| 8:00 - 5:00 |
Family Weekend Welcome Center
Stop by our Welcome Center to pick up your name badges, a welcome packet, and any tickets you've purchased in advance for this weekend.
Beamer Student Center, lower level |
| 8:00 - 5:00 |
Class Visits
Sample the Wheaton learning experience by visiting one of your son's or daughter's classes. |
| 10:30- 11:15 |
Chapel
Gather with our students for this time of community worship. After the chapel bells have rung and the students are seated, feel free to take a seat in any unoccupied chair.
Edman Memorial Chapel |
| 9:30 - 5:30 |
Sacred Arts Exhibit: Beauty Given by Grace
Explore the luminous work of the preeminent Japanese artist of the twentieth century. Sadao Watanabe used traditional, stencil-dyeing printmaking techniques to communicate biblical truth to his culture with profound artistic skill and intense spiritual dedication. After enjoying this special gallery exhibit, be inspired by the Billy Graham Center Museum’s visual history of Christian mission’s impact on America, the life and ministry of Billy Graham, and an architectural walkthrough-presentation of the gospel of Jesus. Admission is free and open to the public.
Billy Graham Center Museum
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| 2:00 - 3:00 |
Seminar: "Helping Your Student Prepare for Life After Wheaton"
Career Services Director, Ita Fischer, will give a workshop and Q&A session on how parents can encourage their students in their process of vocational discernment. Fischer will introduce parents to the resources that students (and alumni) have available to them and share some encouraging hiring statistics. Help your students get a start on their "life after Wheaton" by attending this fun and informative workshop.
Phelps Room, Beamer Student Center, lower level |
| 3:00-4:00 |
Seminar: "Navigating Transitions"
Your son or daughter’s departure to college marked an important milestone in the life of your family. Leaving home is one of many transitions to navigate in the first year of college. In this seminar, Student Care & Services staff will share some of the hallmarks of successful transitions and the resources available for assisting students and families.
Phelps Room, Beamer Center, lower level
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| 4:00-5:00 |
Seminar: "Thriving in College"
Choosing a major and discerning one’s vocation, balancing academics and fun, cultivating relationships with peers and professors, deciding what clubs to join, or applying for a student leadership role: these are just a few of the significant life opportunities a student begins to explore during the college years. In this seminar, Student Development staff will share how students can gain optimal benefit from their involvement and thrive on campus.
Phelps Room, Beamer Center, lower level
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| 5:00-6:30 |
Student Iron Chef Cook-Off
Wheaton College's Bon Appetit Management Company is well-known for always being ranked as one of the top food service programs in the nation. How does this culinary talent rub off on Wheaton students? Come find out at this fourth annual Wheaton College Iron Chef contest! Two teams of five Wheaton students will be paired with a chef from the Bon Appetit kitchen to cook an appetizer, entree, and dessert with the mystery ingredient revealed at the start of the contest. A panel of parent judges unrelated to the students will name the winner. Tickets (which include admission to Bon Appetit's regular supper buffet) will be available for purchase at the Family Weekend Welcome Center or at the entrance to Anderson Commons: adults $11.00; children (age 3-7) $5.50
Anderson Commons
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| 4:00 - 6:00 |
Open Residence Halls
Visit your son's or daughter's room, meet their roommate or hall mate, and chat with their Resident Assistant. |
| 7:00 |
Wheaton Men's Soccer vs. Millikin College
Go Thunder! Tickets may be purchased at the gate and cost $6.00 for adults; $4.00 for children 3-18 and senior citizens. Wheaton students, faculty, and staff are free with College I.D.
Joe Bean Stadium
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| 8:00 p.m. |
College Union Talent Show
Marvel at the talents of Wheaton College students at this event that attracts over 2,000 spectators each year. Tickets are in high demand and those made available to parents have sold out. HOWEVER, student tickets will go on sale in the lower level of the Beamer Center on Wed, Oct. 24. If you still wish to attend the Talent Show, encourage your student to join the line on Wednesday and purchase tickets on your behalf. Tickets go fast and the show often sells out, so make sure you to have your student plan ahead and buy tickets as early as possible.
Edman Memorial Chapel |