Family Weekend, the annual fall event that welcomes families of University of Colorado at Boulder students to campus will take place Oct. 10-11.
The event draws about 4,000 parents and family members from across the United States and from several foreign countries to participate in a variety of activities. In order to help the visitors get around town, the city of Boulder is providing free Hop bus passes.
Activities begin on Friday, Oct. 10, at 7:30 a.m. with the sixth annual Family Weekend Golf Tournament at Flatirons Golf Course and continue through Saturday evening with several entertainment choices, including a performance by national a cappella champions the 17th Avenue Allstars on Oct. 11 at 8 p.m. in the Glenn Miller Ballroom.
Chancellor Richard L. Byyny and a faculty guest speaker will welcome families and students at a luncheon Oct. 10 at the UMC and walking tours of the campus will be offered by the Office of Admissions from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Other Oct. 10 events include multicultural entertainment at the Dennis Small Center in UMC room 457 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and a free jazz ensemble concert at Macky Auditorium with guest artist and Grammy-winner Randy Brecker playing trumpet at 7:30 p.m.
Tours are scheduled for the National Center for Atmospheric Research, CU-Boulder's Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory, the Dal Ward Athletic Center and the CU Heritage Center. The Office of Admissions will conduct campus walking tours and a guided tour of Boulder also will be offered. Families are free to tour the CU Museum of Natural History and the CU Art Galleries during regular hours.
Presentations on Oct. 10 and Oct. 11 include "Study Abroad," "Finding Off-Campus Housing" and "Life and Death in Ancient Nubia: Mummies of the Sudan," a special lecture given by anthropology Professor Dennis Van Gerven.
For those interested in a sports-filled weekend, conditioning classes will be offered at the Student Recreation Center. In addition, the women's soccer team plays Minnesota at 4 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Pleasant View Soccer Complex, 3805 47th St. in north Boulder, and the CU football team hosts the University of Kansas at Folsom Stadium at 1:30 p.m.
Attendees may register online at or at University Memorial Center room 235 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 10 and again from 8:30 a.m. until game time Oct. 11. Family members can pick up name badges, tickets and additional program information and visit with members of the CU Parents Association Board of Directors. University administrators and representatives from various departments also will be available to answer questions and provide information on student services on Oct. 10.
For more information on Family Weekend 2003 visit the CU Office of Parent Relations Web site at or contact the office at (303) 492-1380.