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Thursday, October 13, 2011

4:40 pm - 6:30 pm. John B. Davis Lecture Hall, Ruth Striker Dayton Campus Center, International Roundtable begins with the theme Children of the World: The Dialectic of Promise and Vulnerability. The International Roundtable is a community-wide intellectual forum that explores crucial global issues. The Roundtable includes prominent international scholars who are commissioned to write a paper that is presented at the forum and is subsequently published in the Macalester International Journal. Thursday’s keynote speaker is Jacquelynne Eccles. More information is available on the International Roundtable website.

Friday, October 14, 2011

8:30 am - 5:00 pm - Family Fest Check-in and Hospitality, Atrium, Ruth Striker Dayton Campus Center
9:30 am - 4:00 pm - International Roundtable continues, speakers include Macalester Alumnus Tonderai Chikuhwa '96, and Asha Bajpai, John B. Davis Lecture Hall, Campus Center
11:00 am - 1:30 pm - Lunch available in Café Mac, Campus Center (tickets available for purchase at the Campus Center Information Desk). The menu will include some family submitted recipies from the Family Fest Cookbook.
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm - Institute for Global Citizenship tour, Markim Hall, tours begin every 15 minutes.
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm - PFLAG meeting (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), Old Main Hall, 4th Floor Lounge. Hear about the experiences of gays and lesbians and learn about on-campus resources to support GLBT students' success.
3:30 pm - 6:00 pm - Student Research Poster Session, Smail Gallery, Olin-Rice Hall. Students showcase their summer research and experiential learning. Attendees can browse the posters and converse with students about their findings and the next steps in their research.
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Faculty Lecture, Room 250, Olin Rice Hall. The New Urbanism: Design for the 21st Century City, Professor Dan Trudeau, Geography Department. His talk will focus on the geography of the New Urbanism - an urban design movement that advocates compact, mixed-use, and pedestrian-oriented development - in the United States. Special attention will be given to the practical implementation of the movement and its implications for urban sustainability goals.
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Student Panel – Things I wish my family would have known…, Room 150, Olin Rice Hall
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm - Petting Zoo, Old Main Lawn. Program Board presents the Hassee Family's Farm of pigs, sheep, goats, chickens, rabbits, and llamas on campus to spend time with students and families.
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Parent Drop-in, Room 254 Olin-Rice Hall. Casual drop-in opportunity to talk with other parents and meet some of the Macalester staff who can answer questions.
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm - Dinner available in Café Mac, Campus Center (tickets available for purchase at the Campus Center Information Desk) The menu will include some family submitted recipies from the Family Fest Cookbook.
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm - Open Shabbat, Board Room, Weyerhaeuser Hall
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Macalester Acapella Group Performances, Hill Ballroom, Kagin Commons

Saturday, October 15, 2011

7:30 am - 11:00 am - Family Fest Check-in, Atrium, Campus Center
8:00 am - 12:00 pm - International Roundtable continues with speakers Asha Bajpai, Tonderai Chikuhwa and Jacquelynne Eccles, John B. Davis Lecture Hall, Campus Center
8:15 am - Wellness 5k Run/Walk Check-in, Leonard Center, event begins at 9:00 am
10:30 am - 1:00 pm - Brunch available in Café Mac, Campus Center, (tickets available for purchase at the Campus Center Information Desk)
11:00 am - 12:00 pm - President's State of Macalester Address, Weyerhaeuser Chapel
1:00 pm - 1:40 pm - Preparing for Off-Campus Study, presented by the International Center Staff, Davis Court, Markim Hall
1:45 pm - 2:30 pm - Preparing for Life After Mac, presented by the Career Development Center staff, Davis Court, Markim Hall
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm - St. Paul Public Art Tour and dinner at Boca Chica Mexican Restaurant, departs outside Weyerhaeuser Hall on Macalester St., Learn about the richness of St. Paul through art and how art and artists have impacted the St. Paul community, $20/person for tour and dinner, tour led by Forecast Public Art
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm - Dinner available in Café Mac, Campus Center (tickets available for purchase at Campus Center Information Desk)
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm - Men's Soccer vs. St. Olaf, Stadium
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm - Music Sampler, Macalester-Plymouth United Church (Concert Choir, Orchestra, Mac Jazz and African Music Ensemble)
9:30 pm - 11:30 pm - Upright Citizen's Brigade, Improvisational Comedy performance, Hill Ballroom, Kagin Commons

Sunday, October 16, 2011

10:00 am - Multifaith Worship Service, Weyerhaeuser Chapel
10:30 am - 1:00 pm - Brunch available in Café Mac, Campus Center, (tickets available for purchase at Campus Center Information Desk)