There's something for everyone in the family during Family Weekend at UNH! 

 If you're into sports then check out the baseball club's game on Friday evening, Sept. 1; football and hockey games on Saturday, Oct. 1. Or if you're into the more intellectual side of things, don't miss out on the Museum of Art or peruse the Dimond Library. 

Looking for something in between?  Then check out the Dueling Pianos performance or catch the Movies, Friday evening, Sept. 30; the Parents Coffee on Saturday morning; the Comedian/Juggler/UNH Alum Mark Nizer; an Observatory viewing session that evening or come to the Pancake Breakfast on Sunday morning, Oct. 2.  And you won't want to miss the University Picnic on Saturday, Oct. 1.  Most activities are free, some require tickets.

All this and more is going on during Family Weekend!  

Our home base throughout the weekend will be at the Whittemore Center Lobby - we will have activity lists and campus maps available in the lobby from Friday evening through Sunday morning.  Friday and Saturday we will also have activity lists and campus maps at the Memorial Union Building (MUB) Info. Desk, and at Dimond Library. 

Events listed in BLUE are brought to you specifically by the Parents Association.  Other events are generously sponsored by the departments presenting the events in coordination with Family Weekend.  Take the Family Weekend Survey while you are here (Oct. 1 & 2) and help your students' dorm!

Important Parking Notes - Please remember that the rules and regulations for parking are very strict at UNH - to avoid parking tickets, and or towing please review the following before coming to campus. http://www.unh.edu/transportation/visitor/index.htm   

Here's the list of Events & Activities for the Weekend!

For details go to www.unh.edu/parents/family-weekend.  Don't miss out on this fun-filled weekend!

Friday, September 30:

9am to 5 pm               UNH Bookstore & UNH Computer Store open.

10 am to 4 pm            Pop-Up Book Exhibit. 

5 pm to 8 pm              Special Family Weekend Dinner for Families  - $

5 pm to 8 pm              Family Weekend Information Table, Whittemore Center. 

7 pm& 9 pm               Movies at the MUB: Green Lantern & Submarine. - $

7:30 pm                     UNH Club Baseball: UNH vs. Merrimack College /

           NECBA League Game

9 pm                            Dueling Pianos - FREE live performance.

Saturday, October 1:

8 am to 12 noon         Visit the Thompson School Greenhouses. 

9 to 11 am                  FREE Parents Coffee - Elliot Alumni Center

9 am to 4 pm              UNH Horse Trials - Area I Adult Team Challenge and

             UNH 40th Horse Trials Anniversary Celebration

10 am to 6 pm            UNH Bookstore open Extended Hours!

10:15 to 11:15            Drop-in Yoga at Campus Rec. 

11am to 11:20 am      Meet the Mascots Wild E Cat and Gnarlz and take photos

   at the Wildcat Statue

11 am to 1:30 pm       Parents Association sponsored University Picnic -$      

12 noon                     UNH Football Game, UNH vs. Holy Cross. - $

12 noon to 4 pm         Pop-Up Book Exhibit at the UNH Museum.   

12 noon to 4 pm         UNH Computer Store open.

1 pm to 5 pm               UNH Museum of Art: Dahlov Ipar works and Selected       

    Works from the Boston Sculptors Gallery. 

4 pm                           Exhibition Hockey Game - UNH vs. New Brunswick!  - $

4:30pm                       Comedic Juggler & UNH Alum Mark Nizer! 

7 pm                           Movies at the MUB: Green Lantern & Submarine. - $

8 pm to 10 pm             UNH Observatory Viewing Session

9 pm                           Scope presents Comedian Tim Young.   

Sunday, October 2:

9 am to 4 pm              UNH Horse Trials - Area I Adult Team Challenge and UNH 40th                          Horse Trials Anniversary Celebration

9 am to 10:30 am       FREE - Pancake Breakfast at the Whittemore Center. 

10 am to 1 pm            Family Weekend Finale at the Whittemore Center. 

Finale Event activities:

Sport Club Demonstrations / FREE Open Skate Time on the UNH ice / Photo Key Chains  / College Woods Walks / Solar Observations

9 am to 4:30 pm         Traditional Sunday Brunch at Holloway Commons.  - $

1 pm to 5 pm              UNH Museum of Art: Dahlov Ipar works and Selected Works

    from the Boston Sculptors Gallery. 

For details on all these events go to:  www.unh.edu/parents/family-weekend.

Family Weekend is sponsored by the UNH Parents Association

Events marked with this symbol  - $ - require tickets go to the website to see details. 

Some parents dream of their sons or daughters becoming successful entrepreneurs as a result of their hard work and money invested in their college education.  This story came true for six UNH 2011 graduates (and their parents) with the development, creation and launch of a company called Regaalo, which provides gifts that connect families with students away from home.  Regaalo makes it easy to send a gift to a UNH Student - utilizing mobile technology. 

Regaalo got its start back in December of 2010 when over 100 students met with UNH faculty and the New Hampshire Innovation Commercialization Center (NH-ICC) to identify emerging business opportunities in the convergence of ecommerce and mobile technologies.  Six of those students took the ecommerce and mobile technology concept and worked to create the business model of Regaalo.  Working with their professors and the NH-ICC, the team developed a business plan and entered the UNH Holloway Prize Competition.  Their efforts paid off, winning 2nd place out of 45 participants.  Throughout the spring of 2011, the students continued to develop the business and the ecommerce site to a level where they were able to attract the full time assistance of a former Lands' End executive.

Regaalo is based on the concept that family and friends can order a gift online from a local merchant and a notification is sent immediately to the student's cell phone and can be redeemed right away.  Development swung into high gear after graduation in May when all six UNH students joined Regaalo as full time employees.  Over the summer, there was feverish activity around website development, merchant signup, and UNH freshman parents and students recruitment as customers.  That's right - the target market for Regaalo is university and college students and their parents (there are over 11 million fulltime college students nationwide!). 

With the sweat equity from the students, and the support of many at UNH, Regaalo launched its business in late August, and took its first order on August 23rd - roughly 8 months from conception!  After the initial testing at UNH is complete, the team plans to launch the business at campuses throughout the country. 

Doesn't a story like this give you hope about the possibilities for your UNH student?  Why not take a look at what these students have accomplished and maybe their innovative concept will convince you to become a Regaalo customer too!

For more information about the company, or to buy a gift for your student at UNH, please visit:  www.Regaalo.com.

THE DEADLINE TO ORDER FAMILY WEEKEND TICKET PACKAGES HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011!

Family Weekend Ultimate Home Opener Information:

Both UNH Football and UNH Men's Hockey will have their home opener on Saturday October 1st, during the height of Family Weekend, a long time UNH tradition. 

In order to maximize your fan experience at UNH, the Athletic Department has created the Ultimate Family Weekend ticket package allowing you to attend both games for as little as $20! That is more than 50% off the cost of individual game tickets! The package includes discounted tickets to both the UNH Football game vs. Holy Cross at noon, and the Men's Hockey game vs New Bruswick at 4pm on October 1st.

For more information on about Family Weekend ticket packages or to order individual game tickets, click here or call the Whittemore Center Arena Box Office at (603) 862-4000, ext. 5.

Thank you for your support of UNH Athleitcs and GO CATS!