Family and Friends Weekend

November 8 and 9, 2024

Move-in day, parent with new student

Family and Friends Weekend will take place on November 8 and 9 and is a time of exploration and fun as you reconnect with your student and meet the Hamline community! The schedule for the weekend will include athletic events, academic panels, a concert by Hamline music ensembles, and other family-friendly entertainment.

Register today and get a glimpse of the Hamline experience while enjoying our beautiful campus with your student and other families. To RSVP for family weekend and specific events, please use the registration button below.
 

2024 Schedule of events

 

Friday, November 8

Registration/Family Weekend Central

5 to 6 p.m.
  • Registration/check-In
  • Pick up Family Weekend packet
  • Enter drawing for prizes
Family Weekend Dessert Reception

6 to 7:30 p.m.
Mingle with other families and enjoy drinks, and desserts catered by Dining Services.
Family Game Night

7:30 to 9 p.m.
Enjoy a family game night with the ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ãº Programming Board. Join us for a variety of games, food, drinks, and prizes.

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

7:30 p.m.

Ticket sales are both online and at the Anne Simley Theater box office. Online sales begin September 24. Tickets are available 45 minutes prior to the show starting at the Anne Simley Theatre Box office. Tickets are $2 for ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ãº students, staff, and faculty, $5 for all other students and seniors, and $8 for general admission. There is always a pay-what-you-can option available both online and at the box office.

For more information, don't hesitate to contact the Theatre Department at tickets@hamline.edu or 651-523-2905.

William Shakespeare’s long celebrated tragedy of star-crossed lovers. We throw our hats and hearts into the ring, joining generations of artists who, too, have created their versions of Verona’s impetuous and impassioned paramours. Romeo and Juliet, children of feuding families fall in love, hard and fast, caught up in a whirlwind of passion so epic the story resounds for centuries. As quickly as they fall, they are swept up in a tumult of seemingly inescapable misfortune. Come get lost in love with us, as we look to love to tell us who we are and how we belong to each other.

Saturday, November 9

ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ãº Bookstore Open

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Stop by the ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ãº Bookstore and use a special 10% QR code for online and in-store purchases.
Continental Breakfast

9:30 a.m.
Start your day with a light continental breakfast before participating in Family Weekend sessions and campus activities that give you a sense of the type of opportunities, services and support your student can take advantage of at Hamline. There will be ample opportunities to visit with your student as well today.
Coffee and Conversation with the Deans

10 to 10:45 a.m.
Meet the academic and student affairs deans to hear about what your students have been experiencing inside and outside of the classroom. Bring questions you may have about ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ãº and the experiences your student is having.
High-Impact Learning Practices

11 a.m. to noon
At Hamline, faculty members expose students to many High-Impact Learning Educational Practices with the goal of increasing student retention, academic success, while helping students deepen their learning, personal development and post-college preparation. In this session, faculty members and administrators will share insights about the unique opportunities Hamline students have to further their knowledge, experiences and skills including writing intensive courses, study away/study abroad opportunities, internships, student-faculty research, and the first year seminar, among others.
Lunch on Your Own On-campus or off-campus sites
Sundin Memorial Concert

4 to 5:30 p.m.
All students, family members, alumni and music enthusiasts are invited to join us to hear musical selections by Hamline's A Capella Choir, University Chorale, Orchestra, Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble.

Dinner on Your Own

On-campus or off-campus sites
Family & Friends Wine and Appetizer Reception

5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Join staff from Student Affairs for and other families for a networking opportunity with games, food and drinks, alcohol and other non-alcoholic beverages. Students must be 21 years old to consume alcoholic drinks.

Tri-Alpha Induction Ceremony
Private event, invited guests only!
5:30 to 7 p.m.

Reception: 5:30 p.m.
Ceremony: 6 p.m.

This event is open to current members, newly selected members and their family and friends. Invitations will be sent in mid-to-late October after membership selection is complete.
William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

7:30 p.m.
See event description and other important information above on Friday, November 7.

Home athletic events held during Family Weekend

Friday, November 8

  • Men’s Swimming vs. St. John’s University; Hamline Pool, 5 p.m.
  • Women’s Swimming vs. College of St. Benedict; Hamline Pool, 5 p.m. 

Saturday, November 9

  • Football Game vs. St. College of St. Scholastica; Klas Field, 1 p.m. 
  • Men’s Basketball vs. University of Northwestern; Hutton Arena, 1 p.m.

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