This year’s Family and Friends Weekend welcomed hundreds of our students’ nearest and dearest to campus for a full schedule of panels, screenings, concerts, exhibits, games, and much more.
October means a lot of things on the Haverford campus: beautiful displays of fall foliage from our arboretum’s many trees, Halloween celebrations, and, of course, the annual Family and Friends Weekend. This year, we welcomed hundreds of Ford families and friends to campus for a jam-packed weekend full of activities.
Students were able to bring their loved ones on tours of campus, the Haverfarm, and the Arboretum, as well as to openings of several different exhibits, including the Cantor Fitzgerald’s Native America: In Translation and VCAM’s Queer Haverford. They could choose from numerous panels about how to navigate Haverford presented by the Center for Career and Professional Advising, the advising deans, and even some young alumni. They enjoy concerts by the Chamber Singers, the Bi-Co Orchestra, and a cappella groups and the premiere of a new documentary (Ira DeA Reid, A Quiet Force for Change: Scholar; Civil Rights Pioneer; Quaker Activist) about the exceptional life and work of Ira de Augustine Reid, Haverford’s first African American professor. There were matches and games to attend for the volleyball, field hockey, soccer, and squash teams, and celebrations for the 10th anniversary of the Chesick Scholars. But mostly, the weekend was an opportunity for Fords to catch up with their friends and family and share their Haverford with them.
Celeste Cubbage '24 and family. Photo by Dan Z. Johnson.
President Raymond takes a selfie with a Ford family member. Photo by Dan Z. Johnson.
A "Tips for Student Success" panel, presented by the Advising Deans. Photo by Patrick Montero.
Tomas Ascoli, Nathaniel Moore, Oliver Galea, John Gunsbury. Photo by Dan Z. Johnson.
Assistant Professor of Classics Ava Shirazi ends her conversation with President Wendy Raymond. Photo by Dan Z. Johnson.
Assistant Professor of Classics Ava Shirazi in conversation with President Raymond. Photo by Dan Z. Johnson.
Assistant Professor of Classics Ava Shirazi discuss her approach to making the classics relevant to today with President Wendy Raymond. Photo by Dan Z. Johnson.
Krish Gupta '26 and family. Photo by Dan Z. Johnson.
Stephen Washburn '69 introduces the Ira deA. Reid documentary. Photo by Dan Z. Johnson.
Filmmaker Rel Dowdell at the Ira deA. Reid documentary screening. Photo by Dan Z. Johnson.
The audience of students with their family and friends at Ava Shirazi and Wendy Raymond's talk. Photo by Dan Z. Johnson.
Filmmaker Rel Dowdel with President Raymond at the screening of his Ira deA. Reid documentary. Photo by Dan Z. Johnson.
Angel Howzell at the "Queer Haverford" exhibit. Photo by Patrick Montero.
Visitors at the exhibit "Native America: In Translation." Photo by Paola Nogueras.
The Artist Conversation with Artist Alan Michelson and Art Historian Christopher T. Green for "Native America: In Translation." Photo by Paola Nogueras.
Visitors explore "Native America: In Translation." Photo by Paola Nogueras.
A panel on "Career Discovery and Internship Search," presented by the Center for Career and Professional Development. Photo by Patrick Montero.
Artist Alan Michelson and Art Historian Christopher T. Green at the opening reception for "Native America: In Translation." Photo by Paola Nogueras.
Visitors to the Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery's exhibit, "Native America: In Translation." Photo by Paola Nogueras.
Students and GRASE Director Sayeeda Rashid at the "Queer Haverford" exhibit in VCAM. Photo by Patrick Montero.
George Allan '24, GRASE Director Sayeeda Rashid, and Ruby Rivas '23 speak at the "Queer Haverford" exhibit in VCAM. Photo by Patrick Montero.
George Allan '24 talks to two "Queer Haverford" exhibit attendees. Photo by Patrick Montero.
Barbara Hall speaks at the "Tips for Student Success" panel, presented by the Advising Deans. Photo by Patrick Montero.
Dean John McKnight speaks at the "Tips for Student Success" panel, presented by the Advising Deans. Photo by Patrick Montero.
Young alumni on the "Learning from Those Who've Done It" panel. Photo by Patrick Montero.
Attendees at the panel on "Career Discovery and Internship Search," presented by the Center for Career and Professional Development. Photo by Patrick Montero.
