6:00AM
Sunrise(n) Hike Up Pine Cobble with Director of the Williams Outing Club, Scott Lewis
This is a 3-mile round trip hike with one thousand foot elevation gain to get your blood flowing and endorphins coursing through your veins!! Dress for the weather and wear good footwear for a trail that will be muddy and rocky! Meet on the Paresky Steps (Baxter lawn side) at 6:00AM. Bring a filled water bottle. Return to campus by 9:30AM.
PARESKY STEPS
8 – 9:30AM
Williams Legacy Society Breakfast
Join us as we honor alumni, parents, and friends who have established legacy gifts for Williams. Remarks by President Maud Mandel and Trustee Emeritus and Legacy Society Chair Paul Neely ’68. Registration Required. Contact Cheryl Brigley, 413-597-3538 or cbrigley@williams.edu with questions.
THE WILLIAMS INN, 101 Spring Street
10:00 – 11:15AM
Class of 1973 50th Reunion Alumni Seminar: Changing the Course of
Climate in the Next 50 Years
Using the climate knowledge and experience of four present and former faculty, we will explore the causes and consequences of a changing climate, and the multiple solutions available to slow and eventually reverse global temperature. Panelists include Professors William Moomaw ’58, Thomas Jorling, Mea Cook and Allison Gill. Moderated by Michael Jones ’73.
MAINSTAGE, ’62 CENTER FOR THEATRE AND DANCE
11:00AM – 2:00PM
Lunch on your own
LEE SNACK BAR AND SPRING STREET
11:30AM – 1:30PM
FestEPHal – Lunch & Day Party
Members of the Williams Black Alumni Network (WBAN), Williams Latinx Alumni Network (WLAN), Williams Asian and Asian American Alumni Network (WAAAAN), Williams Firsts Alumni Network (WFAN) and the Williams Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Alumni Network (BiGLATA) are welcome to enjoy a festive party lunch with the family.
DANCE STUDIO, ’62 CENTER FOR THEATRE AND DANCE
11:30AM – 2:30PM
Free ice cream
Courtesy of the Williams Legacy Society while supplies last!
PARESKY STEPS
2PM
Davis Center Building Project
Walk through the new Davis Center building with staff from Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (OIDEI) and Scott Henderson, Senior Project Manager, Williams College. Closed toed shoes required.
MEET AT MORLEY CIRCLE
2:45-3:45PM
Dwelling of the Gallant: Women of Williams
In honor of 50+ years of coeducation at the college, join us for a special ceremony of celebration featuring four Women of Williams across the decades telling their stories. This is a moment to recognize the over 13,000 Williams Alumnae (including the class of 2023) who have and continue to have an impact on Williams and the world!
MAINSTAGE, ’62 CENTER FOR THEATRE AND DANCE
4:00 – 5:00PM
A Conversation with Williams President Maud S. Mandel
Details to come.
MAINSTAGE, ’62 CENTER FOR THEATRE AND DANCE
5:00 – 7:00 PM
GEOS Alumni Reception & Bud’s Retirement Celebration
Connect with other GEOS alumni and celebrate the career of Professor Bud Wobus. Beer and wine reception organized by the Geosciences department. Families welcome!
GEOS ROCK GARDEN (Southern Wachenheim Science Center entrance, off Hoxsey St.)
5:15PM
Shabbat services
Welcome in Shabbat with Friday night services at the JRC. Everyone is warmly welcome as we sing, pray, and shmooze. We hope to see you there!
JEWISH RELIGIOUS CENTER, 24 Stetson Ct.
6:00PM
Class Dinners and Festivities
Refer to class-specific schedules for locations and details.
8:00PM
YOU BETTER CALL YOUR MOTHER
Actor/chef Mitchell Anderson (’83) spent his early adulthood trying to live partially in and out of the Hollywood closet. His spontaneous decision to “come out” at the 1996 GLAAD Media Awards changed his life. Told in a series of monologues with songs, YOU BETTER CALL YOUR MOTHER, is the story of how he went from the closet to the kitchen and wound up finding happiness, true love, and respect along the way.
ADAMS MEMORIAL THEATRE, ’62 CENTER FOR THEATRE AND DANCE