(Tentative) 55th Reunion schedule: June 2024

1969 55^th Reunion Event Schedule

(updated May 31, 2024)

All events/activities subject to change
(D) indicates College-sponsored activities.

Class Tent: McLaughlin Lawn

The Class Tent will be available for socializing all day every day during our 55th Reunion.

Monday, June 10

Check In

• 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Class Tent / Occom Commons
• 6–7 p.m. Check-in closed
• 7–10 p.m. Blunt Alumni Center

Noon: Lunch on Your Own

1:30–3 p.m. Tour of the West End of Campus (D)
Meet at Blunt Alumni Center Lawn

2:15–3 p.m. Dartmouth College Today Campus Bus Tour (D)
Meet at Maynard Street Bus Stop

3:30–4:30 p.m. Back to Class - A Presentation on Artificial Intelligence (D)
Filene Auditorium, Moore Psychology Building

5–6 p.m. Friends of Bill W. Fellowship (D)
Baker Library 213

5-6 p.m. Welcome Reception
DOC House

6:45-8 p.m. Dinner
Class Tent

8–11 p.m. Class Survey Results & Socializing 
Presented by Rick Willets
Class Tent

Tuesday, June 11

Check In and Help Desk open from 8 a.m.–6 p.m. in Blunt Alumni Center

7:30–8:30 a.m. Breakfast 
Class of ’53 Commons (formerly Thayer Dining Commons)

7:30–8:45 a.m. Professional School Breakfasts (D)
Open to graduate school alumni and guests

8:45 – 10:15 a.m. Back to Class: The Science of the Constitution
Presented by Sonu Bedi, J.D., Ph.D.
Joel Parker 1811 Professor in Law and Political Science
Professor of Government Hans ’80 and Kate Morris Director of the Ethics Institute Dartmouth College
Kemeny 008

10:45–11:45 a.m. College Update: A Conversation with President Sian Leah Beilock (D)
Filene Auditorium, Moore Psychology Building

12:00–1:00 p.m. Lunch 
Baker Lawn

1:15 Class Photograph
Dartmouth Hall Lawn

1:45–3:15 p.m. Class of 1969 Memorial Service
Rollins Chapel

3:30–4:45 p.m. Looking Through a Glass Brightly – How to Optimize the Years Ahead of Us.
Peter Elias, Tex Talmadge & Allen Denison - Moderators
Steele Hall - Room 006

5–6 p.m. Friends of Bill W. Fellowship (D)
Baker Library 213

5–6 p.m. 1769 and Bartlett Tower Societies Reception (D)
A celebration of generosity for members of the 1769 Society and Bartlett Tower Society. By invitation only. 
Hanover Inn

5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Reception
6:30 – 8 p.m. Dinner
Class of ’53 Commons (formerly Thayer Dining Commons)

8–11 p.m. Dancing & Socializing 
Music by The Flames – We will be joined by the Class of 1964.
Collis Common Ground

Wednesday, June 12

Check In and Help Desk open from 8 a.m.–6 p.m. 
Blunt Alumni Center

7:30–8:45 a.m. Breakfast
Class of ’53 Commons (formerly Thayer Dining Commons)

9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Open Forum
John Beck & John Mathias - Moderators
What issuers keep you up at night? The Economy, Protecting our Boarders/Immigration, Reproductive Rights, Racism, Gun Control, LGBTQ+ Rights, others? How Do We Find Solutions?
Filene Auditorium, Moore Psychology Building

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch 
Kemeny Courtyard

1:30 – 3:00 p.m. The Viet Nam War – How Did It Affect You Then and What Is Your Current Perspective on How You Dealt with It? An Open Discussion.
Bill Stableford - Moderator
Filene Auditorium, Moore Psychology Building

3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Class Meeting
Filene Auditorium, Moore Psychology Building

5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Reception
6:30 – 8 p.m. Dinner
The Bema

8–10 p.m. Entertainment & Socializing 
Class Tent

The Reunion Committee:

• Co-Chairs: Norman Jacobs & Dona Heller
• Treasurer: Rick Willetts
• Attendance Chair: Dudley Kay
• Registration Chair: John Leavitt
• Memorial Service and Viet Nam: Bill Stableford
• Open Forum: John Beck & John Mathias
• Publicity: Tex Talmadge, Allen Denison & Peter Elias