Schedule of Events

Friday - 20 May

3:30-7:00pm Welcome and Registration, Hall of Flags, Cabot Intercultural Center
4:30-6:00pm Faculty Lecture, ASEAN Auditorium, Cabot Intercultural Center
  • Professor Amar Bhidé
    “A Call for Judgment: Sensible Finance for a Dynamic Economy”
6:00-10:00pm Fletcher Clambake, tent on Fletcher Field
  • Reunion Alumni are joined by Fletcher’s newest alumni, the Class of 2011
  • Welcoming remarks by Dean Stephen W. Bosworth
  • Casual attire and shoes recommended

Saturday - 21 May

8:15-11:00am Registration, Hall of Flags, Cabot Intercultural Center
8:15-9:00am Continental Breakfast, ASEAN Mezzanine, Cabot Intercultural Center

9:00-10:00am

Dean’s Hour, ASEAN Auditorium, Cabot Intercultural Center Presentation and Q&A with Dean Stephen W. Bosworth

10:00-10:15am

Coffee Break, ASEAN Mezzanine, Cabot Intercultural Center

10:15-11:15am

“Fletcher Today” Student Panel, ASEAN Auditorium, Cabot Intercultural Center

11:30am-1:00pm

Fletcher Class Day Ceremony, tent on Fletcher Field
  • Alumni Salutation: Dr. Peter W. Ackerman, F'69, Chairman of the Fletcher Board of Overseers
  • Keynote Address: U.S. Senator John F. Kerry, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

1:00-2:15pm

Alumni Luncheon, Hall of Flags, Cabot Intercultural Center
  • Alumni are seated with their respective classes
  • Organized class photos taken at luncheon

2:15-3:15pm

Guided tour of Fletcher

3:15-3:30pm

Coffee break, ASEAN Mezzanine, Cabot Intercultural Center

3:30-5:00pm

Individual Class Meetings

5:00-6:00pm

Social Reception, 7th Floor, Cabot Intercultural Center

7:00pm

Individual Class Dinners (held off-campus)

Sunday - 22 May

9:00-10:30am

Alumni Breakfast, Office of Development & Alumni Relations, 128 Professor’s Row
9:00-11:00am Tufts Commencement, lawn between Ballou Hall and Bendetson Hall
  • Commencement Address: Dr. Charles M. Vest, president of the National Academy of Engineering and president emeritus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
11:00am-1:00pm 77th Fletcher Commencement, tent on Fletcher Field
  • Reception to follow