Schedule of events

Schedule of Events

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*This is a preliminary schedule and subject to change. A final schedule of events with locations will be available when you arrive.

FRIDAY - SATURDAY - SUNDAY



Friday, September 28


Noon - 8 p.m. Registration
College Center at Crozier-Williams
11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Mum and Pumpkin Sale
Sponsored by the Connecticut College Arboretum
In front of the College Center at Crozier-Williams
1:30 p.m.

Parents Committee Meeting
Confirmation of your attendance prior to the start of meeting is appreciated. Please call 860-439-2406.
1941 Room, College Center at Crozier-Williams

1:30 -2:30 p.m. LGBTQ Resource Center Open House
The LGBTQ Resource Center serves as a community space for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, transsexual, queer and questioning students, faculty, staff and our allies. Drop by and learn more about this newly established resource for students and meet Jen Manion, coordinator of LGBTQ Student Services. All are welcome.
LGBTQ Resource Center, inside north entrance to Burdick Hall
2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Unity House Presents: "A Taste of the World's Coffee & Tea"
Visit the College's Multicultural Center and meet the staff over a cup of fresh coffee or tea.
Unity House Multicultural Center
3:45 p.m. Camel Kick-off
Pep rally and all-campus celebration of athletics
College Green
4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Opening Celebration for the Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity’s Year-Long Festival on Race and the Arts
Featuring dance, theatre and music
Cro’s Nest, College Center at Crozier-Williams. CANCELLED.
5 p.m. All-Campus Picnic and Celebration
on the Green
6 - 7 p.m. Art Department Faculty Exhibition and Gallery Talk
Associate Professor of Art, Andrea
Wollensak, and Associate Professor of
Art, Pamela Marks, will be exhibiting art
work resulting from their participation in
international residency programs.
Refreshments will be served after the talk.
Joanne Tour Cummings Gallery, Cummings Arts Center
7 p.m.

Especially for Parents
Karen Levin Coburn, co-author of the acclaimed, Letting Go: A Parents' Guide to Understanding the College Years, speaks. John C. Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Center

7 p.m. Film: The Bombay Project
Followed by a Q & A with film creator
David Kahn ’06. The Bombay Project
won Kahn the Connecticut College
Oakes and Louise Ames Prize in 2006.
Room 210, Blaustein Humanities Center
9 p.m. A Capella Performance
Tune in for the annual all-group a cappella concert
Harkness Chapel
9 p.m.

All Alumni Gathering
Cash bar, snacks provided
Cro Bar

9:30 p.m. Star Gazing
With Leslie Brown, associate professor of physics and astronomy
F.W. Olin Science Center, Olin Observatory
10:30 p.m. Friday Nights Live!
The Student Activities Council (SAC) hosts two musical performers: Brad Skistimas of Five Times August and The Narrator
Cro's Nest, College Center at Crozier-Williams

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Saturday, September 29

7:45 a.m.

Fun Run with President Higdon
President Higdon, an avid runner, invites you to join him for one of his daily jogs.
Meet at the front steps of College Center at Crozier-Williams

8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Registration
Stop by and pick up the final schedule of events
College Center at Crozier-Williams

8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

CELS-abration!
Stop by and see what's new with the Office of Career Enhancing Life Skills
College Center at Crozier-Williams

8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

Academic Department & Center Fair
An opportunity to mingle with faculty from various campus departments and Centers.
1941 Room, College Center at Crozier-Williams

9 a.m. Keeping an Eye on the Sky: Understanding Hurricane Season
Doug Thompson, professor of geology in the department of physics, astronomy and geophysics, will discuss hurricane formation and the 1938 hurricane in Connecticut as well as Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.
Room 014, F.W. Olin Science Center
9 a.m. "Hard Hat" Tour of Renovated Classrooms and Dorms
Join Chris Penniman, director of instructional technology, for a tour of the exciting renovations which are taking place across campus.
Meet in front of the College Center at Crozier-Williams
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Mum and Pumpkin Sale
Sponsored by the Connecticut College Arboretum
In front of the College Center at Crozier-Williams
10:15 a.m.

State of the College Address
A dialogue with President Lee Higdon
John C. Evans Hall, Cummings Art Center

11 a.m. Field Hockey vs. Wesleyan
The Artificial Turf at Silfen Field
11 a.m. Women's Soccer vs. Wesleyan
Harkness Green
11 a.m - 1 p.m. Alumni Association Board of Directors
and Connecticut College Alumni of Color Executive Committee Meeting
and Lunch
11:15 a.m.

What's Bad About Bad Faith?
Assistant Professor of Philosophy Simon
Feldman's work is focused on the
relationship between morality and rationality, and he will lead a discussion on the topic of faith.
Blaustein 203, Blaustein Humanities Center

11:15 a.m. Life After Connecticut College -
What You Can Do With an East Asian
Studies Major

Greg Fleischmann '90 will speak about how he has used his Japanese and Asian studies majors to become a senior marketing manager at the Deloitte & Touche management consulting firm.
Room 210, Blaustein Humanities Center
12:30 - 2 p.m. All-Campus Picnic
Knowlton Green (rain location Harris Refectory)
12:30 - 2 p.m. Alumni Hospitality Area
Join old friends and meet new ones. Pick up your alumni Fall Weekend bracelet for the post-game party.
Alumni Hospitality Tent on Knowlton Green
12:30 - 4 p.m. Harvestfest
An annual bazaar with food, crafts and gifts. Sponsored by the Student Activities Council.
Harvestfest Tent on Knowlton Green
1 p.m. "Hard Hat" Tour of Renovated Classrooms
Join Chris Penniman, director of instructional technology, for a tour of recent renovations across campus.
Meet in front of the College Center at Crozier-Williams
1 - 3 p.m. Connecticut College Alumni of Color General Meeting Session
Alumni Leaders Conference Room, Becker House
1 - 3 p.m. Alumni Association Board of Directors
Meeting
1:15 p.m.

Meet the Dean Team
Join Armando Bengochea, dean of the college community; Elizabeth Garcia, dean of
multicultural affairs and director of Unity
House; Jocelyn Briddell, dean of student life;
and Theresa Ammirati, dean of studies and the
freshman year, for a discussion of their roles
and the student experience.
Room 210, Blaustein Humanities Center

1:15 p.m.

Internationalization at Connecticut College
Roger Brooks, dean of the faculty, will lead a discussion with committee members working to develop curricula for the new International Cultural Commons at Connecticut College. Panelists include Amy Dooling, associate professor of Chinese; Marc Forster, professor of history; William Rose, professor of government; Dirk Held, Elizabeth S. Kruidenier '48 professor of classics; and Leidy Valencia '09, an international relations major.
Ernst Common Room, Blaustein
Humanities Center

2 p.m. Men's Soccer vs. Wesleyan
Harkness Green
3 p.m. "Human Rights: Are They Really Universal?"
With LaShawn Jefferson '88, former executive director, Women’s Rights Division of Human Rights Watch. Sponsored by the Toor Cummings Center for International Studies and the Liberal Arts. Reception to follow.
John C. Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Center
3:30 p.m. Ice Cream Social in Honor of the Class of 2011
Help the freshman class and their parents celebrate their first Fall Weekend.
Knowlton Green
4 - 5 p.m. Post-Game Party
All alumni welcome! Alumni, please identify
yourselves with your Fall Weekend bracelet.
Under the Alumni Hospitality Tent on Knowlton Green
4 p.m. A discussion with Noche Flamenca
Meet the members of Spain's premier flamenco company who will be
performing at 8 p.m. this evening. Their performances maintain the essence, purity, and integrity of one of the world's most complex and mysterious art forms.
Olin 014, F.W. Olin Science Center
4 - 5:30 p.m. Reception for Student Leaders
Sponsored by the Office of Student Life (by invitation)
Cro’s Nest, College Center at Crozier-Williams
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Rowing Open House and Reception
For all current or past rowers and families Christoffers Rowing Training Room, Charles B. Luce Fieldhouse

5 p.m. Catholic Mass
Celebrant Father Larry LaPointe
Harkness Chapel
5:30 p.m. Toor Cummings Center for International Studies and the Liberal Arts Senior Banquet (By invitation)
1962 Room, College Center at Crozier-Williams
5:30 - 8 p.m. Home Sweet Dinner
SAC’s sponsored dinner for students whose families cannot attend Fall Weekend.
This event is for students only.
Larrabee House Common Room & Patio
5:30 p.m. Goodwin-Niering Center for Conservation Biology and Environmental Studies Banquet (By invitation)
Hood Dining Room, Blaustein Humanities Center 
5:30 p.m. Athletic Hall of Fame Unveiling Ceremony All welcome.
Charles B. Luce Fieldhouse
7:30 p.m. Athletic Hall of Fame Induction, Reception and Dinner
(pre-registration required)
Inductees:
Phil Craft '82 (tennis), Maura Danahy '02 (cross country, track & field), Todd Taplin '89 (soccer, ice hockey), Kareem Tatum '01 (basketball)
1941 Room, College Center at Crozier-Williams
8 p.m. OnStage at Connecticut College
presents Noche Flamenca, Spain's premiere flamenco company.

Tickets: $28, $24, $20
Seniors: $25, $21.50, $18
Students: $14, $12, $10 For tickets and information call 860-439-ARTS (2787)
Palmer Auditorium

8 p.m.

Class of 2007 Half-Year Reunion catered by Paul's Pasta
Freeman Dining Room

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Sunday, September 30

8 a.m.




The Early Bird Catches the Worm!
Take a bird walk around Harrison's Landing on the Thames River with Robert Askins, Karla Heurich Harrison '28 director of the Goodwin-Niering Center and professor
of biology.
The walk will begin from Benham Avenue. Turn left onto Route 32 from the main entrance to the College. Travel north on Rt. 32 to the second traffic light, then turn right onto Benham Avenue. Go to the base of the hill and head toward the parking area on the left just before the railroad tracks. The group will meet there.
10 a.m. - Noon Senior Breakfast
Celebration for the Class of 2008 with a catered breakfast and other surprises! Parents of the Class of 2008 are welcome.
1962 Room, College Center at Crozier-Williams

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