The Parent and Family Programs Committee invites you to join the university community for this semester's Family Weekend. This weekend is about sharing the values of Dominican life with you: service, community, prayer and study.
On Saturday, join us for a family service project with the Proviso-Leyden Council for Community Action as we take a trip to a surrounding school to paint murals. The murals, designed by students in the Berkely, Maywood and Melrose Park school districts will beautify what were once blank walls in elementary schools.
Then join us for a community dinner with staff from different student services offices at Molly Malone's in Forest Park a favorite local restaurant. After dinner enjoy tickets to this semester’s student production, The Art of Dining.
The weekend concludes on Sunday with Family Mass, followed by a special brunch and presentation on student engagement. If you missed the student production on Friday or Saturday, you can see the Sunday matinee.
The weekend is full of opportunities to connect with faculty, staff, students and alums as we share our history, values, experiences and programs with you. You’re welcome to join us for all of the weekend’s activities or select the ones that interest you the most. We're just glad to have you on campus for this great tradition.
A schedule of events is listed below. Be sure to check out the listing of weekend long events at the end of the schedule.
Please complete the registration form by Friday, February 17.
Cal and Ellen are the owners and sole staff of a small, elegant gourmet restaurant. Cal's main preoccupation is paying back the $75,000 it cost to start it up, and that means packing in the customers. Chef Ellen is preoccupied with the food's quality and stopping Cal from sampling the ingredients. The diners act out their own private dramas over dinner and their conversations are exquisite burlesques of contemporary attitudes. The Art of Dining is a hilarious and a delicious example of how not to act and what not to talk about while dining.
Tickets are available through the Box Office at www.dom.edu/pac or by calling (708) 488- 5000. General admission tickets are $15 each. Students may purchase discounted tickets with their student ID from the Box Office.
Stop by the check-in tables to receive your Family Weekend schedule, folder, meal tickets and additional information.
Join us for a family service project with the Proviso-Leyden Council for Community Action as we take a trip to a surrounding school to paint murals. The murals, designed by students in the Berkely, Maywood and Melrose Park school districts will beautify what were once blank walls in schools. No artistic skills needed, we will be painting by number. A great chance to interact with other families, faculty and staff while giving back to our local community. Transportation will be provided from campus.
Join Trudi Goggin, Dean of Students for dinner at a favorite restaurant close to campus. Mingle with staff and faculty, meet other families and enjoy this great community event. There is a $15 per person cost which includes dinner and beverages.
Cal and Ellen are the owners and sole staff of a small, elegant gourmet restaurant. Cal's main preoccupation is paying back the $75,000 it cost to start it up, and that means packing in the customers. Chef Ellen is preoccupied with the food's quality and stopping Cal from sampling the ingredients. The diners act out their own private dramas over dinner and their conversations are exquisite burlesques of contemporary attitudes. The Art of Dining is a hilarious and a delicious example of how not to act and what not to talk about while dining.
Tickets are available through the Box Office at www.dom.edu/pac or by calling (708) 488- 5000. General admission tickets are $15 each. Students may purchase discounted tickets with their student ID from the Box Office.
Celebrate Sunday Eucharist with the Dominican University community. This mass will include special blessings for our students going on a retreat or service immersion over spring break. Chaplain Fr. Andy McAlpin, O.P. will preside and preach. All are welcome!
Sister Diane Kennedy, OP, Vice President for Mission and Ministry and Sr. Mary Ann Mueningoff are co-hosting a special brunch for students and families.A brief presentation about student engagement outside of the classroom will also be included featuring representatives from around campus. There is a $10 cost per person for the lunch. Students and parents will both need tickets; meal plans cannot be used.
Cal and Ellen are the owners and sole staff of a small, elegant gourmet restaurant. Cal's main preoccupation is paying back the $75,000 it cost to start it up, and that means packing in the customers. Chef Ellen is preoccupied with the food's quality and stopping Cal from sampling the ingredients. The diners act out their own private dramas over dinner and their conversations are exquisite burlesques of contemporary attitudes. The Art of Dining is a hilarious and a delicious example of how not to act and what not to talk about while dining.
Tickets are available through the Box Office at www.dom.edu/pac or by calling (708) 488- 5000. General admission tickets are $15 each. Students may purchase discounted tickets with their student ID from the Box Office.
Visit the campus art gallery on the fourth floor of Lewis Hall to view the current art exhibit, Pushing Paper, which features artists who utilize paper in myriad ways. The exhibition is made up of both process-driven works that push paper to its physical and formal limits by way of cutting, layering and building, and also works whose conceptual and formal agendas critically or playfully relate back to the idea of paper itself.
Though works in the show reflect disparate approaches to artmaking and a broad spectrum of subject matter, they are united by a reliance on a dynamic use of paper that is grounded in form and concept. The galley is open from 10:00am – 6:00pm Friday and Saturday.
Take a short drive from campus to downtown Oak Park. Be sure to check out both parts of downtown- the main section at Lake and Marion Streets and another section at Lake Street and Oak Park Avenues. Or check out the Oak Park Arts District on Harrison Street. For more information on the local attractions, museums, shopping and restaurants check out www.visitoakpark.com or stop in the Oak Park Visitors Center at 1010 Lake Street. A selection of pamphlets and brochures on Oak Park are available at the Family Weekend Check-in tables.
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