Schedule of Events as of August 20, 2008

You will receive a detailed schedule of events for Family Weekend as well as the schedule of programs for the International Festival when you arrive on campus. The schedule below lists highlights of the weekend. This is not the final schedule and is subject to change.

Friday, October 10, 2008

4:00 - 7:00pm	Early Arrival Family Weekend Registration University Center, 1st Floor
4:00 - 7:00pm	International Festival Event: Study Abroad Fair Rangos Ballroom, University Center
4:00 - 5:00pm	Career Center Open House Lowel Level, University Center
Time to be Determined	Carnegie Mellon’s Got Talent – Showcase of Student Performers Rangos Ballroom, University Center Enjoy performances by Musical Theater students from the School of Drama and sample a variety of desserts.

Saturday, October 11, 2008

8:00am – 2:00pm	Family Weekend Registration and information University Center 1st Floor
8:00 – 11:00am	Continental Breakfast University Center
9:30 -10:30am	University Welcome McConomy Auditorium, University Center Vice Provost for Education, Indira Nair welcomes family and friends.
10:00am	Women’s Tennis Carnegie Mellon Courts
10:45am - Noon	Academic Meetings Meet deans and faculty members from your student's college, as well as hear about course requirements, educational philosophy underlying the various programs and the life-long values that students will gain from their experiences at Carnegie Mellon.
11:00am - 5:00pm	International Festival Programs including Global Marketplace, interest sessions and workships. University Center
Noon - 4:30pm	Residence Hall Receptions
Noon – 4:00pm	A variety of Intercollegiate events and other assorted activities will be offered including campus tours and city of Pittsburgh Trolley tours.
12:30 – 1:30pm	'A Conversation with Herb Simon' – A Nobel Laureate Who Spent Half a Century at Carnegie Mellon McConomy Auditorium, UC How does one find a career? What does it mean to be an expert? How does one become an expert in something? What is it like to win the Nobel Prize? These are the kinds of questions that college students around the world have asked as they enter young adulthood. And who better to ask than the world’s leading authority on the subject of decision-making? During the film interview, Herb Simon answers these and many other questions
1:45 – 3:15pm	*'Behind The Last Lecture' with Jeffrey Zaslow* McConomy Auditorium, UC Randy Pausch's lecture at Carnegie Mellon became a worldwide phenomenon. The book that followed, The Last Lecture, is an international bestseller, translated in 34 languages. While sharing clips of news coverage, co-author and 1980 graduate of Carnegie Mellon. Jeff Zaslow, offers an inside look at how Randy has moved the world, and the lessons of his story.
2:00pm	Women's Cross Country Meet Schenley Park
2:45pm	Men's Cross Country Meet Schenley Park
3:30 – 4:30pm	Everything Your Ever Wanted to Know about Buggy McConomy Auditorium, University Center Tom Wood, Carnegie Mellon alum and close friend of the Sweepstakes (Buggy) organization, will present an overview of buggy and what it’s all about. You will learn about the history of this remarkable student event and what it is that drives students to do what it necessary to participate every year.
4:45 – 5:00pm	Slide Show of Orientation 2008 McConomy Auditorium, University Center
7:30pm & 9:00pm	International Festival Event: Etran Finatawa Rangos Ballroom, University Center Etran Finatawa was formed as a band at the time of the 2004 Festival in the Desert near Timbuctou. The literal meaning of their name is (the stars of tradition). They are the first group to use the songs and music of the Wodaabe in a modern context. Their melodies, rhythms and vocals create a sound picture of the grasslands of the Sahel and arid desert. The rich and heady blend of the particular vocal sound of the Wodaabe singers, Bammo Agonla and Bagui Bouga, the strong singing voice of the Touareg Alhoussein Anivolla and the polyphonic chorus of the whole band is the highly innovative, unique and rich sound and performance of Etran Finatawa. There will be no charge to attend. Tickets will be given out at the Family Weekend Welcome Area.

Sunday, October 12, 2008

9:00 – 11:00am	Open House / Omelette Brunch at Hillel Jewish University Center (JUC) 4607 Forbes Avenue (at the corner of Forbes and S. Craig Street) Stop by for free food and conversation. Reservations are not required. Call 412 621-8875 for more information.
10:00am - Noon	Family Continental Brunch with Student Entertainment Rangos Ballroom, University Center Join students, fellow parents and staff for a complimentary farewell continental brunch.
1:00pm	Men’s Tennis vs. Amherst Carnegie Mellon Courts