Reunion Schedule
Below is an outline of the Reunion 2022 schedule. Continue to check back as updates to the schedule are made. Last updated on June 7.
Friday, June 10
| 7:30 a.m. | Golf Outing Wintonbury Hills Golf Course |
| 12–6 p.m. | Bookstore Open Alexander Bookstore, Scanlan Campus Center |
| 12–11 p.m. | Registration Founders Lounge, Founders Hall |
| 2–4 p.m. | Fitness Center Open Athletics Complex |
| 2–4 p.m. | Library Open Katharine Brush Library |
| 3–5 p.m. | A Room with a View | Self-guided Cupola Tours 3rd Floor, Founders Hall |
| 3–5 p.m. | Student-led Walking Campus Tours Depart upon request from Reunion Registration Founders Lounge |
| 3–4:30 p.m. | Evelyn Longman: Art and Stories with Karen Parsons, Loomis Chaffee Archivist Lawn at Longman Hall Stop by the Lawn at Longman Hall to learn more about nationally acclaimed sculptor Evelyn Longman’s career as an artist and her life in Chicago, New York, and on the Island. We’ll provide materials to help you locate her many works on campus, enjoy some school history trivia, and engage in close looking and other interactive activities with Longman’s art. Discover the beauty and breadth of Longman’s sculptures along with the intertwining stories of her art making and the school’s history. Fun for art appreciators of all ages! Archivist Karen Parsons will offer a short presentation on the intriguing story of Victory of Mercy, Longman’s World War I and II memorial. |
| 3–4:30 p.m. | Mercy Gallery: Featuring the artwork of Sarah Lutz ’85, Walter Rabetz, and Marilyn Rabetz Mercy Gallery, Richmond Art Center (RAC) |
| 5–6:30 p.m. | Classes of ’70, ’71, ’72 50th Reunion Reception and Class Photos Head's Garden, Head's House |
| 6–7 p.m. | Class of ’97 | 25th Reunion Reception Rockefeller Quadrangle Tent |
| 6 p.m.–12 a.m. | All-Class Welcome Dinner and Dancing Featuring Lucky 13 Grubbs Quadrangle Tent |
| 10 p.m. | Late Night Burgers with faculty member Ed Pond Grubbs Quadrangle Tent |
Saturday, June 11
| 6:30–8 a.m. | Birding with Head of School Depart from Founders Circle Take a short walk to the River Trail for early morning bird watching. |
| 7:30–9:30 a.m. | Welcome Breakfast Dining Hall, Scanlan Campus Center |
| 8 a.m.–8 p.m. | Registration Founders Lounge, Founders Hall |
| 8 a.m. | Run with a Pelican Depart from Sellers Field Join members of the LC cross-country team and Tim Struthers ’85 for a morning run on the cross country course. |
| 8–10 a.m. | Fitness Center Open Athletics Complex |
| 8–9:30 a.m. | Chaffee Breakfast at the Sill House Sill House, Palisado Campus |
| 9–9:45 a.m. | The Nature of Mindfulness: Meditation and Talk with a View of the Meadows with Rebecca Pacheco ’97 Dance Studio, Nichols Center for Theater and Dance Please join Rebecca Pacheco, author of Still Life: The Myths and Magic of Mindful Living for a calm morning of meditation inspired by nature. By exploring the territory of the mind and our shared history on the island, we’ll become more present and less stressed today. No meditation experience necessary. All are welcome. |
| 9 a.m.–2 p.m. | Library Open Katharine Brush Library |
| 9 a.m. –6 p.m. | Bookstore Open Alexander Bookstore, Scanlan Campus Center |
| 9–11 a.m. | A Room with a View | Self-guided Cupola Tours 3rd Floor, Founders Hall |
| 9–10 a.m. | Mercy Gallery: Featuring the artwork of Sarah Lutz ’85, Walter Rabetz, and Marilyn Rabetz Mercy Gallery, Richmond Art Center |
| 9–10:30 a.m. | Student-led Walking Campus Tour Founders Hall Depart upon request from Reunion Registration |
| 10 a.m. | Student-led Tours for Families with Prospective Pelican Children Sellers Hall |
| 10–10:45 a.m. | Media’s Challenges in 2022 NEO Theater, Nichols Center for Theater and Dance Scott Havens ’91, Chief Executive Officer of Bloomberg Media, shares his thinking about his Loomis Chaffee experience and about present and future media trends through a conversation with Nat Follansbee, Associate Head for External Relations. |
| 10–11:30 a.m. | Fun in the PHI with Scott MacClintic ’82 Pearse Hub for Innovation (PHI) Lower Level, Scanlan Campus Center |
| 11–11:45 a.m. | Head of School Address NEO Theater, Nichols Center for Theater and Dance |
| 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. | Lunch | Food Truck Fair Grubbs Quadrangle |
| 11:30 a.m.–2 p.m. | Family Activities Grubbs Quadrangle Mini-golf, balloon art with Kenny the Clown, oversize lawn games, and glitter tattoos with April the Clown. |
| 12 noon | Alumni Parade of Classes Begins at the Nichols Center for Theater and Dance |
| 1 p.m. | Student-led Tours for Families with Prospective Pelican Children Sellers Hall |
| 1:15–2:15 p.m. | A Campus Vision: Master Plan for the Next Decade NEO Theater, Nichols Center for Theater and Dance Doug Lyons ’82, P ’16 ’19, Chair, Buildings & Grounds Committee, Board of Trustees Lance Hall, Director of Physical Plant Nat Follansbee, Associate Head for External Relations |
| 2–3 p.m. | A Pelican's DEI Evolution Center for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Chaffee Hall Meet the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion team and student leaders who are eager to share the center’s initiatives and programs. See how we’ve evolved through the years to foster a more inclusive community for our students, faculty, staff, and families. |
| 2–3:30 p.m. | Buzzworthy: The Alvord Center for Global and Environmental Studies Summer Expo Rockefeller Quadrangle Learn about Loomis Chaffee’s exciting global and environmental place-based programming with the Alvord Center. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the initiatives, and see the Loomis Chaffee bees in action. LC produced maple syrup will be available for purchase at the Bookstore. 2:15 p.m. Join Jeff Dyreson, Associate Director of the Alvord Center, for a golf cart tour highlighting the center’s various environmental sustainability initiatives around campus. Visit the LC solar array, maple syrup sugarbush, apiary, interpretive trail, and more. |
| 2–3:30 p.m. | Tennis Round Robin Shea Family Tennis Courts |
| 2–3:30 p.m. | Boys Alumni Lacrosse Game Pratt Field |
| 2–3:30 p.m. | Fun in the PHI with Scott MacClintic ’82 Pearse Hub for Innovation (PHI) Lower Level, Scanlan Campus Center |
| 2–3:30 p.m. | Robotics for Kids with faculty member Adam Alsamadisi Pearse Hub for Innovation (PHI) Lower Level, Scanlan Campus Center |
| 2:15-3:30 p.m. | Coed Alumni Soccer Game Helfrich Field in the Meadows |
| 2–3:15 p.m. | Evelyn Longman: Art and Stories with Karen Parsons, Loomis Chaffee Archivist Lawn at Longman Hall Stop by the Lawn at Longman Hall to learn more about nationally acclaimed sculptor Evelyn Longman’s career as an artist and her life in Chicago, New York, and on the Island. We’ll provide materials to help you locate her many works on campus, enjoy some school history trivia, and engage in close looking and other interactive activities with Longman’s art. Discover the beauty and breadth of Longman’s sculptures along with the intertwining stories of her art making and the school’s history. Fun for art appreciators of all ages! Archivist Karen Parsons will offer a short presentation on the intriguing story of Victory of Mercy, Longman’s World War I and II memorial. |
| 3:15–3:45 p.m. | Walter Rabetz Tribute | Poetry Reading by Dom Failla and Marilyn Rabetz Mercy Gallery, Richmond Art Center Join us for Poetry Reading by Dom Failla and Marilyn Rabetz with opening remarks by John Ratté in the Mercy Gallery that is currently displaying artwork by Walter and Marilyn and Sarah Lutz ’85. |
| 4–4:30 p.m. | Ratté Quadrangle Dedication Ratté Quadrangle Please join us for the official dedication ceremony of the Ratté Quadrangle. Remarks offered by Duncan MacLean, Dr. Sheila Culbert, Karen Parsons, and Dr. John Ratté himself. |
| 4:30–5:15 p.m. | Grapes and Hops Bay Window Dining Hall, Scanlan Campus Center A conversation between Ed Kurtzman ’82, winemaker and Peter Cowles ’87, Founder and Chief Brew Scientist, Aspetuck Brew Labs facilitated by Andrew Kurian ’87. Whether you prefer wine, beer, or both, you’ll have a chance to sample Aspetuck Lab beers and wines from Sandler Wine Co., August West, and Mansfield-Dunne. |
| 5–5:45 p.m. | Remembrance of Alumni Founders Chapel, Founders Hall Officiate Jake Smith |
| 5:30–6:30 p.m. | Reunion Leadership Reception Head's Garden, Head's House |
| 6 p.m. | 50th Plus Reception and Class Photos Lower Level, Hubbard Music Center |
| 6:30 p.m. | 5th–50th Reception | Jazz Quartet Grubbs Quadrangle 5th–45th class photos will be taken at this time. |
| 6:30 p.m. | Classes of ’95, ’96, ’97 | 25th Reunion Reception Rockefeller Quadrangle Tent 25th class photos will be taken at this time. |
| 6:45 p.m. | 50th Plus Dinner Hoffman Ensemble Room, Hubbard Music Center |
| 7:15 p.m. | Chaffee ’70 Dinner Faculty Lounge, Scanlan Campus Center |
| 7:15 p.m. | Loomis ’70 Dinner Parton Room, Scanlan Campus Center |
| 7:15 p.m. | Loomis and Chaffee ’71 Dinner Tisch Dining Hall, Scanlan Campus Center |
| 7:15 p.m. | Loomis and Chaffee ’72 Dinner Bay Window Dining Hall, Scanlan Campus Center |
| 7:30 p.m. | Class of ’97 | 25th Reunion Dinner Rockefeller Quadrangle Tent |
| 7:30–9 p.m. | 5th–45th Class Dinner Grubbs Quadrangle |
| 8:30 p.m.–12 a.m. | All-Class Music and Dancing featuring Rick Express Grubbs Quadrangle |
| 11 p.m. | Late Night Bites Grubbs Quadrangle |
Sunday, June 12
Download the Reunion 2022 Mobile App
Using a smartphone, guests can have Reunion Weekend information at their fingertips. Prior to arriving on campus for the weekend, we encourage you to download the Reunion 2022 Mobile App.
When downloading the mobile app, be sure to allow for notifications to get the most up-to-date information prior to, and throughout, Reunion weekend.
Install on Your Mobile DeviceScan the QR code to download or use the link http://my.yapp.us/LCREUNION22 to download the Reunion 2022 Mobile App through the App Store or Google Play.