Highlights for Saturday, September 22
This is a PARTIAL schedule of events. Please pick up your final schedule at the Welcome Center!
Family Weekend Welcome Center
Saturday: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Elaine Langone Center Mall, Ground Floor
High School Seniors: A Senior Siblings Reception (Pre-registration Required)
8:30 - 9:45 a.m.
Walls Lounge, Elaine Langone Center, 2nd Floor
For Bucknell siblings (who are high school seniors) and their families. This event will be an opportunity to meet with Admissions staff members and current students for informal conversations and to participate in a question-and-answer session with a student panel. A buffet-style continental breakfast will be served. (www.bucknell.edu/x37216.xml to register, or 570-577-3016 for questions)
High School Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors: College 101 (Pre-registration Required)
8:30 - 9:45 a.m.
The Forum, Elaine Langone Center, 2nd Floor
For high school freshmen, sophomores and juniors as well as their families. The topics covered will include pointers about embarking on the college search as well as Bucknell-specific information. Complimentary continental breakfast will be available prior to the session. (www.bucknell.edu/x37216.xml to register, or 570-577-3016 for questions)
Presidential Address and Q & A with President John C. Bravman
10 – 11 a.m.
Weis Center for the Performing Arts
A highlight for Family Weekend and an event not to be missed!
Study Abroad Information Session
11a.m. - noon
Gallery Theatre, Elaine Langone Center, 3rd Floor
Lewisburg Community Garden Harvest Festival
11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Rain or Shine!
Intersection of St. Anthony and Water Streets
Live music, food, information on gardening and environmental issues, activities for young and old!
Career Development Center Information Session
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Rooke Chemistry Lecture Hall, 116
"Career Success: the Value of Externships and Internships".
Football vs. Lafayette — Wear your Orange and Blue! (Televised Game)
Noon
Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium
Purchase tickets online at www.bucknell.edu/boxoffice or on game day at Stadium.
Field Hockey vs. University of Michigan
Noon
Graham Field at Holmes Stadium
We Brake for Nobody ($)
Noon
The Forum, Elaine Langone Center, 2nd Floor
$8 per person. Purchase tickets online at www.bucknell.edu/boxoffice, Tickets go on sale 9/17, limited tickets will be available for sale at door.
Mini Office of International Education Fair
Noon - 1 p.m.
Arches Lounge, Elaine Lange Center, 3rd Floor
Bucknell en France Reception
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Traditional Reading Room, Bertrand Library
Biology Department Meet and Greet
2 - 4 p.m.
Greenhouse, Biology Building, 4th floor
Bucknell in Northern Ireland
2 - 3 p.m.
O'Leary Hall, Room 232
Bucknell en España Reception
3 - 4 p.m.
Traditional Reading Room, Bertrand Library
First-Year Families Open House
3:30 – 5 p.m.
President's House - 103 University Avenue
An invitation from President John Bravman and Professor Wendelin Wright to all first-year families to join them for a welcome reception in their home.
Library & IT Sessions
3:30 - 5 p.m. Various Informational Sessions:
When you tour all of the L&IT informational sessions you'll have an opportunity to test your skills on what you've learned by taking the "Final Exam." Interested participants can submit their final exam and if you've answered all the questions correctly, you could win a Kindle Fire!
- Highlights from Special Collections/University Archives
- Using Maps and Spatial Analysis for Teaching and Research
- Student and Faculty Videos
- Learn more about Bucknell on the Go
- A Peace of Mind Traveling Exhibit
We Brake for Nobody ($)
4 p.m.
Trout Auditorium, Vaughan Literature Building
Comedy Improv and sketch comedy - a Family Weekend tradition for years. Come enjoy an afternoon of comedy with central Pennsylvania's finest Comedy Improv group. Purchase tickets online at bucknell.edu/boxoffice. Tickets go on sale 9/17. Limited tickets sold at the door.
Saturday Family Dinner ($) (Registration Required)
5 - 8 p.m.
Terrace Room, Elaine Langone Center, 2nd Floor
Cost: $22 adult; $10 children under 10.
Bucknell Orchestra
7:30 p.m.
Weis Center for the Performing Arts
Bucknell Observatory Open House - Star Party!
8 - 11 p.m.
Come see the stars shine, and take a tour of the facility. Rain or shine, a lecture will take place at 8 p.m.
Theatre Showcase: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
8 p.m.
Harvey Powers Theatre
$5 General Admission
Christy's Entertainment A Capella Concert ($)
9 - 11 p.m.
Rooke Chapel
$10 per person - Tickets can be purchased online, www.bucknell.edu/boxoffice A Bucknell tradition, tickets sell fast for this concert featuring performances by Bucknell's student a cappella groups: the Silhouettes, Bison Chips, Two Past Midnight and Beyond Unison. Be sure to have your student purchase tickets before Family Weekend.
