Family Weekend

September 9-11, 2022

What is Family Weekend?

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.

We have reached capacity for Family Weekend 2022. We look forward to seeing you next year. 

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 awards on Sept. 10. 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!

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. 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!

FAMILY WEEKEND EVENTS 2022

This schedule only contains confirmed events. Expect additional events to be added as they are confirmed throughout the summer. Parents may dine with students at Washakie Center Friday and Saturday at a discounted rate.

What's Included in the Cost of Registration?

Cost to register: $100 per person, $35 per child under 11.

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.
 

How to Register

We have reached capacity for Family Weekend 2022. We look forward to seeing you next year.

Canceling your registration

Family Weekend is September 9-11, 2022.  All cancellations will be assessed a $20 handling fee per person registered and must be received no later than August 31, 2022. NO refunds will be made following September 1, 2021.  Family Weekend Registrations are non-transferable. If you are unable to attend Family Weekend, please email ssgraduation@uwyo.edu to cancel your registration.