Family Weekend
Schedule of Events
Saturday, November 1, 2008
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Family Weekend Registration and Family Hospitality Center Open
Phillips Hall, North Foyer
8:30 a.m.
Campus Center Dining Hall Opens
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Careers in Sport Symposium
Center for Health Sciences
For nearly a decade and a half, the Department of Sport Management and Media has hosted the Careers in Sport Symposium as a way of connecting current students with graduates and friends working in the sport industry and related fields. This year's program features over 20 panelists and speakers representing various sectors of the sport and related industries. For more information visit the Careers in Sport Symposium website.
9:00-10:00 a.m.
Parent Keynote Address
Brooke Johnson, President of Food Network
Park School Auditorium
Named President of Food Network in April of 2004, Brooke Bailey Johnson directs the network with a keen focus on programming and new business development as well as managing the network’s relationships with other Scripps Networks brands. Since joining Food Network, Johnson has worked hard to build on the strengths of the brand and to attract new viewers to the network. She had served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Food Network since May 2003.
Johnson was named Executive Vice President, General Manager, A&E Network in 1997. Responsible for the vision, strategic direction, and day-to-day management of the network, under her leadership the network grew revenue by 55% to $525M. She also launched THE BIOGRAPHY CHANNEL, a digital cable network based on the BIOGRAPHY program brand, which was also extended into print (BIOGRAPHY MAGAZINE), the internet, radio, and home video. Ad Age magazine named her Cable Marketer of the Year in 1999 in recognition of the overall network brand.
She began at A&E as Senior Vice President of Programming in 1989. Under her direction, the network tripled its ratings over the next ten years from a .5 to a 1.5, and went from a little known specialty channel to a top ten network in both ratings and brand awareness. Her early commitment to network-owned, original programming resulted in a 1500+ hour library which was the basis for the successful launch of THE HISTORY CHANNEL, THE BIOGRAPHY CHANNEL, and 16 overseas channels.
A graduate of Northwestern University, Ms. Johnson holds a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature and a Masters degree from the University’s Medill School of Journalism. She also completed the Advanced Executive Program at the Kellogg School of Business.
Brooke Johnson's daughter is a senior Cinema and Photography major in the Roy H. Park School of Communications.
9:00-11:00 a.m.
Parents of Football Players Meeting and Breakfast
Emerson Suite B, Phillips Hall
Meet and eat with parents of other football players before the game.
9:00-11:30 a.m.
Career Services Open House
1101 Gannett Center
Learn more about our services and how we assist students in their career and life decisions.
10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
Fitness Center Open
(open to family weekend guests age 16 and above)
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Climbing Wall Open
Fitness Center
Open to family weekend guests age 10 and older.
10:00-11:00 a.m.
International Opportunities Presentation
Klingenstein Lounge, Campus Center
Join us for an introduction to the study-abroad opportunities available to Ithaca College students.
10:00-11:30 a.m.
Academic School Demonstrations and Open Houses
Conducted by students, faculty, and administrators, the activities for each school's open house are listed below.
School of Business
Textor 102
Come and enjoy interactive presentations by the peer advisor team and faculty who teach first-year classes. You will learn about opportunities for student involvement, experiential learning, internships, study abroad, and career development. We hope that you will join us for an informal gathering to meet the School of Business deans, faculty, and peer advisors.
Roy H. Park School of Communications
Park School Lobby
Enjoy coffee with Dean Dianne Lynch, faculty and staff.
School of Health Sciences and Human Performance
McDonald Lounge, Campus Center
HSHP Study Abroad Student/Faculty Displays - Meet HSHP students who will share their experiences in a wide variety of study abroad opportunities as they prepare for and enter the HSHP-related, health, sport, education and leisure professions. Represented students will include those who traveled to China in May 2008 and Summer 2008 for the Beijing Olympics.
School of Humanities and Sciences
Have coffee with Dean Leslie W. Lewis, faculty and staff. Meet faculty and staff from the School of Humanities and Sciences Honors Program, Exploratory Program, and others. Enjoy the Handwerker Gallery exhibit and listen to live music.
School of Music
Whalen Center for Music
Enjoy coffee with Dean Greg Woodward and faculty
10:30 a.m.
Hillel Shabbat Service
Muller Chapel
10:30 to 11 a.m.
Working for NBC Sports in 2008
Park Auditorium
A panel of Park students who worked as interns for NBC at the Olympic Village in Beijing will talk about their experiences.
11:00 - 11:30am
James B. Pendleton Center in Los Angeles
Park Auditorium
Presentation on the JBP Center in Los Angeles for parents of students who are majors or minors in the Roy H. Park School of Communications.
11:00-11:30am
HSHP and the Beijing Olympics
Clark Lounge, Campus Center
This special presentation is hosted by Dr. Janet Wigglesworth, Associate Dean and HSHP Faculty and students who spent the summer in Beijing and worked at the Olympics. To read about what students are doing at the Olympics, read their blogs: http://www.ithaca.edu/olympics08/blogs/hshp_life_in_china/
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Family Weekend Luncheon
(Ticketed Event)
Terrace Dining Hall
Join students and their families, faculty, and staff for a lunch where you will be entertained by some of Ithaca College's talented staff and student performing groups.
12:00-5:00 p.m.
Handwerker Gallery
Darker Shades of Red: Official Soviet Propaganda from the Cold War
Darker Shades of Red explores the combination of imagery and language as a means to promote political ideology in Soviet propaganda materials during the Cold War. Gallery Director Cheryl Kramer will be on hand to answer questions about the exhibition or the Gallery and its programming from 11:45 until 12:30.
1:00 p.m.
Football: Ithaca vs. Springfield
(Ticketed Event)
Butterfield Stadium
1:00 p.m.
Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving: Ithaca vs. Rensselaer
Hill Center Pool
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Climbing Wall Open
Fitness Center
Open to family weekend guests age 10 and older.
2:00 p.m.
Women's Soccer vs. Vassar
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Web 2.0 @ IC Library: What Is It?
Gannett Library, Room 319
Find out how the library uses Web 2.0 technology to reach students and faculty. This session will demonstrate some of the new software being used such as : blogs, YouTube, talk back, social bookmarking, and DVD reviews.
3:30-5:30 p.m.
Student Performances Showcase
Emerson Suites, Phillips Hall
Enjoy performances by a variety of our talented student organizations highlighting music, dance, and more. Student performance groups confirmed include Tap, ICircus, Rock Hard Dance Co., Hip Hop, Ithacapella, and The Dance Team.
5:00 p.m.
Tour of the Dorothy D. and Roy H. Park Center for Business and Sustainable Enterprise
Tour will begin in the first floor atrium, near the plasma screens
The tours last approximately 45 minutes and will give you a close look at Ithaca College's newest and most innovative academic building. The building received platinum LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification, the highest level granted by the U.S. Green Building Council. From basement to roof, it's a real-world example of environmental stewardship that incorporates the highest principles of sustainable design. If you are interested in learning more about the School of Business, as well as how Ithaca College is embracing sustainability, you are encouraged to take a tour. Your guide will be a current School of Business student who will tell you about how this extraordinary building's U-shaped seating areas, small conference rooms, and numerous collaborative breakout rooms allow students to work and learn together in an atmosphere similar to professional business environments. We look forward to introducing you to The Dorothy D. and Roy H. Park Center for Business and Sustainable Enterprise, which represents a select group of fewer than 100 buildings in the world to be certified platinum by the USGBC, with fewer than a dozen of those located on a U.S. college or university campus.
5:00-8:00 p.m.
Dinner at the Tower Club
East Tower
Reservations are essential for this dinner buffet. (Meals at the Tower Club are not part of the Family Weekend package.)
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Martin Luther King Jr. Scholars Reception
Martin Luther King Jr. scholars and their families are invited to this reception and informational meeting. Heavy hors d'oeuvres will be served.
7:00 p.m.
Movie: WALL-E
102 Textor
This event is sponsored by the Student Activities Board. The cost is $3.00 at the door.
8:00 p.m.
Cultural Student Performance Showcase
Emerson Suites, Phillips Hall
Join our ALANA students as they showcase performances that highlight the many cultures of Ithaca College.
8:15 p.m.
School of Music Concert:
Symphonic Band and Jazz Workshop
(Ticketed event)
Ford Hall, Whalen Center for Music
Food Services Available
- 8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. - Campus Center Dining Hall (cafeteria style, $5.75 breakfast, $9.75 dinner)
- 4:30 - 7:00 p.m. - Terrace Dining hall (cafeteria style, $9.75)
- 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. - Tower Club (reservations required by calling 607-274-3393, additional cost)
- 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Lavincita, Campus Center
- 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. - BJ's/Sub Connection, Towers Concourse