Here's How Your Family Can Make the Most out of the Weekend
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2018 F A D L N L E K FA E M I LY W E Here’s how your family can make the most out of the weekend: HOSPITALITY AND WELCOME TABLE Find our hospitality and welcome table, located in the Memorial Union (MU) Concourse. New Student Programs & Family Outreach staff will be available throughout the weekend to answer any questions you may have. Hospitality and welcome table hours can be located on the main schedule. OSU MOBILE APP Download the OSU Mobile App, available for iOS and Android through Apple Store and Google Play. The app will not only highlight the most up-to-date schedule, but you can access our campus map and see what on-campus dining options are available and open! TEXTING HELP-LINE Utilize our texting help-line at (541) 444-5906. New Student Programs & Family Outreach staff will be answering your weekend questions via text. Have a question, but haven’t heard a response from us? Our staff will be answering questions via text while the hospitality and welcome table is open. FALL FAMILY WEEKEND PHOTOS Capture moments — take plenty of photos! Following the weekend, we will reach out to families that have been receiving our Fall Family Weekend email updates to see if you would like to share your weekend photos with us. Who knows…your family could end up on future family weekend advertising materials! If you would like to be added to this email list, please come see our staff at the hospitality and welcome table. families.oregonstate.edu FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND > Music a la Carte: Bassoonist > Beaver Life at OSU: Ask Us Anything Ann Kosanovic-Brown and Friends 3PM-4PM 12PM-1PM Memorial Union (MU), Room 109 Memorial Union (MU), Main Lounge Ask a panel of engaged OSU students your burning questions! Panelists will provide Free and open to the public. Music a la Carte presents international bassoonist Ann insights on student life on/off campus and extracurricular involvement at OSU Kosanovic-Brown and friends. School of Arts and Communication, Zachary Person, (clubs/organizations, student government, fraternity/sorority life and more!), plus (541) 737-4671, [email protected] tips for successfully navigating college. Facilitated by the Office of Student Life, this session gets real with OSU students. Office of Student Life, (541) 737-8748, [email protected] > OMN Tour and Activities 12PM-4PM > Friday Acapella Show Student Experience Center (SEC), fourth floor Orange Media Network (OMN) welcomes you and your family to OSU’s 2018 Fall 5PM-5:30PM Family Weekend. Come to the fourth floor of the Student Experience Center (SEC) Memorial Union (MU) Rotunda for a tour of our facilities and join in some fun activities. Take part in a photoshoot Join three of our student-led acapella groups while they perform on the Memorial with our fashion team, talk to our DJs on air, learn how our TV crew sets up for a Union interior marble steps! Featuring Outspoken, OSU Divine and Powerchord, live show and much more. Orange Media Network, Markie Belcher, (541) 737-6375, these are performances you won’t want to miss! [email protected] > Fall Family Weekend Show Featuring Illusionist Craig Karges ($) 6PM & 8:30PM LaSells Stewart Center The OSU Program Council presents illusionist Craig Karges. The “extraordinist” is an award-winning entertainer, a nationally recognized speaker, and author. Doors open at 5 p.m., first show is from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. If you haven’t purchased tickets you can do so at the door for $25. OSU Programming Council, (541) 737-6872, [email protected] > Fall Family Weekend Golf Tournament ($) 1PM-5PM > Oregon State Volleyball vs. UCLA ($) Trysting Tree Golf Course 7PM-9:30PM Pre-registration required. Bring your family and friends out to the Trysting Tree Golf Gill Coliseum Course to play golf. Entry fee includes cart, range balls and event shirt. Department The Oregon State Volleyball team takes on UCLA. OSU Athletic Ticket Office, of Recreational Sports, Joe Schaffer, (541) 737-4884 (541) 737-4455, [email protected] > Hospitality and Welcome Table > Fall Family Weekend Country Western Dance 2PM-7PM 7:45PM-10:45PM Memorial Union (MU) Concourse Women’s Building, Room 112 (gym) Have questions about the weekend? Stop by and see New Student Programs & Put on your boots and come get your dancing on! The OSU Country Western Dance Family Outreach staff who can assist in all information regarding the weekend. Light Club will be teaching a line dance lesson at 8 p.m., then the dance floor opens to refreshments and snacks will be available. partner and line dances throughout the rest of the night. OSU Country Western Dance Club, Jordan Nick, [email protected] > Do One Thing to Change the World 2:30PM-5:30PM > After Dark: Cult Classic Movie, The Sandlot Memorial Union Quad (MU Quad) 9PM-12AM The Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) is going to be hosting fun activities McAlexander Fieldhouse including button making with a variety of comic books and magazines. Students Join Recreational Sports as we watch “The Sandlot,” a cherished coming-of-age can also fill out a DOT (Do One Thing), a way to showcase your contribution to your baseball movie, enjoy ballpark snacks and play games. Department of Recreational community. Erin McIlraith, (541) 737-6870, [email protected] Sports, (541) 737-3736 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD > Fall Family Weekend Rafting ($) > Family Weekend Challenge the Family ($) 7AM-5PM 9AM-12PM North Santiam River OSU Challenge Course Pre-registration and pre-trip meeting required to attend event. Add some rapids to Pre-registration required. Bring your family and friends out to OSU Challenge your weekend! Families will whitewater raft on the North Santiam River — with a Course for a morning of fun games to get your body moving, activities to get 7 mile stretch of fun swirlies, riffles rapids, and wave trains for your adventurous your brain thinking and add the high course in for some time up in the air and family! Participants should arrive at Dixon’s east entry, Adventure Leadership some great pictures. Department of Recreational Sports, (541) 737-8967, Institute garage at 7 a.m. Department of Recreational Sports, Emily Abrams, [email protected] (541) 737-8967, [email protected] > Oregon State Flying Club Open House ($) > Hospitality and Welcome Table 9AM-1PM 8AM-7PM Corvallis Municipal Airport Memorial Union (MU) Concourse First come, first serve. The Oregon State Flying Club will be giving 20 minute Have questions about the weekend? Stop by and see New Student Programs & airplane rides over campus. There will also be a barbeque with free burgers, veggie Family Outreach staff who can assist in all information regarding the weekend. burgers and hot dogs! Airplane rides are $20 per person. Oregon State Flying Club, [email protected] > DAM FAM Brunch ($) 9AM-12PM > Radiation Center Tours Memorial Union Lounge (MU Lounge) 10AM-12PM Enjoy a convenient brunch on campus surrounded by the whole family in the Radiation Center historical Memorial Union Lounge. Doors open at 9 a.m. with last call at 11:30 a.m. First come, first serve. The American Nuclear Society is hosting tours of the You can purchase tickets at the door for $15. OSU Programming Council, Radiation Center where visitors will see the nuclear reactor and other on-campus (541) 737-6872, [email protected] facilities used by the School of Nuclear Science and Engineering! Dina Pope, (541) 737-7052, [email protected] For accommodations related to a disability, please see the contact information with each event listing. $ – fee associated with event > This Old Memorial Union Tours > Pottery on the Wheel Workshop ($) 10AM-1PM 11AM-1PM Memorial Union (MU) Concourse Student Experience Center (SEC), OSU Craft Center Come take a guided tour of the Memorial Union, including hidden spaces. Tours will Pre-registration required. Experience the joys of pottery throwing on the wheel. Tools leave at the top of each hour with the last tour leaving at 1 p.m. Meet at the top of and materials provided. Craft Center, (541) 737-2397, [email protected] the MU steps next to the Information Desk. MU Building Services, (541) 737-9823, [email protected] > Screen Print a Commemorative Fall Family Weekend T-Shirt ($) 10AM-12PM Memorial Union (MU) Lawn (facing Jefferson Street) Drop-in event that requires no pre-registration. Transform a blank t-shirt into a timeless memento by carefully transferring ink through a special mesh stencil. Tools and materials provided. Craft Center, (541) 737-2397, [email protected] > Create a Fused Glass Magnet (session one, $) 11AM-12PM Student Experience Center (SEC), OSU Craft Center > Pyrography Workshop ($) Pre-registration required. Alternative session available. Create a colorful glass 11AM-1PM keepsake to celebrate fall! No glass experience necessary. Tools and glass provided. Student Experience Center (SEC), OSU Craft Center Craft Center, (541) 737-2397, [email protected] Pre-registration required. Attend this workshop and decorate a wooden spoon with a unique wood burned design. You will also be shown how to varnish and care for your product. Tools and materials provided. Craft Center, (541) 737-2397, craftcenter@ > Glass Torchwork Workshop oregonstate.edu 11AM-1PM Student Experience Center (SEC), OSU Craft Center > Creating a Hand-Built Pottery Mug ($) Pre-registration required. Craft Center (541) 737-2397, [email protected] 12PM-2PM Student Experience Center (SEC), OSU Craft Center > Family Weekend Tailgate Pre-registration required. Transform a lump of clay into your own mug! Craft Center, 5PM-7:30PM (541) 737-2397, [email protected] Student Experience Center (SEC) Plaza Enjoy some food and fun at this family friendly tailgater prior to the big game! > Silver Ring Making ($) OSU face-painting, family photos, games and more.