Reunion 2008 Schedule

This schedule is preliminary and subject to change -- reunion committees are working on final class programs, and faculty programs will be added as well. Final schedule booklets noting actual event times and locations are distributed to registrants at reunion check-in - Class of 58 in Watson, all other classes in Sayles-Hill.

• Thursday
• Friday
• Saturday
• Sunday

All Weekend

• Activities and tours at the Recreation Center; Gould Library and Bookstore open
• Tours of campus and the wind turbine
• Activities and tours at the Recreation Center
• Exhibit in the Laurence McKinley Gould Library

Thursday, June 19

Morning

• Geology department field trip to Taylors Falls: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Advanced registration required.

Afternoon

• 1 p.m. – Carleton Open Golf Outing (advance registration required)

• 3 - 10 p.m. – Registration opens: Class of 1958, Watson Hall; all other classes, Sayles-Hill

• 3 p.m. – Residence halls open; Recreation Center open until 7 p.m.

• 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. - "Then and Now" Campus Tour with Carleton Archivist Eric Hilleman

• 3 - 5 p.m ’58 Open House at "The Survivor"

Evening

• 5 p.m. - ’58 reception, followed by dinner

• 5 - 9 p.m. - Taste of Northfield in Downtown Northfield with local food, silent and live auction, tours of the Northfield Historical Society, beer and wine-tasting, entertainment, and community contra dance

• 6 p.m. - '48 and '53 Dinner

• 7:30 p.m. - Re-enactment of the First National Bank Raid by the Jesse James Gang

• 8 - 11 p.m. - Community "June Moon" Contra Dance

• 8 p.m. - ’83 Grand Kick-Off Party

• 9 p.m. - Evening class gatherings in class lounges

• 9 p.m. - ’98 wine and beer tasting

Friday, June 20

Morning

• 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. - Recreation Center open. Climbing wall hours (age 10 and older):1–5 p.m.

• 7-9 a.m - Breakfast

• 7:30 a.m. - '73 Bird Walk led by Bob Williams '73

• 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. - Registration: Class of 1958, Watson Hall; all other classes, Sayles-Hill

• 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. - Laurence McKinley Gould Library open

• 8-11 a.m - '73 Buckthorn Attack - all classes are welcome

• 8:15 a.m. - Jazzercise Body Sculpting with Katy DeSalvo ’83

• 8:30 - 5 p.m. - Bookstore open

• 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. - '58 Oral History Program Group Interview

• 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. - Open Houses: Admissions, Alumni Annual Fund, Archives, Career Center, (Intercultural Life, Gender & Sexuality Center)

• 9 - 11 a.m. - Robotics Lab Open House

• 9:30 - 11 a.m. - “Shaping the Education of the Future” panel with Carleton faculty members, moderated by President Rob Oden

• 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. - Alumni Art Exhibit, open for installations

• 11 a.m. - 12 p.m - Wind turbine tour and presentation

• 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. - Heywood Society Luncheon

Afternoon

• 12 - 1:30 p.m. - All-Class Lunch

• 12 - 2:30 p.m. - ’83 Picnic Lunch and Ultimate Frisbee/Rotblatt. Pick up lunches in the Chapel Tent and walk to the Hill of Three Oaks

• 1:15 - 3:15 p.m. - Screening of “Breathe” with Chris Murray ’78

• 1:15 - 2:15 p.m. - “Navigating College Admissions in the 2000s” with Admissions staff

• 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. - “A Vision for Change in the Career Center,” Richard Berman, director, Career Center

• 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. - Wind turbine tour and presentation

• 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. - “Asian Puppetry,” Kate Wulle-Dugan ’63

• 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. - 'Spotlight Madagascar: Adventures in International Development on the Red Island' with Sara LeHoullier '03

• 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. - "Some Reflections on Religion and Politics in the Middle East and North America," Robert Lee '63

• 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. - ’58 Sessions: “Social Issues of our Increasingly Digital World,” Yvonne Connolly Martin and Don Switz, moderated by Lee Jones. “What Should Educators be Doing to Prepare Students for 2025 and Beyond?” Shirley Wiegman Rudolph, Sonia Olander Colorito, Rod Napier, and Mike Armacost.

• 1:30 p.m. - ’93 Gathering (Frisbee, hanging out, etc.)

• 2 - 3 p.m. - Reception for post-50th classes of 1938–53, hosted by President and Mrs. Oden

• 2 - 3 p.m. - "Oral History," with Barbara Sommer '68

• 2 - 3 p.m. - “The Toxic Çlouds of 9/11” Video documentary by Alison Johnson ’60

• 2 - 4 p.m. - Arb Tour with Mark McKone

• 2:45 - 3:45 p.m. - "The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir," by Kao Kalia Yang '03

• 3 - 4:30 p.m. - ’83 Award Recipient presentations with Vickie Bertramson Sullivan ’83 and Anne Parson Wallin '83

• 3 - 4 p.m. - Reception for former library student workers, current information professionals, and bibliophiles

• 3:15 - 4:30 p.m. - ’78 Panel on Politics

• 3:15 p.m. - ’98 Dodgeball

• 3:15 p.m. - '48 Class Photo

• 3:30 p.m. - ’53 Class photo

• 4 - 5:30 p.m. - Tour of library

• 4 - 5:30 p.m. - Faculty Reception and Reunion Carnival with children’s bouncy tent, face painting, mini-golf, and Ultimate Frisbee demonstration

• 4:15 p.m. - '58 Memorial Dedication - Mel Taube Memorial

• 4:20 p.m. - ’63 Class photo

• 4:30 p.m. - '78 Viewing of "Cabinet of Wonders" exhibition with Jody Williams ’78

• 4:50 p.m. - ’83 Class photo

Evening

• 5 p.m. - '68 Wine tasting

• 5 p.m. - '78 Wine tasting

• 5 p.m. - '88 Happy Hour and kid's activities

• 5:20 p.m. - '58 Class photo

• 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. - ’83 Reception hosted by President and Mrs. Oden

• 5:45 p.m. - ’58 Reception in Gould Library

• 6 - 7:30 p.m. - Individual Class Dinners (times vary)

• 7:30 p.m. - All-Class Poker Tournament

• 7:30 p.m. - ’73 Conversation: “Your Historical/Hysterical Memoirs” with Bob Strauss

• 8 p.m. - ’98 Progressive and bonfire on Mai Fete

• 8 p.m. - ’93 Progressive

• 8 - 10 p.m. - Northfield AA meeting

• 8 p.m. - 12 a.m. - The Cave - open house

• 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. - Concert with Pianist Nicola Melville

• 8:30 - 10 p.m. - Alumni Art Exhibit open

• 8:30 p.m. - ’83 House Party

• 8:30 - 10 p.m. - All-Class ice cream social

• 8:45 p.m. - Shabbat Service, led by Associate Chaplain Rabbi Dworsky

• 9 p.m. - ’03 Music Showcase

• 9 p.m. - '88 campfire & s'mores

• 10 p.m. - Fireworks

• 10:15 p.m. - ’73 Bonfire

• 10:15 p.m. - Goodsell Observatory Open House with Professor Joel Weisberg

Saturday, June 21

Morning

• 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. - Recreation Center open. Climbing wall hours (age 10 and older): 1–5 p.m.

• 7 - 9:30 a.m. - All-Class Breakfast

• 7:30 - 9:30 a.m. - Arb Tour with Arb Director Nancy Braker '81

• 7:30 a.m. - ’58 women’s breakfast

• 7:30 a.m. - Reunion 5K "Early Riser: Arb Race, open to all ages

• 8 - 9:30 a.m. - Registration: Class of 1958, Watson Hall; all other classes, Sayles-Hill

• 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. - Gould Library open

• 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. - Bookstore open

• 8 - 9:30 a.m. - Intergenerational Table Talks and Common Reading Discussion Groups

• 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. - Alumni Art Exhibit open

• 8:30 a.m. - ’83 Oral History Program Group Interview

• 8:30-9:30 a.m. - '88 Class Conversation & Coffee - "Life Transitions"

• 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. - “Intelligent Design: A Scientific and Religious Critique,” Ian Barbour, Winifred & Atherton Bean Professor of Science, Technology and Society, Emeritus

• 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. - Alumni Association Award Recipients Breakfast

• 10 a.m. - Parade of Classes

• 10:30 a.m. - Reunion Convocation

Afternoon

• 12 - 1:30 p.m. - All-Class Picnic Lunch

• 12 - 1:15 p.m. - ’83 Table Talk Lunches with Jeff Blodgett (Presidential Politics), Craig Scott (Living Overseas), Jim Haughn (Spirituality), Jim Chapin (Business), and others

• 12 - 1:30 p.m. - 'C’ Club Hall of Fame Luncheon and Induction Ceremony

• 12 - 1 p.m. - ’58 Luncheon

• 12 - 1 p.m. - Luncheon for ’38, ’43, and ’48

• 1 - 3 p.m. - Alumni and Faculty Book & CD Signing

• 1 - 3 p.m. - Walking Tour of the Arboretum led by Myles Bakke, Exceptional Service Award recipient and retired Arb Manager

• 1:10 p.m. - ’03 Class photo

• 1:15 - 2:45 p.m. - ’83 Sustainability Panel

• 1:15 - 2:30 p.m. - ’78 Green Energy Panel

• 1:15 - 2:15 p.m. - Asian Puppetry with Kate Wulle-Du

• 1:30 - 3 p.m. - “Carleton 1958–2008: Our Dreams and Legacy,” Sadao Asada, Bonny Bray Armacost, Rod Napier, Karin Swanson. Moderated by Peter Puchner.

• 1:30 - 5 p.m. - Carleton Tunnels open for viewing (Evans to Nourse section)

• 1:40 p.m. - ’73 Class photo

• 1:45 p.m. - ’03 Memorial Service (walk from Chapel)

• 2 p.m. - ’73/’78 Rotblatt, ’73 Water Balloon Toss

• 2 p.m. - ’98 Class photo

• 2 - 4 p.m. - ’88 Ultimate/Rotblatt

• 2:10 p.m. - ’98 Kids Arb Walk

• 2:20 p.m. - ’93 Class photo

• 2:40 p.m. - ’68 Class photo

• ’2:55 p.m. - 78 Class photo

• 3 - 4 p.m. - “The Middle East: Ancient and Not So Ancient,” President Robert A. Oden Jr.

• 3 - 5 p.m. - ’93, ’98, ’03 Ultimate

• 3 - 4:30 p.m. - ’83 Art Conversation with Dana Friis-Hansen and Pipo Nguyen-Duy

• 3:30 p.m. - ’58 Class Memorial Service

• 4 p.m. - ’88 Class photo

• 4:15 p.m. - ’93 porch party at home of Matt ’93 and Sarah Blaisdell Forster ’93

• 4:15 - 5:15 p.m. - Alumni Choir Rehearsal

Evening

• 5 - 6 p.m. - ’83 Wine Discussion with Jeff Pipes ’83 (space limited)

• 5 - 7 p.m. - ’88 Wine Tasting, kid's activities, dinner

• 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. - '58 Reception hosted by President and Mrs. Oden

• 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. - Individual Class Dinners

• 8 p.m. - Closed AA Meeting

• 8 p.m. - 12 a.m. - The Cave - Open House

• 9 p.m. - '88 Campfire

• 9 p.m. - '03 Ebony Party

• 10 p.m. - All Reunion Entertainment

• 10 p.m. - '83 Dance Party

Sunday, June 22

• 6:30 - 9:30 a.m. - Breakfast

• 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. - Key desks open for check-out

• 9 - 10:30 a.m. - ’98 and ’03 breakfast with President and Mrs. Oden

• 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. - Open House: Dacie Moses House

• 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. - Gould Library open

• 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. - Bookstore open

• 9:30 a.m. - Alumni Choir Rehearsal

• 10:30 a.m. - Alumni Remembrance Chapel Service

• 12 p.m. - Check-out