Schedule of Events
The schedule of events will continue to grow as programs are finalized. As Family Weekend approaches, please check back for more information including times, locations, and schedule additions.
A finalized schedule will be available at registration.
Friday, October 14
Saturday, October 15
Sunday, October 16
Friday, October 14
12-4pm Student Farmers Market
3pm Field Hockey vs. Saint Joseph's
4pm Women's Soccer vs. Fordham
5-8pm Family Weekend Check-In, Campus Center Concourse
7pm Men's Hockey vs. Bentley* Purchase Tickets
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Saturday, October 15
8:30am Get Moving @ UMass: A 30 Minute Fall Foliage Walk
8:30am-12noon Family Weekend Check-In - Campus Center Concourse
8:30-11:00am Continental Breakfast
9:00am Take a Yoga, Spinning, Zumba, or Pilates Class
Bring your UMAPA membership card and a photo ID to participate. Proper attire required.
9:45am UMass Amherst Parents Association Meeting
11am Chancellor's Welcome
12noon Taste of Home Lunch
12noon-2pm and 5-7pm Men's Basketball Open Practice
1pm Research Lab Showcase
-The Geobacter Project, Derek Lovely
-Energy Future Lab: Biofuels and Catalysis, George Huber
1pm Amherst Apartment Complex Bus Tour - Departs from Haigis Mall
If your student is considering living off campus next fall, take the bus to tour three Amherst complexes. More information on off campus housing is available here.
1pm Swimming and Diving Home Opener vs. BU
1-2:30pm UMass Permaculture Initiative - Franklin Dining Commons, Permaculture Garden
1-3pm Learning Commons Open House
1-3pm Student Development Information Tables
-Center for Multicultural Advancement and Student Success (CMASS)
-Religious Affairs
1-3pm Off Campus Student Center Open House
1-4pm Student-Run Media Outlet Tours
-The Daily Collegian, student newspaper
-UVC-TV 19, student television station
-WMUA, student radio station
1-5pm Pumpkin Decorating
1-6pm Craft Center Open House
1:15pm Commonwealth Honors College Reception
1:30 and 2:45pm Your Choice: Information Sessions
-Career Services Keys to Success: Internships and Co-ops
-Queer and Ally 101
-Scholarship Search
1:30-3:30pm International Cafe-Campus Center Concourse
1:30-4pm Hadley Farm Teaching and Research Center Self Guided Tours including Equine, Livestock, Donkey, and Alpaca - 111 North Maple Street, Hadley, MA
1:45-2:45pm Dean's Reception
2-4pm Afternoon Cool Down: Ice Skating
2-4pm Classic Fall Wagon Rides through Campus
2:30-3:30pm Tour of UMass Rain Garden
3pm Common Read Discussion with Professor Alexandrina Deschamps
3pm and 4pm Art Tours
3:30pm Ballroom Dance Demonstration and Lessons
3:30pm Amherst Apartment Complex Bus Tour - Departs from Haigis Mall
If your student is considering living off campus next fall, take the bus to tour three Amherst complexes. More information on off campus housing is available here.
6pm Family Weekend Sustainability Dinner*
Featuring key note speaker Steven Goodwin, Dean of the College of Natural Sciences
8pm Student Talent Showcase
8pm Love the Doctor*- Fine Arts Center, Curtain Theater
Presented by the Department of Theater. This show is sold out.
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Sunday, October 16
Worship Services
9:30am Parent and Family Council Fall Meeting
9:30am 5th Annual Ride to Provide *
The Ride to Provide is a family-friendly bike ride to support the community service programs and environmentally friendly projects of UMass Hillel. Registration begins September 1st.
11am-1pm Jazz Brunch
11am-4pm Pick Your Own Apples - Cold Spring Orchard, 291 Sabin St Belchertown, MA
1pm Women's Soccer vs. La Salle
1-4pm Visit the Permaculture Garden
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*These events require separate tickets and/or registration. Family Weekend Sustainability tickets can be purchased at the time of your online registration. Starting in mid-September, hockey tickets can be purchased through UMass Athletics. Theater tickets can be purchased through the Fine Arts Center box office.
