Family Weekend Schedule and Information

Schedule Highlights 

We look forward to welcoming students and their families to campus this October for a weekend filled with connection, fun and Sagehen traditions. We'll wrap up Family Weekend with our annual Payton Distinguished Lectureship. This year’s speaker is the award-winning filmmaker, literary scholar and journalist Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Check out the featured events below or view the full schedule. 

For campus locations or accessibility information, see the Pomona campus map. Family Weekend will take place rain or shine. Questions? Email Alumni and Family Engagement or call (888) 724-3436 (SAGEHEN).

Friday, October 23

• 8 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. – Registration and Check-In
• 8 – 10 a.m. – Continental Breakfast
• 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Symposium: Africa after the End of History
• 10 a.m. – Noon – Career Development Office Family Weekend Open House - Prehealth Advising
• 10 a.m. – Noon – Career Development Office Open House
• 11 a.m. – Noon – Pomona Academic Sampler
• 1 – 3 p.m. – Pickleball for All!
• 1 – 2:30 p.m. – HenTalks with Pomona Faculty
• 1 – 5 p.m. – Planetarium Shows
• 3 – 4 p.m. – Study Away Panel and Information Session
• 3 – 4 p.m. – The Human Side of Technology with Professor Alexandra Papoutsaki 
• 3 – 4:30 p.m. – Queer Resource Center Open House
• 4:15 – 5:30 p.m. – Classics Department Reception
• 6 – 7:30 p.m. – Farm to Frank Dinner (ticketed event)

Saturday, October 24

• 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Registration and Check-In
• 8 – 10 a.m. – Continental Breakfast
• 9 – 10:30 a.m. – HenTalks with Pomona Faculty
• 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. – Voices of Pomona with President Starr
• 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Community Lunch at Sontag Greek Theater (ticketed event)
• 1 – 5 p.m. – Planetarium Shows
• 4 – 5:30 p.m. – Payton Distinguished Lectureship Featuring Henry Louis Gates Jr.
• 8 – 9:15 p.m. – Genevieve Feiwen Lee in Recital