Alumni Weekend Extras
All Weekend
Explore the Lowe Art Museum
Thursday, November 5 • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Friday, November 6 • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, November 7 • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday, November 8 • Noon to 4 p.m.
Visit the Richter Library
Present your Alumni Weekend nametag to enter.
Thursday, November 5 • 7:30 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Friday, November 6 • 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Saturday, November 7 • 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Sunday, November 8 • 9 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Patti and Allan Herbert Wellness Center
All alumni who register for Alumni Weekend & Homecoming can use the Wellness Center free of charge during the weekend.
Thursday, November 5 • 6 a.m. to 12 a.m.
Friday, November 6 • 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Saturday, November 7 • 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Sunday, November 8 • 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Thursday, November 5
3:30 p.m.
After the Humanities
Center for the Humanities
College of Arts and Sciences Gallery, 1210 Stanford Drive
In this special College of Arts and Sciences lecture, Marjorie Garber, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of English at Harvard University, explores what higher education would be like without “the humanities,” as we currently understand the term. A reception follows the lecture. For more information, please visit the Web at www.humanities.miami.edu/programs/lectures/inauguralevents.
8 p.m.
South Florida Jazz Orchestra hosted by the Frost School of Music
Gusman Concert Hall
Event Cost: $20 Adults, $10 Student with UM ID
Contact: Nilda Pradera
Attend an evening with the South Florida Jazz Orchestra, directed by Chuck Bergeron, with very special guest Saxophone Legend and multiple Grammy-Winner Tom Scott. For information and tickets, call (305) 284-5813.
8 p.m.
Frost Electronic Music Ensemble Fall Concert directed by Lawrence Moore
Clarke Recital Hall
Free Admission
Contact: Nilda Pradera
Friday, November 6
1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Campus Walking Tours
Departing from the Ashe Administration Building
(Shuttles will depart from BankUnited Center, Hurricane 100 Room 15 minutes prior to each tour)
Are you curious about how much the University has changed over the years? Take a walk around campus and reminisce about your days as a student during the Coral Gables campus walking tour. The tour will meet at the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at 132 Ashe. Highlights include Lake Osceola, the labyrinth, the Rathskeller, Schools/Colleges, Residential Colleges and much more!
2 p.m.
Legacy Admission Information Session
Richter Library, Third-Floor Conference Room
Contact: Jim Sullivan
Are you an alumnus or alumna who has a child or grandchild who would like to pursue their Undergraduate Degree at UM? Register for the legacy information session and find out everything you need to know about the Legacy Admission process which provides special admission consideration to children and grandchildren of University of Miami alumni.
4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Tour of the Robert and Judi Prokop Newman Alumni Center
Corner of Hurricane Dive (San Amaro) and Brescia Avenue.
Tours will begin every 15 minutes. The last tour begins at 5:15 p.m.
The Robert and Judi Prokop Newman Alumni Center is scheduled to open in September 2010, but this is your opportunity to tour your new “home away from home” while it’s in the finishing stages of construction. Come hear about the exciting plans we have to celebrate the achievements of our alumni and welcome them whenever they return “home” to the beautiful space designed for us by renowned architect Michael Dennis and MGE Architects, led by UM alumni Rolando Conesa, BARCH '82, and Jorge Alonso, BARCH ’84.
4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Inaugural Entrepreneurs and Inventors Ice Cream Social
University Center Patio
The Launch Pad is pleased to host the ultimate connecting event for alumni entrepreneurs and inventors at the University of Miami. Meet students who are developing start-ups on campus and interact with alumni from every school and college. Learn about how UM is supporting a community of entrepreneurs! We will walk over to Alumni Avenue at 6 pm so the fun can continue! Complimentary - Pre-Registration is required, to register click
here. For more information please email TheLaunchPad@miami.edu.
5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Alumni Art Exhibition and Reception
College of Arts and Sciences Gallery
Wesley Center, 1210 Stanford Drive
Curated by Jeff Whyman B.F.A. '75, this exhibit features
works of art by alumni artists from the 70's, 80's and 90's as we celebrate
our graduates' return to campus. Join us for the reception, or you can
see the show at the CAS Gallery every Tuesday through Saturday from 12 – 4
p.m. through November 25. Cost is complimentary. For more information visit www.as.miami.edu/art/g_galleries.html or
call 305-284-2542.
7 p.m.
Women's Volleyball vs. Wake Forest
James L. Knight Sports Complex
8 p.m.
Frost Concert Jazz Band conducted by Dante Luciani
Gusman Concert Hall
Event Cost: $15
Contact: Nilda Pradera
For additional information and tickets, call (305)
284-5813.
Sunday, November 8
1 p.m.
Women's Volleyball vs. Duke
James L. Knight Sports Complex