FAQ

Registration is located in the Evans Dining Hall Lobby. Please stop by and pick up your packet when you arrive on campus.

Friday, October 24: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday, October 25: 9 a.m. – Noon

*Can’t make it to the registration table during these hours? Remember your student can always pick up your packet during our registration hours.

Washington and Lee is now paperless, so please don’t forget to download the Guidebook app and the “W&L Parents and Family Weekend 2025” guide to access the schedule of events. Don’t forget to enable push notifications so you don’t miss out on any updates to the schedule! You can also access a web version of the schedule of events.

Parents and family members are encouraged to park in the parking garage. It is a short walk up the hill to Evans Hall, where registration will be held. View a campus map.

When you arrive on campus, connect to the WLU guest network. 

• Open an internet browser on your device and go to https://clearpass.wlu.edu.
• Fill out the form to register and log in using the credentials texted to you.
  • Any issues? Contact W&L’s HELP Desk at 540-458-4357 or help@wlu.edu.

The Campus Utility Infrastructure project moves to front campus in August with pipe replacement in three zones: along Washington Street from Gaines Hall to the Elrod Commons tunnel entrance, in the tunnel accessing Elrod Commons, Cannan Green and Doremus Gymnasium, and above ground between Graham Lees and Cannan Green.  Aside from campus deliveries, all vehicular traffic will be diverted to Lee Avenue and Nelson Street during the road closure. The closure will not affect access to Warner Drive and the top entry to the University Parking Garage, but access to Early-Fielding Way will be closed from Washington Street and can only be accessed from Lee Avenue.

The concrete stairs from the Duchossois Athletic and Recreation Center providing pedestrian access to Washington Street in the vicinity of Early-Fielding Way will be blocked until this phase of the construction is complete.

Washington and Lee University uses Guidebook! Get the guide to access the most up-to-date information about Parents and Family Weekend, including schedules, maps, and much more. 

1. Download the free Guidebook app on your phone through the iOS app store or Android Play Store.
2. Once you have downloaded the Guidebook app, from your phone, click https://builder.guidebook.com/g/#/guides/pfwapp25/download-app and scroll down to “Already have the Guidebook app?” This will automatically load the 2025 guide.
3. You can also search for the guide once you have downloaded the Guidebook app named “W&L Parents and Family Weekend 2025.”
4. The menu bar (the three horizontal lines located in the upper left-hand corner) is where you will find the current schedule of events, parking information, a campus map, and much more!

Parents and family members who wish to join their student in classes during Parents and Family Weekend should check with their student to find out which classes are open to visitors. Invitations to attend classes are issued at the discretion of the faculty and students will be informed by their professors if parents and family members are invited to attend.

We are smarter than that to try to predict the forecast for Parents and Family Weekend since things change rapidly here in the Shenandoah Valley! Please check the weather before you leave. 

Attire for the weekend is informal.

October 2-4, 2026