Class programs marked with an * are free and open to all Classmates. Other programs and panels require registration and payment of Registration Fee of $75.00.
Several programs—open to all reunion classes and indicated in blue—will also be offered by the College and Alumnae Association for free during Reunion Weekend.
Haven’t yet registered for Reunion? Please do so by clicking here. (The deadline for registration for Reunion Weekend is June 2. You will receive a Zoom invitation for all Registration/paid events on June 3.) If you do not get a link by that evening, please contact us.
REUNION WEEKEND JUNE 4-6:
Friday, June 4
Panel: “Octogenarians’ Perspectives on the World”
Moderator: Judy Goslin Hall; Panelists: Enriquetta Carter; Helen Laird Robertson; Judith Richards Hope - 11:00 am-12:30 pm EDT
Zoom link will be emailed to registrants.
*Speaker Kristina Niovi Jones, PhD, Director, Wellesley College Botanic Gardens; Advisory Faculty, Environmental Studies: “From Victory Gardens to Climate Change: Wellesley’s Century of Collecting Plants to Big Issues of the Day" - 2:30-4:00 pm EDT
Click to join at 2:30 pm EDT
Class Social: Creativity and Conversation: Classmates’ Interests and Catching Up - 4:30-6:00 pm EDT
Zoom link will be emailed to registrants.
WCAA Shared Identity Group (SIG) Open Houses - throughout Friday evening
SIG events are open to all Wellesley alumnae.
- Wellesley Alum Pride Alliance (WAPA) - 6:00 pm EDT
Click to join at 6:00 pm EDT - Wellesley Muslim Alums (passcode 989541) (WMA) - 7:00 pm EDT
Click to join at 7:00 pm EDT - Wellesley Asian Alumnae Alliance (W3A) - 8:00 pm EDT
Click to join at 8:00 pm EDT
Saturday, June 5
141st Annual Meeting of the Wellesley College Alumnae Association - 11:00 am EDT. This event is open to all Wellesley alumnae.
Click to join at 11:00 am EDT
*1961 Class Meeting: President Paula Johnson will greet the class, then Class Presidents Martha Mel Stumberg Edmunds and JoAnne Pierson Albright will lead the meeting - 1:45-3:00 pm EDT NOTE CHANGE IN TIME
Click to join at 1:45 pm EDT
Wellesley Students’ Aid Society Annual Meeting: Hear how flexible financial assistance from the Wellesley Students’ Aid Society (WSAS) helps put a Wellesley education in reach for students from all walks of life. WSAS provides more than $1.5 million each year in tuition and other aid for Wellesley students - 2:15-3:00 pm EDT
Click to join at 2:15 pm EDT
Nan Overholser Keohane, PhD, Wellesley ‘61
President of Wellesley College 1981-1993, President of Duke University, 1993 -2004; “Higher Education in America: The Way Forward”
Moderator: Nancy Palm Felton-Elkins - 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Zoom link will be emailed to registrants.
Sunday, June 6
Slater International Center Alumnae Reception - 9:00-10:00 am EDT
Click to join at 9:00 am EDT
*Class Memorial Service: Willinda McClung McCrea; Charlotte Ripley Sorenson - 1:00-2:00 pm EDT
Click to join at 1:00 pm EDT
*Class Social: Breakout Rooms (closing thoughts about our Zoom Reunion, old friends, and new acquaintances) Music Curators/Hosts: Janet Malm Lindgren; Peggy Hilsinger MacGregor - 2:00-3:00 pm EDT
Click to join at 2:00 pm EDT
WCAA Shared Identity Group (SIG) Open Houses - throughout Sunday afternoon
SIG events are open to all Wellesley alumnae.
- Wellesley Jewish Alumnae (WJA) - 1:00 pm EDT
Click to join at 1:00 pm EDT - Wellesley Alumnae of African Descent (WAAD) - 2:00 pm EDT
Click to join at 2:00 pm EDT - Wellesley Latina Alumnae Network (WLAN) - 3:00 pm EDT
- Click to join at 3:00 pm EDT
Please also take a moment to View these Class of 1961 Reunion Projects, which our classmates have diligently put together for your Enjoyment.
Creative Classmates- A virtual display of the Creative talents of classmates from stimulating books to stunning photographs. Click here
Wellesley Memories- A narrative based on 30 of our classmates’ Recollections of their Wellesley Years. Click here
Memorial Program from the 1961 Memorial Service (Sunday, June 4, 2021). Click here
Class of 1961 Playlist: Popular songs from the late 50’s and early 60’s
Click here to listen on Spotify.