Parents Weekend 2007
Dear Loyola Parents:
Please join us for Parents Weekend 2007, September 21 - 23! You'll have opportunities to meet other Loyola parents, enjoy entertainment, watch sports, and learn more about Loyola and Chicago, all with your Loyola son or daughter. We look forward to seeing you soon!
- Accommodations
- Campus Maps/Directions
- Contact Us
- Parent Mailing List
- Parents Weekend Schedule
- Parking
- Student Life
Parents Weekend Schedule
Friday, September 21, 2007
| 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. | Check-in Centennial Forum Student Union (CFSU) Lobby, LSC — At check-in for Parents Weekend 2007, receive your materials and an updated schedule. A $25 registration fee per guest covers materials and admission to all events. |
| 8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | Loyola's Got Talent! Rambler Room, LSC — Loyola students are talented and bring a variety of skills to our community. Join us as we showcase some of our outstanding student performers. Loyolacapella, Loyola’s co-ed a capella group, will perform several songs. The event will also feature Loyola’s student improv troop, the Fabulous 45 Kings. |
| 9 p.m. - 11 p.m. | Friday Feature: Reign Over Me Finnegan Auditorium, LSC — This film starring Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle and Liv Tyler tells the story of a man who loses his family during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. A chance reunion with his college roommate is the only thing that helps the man through his grief. |
Saturday, September 22, 2007
| 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Check-In and Continental Breakfast Sullivan Center Hub, LSC — Parents can pick up their materials for Parents Weekend and enjoy a continental breakfast. |
| 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Second Annual "Back-to-School" Parents Seminar Sullivan Center, LSC — As a parent, you are the first person your student turns to for advice about his/her academic career. Join us for several presentations on how you can better support your student during his/her time at Loyola. |
| 9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. |
Yoga Halas Sports Center, LSC — This Vinyasa flow practice detoxifies and exhilarates the body and mind with an emphasis on movement, balance and strength. |
| 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Area Apartment Open House LSC – Do you have a student who's planning to move off-campus as a junior? Would you like to get a preview of what the local rental accommodations have to offer? Visit some of the Rogers Park/Edgewater rental units! |
| 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. | Student "Bags" Tournament LSC – "Bags" or "cornhole" has been sweeping college campuses across the nation. Sign up your parent/student team and compete for valuable prizes! |
| 12 p.m. | Legacy Photo Piper Hall, LSC — All Loyola students and their alumni parents or grandparents are invited to participate in the Alumni Legacy Photo, which will be taken at Piper Hall. Join us to show your Rambler pride! |
| 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. | LUMA Tour and Exhibit LUMA, WTC — The Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA) is Loyola's very own on-campus art museum. The museum will be open on Saturday afternoon for Parents Weekend participants with complimentary shuttle service between campuses. |
| 2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. |
Turbo Kick Halas Sports Center, LSC — Turbo Kick™ is the hottest kickboxing class around! It’s kickboxing and so much more! You’ll kick, punch and groove the calories away in this action-packed, super fun, super safe and effective cardiovascular workout. |
| 3p.m. - 5 p.m. | Parents Reception 26 E. Pearson, Third Floor Multi-Purpose Room, WTC — Join us in the new Water Tower Campus Student Center at 26 East Pearson. Enjoy a special cocktail party, where you can mingle with other parents and members of the Loyola community. |
| 8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | Sunday School Cinema LSC – From the writers of "Late-night Catechism" and "Put the Nuns in Charge," Sunday School Cinema is a look at modern movies through a comedic lens. |
| 9:45 p.m. | Coffee and Dessert Quinlan, Third Floor Atrium, LSC — Following Sunday School Cinema, we will host a coffee and dessert reception in the Michael R. and Marilyn C. Quinlan Life Sciences Education and Research Center. |
Sunday, September 23, 2006
| 10:30 a.m. | Parents Mass Madonna della Strada Chapel, LSC |
| 11:30 a.m. | Parents Brunch Simpson Dining and Lake Shore Dining, LSC |
Note: This schedule is subject to change.
Accommodations
Loyola has blocked rooms for visiting parents at the following hotels (for special Loyola rates, please indicate you are there for Loyola Parents Weekend):
- Hotel Orington, 1710 Orington Ave., 847.866.8700
- Comfort Inn North Shore, 9333 Skokie Blvd., 847.679.4200
- Holiday Inn Chicago Skokie, 5300 W. Touhy Ave., 847.763.3003
- Doubletree Hotel Skokie, 9599 Skokie Blvd., 847.678.7000
Loyola Preferred Rate
Hilton Garden Inn, 1818 Maple Ave, Evanston, 847.475.6400
Click here for a list of additional hotels.
Parking
Free overnight parking is available on campus for Parents Weekend in the main parking structure beginning Friday, September 21, at 7 p.m. Parking rates for other university lots may be found here.
Contact Us
For more information, please call the Office of Student Activities and Orientation: 773.508.8850; fax: 773.508.2144; or e-mail: activities@luc.edu