Reunion II Weekend, May 25-28, 2023
CONGRATULATIONS to Reunion Co-Chairs, Carol Cramer Mills, Lisa Dake Oberreuter, and Beth Grosvenor Boland, and Class President, Meg Harris, for a spectacular in-person, on-campus reunion weekend!
Reunion 2023 – Photos, Sustainability Stroll
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Class History 2023
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Reunion 2023 Schedule:
Thursday, May 25th
Arrival on campus for some classmates; dinner is informal pizza and salad or you are welcome to go out to dinner on your own; set up headquarters welcome table. Class of 1971’s headquarters dorm is Torrey Hall. (A campus shuttle will be available, and shuttle schedules will be distributed at check-in.)
12:00 – 6:00 pm. Check-In, Mary Woolley Hall (after hours check-in available for on campus overnight.)
Friday, May 26th
7:30 – 9:00 am. Breakfast buffet, Dining Commons.
9:30 – 10:30am. Balance Exercises, Pilobolus video from our 50th Reunion – wear comfortable clothing – we’ll provide chairs, tennis balls, and cups for the Balance Workshop (tentative), Torrey Hall.
9:30 – throughout the day. MHC’71 Welcome Table and Class 1971-2021 art exhibit on walls in Torrey Hall.
11:00 – 11:45 am. MHC’71 Private Tour of the Art Museum (limited number of attendees, also available at 1:30 pm).
Lunch on your own.
1:00 – 1:45 pm. Afternoon Back-to Class first sessions.
1:00 – 5:00 pm. Open houses on campus.
1:30 – 2:45 pm. MHC’71 Private Tour of the Art Museum (limited number of attendees, also available at 11:00 am).
4:00 – 4:45 pm. Back to Class second sessions.
2:30 – 3:30 pm. State of the College address by the interim President Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, Art Museum auditorium.
3:45 – 5:15 pm. MHC’71 Sustainability Stroll – MHC Highlights with the staff of the Miller Worley Center for the Environment, the Biology Dept, and the Dining Commons. Start time is promptly 15 minutes after the end of the State of the College address at the large beech tree directly behind Dwight Hall.
5:00 – 6:15 pm. MHC’71 Reception with interim President Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, Art Museum Entrance Patio. Also, the Art Museum will be open until 6:00 pm for those who want to visit the museum on their own.
6:30 pm. MHC’71 Dinner hosted by the Association and Development Office, Willets Hallowell’s, Morrison Room. Dinner guests include: Catherine Corson, Prof. Environmental Studies Dept; Olivia Aguilar, Director Miller Worley Center and Assoc. Prof. of Environmental Studies; Angelica Patterson, Curator of Education and Research; and Geoffrey Searl, Assoc. Vice Pres. for Hospitality Operations.
8:00 – 10:00 pm. MHC’71 Sphinx Salon. Beverages and conversation after dinner, informal gathering in Torrey Hall.
8:00-9:00 pm. Cornerstone and Mary Lyon Society Reception at the President’s House.
9:00 pm. The Class of 2021 has invited members of the Class of 1971 to join them for Movie Night with Milk and Crackers, starting at 9pm in their headquarters dorm. The tentative movie to be shown is “Dirty Dancing.”
Saturday, May 27th
6:30 – 9:00 am. Breakfast Buffet, Dining Commons
8:45 am. Laurel Parade Line-Up. Class 2021 carries the laurel chain as they did not have an in-person graduation ceremony in 2021. Start of parade is Mary Woolley Hall.
10:15 – 11:30 am. Alumnae Association Meeting in Chapin Auditorium, Mary Woolley Hall.
11:30 – 1:00 pm. Lunch. Class 2021 and 1971 (tentative) share tables as we congratulate these young graduates and share experiences, Lunch on the Green. Note: All alumnae and guests will have lunch on the green.
1:30 – 1:45 pm. MHC’71 Class of 1971 Photo on Skinner Hall steps (rain location is Pratt Hall).
2:00 pm. MHC’71 Classmates gather at the class tree to read the names and tributes of classmates lost since our last in-person reunion: Lily Tang Hausman, Susan Murphy Marie, Ann Sinclair Hurd, Marian (Mackie) Chase Dalgarn, Judy Gale Crowder. Have a brief class meeting.
5:00 pm. MHC’71 Reception in Torrey Hall (prior to joining the Class of 2021 for Strawberries and Champagne).
6:00 – 7:00 pm. MHC’71 Strawberries and Champagne reception hosted by the college for MHC classes of 2021 and 1971, Cockary Pub & Kitchen, ground floor of the Community Dining Common.
7:00 – 8:30 pm. MHC’71 Class Dinner in Torrey Hall.
8:30 pm. MHC’71 Sphinx Salon in Torrey Hall. Music. Music Memories and Playlist in background for after-dinner conversations.
Sunday, May 28th
7:00 – 10:00 am. Breakfast buffet, Dining Commons.
7:00 – Noon. Check out by Noon, turning in key, wallet, etc. at Mary Woolley Hall.
Check MHC website (click here) for more details regarding additional open houses and tours provided to all alumnae and guests.
(Updated 5/2/23)
And Most Important:
Time to relax and catch up with classmates throughout the weekend!
Email our class officers at MHC.Class.1971@gmail.com for details.