurrent sessions)
Faculty Talks
The faculty talks are modeled after the popular TED talks. In each session, you have an opportunity to hear from two of our faculty, presenting for 15 minutes each, with ample time for questions and answers.
3 - 4 p.m.
Global Learning at Bryn Mawr
At Bryn Mawr, global learning extends through curricular, experiential, and community engagement. In this session, Tracy Weber, director of Global Education, will highlight signature opportunities, frameworks, and partnerships available.
3 - 4 p.m.
Campus Tour: Traditions at Bryn Mawr
Our Traditions Mistresses will show you the spaces and places on campus used for the major traditions of the College.
5:30 - 8 p.m.
Dinner on Your Own
8 - 9:15 p.m.
Student Concert in Great Hall
The Chamber Singers, the Bryn Mawr College a cappella groups and an assortment of trios and quartets from the Bi-College Orchestra, come together for a special performance showcasing their fall repertoire.
Pop Up Surprise at the Bookshop
WHEN? Sometime Friday or Saturday
A Few Other Things to Do
During your free time, you could...
- Visit the Perry Garden at the site of the former Perry House.
- Enjoy the farmer’s market in the town of Bryn Mawr on Saturday morning.
- Visit Haverford College's nature trail.
- Check out the student garden adjacent to New Dorm.
Bryn Mawr College welcomes the full participation of all individuals in all aspects of campus life. Should you wish to request a disability-related accommodation for this event, please contact the event sponsor/coordinator. Requests should be made as early as possible.