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2012 Schedule of Events

Please check back often for last minute updates!

CHECK-IN and ON-SITE registration will BEGIN Thursday, July 12th at 8:00 am!!  Please stop by CHEEL Campus Center to pick up your welcome packet, name tag and welcome home gift from the Clarkson Alumni Office.

Thursday, July 12
10:00 am Clarkson on the Hill Campus Tour and Snap Shot of Today's Student Life with Vice President Kathryn Johnson
10:30 am

Clarkson on the Hill Campus Tour and Snap Shot of Today's Student Life with Dean Kurt Stimeling

Noon

Dining like Today's Student (Student Center)

1:30 pm

Tour of Cheel Campus Center

2:30 - 4:30 pm

Admission Open House (Holcroft House)

3:00 pm

Downtown Campus Tour with Don Dangremond '72

5:00 pm

KNIGHT CLASS - Wine Tasting 101
An introduction to fine wines with Prof. Egon Matijevic (Adirondack Lodge)

5:00 pm

KNIGHT CLASS - Whisky Tasting
presented by Prof. Devon Shipp, (Multi-Purpose Rooms, Student Center)

6:00 pm

Golden Year & Class of 1962: Dinner at Moore House

7:00 pm

President's Welcome and Dessert Reception
For the Class of 1962 and Golden Years
With President Tony Collins and Karen Collins (Foster House)

 
Friday, July 13

 

8 am - 4:30 pm

Day Trip to the 1000 Islands and Singer Castle
(Departs from Cheel Campus Center)

8:30 am - Noon

Reunion Golf Classic (Potsdam Country Club)

9 - 11 am

Fitness Class and Tour of the Deneka Family Fitness Center

9 - 10 am

Campus Walking Tour (Departs from Holcroft House)

9 am - 9 pm

KNIGHT in TRAINING: Junior Program
(Our Place, Cheel Center)

Noon

Dine with Your Dean
Join fellow graduates for a luncheon with faculty and staff of each school, followed by a tour of the facility where your dining location is housed!
School of Business: (Bertrand H. Snell Hall, Petersen Boardroom)
School of Arts & Sciences: (Technology Advancement Center, 2nd Floor)
Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering: (Robert A. Plane Atrium, Center for Advanced Materials Processing/CAMP)

Noon

Golden Knight & Woodstock Award Luncheon with President Tony Collins and Karen Collins - BY INVITATION ONLY (Multi-Purpose Rooms, Student Center)

1: 30 - 3:30 pm

The Clarkson School (Early College Program) and Honors Program Open House (Price Hall)

2:30 - 3:30 pm

KNIGHT CLASS - Beacon Institute and Clarkson

2:30 - 4 pm

Admissions Open House (Holcroft House)

3:30 - 4:30 pm

KNIGHT CLASS - Egon's Chemistry 101
Prof. Egon Matijevic remembers his days in the classroom.  Don't be late!  
(Room 213, Bertrand H. Snell Hall)

3:30 - 4:30 pm

 Alumni Admission Volunteer Reception (Holcroft House)

 
4:30 pm

KNIGHT CLASS - Wine Tasting with Prof. Petr Zuman (Adirondack Lodge)

4:50 pm

Class of 1962 Class Photo with President Tony Collins
(Cheel Lawn)

5 pm

Class of 1962 50th Anniversary Reception, Dinner and Induction Ceremony with President Tony Collins and Karen Collins (Barben Rooms, Cheel Center)

6 - 7:30 pm

All-Class Welcome Back Tent Party & Barbecue (Cheel Quad)

6 - 8:00 pm

Men's Ice Hockey Mini Reunion Alumni Gathering (Players' Lounge, Cheel Arena)

7:30 - 9:30 pm

Blast from the Past Party: LIVE Band (Club '99)

Saturday, July 14
7 - 8 am

Friends of Bill W. Meeting (Lounge, Student Center)

8:00 am

Shirley Rogers Memorial 5K Run/Walk (Departs from Main Entrance, Cheel Center)

8:30 - 11:30 am

Breakfast in the NEW Student Center (Student Center)

9 am - 9 pm

KNIGHT in TRAINING: Junior Program (Our Place, Cheel Campus Center)

9 - 10:00 am

KNIGHT CLASS - Sustainability at Clarkson with Professor Sue Powers '83 (Director, Center for Environment)  

10 - 10:50 am KNIGHT CLASS - It’s Your Future: Strategies for a Healthy Financial (Petersen Boardroom)
11 - 11:50 am KNIGHT CLASS - Plan for the Retirement You Want (Petersen Boardroom)
11:30 am - 1 pm

Family Ice Skate (Cheel Arena)

 
1:00 pm

Keynote Speaker: Alexandra Cousteau
(Forum, Student Center)

2 - 4:30 pm

TASTE OF THE NORTH COUNTRY
Gather under the big tent on the Cheel lawn for samplings of New York wines, beers, cheeses and more! (Cheel Quad)

2:15 pm

Public Staff-Guided Tour of Riverfront

3:00 pm

Class of 1982 Canoe Outing (Riverfront, Raquette River)

3 - 4:00 pm

KNIGHT CLASS - "Dr. Jim's Chemical Magic Show" presented by Professor Jim Peploski '85, Chemistry Department (Room 362, Science Center)

 3 - 4:00 pm

KNIGHT CLASS - How to Find the Right College for Your Son or Daughter: Presented by the Admission Staff (Holcroft House)

 3 - 5:00 pm

Reception for the ECE Department’s MSAA “Shawky” Hammam Memorial Endowment and the Robert F. Cotellessa Memorial Endowment Fund (CAMP Atrium)

4 - 5:00 pm

KNIGHT CLASS - Alumni Admission Volunteer Training Presented by Admissions staff (Holcroft House)

4:30 - 5:45 pm

President's Leadership Reception - BY INVITATION ONLY
(Foster House)

6:00 - 6:30 pm

All-Class Pre-Dinner Reception (selected locations on campus)

6:00 pm

Class of 1987 25th Anniversary Reception with President Tony Collins and Karen Collins (Main Dining, Student Center)

6:30 - 7:30 pm

CLASS DINNERS (selected locations on campus)

7:45 - 9:00 pm

Golden Procession and All-Class Welcome (Forum, Student Center)

9:00 - 10:30 pm

LIVE BAND with Howard Jennings '07 (Outside, Student Center) Click Here for more information on Howard Jennings '07!

 
 Sunday, July 15
8:30 am

Reunion 2012 Thank You and Welcome 2013 Reunion Activity Chairs Breakfast (Barben Rooms B&C, Cheel Campus Center)

8:30 am

 Phalanx Alumni Breakfast - Phalanx Members & Guest Only
(Barben Room A, Cheel Campus Center)