Our 45th Reunion Schedule is set. Scroll down for all the important activities. Once you’re on campus, it will be very handy to have the Smith College Reunion App downloaded on your cellphone. It is the best source for all things Reunion 2024. It’s available on the Google Play Store and the Apple Store. This is your one-stop shop for the Reunion schedule, class-specific events, speaker information, FAQs and more. Load it up today! Additional information is provided on the College website here. Other details about Visiting the Campus can be found here.
The Campus Center Cafe will have limited hours during Reunion. They will accept cash, credit cards, or the Grubhub app for payments. Check out this list of great places to eat in Northampton.
Please take a minute to complete our engaging Embrace Change Class Survey. We’d love to know your thoughts. The results will be shared during Tea & Tales on Friday, May 24 at 2:45p in the Cutter-Ziskind living room.
For Saturday’s Embrace Change and Challenges world café program, please choose your top three table topics by completing this survey.
Many thanks to Kate’s Real Food for sending us 15 FREE cases of Organic Mini Snack Bars for our HQ snacks table.
Financial Support to Attend Reunion
We never want finances to get in the way of Reunion attendance. Should you need some support to cover registration fees, housing, or meals, your reunion team wants to help. Please contact Betsy Turrell Farrar with your request before you register for Reunion. All inquiries are confidential and handled with discretion.
THURSDAY: 23 MAY
10 AM Set up Headquarters at Lamont House
4-9 PM Reunion Registration – Seelye Hall
4-5 PM 12-Step Recovery Program – Wright 002
5:30-8:00 PM All Class BBQ Dinner – Chapin Lawn Tent
8 PM Faculty Talk | James Lowenthal, Professor of Astronomy
How Smith College is Saving the World from Light Pollution – Seelye 201
FRIDAY: 24 MAY
7-9 AM Breakfast – Cutter House
8 AM-9 PM Reunion Registration – Seelye Hall
9:45-10:45 AM The Smith Experience: Student Panel – Weinstein Auditorium
11 AM-12 PM Smith Today: A Conversation with President Sarah Willie-LeBreton – Weinstein Auditorium
11:30 AM Grecourt Society Ice Cream Stand – Main Level Campus Center
Noon-1 PM All Class Buffet Lunch – Chapin Lawn Tent
1-4:30 PM Open Houses: Neilson, Botanic Garden, Mus of Art, Boat House
1:10-1:50 PM Faculty Talks | Benita Jackson, Professor of Psychology
Three Toxic Myths about Rest from High-Achievement Culture – Seelye 201
2-2:40 PM Beth Hooker, Director of Sustainability
Becoming Carbon Neutral at Smith College – Seelye 201
2:45-4 PM Tea and Tales
We’ll gather at Cutter-Ziskind to relax, reacquaint and share responses from the Embrace Change Class Survey. Newly blended Smith teas and goodies will be served!
4-5 PM 12-Step Recovery Program – Wright 002
4-5 PM Faculty Talks | Andrea Hairston ’74, Professor Emerita of Theatre Archangels of Funk – Graham Hall
4-5 PM Grecourt Society Reception – Alumnae House Living Room
5:30-8 PM Social Hour, with performance by Groove, followed by Dinner – Tyler House
SATURDAY: 25 MAY
7-9 AM Breakfast – Cutter House
8 AM-7 PM Reunion Registration – Seelye Hall
8:45 AM Alumnae Parade Assembly – Line up behind Campus Center
9:15-11 AM Alumnae Parade & Alumnae Gathering
Parade across campus and gather on Burton Lawn
Noon-1 PM All Class Bag Lunch – Chapin Lawn Tent
1-4:30 PM Open Houses: Alumnae House, Neilson Library, Botanic Garden, Museum of Art
1:15-2:45 PM Embrace Change and Challenges – Campus Center Carroll Room – World Cafe Program with timely topics such as Navigating Retirement, Parenting Our Parents, Climate Change Challenges, Staying Centered in a Changing World, plus more. Choose your top three table topics here.
4-5 PM 12-Step Recovery Program – Wright 002
4-5 PM Service of Remembrance – Helen Hills Hills Chapel
5:30-8 PM Social Hour followed by Dinner – Tyler House
8:30-10 PM Illumination of Upper Campus & Paradise Pond
10 PM-Midnight Dance Party with DJ & cash bar – Chapin Lawn Tent
SUNDAY: 26 MAY
7-9 AM Breakfast – Cutter House
10 AM Breakdown HQ
11 AM Lamont House closes, all residence houses close