Parents' Newsletter, Fall 2009
Parents' Weekend scheduled Feb. 26 and 27, 2010
The always-popular Stanford Parents’ Weekend will be held Friday, Feb. 26, and Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010.
Parents will receive information about the annual event, which draws about 3,000 family members to campus, through email later this fall and via the Parents’ Weekend website as part of Stanford’s continuing efforts to promote environmental sustainability.
Among the events scheduled for parents and other family members are a Friday morning welcome by Provost John Etchmendy and a Friday afternoon talk and question-and-answer session with President John Hennessy. The provost’s welcome will be followed by separate talks by academic administrators for the parents of freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors.
Faculty lectures, called “Back to School Classes,” remain among the most popular offerings of Parents’ Weekend. The classes, taught Friday and Saturday by some of Stanford’s most esteemed faculty members, offer parents a glimpse into the intellectual lives of their children.
Among the faculty members participating this year is Clifford Nass, professor of communication, whose research on multitasking has attracted media attention worldwide.
The Parents’ Club’s Entertainment Extravaganza, which features performances by Stanford musical, comedy and dance groups, will again be held on Saturday afternoon in Memorial Auditorium.
For more information, visit the Parents’ Weekend website, send email to parentsweekend@stanford.edu or call 650-736-9018.
