September 25 – 27, 2009

Parent/Family Weekend is your opportunity to not only see your student, but experience some of what Memphis and Rhodes has to offer. Attend a class or an athletic event on campus. Participate in community service or check your student out in action as he or she participates in a number of student-designed and led events. Learn about all of your student’s favorite things to do and places to go in Memphis.

This year, Clanjamfry: A Scottish Festival will also take place during Parent/Family Weekend.  This is the eleventh year of the festival, which celebrates the Scottish heritage of the Presbyterian Church.  Clanjamfry is sponsored and presented by Evergreen Presbyterian Church, and Rhodes is an affiliate sponsor. Most festival activities take place at Evergreen which is across the street from Rhodes. For more information and to see a schedule of events, please visit www.clanjamfrymemphis.org. 


SCHEDULE LAST UPDATED ON 9/22/2009 ~ No Visit List for attending class with your student has been posted below.

Friday Schedule
Saturday Schedule
Sunday Schedule

Friday

8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Attend Class with your student(s)
This is your chance to be a student again.  Come prepared to learn a new thing or two and remember your pencil and paper!  Be sure to have your student check with their faculty member about whether your attendance is limited due to exams or other circumstances.

Due to mitigating circumstances (text, exam, presentation, etc.) some classes are closed to visitors, as such the ′No-Vist′ list of classes can be found by clicking here.

8:30 am to 5:00 pm
The Rhodes Bookstore is open
Briggs Student Center
Come check out the campus bookstore and purchase Rhodes items.

9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Information Table
The Middle Ground, Barret Library
Stop by to receive a full list of activities as well as information about Memphis.

9:00 am to 5:00 pm
GlobeMed Silent Art Auction
Barret Library Breezeway
Bidding will occur Friday and Saturday.  Winners can pick up their pieces on Saturday afternoon.
GlobeMed at Rhodes, a student-led group striving to address health inequity in Nicaragua, is holding a Silent Art Auction to support its partner organization, AMOS. All proceeds from the auction will support community-identified primary healthcare initiatives in Nicaragua.

9:00 am, 10:00 am, 11 am, 1 pm
Campus Tour
Admissions, Lobby of Burrow Hall
Our student Diplomats will give you the straight story about what it is like to live and learn at Rhodes.

10:00 am and 2:00 pm
Admissions Group Information Session
Admissions, Lobby of Burrow Hall
Your overall campus visit indicates demonstrated interest and will play a considerable role in the admissions decision-making process.

11:00 am to 1:30 pm
Fried Chicken Friday
Burrow Refectory
Lunch is available for purchase at the door. 

11:00 am to 5:00 pm [Gallery hours]
Greely Myatt, and exactly Twenty Years
Clough-Hanson Gallery (located in Clough Hall)
This multi-site exhibition is a survey of works by the Mississippi-born sculptor and University of Memphis professor of art that will be on display at nine museums and galleries throughout Memphis.

2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Rhodes to the Real World: What do students do when the graduate from Rhodes?
Orgill Room, Clough Hall
Meet the Career Services staff and learn about student successes as well as programs and resources to help your students prepare for life beyond Rhodes.

3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Departmental Open House ~ Fine Arts: Music, Theatre, Art
McCoy Theatre
Faculty from the Music, Theatre and Art departments will be available to mix and mingle with parents and family members.  Light refreshments will be available.

3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Departmental Open Houses ~ Modern Languages and International Studies
Lobby, Buckman Hall
Faculty from the Modern Languages and International Studies departments will be available to mix and mingle with parents and family members.  Light refreshments will be available.

3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Departmental Open Houses ~ History department, Philosophy department and the Search Program
3rd floor, Clough Hall
Faculty from the History department, the Philosophy department and the Search Program will be available to mix and mingle with parents and family members.  Light refreshments will be available.

3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Departmental Open House ~ Natural Sciences: Biology, Chemistry, Physics
“Dino Lounge”, Frazier-Jelke foyer
Faculty from the Biology, Chemistry, and Physics departments will be available to mix and mingle with parents and family members.  Light refreshments will be available.

3:30 pm
Rhodes Field Hockey versus Centre
Field Hockey field

4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Mertie W. Buckman International Intern Presentations & Reception
Blount Auditorium 
Seven students were selected last spring as Mertie Buckman International Interns and each spent nine weeks over the summer working as an intern in a foreign setting.  These seven students will share their summer internship experiences from Argentina, China, Honduras, Russia, Senegal, Spain, and Vietnam.    

5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
A Taste of Memphis BBQ
Burrow Refectory
Nothing says Memphis like good old fashioned BBQ.  Join us for some mouth-watering food and stay for music that is sweet to your ears! Pre-registration is required by September 19th for this free event.  To register, email orientation@rhodes.edu with the current student(s) name and the name(s) and relationship of those that plan to attend with the student. 

7:00 pm (Doors Open at 6:00 pm)
Kappa Delta All-Sing
Mallory Gymnasium, Bryan Campus Life Center
Tickets will be available at the Information table for this high energy musical competition.  All proceed will go to Kappa Delta charities.

7:30 pm
Neo-Futurists of Rhodes Performance
McCoy Theatre
Visiting artist Greg Allen, founder of Chicago’s Neo-Futurists theatre company, has been working with students this semester to create this original piece. It is based in concept on the Neo-Futurists’ signature show, Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 minutes), which has been running in Chicago for 20 years and is now being performed by a Neo-Futurists group in New York. Scripted from improvisation exercises during the rehearsal process, the show promises to be fast-paced, intensely personal, and unique to the voices of our campus.

Saturday

9:00 am to 4:30 pm
The Rhodes Bookstore is open
Briggs Student Center
Come check out the campus bookstore and purchase Rhodes items.

9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Information Table
The Middle Ground, Barret Library

9:30 am and 10:10 am
Rhodes Invitational Cross Country Meet
Plough Park
Plough Park is located off Walnut Grove Road, between I-240 and Germantown Road. The course is on the north side of the park near the Mullins Station Road entrance. The women run a 5000 meter at 9:30 a.m. and the men run an 8K at 10:10 a.m.

10:00 am
Rhodes Baseball: Red/Black Fall Series double header, first game
Baseball field

10:00 am to 5:00 pm
GlobeMed Silent Art Auction
Barret Library Breezeway
Bidding will occur until 2 pm.  Winners can pick up their pieces from 2 pm until 5 pm.
GlobeMed at Rhodes, a student-led group striving to address health inequity in Nicaragua, is holding a Silent Art Auction to support its partner organization, AMOS. All proceeds from the auction will support community-identified primary healthcare initiatives in Nicaragua.

10:00 am and 11:30 am
Campus Tour
Admissions, Lobby of Burrow Hall
Our student Diplomats will give you the straight story about what it is like to live and learn at Rhodes.

10:20 am to 11:20 am
Admissions Group Information Session
Admissions, Lobby of Burrow Hall
Your overall campus visit indicates demonstrated interest and will play a considerable role in the admissions decision-making process.

11:00 am
Rhodes Swimming: Black vs Red Intrasquad meet (Men’s and Women’s)
Swimming Pool, BCLC

11:00 am to 5:00 pm [Gallery hours]
Greely Myatt, and exactly Twenty Years
Clough-Hanson Gallery (located in Clough Hall)
This multi-site exhibition is a survey of works by the Mississippi-born sculptor and University of Memphis professor of art that will be on display at nine museums and galleries throughout Memphis. 

11:30 pm to 1:00 pm
Buckman Scholar Lunchtime Presentations
Hyde Hall (in Burrow Refectory)
Six students were selected last spring as Buckman Scholars and each spent the spring semester studying in a foreign setting.  These six students will share their study abroad experiences from Argentina, China, France, India, Italy, and South Africa.  Attendees are asked to go through the Refectory lunch line and bring their tray to Hyde Hall.  Attendees are also welcome to stay for all or part of the program. 

4:00 pm
3rd Annual Parent/Family Weekend ‘Stick and ‘Socks Concert
Blount Auditorium
Come and listen to the amazing sounds of Rhodes College two a cappella ensembles.  Lipstick on Your Collar, (the women’s ensemble) and Woolsocks (the men’s ensemble) will perform for parents, family members and Rhodes students.  You do not want to miss [hearing] these performances!

7:00 pm
60s ROCK - WHEN THE MUSIC MATTERED
BCLC Ballroom
This is an exciting "Behind the Music" look at the 1960s with Barry Drake, one of Rock Music′s foremost historians.  The interactive presentation features hundreds of photos, videos and musical selections from the 60s!!

7:30 pm
Neo-Futurists of Rhodes Performance
McCoy Theatre
Visiting artist Greg Allen, founder of Chicago’s Neo-Futurists theatre company, has been working with students this semester to create this original piece. It is based in concept on the Neo-Futurists’ signature show, Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 minutes), which has been running in Chicago for 20 years and is now being performed by a Neo-Futurists group in New York. Scripted from improvisation exercises during the rehearsal process, the show promises to be fast-paced, intensely personal, and unique to the voices of our campus.

8:00 pm
Contents Under Pressure (CUP)
Hardie Auditorium, Palmer Hall
Come and enjoy a performance by Rhodes Improv Comedy Troupe.

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Stargazing
Rhodes Tower Observatory and Deck (weather permitting)
Rhodes′ observatory will be open to parents and students. Parents and students may look through the giant telescope inside the observatory or through smaller ones on the deck.

8:30 pm
Blues Concert
LynxBCLC, Lynx Lair
This concert featuring local Memphis blues artists is sponsored by the Rhodes Activities Board (RAB).

Sunday

9:00 am
Rhodes Baseball: Red/Black Fall Series
Baseball field

12:00 pm
Rhodes Field Hockey versus Transylvania
Field Hockey field

7:30 pm
Neo-Futurists of Rhodes Performance
McCoy Theatre
Visiting artist Greg Allen, founder of Chicago’s Neo-Futurists theatre company, has been working with students this semester to create this original piece. It is based in concept on the Neo-Futurists’ signature show, Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 minutes), which has been running in Chicago for 20 years and is now being performed by a Neo-Futurists group in New York. Scripted from improvisation exercises during the rehearsal process, the show promises to be fast-paced, intensely personal, and unique to the voices of our campus.

 

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