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Family Weekend 2008 Schedule


Saturday, September 20 EventsSunday, September 21 Events
Friday, September 19

Registration for Family Weekend
8 a.m.-8 p.m.
Please park in the campus lot at East Street and Ninth Avenue. A map of all campus parking can be found at www.grinnell.edu/aboutinfo/map
Joe Rosenfield '25 Center lobby

Campus Offices Open for Appointments
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Financial Aid
Office of Off-Campus Study
Office of Career Development
Office of the Registrar
Office of Admission: Interviews for prospective students should be made in advance by calling 800-247-0113

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

Visit the Grinnell College Bookstore
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Check out the Grinnell College Bookstore or the new Pioneer Bookshop in downtown Grinnell for great Grinnell insignia clothing and gifts.

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

Ice Cream Social
2-4:30 p.m.
Join Grinnell's residence life 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 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 lobby

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

Roots and Its Impact on Race and Politics on the Screen Opening
4:15-6 p.m.
Incoming Film Studies professor Theresa Geller will discuss the issues of race and politics and their representation on television up to the 1977 premiere of the miniseries Roots and the dramatic impact of the miniseries on those issues. The presentation sets the stage for a week-long showing of the miniseries. For more information, contact jonesran@grinnell.edu or x3365.
Burling Library, First Floor

Shabbat Service
5 p.m.
Rabbi Daveen Litwin will lead Shabbat.
Joe Rosenfield '25 Center, Room 227

Shabbat Table
6:15 p.m.
Chalutzim, Grinnell's Jewish student organization, will host a gathering after Shabbat. RSVP to Rabbi Litwin by calling 641-269-4981.
Joe Rosenfield '25 Center, Room 209 B and C

Women's Volleyball
7:30-9:30 p.m.
vs. St. Norbert College
Athletic and Fitness Center, Darby Gymnasium

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

Saturday, September 20 Events
Sunday, September 21 Events

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