Family Weekend

Family Weekend is a time for families to reconnect with their students, other Saint Mary's families, faculty, and staff.  We encourage you to take advantage of your time on campus:  hike to the cross, visit the Museum of Art, or hang out in the quad!  

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October 7 - 9, 2022 Family Weekend

Friday, October 7

Campus Retail Hours:

  • Cafe Louis - 7:30am-9pm
  • Oliver Hall - 7-10:30am; 11am-2pm; 4:45-8pm
  • Saint Mary's Bookstore - 9am-3pm

12-2pm - Food Truck Friday, Ferroggiaro Hall

This weekly event features a Bay Area food truck.  The first 80 students receive a voucher for free food!  This week's truck is Crazy Empanadas.

12:30-2pm - Feel Good Friday, Intercultural Center

Feel Good Friday is a fun social event held every first Friday of the month for students to build community, have fun and decompress after a long week.

1-10pm - Performing Arts Drop In Classes/Rehearsals

  • 1-2:35pm - Vocal Science led by Dr. Julie Ford, ART 105
  • 3-4pm - Chapel Singers rehearsal led by Michael Blackburn, Chapel
  • 4:30-6pm - Dance rehearsal, Suyfy 110
  • 7-8:30pm - Sports Band rehearsal led by Mitchell White, Syufy 110
  • 6-10pm - The Caucasion Chalk Circle (Fall Theatre Production) rehearsal led by renowned director and translator of this play Domenique Lozano, LeFevre Theatre

2-7pm - Family Information Table Open, in front of De La Salle Hall

Check in with New Student & Family Programs, make a nametag, grab some swag, and pick up a schedule for the weekend.

2-4pm - Campus Open Houses

  • Campus Activities Board - De La Salle Hall, Room 160
  • Campus Housing - Ferroggiaro Hall, 2nd Floor
  • Career and Professional Development Services - Filippi Academic Hall, Room 190
  • Catholic Institute for Lasallian Social Actions- Ferroggiaro Hall, 2nd Floor
  • Center for Women & Gender Equity/CARE Center - Augustine Hall, Ground Floor
  • Center for Writing Across the Curriculum - De La Salle Hall, Room 110
  • Counseling & Psychological Services, Augustine Hall, Ground Floor
  • Club Sports Information Table, Dante Quad
  • Facilities Service - located behind St. Joseph's Hall
  • Financial Aid - Brother Jerome West
  • Health & Wellness Center, Augustine Hall, Ground Floor
  • Mission & Ministry Center - next to Chapel
  • Public Safety - Assumption Hall
  • Saint Albert Hall Library
  • Student Disability Services - Filippi Academic Hall, Room 190
  • Student Involvement & Leadership - Ferroggiaro Hall, Ground Floor

3pm - Kalmonovitz School of Education (KSOE) 4+1 Masters Programs, Filippi Academic Hall, Room 140

Learn more about 4+1 educational pathways within KSOE where all undergraduate students have an opportunity to jumpstart earning their Masters of Arts Degree in Leadership & Organizational Development or earn a Single Subject Teaching Credential + Masters of Arts in Teaching in 1 additional year!

4pm - Family Weekend Library Escape Room - CLICK HERE to RSVP

What does a 1918 fire, red bricks, and a sanitarium have in common? Unlock their mystery to Escape from the Archives this Friday, October 7, 2020, starting at 4:00pm.

 Hosted by the Saint Albert Hall Library. The escape room will last approximately 25 minutes. The maximum number of participants during each time slot is eight. You may sign up individually or as a group.

6-8pm - Family Picnic on the Lawn, Chapel Lawn

Food items will be available for purchase. Enjoy our pleasant fall weather, music, and lawn games!  The first 25 families receive a FREE Saint Mary's picnic blanket.

Saturday, October 8

Hours of Operation Around Campus:

  • Cafe Louis Open - 8am-1pm
  • Oliver Hall - 9am-1:30pm; 5-8pm
  • Saint Mary's Historical Archives (located within the Library) - 10am-4pm
  • Saint Mary's Museum of Art - 10am-4pm
  • Saint Mary's Bookstore - 10-4pm - The bookstore will have games and contests to win great prizes! 

9-10am - Check-In and Complimentary Continental Breakfast, De La Salle Lawn

10-10:45am - Choose Your Own SMC Adventure I

  • Study Abroad - Saint Mary's offers over 20 study abroad and exchange programs and destinations. Come learn about locations, costs, and the application process.  Jan Term travel will also be covered in this session.
  • Second Year Housing Options and Beyond! - Join Campus Housing for a tour of the newly renovated More Hall and learn about housing options available to students after their first year. 

11-11:45am - Choose Your Own SMC Adventure II

  • Gael Career & Professional Development - Learn about the variety of services and resources available to your student in their search for internships, part - and full-time jobs, and preparing for graduate school.
  • Talk with an Archivist! - SMC Archivist, Kate Wilson, will show you some of the more unique pieces in our collection of Saint Mary's historical items.
  • Meet Good Eating Company - Saint Mary's has recently partnered with Good Eating Company (GEC) in an agreement to provide dining service to campus.  This session will focus on GEC's guiding principles, commitment to sustainability, and their farm-to-fork mindset.

12pm - Women's Soccer Tailgate Party, SMC Stadium / 1pm - Women's Soccer v. LMU, SMC Stadium - CLICK HERE and use presale code FAMWKND22 to unlock the Family Weekend offer! 

NOTE: Current SMC students receive free entrance to the game with a student ID but they will need a food voucher if they plan to attend the BBQ.

  • Game Ticket and Food Voucher - $20
  • Food Voucher Only - $15
  • Game Ticket Only - $8

2-4pm - School of Science Summer Research Program:  Student Poster Session, Brousseau Hall

Learn about the amazing research being done by students in the School of Science!  Students who participated in the Summer Research Program in 2022 will present their research findings in a poster session.  Talk to researchers and their mentors, learn about the science, and hear about the Summer Research Program.

2pm - Tour of Fall Exhibits, SMC Museum

Fake It Till You Make It: A Quest for Authenticity - Calling for transparency, this exhibition explores how authenticity is defined and determined in institutions, museums, and among art experts and artists. From forgeries to Tourist art, Pop Art to NFTs, these selected works from the college collection question value and originality in art history through ways of seeing, artist intent, and the cultural value placed on Art.

Interdisciplinary Voice - Interdisciplinary Voice comprises faculty, scholars, and staff across campus responding to objects in the Saint Mary's College Museum of Art permanent collection. Offering a space for dialogue, these voices interpret the selected works to facilitate conversation, provoke ideas, and consider academic and interdisciplinary perspectives and approaches to art.

2:30-4:30pm - Family Feud & Food Fundraiser, hosted by SMC Stunt in Delphine Lounge (The IC) - CLICK HERE to purchase tickets

Calling all SMC students, faculty, staff, and their families! Join us for a fun afternoon of trivia while enjoying a nacho and candy bar! 

  • $5 for SMC students, faculty, and staff
  • $10 for general admissions

4:30-6pm - Wine & Cheese Reception, The 1928 Pub Patio

Join us for a relaxing (complimentary) social at the College's pub. Sponsored by New Student & Family Programs and Alumni Engagement.

Sunday, October 9

11am - Saint Mary's Community Mass, Chapel

12pm - Post Liturgy Reception, Mission & Ministry Center

Mission & Ministry invites all students and their families to Mission & Ministry Center (located next to the Chapel) for some light refreshments after Mass.

 

Overnight Accomodations

If you require overnight lodging at the time of Parent and Family Weekend, see the link below for hotels in the Concord/Pleasant Hill/Walnut Creek/Lafayette area.
 

 

 

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