All events held at Pomona College unless otherwise noted. Events are subject to change. A final schedule will be available at registration.

Friday, February 13

8:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration and Information. Continental Breakfast provided. Smith Campus Center Courtyard. 170 E. 6th St.

8:00 am – 8:30pm  Sagehen Café.  The Café offers a full service coffee bar (Peet’s coffee) with a lunch service from 11:00am - 2:30pm, and a dinner service from 6:30pm - 8:30pm.

8:00 –11:00 am Open Classes. Be a student again. Pick up a class list at the registration table and join your student or pick any class that interests you. Classes begin on the hour.

8:00 am – 5:00 pm Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Gardens.  Enjoy a self guided tour in one of the largest botanical gardens in California dedicated exclusively to the conservation of the state’s native plants.  Donations of $4 per person or $8 per family are requested.  The gardens are located at 1500 North College Avenue just north of Foothill Blvd. across from the Claremont Colleges.  For more information call (909) 625-8767 or visit their website at http://www.rsabg.org.

11:30 am – 1 pm Lunch. Reservations required. Join your student for a great meal in Frary or Oldenborg Dining Hall. You may also register to attend Lunch with Student Affairs at Frank Dining Hall. Attendance for the Student Affairs lunch is restricted to visiting family members due to space limitations.

12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Art Exhibits. Don't miss the opportunity to visit our special exhibitions. Pomona College Museum of Art.

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Pomona Family College. This is another chance to go back to college. Faculty and administration members are designing special sessions just for you.

• Graphic Novels. Meg Worley, Assistant Professor of English.
• Hallows and Horcruxes: Harry Potter as Theology. Oona Eisenstadt, Fred Krinsky Professor of Jewish Studies and Assistant Professor of Religious Studies.
• Fellowships at Pomona. Paula Goldsmid, Graduate Fellowships Coordinator. Learn about some of the wonderful awards for post-college study and travel that your students can explore with help from Pomona's Graduate Fellowships Office.
• Thinking Computationally. Tzu-Yi Chen, Associate Professor of Computer Science.
• Dangerous Books. Susan McWilliams, Assistant Professor of Politics.
• “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!”. Carl A. Martellino, Director, Career Development Office. Hear about the different ways the award winning Pomona College Career Development Office (CDO) can assist your son or daughter as they plan for life after Pomona College.

2:45 pm – 4:30 pm Distinguished Parents Panel. Parents of current students discuss how they've created successful careers in the arts. Rose Hills Theatre, Smith campus Center. 

5:00 pm  – 6:30 pm President’s Reception. Meet President David Oxtoby, his wife, Claire, college faculty, staff and members of the Parent’s Council. Edmunds Ballroom, Smith Campus Center.

5:30 pm Shabbat Services at McAlister Center. Dinner will follow the service at 6:30. For dinner, please RSVP to Manda Graziel, Hillel Program Director at 909-607-2096. McAlister Religious Center, 919 N. Columbia.

7:00 pm & 10:00 pm CCLA Movie. Enjoy a big-screen movie at the Rose Hills Theater. Cost is $2 with student identification or Family Weekend nametag.

Saturday, February 14

7:30 am – Noon Registration and Information. Continental breakfast provided. Smith Campus Center Courtyard. 170 E. 6^{th St.}

8:00 am Breakfast with Student Affairs. Reservations required. Attendance limited to family members due to space limitations. Families are invited to breakfast and conversation with Dean of Students Miriam Feldblum and members of her staff from Campus Life, the Smith Campus Center and Student Programs, the Asian American Resource Center, the Career Development Center, and the Office of Community and Volunteer Programs. Edmunds Ballroom, Smith Campus Center.

8:00 am – 5:00 pm Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Gardens.  Enjoy a self guided tour in one of the largest botanical gardens in California dedicated exclusively to the conservation of the state’s native plants.  Donations of $4 per person or $8 per family are requested.  The gardens are located at 1500 North College Avenue just north of Foothill Blvd. across from the Claremont Colleges.  For more information call (909) 625-8767 or visit their website at http://www.rsabg.org.

9:00 am – 8:30pm  Sagehen Café.  The Café offers a full service coffee bar (Peet’s coffee), and an upscale dinner service from 6:30pm - 8:30pm.

9:30 am – 10:30 am Pomona Family College. This is your second chance to participate in academic offerings specially designed for you this weekend. 

• Mathematics and Music: A Marriage of Muses. Ami Radunskaya, Associate Professor of Mathematics.
• “What Light through Yonder Window Breaks?”: The Scenographic Imagination of William Shakespeare. James Taylor, Professor of Theatre and Chair of Theatre and Dance Department.
• Pomona Goes Green. George Gorse, Viola Horton Professor of Art History.
• “Life on Campus.” Ricardo Townes, Dean of Campus Life.
• Creativity in Science. Laura Perini, Assistant Professor of Philosphy.

9:30 am Men’s Tennis vs. University of Redlands. Come cheer on the Sagehens at Pauley Tennis Courts.

10:00 am – 5:00 pm Art Exhibitions. Special Family Weekend Saturday Hours. Check out the latest exhibitions in the Pomona College Museum of Art.

11:00 am Men’s Baseball vs. Pacific University. Come cheer on the Sagehens at Alumni Baseball Field.

12:00 pm Women’s Softball vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. Come cheer on the Sagehens at Wig Softball Field.

12:30 pm Lunch with the Dean – an Academic Perspective. Reservations Required. Discuss campus issues with the Dean of the College, Gary Kates, at the Edmunds Ballroom, Smith Campus Center.

3:30pm – 5:00 pm Black Achievement Network Reception. Everyone is invited to mix and mingle with parents, students, and faculty to hear how the network is supporting the black community at Pomona. Student performances will add to this exciting event. Seaver Alumni House, 305 N. College Ave.

5:00pm Dividing the Light. Enjoy the Draper Courtyard and stay for the Turrell Skyspace show at sunset.

7:00pm Men’s Tennis vs. La Sierra. Come cheer on the Sagehens at Pauley Tennis Courts.

7:00 pm & 10:00 pm CCLA Movie. Enjoy a big-screen movie at the Rose Hills Theater. Cost is $2 with student identification or Family Weekend nametag.

8:00 pm Bobby Bradford and the Mo' Tet A concert with jazz trumpeter,
cornetist and composer Bobby Bradford and The Mo’tet quintet. Bridges
Hall of Music, 150 E. 4th St.

9:00 pm Without a Box. Enjoy entertaining improvisational theater performed by this talented 5-College student group. Garrison Theater, Performing Arts Center, 231 E. 10th Street, Scripps Campus.

Sunday, February 15

8:00 am – 5:00 pm Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Gardens.  Enjoy a self guided tour in one of the largest botanical gardens in California dedicated exclusively to the conservation of the state’s native plants.  Donations of $4 per person or $8 per family are requested.  The gardens are located at 1500 North College Avenue just north of Foothill Blvd. across from the Claremont Colleges.  For more information call (909) 625-8767 or visit their website at http://www.rsabg.org.

9:30 am Roman Catholic Mass. McAlister Religious Center, 919 N. Columbia Ave.

10:30 am Champagne Brunch. Reservations required. Join your student for brunch with live entertainment. Frary Dining Hall.

11:00 am Protestant Religious Services. McAlister Religious Center, 919 N. Columbia Ave.

1:00 pm Men’s Baseball vs. Pacific Lutheran. Come cheer on the Sagehens at Alumni Baseball Field.

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Art Exhibits. Don't miss the opportunity to visit our special exhibitions, James Turrel at Pomona College and That Star Aura:  Photography and the Studio System.  Pomona College Museum of Art.

2:00 pm CCLA Movie. Enjoy a big-screen movie at the Rose Hills Theater. Cost is $2 with student identification or Family Weekend nametag.

3:30 – 4:30 pm Four College High Tea. Join parents from Claremont McKenna,
Pomona, Pitzer and Scripps for tea. The Claremont Shades, a 5-college
a capella group, will provide musical entertainment. Seal Court, Malott
Commons, Scripps College.

5:00 pm Dividing the Light. Enjoy the Draper Courtyard and stay for the Turrell Skyspace show at sunset.

For inquiries, please contact:
The Office of Campus Life
(909) 607-2239
campuslife@pomona.edu