The final schedule will be handed out at check-in when you arrive on campus.
Admissions Office hours: Thursday and Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Saturday 9 am to noon; Closed Sunday.
Bookshop hours: Thursday – Saturday 9 am to 5 pm, Sunday 9 am to 1 pm.
Library hours: Thursday and Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm, Saturday noon to 4 pm; Closed Sunday.
Museum hours: Thursday 10 am – 4 pm and 7:30 – 9 pm; Friday 10 am - 6 pm; Saturday 1-5 pm; Sunday 11 am – 1 pm.
| Thursday, May 28 |
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| Noon – 8 p.m. |
Check-in and on-site registration
Cromer Bergman Alumnae House |
| 1 – 6 p.m. |
Behind the Doors Art Tour
(limited to 50; $40 pre-payment required)
The tour begins at the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum with Director Amy Moorefield, and continues into downtown Roanoke with stops at:
- Downtown Roanoke's new Taubman Museum of Art with greeting and tour by Deputy Director of Exhibitions David Brown and incoming Board Chair Dr. Paul Franz
- Virginia Museum of Transportation with Executive Director Bev Fitzpatrick
- Roanoke Times printing press with Publisher Debbie Meade
- Betty Branch ’79, sculptor, studio tour and reception with the artist
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| 6 p.m. |
Dinner
Dining Hall, Moody Center |
| 7:30 p.m. |
Opening Reception: Mary Page Evans ’59 From Nature Exhibit
Eleanor D. Wilson Museum |
| Friday, May 29 |
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| 7:30 - 9:30 a.m. |
Breakfast
Dining Hall, Moody Center |
| 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. |
Check-in and on-site registration
Cromer Bergman Alumnae House |
| 9 - 10 a.m. |
Guided Walking Tour of Campus
Meet at the front steps of Main Building
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| 9 a.m. - Noon |
Hollins StoryCorps: Share your Hollins stories for our oral history project! Reunion 2009 features a unique opportunity to record your treasured memories from your days beneath Tinker Mountain for the generations of Hollins women that will follow you. Tell us about your first days on campus, your last days as a Hollins student, and all the other memories you have that are tinted with the Green and the Gold. Don't forget that the "simple" memories are often the sweetest ones, so you do have something to share!
Drop in at the Wyndham Robertson Library. |
| 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. |
Bookbinding workshop with Professor of Art Nancy Dahlstrom
(FULL; pre-registration required) |
| Noon - 2 p.m. |
- Lunch
Dining Hall, Moody Center
- Honor Guard Luncheon for Classes 1929 – 1959
Botetourt Reading Room, Botetourt Hall
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| Noon - 3 p.m. |
Swimming
Northen Swim Center (Children under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult; 1-2 lifeguards will be on duty) |
| 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. |
Head back to class with Professor Fleck: In his 25th year at Hollins, Professor of Economics Juergen Fleck will discuss the global economic crisis and answer questions from his favorite students - alumnae!
Room 119, Visual Arts Center
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| 2:45 - 3:45 p.m. |
Overview of the First Year Seminar Program with Associate Professor of Mathematics Trish Hammer and Alison Ridley, Dean of Academic Services and Associate Professor of Spanish. Do you remember your first day of class at Hollins? Attend this seminar to learn about Hollins' innovative approach to the First Year Student curriculum and what it's like to be a Hollins student today. |
| 4 - 5:30 p.m. |
Alumnae Panel: “Women Who’ve Gone Places” with panelists from the 1930s to the 2000s
- Mildred Persinger '39, co-founder of the International Women's Tribune Center, a communication and training center for women in developing countries, and World YWCA representative to the United Nations for 30 years
- Agnes Reid Jones Jenny '44, physical therapist and lifetime volunteer, including helping orphans escape Saigon
- Gene Gill '54, retired director of general services for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
- Ellen Malcolm '69, founder of EMILY's List
- Judy Morrill '84, managing director of Highmount Capital LLC in New York
- Melissa Hidrobo '99, leather goods manager for Louis Vuitton
- Elizabeth Burgin '04, an attorney with Woods Rogers PLC in Roanoke
Niederer Auditorium, Wetherill Visual Arts Center
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| 5:30 p.m. |
Wine tasting featuring Virginia wines
Beale Garden
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| 5:30 p.m. |
Riding Reunion Cocktails
Riding Center Lounge |
| 5:30 p.m. |
Cocktail reception for members of The 1842 Society and The Heritage Society
President's House |
| 6:30 p.m. |
Cocktails and dinner
Kirby Riding Ring, Riding Center |
| 8:30 p.m. |
Private Party for Class of '84
Botetourt Reading Room, Botetourt Hall |
| Saturday, May 30 |
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| 7:30 - 9:30 a.m. |
Breakfast
Dining Hall, Moody Center |
| 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Check-in and on-site registration
Cromer Bergman Alumnae House |
| 9:45 a.m. |
Parade of Classes
Front Quadrangle |
| 10 a.m. |
Alumnae Celebration
duPont Chapel
Class photos taken immediately after celebration
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| Noon |
- 50th Reunion Luncheon (Class of 1959)
Green Drawing Room
- 25th Reunion Luncheon (Class of 1984)
Beale Garden
- 1930s and 1940s Lunch
Gordh Room, duPont Chapel
- Lunch for all other alumnae and guests
Back Quadrangle
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| 1 - 4 p.m. |
Hollins StoryCorps: see Friday listing for details.
Drop in at the Wyndham Robertson Library. |
| 2 - 4 p.m. |
Take time for yourself – enjoy any of the following activities:
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| 2 – 2:30 p.m. |
Alumnae Chapel Choir rehearsal
duPont Chapel |
| 2 - 3 p.m. |
Chocolate Tasting with Melissa Palmer '90 of chocolatepaper
(FULL; ticket required)
Ballator Gallery, Moody Center |
| 2 – 3 p.m. |
Golf Clinic with Hollins coach Bill Mannino - husbands welcome!
Meet at the tennis courts, Batten Tennis Center |
| 2 - 4 p.m. |
Riding Center Open House
All alumnae and guests are welcome to attend! |
| 2:30 p.m. |
Gallery Talk by artist Mary Page Evans '59
Room 119, Visual Arts Center |
| 3- 4 p.m. |
Tennis Clinic with Hollins coach Leslie Bernard
(FULL; pre-registration required)
Batten Tennis Center
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| 4 - 5 p.m. |
High Tea for the 35th anniversary of Hollins Abroad-London
Hollins Room, Wyndham Robertson Library |
| 4 p.m. |
Reading by Katie Letcher Lyle ’59
Gordh Room, duPont Chapel |
| 5- 6 p.m. |
Athletic Hall of Fame reception
Inductees: Guy Burkholder (director of riding), Ann Davant Crehore ’84, Nancy Novak Curran ’79, Sandra Garrison Hodges ’79, Alice-Cole Moss Reynolds ’04, Margaret Grill Tickner ’79.
Green Drawing Room, Main Building
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| 6:30 p.m. |
Cocktails and dinner with music by the Bill Nye Quartet
Front Quadrangle |
| 6:30 p.m. |
Class of '59 cocktails and dinner
Botetourt Reading Room, Botetourt Hall |
| 9 p.m. |
Keg & Karaoke
Join your friends for drinks and sing along to your favorite tunes.
Rathskeller, Moody Center
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| 10:30 p.m. |
Freya walks in honor of Reunion '09
Front Quadrangle |
| Sunday, May 31 |
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| 8 - 10 a.m. |
Breakfast
Dining Hall, Moody Center |
| 9 a.m. |
Alumnae Chapel Choir rehearsal
duPont Chapel |
| 9 a.m. |
Class of '59 Continental Breakfast
Gordh Room, duPont Chapel |
| 10 - 11 a.m. |
Worship Celebration and Memorial Prayers
Celebrate the conclusion of Reunion '09 and honor the lives of those classmates who have passed away. Alumnae Chapel Choir and soprano Florence Fowler Peacock '59 will sing. Reception will follow on the chapel patio.
duPont Chapel
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| Click here for the Reunion Registration Form (pdf).
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