Designed to Experience Belmont Life

Parent and Family Weekend is intentionally designed for students to host their parent and family members on-campus.  The schedule highlights exisiting Belmont campus events while providing a limited number of programs specifically for Parent and Family Weekend. This weekend schedule allows parents and family members to experience the vibrancy of campus life and progarmming that students experience daily.

Check-In Information

Friday, September 28 | 4:30pm-7:00pm

Parent and Family Weekend Check-In
Beaman Student Life Center Lobby

Since Parent & Family Weekend is designed for you to participate in your student's Belmont experience there is no pre-registration.  Most events are open to the public. Events with tickets, like the President's Morning Reception and Belmont Mansion Tour, are available on a first-come first serve basis at the Check-In table on Friday, September 28.  Students or parents can check-in to get tickets without their full party there.

Tickets for theatre performances or other events can be purchased through the links provided in the schedule.

Schedule

Many events listed on the Parent and Family Weekend Schedule are developed from the Campus Calendar and include:

Friday, September 28, 2012

10:00-10:50 AM The 11th Annual Humanities Symposium presents: Symposium Speakers’ Panel

Beaman Student Life Center - Meeting Rooms A&B

This Symposium Speakers' Panel features Stephen L. Carter, Fred Evans, Clifford Lee, and Remziya Suleyman. Please join our guest speakers as they share ideas and participate in a panel discussion on the symposium's theme, "Civility and Its Discontents." An event in the 11th Annual Humanities Symposium.
 
11:00-11:50 AM The 11th Annual Humanities Symposium presents: American Gadflies
Beaman Student Life Center - Meeting Rooms A&B 
Clancy Smith, Department of Philosophy, Belmont University presents "American Gadflies: The Shadow of Socrates in the Philosophy of King and Peirce". The emphasis on dialogue and the love of learning, central to Plato's iconic protagonist Socrates, is dispersed throughout American philosophy. From the oratory and writing of Martin Luther King, Jr. to the central tenets of Charles S. Peirce's pragmatism, Socrates' insistence on perpetuating knowledge through dialogue and inquiry is an integral component of American philosophy with enduring socio-political significance.
 
12:00-1:00 PM String Chamber Orchestra
Massey Concert Hall (MPAC)
Belmont's String Chamber Orchestra will perform the first in a series of outdoor concerts. The concert will take place in the atrium between the Wilson Music Building and Massey Performing Arts Center. For more information, visit www.belmont.edu/music.
 
1:00-1:50 PM The 11th Annual Humanities Symposium presents: Local Politics & Civility
Beaman Student Life Center - Meeting Rooms A&B
As a member of Nashville’s Metro Council, LaLonde found that the ties of respect and friendship in the governing body were the building blocks of civility. In a time when social ties among those with whom we disagree are dismissed, if not actively discouraged, encouraging greater civility through social bonds is downright radical. It might also be the key to restoring civility to our politics. LaLonde will explore how we might restore our national discourse by starting with the small exchanges of civility.
 
2:00-2:50 PM The 11th Annual Humanities Symposium presents: Democracy by Dostoyevskii
Beaman Student Life Center - Meeting Rooms A&B
Dr. Nathan Griffith, Department of Political Science, Belmont University presents "Democracy by Dostoyevskii: Morality and Civility in Politics". In The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoyevskii presents two tales, each of which has a lesson to teach about the role of morality and civility in politics. The first, and most well known of these, is Ivan’s tale of the Grand Inquisitor; the second is Alexei’s recording of the life story of Elder Zosima. This presentation will explore how these tales illustrate the importance of morality and civility in politics, especially as presented in Tocqueville’s Democracy in America and Niebuhr’s Children of Light and Children of Darkness.
 
3:00-4:30 PM The 11th Annual Humanities Symposium presents: Presidential Debate
Beaman Student Life Center - Meeting Rooms A&B 
What issues will be driving college students to and (potentially) away from the polls this Fall? As part of the 11th Annual Humanities Symposium, Dr. Nathan Griffith will moderate a student debate and, time permitting, a discussion focusing on this year's presidential election.

6:00-8:00 PM Women’s Soccer vs. Eastern Kentucky

Rose Park
 
7:30-9:30 PM School of Music hosts a Vocal Collage
Massey Concert Hall (MPAC)
This performance features classical and commercial voice ensembles. All are welcome. There is no fee for attending this event. 

Saturday, September 29, 2012

9:00 AM-12:00 PM Acts of Civility: Community Service with Hands On Nashville
Get out and practice civility by getting involved in community service through the Humanities Symposium and Hands On Nashville. Opportunities include gardening at a local urban farm, working at Second Harvest Food Bank, or helping the homeless by volunteering with Room at the Inn. Volunteers participate from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. For questions, contact Dr. Cynthia Cox at cynthia.cox@belmont.edu or Misty Wellman at misty.wellman@belmont.edu.
 
10:00-11:00 AM Parent and Family Breakfast (Tickets Required, Limited Seating)
Maddox Grand Atrium, Curb Event Center
University administration will welcome parents and families back to Belmont. Whether it’s been a few weeks since orientation or your student is experiencing their last year at Belmont, please join us for this event.
*Space is limited for this event. Tickets will be available at check-in on Friday, September 28^th on a first come basis. 

2:00-4:00 PM | Theater Performance | Almost Maine by John Cariani
Troutt Black Box Theater
On a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, Almost's residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. Kees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend—almost—in this delightful midwinter night’s dream. General Admission - $10 Faculty, Staff, Alumni, Student, Senior - $5 Belmont Student - $0.  Contact Jessika Malone at 615-460-5503 to purchase tickets.

7:30-9:30 PM | Theater Performance | Almost Maine by John Cariani
Troutt Black Box Theater
On a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, Almost's residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. Kees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend—almost—in this delightful midwinter night’s dream. General Admission - $10 Faculty, Staff, Alumni, Student, Senior - $5 Belmont Student - $0. Contact Jessika Malone at 615-460-5503 to purchase tickets.
 
6:00-8:00 PM Men’s Soccer vs. Jacksonville
Rose Park

Sunday, September 30, 2012

2:00-4:00 PM The 11th Annual Humanities Symposium presents: Creative Writing Workshop
Beaman Student Life Center - Meeting Rooms A&B
Join us for a workshop wherein we’ll generate writing (stories, poems, etc) from multiple perspectives. Every story can be told from ad nauseam points-of-view, but how do we choose the one that best represents the real story? “Civility ensures true unity,” yes, but at what cost to the voices we cultivate in our writing? All are welcome! Bring a pen, some paper, and your courage. Let’s write! (If possible, sign up ahead of time by emailing Dr. McDowell at gary.mcdowell@belmont.edu)
 
2:00-4:00 PM Women’s Soccer vs. Morehead State
Rose Park
 
4:00-6:00 PM The 11th Annual Humanities Symposium presents: Writing Competition Awards
Beaman Student Life Center - Meeting Rooms A&B
Join us for a reading of prose and poetry featuring Humanities Symposium Writing Competition winners.
 
6:30-9:30 PM The 11th Annual Humanities Symposium presents: Film Viewing and Discussion: Sophie Schooll: The Last Days
LCVA Auditorium
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days is the true story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi heroine. Sophie, along with her brother Hans and other students in Munich, formed a resistance group called the White Rose. Dedicated to the fall of the Third Reich the students distributed anti-Nazi leaflets uncovering the ideology and uncivil actions of the Nazis. On one of these dangerous missions Sophie is arrested. During her interrogation, trial, and sentence she never breaks down. Loyal to her convictions and the White Rose and finding strength in her faith Sophie boldly delivers a call for freedom and personal responsibility, for staying civil in uncivil times. Join us for a viewing of this powerful film. Sophie Scholl: The Final Days is the true story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi heroine. Sophie, along with her brother Hans and other students in Munich, formed a resistance group called the White Rose. Dedicated to the fall of the Third Reich the students distributed anti-Nazi leaflets uncovering the ideology and uncivil actions of the Nazis. On one of these dangerous missions Sophie is arrested. During her interrogation, trial, and sentence she never breaks down. Loyal to her convictions and the White Rose and finding strength in her faith Sophie boldly delivers a call for freedom and personal responsibility, for staying civil in uncivil times. Join us for a viewing of this powerful film.

Questions

Please direct questions to the Office of New Student and Parent Programs by emailing orientation@belmont.edu with the subject "Parent and Family Weekend" or call 615-460-6407.