Reunion Weekend Schedule

12 to 5 p.m.

Class of 1973 50th Reunion:
Early Check-In Available

Early registration and room access is available for members of the Class of 1973 who need early arrival accommodations. Please call the Office of Alumni and Family Engagement at 740-587-5659 to make arrangements.

8:30 a.m. to noon

Class of 1973 50th Reunion: Registration Open,  Michael D. Eisner Center

Make the Reunion Check-In Center your first stop when arriving on campus. Pick up your weekend registration packet, which will include your name badge, meal and event tickets, room key (if staying on campus), an updated weekend schedule, messages, and more.

8:30 to 10 a.m.

Class of 1973 50th Reunion: Optional Guided Tours, Meet at Registration Center in Michael D. Eisner Center

Join classmates for optional tours of the Michael D. Eisner Center or Historic Granville with Tom Martin ’68.

Alternatively, listen to a Historic Arts Quad lecture by Marla Krak, arts engagement coordinator and Vail Series assistant director

10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Class of 1973 50th Reunion: Denison Then and NOW Panel Discussion, Michael D. Eisner Center, Sharon Martin Hall

Noon to 1:30 p.m.

Class of 1973 50th Reunion: Lunch, Michael D. Eisner Center

noon to 8 p.m.
(Please note location change for registration center)

Class of 1973 50th Reunion: Registration Open,  Burton D. Morgan Center

Make the Reunion Check-In Center your first stop when arriving on campus. Pick up your weekend registration packet, which will include your name badge, meal and event tickets, room key (if staying on campus), an updated weekend schedule, messages, and more.

1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Class of 1973 50th Reunion: Shuttle transportation available

The shuttle will take guests from the Eisner Center to Burton Morgan.

2:30 to 4 p.m.

Class of 1973 50th Reunion: Second Panel Discussion / Presentation, Topic TBD, Herrick Hall

4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Free Time

5 to 7 p.m.

Class of 1973 50th Reunion: Celebration Reception, Moon Hall

Celebrate with classmates and enjoy memorablia, signature cocktails, and more.

7 p.m.

Class of 1973 50th Reunion:
Dinner, Moon Hall

After dinner, enjoy a class slideshow and trivia contest.

8:30 to 11 p.m.

Class of 1973 50th Reunion: Party, Moon Hall

Continue the celebration with music and dancing!

7 to 9 a.m.

Class of 1973 50th Reunion:
Breakfast,  Slayter Hall, First Floor

8:30 to 9:30 a.m.

Class of 1973 50th Reunion: Yoga and Stretching Workshop,  Ann and Thomas Hoaglin Wellness Center

10 to 11:15 a.m.

Beautiful Friendships: Some Classic Films and Filmmakers You Should Know,  Herrick Hall

1973 grad John Ewing has screened well over 10,000 art films — new movies and classics, foreign and domestic — during the past 37 years at the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque (which he co-founded in 1985).  John, who was named a Chevalier (knight) in the Order of Arts and Letters of the Republic of France in 2010, will show some favorite film clips and share a fascinating perspective on his most beloved movies. Some may be unfamiliar to you.  Come prepared to share your own favorites.

11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Golf (optional), Denison Golf Club

Pre-registration is required for tee time.

To register, complete the registration form or contact Todd Bishop at the Denison Golf Club, (740) 587-4653.

noon to 1:30 p.m.

Class of 1973 50th Reunion: Lunch with President Weinberg, Huffman Dining Hall, President’s Dining Room

Enjoy lunch with your classmates and hear directly from President Adam Weinberg.

1 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Reunion Registration Open for All Classes, Burton D. Morgan Center

2:00 to 3:30 p.m.

Keynote Speaker, Connie Schultz  Herrick Hall

Join us for an insightful and entertaining discussion with featured speaker, Connie Schultz, a Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper columnist and best-selling author of books including The Daughters of Erietown and And His Lovely Wife. (Connie is the wife of U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown and sister-in-law of Charlie Brown ’71.)

Her work has encompassed journalism, politics, women’s rights and social justice, and she will begin her first year as Denison’s Professor of Practice in Journalism in August.

All Reunion Classes are welcome!

3:45 to 4:45

Women’s Panel: What is Success, Yesterday and Today? Burton Morgan Lecture Hall

Join tenured Denison professors Lynn Schweizer, Robin Bartlett, and Suzanne Condray, Associate Vice President of Career Development and Executive Director of Denison Edge, Laurie Kamerer, recent graduates, and moderator Joan Perry ’73, for a panel examining the cultural shifts that have occurred for women on campus from 1973 to today. All Reunion Classes are welcome!

4 to 5:30 p.m.

Reunion Alumni Art Show, Denison Museum, Michael D. Eisner Center

View art from your fellow classmates while listening to live music. Light refreshments will be available.

4:30 to 6 p.m.

Athletic Gathering, Ann & Thomas Hoaglin Wellness Center

All former Denison University athletes are welcome.

5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Denison PRIDE gathering for LGBTQ Alumni, Friends, Students, and Allies, Slayter Hall Student Union, 4th Floor, Shepardson College Room

6:00 p.m.

Class of 1973 50th Reunion: Group Photo, Location TBD

6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Class of 1973 50th Reunion: Celebration Dinner and Class Memorial Slideshow, Curtis Dining Hall, Provost Dining Room

6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

55th Reunion Class Dinner, Moon Hall

6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Post-55th Class Dinner, Burton D. Morgan Center, Knobel Hall

6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Reunion Welcome Picnic, Reese~Shackelford Tent

8:30 to 10:30 p.m.

Live Music, Dessert, and Dancing,
Reese~Shackelford Tent

9:30 p.m.

Fireworks, Reese~Shackelford Tent

7 to 9 a.m.

Breakfast, Slayter Hall, first floor

8 to 9 a.m.

Birdwatching Walk, Biological Reserve

8 to 9 a.m.

5K Fun-Run Walk, start from the Burton D. Morgan Center Plaza (weather permitting)

8 to 9 a.m.

Yoga and Stretching Workshop, Ann & Thomas Hoaglin Wellness Center

8:30 to 9:30 a.m.

Citation and Alumni Leadership Breakfast, Burton D. Morgan Center, Knobel Hall

10 a.m.

Citation robing and line-up, basement of Burton D. Morgan Center

10:30 a.m. to noon

State of the College Address & Convocation, Swasey Chapel

Noon

Parade of Classes, from Swasey Chapel to the Reese~Shackelford Common

Noon to 1:30 p.m.

All Alumni Lunch, Reese~Shackelford Common

Noon to 1:30 p.m.

Class of 1973 50th Reunion: Luncheon, Curtis Dining Hall, Provost Dining Room

2 to 3 p.m.

From Watergate to the Mueller Report, Herrick Hall

Hear directly from Jim Quarles ’68 about his experience as an assistant special prosecutor on the Watergate investigation and as a senior leader of the Robert Mueller special counsel investigation. Drawing from his experience, he will discuss what it is like to try to fulfill the mandate of a counsel with varying degrees of independence, and take — and perhaps answer — questions.

3 to 5 p.m.

Fraternity and Sorority Open Houses 

3 to 5 p.m.

Quad 55th FIJI gathering, Burton D. Morgan Center, Faculty Common

4 to 6 p.m.

Affinity Group Gatherings, Locations TBD

2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Alumni College Classes, More details to come

4 to 6 p.m.

Optional Class Gatherings, Locations TBD

5 p.m.

Class of 1973 50th Reunion: Check out, Burton D. Morgan Center

6 to 8 p.m.

Class Dinners, Locations TBD

8 to 11 p.m.

Desserts & Dancing, Reese~Shackelford Common

7 to 9 a.m.

Grab and Go Breakfast, Slayter Hall first floor

7 to 9 a.m.

Quad 55th Farewell Gathering, Slayter Hall third floor

7 a.m. to noon

Key drop off / Check out, Burton D. Morgan Center