Save the date for Family Weekend 2012! Friday, Oct. 5 - Sunday, Oct. 7

Thank you for attending Family Weekend.  We hope that you had a great time on campus and had the opportunity to experience Marquette with your student.

For a glimpse of Family Weekend activities, check out the 2011 schedule of events.

Schedule

• Friday, Sept. 30
• Saturday, Oct. 1
• Sunday, Oct. 2

Travel information

• Hotels near campus
• Driving directions
• Campus map - Google
• Campus map - PDF

Parking

Parking is $3 for the entire weekend in the 16th Street Parking Structure, located between Wisconsin Avenue and Wells Street, and the Wells Street Parking Structure, located between 12th and 13th streets.

Registration

1 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Alumni Memorial Union, Second Floor
Pick up a Family Weekend folder for your schedule and name tags.

Meet the Deans

4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Enjoy a reception with the dean of your student's college, and mingle with other parents and faculty members.

Klingler College of Arts and Sciences
Lalumiere Hall, First Floor

College of Business Administration
Alumni Memorial Union, Henke Lounge

Diederich College of Communication
Johnston Hall, jPad, First Floor

College of Education
Schroeder Complex, Room 151, Hartman Literacy and Learning Center

College of Engineering
Engineering Hall, First Floor - a tour of the building will be available to guests during the reception

College of Health Sciences
Cramer Hall, Student Lounge

College of Nursing
Clark Hall, Terrace, Lower Level

Miles for Meals 10th Annual Run/Walk

4:30 p.m. Registration
5 p.m. Run/Walk begins
"Miles for Meals" is a "fun run" that serves as the primary fundraiser for the Midnight Run Program. Midnight Run is a student initiative which has served the needs of the hungry and homeless in the community near Marquette since 1988. All of the money raised will go directly toward the purchase of food used in Midnight Run's Noon Run lunch program. Each year student volunteers work to raise the $6000 budget that funds the Midnight Run program. The "Miles for Meals" Run/Walk is a fun way to help raise these funds. The "Miles for Meals" Run/Walk takes place on campus along what is known as the "Marquette Mile". Register online.

Dinner and ComedySportz

6 p.m. Dinner
7 p.m. ComedySportz
Alumni Memorial Union, Monaghan Ballroom
The fun continues with Milwaukee's best family-friendly improv show, ComedySportz. It's guaranteed to make you laugh! $18 per person.

Registration

9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Alumni Memorial Union, Second Floor

Parenting Your Student through the Marquette Experience 

9:30 a.m.
Alumni Memorial Union, Room TBD
Learn tips to help guide your student through their college years. Presented by Dr. Stephanie Quade, dean of students, and Erin Lazzar, assistant dean of students.

Parent Retreat

9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Alumni Memorial Union, the Chapel of the Holy Family
Participate in the Jesuit tradition of prayer and reflection based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. There will be time for individual prayer and group discussion. Open to all faiths.

Counseling Center Support sold out

10 a.m.
Alumni Memorial Union, Room TBD
Learn about the many services available for your student at the Marquette Counseling Center from Lynn O’Brien, Staff Counselor and Coordinator of Sexual Violence Prevention and Treatment Services. Counseling Center staff are continuously involved in the development of programs aimed at risk reduction and prevention of sexual violence on campus. Current efforts in this regard will be reviewed.

Campus Development at Marquette – Past, Present, and Future

10 a.m.
Alumni Memorial Union, Room TBD
Hear from Tom Ganey, university architect, about new buildings on campus and plans for the future.

Family Bowling

Session I Sold Out
10:30 a.m. – noon
Session II Sold Out
12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Session III sold out
2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Union Sports Annex
Includes shoe rental, snacks, beverages and 90 minutes of bowling. Siblings must be accompanied by an adult. Socks and reservations are mandatory for this popular activity! Space is limited, so register early. Open bowling will also be available during the weekend. Please contact the Annex at (414) 288-7769 for more information. $3 per person, per session.

Your Student's Health and Safety on Campus

11:15 a.m.
Alumni Memorial Union, Room TBD
Joe Secanky, crime prevention officer in the department of public safety, and Amy Melichar Messman, coordinator of health education & promotion in the center for health education and promotion, discuss the health, safety and socialization issues students may face during their college years.

Sacrament of Reconciliation (confession)

11:30 a.m.
Alumni Memorial Union, the Chapel of the Holy Family

Lunch for the Whole Family

Noon – 2 p.m.
Alumni Memorial Union, Monaghan Ballroom
$10 per person

Special Family Weekend Theatre Performance: "Little Shop of Horrors"          sold out

1 p.m.
Helfaer Theatre
$18 per person; $9 student (Student I.D. must be shown upon admittance); $9 child (ages 4 – 21).

Build the Marquette Legacy!

2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Under the Opus Bridge of the Raynor Memorial Libraries
A Legacy student is someone whose parent or sibling attended Marquette. If you are an alumnus/alumna or have more than one child who went to Marquette, you are part of a Legacy family! You are invited to attend a special reception to celebrate the next generation of Marquetters. A group photo will be taken at 2:45 p.m.

Mass

9 a.m.
Church of the Gesu

Family Brunch

10 a.m. Brunch
10:15 a.m. Program
Alumni Memorial Union, Monaghan Ballroom
Program featuring Provost Dr. John Pauly. $18 per person; $9 (ages 5-12); Free (ages 4 and under).

The Annual Family Weekend Band Concert

11 a.m.
Varsity Theatre
Enjoy the sounds of the Marquette University Bands.

Theatre Performance: "Little Shop of Horrors"

2:30 p.m.
Helfaer Theatre
$18 per person; $9 student (Student I.D. must be shown upon admittance); $9 child (ages 4 – 21).

Many downtown hotels have reached capacity for the weekend, however, the following hotels may be good alternatives for you and your family. Most are still a short drive from campus.

Wyndham Milwaukee

4747 South Howell Ave.
(414) 481-8000
(877) 999-3223

Days Inn Wauwatosa

11811 West Blue Mound Road
Wauwatosa
(414) 771-4500

Radisson Hotel Milwaukee West

2303 North Mayfair Road
(414) 257-3400
(800) 967-9033

Holiday Inn Express Milwaukee-West Medical Center

11111 West North Avenue
Wauwatosa
(888) HOLIDAY
(888) 465-4329

Holiday Inn Milwaukee Airport

545 W. Layton Ave
(888) HOLIDAY
(888) 465-4329

Downtown Dining
Saturday, October 1

We are pleased to offer a preset three-course menu at one of the popular Milwaukee restaurant locations listed below.

Each dinner will include an appetizer, entrée and dessert. Please call the restaurant directly to make your reservation, mentioning you are with Marquette University Family Weekend. Reservations are available on a limited basis at each location. More detailed information, including menus and restaurant information can be found by clicking the links.