Dads & Granddads Weekend

Schedule At-a-Glance 

 

 

 Friday, February 24th

 
Tour of the DU Carillon and Williams Tower
Ritchie Center, Gottesfeld Room, 4th Floor
 
 
Lecture: It's Not Your Father's Business World Anymore
Dr. Stephen Haag, Associate Professor-in-Residence, Daniels College of Business
Location: Lindsay Auditorium, Sturm Hall
Time:  9:00am – 10:00am
Free of charge

 

Lecture: Chasing an Authentic Life
Dr. Corey Ciocchetti, Associate Professor, Department of Business Ethics and Legal Studies
Location: Lindsay Auditorium, Sturm Hall
Time:  10:30am – 12:00pm
Free of charge

 

Lecture: The Joy of Spanish Olive Oil
Dr. Michael Kerwin, Associate Professor, Department of Geography
Location: Joy Burns Center, Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management, Room 117
Time:  1:00pm – 2:00pm
Free of charge

 

Lecture: Assistive Technology and Better Access to a DU Education
Dave Thomas, Assistive Technology Specialist, Learning Effectiveness Program
Location: Ruffatto Hall, Mountain View Room, 4th Floor
Time:  1:00pm – 2:00pm
Free of charge

 

Lecture: History of Robotics: A Journey through Time
Dr. Kimon P. Valavanis, Professor and Chair, School of Engineering and Computer Science
Location: Lindsay Auditorium, Sturm Hall
Time:  2:30pm – 3:30pm
Free of charge

 

Featured Speaker: Chris Anthony, former Alaskan Extreme Skiing Champion
Location: Davis Auditorium, Sturm Hall
Time:  4:00pm
$5.00/person

 
 
Shabbat Service and Dinner:
Location: Merage & Allon Hillel Center
Service: 6:30pm
Dinner:  7:00pm
Free of charge

 

Men's Hockey vs. North Dakota
Ritchie Center, Magness Arena
Time:  8:07pm
$32.00

 

In The Mood - A 1940's Musical Revue
Newman Center
Friday, February 24th, 7:30pm
Saturday, February 25th, 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, February 26th, 2:00pm
To order tickets for this event, please visit http://www.newmantix.com/ or call 303-871-7720
 
 
 
 

Saturday, February 25th

 

3rd Annual DU Men's Soccer Goal-A-Thon to Benefit Breast Cancer Awareness
Time:  10:00am, DU Soccer Fields
Details about the event and how to donate

 

 
Men's Lacrosse vs. Michigan (DU Face-Off Classic)
Time:  1:30pm, Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium
To order:

 

 

Women's Gymnastics vs. Sacramento State (Military Appreciation Night)
Time:  6:00pm, Hamilton Gym
To order:
 

 

Men's Hockey vs. North Dakota
Ritchie Center, Magness Arena
Time:  7:07pm
$32.00
Join us pregame in Magness Arena at the new "Coors Carvery" featuring delicious stacked carved sandwiches and beverages. The "Coors Carvery" will open at 5:30pm...the perfect pregame spot. Then pick up your pom poms and enter a drawing for Dads & Granddads Weekend prizes at the Parents & Family Pregame Rally!
 
 
 
 
In The Mood - A 1940's Musical Revue
Newman Center
Friday, February 24th, 7:30pm
Saturday, February 25th, 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, February 26th, 2:00pm
To order tickets for this event, please visit http://www.newmantix.com/ or call 303-871-7720

 

 

Sunday, February 26th

 

 

Men's Basketball vs. North Texas
Ritchie Center, Magness Arena
Time:  1:00pm
Ticket prices vary – please visit www.du.edu/athletics for ticketing and information

 

 

Men's Lacrosse vs. Robert Morris
Time:  1:30pm, Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium
To order:

 

 

Women's Basketball vs. North Texas
Ritchie Center, Magness Arena
Time:  3:30pm
Ticket prices vary – please visit www.du.edu/athletics for ticketing and information

 

 

In The Mood - A 1940's Musical Revue
Newman Center
Friday, February 24th, 7:30pm
Saturday, February 25th, 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, February 26th, 2:00pm
To order tickets for this event, please visit http://www.newmantix.com/ or call 303-871-7720

 

 

 

Special Instructions for Sporting Events and Performing Arts Ticket Purchases 

 

**Hockey tickets may be purchased on our registration website along with your other weekend events, and may be picked up at the Leo Block Alumni Center as you arrive on campus.  Your student may also pick up your hockey tickets.  Please ask your student to bring their ID.  Hockey tickets that have not been picked up at the Alumni Center will be delivered to the Ritchie Center box office will call window by 5:00pm on game night.

 

**Tickets for gymnastics and basketball must be purchased on the DU Athletics website.

 

**Tickets for In The Mood must be purchased on the Newman Center ticketing website.

 

 

Things to do in Denver

For information about Denver's entertainment, shopping, sports and cultural events, here are a few helpful links:
www.visitdenver.com

www.denverchamber.org

www.denver.org

 

Registration for Dads & Granddads Weekend 2012 is open.  Please see the next page for detailed descriptions of weekend events.  You may register for events at the end of that page, or if you are ready, you may register now.

 

 

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