Family Day
Welcome to Family Day 2022 : Saturday, October 1
We Hope to See You at Family Day!
Family Day is an exceptional opportunity for parents and extended family members to get to know their student’s friends, experience the campus, and even make some new friends of their own. All parents, siblings, and extended family of Purchase College students are welcome.
For a special twist, Family Day coincides with Alumni Weekend this year.
Registration
Online registration is now live. Multiple brunch reservation slots are available. Tickets are $40.00 for the day’s events including brunch. Children under age 10 are free.
Purchase students do not need to register or pay for Family Day. Students enrolled in a meal plan will use a meal swipe for the brunch in the Dining Hall.
Tickets can be purchased at the event and include the brunch and all other events for the day. There is a limit of 250 per brunch period.
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative PCR test within 72 hours of the event will be required at check-in.
Brunch Reservation Time Slots
- 10:00–11:00am
- 11:00am–12:00pm
- 12:00–1:00pm
- 1:00–2:00pm
Travel Information
Looking to spend the weekend in town? Learn about Where to Stay and Eat to explore your options.
Families should park in the West 1 lot. See our campus map for details.
Food Pantry
We will be collecting nonperishable food items for the Food Pantry during Family Day. If you are able to support, we would love an item or two! Visit the Food Pantry page for a list of our most needed items.
Fall 2022 Schedule
Family Day will happen rain or shine. Alternate rain locations have been identified for the outdoor events. Schedule subject to change.
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative PCR test within 72 hours of the event will be required at check-in by all attendees.
9:00am–1:15pm
Registration & Check-in Table / The Clock Tower on the Main Plaza
9:30–10:15am
Morning Health and Fitness Programs
- Zumba with the Panthers: A cardio workout in the gym with alumni and current students
- Alumni Power Stretch: Yoga and Meditation with Jessica Pozzuoli in the Neuberger Museum of Art
10:00–11:00am
Family Day Jazz Brunch Seating #1 / Main Dining Hall
Join us in the dining hall for a specially prepared brunch while listening to jazz music performed by Purchase College students.
11:00am-12:00pm
Historicize, Historicize, Historicize
If Time Doesn’t Exist on a Quantum Level, What Was That Half-Century I Spent at Purchase College?
Retiring Professor Lee Schlesinger will reflect on his storied tenure at Purchase College. Also open to Alumni Weekend attendees, who will have the opportunity to engage and reflect during the presentation and share memories of his classroom.
Opening remarks by Dr. Milagros “Milly” Peña, President of Purchase College, and Dr. Aviva F. Taubenfeld, Director, School of Humanities.
11:00am–2:00pm
Family Day Fall Festival / Great Lawn
Meet us on the Great Lawn to decorate some pumpkins, get a portrait created by a caricature artist, take pictures in our photo booth, and win a prize at our mini-carnival! We will also have some vendors from the area tabling, so make sure to stop by and see what they have to offer you and your students.
11:00am–12:00pm
Family Day Jazz Brunch Seating #2 / Main Dining Hall
Join us in the dining hall for a specially prepared brunch while listening to jazz music performed by Purchase College students.
11:00am–1:00pm
The Olde’s Gallery Crawl / G-Street Apartments, The Olde
Visit the Olde Apartment Complex to view student artwork along G-Street Apartments! Witness our students’ talents first-hand and vote for your favorite pieces of art. The artist with the most votes will receive a prize!
11:00am–2:00pm
Women’s Tennis v. Farmingdale State College
12:00–1:00pm
Family Day Jazz Brunch Seating #3 / Main Dining Hall
Join us in the dining hall for a specially prepared brunch while listening to jazz music performed by Purchase College students.
12:00–5:00pm
Neuberger Museum of Art
Visit the Neuberger Museum of Art. The Neuberger Museum is a center of teaching and learning for all stages of life. Experience exhibitions of modern, contemporary and African art and art-inspired events in our Philip Johnson-designed building at the heart of Purchase College campus. Admission is free.
1:00pm–2:00pm
Family Day Jazz Brunch Seating #4 / Main Dining Hall
Join us in the dining hall for a specially prepared brunch while listening to jazz music performed by Purchase College students.
2:00–3:30pm
President Peña’s Meet and Greet and Dessert Social / Great Lawn
Join college leadership to welcome the parents and families of our students and alumni.