Location: Lower Level, Weimer K. Hicks Center

As alumni, you understand the difference a K education can make! Please consider volunteering to write a few notes of congratulations to admitted students.

Location: Room 103, Dewing Hall or Livestream

Please join Elle Waldron ’23 as she discusses the highlights of her Sherbin Fellowship year abroad in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Costa Rica, and Spain. The Jerry Sherbin Fellowship, established by Robert Sherbin ’79, provides one K senior with a stipend to pursue an academic year post-graduation, independently exploring a subject of deep personal interest outside the United States. This event is sponsored by the Center for International Programs (CIP).

Location: MacKenzie Field, Kalamazoo College Athletic Field Complex

Please Coach Jill Leibforth for a special Kalamazoo College Women’s Soccer Alumni Event! All former players are invited to reconnect with old (and new!) teammates and watch the current K women’s soccer team in action during a dynamic practice session. Whether you’re looking to share some wisdom or just want to enjoy the beautiful game again- join us! Feel free to lace up your boots and kick around too! For additional information, please contact Coach Leibforth at Jill.Leibforth@kzoo.edu.

Location: Lillian Anderson Arboretum, 1.8 miles west of the intersection of M-43 (West Main Street) and US 131 in Oshtemo Township

Kalamazoo College’s Lillian Anderson Arboretum comprises 140 acres of marsh, meadow, pine plantation and second-growth deciduous forest in Oshtemo Township. Not only is it a site for active research and ecological monitoring, it’s a grand place for a stroll. Enjoy a self-guided tour of the Arb, and visit the off-the-grid education pavilion named after Dr. H. Lewis Batts, Jr. ’43 and Jean M. Batts ’43. Find a trail map with the Avenza Map App and search for the “Lillian Anderson Arboretum” by Kalamazoo College. It’s free! Parking in the main lot at the Arboretum is limited and overflow parking is available at the Oshtemo Township Park (7275 W. Main Street), just east of the property. Help us with photo site monitoring by taking pictures at photo sites and submitting them through the QR codes found throughout the Arb. To learn more, visit: arboretum.kzoo.edu/visit/photo-sites.

Location: Lower Level, Weimer K. Hicks Center

As alumni, you understand the difference a K education can make! Please consider volunteering to write a few notes of congratulations to admitted students.

Location Update: Stone Room, Weimer K. Hicks Center
Remarks will take place at 9:15 a.m.

Calling all class agents and AAEB members! Please join us to meet your fellow K leadership volunteers while sharing light refreshments. Short remarks will be at 9:15 a.m.

Admission Center

Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership

Mary Jane Underwood Stryker Center for Civic Engagement

Natatorium

Location: Markin Tennis Center, 131 Catherine Street

All former varsity men’s and women’s tennis players are invited to attend the annual alumni gathering at the Markin Tennis Center. For additional information, please contact Coach Mark Riley at mark.riley@kzoo.edu or Coach Mark Murphy at mark.murphy@kzoo.edu.

Location: The Quad – Look for the Orange VW Bus!

Have your photo taken with fellow alumni, family or friends inside a 1977 VW Bus. You can be as goofy or as serious as you want! It’s your call! Find your photos after Homecoming on the K Office of Alumni Engagement Facebook page.

Location: Room 329, Upjohn Library Commons

Visit the College Archives to look at yearbooks and issues of The Index from your student days. Also on display will be items from the college memorabilia collection: historic athletic uniforms, freshman “pots”, pledge paddles, and more!

Location: Room 326, Upjohn Library Commons

Enjoy an exhibit entitled: “Witch: A Label and Its Repercussions”. “Witch” is a term that shows up throughout pop culture, from books to movies we see examples of witches as old crones or beautiful young women, from scary and harmful to protectors or healers. This exhibit, featuring important resources from the A.M. Todd Rare Book Room collection, hopes to show some of the history of the label of “witch,” how it has been used to harm during the early modern European witch hunts and how it was then integrated into literature through works like Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Hansel and Gretel.

Location: Stetson Chapel

Say Cheese! The Class of 1994 will have a reunion photo taken at Stetson Chapel at 10:10 a.m.

Location: Stetson Chapel

Say Cheese! The Class of 1999 will have a reunion photo taken at Stetson Chapel at 10:20 a.m.

Location: Stetson Chapel

Say Cheese! The Class of 2004 will have a reunion photo taken at Stetson Chapel at 10:30 a.m.

Location: Weimer K. Hicks Center

Visit with current faculty, staff and your favorite professors from days-gone-by.

• Sciences and Mathematics – Lower Level
• Fine Arts, Humanities and Languages – Second Floor
• Interdisciplinary, Social Sciences and Physical Education – Third Floor

Location: Tent on the Quad

Enjoy lunch on the Quad with your fellow Hornets!
Lunch will include: Baked white cheddar macaroni and cheese, barbecue pulled chicken, barbecue pulled pork, barbecue portobello mushrooms, traditional potato salad, fall roasted vegetables, Hornet rolls, Miss. Vickie’s Chips, homemade apple crisp, local apple cider, lemonade and water. Gluten free sandwich buns will be available at the cashier stand at the picnic. The picnic fare cannot be adjusted based on dietary preferences and restrictions.

Location: Tent on the Quad

Stop by the LandSea tent on the Quad to meet the current directors, chat with fellow alumni and compare adventures.

Location: Stetson Chapel

Say Cheese! The Class of 2009 will have a reunion photo taken at Stetson Chapel at 11:30 a.m.

Location: Banquet Room, Weimer K. Hicks Center
Doors open at 11:15 a.m. with lunch starting at 11:30 a.m.

Emeriti alumni are invited to attend a luncheon that honors class years prior to 1974. The program will include an Emeriti Club Leadership Council update, given by the current President, Don Schneider ’63. After lunch, a plaque will be presented to the 2024 Citation of Merit Award recipients, Jim Cameron ’69 and Gwen A. Fountain ’68.

Shuttle and Parking: Off campus parking and a shuttle service will be available at 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. from St. Thomas More Catholic Student Parish (421 Monroe Street) to the Weimer K. Hicks Center. Please note that this shuttle service is for the luncheon only and K is permitted to use the lower parking lot of the Parish. Cars will need to be removed from the parking lot by 3 p.m. to allow church members space to park for their evening service.

Location: Stetson Chapel

Say Cheese! The Class of 2014 will have a reunion photo taken at Stetson Chapel at 11:40 a.m.

Location: Stetson Chapel

Say Cheese! The Class of 2019 will have a reunion photo taken at Stetson Chapel at 11:50 a.m.

Location: Catch the K bus in front of Red Square (between Mandelle and Dewing Halls) to the Field House or in front of the Field House back to main campus
Accessibility Note: Stairs are involved to access the bus and a wheelchair lift is not available.

Ride the official K bus to the Kalamazoo College Athletic Field Complex to cheer on your Hornets as they take on Hope in Football and Trine in Women’s Soccer. The shuttle will run every twenty minutes and will loop back to Red Square on Academy Street. Please look for the shuttle signs for pick up and drop off in front of Red Square on Academy and in front of the Field House. Students, alumni, faculty and staff are all welcome!

Location: Angell Field, Kalamazoo College Athletic Field Complex or Livestream

Kalamazoo College vs. Hope College. Please visit the Kalamazoo College Home Football Game Day page for information on admission/tickets, parking and more. Wear your orange and black to the game.

Location: Lobby, Nelda K. Balch Playhouse

Enjoy a meet and greet with Theatre Arts alumni and faculty. For additional information, please contact Kirsten Sluyter at 269.337.7130.

Location: Begin in Red Square between Mandelle and Dewing Halls
Accessibility Note: The tour will require climbing stairs around the Quad.

Join K’s Archivist, Lisa Murphy ’98, on a historical building tour of campus supplemented with fun facts about the college and stories of student escapades. Learn about K’s campus planning and architecture focusing on the 1920s and 1930s, and architects such as NYC’s Aymar Embury II (Hoben Hall, Harmon Hall, and Stetson Chapel) and Detroit’s Albert Kahn (Trowbridge Hall), as well as Chicago-based Howard Van Doren Shaw (Humphrey House).

Location: Room 103, Dewing Hall

After a four-year hiatus, the student film festival is back at K! Enjoy a showcase from the Introductory and Advanced Documentary Film Production Classes that focus on the many opportunities at Kalamazoo College. Unique to this year’s festival are films made as the students emerge from the pandemic, showing their challenges, resilience and resolve. Topics include football, music, environmentalism, social justice, DOGL, and graduation. Some films may contain adult content and language.

Student filmmakers and their projects include:
Jane Bentley ’25: “Students for Justice in Palestine” (6:00)
Ian Burr ’24: “Football” (6:00)
Sam Douma ’26: “Via Ferrata” (6:00)
Emma Frederiksen ’25: “Growing with Disability” (4:30)
Ethan Galler ’25: “This is DOGL” (7:45)
Davis Henderson ’25: “ARTX-200” (7:45)
Alek Hultberg ’26: “Tom Evans” (5:45)
Caleb Kipnes ’26: “How to Run Hillel” (4:45)
Megan McGarry ’25: “Clay & Community” (6:20)
Alex Quesada ’25: “Train Swag” (5:00)
Amalia Scorsone ’24: “A SuperKut of Us” (8:00)
Luke Torres ’25: “Squishmallows” (4:00)
Tariq Williams ’23: “Sustainability at Kalamazoo College” (4:30)

Location: Hornets Suite, Kalamazoo College Athletic Field Complex
By Invitation Only

President Jorge G. Gonzalez and Dr. Suzie Gonzalez ’83 welcome donors to the Brighter Light Campaign to a wine and cheese reception in celebration of the collective generosity of alumni and friends who made this six-year campaign a success. For more information, please contact brighterlight@kzoo.edu.

Shuttle: The Hornet Spirit Shuttle will be available until 6 p.m. Pick up and drop off locations are in front of Kalamazoo College Athletic Field Complex and Red Square (between Mandelle and Dewing Halls) on Academy.

Location: MacKenzie Field, Kalamazoo College Athletic Field Complex or Livestream

Kalamazoo College vs. Trine University. Please visit the Kalamazoo College Home Women’s Soccer Game Day page for information on admission/tickets, parking and more. Wear your orange and black the game.