UA Holds Annual Family Weekend Sept. 19-21

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama will welcome students and their families to the fourth annual UA Family Weekend, Sept. 19-21.

Registration will begin Friday, Sept. 19, at 9 a.m. at the Ferguson Center.

Activities planned for Friday include:

• UA Class Experience: Attend class with your student and meet some of our respected faculty.
• Paul W. Bryant Museum: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tour the museum and peruse 100 years of UA football history.
• Quality Forum Six: 2-4 p.m. in Ferguson Center. Find out why UA is ranked among the Top 50 Public Universities.
• Intermediate Honors Ceremony: 2:30 p.m. This ceremony honors the academic achievement of junior-level students. Criteria for selection include students who were enrolled at UA spring 2001, who have completed 60 hours at UA, and who comprise the top five percent of their UA colleges based on their UA GPAs.
• Alabama Museum of Natural History: 3:30-4 p.m., encore presentation, 4:15-4:45 p.m. Enjoy a living history presentation inside Smith Hall’s Grand Gallery as Rosa Newman Hall portrays Mrs. Jenny Garland Smith, daughter of Dr. Landon Garland, a University president, and wife of geologist Eugene Allen Smith, whom she married in 1871.
• Deans’ Receptions in Academic Areas: 4-5:30 p.m. All undergraduate academic deans will host families in their areas across campus.
• First Friday for Graduate Student Families: 5 p.m., Ferguson Center. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and live jazz music while mingling with fellow graduate students and their families. Activities for young children will be available.
• Dine at the Ferguson Center Fresh Food Company: 6-9 p.m. Receive 10 percent off your meal with your family weekend ID tag.
• Mike Super Magic Show: 8 p.m., Moody Music Building. University Programs presents the magic of Mike Super.

Saturday’s activities include:

• REGISTRATION/CHECK-IN: 8 a.m.-noon in the Student Recreation Center (SRC).
• Meet the Deans in the SRC: 9:30-10:30 a.m. Academic deans and/or their representatives will be available to meet families and answer questions about their respective UA colleges.
• President’s Address in the SRC: 10:30-11:30 a.m. UA President Robert E.Witt speaks to University of Alabama families, who will have an opportunity to ask questions.
• Picnic Lunch on the SRC Pool Deck: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Grab a Bama Dining box lunch and then venture outside to enjoy the new outdoor swimming pool.
• College of Education Showcase: 1-3 p.m. Graves Hall
• Kickoff on the Quad: 2-6 p.m. (or four hours before kickoff). Bring your appetite and enjoy all the pre-game festivities on the Quad.
• Get Out of the Heat Hospitality Suite: 1-4 p.m. Stop by Doster Hall’s J.J. Doster Café to have refreshments and meet UA staff and students. Family Weekend name tags are required for entrance.
• Freshman Forum Reception: 1-2 p.m. Families of students selected for Freshman Forum are invited to attend a special recognition reception.
• Pictorial History of The University of Alabama: Dr. Richard Livingston brings The University of Alabama’s institutional history alive for you — its architecture, history, and people. The Civil War burning and rebuilding information will give you vivid insight into our campus history.
• Big-Screen Telecast of Alabama vs. Northern Illinois: 6 p.m. (tentative) in the Ferguson Center. Enjoy all the festivities associated with Alabama football at the Ferguson Center. Remember: The game will not be telecast locally, so if you don’t go to the game, come to the Ferguson Center instead.
• Sororities and Fraternities Open House: Many sororities and fraternities will host members, new members, and families for refreshments during Alabama football telecasts provided especially for Family Weekend participants.

Sunday’s activities include:

• Campus ministries will host religious services.
• Classic Film at the Bama Theatre.
• Commons Dining Hall Sunday Brunch: Spend some quality time with your student at the Commons Dining Hall in Mary Burke Hall. Enjoy great food and catch up on all that has happened during the fall semester.
• Sororities and Fraternities Open House: Many sororities and fraternities will host new members and their families.

For more information, visit the Web site www.familyweekend.ua.edu or call the Parents’ Association Hotline 1-800-392-2777.