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UC Family Weekend is packed full of events- find the full schedule on our website! The post below contains events hosted by your Bearcat's academic college! 

Signature Event: 

Saturday, October 21 | 9-10am: Pastries with President Pinto

Bearcats Commons
Meet UC's 30th President Neville G. Pinto and fuel up before the football game with some decadent donut treats.

College Events

College of Allied Health Sciences:

Friday, October 20 | 3-5pm: Allied Health Adventure: Scavenger Hunt

Health Sciences Building
Explore UC's College of Allied Health Sciences' Health Sciences Building through participating in three health demos that showcase the hands-on nature of our programs. Learn more about the world of health care as a family and win a prize after completing the scavenger hunt. This event is limited to College of Allied Health Sciences majors and their families only.

College of Arts & Sciences:

Friday, October 20 | 2-5pm: Oesper Collections in the History of Chemistry 

Rieveschl Hall 250 and 521 (west side of the 5th floor) 
Drop-in to see the nationally recognized Oesper Collections in the History of Chemistry, one of the world's largest curated collections of scientific artifacts, books, journals, photos, and prints related to the history of chemistry. On display, you’ll find an exhibit highlighting trailblazing women in chemistry, a period room of an 1890s chemist’s lab, rare books dating back to the 16th century, and unique treasures like our portrait of Marie Curie signed to the students of the University of Cincinnati. Librarians will be available to discuss the collection. Enter Rieveschl (6th floor) from the Zimmer Rooftop on the side nearest the Old Chem Building construction. Take the stairs down one floor to the 5th floor and you will be right by the entrance to the Oesper Collections.

Friday, October 20 | 3-4pm: Ask an Advisor: A&S Cares about Student Success

Lobby of French Hall West
Join Academic Advisors and the Student Success team from the College of Arts & Sciences for light refreshments and Q&A to learn more about how this team supports student success all year long.

Saturday, October 21 | 6-7pm: Ice Cream Lab with College of Arts & Sciences Dean James Mack

Clifton Court Hall 1170
Chill out with College of Arts & Sciences Dean and chemist James Mack, PhD, as he demonstrates how to make ice cream using chemistry! Several audience members will get the chance to taste his recipe. Following the demonstration, Cincinnati favorite Graeters Ice Cream will be shared while supplies last. Students and families from all colleges are welcome.

College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning:

Friday, October 20 | 7am-8pm 
Saturday, October 21 | 8am-4pm
Sunday, October 22 | 8am-4pm

College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) Self-Guided Audio Tour

Enter DAAP using the entrances on the east or south sides of the DAAP complex
The programs within DAAP are ranked among the very best in both a world and national class. During the self-guided tour, you’ll see some of our labs, studios, and other spaces that help make DAAP a top-notch place to study. All you need is a smart phone to scan a QR code to see DAAP’s facilities. Log onto the university wi-fi. Headphones are recommended.

Friday, October 20 | 10am-5pm
Sunday, October 22 | 10am-5pm

DAAPmade 2023

Reed Gallery, DAAP 5275
This curated exhibition showcases the talent and diversity of production within the art, craft, and design professions from DAAP Alumni. Participants represent five decades of graduates (1970-2021) from a variety of programs.

Friday, October 20 | 10am-5pm
Sunday, October 22 | 10am-5pm

"What We Brought With Us"

Meyers Gallery, Steger Student Life Center 418
“What We Brought with Us" delves into the profound significance of the belongings people have carried with them when forced to flee persecution, suffering, and war. These personal objects hold immense symbolic weight, representing the intricate web of human relationships that constitute a settled life. However, beyond their material value, these items also embody hope—a seed that must take root in unfamiliar soil. When individuals are uprooted from their homes, the selection of their possessions may be hasty and chaotic, driven by urgency and confusion. Plus, along the journey to a new home, objects may be lost, traded, stolen, or abandoned due to their impracticality. What remains may acquire new meaning and be a testament to the resilience of the human spirit. “What We Brought with Us" invites us to question our relationship with possessions and each other. It prompts us to reflect on what truly matters to us and what we consider most precious. Does a single object have the power to represent a lost world?

Friday, October 20 | 3-4pm: DAAP Research & Innovation Session

3430 Aronoff
This session will unveil the methods, processes, and scopes to untap creative potentials at DAAP. From footwear to urban and building designs, and commercial to speculative interventions, the audience will have a glance at past and current innovative and research projects happening at DAAP. This session presented by Dr. Claudia B. Rebola, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs, and Professor, Industrial Design, The Myron E. Ullman, Jr. School of Design, DAAP. This event is limited to the first 90 guests.

Carl H. Lindner College of Business: 

Friday, October 20 | 3pm-4pm: Carl H. Lindner College of Business Meet & Greet with Dean Lewis

Lindner Hall 4th Floor Kautz Attic
Lindner is opening its doors for students to bring their families for guided tours, refreshments and the chance to meet Dean Marianne Lewis, as well as faculty and staff from Career Services, Undergraduate Programs, Lindner Business Honors and more. This event is limited to College of Business majors and their families.

College-Conservatory of Music

Friday, October 20 | 8pm*
Saturday, October 21 | 2pm*, 8pm
Sunday, October 22 | 2pm*

CCM presents "Let the Right One In" - a Halloween-themed Play*

Patricia Corbett Theater, Corbett Center for the Performing Arts, CCM Village
Content Advisory: Mature audiences. This production includes sexual situations, violence, blood, and gore. Not recommended for children 12 and under. Parents strongly cautioned. 
PURCHASE TICKETS: Showings with an asterisk above will be offered at a discount for Family Weekend students and families. Enter discount code "UCFAMILY" on the ticket site listed here.

Presented in collaboration with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, an enchanting, brutal vampire myth and coming-of-age love story adapted from the bestselling novel and award-winning film. Oskar is a bullied, lonely teenage boy living with his mother on a housing estate at the edge of town when a series of sinister killings rock the neighborhood. Eli is the young girl who has just moved in next door. She doesn’t go to school and never leaves the flat by day. Sensing in each other a kindred spirit, the two become devoted friends. What Oskar doesn’t know is that Eli has been a teenager for a very long time.

By Jack Thorne and based on the novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist.
Guest Director Brian Isaac Phillips from Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Featured CSC actors Barry Mulholland, Kelly Mengelkoch, Geoffrey Barnes II, and Billy Chace

Sunday, October 22 | 2pm: CCM presents Guest Artist Series: CCM Composition Department Residency with Hub New Music

Cohen Family Studio Theater, CCM
Called “contemporary chamber trailblazers” by the Boston Globe, Hub New Music is a “nimble quartet of winds and strings” (NPR) forging new paths in 21st-century repertoire. The ensemble’s ambitious commissioning projects and “appealing programs” (New Yorker) celebrate the rich diversity of today’s classical music landscape. Learn more at hubnewmusic.org.

College of Cooperative Education and Professional Studies

Friday, October 20 | 9am-3pm: Professional Headshots for Bearcats & Families

Bearcats Promise Career Studio, Tangeman University Center, 3rd Floor
Get ready for your close up! The Bearcats Promise Career Studio is offering free, professional headshots to all family members and students. Drop-in anytime between 9am-3pm.

College of Education, Criminal Justice, & Human Services

Friday October 20 | 1pm-2pm: College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services (CECH) Lunch with Dean Johnson

Teachers-Dyer Complex, Annie Laws Room 407
Join CECH and meal prepared by Dean Larry Johnson. Advance RSVP is encouraged, but not required. This event is limited to students in CECH and their families.

College of Engineering & Applied Sciences

Friday, October 20 | 2-4:30pm: Build a Windmill with the GE Next Engineers Program!

Clifton Court Hall, 1120
Join CEAS engineering students and GE Next Engineers Program staff for a fun, engaging opportunity for students to build awareness about what engineers do through an engineering design challenge. Families will be tasked with building a windmill using limited materials that can lift an object using only wind! Families of all ages can work together to complete this fun challenge. Students from all colleges are welcome!

Saturday, October 21 | 10am-12pm: CEAS Tribunal Student Showcase

Top of UC MainStreet between Steger and Bearcats Commons
The College for Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) Tribunal presents a showcase of student organizations, fun activities, informational booths, and demos of student projects! Students and families from all colleges welcome!

College of Nursing:

Friday, October 20 | 1pm-3pm: College of Nursing: Life-saving Bearcats

Proctor Hall, 3rd Floor Atrium
Become a life saver! The College of Nursing invites all Bearcat families to learn important life-saving skills including the use of AED equipment, CPR administration, STOP THE BLEED intervention, and overdose response. Participants will walk away more confident to save a life in emergency situations. We’ll also have family friendly activities, such as healthy hand washing and Bearcat Nurse coloring pages.

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