Schedules
In addition to enjoying Reunion traditions and class programs, expand your intellectual horizons through lectures and presentations by faculty and administrators. Listen to student experiences to learn more about Smith today. Explore the schedule to plan your visit. A webcast for the Reunion 2022 & Class of 2020 Celebration is available here.
Checking In
The majority of classes must check-in at Seelye Hall to be included in their class attendance count. The classes of 1942, 1947, 1952, 1957 must check-in at Northrop/Gillett House. The Alumnae House will NOT be a check-in site because it is undergoing a renovation.
Stop by your check-in location (Seelye Hall or Northrop/Gillett House) to receive your name badge with your housing assignment and meal reservations. You will also receive a key card to access class headquarters and your house for the weekend. Then head over to your class headquarters.
If you arrive after registration closes, call campus safety at 413-585-2490; they will let you into your house. However, you must stop at check-in the next morning to check in and get your key card.
Reunion Check-in Hours
Seelye and Northrop/Gillett House Check-in
Thursday: 4–9 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m.–10 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m.–7 p.m.
Sunday: 8 a.m.–1 p.m.
Seelye Building Hours
Thursday: 8:30 a.m.–9 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m.–10 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m.–10 p.m.
Sunday: 8 a.m.–1 p.m.
| 4 p.m. | Reunion Check-in Opens; Campus houses open for alums |
| 4:30 - 7 p.m. | The Smith Bell Ringers’ open practice All alums and families welcome. Join in the practice or just meet the bell ringers and visit the tower. Mendenhall Bell Tower |
| 4 - 5 p.m. |
12-Step Recovery Program meeting |
| 5:30/6:30 - 8:30 p.m. |
Social Hours and Dinners |
| 8 p.m. |
Celebrations Dance Company’s Annual Commencement Concert |
| 7–9 a.m. | Breakfast in college houses For alums and guests who have purchased housing. |
| 8:30 a.m.– 4:30 p.m. | Admission Office is open For browsing and questions. 7 College Lane |
| 9–10 a.m. |
College Programs Maya Lin: Mappings with Aprile Gallant, Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs and Senior Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs at the Smith College Museum and introduced by Dean of Libraries Susan Fliss. Stoddard Auditorium The Growing Value of College Botanical Gardens with Tim Johnson, Director of the Botanic Garden, and John Berryhill Landscape Curator. Ford 240 |
| 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. |
Smith Today: A Conversation with President Kathleen McCartney |
| 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. |
The Grécourt Society Ice Cream Stand |
| Noon–1p.m. | Love for Local Luncheon This all-class luncheon sources local foods for its menu. Check your class schedule for details on location. For alums and guests who have pre-registered for this meal. (Separate location for the 50th Reunion class) |
| 1–2:30 p.m. | Class Programming Check your class schedule for class programming. |
| 1–2 p.m. |
Friday Faculty Showcase Race Theory in Twentieth-Century America and its Critical Reception, Albert Mosley, professor emeritus of philosophy; Stoddard Auditorium We Want In: The Ongoing Campaign for the Equal Rights Amendment, Carrie Baker, professor of the study of women & gender; Ford 240 |
| 1–4 p.m. |
Paradise Pond Open Boathouse |
| 2:15–3:15 p.m. | International Students, Alums, and Families Gathering Lewis Global Studies Center, Wright Upper Lobby, Wright Hall |
| 2:30–4 p.m. | Class Programming Check your class schedule for class programming. |
| 3–4 p.m. |
Friday Faculty Showcase The Global History of the Andean Potato, Javier Puente, assistant professor Latin America and Latino/a studies; Ford Hall 240 Can Social Media Save Democracy?, Nicholas Howe, professor of computer science; Stoddard Auditorium |
| 3:15–4:15 p.m. |
Alum of Color Gathering |
| 3:15–4:15 p.m. |
Study-Abroad Students and Alums Gathering |
| 3-4 p.m. |
35th Milestone Reunion Tea for the Class of 1987 |
| 4–5 p.m. |
12-Step Recovery Program meeting |
| 4–5 p.m. | The Grécourt Society Reception Museum Atrium |
| 4:15–5:15 p.m. |
College Program The Smith Student Experience |
| 5:30–6:30 p.m. |
50th Milestone Reunion Reception |
| 5:30–8:30 p.m. | Social Hours & Dinners For alums and guests who have pre-registered for this meal. |
| 8 p.m. |
Celebrations Dance Company’s Annual Commencement Concert |
| 8:30–10 p.m. |
Commencement Orchestra Concert |
| 7–9 a.m. | Breakfast in college houses For alums and guests who have purchased housing. |
| 9:15 a.m. (8:45 lineup) |
Alum Parade and Ivy Day Alumnae Parade Assembly (8:45 a.m. line up) Alumnae participating in Ivy Day activities are asked to wear white with white or light shoes. In the event of rain, the Alumnae Parade, Alumnae Awards Presentation and Ivy Day Awards Convocation will be held in the Indoor Track and Tennis Facility (ITT). The signal for such a change in venue will be the ringing of the college bells at 8 a.m. Ivy Day Awards Convocation |
| 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
Josten Library Open House |
| 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. |
Athletics and Exercise and Sport Studies Department Reception |
| Noon–1:30 p.m. |
"Mountain Day” Picnic Lunch for all Reunion classes |
| 1:00–2:30 p.m. | Class Programming Check your class schedule for class programming. |
| 2 - 3 p.m. |
Jill Ker Conway Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center Open House |
| 2 - 4 p.m. |
Hillyer Art Library Open House |
| 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. |
German Honor Society Delta Phi Alpha Initiation Ceremony |
| 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. |
Residence Life Reception Tennis Reception and Hit-around Meridians: feminism, race, transnationalism Open House |
| 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. |
New Neilson Spaces and Services |
| 3–4 p.m. |
College Programs Becoming Carbon Neutral: Smith’s Geothermal Energy Project with Dano Weisbord, Associate Vice President for Campus Planning and Sustainability, Beth Hooker, Director of Sustainability, and Denise McKahn, Associate Professor of Engineering and Chair of the Environmental Concentration. Stoddard Auditorium Tap Into the Power of the Smith Network Conversation and Q&A with Honorary Degree Recipients |
| 3–5 p.m. |
Smith Crew Boathouse Open House and Reception |
| 3:30–5 p.m. |
Smith College Historic Clothing Collection Open House |
| 4–5 p.m. |
12-Step Recovery Program meeting |
| 4:15–5:15 p.m. | Service of Remembrance |
| 4:30–5:30 p.m. |
Picker Engineering Program 10-Year Reunion |
| 5:30–8:30 p.m. | Social Hours & Dinners For alums and guests who have pre-registered for this meal. |
| 8 p.m. | Senior Class Candle-Lighting Ceremony Upper College Lane (across from Lyman Conservatory) |
| 8:30 p.m. | Sophomore Push/Senior Step Sing Seelye Hall steps |
| 8:30–10 p.m. | Illumination Stroll the campus as music fills the air and the grounds come alive with the glow of delicate Japanese paper lanterns. |
| 8:30–10:30 p.m. | Ada Comstock Illumination Night Celebration Open to all Ada Comstock Scholars, Ada Comstock alums, and their guests. Boutelle-Day Poetry Center and upper lobby, Wright Hall |
| 9:30 p.m–midnight |
Dance Party |
| 7–10 a.m. | Breakfast in college houses For alums and guests who have purchased housing. |
| 10 a.m. | Commencement Exercises The outdoor Commencement Ceremony will live stream from Weinstein Auditorium (open seating). The indoor Commencement Ceremony will be held in the ITT and simulcast live to Sweeney Concert Hall in Sage Hall. |
| 1 p.m. | Residence houses close |
| 4 p.m. | Reunion Check-in Opens Campus houses open for alums |
| 4–5 p.m. | 12-Step Recovery Program meeting Open to all. Wright Hall 002 |
| 4:30–7 p.m. | The Smith Bell Ringers’ open practice All alumnae and families welcome. Join in the practice or just meet the bell ringers and visit the tower. Mendenhall Bell Tower |
| 5:30/6:30–8:30 p.m. |
Social Hours and Dinners |
| 7–9 a.m. | Breakfast in college houses For alumnae and guests who have purchased housing. |
| 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. | Admission Office is open For browsing and questions. 7 College Lane |
| 9–10 a.m. |
Friday Faculty Showcase Race Theory in Twentieth-Century America and its Critical Reception, Albert Mosley, professor emeritus of philosophy; Ford 240 We Want In: The Ongoing Campaign for the Equal Rights Amendment, Carrie Baker, professor of the study of women & gender; Weinstein Auditorium |
| 10:30 a.m. 12 p.m. |
Friday Faculty Showcase The Global History of the Andean Potato, Javier Puente, assistant professor Latin America and Latino/a studies; Weinstein Auditorium Supporting Collaborative Modeling for Software Quandaries, Alicia Grubb, Assistant Professor of Computer Science; Ford 240 |
| 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. |
The Grécourt Society Ice Cream Stand |
| Noon–1:00 p.m. | Love for Local Luncheon This all-class luncheon sources local foods for its menu. Check your class schedule for details on location. For pre-registered alums and guests. |
| 1–2:30 p.m. |
Class Programming |
| 1–2:30 p.m. |
College Program The Smith Student Experience |
| 1–4 p.m. |
Paradise Pond Open Boathouse |
| 2:15–3:15 p.m. |
International Students and Alum Gathering |
| 2:30–4 p.m. | Class Programming Check your class schedule for class programming. |
| 3–4 p.m. |
College Programs Becoming Carbon Neutral: Smith’s Geothermal Energy Project with Dano Weisbord, Associate Vice President for Campus Planning and Sustainability, Beth Hooker, Director of Sustainability, and Denise McKahn, Associate Professor of Engineering and Chair of the Environmental Concentration. Ford 240 |
| 3–4 p.m. |
12-Step Recovery Program meeting |
| 3:15–4:15 p.m. |
Alum of Color Gathering |
| 3:15–4:15 p.m. |
Study-Abroad Alum Gathering |
| 4:30 - 5:15 p.m. | Smith Today: A Conversation with President Kathleen McCartney President McCartney will reflect on the year at Smith and review several big initiatives currently underway. Weinstein Auditorium, Wright Hall |
| 5:30/6:30–8:30 p.m. | Social Hours & Dinners For alums and guests who have pre-registered for this meal. |
| 7–9 a.m. | Breakfast in college houses For alumnae and guests who have purchased housing. |
| 9:15 a.m. (8:45 lineup) |
Alum Parade and Ivy Day Alum Parade Assembly (8:45 a.m. line up) Presentation of Alumnae Class Awards and Celebration of Alumnae Gifts |
| Noon |
“Mountain Day” Picnic Lunch for all Reunion classes |
| 1–2:30 p.m. | Class Programming Check your class schedule for class programming. |
| 2–4 p.m. |
Meridians: feminism, race, transnationalism Open House |
| 2:30–4 p.m. |
New Neilson Spaces and Services Special Collections Open House |
| 3–4 p.m. |
College Programs The Growing Value of College Botanical Gardens with Tim Johnson, Director of the Botanic Garden, and John Berryhill Landscape Curator; Stoddard Auditorium Tap Into the Power of the Smith Network |
| 3–4 p.m. | 12-Step Recovery Program meeting Open to all. Wright Hall 002 |
| 4–5 p.m. | The Grécourt Society Reception Museum Atrium |
| 5:30–6:30 p.m. |
25th Milestone Reunion Reception |
| 5:30–8:30 p.m. | Social Hours & Dinners For alums and guests who have pre-registered for this meal. |
| 8 p.m. | Class of 2020 Candle-Lighting Ceremony Upper College Lane (across from Lyman Conservatory) Watch via Facebook |
| 8:30–10 p.m. | Illumination Night Stroll the campus as music fills the air and the grounds come alive with the glow of delicate Japanese paper lanterns. |
| 9:30 p.m–midnight |
Dance Party |
| 7–10 a.m. | Breakfast in college houses For alumnae and guests who have purchased housing. |
| 10 a.m. | Service of Remembrance Helen Hills Hills Chapel |
| 1 p.m. | Residence houses close Alums staying in on-campus housing should return their key cards to the designated baskets in their headquarters or the Seelye check-in location. |
Discover Smith
In collaboration with the Friends of Smith College, we are pleased to offer many opportunities to experience the vibrant life of the college through family-friendly and informative programming for visitors of all ages.
- Enjoy a botanical paradise under glass at the Botanic Garden.
- Analyze the details of a work of art from just a few feet away at the Museum of Art.
- Visit the libraries and view rare books, manuscripts and Smith memorabilia.
Check the printed Reunion program for time and locations.
Pioneer Valley Family Activities
For ideas, visit Explore Northampton and check out the following sites: