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October 2021
Message from the First Year Center
Parent and Family Weekend Check-In
Friday Schedule of Events
COVID Guidelines
Parking
Available Tickets
Message from the First Year Center
We are excited to see many of you tomorrow for Parent & Family Weekend! As you travel to St. Louis and make plans for the weekend, we hope the below information will prove useful.

View the full Parent & Family Weekend Schedule and university resources in the Events @ WashU app. The app can be downloaded through the App Store and Google Play Stores by searching for “Events @ WashU.”

As a reminder, the Parent & Family Weekend website will continue to house the most updated information. If you have any questions regarding Parent & Family Weekend, please call us at 844-935-5040 or send us an email.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

-The First Year Center
Parent & Family Weekend Check-In
Parent & Family Weekend Check-In will take place at the First Year Center, located in the lower level of Umrath House on the South 40, across from the Bear’s Den. Families can pick up any pre-purchased tickets and shirts at Check-In. All families who have pre-purchased tickets must pick up their tickets at the Parent & Family Weekend Check-In.

Families who did not pre-register can register on-site at the Parent & Family Weekend Check-In and purchase any remaining tickets and shirts. All families attending Parent & Family Weekend are asked to check-in at the First Year Center so we can track who is on campus.

Check-In will be open at the following times:

  • Friday, October 29th at 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Saturday, October 30th at 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Sunday, October 31st at 9:00 AM – Noon
Friday Schedule of Events
View the full Parent & Family Weekend Schedule in the Events @ WashU app. The app can be downloaded through the App Store and Google Play Stores by searching for “Events @ WashU.”

Signature Events

  • Parent and Family Weekend Check-In: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
  • First Year Center, Lower Level of Umrath House
  • Campus Tours: 10:00 AM-2:00 PM (every hour on the hour)
  • Leaving from the Clocktower on the South 40
  • Faculty Spotlights:
  • 10-11 AM: Aging in the 21st Century: Challenges & Opportunities with Professor Brian Carpenter, Brown 100
  • 1-2 PM: Positive Psychology During a Pandemic: Perspectives on Mindset and Resilience with Professor Tim Bono, Hillman 70
  • Meet the Deans Sessions: 3:30 PM-5:00 PM
  • Various Locations

Ticketed Events

  • If you have any questions about ticketed events, reach out to the First Year Center at 844-935-5040 or send us an email.
COVID Guidelines
In order to host Parent and Family Weekend, the COVID Monitoring Team has asked that all family members and guests to the university follow the below guidelines, regardless of vaccinations status:

  • All guests must complete a visitor self-screening. If given the all-clear, please save the email or take a screenshot of the checkmark to show at entrances to Parent and Family Weekend events.
  • We ask that all guests wear masks both indoors and outdoors when not actively eating or drinking.
  • When possible, please physically distance from other parties.

Please note that performance art venues and museums such as Edison Theater, the 560 Music Center, and the Kemper Art Museum have more stringent COVID guidelines.
Parking
For long-term parking throughout the day, we encourage you to park in any designated visitor space or yellow designated spaces on campus.

Visitors will not need a permit to park in these spaces during the weekend.

Visitor and yellow designated parking is available in the garages of the Danforth University Center (DUC), Snow Way, and Millbrook on the Danforth Campus, as well as in Shepley and Wallace Garages on the South 40.

You may also park in any unreserved space – those not marked as red or accessible – in any zone, starting at 5:00 PM on Friday, and all day Saturday and Sunday.
Available Tickets
Some additional bus and walking tour tickets have become available and will be available for purchase, via credit card or cash, during Parent & Family Weekend Check-In. Students can purchase tickets for their family. Check-In opens at 9:00 AM on Friday. The available tickets are below:

Friday
  • St. Louis City Bus Tour (10 AM)
  • Literary History Bus Tour (10 AM)
  • The Ville Bus Tour (10 AM)
  • Cherokee Street Walking Tour (10 AM)
  • Old North Walking Tour (Noon)
  • St. Louis City Bus Tour (1 PM)
  • Downtown Public Art Walking Tour (1:15 PM)
  • Downtown Architecture Walking Tour (1:15 PM)
  • Forest Park Walking Tour (1:15 PM)

Saturday
  • Family Tailgate (11:30 AM)
  • St. Louis City Bus Tour (1 PM)
  • Black History Bus Tour (1 PM)
  • Soulard Walking Tour (1 PM)
  • Central West End Walking Tour (1 PM)
  • Cherokee Street Walking Tour (1 PM)
  • WashU Football Game (1 PM)
  • Forest Park Walking Tour (2 PM)
  • Old North Walking Tour (3:30 PM)
First Year Center | Washington University in St. Louis
Umrath House, lower level, suite 0925 | One Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1136 | St. Louis, MO 63130
families.wustl.edu | Office: 314.935.5040 | Toll Free: 844.935.5040 |Fax: 314.935.8516 | families@wustl.edu