University of Northern Iowa - Old Gold Yearbook (Cedar Falls, IA)

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A UNI band member has his own way of saying Hi' to his mom during Parents Weekend. The band performed before and at halftime of the UNI vs. Eastern Illinois football gome. I). WnKJirr Students, Faculty and Staff Welcome Parents Sporting events, tours, concerts ... these were the types of events parents of UNI students were invited to attend the weekend of October 30-November 1. More people visited UNI during Par- ents Weekend than during any other time of the year, according to Elly Leslie, UNI director of alumni relations. Parents had the opportunity to look around campus, learn more about pro- grams UNI had to offer and meet their son's and daughter’s friends and pro- fessors. “It was nice to be able to in- troduce my parents to my friends that I so often talk about and show them the highlights of campus, such as the Union and the Campanile. commented Amy Hansen. A variety of activities were in store for that weekend. On Friday. October 30th, Theatre UNI presented “Top Girls” in the Strayer-Wood Theatre. The UNI Parent s Association (UN I PA) spon- sored a parent’s coffee in the Maucker Union Saturday morning. The Colleges of Education. Humanities and Fine Arts, Natural Science, Social and Behavioral Sciences and the School of Business held open houses for parents so they could see what their children were studying. Other events Saturday afternoon in- cluded dance performances by UNI’s Orchesis and Folk Dancers in the uni- versity auditorium. A Marlins synchro- nized swim show was performed in the East Gym after the men and women’s alumni swim meet. The marching band entertained an audience in Russell Hall by performing an indoor concert and a special carillon concert was heard at the Campanile, played by Bob Byrnes, the university carillonneur. The Parents Weekend football game matched Eastern Illinois and UNI at 7:00 Saturday night. The Panthers 24 HarrnU W k ad

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D. Wacaer Head football coach Darrell Mudra talks to the mother of football player Dave McCorvey at a reception for parents during Parents Weekend. The reception was sponaered by Frontline. squeaked by Eastern Minios for a 19-17 victory. During halftime, UNIPA honored the 1987 Parents of the Year, Harbon and Lydia Merrett of Des Moines. Their grandson Andre, a junior at UNI, nom- inated them. The Merretts took respon- sibility for raising Andre from the time he was in junior high school. Andre wrote that he was an abused child and his grandparents removed him from that situation. “It is very difficult to put into words the kind of contribution my grandpar- ents have made,” Andre said. “But I am walking testimony to the sacrifices those two very special people have made for the betterment of my life.” Leslie said this was the first time that grandparents were nominated for the honor. On Sunday, all guests were invited to visit student religious centers. That af- ternoon the Kamerick Art Building dis- played an exhibit entitled “Gloria Defil- lips Brush Photographs.” Parents Weekend was a good time for all the parents who attended as they explored the activities and academic subjects their students participated in during the year. -Michelle Gardner D. 'm»r La Misha Merrett, age 7, looks eagerly at her cousin Andre, while Parents of the Year. Harbon and Lydia Merrett stand by. The Merretts were the first grandparents ever to be nominated PlrtnU Weekend