Schedule of Events

Celebration 2008! Fall Weekend October 24-26

Friday, October 24

 

1 p.m. - Scholarship Lunch

Scholarship supporters and students get acquainted and share stories. By invitation.
1962  Room, College Center at Crozier-Williams.

1-5 p.m. - Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives

Tour the new Center and get a firsthand look at some of the College's treasures.
2nd floor, Charles E. Shain Library

4 p.m. - Building Unity on Campus

Visit Unity House, the campus multicultural center, and learn about the College's many diversity programs and initiatives.
Unity House.

5-9 p.m. - Town Center Live!

Check out displays about the College’s history, relax, grab a snack, meet your friends, and pick up a schedule of events.
1962 Room, College Center at Crozier-Williams

6 p.m. - Shabbat Dinner

Freeman Dining Room

8-10 p.m. - Star Gazing

With Leslie Brown, associate professor of physics and astronomy. 
F. W. Olin Science Center, Olin Observatory.

8 p.m. - A Cappella, Connecticut College Style

Tune in for the annual all-group a cappella concert.
Harkness Chapel.

9:30 p.m. - An Evening with Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

These indie rock headliners, all Connecticut College alumni, heat up Tempel Green with a free concert.
Tempel Green.

11 p.m. - Lighten up!

Share a laugh with comedian Mario Rodriguez '96, one of the West Coast's rising stars. Sponsored by the Student Activities Council.
1962 Room, College Center at Crozier-Williams.

Saturday, October 25

7:30 a.m. - Tour de Camel Country

A relaxed 14-mile ride through historic downtown New London, along the Thames River and out to Harkness Park. Led by the College cycling team and members of SPOKESpeople, the College's bike co-op.  Please bring your own bicycle.
Meet on the front steps of the College Center at Crozier-Wiliams. 

8:30 a.m.-8 p.m. - Town Center Live!

Check out displays about the College's history, relax, grab a snack, meet your friends, and pick up a schedule of events. 
1962 Room, College Center at Crozier-Williams.  

9 a.m. - The Qualifications Question: Race, Gender and Class in the 2008 Presidential Campaign

Join MaryAnne Borrelli, associate professor of government, for a look at the current presidential campaign. 
Charles Chu Reading Room, Shain Library.

9 a.m. - Alumni Association Board of Directors Meeting

Becker House Living Room.

9:45 a.m. - Women's Alumni Soccer Game

Freeman Field on Tempel Green.

10-11:30 a.m. - Academic Department & Center Fair

Stop in and see what students and faculty are working on.
1962 Room, College Center at Crozier-Williams.

10-11:30 a.m. - Fall Foliage Walk

Meet Glenn Dreyer, MA '83 and the Charles and Sarah P. Becker '27 Director of the Arboretum, at the main entrance to the Native Plant Collection on Williams Street.

11 a.m. - Women's Volleyball vs. U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Luce Fieldhouse.

11 a.m. - Field Hockey vs. Middlebury

Artificial turf at Silfen Field.

11 a.m. - Women's Soccer vs. Middlebury

Harkness Field on Tempel Green.

11 a.m.-2 p.m. - Meet our fearless mascot!

Meet a live camel. Get your photo taken between 11:30 and 12:30 for an online gallery.
Tempel Green.

11a.m.-2 p.m. - Harvestfest

Food, crafts and gifts; sponsored by the Student Activities Council.
Harvestfest Tent, Tempel Green.

11:15 a.m. - 'Going Broke'

Stuart Vyse, professor of psychology, discusses his latest book, Going Broke: Why Americans Can't Hold On To Their Money, on the current epidemic of personal debt. A book-signing will follow.
Ernst Common Room, Blaustein Humanities Center.

11:15 a.m. - What Click and Clack Don't Know: Career Opportunities for Art History Majors

Tom and Ray Magliozzi, better known as Click and Clack on NPR's Car Talk, like to poke fun at art history majors for their supposedly dismal job prospects. Join Elizabeth Marwell '05 of The Forbes Collection; Laura Deming '06 from Sotheby's; Emily Klayman Jacobson '84 of Smithsonian's Freer and Sackler Galleries; and Joan Pachner '78, an art historian, for a rebuttal.  
Windham Hall Common Room.

12:30-2 p.m. - All-Campus Picnic

Tempel Green (rain location - Harris Refectory).

12:30-4 p.m. - Alumni Hospitality Area

Alumni tent, Tempel Green.

12:30-1:30 p.m. - Class of 2008 Half-Year Reunion

Alumni tent, Tempel Green.

1:30 p.m. - Celebration 2008: Your Legacy. Our Future.

Honor our legacy and celebrate our future as we launch the Campaign for Connecticut College. A conversation with 11-time Emmy winner Steve Kroft of 60 Minutes will follow. The veteran investigative reporter joins screenwriter and trustee, Kevin Wade '76, for a Q&A.
Palmer Auditorium. Reception follows in Castle Court.

2:30 p.m. - Men's Soccer vs. Middlebury

Harkness Field on Tempel Green.

2:30-4 p.m. - Bridges Mentoring Program Drop-in

Volunteer to be a mentor! Current students love talking with alumni about jobs and careers.
Alumni tent, Tempel Green.

3:30 p.m. - What Does It Take To Be a Fulbright Scholar?

Four Connecticut College Fulbrighters – Brent Never '99, Sarah Schoellkopf '97, Josh Duclos '04 and Alex Fiorillo '03 – recap their experiences overseas. Moderated by Dean of the College Community, Armando Bengochea. 
Silfen Auditorium, Bill Hall.

4-5 p.m. - Reception for Student Leaders

Sponsored by the Office of Student Life, by invitation.
Coffee Grounds Cafe, Katharine Blunt House.

4-6 p.m. - Art Department Alumni Exhibition and Gallery Talk

Terri Bright '88, Paige Largay '02, Anne Leighton Massoni '95, Chelsy C. Usher, and Joshua Stern '79 present On the Subject of Scale: 5 Photographic Artists. Artist talk:  4-5 p.m.; Reception 5-6 p.m.
Joanne Toor Cummings Gallery, Cummings Arts Center.

4:30 p.m. - Volleyball Alumni & Parent Reception

Team Meeting Room, Luce Fieldhouse.

5 p.m. - Catholic Mass With Father Larry LaPointe

Harkness Chapel.

5 p.m. - Toor Cummings Center for International Studies and the Liberal Arts

Senior banquet, by invitation.
Tent behind the College Center at Crozier-Williams.

5:30 p.m. - Goodwin-Niering Center for Conservation Biology and Environmental Studies

Banquet, by invitation.
Hood Dining Room, Blaustein Humanities Center.

6 p.m. - Celebration of Athletics

Fun and food! Join us for a reception and dinner on Tempel Green. $15 per person; children under 10 and current students are free. Pre-registration required.
Harvestfest Tent, Tempel Green.

7 p.m. - Sailing Team Reception for Parents, Alumni and Friends

Join members of the sailing team for their annual reception and raffle. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the door. 
Hall of Fame Room, Luce Fieldhouse.

8 p.m. - OnStage at Connecticut College presents the David Dorfman Dance Co.

Tickets:  $26, $21, $16
Seniors: $23.50, $19, $14 
Students: $13, $10.50, $8
Palmer Auditorium

11 p.m. -Tent Dance

Sponsored by the Student Activities Council.
Harvestfest Tent. Tempel Green.

Sunday, October 26

 

10 a.m.-Noon - Light Breakfast

Grab some coffee or tea and pastries before heading home.
1962 Room, the College Center at Crozier-Williams. 

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. - Hillel Bagel and Lox Brunch

Join Rabbi Aaron Rosenberg, the board of Hillel and Hillel Adviser Jeanette Kegler. All are welcome.
Ernst Common Room, Blaustein Humanities Center.

Facilities and Office Hours

College Bookshop
Take advantage of your 10% off coupon valid during Fall Weekend.
Friday, Oct. 24:  8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 25:  9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 26: 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Oasis Snack Shop (Cro) 
Friday, Oct. 24: 8 a.m.-2 a.m.
Saturday, Oct. 25:  8-11:30 a.m.; 3 p.m.-2 a.m.
Sunday, Oct. 26: Noon-12:30 a.m.

Athletic Center
Friday, Oct. 24: 7:30 a.m.-8 p.m. (The fitness center closes at 7 p.m.)
Saturday, Oct. 25 and Sunday, Oct. 26: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Pool
Friday, Oct. 24: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 25:  Closed
Sunday, Oct. 26: Noon-3 p.m.

Charles E. Shain Library
Friday, Oct. 24: 8 a.m-10 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 25:  9 a.m.-10 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 26: 10 a.m.-2 a.m.

 

Lyman Allyn Art Museum 
Saturday, Oct. 25:  10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 26: 1-5 p.m.
Lyman Allyn Exhibition Calendar

Campus Tours

(Depart from Horizon Admission House)
Friday, Oct. 24 - 10:30, 12:30 and 2:30
Saturday, Oct. 25 - 10:30, 11:30, 12:30 and 1:30 

Art Exhibits

On the Subject of Scale: Five Photographic Artists
Artists are Terri Bright '88, Paige Largay '02, Joshua Stern '79, Anne Leighton Massoni '95 and Chelsy C. Usher. Artist Talk: Saturday, 4-5 p.m. Reception: 5-6 p.m.
Cummings Arts Center Galleries

"Visualizing." Photographs by Alex Roberto Hybel, Susan Eckert Lynch '62 Professor of Government
Open Saturday and Sunday.
Haines Room, Shain Library, 2nd floor (See Shain Library hours above)

Mark Your Calendars!

Commencement 2009: May 17
Reunion 2009: May 29-31
Fall Weekend 2009: October 23-25

 

 

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