FIFTIETH REUNION CLASS OF 1967 SCHEDULE Monday, May 22 – Thursday, May 25
Tentative as of 12/1/2016
SUNDAY, MAY 21 For those whose travel plans require them to arrive a day early. Reunion officially starts on Monday, May 22
4:00 –10:00 PM Headquarters/check-in desk open for housing check-in Quincy House
6:00 –10:00 PM Beer/wine/soda — classmate mingling
MONDAY, MAY 22 7:30 – 8:45 AM Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM–11:00 PM Headquarters/check-in desk open
4:30 – 5:30 PM A Conversation with Drew Gilpin Faust, President and Lincoln Professor of History, Harvard University
5:30 – 6:30 PM Cocktails Science Center Plaza Tent
6:30 – 8:00 PM Welcome Dinner Science Center Plaza Tent
8:15 –10:00 PM Evening Entertainment Memorial Hall, Sanders Theatre
10:00 –11:30 PM Nightcaps Memorial Hall, Annenberg
TUESDAY, MAY 23 7:30 – 8:45 AM Breakfast Quincy House Dining Hall
9:00 AM – NOON Vietnam
NOON–1:30 PM Lunch Science Center Plaza Tent
2:00 – 4:30 PM Symposia
5:15 – 6:15 PM Pre-Pops Dinner
6:45 PM Buses depart for Symphony Hall
8:00 –10:00 PM Boston Pops Concert Symphony Hall
10:00 PM Buses board to return to Cambridge
10:00 –11:30 PM Nightcaps at Headquarters Quincy House
WEDNESDAY, MAY 24 7:30 –8:45 AM Breakfast Quincy House
9:30 –10:30 AM Harvard and Radcliffe Class of 1966 Memorial Service Memorial Church
11:00 –11:30 AM Harvard and Radcliffe Class of 1967 Photographs Widener Library Steps
11:45 AM –1:00 PM Lunch Science Center Plaza Tent
1:15 – 4:00 PM Symposia
6:15 –10:00 PM Cocktails, Dinner, and Dancing
10:00 –11:30 PM Nightcaps at Headquarters Quincy House
THURSDAY, MAY 25—COMMENCEMENT DAY 6:45– 8:45 AM Continental Breakfast Faculty Club, 20 Quincy Street, Cambridge
8:15– 8:30 AM Alumni Procession forms Harvard Yard (in front of Harvard Hall)
8:30 – 9:30 AM Commencement Procession Harvard Yard
9:45–11:30 AM 366th Commencement: The Morning Exercises Tercentenary Theatre The Morning Exercises consist of orations, anthems, and the conferring of degrees on all graduates. Diplomas are received at ceremonies at the Houses and at individual Schools. Seating for the Morning Exercises is limited. Tickets are required for entry to Harvard Yard and are limited to one per alumnus or alumna. You may pick up your ticket from headquarters at any time on Wednesday or Thursday. Guests may view a simulcast of the program in Dunster House or at the Science Center.
All persons, bags, and personal items are subject to inspection before entering Harvard Yard. No backpacks of any type will be admitted. No bag or item larger than 12" x 12" x 12" will be permitted inside the Yard.
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Shuttles run between Mill Street and Soldiers Field Park Garage
11:45 AM – 2:00 PM 50th Reunion Luncheon Spread Science Center Plaza Tent
1:45– 2:30 PM Afternoon Alumni Procession Pathway from Science Center to University Hall in the Old Yard (spouses, guests, widows, and widowers are invited to march with the Class)
2:30 – 4:15 PM Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association: The Afternoon Program Tercentenary Theatre The program will include welcoming remarks and recognitions president of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA); the announcement of Overseer and HAA director election results; the presentation of the Harvard Medals; remarks by Drew Gilpin Faust, president and Lincoln Professor of History, Harvard University; and an address by the Commencement speaker. Tickets for the Afternoon Program are available for pickup at headquarters, and guests are welcome to join alumni for the program.
FRIDAY, MAY 26 7:00 –9:00 AM Final checkout from on campus housing (shuttles available to Soldiers Field Park Garage and Radcliffe Yard)
7:00 –9:00 AM Continental Breakfast Quincy Dining Hall
9:00 AM Headquarters closes and shuttle service terminates
10:30 AM Radcliffe Day Activities (optional) More information about the day’s events and the live webcast is online at radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/radcliffe-day-2017. Please email [email protected] with questions.