8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Registration – Kingston Hall Courtyard
Check-in to pick up materials for the weekend, including updated schedules and maps.
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Huntley Bookstore On-Campus – Kingston Hall Courtyard
Purchase your HMC memorabilia and receive a special 20% parents discount when you show your Family Weekend name tag.
8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Love to Learn? Attend Class with Your Mudder
Open class schedules will be available at registration. Please note that HMC is unable to provide students’ personal class schedules to parents. Also, for a variety of reasons, not all classes are able to accommodate parent visitors. We thank you for understanding.
8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Open Arms
This is the time to stop in at the Career Services, Study Abroad, Financial Aid or Student Accounts offices if you have any questions/concerns or are just curious. Please keep in mind that some of these offices will be presenting general information sessions at other times during the weekend. But if you have a specific question pertaining to your Mudder, this is especially a great time to visit.
9:30 a.m.
ATTENTION! Please note that the Humanities Department Tours below are full. If we receive or received your registration after the spaces for the tours were filled, your names will have been placed on a waitlist. We will be able to determine is space is available on Friday morning, Feb. 13, 2009. We urge you to view the photographs on display in Paron's Gallery and meet the photographer, Bruce Pottorff. He and HMC photography instructor and professional photographer Steve Schenck will be meeting and greeting parents Friday morning.
Humanities Department Tour – Kingston Hall Courtyard
Join Professor of Literature Jeff Groves and get a behind the scenes peek at The First-Floor Printing Press, a century-and-a-half old Columbian iron hand press on loan to The Claremont Colleges. This will be a hands-on tour with demonstration and opportunity to operate a press. Please note: tour is limited to 15 parents and involves a two-block walk to Honnold Library.
Humanities Department Tour – Kingston Hall Courtyard
Join Associate Professor of Music Bill Alves for a tour and demonstration of the HMC collection of Indonesian gamelans. Please note: tour is limited to 10 parents.
Parsons Gallery
View the photography exhibit by local photographer and teacher Bruce Pottorff and speak with HMC photography instructor Steve Schenck.
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Welcome from the Dean of Students: An Overview of Student Life – Green Room, Joseph B. Platt Campus Center
Learn about student life at Harvey Mudd College with Interim Dean of Students Guy Gerbick.
11:30 a.m. to Noon
Not for the Faint-Hearted: An Academic Overview – Green Room, Joseph B. Platt Campus Center
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Engineering Mary Cardenas will present an overview of the student academic experience.
Noon to 1 p.m.
Lunch – Aviation Room, Hoch-Shanahan Dining Commons
Join Dean of Faculty Bob Cave, Interim Dean of Students Guy Gerbick and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Engineering Mary Cardenas for an informal lunch.
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Academic Department Tours – Kingston Hall Courtyard
Take a tour of the area where your Mudder is devoting most of his or her time. Join representatives from the Chemistry, Biology and Math departments and get a behind-the-scenes peek at classrooms and labs.
1:15 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Clinic Program Heart-to-Heart – Green Room, Joseph B. Platt Campus Center
Director of the Engineering Clinic and Professor of Engineering Patrick Little will describe this year’s Clinic Program, its projects and its impact on students.
2:15 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder: Study Abroad – Green Room, Joseph B. Platt Campus Center
Director of Study Abroad Rhonda Chiles will share with you the multitude of educational travel opportunities available to Mudders.
3:15 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Follow Your Heart: Careers – Green Room, Joseph B. Platt Campus Center
Director of Career Services Judy Fisher will describe how her office can assist your Mudder.
4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday Forum: Diversity – Living Room, Joseph B. Platt Campus Center
Join current students and other Mudd parents for an informal discussion on a topic near and dear to our hearts. (Facilitated by Associate Dean for Institutional Diversity Gary Kelly)
5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Wine and Cheese Reception – Mildred Mudd Gymnasium, Linde Activities Center
Join other Mudd parents for libations and live entertainment provided by HMC student Andrew Wong ’09.
5:30 p.m.
Shabbat Services – McAlister Center, 919 N. Columbia Avenue, Claremont
All are welcome.
6 p.m.
Dinner on the Town with your Mudder
The Claremont Village is home to a large number of excellent and interesting restaurants featuring a variety of cuisines from many countries and cultures. A list of suggestions will be provided in your registration packet. Reservations are recommended at most local restaurants.
7 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Jay’s Place – Basement Level, Joseph B. Platt Campus Center
Relax, listen to music, play pool and enjoy pizza and snacks at this campus hot spot.
8:30 a.m. to Noon
Registration and Continental Breakfast – Galileo Foyer, Galileo Hall
9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
Faculty Panel: A Heartfelt Discussion
Representatives from each academic department describe the majors offered at HMC and answer questions related to the academic requirement of each major.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Huntley Bookstore On-Campus – Galileo Foyer, Galileo Hall
Purchase your HMC memorabilia and receive a special 20% parents discount when you show your Family Weekend name tag.
10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Hopelessly Devoted Alumni Panel – Galileo Hall
HMC Alumni discuss life after graduation and answer questions.
11:30 a.m. to Noon
President Maria M. Klawe: State of the College Address – Galileo Hall
Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Eat to Your Heart’s Content Picnic Lunch – Mildred Mudd Gymnasium, Linde Activities Center
Take this opportunity to meet other Mudd families while enjoying a picnic lunch. This event is free of charge, but reservations are required.
1:30 p.m.
Academic Department Tours – Galileo Foyer, Galileo Hall
Take a tour of the area where your Mudder is devoting most of his or her time. Join representatives from the Engineering, Computer Science and Physics departments and get a behind-the-scenes peek at classrooms and lab.
2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Home is Where the Dorm Is: A Proctors Perspective – Galileo Hall
Student proctors discuss dorm life, explain their roles and responsibilities, and answer questions.
3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tea with President Maria M. Klawe – Linde Activities Center
Featuring the 5C student a cappella group, Midnight Echo
5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Challenging Students to be All They Can Be – Galileo Hall
Join Gerald R. Van Hecke ’61, the Donald A. Strauss Professor of Chemistry, Associate Dean of Administration, and Coordinator of Undergraduate Research, for an overview of the college’s summer research program. Learn about the student-faculty collaborations and what makes these partnerships both challenging and rewarding. Students will share their experiences and success stories.
6 p.m.
Dinner on the Town With Your Mudder
The Claremont Village is home to a large number of excellent and interesting restaurants featuring a variety of cuisines from many countries and cultures. A list of suggestions will be provided in your registration packet. Reservations are recommended at most local restaurants.
7 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Jay’s Place – Basement Level, Joseph B. Platt Campus Center
Relax, listen to music, play pool and enjoy pizza and snacks at this campus hot spot.
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