Schedule of Events

Reunion Weekend is so much more than just your class reunion party.  Check out our great line-up of faculty presentations, alumni speakers and panels, alumni affinity gatherings and more!


Click on the individual days below to see what we have planned for you! 


*All times and locations are subject to change.

Jumbo statue among spring bloom

May 17-19, 2024 (30th - 70th Reunions)

  • Friday, May 17, 2024

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    9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Registration 
    (Alumnae Hall, Aidekman Arts Center, 40 Talbot Ave.)

    9:00 am - 10:15 am: Tour of Science & Engineering Complex (SEC) and Joyce Cummings Center (Tour will being at SEC, meet at the patio facing Dearborn Road)

    10:30 am - 11:45 pm: Faculty Spotlight - "Quo Vadis AI? Contemplating the Prospect of Truly Intelligent Artificial Agents
    Presented by Matthias Scheutz, Professor, Computer Science, Karol Family Applied Technology Professorship, Computer Science 
    (Pearson Chemistry Building Room 104)

    11:00 am-12:00 pm: Class of 1959, 65th Class Gathering 
    (Dewick Conference Room) 

    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm: 55th Plus Reunion Luncheon 
    (Dewick McPhie Dining Center)

    2:00 pm - 3:15 pm: Tour of Science & Engineering Complex (SEC) and Joyce Cummings Center (Tour will being at SEC, meet at the patio facing Dearborn Road)

    2:00 pm - 3:15 pm: Alumni Presentation - "A Photo History of the Buildings of Tufts University from 1852 to Today
    Presented by Dan Valentine, E93, EG95 
    (Pearson Chemistry Building Room 104)

    2:30 pm - 3:45 pm: Faculty Spotlight - "The Power of Demography: How Populations Make and Break States" 
    Presented by Monica Duffy Toft, Professor of International Politics, Director, Center for Strategic Studies, Academic Dean 
    (Barnum Hall 008)

    2:30 pm - 3:45 pm: Campus Art Tour guided by Dina Deitsch, Director and Chief Curator, Tufts University Art Galleries (meet in front of Ballou Hall, near the Jumbo Sculpture)

    3:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Chaplaincy Open House 
    (Goddard Chapel) 

    Stop by Historic Goddard for light refreshments and a warm welcome. Come learn about our multifaith chaplaincy, including Buddhist, Catholic, Hindu, Humanist, Jewish, Muslim, and Protestant communities, as well as our vibrant arts and educational programming. Self-guided chapel tours will be available, and University Chaplaincy staff will be on site to answer questions.
     

    3:15 pm - 4:00pm: Tour of Tisch Fitness Center & Athletics Facilities 

    4:30 pm – 6:00pm: Black Graduation & Stole Ceremony and Senior Reception 
    (Granoff Music Center – Distler Hall)

    5:00 pm: Hillel Open House 
    (Granoff Family Hillel Center, 220 Packard Ave) 

    6:30 pm: Hillel Student-led Services
    (Granoff Family Hillel Center, 220 Packard Ave) 

    7:15 pm: Shabbat Dinner 
    *Please contact Tufts Hillel to RSVP
    (Granoff Family Hillel Center, 220 Packard Ave)

    Tufts Night at Pops

    Attire: Business/Business Casual

    This year's theme will be the music of George Gershwin.

    5:00 pm - 6:15 pm: Pre-Pops Dinner (Ticket Required) 
    (Dewick MacPhie Dining Center)

    6:30 pm: Buses to Tufts Night at Pops Performance with return post concert. (buses pick up at the corner of Talbot Ave. and Latin Way, Ticket Required)

    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: 122nd Tufts Night at Pops Concert 
    (Boston Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA, Ticket Required)

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    *Schedule is Subject to Change*

  • Saturday, May 18, 2024

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    8:30 am - 5:00 pm: Registration
    (Alumnae Hall, Aidekman Arts Center, 40 Talbot Ave.)

    8:30 am - 10:30 am: Class of 1969 - Coffee and Conversations 
    (Braker Hall, Room 226)

    9:30 am – 11:30 am: Class of 1964 – 60th Reunion class meeting  
    (Braker Hall, Room 113)

    9:30 am – 11:00 am: Class of 1974 - Coffee and Conversation 

    10:30 am: Hillel Student-led Shabbat morning services
    (Granoff Family Hillel Center, 220 Packard Ave) 

    10:30 am - 11:45 am: Faculty Spotlight - "Allies and Frenemies: Understanding the Context and Consequences of U.S. Alliances
    Presented by: Jeffrey Taliaferro, Professor, Political Science, Arts and Sciences, Lecturer
    (Pearson Chemistry Building Room 104)

    10:30 am - 11:45 am: Alumni Presentation - "A Discussion with Lee Gelernt, A84, Civil Rights Attorney for the ACLU
    Presented by Lee Gelernt A84
    (Barnum Hall 008)

    10:30 am - 11:45 am: Tour of Science & Engineering Complex (SEC) and Joyce Cummings Center (Tour will being at SEC, meet at the patio facing Dearborn Road)

    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Alumni Picnic 
    (Class of 1964 - 60th Reunion Gathering will be held at the the Alumni Picnic)
    (Residential Quad)

    12:15 pm:  Shabbat Buffet Lunch 
    (Granoff Family Hillel Center, 220 Packard Ave)

    1:00 pm: ROTC Commissioning 

    1:30 pm - 2:45 pm: Faculty Spotlight - "Innovations for Healthy Aging
    Presented by David Kaplan, Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Distinguished Professor, Stern Family Professor of Engineering
    (Pearson Chemistry Building Room 104)

    1:30 pm - 2:45 pm: Alumni Presentation - "Alumni Entrepreneur Panel"
    (Barnum Hall 008)

    2:00 pm – 2:45 pm: Tour of Tisch Fitness Center & Athletics Facilities (meet in the Lobby of Steve Tisch Sports and Fitness Center, 161 College Ave.) 

    2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Identity Center Gathering 
    (LatinX Center, 226 College Avenue, First Floor)

    Join us to celebrate the identity-based centers on campus, learn about their history, connect with fellow Jumbos, and enjoy light refreshments!

    Africana Center 
    Asian American Center 
    FIRST Center 
    Indigenous Center 
    Latinx Center 
    LGBT Center

    2:45 pm – 4:30pm: Newman Center Alumni Meet and Greet 
    (Braker Hall, Room 118)

    3:00 pm-5:00 pm: Baccalaureate Service 
    Address by President Sunil Kumar to the Class of 2024  
    (Gantcher Family Sports and Convocation Center) 

    3:00 pm - 4:30 pm: Alumni Affinity Gatherings

    BSOT Alumni Gathering (Collaborative Learning and Innovation Center Room 216)

    Drama/Dance/Tufts in London/Torn Ticket Alumni Gathering
    (Granoff Music Building, Room M075)

    Tufts Wilderness Orientation/Mountain Club Alumni Gathering 
    (Braker Hall, Room 223)

    Vannevar Bush Computation Center (TUCC) Alumni Gathering 
    (Braker Hall, Room 222)

    5:00 pm: Tufts Chaplaincy - Catholic Mass
    (Goddard Chapel)

    6:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Reunion Class Parties

    Class of 1994, 30th Reunion - Science and Engineering Complex (SEC)

    Class of 1989, 35th Reunion - Sunny Breed Memorial Hall (51 Winthrop St)

    Class of 1984, 40th Reunion - Mayer Campus Center

    Class of 1979, 45th Reunion - Dewick-MacPhie Dining Complex

    Class of 1974, 50th Reunion - Joyce Cumming Center

    Class of 1969, 55th Reunion - Collaborative Learning and Innovation Center

     

    10:30 pm - Illumination Ceremony (President's Lawn, the procession begins at Mayer Campus Center, 44 Professors Row)
     

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    *Schedule is Subject to Change*

  • Sunday, May 19, 2024

    8:30 am: 50th Reunion Commencement Procession (meet at Goddard Chapel)

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    *Schedule is Subject to Change*

May 31 - June 2, 2024 (1st - 25th Reunions)

  • Friday, May 31, 2024

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    3:00 pm - 7:00 pm:  Registration 
    (Joyce Cummings Center Atrium, 177 College Ave)

    3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Admissions Tour 

    3:30 pm – 4:30 pm: Jumbo Office Hours  (Department Open House) Combined location for Departments 
    (Joyce Cummings Ballroom, 177 College Ave) 

    1. Psychology 
    2. International Relations 
    3. Child Study & Human Development
    4. Biology 
    5. History 
    6. Political Science
    7. Economics 

    4:15 pm – 5:00 pm: Tour of Tisch Fitness Center & Athletics Facilities 

    4:30 pm - 6:00 pm: Buddhist Mindfulness Sangha Alumni Gathering 
    (Interfaith Center, 58 Winthrop St.)

    7:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Friday Night Welcome Dinner 20th and 25th Reunions 
    (Ticket Required) 
    (Joyce Cummings Center)
     
    7:15 pm: Buses depart for Lucky Strike and Night Shift (Ticket Required)

    8:00 pm – 10:00 pm: An Evening at Lucky Strike (Somerville) 10th and 15th Reunions (Ticket Required) 

    8:00 pm – 11:00 pm: An Evening at Nightshift Brewery (Everett) 1st and 5th Reunions (Ticket Required) 


    *Schedule is Subject to Change*

  • Saturday, June 1, 2024

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    9:00 am - 5:00 pm: Registration 
    (Joyce Cummings Center Atrium, 177 College Ave)

    9:30 am – 10:30 am: Admissions Tour 

    10:30 am - 11:30 am: Faculty Spotlight - "Life, Connected: Raising a Media Savvy Child in the Age of TikTok, Instagram and Online Experiences
    Presented by Julie Dobrow, Lecturer, Eliot-Pearson Dept. of Child Study & Human Development

    10:30 am-12:00 pm: Jumbo Gratitude Reception - by special invitation (Science and Engineering Complex) 

    10:30 am - 11:30 am:  Let’s Go On a Pollinator Safari! With Tufts Pollinator Initiative 
    Meet on the patio between Semolina and CLIC - weather permitting
    (Collaborative Learning and Innovation Complex (CLIC) 574 Boston Ave) 

    11:00 am-12:15 pm: Faculty Spotlight - "Election 2024: The Youth Vote & What’s at Stake
    Presented by Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, Newhouse Director of CIRCLE
    (Joyce Cummings Center Room 270)

    12:00 pm - 3:00 pm: BBQ Lunch 
    (Presidents Lawn)

    1:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Athletics Alumni Gathering 
    (Fletcher Field) 

    2:00 pm - 3:15 pm: Alumni Entrepreneur Panel (Barnum, Room 008)

    2:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Homecoming: A Celebration of Our Music, Our Traditions, and Our Customs
    Hosted by: The Third Day Gospel Choir and Tufts Black Alumni Association 
    (Granoff Music Center, Room M075 & Capen House)

    Come reminisce and celebrate the unique aspects of your time at Tufts. The event will start with a dedication to music, featuring performances and musical memories, by the Third Day Gospel Choir from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM at the Granoff Music Center. This will be followed by a cultural celebration at the Africana Center (Capen House) from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM. This will be a celebration of traditions and customs with more music, games, food & drinks, and a special mural reveal!

    2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: CEEO Kids Robotics Workshop 
    (Joyce Cummings Center, 177 College Ave, Room 260)

    3:00 pm: Chaplaincy Open House 
    (Goddard Chapel)

    3:00 pm-5:00 pm:  Lawn games and activities 
    (Fletcher Field) 

    3:15 pm - 4:30 pm: Faculty Spotlight - "Two Studios, Two World Views: Disney and Ghibli
    Presented by Susan Napier, Professor, International Literary and Cultural Studies, Goldthwaite Professor of Rhetoric, International Literary and Cultural Studies
    (Joyce Cummings Center Room 270)

    3:30 pm - 4:30 pm:  Let’s Go On a Pollinator Safari! With Tufts Pollinator Initiative 
    Meet on the patio between Semolina and CLIC - weather permitting
    (Collaborative Learning and Innovation Complex (CLIC) 574 Boston Ave) 

    3:30 pm - 4:30 pm:  Alumni Affinity Gatherings 

    • Hillel Alumni Gathering
    • International Center Alumni Gathering (Tisch Library Lobby)
    • Ski Team Alumni Gathering (Braker Hall, Room 113)
    • Tisch Alumni Gathering (Barnum Hall Lobby)
    • Tufts Daily Alumni Gathering (Curtis Hall Multi- Purpose Room )
       

    5:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Pre-Soiree Gatherings

    • Class of 2023, 1st Reunion (Cabot Building, Hall of Flags)
    • Class of 2019, 5th Reunion (Tisch Library Roof)
    • Class of 2014, 10th Reunion (Tisch Library Patio, by Main Entrance) 

    6:00 pm - 10:00 pm:  1st-10th Reunion registration 
    (Carmichael Lounge, 200 Packard Avenue) 

    7:00 pm - 11:00 pm: Class Reunion Parties

    • Class of 2009, 15th Reunion (Alumnae Lounge)
    • Class of 2004, 20th Reunion (Mayer Campus Center)
    • Class of 1999, 25th Reunion (Joyce Cummings Center)

    7:00 pm - 11:00 pm: Jumbo Soiree (1st - 10th Reunions)
    (Residential Quad)



    *Schedule is Subject to Change*

  • Sunday, June 2, 2024

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    10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Brunch

     

    *Schedule is Subject to Change*

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