Academic regalia for students is available for purchase
at the Grécourt Bookshop, which is open 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Alumnae
House is open 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
7-9 a.m.
Breakfast for alumnae and students served in Chase/Duckett, Cushing/Emerson,
King/Scales, Lamont and Tyler houses.
8 a.m.
Breakfast for all current and former Alumnae Association directors and alumnae
trustees. Alumnae House dining room.
8-9 a.m.
Meeting of Junior Ushers. Campus Center 003.
8-9 a.m.
Meeting of Sophomore Push. Seelye Hall 106 (rain location: ITT connector).
8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Reunion registration. Alumnae House tent.
Ivy Day Activities
In the event of rain, the Alumnae Parade, Alumnae Awards Presentation and Awards
Convocation will be held in the Indoor Track and Tennis Facility. The signal
for such a change in venue will be the ringing of the college bells at 8:15
a.m. Seniors should enter Ainsworth Gymnasium through the glass doors, pick
up their roses in the ITT connector and line up as directed by Sophomore Push.
Junior Ushers should assemble in the ITT by the overhead door. Alumnae should
enter through the main ITT entrance, look for their class year signs along
the far wall and line up with their classes. Alumnae will march through the
double line of seniors and past the reviewing stand before being seated. The
Senior Class, led by the Junior Ushers, will then follow.
8:45 a.m.
Roses will be distributed to seniors from the front steps of the President’s
House. Seniors will then form two lines along the driveway and across Paradise
Road in preparation for the Alumnae Parade and Ivy Day procession. Seniors should
wear all-white attire and dark shoes. Please be on time.
8:45 a.m.
Junior Ushers assemble. Driveway between Park House and the Admission Office.
8:45 a.m.
Alumnae Parade assembly. Chapin Drive, between the Campus Center and College
Lane.
9:15 a.m.
- Alumnae Parade: Alumnae march toward the President’s House and the
Quadrangle, through the double lines of the senior class. Alumnae proceed through
the Emerson House archway, around the Quadrangle and past the reviewing stand
on Martha Wilson House steps.
- Junior Ushers follow the alumnae through the lines of seniors, leading the
seniors into the Quadrangle and past the reviewing stand.
- Senior class procession: Following the route of the alumnae, the senior class
will be led by the Junior Ushers into the Quadrangle, past the reviewing stand,
and will then be seated.
- State of the College Address and celebration of alumnae gifts: President
Carol T. Christ. The Quadrangle
- Presentation of Alumnae Association Awards. The Quadrangle
- Last Chapel Awards Convocation: The Awards Convocation ceremony honoring
the academic achievements of members of the class of 2008 will conclude with
the ceremonial planting of the class ivy. The Quadrangle.
11:30 a.m. (or immediately following
Last Chapel Awards Convocation)
Alumnae class officer team photos. 1943-Wilson steps; 1958, 1983, and 1998-Jordan/Gardiner
lawn.
11:30 a.m. (or immediately following
Last Chapel Awards Convocation)
All Reunion Alumnae Multifaith Service of Remembrance. Helen Hills Hills Chapel.
11:30 a.m. (or immediately following
Last Chapel Awards Convocation)
Computer science department brunch for graduating computer science majors, their
families and alumnae. McConnell Hall foyer.
11:30 a.m. (or immediately following
Last Chapel Awards Convocation)-1:15 p.m.
Picker Engineer Program reception for graduating engineering majors, their families
and alumnae. Davis Ballroom.
11:30 a.m. (or immediately following
Last Chapel Awards Convocation)-1:30 p.m.
Women and Financial Independence program open house for alumnae. Learn more about
the WFI program from program staff and students. Refreshments provided. WFI Resource
Center, 52 Green Street.
Noon
Box lunches for classes of 1958, 1983 and 1998 will be delivered to assigned
class meeting sites. (Some classes will have their class meetings
at this time; check at class headquarters.).
Noon
Luncheon for class of 1943. Lamont House.
Noon-1 p.m.
Box lunches for class of 1776. Alumnae House.
Noon-1 p.m.
Box lunches for seniors, graduate students and approved students remaining on
campus. Parents and guests of students may purchase meal tickets on site on
a space-available basis. (Price: $10 before May 1, $11 after May 1). Scott
Gymnasium.
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Commencement Choral Concert. The Smith College Glee Club and the a cappella
group Groove perform works chosen by the graduating class. Featuring Six Fables
for Women’s Chorus and Orchestra composed by Donald F. Wheelock, Irwin
and Pauline Alper Glass Professor of Music, for the Glee Club in 1983. Sweeney
Concert Hall, Sage Hall.
1-2 p.m.
Reception for Ada Comstock alumnae and their guests. Alumnae House dining room.
1-2 p.m.
Reception for Junior Year Abroad program alumnae and their guests. Alumnae House
living room and terrace.
1-2 p.m.
Reception for LGBT alumnae and their guests. Seniors and their families are welcome.
Neilson Library Browsing Room.
1:30-2:30 p.m.
President’s Reception. for seniors and graduate students, their families,
guests, faculty and staff. At Paradise Pond (rain location: Campus Center).
2:30 p.m.
Celebrations Dance Company’s 25th Annual Spring Concert. The commencement
concert of Smith’s completely student-run dance company, directed by Zoë Marr ’08,
will present many new works choreographed and performed by members of the company.
Tickets: $7 general; $5 students/seniors. Tickets may be reserved at celebrat@email.smith.edu.
Scott Dance Studio.
2:30-3:30 p.m.
English department reception for seniors, their families and alumnae. Seelye
Lawn.
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Reception for Alumnae of Color and their guests. Seniors and their families are
welcome. Alumnae House living room and terrace.
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Reception for Smith Travel Program alumnae and their guests. Neilson Library
Browsing Room.
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Reception for alumnae in public office. For alumnae, guests, students and their
families who currently serve, previously served or are interested in serving
in public office. The AASC is a 501(c)3 corporation, and reunion attendees
and guests who are candidates for public office are asked to comport themselves
in a manner that helps the association maintain this status. Alumnae House
dining room.
2:30-3:45 p.m.
Sociology department and American Studies program reception for seniors, their
families and alumnae. Kahn Institute Fellows Lounge, Neilson Library.
2:30-4 p.m.
Phi Beta Kappa initiation, conducted by Chapter Zeta in Massachusetts. Sweeney
Concert Hall, Sage Hall.
3 p.m.
Roselle’s Run. Runners, walkers, and hikers of all abilities are invited
to join the class of 1998 cross-country and track and field teams as we tour
the cross-country course in memory of our fallen teammate and friend, Dr. Roselle
M. Hoffmaster ’98. Hoffmaster was killed in Iraq on September 20, 2007.
The cross-country course is 5 kilometers (approximately 3.1 miles), and this
event will take place rain or shine. No preregistration is necessary. Start at
the Field House.
3-4 p.m.
Museum of Art gallery talk. Join Gary Niswonger, professor of art, for a discussion
about his work, on view in the exhibition Gary Niswonger: About Place. Sacerdote
Gallery, Museum of Art, 1st floor.
3-4:30 p.m.
Art department reception for seniors, families and alumnae. Jannotta Gallery,
Hillyer, Brown Fine Arts Center.
3-4:30 p.m.
Biological sciences, biochemistry, chemistry, neuroscience, marine sciences and
policy, and environmental science and policy departments reception for seniors,
alumnae and their guests. McConnell Hall foyer.
3-4:30 p.m.
Education and child
study department reception for seniors and graduate students, their families
and alumnae. Smith College Campus School Playground (rain location: Morgan Hall).
3-4:30 p.m.
Friends of the Libraries reception for alumnae, seniors and their guests. View
exhibits, meet library staff and enjoy a little “down” time. Book
Arts Gallery, Neilson Library, level 3.
3-4:30 p.m.
Geology department reception for geology majors, their families and alumnae.
Burton Hall foyer.
3-4:30 p.m.
Lyman Plant House and Conservatory reception. View the glasshouse collections
and exhibition gallery, meet botanic garden staff, and learn about recent renovations
and installations, as well as new initiatives and plans for the future. Light
refreshments will be served. Lyman Plant House.
3-4:30 p.m.
Museum open house. Visit with Jessica Nicoll ’83, director and chief curator
of SCMA; meet members of the museum staff; browse the Cunningham Center for the
Study of Prints, Drawings and Photographs; enjoy the museum’s permanent
collection as well as current special exhibitions. Museum of Art.
3-4:30 p.m.
Psychology department reception for psychology majors, their families and alumnae.
Young Science Library, Bass Hall.
3-4:30 p.m.
Reception for alumnae who were affiliated with St. John’s Church. St. John’s
Church parlors.
3-5 p.m.
Career Development Office open for browsing and questions. Drew Hall.
3-5 p.m.
Economics department reception for seniors, their families and alumnae. Wright
Hall terrace (rain location: Poetry Center).
3-5 p.m.
Italian department reception for seniors, their families and alumnae. Boathouse
lawn (rain location: Seelye 207).
3-5 p.m.
Music department reception and dedication of room J135 in honor of emeriti professors
of music Dorothy Stahl and Vernon Gotwals for seniors, their families and alumnae.
Mezzanine level, Werner Josten Library, Mendenhall CPA.
3-5 p.m.
Program for the Study of Women and Gender reception for seniors, their families
and alumnae. Campus Center 205.
3:30-5 p.m.
Mathematics and statistics department reception for seniors, alumnae and guests.
Math Department Forum, Burton Hall, 3rd floor.
3:30-5 p.m.
Philosophy department reception for seniors, alumnae, parents and their guests.
Philosophy Study, Dewey Hall.
4-5 p.m.
12-Step Recovery Program meeting, open to all. Dewey Common Room.
4:15-6 p.m.
Comparative literature reception for seniors, their families and alumnae. Kahn
Institute Fellows Lounge, Neilson Library.
4:15-6 p.m.
French department reception for seniors, their families and alumnae. Kahn Institute
Fellows Lounge, Neilson Library.
4:30-5:30 p.m.
Delta Phi Alpha initiation, conducted by the Department of German Studies. Hatfield
204.
5 p.m.
Roman Catholic Commencement and Alumnae Reunion Mass. Father Warren J. Savage,
celebrant; Elizabeth Carr, Catholic chaplain; and Grant Moss, college organist.
All graduates, alumnae, families, friends, faculty and staff are welcome. Helen
Hills Hills Chapel.
5:30/6:30-8 p.m.
Social hours/dinners for all reunion classes.
8 p.m.
Commencement Orchestra Concert. Featuring soloists from the graduating class.
Sweeney Concert Hall, Sage Hall.
8 p.m.
Senior Class Candle-Lighting Ceremony. Regardless of the weather. Upper College
Lane (across from Lyman Plant House).
8:30 p.m.
Theatre Festival of One-Act Plays. Winter Requiem by Rachel Lerner-Ley ’08,
directed by Erica Cornier ’08; Ephemera by Darren Harned, Hampshire
College, directed by Lisa Wall AC; Isosceles by Lynn Brandon MFA ’08,
directed by Emily Hitzik ’09. Tickets: $8 general public; $5 students/seniors.
Tickets may be reserved by calling (413) 585-ARTS. Theatre 14, Mendenhall Center
for the Performing Arts.
8:30-10 p.m.
Illumination of upper campus (weather permitting) with live music performed by
the Jay Messer Quintet. (In the event of rain, the Jay Messer Quintet will
perform in the Campus Center.).
9-11 p.m.
Ada Comstock Illumination Night Celebration, open to all Ada Comstock Scholars,
Ada Comstock alumnae and their guests. Wright Hall terrace and Poetry Center.
9:15 p.m.
Sophomore Push/Senior Step Sing. Regardless of the weather. Neilson Library steps.
