fall fest - University of Maine Farmington

join
the fun!
fall
fest
weekend 2014
organized by:
fall
fest
weekend
UMF Center for
Student Involvement
Contact: Maya Kasper,
Asst. Director for the Center
for Student Involvement
[email protected]
Ph. 207-778-7346
Area Accommodations:
Colonial Valley Motel - Ph. 800-684-2800
Farmington Motel - Ph. 207-778-4680
Hilltop House B&B - Ph. 207-45-5071
Mount Blue Motel - Ph. 866-778-6004
Whispering Pines Motel - Ph. 800-626-7463
Comfort Inn - Ph. 207–645-5155
umf.maine.edu/fallfest
for
families
friends
& alumni
october 3-5, 2014
fall
fest
weekend 2014
The University of Maine at Farmington’s
Fall Fest Weekend, an annual tradition
welcoming families, friends and alumni back
to campus, is guaranteed to be a wonderful
time chock-full of festive campus-wide events.
Activities include: a presentation by President
Kathryn Foster on the current “State of UMF,”
campus tours, athletic events, cupcake wars
with Aramark, as well as other fun events.
Families, friends and alumni are encouraged to
pre-register for the weekend’s events
on or before September 29, 2014.
All weekend events are included
in the $10 registration fee
($5 fee for children 12 and under).
UMF students are free with student ID.
Please make checks payable to:
“UMF Fall Fest” and mail,
along with the registration form,
to the following address:
UMF Student Life, Attn: Fall Fest 2014
111 South St., Farmington, ME 04938
There will be free weekend access to the
UMF Fitness and Recreation Center.
Friday, October 3
Saturday, October 4
1:00 - 5:00 pm - Check-in & registration
in Olsen Student Center hallway
1:00 pm - Men’s soccer vs Johnson State
at Prescott Field
(Dinner with students is on your own.)
1:30 pm - “A Political Scientist’s View of the
Election Year Landscape in Maine” by Professor
Jim Melcher
8:00 pm - Fandom Feud in The Landing,
Olsen Student Center
Saturday, October 4
8:00 am - Check-in & registration
in Olsen Student Center hallway
9:00 am - Alumni Check-in at Ferro Alumni Center
9:00 am - Campus tours led by the Admission
Office’s student ambassadors
9:00 am - Crafts and continental breakfast
in Olsen Student Center
10:00 am - “State of UMF” given by
President Kathryn Foster
11:00 am - Campus tours led by the Admission
Office’s student ambassadors
11:00 am - Alumni Council meeting
11:00 - 1:00 pm - Brunch in Olsen Student Center
12:00 pm - Alumni luncheon and awards
in Olsen Student Center
12:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Photo booth for families
in Olsen Student Center
12:00 pm - Field hockey vs Colby Sawyer
at Prescott Field
12:30 pm - Horse wagon rides around town
sponsored by Meadow Creek Farms outside
Olsen Student Center
2:00 pm - Cupcake wars with Aramark
3:00 pm - Relay races on Mantor Green
3:30 pm - Women’s soccer vs Johnson State
at Prescott Field
4:30 - 6:00 pm - Dinner (please bring your
ticket) in Olsen Student Center
8:00 - 9:30 pm - Student open mic night
featuring Clefnotes, UMF’s acappella group
in Roberts Learning Center
Sunday, October 5
11:00 - 1:00 pm - Brunch (please bring your
ticket) at Olsen Student Center
11:30 - 3:30 pm - Dollar movie matinee
(see Narrow Gauge Cinema schedule for
movie listings and exact times.)
Check out Farmington’s annual
Pumpkin Festival which takes place
all day on Saturday--just steps from
campus. For details, visit the website at
farmingtonpumpkinfestival.net.
Be sure to visit the nearby Sandy River
Farm Corn Maize. Tickets to the maize
are free with Fall Fest registration.
umf.maine.edu/fallfest