Dome Room Dinners
We hope you will consider entering the lottery for a Dome Room Dinner. One of Family Weekend's most popular events, the dinners allow families to dine together in the Dome Room of the Rotunda—the University's original library—while listening to a lecture from one of the University's premier faculty members.
In order to accommodate the high demand, we are offering a Dome Room Dinner on both Friday and Saturday nights. This year's invited speakers are: Larry Sabato (Friday) and Karin Bonding (Saturday).
Our Speakers
Larry Sabato. The author of over 20 books and countless essays on politics, Dr. Sabato has taught more than 14,000 students in his career at Oxford University, Cambridge University, and the University of Virginia. Dr. Sabato is the University Professor of Politics and director of the U.Va. Center for Politics, founded in 1998 to improve civic education and the political process.
Karin Bonding. Ms. Bonding has worked as an investment professional in the areas of investment consulting, investment analysis, portfolio management, large pension funds, and marketing of investment services. She now focuses on personal finance areas such as planning and advisory work and serves on the boards of directors of Credit Suisse Fund-of-Hedge-Funds and Brandes Investment Trust.
The Cost
The cost per person is $70. We welcome guests of all ages, and the cost per person is the same regardless of age.
The Lottery
Because of the popularity of the event and because space is limited to 100 guests, all parties will be entered into a lottery and selected at random.
Please do not enter the lottery if you have participated in this dinner in the past. We would like to provide an opportunity for families who have not yet dined in the Rotunda.
If your schedule is especially flexible, you can enter both lotteries—increasing your chances of being selected. Both dinners start promptly at 6:30 pm.
The lottery is closed.
Newcomb Hall, First Floor
Tel: 434.982.4555
Fax: 434.982.4506
PO Box 400181
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4181