Family and Alumni Weekend : Schedule

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18
1 – 8 p.m.
Registration & Hospitality
Hosted by the Alumni Association
Hamilton Hall Lobby (320 S. Broad Street)
Let us know that you have arrived and received your free Family & Alumni Weekend Gift. Enjoy the musical stylings of one of our many ensembles starting at 4 p.m. and continuing until The President's Reception.

  • Tours available between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
  • UArts Bookstore (located on 13th Street between Pine and Spruce) will be open until 7 p.m.

4 – 6 p.m.
Residence Hall Hospitality Center
Parents/family only
All Residence Hall Lobbies
For those parents and families whose students live in on-campus housing, there will be members of the Student Life team in each lobby ready to provide information, directions and food.

4 – 7 p.m.
Photo Booth open
Hamilton Hall Lobby (320 S. Broad Street)
Come to the Hamilton Hall Lobby to get a free, professional photo of you and your family for Family Weekend 2013 memories.  Will complement your free gift! 

5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
President's Reception featuring the Sande Webster Tribute Exhibition
Solmssen Court in Hamilton Hall (320 S. Broad Street)
Join University President Sean Buffington along with faculty and staff for a reception featuring heavy hors d'oeuvres, UArts performances and much more. This is a great opportunity to interact with some of the professors and administrators who have been working with your student, and reconnect with other Young Alumni.

8 p.m.

Theater Presentation: Spring Awakening
by Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik
Arts Bank Theater (601 South Broad Street)
Directed by Brind School faculty member 

8 p.m.

At the Movies: TBD
Co-sponsored by the Office of Student Life and the Alumni Association
Levitt Auditorium
Join us for a spectacular cinematic experience as we watch a recent Hollywood Blockbuster, selected by our students, on the big screen.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19
9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Registration & Hospitality
Hosted by the Alumni Association
Hamilton Hall Lobby (320 South Broad Street)
If you have not already checked in, stop by Hamilton Hall and let us know that you have arrived. Receive your free Homecoming & Family Weekend Gift. Continental breakfast will be served for all guests who want to mingle. Between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., stop by Hamilton Hall for a rotation of musical performances by various UArts ensembles. 

  • Tours available between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
  • UArts Bookstore will be on site to sell souvenirs and gifts

10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
A Day in the Life of…

Ever wonder what it is like to be an artist? Or a musician? Or dancer? Want to know what a studio is like for your son/daughter? Come join us for interactive college workshops where you will learn from actual professors what is is like to be a student artist at UArts.

  • Voice Workshop with Jeff Kern
    Associate Professor, School of Music
    Caplan Center, 17th floor
    Changing styles and blend. Students in the Vocal Performance program will demonstrate a varietry of styles of music and how they change their sound to blend with each other. Workshop participants will hear solos, duets and larger groups. Near the end of the workshop, the audience participants will join in with some simple singing. 
    Jeffrey Kern is head of the Vocal department at UArts and is a teacher, composer/arranger, conductor, pianist and singer. Kern has a Bachelor of Science from Lebanon Valley College and a Master's of Music from the University of Michigan. In addition to his work at the University of the Arts, Kern has served as the assistant director of the Choral Society of Philadelphia as well as on the orchestra for Walnut Street Theatre's productions of "A Chorus Line," "Damn Yankees," "My Fair Lady" and "The Sound of Music." Presently, he serves as the conductor for the Voices of POPS.
     
  • Acting with Jennifer MacMillan
    Lecturer, Ira Brind School of Theater Arts
    Terra Hall, 605
    Participants will get to experience the world of acting as our students do each term through the instruction of one of our most gifted faculty members.
    Jennifer MacMillan, a 2006 graduate of University of the Arts, is a working actor, director, producer and theater educator. She teaches privately in addition to teaching undergraduate acting classes, including acting for non-majors, and has been teaching improv, business of theater and audition techniques for the UArts Saturday and Pre-College Institutes since 2005. Recent favorite Philadelphia credits include The Exit Interview with InterAct Theater Company, House of Blue Leaves with Isis Productions, How to Disappear Completely with Luna Theater Company and Overexposed as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. 
     
  • Movement Exploration with Connie Michael
    Assistant Professor, School of Dance
    Terra Hall, 207 or 405
    This participatory session is designed for all ages to engage in a shared movement workshop. Participants will explore movement concepts through short movement activities and have brief discussions throughout. Comfortable clothing to move, socks and a curiosity are all that is required.
    Connie Michael is an assistant professor at the University of the Arts serving as Foundation Series Coordinator and lecturing in Dance Studies. Michael has taught at the School of Dance for over 24 years. Most recently, she has returned from as sabbatical where she performed in India, Malta and England in American Improvisational Belly Dance. She also completed a Master's in Art at Liverpool in Dance Theater Practice. Her strengths in dance studies lie in the areas of Dance Education and Pedagogy and Arts Education.
     
  • Illustration Workshop with Christian "Patch" Patchell BFA ’95 (Illustration)
    Professor, College of Art, Media & Design
    Terra Hall, TBD
     Participants will use tools that illustrators would use to create simple and elegant buttons.
    Christian "Patch" Patchell is a 1995 graduate from the University of the Arts with a BFA in Illustration. Since 2003, Patch has served as a professor in the Illustration department at the University. He is a cartoonist, illustrator, designer and native Philadelphian. His artwork has appeared on everything from books to greeting cards.

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch in Terra Hall
Terra Dining Hall, Terra Hall (211 South Broad Street) 
Families and alumni are welcome to join us in the main dining hall for a special lunch.  Costs for families and alumni are covered as part of the weekend.

11:30 a.m.
A Look Back- Golden Arts Memories
Admissions Visitor Center, Hamilton Hall (320 South Broad Street)
Golden Arts Alums (Class of 1963 and prior) can join us for an engaging presentation by University Archivist Sara MacDonald, co-author of the campus history series book on the University of the Arts, for a reflection on UArts and America at the time of your graduation.  First 20 attendees receive a free, signed copy of the book. 

12 – 2 p.m.
Golden Arts Reunion
CBS Auditorium, Hamilton Hall (320 South Broad Street)
Members of the class of 1963 and prior are invited to return to campus to celebrate their 50th reunion and re-connect with classmates. Join us for lunch with your classmates and receive a special UArts gift to remember this milestone. Lunch will conclude with a tour of campus. $30/person or $50/couple.

1 – 2:30 p.m.
Alumni Career Panel Discussion & Desert Reception
Caplan Center for the Performing Arts, Terra Hall, 17th Floor (211 South Broad Street)
If you are curious what UArts alumni do after graduation, then listen to this panel of recent grads as they share their work as entrepreneurs and artists (featured below). Stay after the discussion to meet and mingle with the panelists in the Caplan Lobby. Food and beverages provided.

  • TBD

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Parent Q&As
Meet and mingle with parents of current UArts students as they share about how their student navigated his/her first year and beyond.

8 p.m.
YOUR CHOICE! 

Music Ensemble Showcase
Caplan Center for the Performing Arts, Terra Hall, 17th Floor (211 South Broad Street)
Come join us for a musical showcase featuring a selection from some of the many vocal ensembles at UArts.

Or

Senior Dance Concert
UArts Dance Theatre at the Drake (1512 Spruce Street, entrance on Hicks Street).
Come see some of our talented Dance students show their stuff in this special event being performed specifically for Family & Alumni Weekend.

Or

8 p.m.
Theater Presentation: Spring Awakening
by Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik
Arts Bank Theater (601 South Broad Street)
See event description listed above for Friday, October 18. Limited seating available on a first-come, first-served basis (based on date of online registration).

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20
10 a.m.
Breakfast Bar in the Sukkot Hut
Furness Courtyard, Furness Hall (1499 Pine Street)
Before departing for home, parents, families and students are invited to attend a meal with Rabbi Daniel Grodnitsky, director of the Chabad Jewish Center for Students of the Arts. Students of all faiths are invited to attend.
Sukkot is a Jewish holiday beginning at sundown September 18 and running through September 25. During this festival, followers erect a hut with a roof of branches to symbolize living in the desert. Families and friends will visit the hut and join us for a traditional Jewish breakfast. The University provides an online directory of various other religious sects and denominations.