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September 16- 18, 2016
www.rowan.edu/familyweekend
HOSTED BY:
ADMISSIONS  ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT  ATHLETICS  ASTRONOMY CLUB  BARNES & NOBLE  COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING  DANCE EXTENSIONS
CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY  DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND DANCE  EDELMAN PLANETARIUM  EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FUND/
MAXIMIZING ACADEMIC POTENTIAL PROGRAM  GOURMET DINING  GREEK AFFAIRS  HARLEY E. FLACK STUDENT MENTORING PROGRAM
HOLLYBUSH AMBASSADORS  SOCIAL JUSTICE, INCLUSION & CONFLICT RESOLUTION  LEADERSHIP ROWAN  PARENT & FAMILY CONNECTIONS
RESIDENTIAL LEARNING AND UNIVERSITY HOUSING  ROHRER COLLEGE OF BUSINESS  ROWAN UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY  ROWAN AFTER
HOURS  ROWAN WOMEN’S SOCCER  STUDENT ACTIVITIES  STUDENT REC CENTER  WGLS-FM RADIO STATION
About Family Weekend
You’re invited! Family Weekend offers parents, siblings and other family members the perfect opportunity to enjoy Rowan’s campus, explore
life inside the classroom, partake in some of our activities, meet other Rowan families, and spend time with your student. Some of the events listed below
require a fee and are limited, so we urge you to pre-register when possible. Family Weekend 2016 will be held September 16 - 18. Remember,
hotels and motels fill up quickly, so make your reservations early! A list of hotels/motels can be found on our Where to Stay page.
For more information, contact:
Student Enrichment & Family Connections Office at 856- 256-4041 or 856-256-4596
Bookstore Hours
Student Rec Center Hours
Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. • Sunday, 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Friday, 6:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. • Sunday, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Friday, September 16, 2016
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4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Registration and Welcome
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Atrium, Savitz Hall
Free Event Sponsored by the Offices of Orientation & Student Leadership and
Student Enrichment and Family Connections.
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4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
How To Create A Killer LinkedIn Profile That Will Get You Noticed
Career Learning Center, Savitz Hall
Free Event Sponsored by Office of Career Advancement and Student Enrichment
Whether you are job or internship hunting, gathering leads, or networking in your
career field, having a professional, eye-catching LinkedIn profile is an excellent
idea to make sure that you can be found by the right people at the right time.
Come learn how to layout your LinkedIn profile in a way that appeals to prospects
that are quickly scanning to see if you have what they need.
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5:30 p.m.
Rowan After Hours: Friday Night Lights
First 200 Rowan
students get a free
RAH football t-shirt!
Richard Wacker Stadium
Free Event Sponsored by Rowan After Hours and Rowan Athletics
The first 1,000 fans get a free funnel cake or fried oreos. Enjoy inflatables and a
halftime hamster ball race during the game, and stay after for a dazzling fireworks
display! The first 200 Rowan students will receive a free RAH football t-shirt!
7:00 p.m.
Rowan University Football vs. William Paterson University
Richard Wacker Stadium
$5 – Gen. Adm; $3 - Visiting College Students with ID/Senior Citizens/Children*
(Athletic tickets must be purchased in advance to obtain these discounted prices.
Add $2 per person if paid at the door) Rowan Students - Free with ID.
Faculty and Staff - Free with an Athletic Pass.
Event Sponsored by Rowan Athletics
Come cheer on Rowan football at their 2016 Friday night
football game against William Paterson University.
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Fifty Shades Of Green: A Financial Spin On “The Game Of Life”
Room 218, Savitz Hall
Free Event Sponsored by Office of Financial Aid
Teach your college student about budgeting, credit, and financing, while also
to teaching parents and family members about being financially stable.
Saturday, September 17, 2016
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9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Registration and Welcome
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Oak Grove, Across the street from Chamberlain Student Center
Free Event Sponsored by the Offices of Orientation & Student Leadership and
Student Enrichment and Family Connections.
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Oak Grove, Across the street from Chamberlain Student Center
COST: $15 minimum or more is a suggested donation, but is not required to participate.
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Event Sponsored by the Office of Veterans Affairs, PROS, Alumni Engagement,
and Office of Student Enrichment & Family Connections
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10:30 a.m.
Historical Walking Tour of Campus
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Put on your comfortable shoes and join the Department of History for a stroll through
the historic sections of our beautiful campus – a fun and easy way to learn about the
university architecture, history, and traditions.
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Room 156, Harold Wilson Music Building
Free Event Sponsored by Rowan Prep
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11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Family Block Party/Picnic/Vendor’s Mall/Main Stage
and Gourmet Dining Throw Down Contest
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2:00 p.m.
“Trading Room Demonstration”
Room 252, Bunce Hall (sponsored by Northwestern Mutual Financial Network)
Free Event Sponsored by Rohrer College of Business, Fin. Mgmt. Assoc.
3:00 p.m.
“Led Zeppelin Light Show” Planetarium Show
Fredric and Jean Edelman Planetarium, Science Hall
$5 – Adults; $3 - Children and Senior Citizens (under 12 and over 60)
Tickets are available a half hour prior to planetarium show time.
3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
“Food Demonstration Class”
Owl’s Nest or Market Place, Chamberlain Student Center
$4.00 per person, per class Sponsored by Gourmet Dining
Space limited to 30 - 50 people. Advanced registration required. (see form below)
• “Creative Cupcakes” 50 max Learn the secrets of the decorating process!
• “Wake Up, Little Sushi” 30 max Master the art of rolling and forming using
the freshest fish and other beautiful ingredients.
• “Campus Meals On A Dollar” or “Dirt-Cheap Recipes” 40 max
With the right recipes and some kitchen savvy, you can eat great on student’s budget.
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Campus Tour
Near The Picnic Tent, Oak Grove
Free Event Sponsored by the Admissions Office
• “Healthy Meals” 30 max Samples of healthy options that please the palate!
11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
WGLS-FM Radio Station Tour
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Bozorth Hall
Free Event Sponsored by WGLS-FM Radio Station
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9:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
Rowan After Hours: RAH Gone Wild
Chamberlain Student Center Pit & Back Patio
Free Event Sponsored by Rowan After Hours
RAH is bringing exotic animals and a petting zoo to campus including a fennec fox,
donkey, reptiles, goats, and more! Make your own zoo stuffed animal to take home
with you! Tonight’s DIY project is animal cut out canvases. Families welcome!
Explore Rowan’s very own radio station, which has won over 245 national and regional
awards since 1993. The broadcast covers South Jersey, parts of Philadelphia and Delaware.
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Fredric and Jean Edelman Planetarium, Science Hall
$5 – Adults; $3 - Children and Senior Citizens (under 12 and over 60)
Tickets are available a half hour prior to planetarium show time.
One of the premier rock bands of the 20th century, interpreted visually through the
power of the SciDome digital projection system. Best for middle-school through
college… but enjoyable by anyone! Fasten your seat belts!
Near The Picnic Tent, Oak Grove
$17 Adults, $12 Children under 12 ($4 additional per person at door)
(Rowan students can use meal plans and Family Members can use
“all access weekend/special-priced meal plan.”) SEE MENU ON REG. FORM BELOW
Enjoy good food, music, family activities “Rowan Style”! We’re offering balloon animals,
caricaturist artists, crafts, face painting, disc jockey, main stage performances, moon
bounces, main stage performances, stilt walking entertainers, family photos, double
dutch tournament, corn shucking and lemon counting contest and vendors. Let your
taste buds decide who reigns as chili champion by casting your vote through a donation
to your favored cook. All proceeds will benefit fundraising for Alex’s Lemonade Stand.
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2:00 p.m.
“Perfect Little Planet” Planetarium Show
The Bloomberg terminal enables financial professionals to access the Bloomberg Professional® service through which users can monitor and analyze real-time financial market
data movements. It also provides news, price quotes, and messaging across its proprietary network, and news and analytics for over 174+ countries and 360+ exchanges.
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Music For Soul
Come expand your mind doing something relaxing, upbeat and productive. What is it
you say? Music! Try instruments, listen to informal performances, ask questions about
music, and learn about how you can be involved in music even as a non-music major.
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Fredric and Jean Edelman Planetarium, Science Hall
$5 – Adults; $3 - Children and Senior Citizens (under 12 and over 60)
Tickets are available a half hour prior to planetarium show time.
Join a family of four lovable aliens as they search our solar system for the perfect spot for
a long vacation. Best for later elementary schoolers.
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Story Telling and Craft Time at Barnes and Noble
Rowan University Bookstore, Barnes and Noble, 201 Rowan Boulevard
Free Event Sponsored by Barnes & Nobel
1:00 p.m.
“One World, One Sky” Planetarium Show
Big Bird and Elmo welcome their Chinese friend Hu Hu Zhu as the three visit Sesame St.,
Zhu’s home in China, and finally the Moon. Best for pre-school and early elementary.
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Near The Picnic Tent, Oak Grove
Free Event Sponsored by the Department of History
Richard Wacker Stadium
Free Event Sponsored by Rowan Athletics
Join us as we break the NCAA attendance record for field hockey at our Rowan Field
Hockey vs. Eastern University game. The first 500 fans in attendance will receive a free
Rowan Athletics cell phone wallet. We will also be doing other giveaways like t-shirts in
addition to a half-time contest prizes.
9:30 a.m.
Patriots, Pedal & Pace
Tune up your bicycle or lace up your running/walking shoes and participate in our First
Patriots, Pedal & Pace event for veterans! “Patriots, Pedal & Pace” is a fun bike/run/
walk that serves as a fundraiser for our veterans’ initiatives. The course follows the
perimeter of our campus.
1:00 p.m.
Rowan University Field Hockey vs. Eastern University
12:00 noon – 5:00 p.m.
Dread Scott: A Sharp Divide
High Street Gallery, 301 West High Street, Glassboro, NJ
Free Event Sponsored by Rowan University Art Gallery
In a slim volume of materials that originate with his plan to reenact the 1811 New Orleans
slave revolt, the artist Dread Scott traces, with these documents, the institution of
slavery in the United States and its cultural heritage.
Sunday, September 18, 2016
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9:00 a.m.
“A Service of Many Faiths”
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Chamberlain Student Center Pit Free Event Sponsored by Family Weekend
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An all-faiths service where family members can explore and celebrate what they believe
together as one community committed to supporting different faiths and religions.
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11:00 a.m.
“Black Jack” Walk
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Enjoy a 1.2-mile walk around campus, collect tokens/giveaways at 5 stations along the
way. Return to the Rec Center where you’ll be dealt one blackjack hand for a chance to
win raffles and prizes. No start time — come anytime between 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
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11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
“Solar Observing”
Chamberlain Student Center Marketplace
$10 - Adults, $7 - Children under 12 (Rowan students can use meal plans and
Family Members can use “all access weekend/special-priced meal plan.”)
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Student Recreation Center Free Event Sponsored by the Rec Center
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Sweet and Savory Brunch
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Meditation Walk outside of the Science Hall Atrium Free Event Sponsored by
the College of Science and Mathematics and Astronomy Club
11:30 a.m.
"Danse Macabre" Performance
Boyd Recital Hall, Wilson Hall Free Event Sponsored by the Dept. of Theatre
and Dance, Dance Extensions and Student Enrichment and Family Connections
12:00 noon - 2:30 p.m.
Hollybush Tour
The Whitney Mansion at Rowan University
Free Event Sponsored by the Hollybush Ambassadors
Hollybush has had a long and varied history, first as the home of a prominent Glassboro
family and later as a part of Rowan University.
Telescopes with safe filters will be set up to view the Sun in white light.
Rowan Family Weekend Registration Form
Campus Dining
First Name
Middle
Last Name
BLOCK PARTY/PICNIC* (Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, 11:00 am - 2:30 pm)
Number of tickets: Adults ($17 each°) ____ Children Under 12 ($12 each°) ____
Street Address
City
Email Address
All ACCESS WEEKEND SPECIAL-PRICED MEAL PLAN (Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, 4:00 pm until Sunday,
Sept. 18, 2016, 2:00 pm with unlimited re-entries to the Chamberlain Student Center Marketplace)
Number of tickets: Adults ($56 each) ____ Children Under 12 ($38 each) ____
Sub-Total: $________
State
Zip Code
Home Phone
My Student’s Name
MENU
Entrees Classic BBQ Chicken, Country Bacon Station, Mac & Cheese Station, BBQ
Eggplant Tacos, Made To Order Zucchini Bahn-Mi Roll Ups, Assorted Mini Slider Beef &
Veggie Burgers, Assorted Regional Hot Dogs, Mini Boardwalk Sausage & Pepper Subs,
Slow Braised Pork Sides Spicy Lime Corn on the Cob, Baked Beans, Parmesan Scallion Grits,
Collard Greens, Chipotle Potato Salad, Garden Macaroni Salad, Lemon Poppy Zucchini
Salad, Marinated Tomatoes, Bulgur Salad, Cucumber Lime Salad, Assorted Corn Bread
Desserts Watermelon, Grilled Cinnamon Sugar Spiced Pineapple Sticks, Brownies, Cookies,
Assorted Warm Sweet Breads Beverages Fresh Brewed Unsweetened Tea, Citrus Flavored
Water, Fresh Fruit Punch, Coffee
SUNDAY BRUNCH (Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016 11:00 am - 2:00 pm)
Number of tickets: Adults ($12 each) ____ Children Under 12 ($8 each) ____
Events
“ONE WORLD, ONE SKY” ((Saturday, Sept. 17, 1:00 pm) ) “PERFECT LITTLE PLANET” (Saturday, Sept. 17,
2:00 pm) and “LED ZEPPELIN LIGHT SHOW” (Saturday, Sept. 17, 3:00 pm) Adults ($5.00 each)
Children and Senior Citizens (under 12 and over 60) ($3.00 each). Tickets may be purchased at the Fredric
and Jean Edelman Planetarium, Science Hall, prior to performance.
Most family weekend activities are free, except where indicated.
Please complete and detach this registration form and enclose
with check payable to Rowan University, in envelope. Mail to:
Office of Student Enrichment & Family Connections
Savitz Hall, ATTN: Family Weekend
Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Road
Glassboro, NJ 08028
For electronic registrations and credit card payments,
email [email protected]
Deadline for Pre-Registration: Thursday, August 25, 2016
We urge you to pre-register for the Saturday Picnic and/or
Sunday Brunch so that Dining Services have appropriate counts.
Sub-Total: $________
Sub-Total: $________
Athletic Events
ROWAN UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL VS. WILLIAM PATTERSON UNIVERSITY* (Friday Sept. 16, 2016, 7:00 pm)
Number of tickets**: General Admission ($5 each) ____
Children Under 12/Senior Citizens/Visiting College Students with ID ($3 each) ____
Sub-Total: $________
Classes
FOOD DEMONSTRATION CLASS
(Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm)
• “Creative Cupcakes”
($4 each) X Number of People _____
• “Wake Up, Little Sushi”
($4 each) X Number of People _____
• “Campus Meals On A Dollar” or “Dirt Cheap Recipes”
($4 each) X Number of People _____
• “Healthy Meals”
($4 each) X Number of People _____
Please make check payable to: Rowan University
Sub-Total: $________
Sub-Total: $________
Sub-Total: $________
Sub-Total: $________
Grand Total: $________
*Athletic and Family Block Party/tickets must be purchased in advance to obtain these discounted prices.
**Additional $2 per person if paid at the door for athletic tickets.
° Additional $4 per person for Family Block Party/Picnic tickets, if paid at the door
Please refer to website for additional information and/or any updates, www.rowan.edu/familyweekend.