2009 Parent and Family Weekend will be held October 23-24, 2009

Registration is $25 per person and includes all meals, activities, t-shirt, tote bag, free admission for your UTA student(s) and children under 10 years. For special accommodation to fully participate, notification must be made five days prior to the event. For more information please call 817-272-2128. There will not be any refunds issued after 10/16/09.

Online registration is now closed, but you can still attend the Weekend by registering in person at the Univeristy Center’s Information Desk. Registration times are 6-8 p.m. on Friday and starting at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday.

2009 Tentative Schedule

Friday, October 23

1pm-6pm Bowling & Billiards (Bowling & Billiards, University Center)
Complimentary bowling and billiards

6pm-8pm Check-in (Campus Information Center, UC)

6pm-8pm P&F Weekend Welcome Reception (Palo Duro, UC)
Light snacks & student jazz

7pm Baby Steps Step Show (Rosebud, UC)

8pm *Noises Off theatre production (Mainstage Theatre, Fine Arts Bldg.)

Saturday, October 24

8am Check-in (Campus Information Center, University Center)

8am-8pm Arlington Archosaur Exhibit (UC Art Gallery, UC)

9-10am Breakfast with Provost and VPSA (Bluebonnet, UC)

10am-11am A Lecture with Dr. Allan Saxe (Carlisle, UC)
The Importance of Science for all College Students

10am-12pm Smart Hospital Tours (Smart Hospital)
Tours begin every 15 minutes

10am-1pm Library Open Houses (Various Locations)
Architecture & Fine Arts Library, Architecture Building, Room 104
Central Library, Central Library, 2nd Floor
Science & Engineering Library, Nedderman Hall, Room B03
Special Collections, Central Library, 6th Floor

10am-5pm Faculty Biennial X – Department of Art & Art History Exhibit (UTA Art Gallery, Fine Arts Building)

11am-12pm Maverick Parent & Family Association Meeting (Red River, UC)

11am-1pm Residence Hall Tours (Various Locations)

11am-1pm Lunch (Connection Café)

12pm-7:30 Greek Open Houses (Various Locations)
12:00 p.m. Delta Upsilon (BBQ and UTA volleyball game, open to all)
12:00 p.m. Delta Delta Delta (Lunch, members and member’s parents only)
12:30 p.m. Phi Gamma Delta (Food and a graduate guest speaker, open to all)
7:30 p.m. Phi Delta Theta (Activities, volleyball and pizza, open to all)

1pm-2pm MAC Tours (MAC)

1pm-3pm Movin’ Mavs basketball game (MAC)

1pm-4pm Glass blowing demonstration (Studio Arts Bldg.)

1pm-6pm Bowling & Billiards (Bowling & Billiards, UC)
Complimentary bowling and billiards

2pm Faculty Spotlight – Dr. Douglas Klahr, Assistant Professor of Architecture (Carlisle, UC)
“Sustainability, Climate Change and You: A Look at the Facts and Your Future”

2pm Faculty Spotlight – Dr. Robert Woods, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Distinguished Teaching Professor (Guadalupe, UC)
“UTA Formula SAE Racecar Competition”

2pm-3pm Planetarium Show (Planetarium, Chemistry/Physics Building, CPB)
Unseen Universe: The Vision of SOFIA

3pm-4:30pm Survey Says Game Show (Rosebud, UC)

3:00pm Maverick Volleyball game (Texas Hall)

3pm-4pm Planetarium Show (Planetarium, Chemistry/Physics Building, CPB)
IBEX: Search for the Edge of the Solar System

4pm Faculty Spotlight – Dr. Ramon Lopez, Professor of Physics (Carlisle, UC)
“Space Weather”

4pm Faculty Spotlight – Dr. John Stickels, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice (Guadalupe, UC)
“The University of Texas at Arlington Innocence Network – Investigating Innocence One case at a Time”

4pm-5pm Planetarium Show (Planetarium, Chemistry Physics Building, CPB)
Microcosm: The Adventure Within

5:30pm-7pm Presidents Dinner (Bluebonnet, UC)

7pm-9pm Fall Festival & Concert (UC MALL)

8:00pm *Noises Off theatre production (Mainstage Theatre, Fine Arts Bldg.)

*Tickets must be purchased separately.

If you have specific questions, please contact the Parent and Family Center at 817-272-2128 or parents@uta.edu