Welcome to Family Weekend 2011!

When you first arrive on campus, please register at the locations and times noted below. At registration, we will provide you with a folder that includes program updates, a campus map, and your name badge. The name badge will serve as your entry pass to all events listed in the program below, unless otherwise noted.

Your name badge also allows you access to Mills athletic facilities. Please bring appropriate clothing and equipment if you wish to take advantage of our swimming pool, fitness center, tennis courts, or fitness trail.

The official hospitality room for Family Weekend guests is located at the Tea Shop in Rothwell Center on Thursday, Friday, and Sunday and at Café Suzie in Rothwell Center on Saturday. Simply show the staff your name badge to enjoy complimentary coffee, selected beverages, and snacks. The Hospitality Center will be open on Thursday from 7:00 am–10:00 pm, Friday from 7:00 am–5:00 pm, Saturday from 9:00 am–1:00 pm, and Sunday from 11:00 am–5:00 pm.

Meal tickets for Founders Commons are available for purchase with cash at the door; no advance reservations are necessary.

The program below is subject to change. For the latest information on Inauguration events, please visit www.mills.edu/inauguration.

Day One: Thursday, September 22

Classroom visits
All day
Locations TBC

No-host Breakfast
7:30 am–9:00 am
Founders Commons

Founders offers an extensive choice of menu options. Purchase meal tickets at the door; no advance reservations are necessary. Mills students may use the meal plan or Mills Points.

Family Weekend Registration
8:00 am–4:30 pm
College Events Office, Sage Hall 129

Mills College Campus Tour
10:00 am–11:00 am
Undergraduate Admission Office, Mills Hall 222

No-host Lunch
11:30 am–1:30 pm
Founders Commons

Founders offers an extensive choice of menu options. Purchase meal tickets at the door; no advance reservations are necessary. Mills students may use the meal plan or Mills Points.

Mills College Campus Tour
2:30 pm–3:30 pm
Undergraduate Admission Office, Mills Hall 222

Lokey Graduate School of Business Building Tour
3:30 pm–4:00 pm
Meeting location TBC

View the gold-certified LEED building housing the Lorry I. Lokey Graduate School of Business on this tour led by Karen Fiene, campus architect. The 28,500-square-foot, environmentally friendly facility includes sustainable features such as a spectacular green roof with drought-tolerant plants, an evaporative cooling system, and a specially designed rainwater collection system.

Music Building Tour
4:00 pm–4:30 pm
Meeting location TBC

Explore our historic Music Building on this tour led by Karen Fiene, campus architect. The Music Building includes the beautifully renovated Littlefield Concert Hall, which is adorned with multi-colored frescoes and murals that have been restored to their original vibrancy and modern acoustic panels for enhanced sound quality.

Dinner in Founders Commons
5:00 pm–7:30 pm
Founders Commons

Dine with your Mills student in picturesque Founders Commons and enjoy sweeping views of the Mills campus. Sample the wide array of delicious food choices that emphasize organic and fresh local ingredients.

Fine Arts Celebration
7:00 pm–9:00 pm
Mills College Art Museum

Experience a one-of-a-kind performance of experimental music and contemporary dance that is quintessentially Mills. The Mills Percussion Group performs avant-garde composer John Cage’s Credo in Us, a lively mix of jazz, blues, percussion, and live radio and DJ accompanied by a specially commissioned dance from award-winning choreographer and faculty member Molissa Fenley ’75. Before the performance, explore the open studios of our MFA students and see the cutting-edge visual arts being created at Mills every day. A dessert reception follows with President DeCoudreaux.

Mills College vs. West Coast Baptist College Volleyball
7:00 pm–9:30 pm
Walter Haas Pavilion Gymnasium

Cheer for our Mills volleyball team as they take on West Coast Baptist College in this exciting match.