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What is Family Weekend?

October 10 - 13, 2024

Each year Family Weekend offers families an opportunity to share in the UW experience and spend time with their own special student. Parents, grandparents, siblings, and other family members of currently enrolled UW students are invited to visit the UW-Laramie campus for an event-packed, memory-making weekend! Family Weekend is hosted by the Student Success and Graduation Hub. The hub exists to maximize student support and programming, personalized to their needs. All UW students have access to a support system that includes academic advising, therapeutic counseling, engagement, leadership development, mentoring, tutoring, developmental workshops and most of all – a sense of belonging.

 

Register for Family Weekend

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What is Family Weekend?

October 10 - 13, 2024

Each year Family Weekend offers families an opportunity to share in the UW experience and spend time with their own special student. Parents, grandparents, siblings, and other family members of currently enrolled UW students are invited to visit the UW-Laramie campus for an event-packed, memory-making weekend! Family Weekend is hosted by the Student Success and Graduation Hub. The hub exists to maximize student support and programming, personalized to their needs. All UW students have access to a support system that includes academic advising, therapeutic counseling, engagement, leadership development, mentoring, tutoring, developmental workshops and most of all – a sense of belonging.

 

Register for Family Weekend

 

 

FAMILY WEEKEND EVENTS 2024

 

Join us for a week filled with activities, food, great prizes and most importantly, quality time with you UW student. We've highlighted just a few of the activities being planned for Family Weekend, October 10 - 13, 2024. Complete details about event dates, times and location, and package options are listed on the Family Weekend registration page. 

Please note, while some Family Weekend activities begin on Thursday, October 10, families are welcome to join at any point throughout the weekend. 

"Oktoberfest" at Pokes Pub with Wind River Brewing - An exclusive look at the history of Wind River Brewing. Learn how pilsners are made and enjoy a sampling of Wind River brews.
UW Symphony concert - Enjoy the concert. Then, mingle with Dr. Michael Grifith, musicians and other families following the concert. 
Live music and private swing dance lessons - 7220 and Student Success and Graduation present Union After Dark with Saltwater Sky. Dance the night away in a family friendly atmosphere. Join us one hour before the campus wide dance, to learn line dances and swing dance basics with the Cowboy Country Swing Club. 
UW vs. SDSU football game - Cheer on the Cowboys from your reserved seats in our family section!
UW Women's volleyball match - An evening event in the UNIWyo Sports Complex. 
Pete's Party Lawn Tailgate - Tailgate on the lawn with live music and delicious food. 
President's Brunch - Conclude the weekend with a brunch on Sunday, featuring awards and raffles for exciting prizes, including a change to win a spring semester tuition waiver.
Parent of the Year Award - Nominated by their student, this annual award is presented during the President's Brunch highlighting involvement and dedication to student academic pursuits. 

 


 
 

Family Weekend Raffle and Prizes

If seeing your student wasn’t already enough, then winning free tuition for their spring semester might be an added incentive to join us during Family Weekend. The Student Success and Graduation Hub will be raffling off the following big-ticket items over the weekend. Raffles and prizes are included as part of your Family Weekend registration. Complete details about prizes and other included events can be found on the Family Weekend registration page. Winners must be present at the event in order to receive prizes. 

 

  • Spring Semester Undergraduate Tuition Waiver (1) – Sunday President’s Brunch

  • UW Football Family Sideline Passes – Saturday Family Weekend Tailgate

  • Wyoming Gift Baskets (4) – Friday Social & President’s Brunch

 

While not everyone gets a prize, remember that everyone is a winner during Family Weekend. Family support and involvement is a key contributor to college success. Familiarizing yourself with the people and resources available to your student will be a valuable part of your weekend on campus!

 

Parent of the Year Award

 

As part of Family Weekend, the Student Success and Graduation Hub is proud to recognize the Parent of the Year awardee during Family Weekend. Nominees for this award are submitted by UW students, who want to share how great their parent(s) or guardian(s) are. Students are required to write and submit an essay to ssgraduation@uwyo.edu by Aug. 25 explaining why their parent(s) or guardian(s) are deserving. The Student Success Hub will review all nominees and notify the winner by Aug. 26 so travel arrangements can be made -- we’d love to see the big winners at Family Weekend! Find all the details you need to know here!

 

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What's Included in the Cost of Registration?

 

Family Weekend is a self-funded event so your registration fee includes: the Family Weekend Tailgate Lunch on Saturday, President Brunch on Saturday, and Half acre gym access all weekend. It also covers the cost of overhead expenses including publications, registration materials, staff, building and room rentals, equipment rentals, and non-ticketed events and activities offered throughout the weekend. Please see our event schedule for more information.
 

 



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UW Student Success and Graduation hub
Student Success & Graduation Hub (Alumni House)
214 S. 14th Street
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-5765
E-mail: ssgraduation@uwyo.edu