Here are the main reunion activities planned for the Macalester Traditions. The entire Schedule of Events for all classes and groups can be found here.
Note: All details for these events are subject to change. Full information will be in a provided final schedule when you arrive. Details, times, and locations will be added to this page as information become available.
$ = event with required fee.
Highlights
Friday Trads Gathering on campus at 7 p.m. followed by a happy hour at the Muddy Pig at 9 p.m.
Saturday afternoon rehearsals for the days performances, plenty of time to attend the all-class picnic and awards convo, a special banquet just for us and our guests, and an 11 p.m. concert in the Martini Tent.
Thursday, June 4
Residence Halls open for reunion guests
5 p.m.
James Wallace Society Dinner
6 p.m.
By invitation, for those who have included Macalester in their estate plans. Email Chris Solso for more information.
Friday, June 5
Back-to-Class Lectures
1:30 to 5 p.m.
Re-activate your brain cells in 40-minute lectures by favorite and new faculty.
Trads Gathering on Campus
7 p.m.
Location on ticket
Trads Happy Hour at the Muddy Pig
9 p.m.
162 Dale Avenue, St. Paul
Saturday, June 6
All-Class Breakfast Buffet $
7:30 – 9:30 a.m.
Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center
Fun Run/Walk to the river.
8 a.m.
Gather in front of the Hugh S. Alexander Alumni House on Summit Avenue for a run or walk to the river. Refreshments provided. Sponsored by the M Club. Open to all.
Volleyball camp for kids
9-10:30 a.m.
Leonard Center, Fieldhouse
Scots volleyball
coach, Stephanie Schleuder, leads a camp for kids ages 6 to 18.
Forum on Race I: The Obama Impact
9-11:30 a.m.
Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center: John B. Davis Lecture Hall, lower level
Historical review and discussion led by Jeffrey Hassan '73.
Tour the Leonard Center (Athletic and Wellness Complex)
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Tours begin every hour on the hour.
Tour the Institute for Global Citizenship
10:45 – 11:30 a.m.
Tour the new building on the west corner of Snelling and north corner of Grand Avenue.
All-Class Zero Waste Picnic $
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Tent on the Lawn.
Gather for an old-fashioned barbecue with live music and festive entertainment for the whole family including tarot reading, face painting, caricatures, palm reading and music. Be sure to recycle properly. Instructions on tables and at compost bins.
Photo Tent Open
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
On the Lawn
Afternoon Rehearsals
Time and location to be determined
Music will be provided
All-Class Book Discussion
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Weyerhaeuser Memorial Chapel, Center for Religious and Spiritual Life
President Brian Rosenberg moderates a discussion of this year’s Reunion all-class reading, The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak.
Tennis for ages 8-18
1:30 – 3 p.m.
Meet at the tennis courts
Forum on Race II: The Obama Impact
1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Featuring Mahmoud El-Kati, former Minneapolis Mayor
Sharon Sayles Belton '73, and invited guest U.S. Congressman
Keith Ellison; moderated by Warren Simmons '73.
Puppet show for kids by Open Eye Figure Theater
1:30 p.m.
Meet at the Flagpole, Rain: Library Harmon Room
Bring the whole family to watch this critically acclaimed Twin Cities puppet theater company present The Adventures of Katie Tomatie. Little Katie is looking forward to a ‘do-nothing’ first day of summer vacation. Her plans take a 180 when she accidentally digs up Mr. Boo Boo, a wacky skeleton ready for adventure.
Celebrating Dr. W. Scott Nobles
2:30 – 4 p.m.
Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center, Faculty Lounge
Being Green at Macalester
2:45 -3:45 p.m.
Meet in the Olin-Rice Science Center Room 250, to begin tour
Learn about Mac’s new initiatives for sustainability including a walking tour of the gardens the green roofs and the wind turbine.
Friends of Bill and Bob
3 p.m.
DeWitt Wallace Library, Room 303
Ice Cream Cart
3 p.m.
Roaming the quad
Sponsored by the Annual Fund office
Walking Tour of Macalester’s Campus
3:15 p.m.
Bell Tower
Led by a Macalester student.
Macalester’s Pipe Band performs on the Lawn
4 p.m.
Awards Convocation
4:30 p.m.
Weyerhaeuser Memorial Chapel
A weekend highlight, recognizing Mac
alumni across the generations.
President Rosenberg and Alumni Board President Libby Snelson Class of 1978 will preside over a music-filled ceremony honoring the 2009 Alumni Award recipients.
Distinguished Citizen Citations: Kris Ronnow ’59, Jessie Parker Strauss ’59, Bud Ogle ’64, Pamila Brown ’76, and Mihailo Temali ’76
Catharine Lealtad Service to Society Award: Chuck Harris ’75
Charles Turck Global Citizen Award: Tonderai Chikuhwa ’96
Young Alumni Award: Fred Swaniker ’99
Alumni Service Award: Louisa Chapman ’75
Photo Tent Open
5-7 p.m.
On the Lawn
All-Class Social
5:30–7 p.m.
Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center, Bateman Plaza
Trads Banquet and Performances
7 p.m.
Please wear your plaid! Open only to Trads and their families.
Scots Pride Reception
9-10 p.m.
Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center Student Lounge
Join LGBT alumni and friends for drinks and conversation.
Sounds of Blackness Reunion concert
9-10:30 p.m.
Sold out! Maximum number of audience members has been reached.
Martini Tent featuring performance by The Trads
9 p.m. – Midnight
Tent on the Lawn
Listen to the music of the Kronick Quintet featuring John Curlee '69. The Macalester Traditions will perform at 11 p.m.
Sunday, June 7
Dorm checkout
8 a.m. – noon
All-Class Hot Breakfast Buffet $
8:30-10:30 a.m.
Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center
Worship Service
10:30 a.m.
Weyerhaeuser Memorial Chapel, Center for Religious and Spiritual Life
Grand Old Day
noon – 5 p.m.
Along Grand Avenue