Trinity University

Fall Family Weekend

Friday, September 30 - Saturday, October 1, 2011 :

Friday, September 30, 2011
8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Fall Family Weekend Check-In
(Coates University Center Info Desk)
Please sign-in and pick up final versions of materials before starting your day. The Information Desk staff is happy to provide directions or answer questions.

8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Attend an Open Class (Various Locations)
Many faculty make their classes available for family attendance.  Tip: If one of your student's classes is on the open class list, check with them first to make sure your presence will not be a distraction...or like totally embarrassing.

2:30 p.m.
Ground Zero, Ground View (Northrup Hall 312)
Dr. Mackenzie Brown (Religion) moderates a discussion with Trinity parent and New Yorker John Dwinell. Mr. Dwinell's talk is open to students and parents and will complement the Lennox Lecture Series talks this fall on Enduring Impacts of 9/11 - Ten Years Later. Mr. Dwinell's talk will focus on some of his reflections from being in New York ten years ago and the immediate aftermath and lessons learned.

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Fall Family Weekend Tea (150 Oakmont)
Penelope Harley, Dr. Dennis Ahlburg's spouse, will host an informal reception in their home near the Parker Chapel. Tea and scones will be served.

4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Alternative Spring Break Information Session for Parents (Parker Chapel Reception Room)
Edwin Blanton, Coordinator of Community Service & Engagement, & Dr. Pat Norman, Associate Professor of Education, will present information on the International and Domestic Alternative Spring Break programs traveling to Dominica and New Orleans respectively.

8:00 p.m.
Theater Production - Tragedy: A Tragedy (Stieren Theater)
Praised by Edward Albee as one of the 21st century's most exciting new playwrights and dubbed "a Samuel Beckett for the Jon Stewart generation" by New York Times critic Charles Isherwood, Will Eno blends hilarious satire with big questions about existence. Tragedy: A Tragedy takes the form of a local TV newscast covering the fall of night, a night that may never end. What begins as a parody of the news medias' vapid patter eventually breaks down into a bittersweet exploration of how we witness catastrophe and what keeps us going in the dark.

Saturday, October 1, 2011
9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
ParentTalk Coffee Hour (Dean Tuttle's home - 540 Kings Court)
Dean Tuttle hosts a morning coffee hour at his home near Delavan Tennis Stadium. While it is designed to help ParentTalk members put faces with e-mail addresses, all are welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be served.

10:30 a.m.
University Update (Stieren Theater)
Dr. Dennis Ahlburg, University President, will provide an update on the University, highlighting achievements and recent initiatives, followed by a short Q&A session. David Tuttle, Associate Vice President of Student Affairs/Dean of Students will join Dr. Ahlburg for the Q&A.

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Reception with the Faculty (Coates Library)
Before heading to lunch, join faculty representatives from various academic departments for light refreshments.

8:00 p.m.
Theater Production - Tragedy: A Tragedy (Stieren Theater)