Activities keep families busy
Parents, siblings participate in festivities during Marist's Annual Family Weekend
James Reyes
Issue date: 10/9/03 Section: News
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Marist families were invited to join students on campus during the Annual Family Weekend.
As honorary guests they participated in breakfasts, barbeques, lectures and concerts.
The President's Breakfast, held in the McCann center on Saturday, was one of many scheduled events during the three-day Family Weekend.
Many activities were scheduled back to back on Saturday. Patty Cunningham, whose son is a student here, found herself rushing around to fit everything in.
"We've been so busy with all these activities... this is the first time we've seen our son all weekend," said Cunningham.
An estimated 1600 people attended the breakfast, making this the largest breakfast Marist College has ever held. Families were seated according to their student's majors to allow them to mingle with the deans and faculty of their department.
Marist College President, Dennis Murray, welcomed the parents to the breakfast and gave a brief history and description of Marist and its facilities. After his address, he joined in mingling with the Marist Families.
Faculty were seen sitting with families, discussing curriculums, campus, and becoming more familiar with students in their department.
"The families were more than happy to talk to Dr. Murray and the deans," said Marie Austen, director of first year programs.
This event was a first for Marist College. The President's Breakfast was formerly known as the Dean's Breakfast, and was held in the Student Center instead of the McCann center. In order to accommodate the growing size of Family Weekend, the breakfast was moved.
"We wanted to expand Family Weekend, which is why we changed the breakfast to include Dr. Murray. Holding it in the McCann center helped to make it more formal," said Austen.
Following the breakfast, the music department came together to perform a concert for parents and families.
The concert opened with a performance by the male acapella group, Time Check, followed by the female acapella group, The Sirens.
Janet Davis then directed the Marist College Singers and Chamber Singers in renditions of "The Word was God" and "Battle of Jericho." Led by director Arthur B. Himmelberger, the Marist College Band performed a number of 80s pop songs and "On the Hudson," dedicated to the Hudson River Valley Institute.
As a finale, the Marist College Band and Singers came together to perform Irving Berlin's "America."
The concert was a success, drawing an audience twice as large as last years.
As honorary guests they participated in breakfasts, barbeques, lectures and concerts.
The President's Breakfast, held in the McCann center on Saturday, was one of many scheduled events during the three-day Family Weekend.
Many activities were scheduled back to back on Saturday. Patty Cunningham, whose son is a student here, found herself rushing around to fit everything in.
"We've been so busy with all these activities... this is the first time we've seen our son all weekend," said Cunningham.
An estimated 1600 people attended the breakfast, making this the largest breakfast Marist College has ever held. Families were seated according to their student's majors to allow them to mingle with the deans and faculty of their department.
Marist College President, Dennis Murray, welcomed the parents to the breakfast and gave a brief history and description of Marist and its facilities. After his address, he joined in mingling with the Marist Families.
Faculty were seen sitting with families, discussing curriculums, campus, and becoming more familiar with students in their department.
"The families were more than happy to talk to Dr. Murray and the deans," said Marie Austen, director of first year programs.
This event was a first for Marist College. The President's Breakfast was formerly known as the Dean's Breakfast, and was held in the Student Center instead of the McCann center. In order to accommodate the growing size of Family Weekend, the breakfast was moved.
"We wanted to expand Family Weekend, which is why we changed the breakfast to include Dr. Murray. Holding it in the McCann center helped to make it more formal," said Austen.
Following the breakfast, the music department came together to perform a concert for parents and families.
The concert opened with a performance by the male acapella group, Time Check, followed by the female acapella group, The Sirens.
Janet Davis then directed the Marist College Singers and Chamber Singers in renditions of "The Word was God" and "Battle of Jericho." Led by director Arthur B. Himmelberger, the Marist College Band performed a number of 80s pop songs and "On the Hudson," dedicated to the Hudson River Valley Institute.
As a finale, the Marist College Band and Singers came together to perform Irving Berlin's "America."
The concert was a success, drawing an audience twice as large as last years.