Draft Schedule: All events/activities subject to change.
Residence Hall: East Wheelock Cluster
Class Headquarters: McCulloch Lounge
($) Indicates separate charge not included in class reunion fee
(D) Indicates College-sponsored activities
(*) Indicates affinity or other non-class group-sponsored gatherings
Monday, June 15
Registration and help desk open from 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Arrival Day
Get reacquainted with the campus.
10-11 a.m.
Walking Tour of Campus Construction Projects (D)
meet at Blunt Alumni Center
Noon
Early Bird Lunch ($)
Join fellow early birds for an on-your-own lunch.
Courtyard Café, Hopkins Center for the Arts
2–3 p.m.
Dartmouth College Today Campus Bus Tour (D)
Take a guided bus tour of campus and the Hanover area.
Meet in front of the Hopkins Center for the Arts
2:30–3:30 p.m.
Back to Class
A behind-the-scenes look at the latest innovative cancer research and treatment. Presented by members of the Geisel School of Medicine faculty.
Moore Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts
3–5 p.m.
Academic Open Houses (D)
Get an update on Dartmouth academic life today.
Various locations
5–6 p.m.
Friends of Bill W. Fellowship (D)
Room 213, Baker Library
5–6 p.m.
Welcome Reception (Catered by DDS)
Class of 1953 Commons (formerly Thayer Hall)
6–7:45 p.m.
Dinner (Catered by DDS)
Pasta and more. The best of Italian cuisine.
Class of 1953 Commons (formerly Thayer Hall)
8–9 p.m.
One Man Show
Award-winning stage and TV actor Gordon Clapp (currently in Mockingbird on Broadway, formerly CBS’s NYPD Blue) brings us solo performance as the beloved New England poet, Robert Frost. Hear Stopping by Woods, The Road Not Taken, and more of Frost’s wit and crusty personality from his poetry, lectures and interviews.
Collis Common Ground
Tuesday, June 16
7:30–10 a.m.
Registration open
7:30–8:45 a.m.
Professional School Breakfasts (D)
Locations tbd
7:30–9 a.m.
Full Breakfast Buffet
Class of 1953 Commons
10:30–11:30 a.m.
Reunion Welcome with President Philip J. Hanlon ‘77
Moore Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts
Noon–1:15 p.m.
Lunch
Make your own sliders picnic.
Rocky Courtyard (Rain Location: Common Ground, Collis Center for Student Involvement)
2:30–3:30 p.m.
Back to Class
Selective Exposure to Misinformation: Evidence from the consumption of untrustworthy news during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign.
Moore Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts
5–6 p.m.
Friends of Bill W. Fellowship (D)
Room 213, Baker Library
5–6 p.m.
1769 and Bartlett Tower Societies Reception (D)
A celebration of generosity for members of the 1769 Society and Bartlett Tower Society. By invitation.
Hanover Inn
6–7 p.m.
Reception
Class donation to Dartmouth College Fund presented to President Phillip Hanlon '77
Alumni Gym West
7–9 p.m.
Dinner
A delicious three-entrée buffet.
Alumni Gym West
Wednesday, June 17
7:30–8:45 a.m.
Full Breakfast Buffet
Class of 1953 Commons
9–10:15 a.m.
Memorial Service, The Rev. Kenneth Taber and The Rev. Russell Ingersoll
Rollins Chapel
10:30–11:30 a.m.
Class Meeting, President Dudley Smith
Dartmouth Hall 105
11:45 a.m.
Class Photo
Steps of Dartmouth Hall
Noon–1:15 p.m.
Lunch
Lighter side, variety of tasty salads and more.
McNutt Lawn (Rain Location: Common Ground, Collis Center for Student Involvement)
1:30–2:45 p.m.
Nostalgia Hour
Illustrated review of our undergrad years—from freshman orientation to graduation; from attack on the Harvard drum to football, basketball, hockey and ski championships. Spontaneous, first-person anecdotes and war stories from classmates.
Dartmouth Hall 105
2:15–3:15 p.m.
Orozco Mural Tour (D)
Baker Library
3:30–4:30 p.m.
Back to Class: The Student-Athlete Experience (D)
Buddy Teevens ’79, the Robert L. Blackman Head Football Coach, leads a discussion on the student athlete experience. Talk about winning season. Athletes as future leaders.
Moore Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts (To be confirmed)
5–6 p.m.
Friends of Bill W. Fellowship (D)
Room 213, Baker Library
5–6 p.m.
Class of 1960 Guided Tour of the Hood Museum
Guided tours of the stunning collection, just for our class.
Hood Museum of Art
6–7 p.m.
Reception
Reception in the great atrium of the Hood. Wine, beer, soft drinks, and hors d’oeuvres.
Russo Atrium, Hood Museum of Art
7–8:30 p.m.
Class Banquet
Gala farewell banquet, ballroom of the Hanover Inn. Choose from one of these delicious entrees:
- Herb-rubbed statler chicken breast, roasted baby vegetables, garlic laced fingerling potatoes, chardonnay thyme reductions
- Grilled strip loin steak, creamy fingerling potatoes, baby vegetables, cabernet reduction
- Slow roasted salmon, baby spinach & lemon risotto, baby vegetables, citrus emulsion
- Three cheese ravioli with braised greens and parmesan cream sauce
Presentation of Class of 1960 Presidents’ Award for service to class. Enjoy music and dancing with ’50s rock and roll band The Rockin’ Chairs.
Grand Ballroom, Hanover Inn
Thursday, June 18
7–9 a.m.
Farewell Breakfast
Continental breakfast of coffee and pastries
McCulloch Lounge, East Wheelock Cluster
Noon (or earlier)
Check out and turn in your room keys.
