Reunion FAQ

Planning a Carleton Reunion is a year-long, campus-wide endeavor that requires thoughtful coordination and collaboration among many departments and offices across the college as well as community vendors and alumni volunteers. Our goal is to provide an engaging, memorable, and safe experience for our alumni during Reunion. We determined we could not guarantee the that it is safe to gather in large numbers. In addition, because Carleton has reduced capacity in classrooms, meeting spaces, and residence halls for student and faculty safety this year, there are significant logistical challenges to resetting the campus, challenges that cannot be met in the short time between the conclusion of the academic year and Reunion. These factors and more led us to the decision that an on-campus Reunion will not be feasible.

A successful and safe Reunion requires significant coordination with every element of the campus community, including housing and student support.  In addition to the profound uncertainties of the ongoing pandemic, the many construction projects already planned throughout the summer and the absence of students from campus, necessary to help staff Reunion, preclude the possibility of holding a full Reunion at another time this year.

The Reunion 20+21 Schedule of Events is currently live.

Please view your class specific events on your class Reunion webpage. For 50^th and 25^th Reunion alumni, more information about celebrating these milestones is posted on your class site.

Just like an on-campus Reunion, our virtual all-class events (Alumni College programs, awards recognition, etc.) are planned by the Alumni Relations Office, while class-specific events are planned by individual Reunion class committees. To learn more about your class Reunion committee and get involved, please visit your class page.

There is no charge to participate in the virtual Reunion 20+21 programming.

Absolutely! Alumni who are not part of an official Reunion class are welcome to register and attend. Some events may be open only to members of a certain class.

Many but not all events will be recorded, and we look forward to sharing those recordings soon afterwards.

Yes, we look forward to honoring Alumni Association Award recipients and ‘C’ Club Hall of Fame inductees during Reunion.

Reunion class gifts are important to Carleton, and especially so right now. Class volunteers will continue their efforts to encourage classmates to give to the Alumni Annual Fund (and for 50^th Reunion alumni, to the Class of 1971 Fund) through June 30.

Now more than ever, the nimbleness and flexibility the Alumni Annual Fund provides allows the College to meet the ever-changing needs of our community. Carleton is privileged to have a storied Reunion giving program and will continue to benefit from the support of Reunion classes in 2021.

As much as we would like to welcome you, please do not come to campus at this time. Detailed information is available in our Fall 2020 Visitor Guidance document. Most events with outside speakers will be held remotely and accessible to the public, including our weekly Friday convocations.

We encourage all alumni and friends to follow the guidelines outlined by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the National Institute of Health (NIH), which recommend distancing and social isolation as the only known way to prevent the spread of COVID-19. We ask that you not put essential Carleton community members at risk by visiting campus.

The decision to hold Reunion 20+21 virtually is separate from the decisions surrounding Commencement.

We look forward to welcoming our ‘2s and ‘7s classes back to campus in 2022.

The latest updates, announcements, statements, FAQs and more can be found on the College’s COVID-19 response web site.