Class Headquarters is at Chapin House.
Note: Schedules may change. For late updates to Office of Alumnae Relations events, click here and download the Reunion App on your smartphone. For updates and announcements about Class of ’69 events (bold-faced on this schedule) check the bulletin board at Chapin HQ.
THURSDAY MAY 23
2:00 pm Class of ’69 HQ open to early arrivals, Chapin House
4:00 pm Registration check-in begins (Seelye Hall); houses open
4:00 pm 12-Step Recovery Program (Wright 002)
5:00 – 8:00 pm Dinner (Chapin Lawn Tent)
6:45-8:00 pm Meet Class of ’69 friends at HQ. “Pin Where You’ve Been” on our world travel map. Greet Virtual Art Show and Grécourt Review contributors. With mocktails, HQ (Chapin House)
8:00-8:45 pm Faculty Talk / Professor James Lowenthal: How Smith College Is Saving the World from Light Pollution: A Global Problem with a Local Solution (Seelye Hall 201)
FRIDAY MAY 24
7:00-9:00 am Breakfast (Cutter-Ziskind)
8:00 am-9:00 pm Registration check-in continues (Seelye Hall)
9:45-10:45 am The Smith Experience: Student Panel (Weinstein Auditorium)
11:00 am-12 noon Smith Today: A Conversation with President Sarah Willie-LeBreton (Weinstein Auditorium)
11:30-2:30 pm The Grécourt Society Ice Cream Stand
12 noon Lunch (Chapin Lawn Tent)
1:00-4:00 pm Boat House open hours
1:00-4:30 pm Open Houses: Neilson Library and Botanic Garden
1:10-1:50 pm Faculty Talk / Benita Jackson: Three Toxic Myths about Rest from High-Achievement Culture—and Their Antidotes (Seelye 201)
2:00-2:40 pm Faculty Talk / Beth Hooker: Becoming Carbon Neutral at Smith College: The Geothermal Energy Project (Seelye 201)
2:15-3:15 pm International Alum Gathering (Wright Hall, Lewis Global Studies Lounge)
2:30-3:45 pm Class of ’69 program / Our Odysseys Ongoing…Successful Travel as We Age (Ford 240)
4:00-5:00 pm The Grécourt Society reception honoring all TGS members, with President Sarah Willie-LeBreton (Alumnae House Living Room)
4:00-5:00 pm Faculty Talk / Andrea Hairston: Archangels of Funk (Graham Hall)
4:00-5:00 pm 12-Step Recovery Program (Wright 002)
5:30-8:00 pm Class social hour & dinner (Conference Center Paradise Room)
8:00 pm Happy Birthday to all of us, ’69 Zoomers Photo, Cake and Mocktails (HQ)
SATURDAY MAY 25
7:00-9:00 am Breakfast (Cutter-Ziskind)
8:00 am Registration check-in continues (Seelye Hall)
9:15-12:00 noon Alumnae Parade and Alumnae Gathering (Burton Lawn)
12:00 noon Lunch (Chapin Lawn Tent)
1:00-4:30 pm Open House: Alumnae House
1:15-2:00 pm Class of ’69 Memorial Service (Class Tree at College Ln & Paradise Rd, weather permitting, seating not available; HQ in case of rain)
2:45-4:00 pm Class of ’69 program / Minding Your Mind – including Smith College Psychology Professor Benita Jackson (Neilson Library Browsing Room)
3:15-4:15 pm Study Abroad Student and Alum Gathering (Wright Hall, Lewis Global Studies Lounge)
4:00-5:00 pm Service of Remembrance (all classes; Helen Hills Hills Chapel)
4:00-5:00 pm 12-Step Recovery Program (Wright Hall 002)
4:10-5:10 pm Botanic Garden Walk with John Berryhill, Interim Director
5:30-8:00 pm Class social hour & dinner (Renga recital, closing remarks and recognitions; Conference Center Paradise Room)
8:30 pm Illumination Night
10:00 pm Campus Dance Party (Chapin Lawn Tent)
SUNDAY MAY 26
7:00-10:00 am Breakfast (Cutter-Ziskind)
11:00 am Houses close to all guests, HQ cleanup complete
NOTE: MASSACHUSETTS LIQUOR LAWS
Liquor laws in Massachusetts are stringent and the liability issues are broad. It is your responsibility to take care in all situations where alcohol is present. If your class or any individual in your class provides any beverage containing alcohol in any campus space such as class headquarters, and there is an incident as a result of consuming the beverages provided, the person who provided the alcohol can be held liable. 2024 Volunteer Reunion Planning Guidelines