President Higdon, Celebration VII! and a lively schedule highlight Reunion

	Reunion 2007 takes place June 1-3.

The stage is set for this year's June 1-3 celebration for class years ending in '2 or '7.

Reunion 2007 is a time to renew old friendships, visit familiar campus places and find out what's happening at Connecticut College today. An estimated 1,000 alumni and guests are expected to return for the weekend.

Registrations are up about 10 percent from last year. The Class of 2002 currently leads overall with 66 alumni coming back to campus. The Classes of 1997 and 1957 tie for second place with 55 alumni each, closely followed by the Classes of 1967 and 1987 with 52.

President Lee Higdon, who is attending his first Reunion since arriving at Conn last July 1, will speak during an alumni convocation at 10:45 a.m. Saturday in the College Center at Crozier-Williams. Higdon also will be on hand throughout the weekend, giving alumni plenty of opportunities to meet him and his wife, Ann.

The weekend also features a variety of social activities (ranging from a wine-tasting led by Dean of the College Community Armando Bengochea to a 1970s mixer and DJ entertainment on the Green), mini-classes taught by faculty and an alumni book-signing. It's also the Reunion year for Celebrations VII!, for all alumni of color.

Alumni receiving awards this year are: Helen Fricke Mathieson '52 (College Medal) Margaret Keenan Sheridan '67 (College Medal), Helene Zimmer-Loew '57 (College Medal), Judith Hartt Acker '57 (Agnes Berkley Leahy Award), Barbara Beach Alter '42 (Harriet Buescher Lawrence Award), Joan Gilbert Segall '57 (Alumni Tribute Award), Thomas A. Sargent '82 (Goss Award), Ventrice Shillingford '93 (Mach Arom '89 Young Alumni Award), and Karen Douglass Wright '97 (Mach Arom '89 Young Alumni Award).

Visit the Reunion Web site to register, view class web sites or check out the complete schedule of events. Here are some highlights:

Lobster Feast on the Green : Friday, 6:30 p.m., College Green

Alumni Parade: 10:25 a.m. Saturday, assemble in front of Blaustein

Alumni Convocation: 10:45 a.m. Saturday, the College Center.

Sykes Luncheon (for those who have celebrated their 50th Reunion): Friday, noon, the College Center. Ann Higdon will speak about the paintings that she and her husband have collected.

Open House with President Higdon and Ann Higdon: Friday and Saturday, 3:05-4:05 p.m., meet the Higdons and see their art collection, 772 Williams St.

Reception honoring faculty who are marking milestone anniversaries: Saturday, 4:20 p.m., College Center

New online community demonstration: Friday, 10:35 a.m. and Saturday, 2:15 p.m., Hale Laboratory.