Reunion Weekend: June 7-9, 2013
Classes of 1933 -2008
Throughout the year, the Office of Alumni Relations and Special Events hosts 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
6 - 8 p.m.: Overnight accommodations available in residence halls ($25 per person/per night)
4 - 7 p.m.: Registration, Whitaker Campus Center Atrium ($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)
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.: College sessions, see list below
12 - 12:45 p.m.: Campus tour, meet at Information Desk, Whitaker Campus Center
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:
- 11 a.m.- 11:50 a.m.
Reunion College Session 1
Brodbeck Music Hall
The Riches of Rags
Noel Lester, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Concert Manager, and Adjunct Instructor of Piano
In a lecture and recital, Noel Lester, Ph.D., will trace the development of ragtime from its predecessors to modern masters.
- 1-1:50 p.m.
Reunion College Session 2
Hodson Science and Technology Center, Room 131
Social Media, Facebook and Connecting
David Gurzick, Ph.D., professor of management and economics
Social media expert and Hood professor, David Gurzick will reveal some interesting trends and statistics related to user's information sharing on social network sites like Facebook. The curious find is that while the largest component of one’s adult social network are those people they went to High School with, the amount of information sharing (things like posts, likes, photo tags) pales in comparison to the sharing they do with those with whom they went to college. He will interject some theories of homogeneity and graph theory to show the relative importance people put on different groups they associate with, if only subconsciously.
- 1-3 p.m.
Reunion College Session 3
Tatem Art Center, Room 1
Pinch Pots: The Fine Art of Hand Throwing
Joyce Michaud., Associate Professor of Art, Director of the MFA and Graduate Certificate in Ceramic Arts and Studio Arts Coordinator
Pinching is the most ancient technique used to create in clay, and hands are the most essential tool.
Joyce Michaud’s career in clay is grounded in the beauty of the pinched forms she creates. Join us for a fun afternoon to explore the fine art of pinching. Under the guidance of Joyce Michaud, participants will move through the details of fine pinching and create unique pinched vessels. All of the work will be fired, cooled and available for pick up on Sunday morning.
- 2-2:50 p.m.
Reunion College Session 4
Hodson Science and Technology Center, Room 131
"God and Gulag"-Religion and Spirituality in the Soviet Forced Labor Camps
Len Latkovski, Ph.D., professor of history
Learn how religion and spirituality became important and relevant in the Soviet Forced Labor Camps.
- 3-3:50 p.m.
Reunion College Session 5
Hodson Science and Technology Center, Room 131
Educating Students for a Global Society
Kate Conway-Turner, Ph.D., Vice President, Academic Affairs and Provost
This talk will explores the many ways that Hood College is preparing graduates to work, contribute and lead within our global society. It will address an array of programming at Hood including study abroad opportunities, international service learning trips, and courses/majors that explore international and global issues.
Saturday, June 8
8 a.m. - 6 p.m.: Registration re-opens, Whitaker Campus Center Atrium
7 - 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 Music 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
6:30-7p.m.: Class dinners, see list below
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!
Afternoon Bus Tours (buses leave from Whitaker Campus Center)
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.
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:
- 1938-1948- 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.
Beneficial-Hodson Library Reading Porch, Campus
Buffet $30 All Beverages Included
- 1963: 6:30 p.m.
Whitaker Campus Center Commons, Campus
Buffet $30 All Beverages Included
- 1968: 6:30 p.m.
Coblentz Seminar Room, 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
- 1993-6:30 p.m.
Quynn's Attic, Frederick
Prix Fix $30 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
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: Computer access, air conditioning and refreshments are available in the Whitaker Campus Center. Also check here to see which classmates have registered and to view your class scrapbook. The Whitaker Campus Center is open 24-hours a day/seven days a week.