Weekend schedule May 19-22
Schedule (subject to change as needs/situation changes):
Thursday May 19:
4:00pm reunion registration opens (register at Seelye Hall)
5:30-8:30 Food Truck Fest (Chapin Lawn), for all alums who preregistered
Friday, May 20:
| 7–9 a.m. | Breakfast in college houses For alumnae and guests who have purchased housing. |
| 9–10 a.m. | College Presentation: Faculty Showcase with Albert Mosley, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
College Presentation: Faculty Showcase with Carrie Baker, Professor of the Study of Women & Gender |
| 10:30–11:30 a.m. | College Presentation: Faculty Showcase with Javier Puente, Assistant Professor Latin America and Latino/a Studies
College Presentation: Faculty Showcase with Alicia Grubb, Assistant Professor of Computer Science |
| Noon–1:00 p.m. | Reunion Luncheon for all classes. For alums and guests who have pre-registered for this meal. |
| 1-2 p.m. | Zumba at Scales House with Amy Gardner! Exact location TBA, check with headquarters. |
| 1-2 p.m. | College Presentation: Joanna May, Vice President for Enrollment and Baishakhi Taylor, Dean of the College & Vice President for Campus Life with Smith students |
| 2:15-3:15 p.m. | International Alum Reception Lewis Global Studies Center |
| 2–4 p.m. | Class Programming ’92 Tea at headquarters |
| 3-4 p.m. | College Presentation: Aprile Gallant, Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs and Senior Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs at the Smith College Museum of Art, Maya Lin: Mappings |
| 5:30-8:30 p.m. | Social Hours & Dinners For alums and guests who have pre-registered for this meal. After dinner: informal talent show in living room of Scales House! Show us what you’ve got! |
Saturday, May 21:
7–9 a.m. Breakfast in college houses
For alumnae and guests who have purchased housing.
9:15 a.m.
(8:45 lineup) Alum Parade and Ivy Day
Don’t forget your whites! Join this moving, time-honored Reunion tradition that reminds alums of, and welcomes the Class of 2020 to, the continuing global, generational movement that is Smith College.
Alum Parade Assembly (8:45 a.m. line up)
Chapin Drive, between the Campus Center and College Lane
Alumnae participating in Ivy Day activities are asked to wear white with white or light shoes. In the event of rain, the Alumnae Parade, Alumnae Awards Presentation and Ivy Day Ceremony will be held in the Indoor Track and Tennis Facility (ITT). The signal for such a change in venue will be the ringing of the college bells at 8 a.m.
Ivy Day Ceremony Quadrangle
Noon “Mountain Day” Picnic Lunch for all Reunion classes
Lunch will be distributed at Chapin Lawn for alums and guests who have pre-registered for this meal.
1-1:30 p.m. Come recreate the infamous Rally Day 1992 collapse of the breezeway between Gillett and Northrop! Meet at the breezeway.
3-4 p.m. College Program: Botanic Garden Panel: Tim Johnson, Director of the Botanic Garden, and John Berryhill Landscape Curator
College Program: Ignite the Power of the Smith Network
It’s a long tradition at Smith to nurture other Smithies, and to find what you need in life and work from within the Smith network. 53,000 alums makes for a powerful asset. Join this special program to learn more about opportunities to engage the network.
4–5 p.m.The Grécourt Society Reception
5:30-8:30 p.m. Social Hours & Dinners
For alums and guests who have pre-registered for this meal. Class meeting, election of leadership team.
8:30–10 p.m. Illumination Night
Stroll the campus as music fills the air and the grounds come alive with the glow of delicate Japanese paper lanterns.
9:30 p.m–midnight Dance Party
For all Reunion classes and the Class of 2020.
Sunday, May 22:
| 7–10 a.m. | Breakfast in college houses For alumnae and guests who have purchased housing. |
| 10 a.m. | Service of Remembrance |
| 1 p.m. | Residence houses close |