Family/Band Day

Please join us for Family/Band Day, September 26, 2009

Explore our beautiful campus, visit our museums, root for the Jayhawks, and more. Everyone is welcome.

Gale Sayers Golf Tournament
7 a.m. registration; 8 a.m. shotgun start, Alvamar Country Club, 1800 Crossgate Dr.
$. More information: (785) 864-4297; visit www.soe.ku.edu for registration form and payment details. Pre-registration requested by Sept. 18.

SUA Feature Film
Time TBD (evening). Woodruff Auditorium, level 5, Kansas Union, 1301 Jayhawk Blvd.
$. More information: 864-SHOW or www.suaevents.com.

62nd Annual Band Day Parade
Time TBD. Mass Street
Area high school bands join KU’s Marching Jayhawks in a parade through downtown Lawrence prior to the KU vs. Southern Miss football game. Bands also perform at halftime of the game.

KU Libraries Open House
Time TBD, Watson Library, 1425 Jayhawk Blvd.
Free. Features a children’s reading circle, lawn games, tours, takeaways, refreshments. More information: www.lib.ku.edu/events

KU Energy Council Biodiesel Demonstration
Time and location TBD.
Free. More information: www.kuenergycouncil.ku.edu

Breakfast and White Glove Tour at the Dole Institute
9-11 a.m. Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics on KU’s west campus, 2350 Petefish Dr.
Free. No reservations required but space is limited. Breakfast pastries, juice, and coffee for KU students, their families, and alumni in celebration of Family Day. Complimentary tours, giveaways, a children’s scavenger hunt, and information on preserving family heirlooms and precious photos and documents. Free 30-minute “White Glove” tours of the Dole Archives at 9 and 10 a.m. Each tour limited to 15 guests and includes demonstrations of preservation techniques. The archives house Senator Bob Dole’s 4,000 boxes of Congressional papers and 25,000 photographs. www.doleinstitute.org

Jayhawk Generations Breakfast
9-11:30 a.m. Adams Alumni Center, 1266 Oread Ave.
Continental breakfast for current students and parents with KU affiliation. Invitation only. Hosted by KU Alumni Association and KU Endowment Association.

Admissions Presentation and Tour
9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. KU Visitor Center, 1502 Iowa Street
For high school juniors, seniors & transfer students. Following the presentation by the Office of Admissions and Scholarships, visitors may ride the free shuttle bus to the Kansas Union and participate in a walking tour of Jayhawk Boulevard. Seating is limited and preregistration is required: (785) 864-3911 or www.admissions.ku.edu/visit/campus_visit

Honors Program Open House
10 a.m. to noon. Nunemaker Center, 1506 Engel Rd.
Free. Open to anyone with students (especially first-year students) in the Honors Program and anyone interested in more information about the Honors Program. www.honors.ku.edu

KU Bioscience Research and Innovation Open House
10 a.m. to noon. Structural Biology Center, west campus
Free. Visitors will have the opportunity to tour KU’s newest laboratory research building, talk with researchers, learn about KU graduate education, and explore career opportunities in the biosciences.

KU Natural History Museum Open House
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dyche Hall, 1345 Jayhawk Blvd.
Free. More information: (785) 864-4450. www.nhm.ku.edu

Game Day at the Adams Tailgate
3 hours prior to kickoff. Adams Alumni Center, 1266 Oread Ave.
Tailgate for KU alumni, friends, and fans. $.

Pre-game at the Kansas Union
3 hours before kickoff. Kansas Union, 1301 Jayhawk Blvd.
Hosted by KU Memorial Unions and SUA. www.union.ku.edu

Party on the Patio
2 hours prior to kickoff. Joseph R. Pearson Hall, East Patio, 1122 West Campus Rd.
For School of Education students, alumni, and friends. Free. More information: (785) 864-4297

Football
Time TBD. Memorial Stadium
KU vs. Southern Miss Band Day performance at halftime. Tickets available after Aug. 1, $50; call Athletics ticket office at (800) 34-HAWKS, or visit www.kuathletics.com.

SUA Feature Film
Time TBD (evening). Woodruff Auditorium, level 5, Kansas Union, 1301 Jayhawk Blvd.
$. More information: 864-SHOW or www.suaevents.com

Campus museums
Visit our extraordinary historical and fine art collections. More information: www.ku.edu/museums

The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday; KU’s west campus, 2350 Petefish Dr.
Free. Gallery and exhibits include a World Trade Center memorial. More information: www.doleinstitute.org

David A. Ambler Student Recreation and Fitness Center
5:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday. 1740 Watkins Center Dr. Students with KU card may bring guests over the age of 18 with valid photo ID for a $7 fee. One-day guest passes are available for purchase to Kansas Alumni Association members and their immediate family members aged 18 and older. More information: www.recreation.ku.edu