Dartmouth Night and Homecoming

October 23–25, 2009

 

Watch our
Dartmouth Night Parade
and Bonfire
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Alumni Relations and Athletics Events

Some events may be subject to change; please check back for updates closer to Homecoming.

Dartmouth Night: Friday, October 23 

10 am–1:30 pm
Bonfire Alumni Board Signing
The Green
Stop by and grab a marker

1–4:30 pm
Navigating College Admissions: A Workshop
for Alumni and Their Children
Filene Auditorium, Moore Hall 
Info and registration

3–6 pm
Baker Library Tower Tour
Baker Berry Library

4 pm
Big Green Women's Hockey vs. McGill (Exhibition)
Thompson Arena

5:30 pm
Dartmouth Night Oasis: Pre-Parade Party
for Students and Alumni
Tent on Alumni Gym lawn

Sophomores, juniors, seniors, alumni, faculty, and staff are invited!

6:15 pm
Cars and Bands Gather for Parade
Crosby Street (off East Wheelock Street between Topliff Tennis Courts and Hall)

7 pm
Alumni Classes and Upperclass Students Gather for Parade
Corner of Crosby and Lebanon Streets

7:30–8 pm
Dartmouth Night Parade
Begins on Lebanon Street, goes up Main Street, and ends on the Green

President Jim Yong Kim leads the parade 
on his first Dartmouth Night

8 pm
Dartmouth Night Ceremonies
Steps of Dartmouth Hall

President Jim Yong Kim delivers his historic first Dartmouth Night speech

8:30 pm
Bonfire on the Green

8:45 pm
1769 Society Reception
Top of the Hop, Hopkins Center
By invitation

After Burn: Gathering for Alumni, Families, and Friends
Tent at Blunt Alumni Center

Refreshments, entertainment, and a chance to mingle with alumni from around the globe.

Homecoming: Saturday, October 24

9–10 am
Saturday Morning Playbook: Buddy Teevens,
Head Coach, Big Green Football
Alumni Hall, Hopkins Center
More info on Playbook series

10–11 am
Faculty Chalk Talk: Changing the Brain:
Dynamite, Ghostwriters, and Zen
Alumni Hall, Hopkins Center

Chris Jernstedt, Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, shows that the capabilities of  the human brain are not what we have thought. To what degree do we know what our brain is doing? 
More info on Faculty Chalk Talk series

11 am
Football Pregame Young Alumni Tailgate
In front of Alumni Gym

Meet and mingle! Free refreshments and entertainment. Open to all alumni from the Classes of 1995–2009 and their guests. Hosted by the Class of 2009.

11 am–1 pm
Big Green Men's Rugby vs. Yale Playoff Game
Corey Ford Rugby Clubhouse, 9 Reservoir Road


11:30 am
Dartmouth Underground: Steam Tunnel Tour
Meet at north side entrance of heating plant, facing New Hampshire Hall

45-minute tour led by William Riehl, Chief Operating Engineer. Limited to 35 participants.

Dartmouth Then and Now:
Campus Walking Tour
Meet in front of the Hopkins Center

Students from the Hill Winds Society will lead a walking tour that shows how the traditions you remember shape today's Dartmouth experience. Please note: This tour covers a large area of campus.

noon
Big Green Field Hockey vs. Columbia
Chase AstroTurf Field

1:30 pm
Big Green Football vs. Columbia
Memorial Field

Football Postgame Young Alumni Tailgate
In front of Alumni Gym

The young alumni tailgate continues after Big Green football! Free refreshments and entertainment. Open to all alumni from the Classes of 1995–2009 and guests. Hosted by the Class of 2009.

4 pm
Big Green Men's Soccer vs. Columbia
Burnham Field

6:30 pm
Big Green Women's Soccer vs. Columbia
Burnham Field

7 pm
Big Green Men's Hockey vs. McGill (Exhibition)
Thompson Arena

 

Homecoming: Sunday, October 25 

4 pm
Big Green Men's Hockey vs. Yale (Scrimmage)
Thompson Arena

 

Classes Holding Mini-Reunions during Homecoming

Classes of 1946, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1991-'92-'93, 2006, 2007  – Contact your class for info on where and when gatherings are happening

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