Reunion Weekend: June 7-9, 2013
Classes of 1933 -2008
Throughout the year, the Office of Alumni Relations and Special Events host gatherings in many locations throughout the country. Hood alumni get together to socialize and to learn about the exciting things happening at the College. In addition, hundreds of alumni from around the world gather in June to reminisce and reconnect, to celebrate the accomplishments of classmates and to learn about the latest campus initiatives and successes.
Schedule of Events
Registration Fee is $15
Thursday, June 6
June 6 - 8: Overnight accomodations available in residence halls ($25 per person/per night)
4 p.m.: Registration, Whitaker Campus Center ($15)
Friday, June 7
9 a.m. - 8 p.m.: Registration re-opens, Whitaker Campus Center Atrium ($15)
11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.: Welcome luncheon, Whitaker Campus Center Commons ($15)
12 - 12:45 p.m.: Campus tour, meet at Information Desk, Whitaker Campus Center
1 - 4 p.m.: College sessions, see list below
4 - 4:45 p.m.: Campus tour, meet at Information Desk, Whitaker Campus Center
4:30 - 6:30 p.m.: All Class Happy Hour with President Volpe, Whitaker Campus Center tent, live music by "Secondhand Ramblers"
6:30 p.m.: Class of 1963 dinner and 1893 Club celebration, home of Dottie Snyder Engle
6:30 - 9:30 p.m.: All class italian buffet dinner with live music and cash bar, Coblentz Dining Hall ($20)
College Sessions:
- 1-1:45 p.m
Reunion College Session 1
Hodson Science Center, Room 131
Social Media in Higher Education
David Gurzick, Ph.D., professor of economics and management
- 2-2:45 p.m.
Reunion College Session 2
Hodson Science Center, Room 131
"God and Gulag"
Len Latkovski, Ph.D., professor of history
- 1-3 p.m.
Reunion College Session 3
Tatem Hall, Room TBD
Ceramics Today
Ceramics, Joyce Michaud, associate professor of art
Saturday, June 8
8 a.m. - 6 p.m.: Registration re-opens, Whitaker Campus Center Atrium
7 a.m. - 9 a.m: Buffet breakfast, Coblentz Dining Hall ($10)
8 - 8:45 a.m.: Campus tour, meet at Information Desk, Whitaker Campus Center
8:30 a.m.: Pergola Society breakfast (Invitation only), Whitaker Campus Center Commons
10 - 11 a.m.: State of the College with President Volpe, Brodbeck Hall auditorium
12 - 2 p.m.: Alumni luncheon (alumni awards are presented), Athletic Center, BB&T Arena ($15)
12 - 2 p.m.: All class picnic, Whitaker Campus Center tent ($15)
2:15 p.m.: Bus tours, see list below
4 - 4:45 p.m.: Campus tour, meet at Information Desk, Whitaker Campus Center
6:30/ 7 p.m.: Class dinners, see list below
Afternoon Bus Tours (buses leave from Whitaker Campus Center)
- 2:15 p.m.
Bus Tour of Historic District of Frederick ($10)
Bus leaves campus at 2:30 p.m
Bus returns to campus at 4:30 p.m.
- 2:15 p.m.
Bus Trip to Black Ankle Winery, Mt. Airy, Md. ($15)
Bus leaves campus at 2:25 p.m.
Bus returns to campus by 5:30 p.m.
Class Dinners:
- 1948- 6:30 p.m.
Alumnae House Living Room
Seated Dinner $30 All Beverages included
- 1953- 6:30 p.m.
Acacia Restaurant, Frederick
Seated Dinner $30 All Beverages included
- 1958- 6:30 p.m.
Library Reading Porch, Campus
Buffet $30 All Beverages Included
- 1963: 6:30 p.m.
Whitaker Campus Commons, Campus
Buffet $30 All Beverages Included
- 1968: 6:30 p.m.
Marx Center, Campus
Buffet $30 All Beverages Included
- 1973-6:30 p.m.
Whitaker Campus Center, Room 220, Campus
Buffet $30 All Beverages Included
- 1978-6:30 p.m.
Brewer's Alley, Frederick
Buffet $30 Cash Bar
- 1983-6:30 p.m.
Asye Meze Restaurant, Frederick
Buffet $30 Cash Bar
- 1988-6:30 p.m.
Mexicali Cantina Restaurant, Frederick
Buffet, $25 Cash Bar
- 1993-7 p.m.
Quynn's Attic, Frederick
Buffet $25 Cash Bar
- 1998-7 p.m.
LaPaz Mexican Restaurant, Frederick
Prix Fix $20 Cash Bar
- 2003-6:30 p.m.
Dutch's Daughter Restaurant, Frederick
Buffet $35 Cash Bar
- 2008-6:30 p.m.
Brewer's Alley, Frederick,
Buffet $30 Cash Bar
- 9 p.m.
All Class Coffeehouse Party, complimentary appetizers, live music, cash bar
Brewer's Alley, Frederick
Hosted by the class of 1978
(Included are classmates who lived in the Barn (IDC) at Hood College from 1975 to 1982. All classes are welcome to attend!
Sunday, June 9
8 - 10 a.m. Strawberry Breakfast, Coblentz Dining Hall ($15)
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.: Chapel Service hosted by the class of 1963, Coffman Chapel
12 p.m.: Final checkout
Hospitality Headquarters: Air conditioning and refreshments are available in the Whitaker Campus Center. This is also the place to see which classmates have registered, computer access and to view your class scrapbook. The Whitaker Campus Center is open 24-hours a day/seven days a week.