Schedule of Events
Schedule of Events
Schedule of Events
We are excited to invite you to Family Weekend 2023!
Family Weekend provides parents, siblings, and other family members the perfect opportunity to experience Rowan, meet other families, and spend time with your student.
Barnes & Noble Bookstore Hours
Monday-Thursday, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm.
Friday & Saturday, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm.
Sunday, 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm.
The Ric and Jean Edelman Planetarium at Rowan University
The Ric and Jean Edelman Planetarium at Rowan University has state-of-the-art planetarium and laser projection systems. See the full calendar of events here to see a show during Family Weekend. Seperate tickets/admission required:
$8 Adults/non-Rowan students
$5 Seniors 60+
$5 Children (16 and under)
$5 Rowan students (with ID)
Friday, September 29, 2023
Hollybush Tour
6-7:30 p.m., Hollybush Mansion
Visit this historic mansion which was the site of the 1967 Summit at Hollybush between President Lyndon B. Johnson and Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin, and home to numerous University presidents.
History Department
Family Weekend Open Mic Night & Talent Show
9 p.m. - 1 a.m., Chamberlain Student Center Pit
Show off your skills in front of family and friends for our Family Weekend Open Mic Night & Talent Show. Enjoy an evening of student talents, food, and special Rowan giveaways throughout the night. For an extra raffle tickets, bring a non-perishable item to donate to the SHOP!
Rowan After Hours
Saturday, September 30, 2023
Centennial Campus Tour
Departing 9:30 a.m. from the Block Party
Join a tour highlighting the most architecturally and historically significant buildings on campus since the founding of the University.
History Department
Family Weekend Block Party
9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Parking Lot O-1 near Richard Wackar Stadium
Join in the fun before the football game with your family. Visit campus and community information tables, play games to win prizes, sample our food trucks, take a family photo, and join our hot wing contest at 12:15 p.m. Advance registration required, includes one centennial shirt.
Family Connections
Block Party Registration
Fill the van to support the SHOP
11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Parking Lot O-1 near Richard Wackar Stadium
The Student Government Association encourages families to support the SHOP, Rowan's on-campus food pantry and resource center for students. Your Rowan student or your family may drop off non-perishable food items, toiletries, and hygiene product donations to fill an SGA van for The SHOP at our Block Party. Please visit https://sites.rowan.edu/theshop/donating.html to learn more about the various ways you can donate, specifically to our "Highest Demand" and "Constant Need" items (as well as "things we don't need") listed on this site.
Student Government Association
Football v. Johns Hopkins
Ticketed event - tickets may be purchased as part of Block Party registration
1 p.m., Richard Wackar Stadium
Let's hear it for the Profs as they fight on to victory against Johns Hopkins!
Athletics
Hollybush Tour
3:30-5 p.m., Hollybush Mansion
Visit this historic mansion which was the site of the 1967 Summit at Hollybush between President Lyndon B. Johnson and Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin, and home to numerous University presidents.
History Department
Ticketed event - your Rowan student needs to purchase tickets at the Chamberlain Student Center info desk
Doors open 8 p.m., 9 p.m showtime, Student Recreation Center
Looking for a laugh? Join SUP & RAH for our annual Family Weekend Fall Comedy Show with this year’s headliner Jimmy O. Yang with special guest, Zainab Johnson! Jimmy Yang is an actor, comedian, writer & producer (HE DOES IT ALL!) who is best known for his roles in Netflix's Space Force (where he also served as a writer), the 2021 movie Love Hard, in the HBO comedy Silicon Valley, and in the 2018 movie Crazy Rich Asians among several other projects where he's featured. Upcoming, Yang is slated to be the lead on Hulu’s Interior Chinatown, directed by Taika Waititi and written by Charles Yu, based on the award-winning book of the same name. Jimmy’s stand-up clips have quickly become some of the most viewed on social media reaching over a billion total views. He is also the author of How to American, a memoir where he shares his early experience of coming to America as an immigrant from Hong Kong, only to later disappoint his parents by becoming a standup comedian.
As if that's not enough, this show will open with the beautiful and hilarious Zainab Johnson. Johnson is a stand-up comedian, actor and writer from Harlem, NY who was recently hailed by Variety as being a Top 10 Comic To Watch. Zainab’s comedy is based on her unique point-of-view, which was shaped growing up as 1 of 13 siblings in a Muslim family. Zainab can currently be seen playing the role of Aleesha on the Greg Daniel's Amazon series UPLOAD and hosting Netflix’s 100 Humans, a social experiment where 100 individuals take part in interactive experiments exploring sex, happiness, torture and all the other aspects of being human.
We hope you join us for this amazing show! Show details can be found below:
- This show is open to Rowan students, faculty, staff, alumni, community members, and parents & families as a part of Family Weekend; however, ONLY Rowan students, faculty/staff, and alumni can purchase the tickets
- The show will take place in the Rec Center Gym; however, all guests may ONLY enter through the Esby Gymnasium side
- Doors open at 8pm; Show begins at 9pm
- Students may purchase up to 4 tickets for $10 each with their Rowan student ID beginning Sept. 19th at 2pm at the SC Information Desk.
- Faculty/Staff may purchase up to 2 tickets for $25 each with their Rowan ID beginning Sept. 19th at 2pm at the SC Information Desk.
- Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis & the SC Information Desk is open Monday – Thursday 9am-9pm & on Fridays from 9am-5pm
- Rowan Alumni may purchase tickets through the Alumni website.
- Please note that anyone in attendance for this show must be 18 years or older, the use of cell phones is strictly prohibited, and no food or drink will be permitted at the show.
- Finally, the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed by the performers belong solely to them, and not to the institution, sponsoring organizations, or other groups/individuals.
Additional questions? Please email ulmer@rowan.edu. This event will abide by all university health & safety policies. For more information on upcoming SUP & RAH events please follow @RowanSCCA on social media.
Rowan After Hours and Student University Programmers
Sunday, October 1, 2023
Help support the SHOP
Please check out our SHOP (Students Helping Other Profs) Food Pantry fundraising program!
The SHOP is Rowan’s on-campus food pantry and resource center available to students in need. We encourage families to support The SHOP. Please visit https://sites.rowan.edu/theshop/index.html to learn more about The SHOP, Rowan's on-campus food pantry and resource center available to needy students.
Please visit https://sites.rowan.edu/theshop/donating.html to learn more about the various ways you can donate, specifically to our "Highest Demand" and "Constant Need" items (as well as "things we don't need") listed on this site.