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Miami ready with new welcome centers for Family Weekend

10/19/2012

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This year, Miami University welcomes parents, siblings and friends with new centers hosted by students for Family Weekend, Oct. 26-28. Activities range from dinners and entertainment to departmental information sessions and the RedHawks taking on Ohio University in a 3:30 p.m. football showdown Saturday at Yager Stadium.

With so many events, members of Miami’s Campus Activities Council’s (CAC) Family Weekend committee wanted to add a more personal touch by hosting welcome centers for families so they can easily find information to help them plan their weekend.

"We felt the need to implement the welcome centers this year simply so that everyone felt informed. Miami is such an active campus and our committee wanted to take advantage of that and give families and students an easy way to get the inside scoop on all their options for the fun-filled weekend," said Katherine Klein, co-chair of the CAC Family Weekend committee.

The welcome centers will be hosted 4-6 p.m. Friday at Shriver Center and the Phi Delt Gates on Miami’s northwest side of campus, near Uptown Oxford; 12:30 -2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Phi Kappa Tau Circle on the corner of High and Tallawanda streets; and 1:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday at Tailgate Town.

Be entertained

Entertainment for the weekend includes a Friday performance by Global Rhythms, “Blueprint of the World.” Read about the performance online.

O. A. R. (Of a Revolution) performs at 8:30 p.m. Saturday in Millett Hall. Known for their hit songs “Shattered (Turn the Car Around),” “Love and Memories,” “Lay Down,” “This Town,” “Heaven” and the newest single “Gotta Be Wrong Sometimes,” O.A.R. is back on tour after the debut of their album, King.

On Sunday, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Capitol Steps takes the stage with their show, “Take the Money and RUN for President.” Read about their performance online.

Enjoy the best of Miami dining

Special dinner events include the 11th annual Family Weekend Dinner, entertainment and auction, sponsored by Miami University Student Foundation and CAC, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, in Shriver Center and a “GameDay Breakfast” 9 -11 a.m. Saturday at Shriver Center. Tailgate Town kicks off at 1:30 p.m. Saturday on the Millett Hall lawn, and President Hodge joins families at a 10 a.m. Sunday brunch.

For more information and tickets, visit Family Weekend 2012 online.