You're Invited!

On behalf of the entire campus community, the Office of Alumni and Constituent Relations is pleased to extend this special invitation for you to attend Pacific Lutheran University's Family Weekend, November 4 - 6, 2011. This annual event is sure to be a great weekend: a chance to learn about your student's life at PLU and attend fun-filled activities for the whole family.

It's a family affair and everyone is invited to Family Weekend. Bring along sisters and brothers, grandparents, spouses and children-anyone who would enjoy a fun-filled weekend on campus.

Schedule of Events

Friday --- Saturday --- Sunday

Friday, November 4th

Family Weekend Registration
6:00pm-8:00pm, University Center Lobby

I ♥ PLU Club presents: "Bunco Night"
8:00pm-10:00pm, University Center, Free
Join the I ♥ PLU club for an evening of Bunco, Bunco is a parlour game played in teams using three dice. This game lends itself to "mixing and mingling" and is a great way to get to know other Lute families. Come prepared to relax and have fun. The I ♥ PLU club will provide the fun, the snacks, and the prizes!

Saturday, November 5th

Family Weekend Registration
8:00am-10:30am, University Center Lobby

Lute University
8:30am-10:15am University Center, Free
Experience college courses taught by PLU faculty and staff… without the exams of course! Each lecture will run once. Session options and descriptions are listed as follows:

Study Away Information Session
Carmen Eyssautier, Study Away Advisor
8:30am-9:15am, University Center
As a globally-focused university, PLU has a national reputation for its wide array of excellent study away opportunities. You will learn about the exciting variety of programs available and how they contribute to students’ academic and personal development from the perspective of the Wang Center for Global Education.

The Emotional Investor: What Saves Us in the Wild Fails Us in the Bank
Dr. Ufuk Ince, Assistant Professor of Business
9:30am-10:15am, University Center
This interactive workshop will review the recent developments in behavioral investing, present a host of well-documented cognitive biases and mistakes investors exhibit, and provide a recipe outlining steps investors could take to recognize and counteract these mistakes.

Scaling Environmental Ethics
Dr. Kevin O’Brien, Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics
9:30am-10:15am, University Center
The environmental challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, and toxic pollution are daunting and hard to think about. Drawing from both scientific ecology and Christian ethics, this lesson will offer a tool for getting our minds around such problems. By reflecting on these as local, regional, and global problems, we can better grasp the complications and options. You will learn from an expert in environmental ethics and then practice such thinking ourselves.

Cooking Demo
9:30am-10:15am, University Center Rm. 133, Free
Your student has the opportunity to eat many delicious diverse foods at the Cross Cultures station in the University Commons. We think it would be great if you could have the same opportunity! Obsessed with the Food Network? Do you have a knack for cooking? If so, this class you will love! Come join the PLU culinary team to learn how to make Tamales de Dulche! Tamales de Dulche are a sweet variation of the traditional Latin dish made from masa and corn husks.

Lute Brunch
10:30am, University Center, $10
Join PLU President Loren Anderson, Student Body President Alexis Ballinger ’12, and Executive Director of Alumni and Constituent Relations Lauralee Hagen ’75, ‘78 for a breakfast of champions. Enjoy food, fun and friendship with other PLU families.

Football Game PLU vs. Pacific
12:30pm, Sparks Stadium, Various Prices

Women’s Basketball Scrimmage vs. TCC
1:00pm, Tacoma Community College, Free

Men’s Soccer vs. UPS
2:30pm, PLU Soccer Field, $5

Destination: Downtown Tacoma-Museum District
Experience downtown Tacoma while meeting other Lute families. You will get the opportunity to visit one of two of Tacoma’s prized museums! Trips are reserved on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please arrive at 12:45pm at the Olson parking lot for a prompt 1:00pm departure. All trip costs include transportation and admission where applicable. We will be back at PLU by 4:30pm

• Museum of Glass Tour, $12
  Experience this unique museum, which features magnificent pieces of glass. Participants can explore the exceptional installations of the Museum’s plaza, cross the Chihuly Bridge of Glass, watch a team of artists create glass sculptures in the hot shop, and take a docent-led tour of the exhibitions.
• Tacoma Art Museum, $12
  Come enjoy the Tacoma Art Museum! The Museum houses many wonderful pieces of art including local northwest artists. In November, there will be a temporary exhibition of Mexican Folk Art.

Habitat Restoration Work Party
1:00pm, Fred L. Tobiason Outdoor Learning Center, Free
Join the sustainability staff at PLU’s own site for habitat restoration & rain garden to learn what sustainability is all about at PLU. You will be helping plant new species in the new rain garden and have the chance to explore the Fred L. Tobiason Outdoor Learning Center. Be sure to wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty.

PLU’S Got Talent & Snacks
8:00 pm, Olson Auditorium, $12 adults, $5 students & Free for PLU students
We know that our students have talent but we want you to be the judge. Students will be competing for the grand prize of $300 for 1st place, $200 for 2nd place and $100 for 3rd place. They will be performing their numerous talents in front of a panel of judges and a live audience! While being entertained, enjoy sweet treats, and beverages from our scrumptious dessert buffet. Limited to the first 600 people. In past years this event has sold out quickly!

Sunday, November 6th

Breakfast
9:00am, University Commons, $10 dollars (your PLU student may use their meal plan for their meal only), children under 12 are $5.Come enjoy some quality time with your family. We know how important family time is and with your student away at school you may not be getting as much as you like! That’s why we invite your whole family to experience some much needed family time.

Coffee and Fellowship
10:30am, Mary Baker Russell Music Center
The Office of Alumni and Constituent Relations and Campus Ministry cordially invite you to enjoy a cup of coffee and fellowship with other families and students before and/or after Family Weekend Worship.