Homecoming & Family Weekend
Friday & Saturday, October 28 & 29, 2011
Enjoy a full range of activities, including sitting in on your student's classes, sessions from Oxy's leadership team, Homecoming Nonfire, the Parents and Deans' Reception, Glee Club concert, Tiger Tailgate BBQ and the traditional Homecoming football game.
Register for Homecoming & Family Weekend online or by mailing in your reservation form to the Office of Alumni Relations (1600 Campus Road, M-11, Los Angeles CA 90041).
Homecoming & Family Weekend Schedule of Activities
Friday, October 28, 2011
8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Registration and Parents Hospitality Canopy
Quad
Stop by the registration canopy in the quad to hear about news about the campus from current students and to make your gift to the Annual Fund. In addition, the Parents Association invites you to drop by throughout the day to meet and mingle with other Oxy parents and enjoy refreshments.
8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Administrative and Academic Offices Open
Financial Aid, Career Development Center, Library and Bookstore
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.: Student for a Day
Friday Class Schedule
Various Academic Buildings
Keep checking back on this page for the classes that are in session. Guests are invited to be an Oxy student for a day! Most academic classes are open for parents and alumni to attend. The class schedule will be available at the registration canopy in the academic quad.
10:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.: Campus Tours and Informational Sessions
Collins House, Office of Admissions
Alumni and Oxy families are welcome to bring their high school students for an hour long campus tour lead by the Office of Admissions, followed by an information session.
12:00 p.m.: Homecoming Golf Classic
1:00 tee time at Scholl Canyon
The 2011 Homecoming & Family Weekend Golf Classic returns to Scholl Canyon Golf Course, a local par 60 course, for a family fun scramble with a shotgun start. All golf skill levels are welcome, so dust off your clubs and join us for a great afternoon.
Save the date for Friday, October 28, with a start time of 1:00 pm. Check-in opens at 12 noon. Registration totals $95 for individuals, $360 for a foursome. For more information and to RSVP, contact Tournament Director, Jaime Hoffman (jhoffman@oxy.edu or 323-259-2699) by Wednesday, October 19. You may register for the Golf Classic only online, by clicking
here
12:45 p.m.: Student Car Parade and Pep Rally
JSC Quad
3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Parents and Deans’ Reception
Collins House Patio
Parents are invited to enjoy refreshments and to hear from Oxy’s Deans as they speak about academics and student life at Oxy. Come by and learn more about what your students are exploring in and out of the classroom. Sponsored by the Occidental College Parents Association.
6:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Men's Basketball Texas Hold 'Em Tournament Fundraiser
Branca Patio
6:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Registration-Meet and Greet, 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Hold ’Em Tournament
Fun for the entire family! Bring the kids - Supervision provided - separate area for kids games/bingo/movie will start at 8:00 p.m. $75.00 Entry Fee for Poker Tournament - Re-buys galore. IMPORTANT! Guests must register with Brian Newhall, bnewhall@oxy.edu or 323-259-2690, to participate in the poker tournament.
7:30 p.m. Women's Volleyball vs. Redlands
Rush Gym
8:15 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Homecoming Glee Club Concert
Thorne Hall
Come hear the marvelous sounds of Oxy's Glee Club, The Accidentals and Cadence. You may only purchase tickets at the door before the concert.
General Admission is $15, Oxy staff and students are free with Oxy ID.
8:45 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Homecoming Nonfire
JSC Quad
Everyone is invited to enjoy snacks and drinks at the SARC Nonfire. Sponsored by the Student-Alumni Relations Committee.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
8:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
McMenamin Society Breakfast
Collins House Lawn
By Invitation Only. Reservations Required.
The McMenamin Society consists of alumni, parents, faculty, staff, and friends who have made a gift to the College in each of the last five (or more) fiscal years, and was established to recognize Oxy's most loyal and consistent supporters. For more information contact Barbara Williams at events@oxy.edu or 323-259-2733.
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Registration and Parents Hospitality Canopy
Quad
10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Campus Tours (Not at 9:00 a.m. as originally shown.)
Collins House
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Occidental College Women's Club (OCWC) Annual Boutique
Quad
10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Campus Tour with Information Session
Collins House, Office of Admissions
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Occidental Children’s Theater
Thorne Lawn
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Aquatics Meet & Greet
1482 Armadale Ave. (walking distance from campus)
Alumni and parents of the current swim & dive team are invited to meet Oxy’s new head swim and dive coach, Shea Manning! Swing by the home of Jaime Hoffman, Director of Athletics, to toast our new Tiger! Mimosas and breakfast snacks will be provided.
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Walking Tour with the President
Join President Veitch for a walking tour around Oxy! This tour will include campus highlights such as Professor of Art History and the Visual Arts, Lynda Lyke's “Pentimento Montage”, a ceramic history of Occidental College, the Academic Commons; the Swan Hall renovation and expansion project, Kemp Stadium and the Samuelson Alumni House.
Quad
11:00 a.m. Men's Waterpolo vs. La Verne
Taylor Pool
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Tiger Tailgate BBQ
Academic Quad
All Oxy tigers, friends and parents are invited to “tailgate” prior to the game at a barbecue in the Quad. Members of the ’60 Football team will have reserved tables.
11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Oxy GOLD Tailgate Party
Booth Music Quad
1:00 p.m. Oxy vs. Chapman Football Game
Patterson Field
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Alumni Waterpolo Game
Taylor Pool
1:00 p.m. Women's Soccer vs. Cal Lutheran (Changed to 7:00 p.m. at Patterson Field)
5:30 p.m. (post-game)
Tiger Club Reception
Bill Henry Track, Jack Kemp Stadium
This reception is for all tiger fans! Sponsored by Tiger Club.
Greek House Receptions
Alpha Tau Omega Reception
OMA/ATO House
Alpha Lambda Phi Alpha Alumnae Reception
ALPHA House
Delta Omicron Tau Alumnae Reception
DOT House
Phi Kappa Psi Reception
Weingart Courtyard
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Alumni Reception
SAE House
Zeta Tau Zeta Alumnae Reception
ZTZ House
5:00 p.m. Oxy GOLD Post-Game Party
The York
All Graduates of the Last Decade are invited hang out with your friends after the game at a post-game bash at The York. Appetizers will be provided by the Alumni Association.
7:00 p.m. Women's Soccer vs. Cal Lutheran (Changed from 1:00 p.m. at the Soccer fields.)
Patterson Field
7:30 p.m. Concert with Hume Fellow Awadagin Pratt
Thorne Hall
TICKETS: $15 General Admission, $10 Students and Seniors, Oxy Staff-free with Oxy ID
We're thrilled to be hosting Occidental’s 2011 Hume Fellow, classical pianist Awadagin Pratt, for a recital in Thorne Hall at 7:30 pm with a reception following that performance. Among his generation of concert artists, pianist Awadagin Pratt is acclaimed for his musical insight and intensely involving performances in recital and with symphony orchestras. In 1992, Mr. Pratt won the Naumburg International Piano Competition and two years later was awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant. He has played numerous recitals throughout the US including performances at Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles and Chicago's Orchestra Hall. Please join us for a wonderful evening of music to complete a wonderful Homecoming weekend. Admission is complimentary for students, alumni and parents.
Hotel Information
The Occidental College Alumni Association has reserved a limited block of rooms at the Courtyard by Marriott, located at 180 N. Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena for Homecoming & Inauguration Weekend. The arranged group rates are $119.00 for a room with a king bed and $129 for a room with two queen beds. Please make your reservation directly with the hotel by booking your room online or calling 1.800.321.2211 or 626.403.7600. Be sure to ask for the Occidental College group rate. For a complete list of hotels near Occidental College, click here.