Location: Room 103, Dewing Hall

Join Harold Phillips ’88, and Matt Pearl, ’03, to learn about their career paths from K to the White House. Harold and Matt will share how their experiences at K contributed to decisions around post-graduate education that led to opportunities to work in and around government before joining the White House as current staff members. Dr. Max Cherem ’04, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Department Chair and Pre-Law Advisor, will moderate this event. Co-sponsored by the Center for Career and Professional Development (CCPD) and the Office of Alumni Engagement. 

About Harold Phillips and Matt Pearl:
Harold Phillips is the Director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy. He earned a Master’s in Regional Planning, Housing and Community Development at UNC-Chapel Hill, following his studies in political science and English at K. Prior to his current role, Harold worked in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in a number of positions developing programs and policies designed to end the HIV epidemic in the United States and globally.

Matt Pearl is the Director of Emerging Technology in the White House National Security Council. Immediately before serving at the NSC, Matt was an Associate Bureau Chief at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).  A philosophy major and history minor while at K, he attended law school at Yale University.  After law school, he clerked for Judge Lawrence Kahn of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, and Judge Laurence Harris Hartz of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

Location: Connable Recital Hall, Light Fine Arts Building

Join Kristian Bjornard ’03 as he presents a short talk titled Signs Signaling Sustainability. Mr. Bjornard will address how socially conscious art and design can foster sustainability and contribute to the greater good. Kristian will also share his journey from K’s art department to his current position as Chair of the Graphic Design Department at Maryland Institute College of Art. Following the event, we will adjourn to join in the Homecoming Connection Reception in Hicks. Hosted by the Kalamazoo College Department of Art and Art History. 

Location: Mackenzie Field, Kalamazoo College Athletic Field Complex and Home of Coach Goyings, 3588 Northfield Trail

All women’s soccer alumni are invited to watch practice on MacKenzie Field and kickaround with the current team after practice (4-6 p.m.). Continue the fun with appetizers and beverages at the home of Coach Bryan Goyings starting at 7 p.m. For additional information, please contact Coach Goyings at bgoyings@kzoo.edu.

• 4-6 p.m. – Watch practice and kickaround with the current team at Mackenzie Field
• 7 p.m. – Join Coach Goyings at his home for appetizers and beverages

Location: 1007 Edgemoor Avenue (3 miles south of campus/downtown)

Please join your class for a gathering at the home of Christina ’98 and Nate Anderson ’98 to kick-off your reunion weekend!
From Nate and Christina:
“Join us for dinner and drinks on Friday, October 6. This evening is meant to be a casual and fun opportunity to catch up with your classmates. We’ll have a variety of food and beverage options. If you’d like to BYOB, you are welcome to do so too. Families welcomed! Locals…want to bring a dish or dessert to share, please let us know!”

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: Anderson Athletic Center

All volleyball alumni are welcome to participate in the odds vs. evens game at Anderson Athletic Center. Please join the madness, regardless of age, surgical repair, or pregnancy status!

Location: Mackenzie Field, Kalamazoo College Athletic Field Complex

All women’s soccer alumni are invited to participate in a game on Mackenzie Field at 9 a.m. This is a great opportunity to relive Hornet Soccer memories of years past and create new ones as well. Please RSVP to Coach Bryan Goyings at bgoyings@kzoo.edu so we are able to plan for numbers and the appropriate game format that morning. This is a family friendly event! Please note there is a Women’s Soccer Alumni Brunch at the home of Coach Goyings at 11 a.m.

Admission Center

Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership

Natatorium

Location: Markin Tennis Center

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: “Censorship through the Centuries,” featuring important resources from the A.M. Todd Rare Book Room collection.

Location: Stetson Chapel

Say Cheese! The Class of 1993 will have a reunion photo taken at Stetson Chapel at 10:10 a.m.

Location: Stetson Chapel

Say Cheese! The Class of 1998 will have a reunion photo taken at Stetson Chapel at 10:20 a.m.

Location: Stetson Chapel

Say Cheese! The Class of 2003 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: Home of Coach Goyings, 3588 Northfield Trail

Please join Coach Bryan Goyings for a soccer alumni brunch at his home after the alumni game. For additional information, please contact Coach Goyings at bgoyings@kzoo.edu.

Location: Anderson Athletic Center

All alumni that played at least one year of Varsity Basketball are invited to attend an open practice. A brief introduction by the Hornets head coach, Nick Giard, and the team will be followed by practice.

• 11 – 11:30 a.m. – Meet Coach Giard and the team and hear about the upcoming season.
• 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Watch the team practice on the main floor in Anderson Athletic Center.

Location: Room 103 and Commons, Dewing Hall

Join us to celebrate 50 years of Landsea adventures and 25 years of the Lillian Anderson Arboretum! Meet the current directors, faculty and students, chat with fellow alumni and see how the programs have evolved over the years. Remarks from the current program directors will be given at 11:30 a.m. 

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, Great Lakes Potato Chips, homemade apple crisp, local apple cider, lemonade and water.Gluten free sandwich buns will be available at the picnic. The picnic fare cannot be adjusted based on dietary preferences and restrictions.

Location: Stetson Chapel

Say Cheese! The Class of 2008 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 1973. The program will include an Emeriti Club Leadership Council update, given by the current President, Donna (Reed) Lambert ’64. After lunch, a plaque will be presented to the 2023 Citation of Merit Award recipients, John Grandin ‘63 and Ralph Wellington ’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. 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 2013 will have a reunion photo taken at Stetson Chapel at 11:40 a.m.

Location: Stetson Chapel

Say Cheese! The Class of 2018 will have a reunion photo taken at Stetson Chapel at 11:50 a.m.

Location: Stetson Chapel

Change Ringing is a team sport, a musical performance, an antique art, and a demanding pattern-based exercise all at once! Join Tom Farthing ’83 and learn about the precision required to make music with these swinging bells and the friendships it helps develop.

Location: Catch the K van 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

Ride in a K shuttle to the Kalamazoo College Athletic Field Complex to cheer on your Hornets as they take on Olivet in Football and Trine in Men’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: Dalton Theatre, Light Fine Arts Building

Enjoy a performance from the College Singers featuring some songs submitted by reunion classes. Come hear the exciting culmination of this project that connects K alumni to each other and to the songs that were popular during their years at the College. A light-hearted, high-energy, and talent-packed 45 minute performance.

Location: Angell Field, Kalamazoo College Athletic Field Complex

Kalamazoo College vs. The University of Olivet. 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: 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: Hornets Suite, Kalamazoo College Field House
By Invitation Only

1833 Society donors, Stetson Society members and other leadership donors are cordially invited to a wine and cheese reception hosted by President Jorge G. Gonzalez and Dr. Suzie Gonzalez ’83. If you have questions about this event or your philanthropy, please contact Laurel Palmer, Director, Kalamazoo College Fund at 269.337.7282 or lpalmer@kzoo.edu.

Shuttle: The Hornet Spirit Shuttle will be available until 5:30 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

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