Join us for our annual Family Weekend! Spend time with your student, meet other Penguin families, and get to know the Dominican community. Bring the whole family and make it a weekend to remember.
An RSVP is required for each member of your party, and guests will be asked to check-in upon arrival on campus.
Friday, October 20
WELCOME AND CHECK IN
3 p.m. | Angelico Hall Plaza
CONVOCATION & PRESIDENT'S RECEPTION
4 – 6 p.m. | Angelico Hall
Celebrate our outstanding students! Convocation recognizes new students, Trustee Scholars and continuing students who have placed on the Dean's List every semester at Dominican.
The President’s Reception will immediately follow the ceremony. Meet students, families, faculty, and staff, and enjoy light refreshments. The reception will take place completely outdoors, rain or shine.
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL VS. POINT LOMA
7 p.m. | Conlan Recreation Center
Admission free with Family Weekend Penguin Athletics Passport.
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
10 a.m. – 6 p.m. | Tennis Courts
Saturday, October 21
WELCOME AND CHECK IN
10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Anne Hathaway Lawn
Join the Alumni Board of Directors for coffee and check-in to receive your Homecoming Passport.
PENGUIN PANEL
10:30 a.m. | Anne Hathaway Lawn
Hear from a panel of spirited speakers.
CHILLY’S FALL FEST AND CARNIVAL
11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Meadowlands Lawn
Join us for Homecoming, Dominican-style! Enjoy rides, music, games, food and wine as alumni, parents, students, and families come together to celebrate what it means to be a Penguin.
FREE for students and families. $10 for alumni and neighbors.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ANNUAL BBQ & TIP-OFF AUCTION
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Conlan Recreation Center
Cost $25
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
10 a.m. – 6 p.m. | Tennis Courts
MEN'S SOCCER VS. ACADEMY OF ART
12 p.m. | Kennelly Field
WOMEN'S SOCCER VS. ACADEMY OF ART
3 p.m. | Kennelly Field
Admission free with Family Weekend Penguin Athletics Passport.
ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL
5:30 p.m. & 8 p.m. | Angelico Concert Hall
Purchase tickets for the 5:30 p.m. showing or the 8 p.m. showing of Natural Lefty ("Mancino Naturale"). Mother to a twelve-year-old blessed with an exceptional left-foot kick, Isabella spares no effort when his chance arises to enter a superior team. Italian with English subtitles.
Sunday, October 22
MASS
11 a.m. | Edgehill Mansion, St. Catherine Benincasa Chapel
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL VS. CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY IRVINE
2 p.m. | Conlan Recreation Center
Also Happening on Campus
CAMPUS BOOKSTORE OPEN
October 20, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Fanjeaux Hall
October 21, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Fanjeaux Hall
Good to Know
HOTELS WITH DOMINICAN RATES
Four Points Sheraton | Book here
Embassy Suites | Book directly with the hotel at (415) 499-9222 and provide our corporate number #0560042824
COVID-19 POLICY
We appreciate your cooperation in following our COVID safety measures, which are periodically updated. Currently, masks are optional indoors. Attendees who are sick, having symptoms, or within their isolation period based on a recent COVID+ test, should not attend the event. Live-streaming will be available for those who cannot attend in-person.
Dominican University Visitor's Guide
For questions about Convocation and Family Weekend, email familyweekend@dominican.edu.