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May 28–31, 2020 Office of Alumni Relations • 4000 College Station Brunswick, ME 04011-8431 • 207-725-3266 bowdoin.edu/reunion • [email protected] The Reunion Weekend mobile app and schedule will be available in late April 2020. Registration Visit bowdoin.edu/reunion to register online or to print class registration forms. Bowdoin strives to make participation in Reunion as affordable as possible, and the College substantially subsidizes the cost of Reunion Weekend. Plus, kids are free! By registering, all individuals agree to abide by Bowdoin College’s standards of conduct and that the College may take photos and video of them during Reunion events and may publish them in any format or media without additional permission. Cancellations If cancellation of a Reunion reservation or on-campus room is necessary, individuals will be reimbursed in full only for cancellations made prior to Thursday, May 14. Due to planning commitments we make with off-campus vendors and other partners, we regret that we cannot offer refunds for cancellations received after this date. Accessibility Bowdoin College is committed to making its campus accessible to persons with disabilities. However, not all areas of campus are fully accessible. Individuals who have special needs should note them on their registration form or contact the Office of Alumni Relations at [email protected] or 207-725-3266. Visit bowdoin.edu/reunion for more on events, registration, housing, and additional information to help you plan your trip. A Bowdoin Reunion is a truly unforgettable experience! This incredible weekend, May 28–31, 2020, will be chock-full of joy, entertainment, activities, memories, and of course, Bowdoin dining. You don’t want to miss it! Have fun and laugh with old friends, make new connections, and dive into everything that’s happening across campus. This brochure is your introduction to the full Reunion experience. Additional details will follow—in print and online—later this spring. Reunion Convocation Saturday, May 30, 2020 • 10:30 a.m. • Sidney J. Watson Arena Join us! The 50th Reunion Class Parade opens the ceremony, President Clayton Rose highlights the year in words and pictures, and the College presents its most prestigious alumni recognition awards: Read more about the honorees at bowdoin.edu/reunion. Eileen Sylvan Johnson Alumni Award for Faculty and Staff Staci Williams Seeley ’90 Alumni Service Award Juan Bonilla ’95 Common Good Award #BowdoinReunion Reunion Talks Bowdoin alumni, faculty, and staff share their passions and expertise. • Bowdoin President Clayton Rose • Susan Thornton ’85, P’22, former assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs • Evelyn Hewson King ’80, founder and director of Maine Women Flyfishers, registered Maine guide, and certified casting instructor • Stanley Druckenmiller ’75, H’07, chairman and CEO of Druckenmiller Family Office • Steve Schwartz ’70, president of Chockstone Pictures • Edward Dunn ’60, P’92, retired professor of orthopedic surgery at University of Massachusetts Medical School and marine art collector and dealer • Andrew Hartsig ’95, director of the Arctic Program at Ocean Conservancy; Susan Kaplan, professor of anthropology and director of the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center at Bowdoin College; and Laura Henry, professor of government at Bowdoin College • Keisha Payson, associate director of Sustainable Bowdoin at Bowdoin College • A panel discussion with staff and alumni from the McKeen Center for the Common Good THE CAMPAIGN FOR BOWDOIN
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May 28–31, 2020
Offi ce of Alumni Relations • 4000 College Station Brunswick, ME 04011-8431 • 207-725-3266
bowdoin.edu/reunion • [email protected]
The Reunion Weekend mobile app and schedule will be available in late April 2020.
RegistrationVisit bowdoin.edu/reunion to register online or to print class registration forms.
Bowdoin strives to make participation in Reunion as affordable as possible, and the College substantially subsidizes the cost of Reunion Weekend. Plus, kids are free!
By registering, all individuals agree to abide by Bowdoin College’s standards of conduct and that the College may take photos and video of them during Reunion events and may publish them in any format or media without additional permission.
Cancellations If cancellation of a Reunion reservation or on-campus room is necessary, individuals will be reimbursed in full only for cancellations made prior to Thursday, May 14. Due to planning commitments we make with off-campus vendors and other partners, we regret that we cannot offer refunds for cancellations received after this date.
AccessibilityBowdoin College is committed to making its campus accessible to persons with disabilities. However, not all areas of campus are fully accessible. Individuals who have special needs should note them on their registration form or contact the Offi ce of Alumni Relations at [email protected] or 207-725-3266.
Visit bowdoin.edu/reunion for more on events, registration, housing, and additional information to help you plan your trip.
A Bowdoin Reunion is a truly unforgettable experience!
This incredible weekend, May 28–31, 2020, will be chock-full of joy, entertainment, activities, memories, and of course, Bowdoin dining. You don’t want to miss it! Have fun and laugh with old friends, make new connections, and dive into everything that’s happening across campus.
This brochure is your introduction to the full Reunion experience. Additional details will follow—in print and online—later this spring.
Reunion ConvocationSaturday, May 30, 2020 • 10:30 a.m. • Sidney J. Watson Arena
Join us! The 50th Reunion Class Parade opens the ceremony, President Clayton Rose
highlights the year in words and pictures, and the College presents its most prestigious
alumni recognition awards:
Read more about the honorees at bowdoin.edu/reunion.
Eileen Sylvan Johnson
Alumni Award for Faculty and Staff
Staci Williams Seeley ’90
Alumni Service Award
Juan Bonilla ’95
Common Good Award
#BowdoinReunion
Reunion TalksBowdoin alumni, faculty, and staff share their passions and expertise.
• Bowdoin President Clayton Rose
• Susan Thornton ’85, P’22, former assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacifi c affairs
• Evelyn Hewson King ’80, founder and director of Maine Women Flyfi shers, registered Maine guide, and certifi ed casting instructor
• Stanley Druckenmiller ’75, H’07, chairman and CEO of Druckenmiller Family Offi ce
• Steve Schwartz ’70, president of Chockstone Pictures
• Edward Dunn ’60, P’92, retired professor of orthopedic surgery at University of Massachusetts Medical School and marine art collector and dealer
• Andrew Hartsig ’95, director of the Arctic Program at Ocean Conservancy; Susan Kaplan, professor of anthropology and director of the Peary-MacMillan
Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center at Bowdoin College; and Laura Henry, professor of government at Bowdoin College
• Keisha Payson, associate director of Sustainable Bowdoin at Bowdoin College
• A panel discussion with staff and alumni from the McKeen Center for the Common Good
T H E C A M PA I G N F O R B OW D O I N
Exploration and LearningVisit the Schiller Coastal Studies Center
Reunion Talks
Alumni Reception at the Sexuality, Women, and Gender Center
Multicultural Alumni Reception
Conversation with Admissions
GUIDED TOURS
Bowdoin Campus Tour
Bowdoin College Museum of Art
Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Museum
Whittier Field and Support Building
Bowdoin Chapel Organs
AROUND CAMPUS
Special Exhibits at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art and Hawthorne-Longfellow Library Celebrating Maine’s Bicentennial of Statehood
Bowdoin Career Exploration and Development
Susan Dwight Bliss Room
Archives Open House
Chamber Choir Alumni Sing
Days of Events: Traditions
Boat Trip and Tour of Eagle Island’s Peary Museum and Summer Home
(Additional registration fees apply. Preregistration required by Friday, May 1, as minimum registration counts are needed. Transportation to and from campus is not provided. Two-hour trips depart/return from Dolphin Marina in Harpswell. Confi rmation will be sent with additional information.)
Golf
(Make advance arrangements through the Highland Green Golf Club in Topsham, 207-725-8066, or the Bath Golf Club in Bath, 207-442-8411. Mention Bowdoin’s Reunion to receive their special Reunion promotion.)
Open Gym
Open Swim
Spinning
Yoga
Reunion 5K Fun Run
Get Moving!
Night at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art
Throwback Pub Night
Haunted Bowdoin Tour
Pints and Pinot with Polar Bears, Faculty, and Staff
Bowdoin Brewfest: A Celebration of New England Craft Beer
Game Room Open
Reunion Photo Booth
Lunchtime Entertainment with Pan Fried Steel Band
Afternoon on the Quad with The Don Campbell Band
Reunion Piano Bar
Campus-Wide Party with Plush
Entertainment
Reunion Welcome Dinner
Lunch in Moulton Union
Old Guard Reception (10:45 a.m.) and Presidential Lunch with the Old Guard (11:30 a.m.)
Class Receptions and Dinners
Breakfast in the Dining Hall
Campus-Wide Reunion Lunch
Class Receptions and Lobster Bakes
Jazz Brunch
Bowdoin Dining
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Fraternity Corporation Meetings
1794 Society Champagne Reception (invitation only)
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Reunion Memorial Service
Jazz Brunch
Children’s Craft Hour
Fun with Physics
Virtual Reality Lab
Reunion Carnival
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Movie Night
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