Registration with Housing is now closed.
A link to Registration and more information about reunion can be found here. Late registrations for housing will not be accepted. However, onsite registration IS available for those who come for the day. If you need to cancel your registration, you will receive a full refund minus a 3% processing fee provided that you notify us in writing by 11:59 pm EDT on May 5. After that, you will not receive a refund for any reason (including COVID-19) for cancellations or changes to your registration or on-campus housing arrangements.
If you are having trouble, please email reunion@mtholyoke.edu or call 413-538-2201 between the hours of 9am – 4:30 pm EST, Monday – Friday.
Reunion Co-Chairs:
Bev Wise docbevcatmom@gmail.com & Palma Yanni palmayanni@gmail.com
R50 Schedule
This is a look at our R50 activities. Please note that all times and locations are subject to change. Class-speicifc events in BOLD print.
Thursday, May 21
12 noon – 8pm Registration and Arrival sign-in, Mary Woolley Hall, New York Room for Dorm keys and room assignments.
Please go to Buckland for your welcome gifts and your Class Book. Please look for signs to indicate hours we are ‘open’ to distribute the Book.
2:30 pm – Class of ’76 rehearsal for the Welcome Ceremony
Buckland Hall, Living Room
3:30 – 5 pm – Welcome Ceremony followed by “Berries and Bubbly” reception for New Alums (Class of 2026) – Chapin Auditorium
In this new tradition at MHC, the 50th Reunion class presents a class scarf to the graduating seniors, officially welcoming them to the alum community.
5:30 – 7 pm – Class of 1976 Thursday Dinner in the Beacon Room at the Community Center Dining Commons
7 – 8:30 pm – Ghost Walk
Meet in the basement of Dwight Hall.
Learn about the intriguing ghost stories swirling around the campus in a tour led by Deborah Richards, Director of Archives & Special Collections.
9 pm – M & Cs in Buckland Hall, Living Room,
Friday, May 22
9 am – 9 pm – Registration and Arrival sign in, Mary Woolley Hall, New York Room
Please go to Buckland for your welcome gifts and your Class Book. Please look for signs to indicate hours we are ‘open’ to distribute the Book.
6:30 – 9 am – Breakfast Buffet at the Community Center Dining Commons
9 am – 10:30 am: Self-Defense with Barbara Arrighi, Former MHC Deputy Chief of Security, Kendall Sports and Dance Complex, Dance Studio 2
10 am – 11:30 – Campus Tour for the Class of ’76
Meet outside Buckland Hall, Main entrance
Student admission guides will lead a campus tour focusing on the Fimbel Maker Space and other changes to campus. Golf carts will be available for those who need them.
10:30 am – Golf at The Orchards (arrive at 9:45 for warm-up if you wish)
Opportunity for three foursomes! Contact sarahdenby@gmail.com if you are interested.
Throughout the day – at-homes, tours, presentations, receptions, nibbles and concerts
11:30 – 2:30 pm – Community Lunch at the Community Center Dining Commons
2:30 – 3:30 pm – “State of the College” address by President Holley
Art Building – Gamble Auditorium
3:45 – 4:45 pm – Art Museum Presentation by MHCAM Director Tricia Paik
Art Building – Gamble Auditorium.
All alums are invited to learn how one of the oldest college art museums in the country is reimagining itself for today’s students and the future ahead of its 150th anniversary this fall.
5 – 6 pm – Commencement Shabbat and Shavuot
Shattuck Hall, Cassini Lounge. Open to all alums.
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Class of ’76 Social Hour
On the patio of the Art Museum
6:30 – 8:00 pm – Class of ’76 Dinner
At Willits-Hallowell. Morrison/ Andreola Rooms Hosted by the AA and the Development Office.
8:00 – 10:00 pm – All-Campus Fireside M&Cs Celebration
Join us at the fire pit for a special Fireside M&Cs! Enjoy our beloved tradition against the backdrop of a stunning Lower Lake sunset. You’ll also have a front-row spot for the Class of 2026’s Canoe Sing. Find us next to Pratt Hall, right along the shore of Lower Lake.
8 – 9 pm – Cornerstone Society and Mary Lyon Reception (by invitation only)
President’s House.
9 pm – 11pm – PJs and DJs: The Sounds of the ’70s!
Buckland Hall, Living Room
Saturday, May 23
8 am – 12 pm – Registration and Arrival sign-in, Mary Woolley Hall, New York Room
Note: for those arriving on Saturday morning for the parade: We will have the welcome desk in Buckland open for one hour Saturday morning, from 7:30 to 8:30 so that you can quickly pick up your costume prior to the parade. Buckland will also have your Reunion Book. Please look for signs in Buckland to indicate hours we are ‘open’ to distribute the Book
6:30 – 9 am – Breakfast Buffet
Blanchard Community Center Dining Commons
8:30am Parade Lineup, Mary Woolley Hall
9 am – 10:00 – Laurel Parade and Laurel Chain Ceremony
Mary Woolley Circle
10:15 – 11:30 – 154th Alum Association Annual Meeting for all MHC Alums
Chapin Auditorium
11:30- 1 pm – Community Cookout
Under the tent on Skinner Green
1:30 pm – Class of ’76 Photo
Skinner steps (rain location: Pratt Music Hall)
2 pm – 3pm – Lyons Pride Reception
2:30 – 4 pm – Class of ’76 Meeting and Election of new class officers
followed by the Class of ’76 Memorial Ceremony
Great Room on the upper level of Blanchard Community Center
The meeting agenda will include a vote on the proposed governance structure and election of new class officers. During the ceremony that follows, a remembrance rose will be placed in a central vase as the names of our deceased classmates are read
5:30 pm- 6:30 pm – Class of ’76 Social Hour with President Holley
Hosted by the President’s Office, Pratt Music Hall, McCullough Auditorium
6:30 – 9 pm – Class of ’76 Banquet in Chapin Auditorium
“Reconnect, Reminisce and Rejoice”
Featuring a slideshow, remarks and music of our college years
9:30 pm – M + Cs in the Dorm
9:30 pm – Canoe Sing (rain date)
Sunday, May 24
7:00 am – 12:00pm – Checkout
7:00 – 10:00 – Sunday Brunch
Blanchard Community Center Dining Commons
8:00 – 9:00 am – Yoga
Abbey Hall living room. Robbie Roll will lead a morning yoga practice
8:00 am – Bird Walk
Gather in Buckland Living Room. Enjoy the peaceful birdsong around Upper Lake.
Reunion Committees and Chairs
MHC76Officers@googlegroups.com
| COMMITTEE | CHAIR(S) |
| Booklet | Amy Higgins Tull, Mitra Singhal, Becky Keim, Jane Penfield |
| Costume | Ashley Allen |
| Hospitality | Nancy Bellows Perez, Joanny Vater, Sue Fier |
| Program | Officers – Class of ’76 |
| Connections | Tinky Weisblatt, Peggy Buchanan |
| Signs | Kitty Johnson Peterson, Sue Andon McKay |
| Saturday Banquet and Social Hour | Susy Ham Heldman, Susan Mertz Saviteer, Robin Abbey, Becky Swanson Bowers |