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PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE
Last updated: 04/20/2024

 

THURSDAY, MAY 29

3:30 to 10:00 pm

Optional Early Check-In
For those of you who cannot wait until Friday to start your reunion experience, stay on campus one extra night.  Late check-in available upon request. Registration materials will be available at the Alumni & Parent Relations Office located at 400 North Claremont Blvd., Claremont, CA 91711.

 

FRIDAY, MAY 30

10:00 am to 7 pm

Registration and Dorm Check In
Check in and receive your roommate assignment, dorm room key, and reunion schedule. Then get excited for the thrill-a-minute weekend that lies ahead of you.

10:00 to 11:30 am

Friday Morning Coffee
Coffee, tea, and juices will be available for those who check in Thursday night.

11:30 am to 1:00 pm

W.O.A.A! (Welcome to Our Alumni Adventure) Lunch
Enjoy your first meal back on campus as you get reacquainted with old friends and the wondrous world of CMC.

1:00 to 2:00 pm

Class Session 1 - Professor Manfred Keil, Associate Professor of Economics
What is college without intellectual stimulation? Attend lectures by your favorite professors.

2:15 to 3:15 pm

Class Session 2 - Professor Robert Faggen, Evans and Neves Professor of Literature & Director of Gould Center
Another session with a favorite professor.

3:30 to 4:30 pm

Class Session 3 - Professor Paul Hurley, Edward J. Sexton Professor of Philosophy
Yet another opportunity to revisit the classroom.

4:45 to 6:15 pm

RDS Brew Review
Feeling a bit sleepy? Too much fun for one day? Come grab a cup of cold brew coffee to wake yourself up and maybe try a selection of craft brews also on hand. 

6:15 to 7:00 pm

Welcome Reception
The Alumni Association and CMC want to welcome you back to your alma mater with a swanky reception. It will also give you a chance to admire the impressive new architecture that you weren’t able to experience as a student.

7:00 to 9:00 pm

Fiesta Presidencial
Come meet President Hiram Chodosh and celebrate your return to Southern California, the land of delicious Mexican food, we will have a buffet perfect for providing energy, and endurance as you trek down college memory lane. Sombreros encouraged.

10:00 pm to 12:00 am

Friday Night Club
We'll have a playlist featuring your favorite college songs.

11:00 pm to 12:00 am

Late-Night Snack
Remember, this is a marathon not a sprint. We’ll have a spread of refreshing beverages along with the essential late-night recharge foods.

 

 

SATURDAY, MAY 31

 

8:30 to 10 am

All-Nighter Breakfast
Don’t feel pressured to do your hair or change out of your pajamas for this meal. Come to Collins in all your groggy glory for a delicious hot breakfast and exchange stories of the night (or years) before with your peers.

10:00 to 11:00 am

Stimulate your mind and attend a lecture by Professor Ronald Riggio, Assoc. Dean of Faculty & Kravis Professor of Leadership &Organization, to see if you are still as sharp as you were as a CMC student.

11:00 am to 12:00 pm

Kravis Tour with John Faranda '79
Take a tour of recent campus changes including the state-of-the-art Kravis Center.

12:00 to 1:30 pm

Barbecue on Green Beach
Nothing says CMC like basking in the warm Southern California sun while the grill sizzles nearby. Flip on some Credence Clearwater and you’ll have a hard time remembering it’s 2014.

12:00 to 4:00 pm

"Day of R" Party
Are you jealous of kids who get to jump in bounce houses while you're stuck on the outside adhering to societal rules about "acting like an adult?" Enjoy a number of outdoor activities, yard games, pool, and other Green Beach staples.

3:00 to 4:00 pm

CMC Master Plan Presentation with John Faranda '79
You think that CMC has changed a lot in the last five years? Check out the expansive plans the College has to transform itself over the next forty years.

6:00 to 7:00 pm

Class Photo
Ring in the weekend with a class photograph on Bauer steps.

7:00 pm to 12:00 am

Class Reunion Dinner and Dance
Keeping things classy at Collins with a three-course sit-down meal. See what your fellow classmates have been up to over the years since CMC with the "five years later" side show and test your knowledge with CMC trivia. Cocktail attire.

 

 

SUNDAY, JUNE 1

 

10:00 am to 12:00pm

Farewell Brunch
Unfortunately, it is true; all good things must come to an end. Say your good byes and prepare to re-enter the adult world with scrumptious breakfast fare and bubbly mimosas.

10:00 am to 12:00 pm 

Dorm Check Out
We’ll be as sad to see you go as you are to leave.