Family Weekend 2009 Schedule
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Family Weekend 2009 Schedule

Friday, October 2 EventsSaturday, October 3 EventsSunday, October 4 Events



Friday, October 2

Registration for Family Weekend
8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Please park in the campus lot at East Street and Ninth Avenue. View a map of all campus parking.
Joe Rosenfield '25 Center lobby

Class Visitation
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Families are invited to attend classes and visit informally with faculty. Class schedules are available at the Registration Desk.

Campus Tour
11:00 a.m.
Departs from the Joe Rosenfield '25 Center lobby

Ice Cream Social
2:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Join Grinnell's Student Affairs staff for an afternoon ice cream treat!
Central Campus, between Younker Hall and the Joe Rosenfield '25 Center

Robert N. Noyce '49 Science Center Tour
2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Join Professor Henry Walker for a guided tour of the recently renovated Noyce Science Center. Space is limited. Please sign up at the Registration Desk in the Joe Rosenfield '25 Center.
Departs from the Noyce Science Center west entrance

Campus Tour
3:00 p.m.
Departs from the Joe Rosenfield '25 Center lobby

Gallery Talk: Ilia Guzei on Aspirin, Crystals, & Art
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Ilia Guzei, Lawrence F. Dahl, Noyce Visiting Scholar, will give a presentation in the Faulconer Gallery in conjunction with the exhibition, "Molecules That Matter."
Bucksbaum Center for the Arts, Faulconer Gallery

Shabbat Service
5:00 p.m.
Rabbi Howard Stein will lead Kabbalat Shabbat services.
Joe Rosenfield '25 Center, Room 227

Shabbat Table
6:15 p.m.
Chalutzim, Grinnell's Jewish student organization, will host dinner after services.
Joe Rosenfield '25 Center, Room 209 B and C

Friday Fest
5:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Enjoy food, art, live music, dancing, beer, wine, shopping, and more! Explore downtown Grinnell and celebrate the sesquicentennial of Grinnell College's location in Grinnell, Iowa by joining us for this special evening!
Downtown Grinnell

Faculty Recital: John Rommereim, Professor of Music
7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Bucksbaum Center for the Arts, Sebring-Lewis Hall

Grant O. Gale Observatory
9:00 - 11:00 p.m.
The Gale Observatory features a reflecting telescope and is located north of Rosenbloom Field. Professor of Physics Robert R. Cadmus Jr. will be available during viewing hours.
Gale observatory; a shuttle will depart every half-hour from the Joe Rosenfield '25 Center parking lot

Student Government Association Film
Harris Center Cinema

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