FAQ’S Online Reunion 2021

With nearly 2,000 Mac community members gathering each year in celebration of Reunion, joining us from around the country and even around the world, we must think broadly and plan for the best possible way to celebrate and keep our community safe for all of the future memories we want to make together.

We want to and intend to celebrate with you when it is safe and feasible. We are currently analyzing a variety of options to do so, and once we are able to provide new opportunities, we will reach out to impacted classes.

Yes,  this year’s 2021 Alumni Award Recipients will be honored as part of our Reunion kick off event and will also be recognized throughout the year through the Macalester Today magazine, MacWire.

Connect with your fellow classmates on MacDirect, Macaleter’s community platform. Re-launched this February with improved functionality and new features. Search for classmates, update your profile, post a class note, review your giving history, and more. Visit MacDirect

You can invest in hope and support Mac students through three new giving designations: Racial Equity Support, Student Emergency Aid, and Athletics. You can also choose among designations of Financial Aid, Program Support, Faculty Support, and Support it All. (Learn more about our giving designations on our website.) With these options, you are able to direct your gift toward what matters most to you while contributing to your Reunion class gift. You can give as part of your Reunion registration or at macalester.edu/giving.

Registration for this year’s Macalester online Reunion will open in mid-April. All alumni with an active email will receive an invitation to register online.

The schedule of events will be available when registration opens in April.

Absolutely nothing!  All events for Macalester’s online Reunion are free of charge.

If you want to make a gift to the Macalester Fund, you can do so when you register! Your contribution will be counted as part of your Class Gift, and supports everything we love about Mac. You will receive an official acknowledgment in the mail for tax purposes.

Attendees will be sent a confirmation letter to the email address provided at the time of registration.

All alumni are welcome to join us for this year’s Reunion experience, with priority admittance for limited lectures and programming going to those who are celebrating Reunion milestones as space allows.

If you are no longer able to participate and need to cancel your registration, please contact us by emailing [email protected]. Note that donations to the Macalester Fund are not refundable.

Registration is required to attend a lecture or panel. You will receive an email for each event on the day of the event with the online event link to join.

Please check out our weekend schedule online (which will be posted in Mid-May) for the most up to date information. Programming for the weekend includes opportunities to join in educational and social activities with fellow alumni and on-campus partners including faculty and staff.

We have decided to host events in the time zone they would be presented in if Reunion was still happening on campus. That being said, we have designed our schedule to allow for participation by our international alumni by offering morning and evening events. We are aware that not every event is convenient for every alum, and we will be recording as many events as possible and post them to the Reunion website for viewing on-demand. 

Some, but not all, Reunion events will be recorded and available on our website following the event.

To actively participate in events during Reunion weekend, plan to join online during the event. You will need to register for each event and will be sent a link to the email address provided at the time of registration. Most events will be held in Zoom or Remo online platforms which we have been using throughout the year for alumni community gatherings. The platform type will be indicated in the event description for your convenience.

Zoom
If you don’t currently have Zoom, you can download it from the Zoom download center. If joining from your phone or tablet, you will need to get the free Zoom app from your device’s app store. For those unable to join the event online, there will also be a phone number to alternatively join by telephone.

Remo – First time with Remo?

Remo is an online conference platform that gives you more agency than Zoom. In Remo,  you’ll be able to move around freely to smaller “tables” for conversation.

For best access, we find that Remo should be accessed by a computer browser; tablets and phone are not easily navigated in this platform. We recommend you make sure your browser is up to date before signing onto the program.

We recommend checking out this quick 3 minute tutorial and running a system check prior to the event. You will be asked to create a username and password, which you will be able to use to access future Mac events held via Remo. Alternatively, you can log in using your Google credentials if you have a Google account.

No matter your gender identity, gender is important to one’s sense of self. To be misgendered can cause someone to feel threatened, disrespected or alienated. In a community that values multiculturalism, and as a school that is consistently ranked highly as a place where transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming individuals can live authentically as themselves, we believe it is important to not make assumptions about someone’s gender identity.  We ask that all attendees respect the pronouns of all community members, and strongly encourage including your pronouns in your name for online events if you are comfortable doing so (for example – Neely Heubach ’06 (she/hers)).

Access for All.  Macalester is committed to hosting inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. To request an accommodation or inquire about accessibility, please contact [email protected] or 651-696-6275

Due to faculty/staff hours we have decided to host events in the time zone they would be presented in if Reunion was still happening on campus. We will be recording as many events as possible and post them to the Reunion website. We apologize for the inconvenience but hope the videos will be engaging and bring a small piece of reunion to you, where you may be.
Macalester is working to bring together its community through hosting our yearly reunion event online this year because of the current COVID-19 pandemic. In planning an event without a specific “location,” we have worked with alumni volunteers and online event professionals to offer a variety of engaging content accessible around the world. This includes working to select platforms that are broadly available internationally as well as planning events for our alumni communities to attend from across the globe–including Asia, Africa, and Europe. By programming throughout the day and evening, we hope people might be able to access some events live and will be providing recorded versions of major events as well as content that can be accessed and enjoyed at any time. We know that not everyone will be able to make every event, but hope those you take part in will be engaging and bring a small piece of reunion to you, where you may be.