Family Weekend Schedule

Family Weekend 2008
Friday September 26th - Sunday September 28th

Registration and Check-in at Student Center Lobby

Friday, September 26^th, 2008 from 9am – 7pm
Saturday, September 27^th, 2008 from 8:30am – 10:30am

Friday, September 26

Academic Advising, Founders Hall 9am-5pm
Library Open 24 hours
Bookstore, Benziger Hall 9am-5pm
Pub, Benizger Hall 8am-8pm *Meals available in the Dining Hall
Financial Aid, Castle 9am-5pm
Fitness Center, Student Center Open 24 hours
Student Accounts, Castle 9am-5pm
Campus tours available from 12 – 5pm
Health Center, Spellman Hall 9am-5pm
Library displays faculty publications; Student Center Art Gallery displays student/artwork.

All Day: Attend class with your student

6pm – 8pm Dinner

Reception and Dinner under the tent
Tickets required: $27.00 per person with cash bar (Children ages 3-12 $13.50)

Benziger Hall, Dining Hall
$9.00 per person; students’ meals covered by meal plan

8pm – 12am Student and Alumni Performances

Student Center Theatre
Celebrate and experience talented performances by Manhattanville students and alumni!

Saturday, September 27

Bookstore, Benziger Hall 9am-5pm
Fitness Center, Student Center Open 24 hours
Library Open 24 hours
Pub, Benizger Hall 8am-8pm *Meals available in the Dining Hall
Campus tours available from 12 – 5pm
Library displays faculty publications; Student Center Art Gallery displays student/artwork.

9am – 4pm Valiant’s Cheerleaders Carwash (Spellman Hall Circle)

9am – 11am Breakfast

Benziger Hall, Dining Hall
$4.00 per person; students’ meals covered by meal plan

9:15am – 10:15am Town Hall- Presidential Search Forum

Under Tent on the Quad
Welcome and join us in an open forum in the search for the next Manhattanville College President.

10:30am- 11am Reception

Student Center

10:30am-4pm Watch the Valiants Compete!

Valiants Baseball Game Double Header

Manhattanville Fields
Mens Baseball vs. Westchester Community College

11am – 12pm Welcome & the State of the College Address by President Richard A. Berman

Student Center

12pm – 2pm BBQ Lunch

Castle Lower Terrace
$16.00 per person; $8.00 Children under 12; students’ meals covered by meal plan.

Let’s have some fun!!! Activities, games, crafts and musical performances for all ages including inflatables, caricaturist, family photos, face painting, a roving artist, cotton candy and much more!

1pm Watch the Valiants Compete!

Valiants Volleyball Game
Kennedy Gymnasium
Women’s Volleyball vs. Mont Clair

2pm – 4:15pm Explore Manhattanville

Session I 2pm-3pm
Session II 3:15pm-4:15pm

Take the opportunity to experience a taste of Manhattanville!

Intro to Ceramics – Brownson Hall, Ceramics Studio- Here is a chance to try making a piece of pottery on a potter’s wheel. The course will consist of working on a simple bowl form plus others depending on the skill of the participants.
Facebook/Myspace – Brownson Hall, Room ? Students will give you a behind the scenes look at social websites.
FLIK Holiday Cooking Class – Benziger Hall – Dining Hall - Join the FLIK Dining Service team for some holiday entertaining tips. We will make and sample a variety of holiday appetizers.
Salsa Dance Class – Kennedy Gym, Dance Studio – Join the Latin Dance Club and learn how to Salsa.
History of Manhattanville 101 – Brownson Hall, Room 8 – Learn about the history of Manhattanville College and the meaning behind its core value.
Sports Communications – Brownson Hall, Room ? This Graduate level course will provide you with a brief awareness of the sports profession, its role in the industry and an examination of the skills it takes to succeed.

4:30pm – 5:30pm Theatre Production

Little Theatre
Support students in their improv production of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” performance.

6pm – 7pm Cocktail Hour

Under the tent on the Quad
Tickets required: $32.00 per person: 6-7pm Open Bar (assorted beer and wine)

7pm-9pm Dinner Reception

Under the tent on the Quad
Tickets required: $32.00 per person. (Children ages 3-12 $16.00)

Enjoy dinner and dancing with your family. Live entertainment will be provided and special performances by students.

The winner for the 15 Second Bookstore Shopping Spree will be announced at 8pm.

9:00pm Fireworks (Quad)

9:30pm Celebrate!

Reid Castle, West Room
Family, student and alumni come together at the end of the day for music and dancing, featuring NYC swing band Double Down playing Big Band classics.

Sunday, September 38

Bookstore, Benziger Hall 9am-5pm
Fitness Center, Student Center Open 24 hours Library Open 24 hours
Pub, Benizger Hall 8am-8pm
Campus tours available from 12 – 5pm
Library displays faculty publications; Student Center Art Gallery displays student/artwork.

9am – 11am Manhattanville-PEPA 5k Run/Walk to benefit Ophir Farm Historic Trail

11am Farewell Brunch

Benziger Hall, Dining Hall
$10.00 per person; students’ meals covered by meal plan

11am Bookstore 15-Second Shopping Spree

Benziger Hall
The winner of the raffle drawing will have the opportunity to dash through the Manhattanville College Bookstore and grab any item(s) that they can in 15 seconds for FREE! Raffle tickets will be included in your registration packet and the winner will be chosen at the Dinner Reception on Saturday evening at 8pm.

12pm – 6pm Broadway Shows

Choose from one of the following Broadway Hit Shows:

Wicked - $50
Jersey Boys - $50

Buses for these events will depart Spellman Hall at 12pm noon. Both shows begin at 2pm. Transportation to and from these venues is free of charge.

1pm Alumni Athletic Game

Baseball - Manhattanville Fields

Contact Us

For Family Weekend: By phone: 914-323-5154 or fax: 914-694-1201.