Family Weekend 2010 - Thank You!

11/03/10

I would like to extend my thanks to all members of the Ithaca College community who assisted with an extremely successful Family Weekend. Nearly 2,000 family members attended a variety of events during the weekend of October 29-31, 2010.

Student photographer, Allison Usavage '11, spent her weekend taking pictures of the event for your enjoyment. You can see her work by clicking onto the photo galleries at www.ithaca.edu/familyweekend.

The highlights of the weekend included:

•  A State of the College address by President Rochon
• A parent keynote address by best-selling children's author Tish Rabe '73, mother of School of Music Student John Rabe '11.
• The One World Concert, sponsored by the Ithaca College International Club which featured the talents of performers from both Ithaca College and Cornell University including:  Damhsa Ceol agus Craic, Oshan Gunawardana, IC Breakers, Daniela Schmiedlechner, Draupadie Wickramasinghe, Amani Gospel Singers, Shimeng Gao, Chloe Giacometti, IC Ballroom Team, Charlotte Orban, Four Sri Lankans, Teszia Belly Dance Troupe, Ana Strachan, and Cornell Bhangra.
• The Student Organization Showcase, which featured the talents of student organizations Amani Gospel Singers, Fifes and Drums of Ithaca, ICircus, IC Dance Team, IC Muevete Dance Company, Ithacapella, On the Floor, Premium Blend, Spit That, and Voicestream.
• A lunch performance featuring the jazz quartet of Jason Juliano '12, Damien Scalise '13, Will Sigel '13, and Jacob Thurston '13.
• Two sold-out performances of "Chicago" hosted by the Ithaca College Theatre
• Three concerts by the School of Music
• An exhibit in the Handwerker Gallery
• A win by the football team over Utica
• Open houses, demonstrations, and receptions by all the academic schools
• A Halloween Party by IC After Dark
• The First Year Cabaret:  Much Ado About Freshmen
• Religious services and a brunch to close the weekend

Special thanks to the staff of Conference and Event Services for handling the logistics of this very busy weekend and ensuring that everything went smoothly, to Facilities for making the campus beautiful and for setting up all the events, to the many event planners across campus who planned and organized individual events, and to our students for sharing their time and talents.

Without the cooperation of the College community this event could not be successful. Thank you to all -- the parents appreciated your work and enjoyed their weekend, and so do I!

Mark your calendars for next year's Family Weekend 2011, which will be held November 4-6, 2011.

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