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.
Friday, September 25
Gale Sayers Golf Tournament7 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.
Collage Concert
7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, at the Lied Center of Kansas.
Join us for the 2009 KU School of Music Collage Concert! This exciting event will feature performances by our KU music faculty and students, including the Marching Jayhawks! Ticket information at 785.864.2787.
SUA Feature Film
TBD (evening). Woodruff Auditorium, level 5, Kansas Union, 1301 Jayhawk Blvd.
$. More information: 864-SHOW or www.suaevents.com.
Saturday, September 26
KU School of Engineering Family DaySaturday 8 – 10 AM In front of Learned Hall (Behind Eaton Hall)
Join the School of Engineering to learn about all the opportunities available and to see projects that current students are working on. There will be FREE breakfast as well as raffle prizes. Tours of the School will be offered as well.
62nd Annual Band Day
Area high school bands will join KU’s Marching Jayhawks as they perform at halftime of the KU vs. Southern Miss football game.
Jayhawk Generations Breakfast
8-11 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.
Game Day at the Adams Tailgate
8 a.m. Adams Alumni Center, 1266 Oread Ave.
Tailgate for KU alumni, friends, and fans. $.
Pre-game at the Kansas Union
8 a.m. Kansas Union, 1301 Jayhawk Blvd.
Hosted by KU Memorial Unions and SUA. www.union.ku.edu
KU Energy Council Biodiesel Demonstration
9:00 a.m. Family Fun Zone (just south of the Anderson Family Football Complex)
Join the KU Energy Council in cooperation with KU Athletics for FREE popcorn in the Family Fun Zone with inflatables powered with KU Biodiesel made on campus with used cooking oil from Mrs. E's kitchen. KU Energy Council members will be providing hands-on demonstrations and information about the KU Energy Council and the KU Biodiesel initiative. More information: www.kuenergycouncil.ku.edu
Breakfast and White Glove Tour at the Dole Institute
9-11 a.m. 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
Party on the Patio
9 a.m. Joseph R. Pearson Hall, East Patio, 1122 West Campus Rd.
For School of Education students, alumni, and friends. Free. More information: (785) 864-4297
Honors Program Open House
9 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 Libraries Open House
9:30-11:30 a.m. Watson Library, 1425 Jayhawk Blvd.
Free. Features a children’s reading circle, lawn games, tours, takeaways, refreshments. More information: www.lib.ku.edu/events
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
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
Football
11 a.m. 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
Activities for both Friday, September 25 and Saturday, September 26
Campus museumsVisit our extraordinary historical and fine art collections. More information: www.ku.edu/museums
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
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
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