Planning Your Visit
Contacts:
Parents and families should contact the Office of Parent Programs, University Relations: Camille Dolansky, associate director of parent programs (860) 685-3756 or parents@wesleyan.edu
Alumni and other guests should contact: Suzanne Kampen, Office of Alumni and Parent Relations (860) 685-2828 or skampen@wesleyan.edu.
Registration and Information
To ensure adequate facilities and the availability of meals, we ask that each attendee register in advance of the weekend. Please register online or use the attached registration form that was mailed to you. Registrations must be received by October 18, 2007.
When you arrive on campus, please visit the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations, 330 High Street. The final schedule (with locations and many updates), a welcome packet, and other important information will be available.
| Registration Hours | |
|---|---|
| Friday | 8 a.m.–9 p.m. |
| Saturday | 8 a.m.–7 p.m. |
| Sunday | 8 a.m.–4 p.m. |
| Monday | 9 a.m.–noon |
Parking and Shuttles
Ample parking is available at the Middlesex Mutual Parking Garage (two blocks from campus at the junction of Court and Main streets), the Vine Street parking lot (adjacent to the tennis courts), and the Freeman Athletic Center parking lots (Cross Street and Pine Street).
Shuttle vans will run regularly between these lots and all sites on campus.
If you need a ride from Bradley International Airport (Hartford/Springfield), Tweed Airport (New Haven), or from the Meriden or New Haven train stations, we will do our best to accommodate your needs with our shuttle service. To make arrangements, please contact the Homecoming/Family Weekend interns in the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations at (860) 685-2418 or interns@wesleyan.edu by October 18. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee shuttle service for requests made after October 18.
Accommodations
The following hotels and motels are close to campus:
| Middletown Area Lodging | ||
|---|---|---|
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Berlin |
(860) 828-3000 (860) 828-4181 |
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Cromwell |
(860) 635-4100 (860) 635-1001 (860) 632-8888 (860) 635-2000 |
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Meriden |
(203) 238-2380 (203) 235-5154 |
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Middletown |
(860) 854-6300 |
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Rocky Hill |
(860) 563-7877 (860) 257-6000 (860) 257-7500 |
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Wallingford |
(203) 284-9400 (203) 284-0001 |
See the Wesleyan University Visitor’s Guide for additional information on lodging.
Box Office
Tickets for Center for the Arts events are available through the University Box Office on the first floor of the Suzanne Lemberg Usdan University Center. You may also order tickets by contacting the box office at boxoffice@wesleyan.edu or (860) 685-3355.
Each performance requiring tickets is noted in this brochure. Seating is limited and many performances sell out in advance. All sales are final. No refunds, cancellations, or exchanges. All programs, dates, and artists subject to change.
Children’s Activities and Babysitting
The Festival on Foss Hill (Saturday, 12 noon-3 p.m.) will feature numerous activities for children and families including a magic show, face painting, temporary tattoos, and more. If you'd like to hire a private babysitter during Homecoming/Family Weekend, contact Sarah Myksin ’06, assistant director of events, at (860) 685-2522 or smyksin@wesleyan.edu.
Meals
Please register for meals using the attached registration form by October 18. Meal tickets will not be mailed to you in advance; they will be included in your welcome packet at the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations, 330 High Street.
Meals Requiring Advance Purchase
Friday All College Dinner*
$25 adults and children over age 12
$10 children 12 and under
Friday Shabbat Dinner*
$25 adults and children over age 12
$10 children 12 and under
Sunday Fall Harvest Brunch*
$15 adults and children over age 12
$8 children 12 and under
*Wesleyan students may use their meal cards for their own meals at the Friday All-College Dinner and Sunday Brunch only. Student meal plans cannot be used to pay for family members and friends.
A limited number of meals may be purchased on-site. Each available meal will be assessed a $5 surcharge. However, if you do not register by October 18 we cannot guarantee that meal tickets will be available when you arrive on campus.
Registration is not required for Saturday’s A Taste of Middlesex County lunch. All food will be available for purchase a la carte on site, with prices ranging from $1-9. Note: student meal plans will not be accepted for A Taste of Middlesex County.
Refunds
Requests for refunds will be honored through October 18, 2007.