Friday, May 31
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Check-in at Headquarters
Cabot Library, Science Center
Please come to headquarters to check in when you arrive on campus. You will receive your name badge, favor, additional Reunion materials, and your House/dorm room key and assignment, if you are staying on campus. Luggage storage will be available for a small fee on Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1, from 8am-8pm. Pre-register for luggage storage here. Please see additional information on the FAQs page.
9:00 - 10:15 A.M.
Campus Tour
Cambridge Visitor Information Center
These student-led tours last about 75 minutes, and the route is about one mile. These are walking tours at a leisurely pace and the routes are accessible. The meeting point for the tours is in front of the Cambridge Visitor’s Information Center, between the Harvard T Stop and the Harvard Shop (1380 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138). Please contact the Trademark Tours office if you have any questions: (855) 455-8747 Ext. 702
10:30 a.m.
Harvard Alumni Day Parade Line-up
Old Yard
11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
Harvard Alumni Day Parade & Program
Tercentenary Theatre
All Harvard alumni are invited to join the Harvard Alumni Association for the third annual Harvard Alumni Day, a day for and in celebration of Harvard’s vibrant, global alumni community! View the full Harvard Alumni Day Schedule.
Suggested dress code is smart casual.
1:00 - 3:00 P.M.
Harvard Alumni Day Yard Party
Old Yard
Join your friends—and make new ones—at the all-alumni Yard Party with food and beverage trucks (including beer and wine), including some local favorites. View the food truck menus!
Suggested dress code is smart casual.
2:00 - 3:30 P.M.
Radcliffe Institute Open House
Radcliffe Yard
The Radcliffe Institute invites you to join us for an open house in Radcliffe Yard to reconnect with friends and classmates and to learn more about the work of the Radcliffe Institute today. Light refreshments will be provided in Fay House; selections from the Radcliffe College archives will be on display in the Schlesinger Library; and the Institute’s current gallery exhibitions, Rewrite, Organize, Remix: Visions of Feminist Organizing and A Female Landscape and the Abstract Gesture will be on view.
Please register here if you plan to join us. This is a drop-in event, so please feel free to arrive at any time during event hours.
If you have any questions, please contact Radcliffe Events at events@radcliffe.harvard.edu or 617-496-1984. We hope to see you there!
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Afternoon Break
Use this time to catch up with friends, rest up for a fun evening ahead, or attend either of the events below.
You can also spent the time to watch Michael Small’s class webinar here.
3:00 - 4:15 P.M.
Allston Campus Tour
Cambridge Visitor Information Center
These student-led tours last about 75 minutes, and the route is about one mile. These are walking tours at a leisurely pace and the routes are accessible. The meeting point for the tours is in front of the Cambridge Visitor’s Information Center, between the Harvard T Stop and the Harvard Shop (1380 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138). Please contact the Trademark Tours office if you have any questions: (855) 455-8747 Ext. 702
3:15 - 5:00 p.m.
Harvard Art Museum Tours (4 Tours)
Relive the days of Fine Arts 13 with curator-led tours of the Impressionist galleries and more at the Harvard Art Museums! A campus gem, the Harvard Art Museums is the sixth largest art museum in North America, with over 255,000 works of art. Recuperate in its light-filled galleries and reminisce on your favorite class – “Darkness at Noon”. Our class has arranged curator- led tours of the “ Greatest Hits” of the collection and of the special exhibition on the large prints by LaToya M. Hobbs. These tours are now fully booked.
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Preserving Our Stories: A Celebration of the Radcliffe College Alumnae Oral History Project
Knafel Center, Radcliffe Yard or Zoom
The event will recount some memorable moments from the interviews with alumnae of the classes of the 1940s to 1970s followed by a reception for alumnae and interviewers to meet, mingle and reminisce. Separate registration is required for this event.
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Solo Travelers and Singles Gathering
Lehman Common Room 201
Join alumni from the Classes of 1979, 1984, and 1989 for this social gathering. Free snacks and a cash bar will be available.
Suggested dress code is smart casual.
5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Class of 1979 Survey Presentation
Sanders Theatre
Nearly 500 classmates shared their thoughts on a wide range of questions, ranging from our HR experience and how we reflect upon it, to health, wealth, work, retirement, children, grandchildren, politics and sex! We will also share classmates’ recommendations on books, movies and travel. Don’t miss the chance to hear what’s on our classmates’ minds.
7:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Harvard-Radcliffe Class of 1979 Cocktails and Cantabrigian Culinary Delights
Smith Campus Center
Enjoy an evening of catching up with friends old and new while sampling the offerings of Harvard Square food vendors, including the unofficial Kirkland House caterer, Pinocchio’s Pizza. Come as you are.
Stop by Charlie's Kitchen after dinner...
Following our class dinner Friday evening, please drop by upstairs at Charlie’s Kitchen, 10 Eliot St. for a night cap.*
We are unable to reserve space there (as we did at the Hong Kong 5 years ago), but they have told us upstairs should accommodate those of us who want to keep the party going for another hour or so after dinner. No cover charge (but libations are on you). Hope to see some of you there!
*Please note: capacity will be limited, so it will have to be first come, first served!
