Reunions

Reed College Scavenger Hunt - Hosted by the Class of '85

William T. Foster, the visionary first president of Reed, thought he was simply walking through Sallyport soon after the building was opened in 1912. But unbeknownst to him, Lux and Nox swapped roles, and he emerges out the other side... in 2025.

Our task is to follow his quest for the key that will take him back to his time, and decipher it for him. Along the way, he’ll encounter both things familiar to him, rooted in his time, and completely new things which nevertheless have resonance with the 40 acres he knows so well.

But here’s the twist: this space-time anomaly has happened to him for a reason: the key he will uncover/unscramble will actually be foundational to the essence of the college he’s trying to create: its soul, if you will. In unscrambling the key, we give him the concept he needs to forge a strand of DNA that winds through a century, through us and to this very moment.

Bill Nelson's Used Book Sale

Acquire new (to you) knowledge at the Used Book Sale! Whether you’re interested in growing various species of daffodils or grasping the history of mapmaking, you’ll find what you’re looking for and more! Check it out.

Talk to God Phone Booth

Quad
For over two decades there has been a symbol, a waypoint, an opportunity: to speak with God. There have been laughs, tears, concern and a most unique human interaction...in a phone booth.

Historic Music Poster Collection from John Ullman '65 and Irene Namkung '65

Eliot Hallway Wall Cases

Reunions Central

12:30–6 p.m., Prexy House
When you arrive on campus, please come to Reunions Central in Prexy and pick up your registration materials, event tickets, wristband, and dorm keys.

A wristband is required for all guests on campus for the weekend. It indicates to staff, students, and Campus Safety that you have registered and are attending Reunions.

Bookstore Open

9 a.m.–5 p.m., basement of Gray Campus Center
Got old Reed clothing you no longer wear? The Reed Bookstore is looking for gently worn Reed logoed clothing! In exchange, you'll receive a 15% off coupon good towards your next piece of Reed clothing. Reach out to bookstore@reed.edu with any questions about this new program.

50 Years of History: Class of '75 Archives Tour

2–3 p.m., Library

Reactor Tour

3–4 p.m., Chemistry Patio, Sign up at Prexy
Tour Reed's nuclear reactor, the only nuclear reactor in the nation operated primarily by undergraduates. Licensed students use it for thesis projects and to increase their understanding of radiation and radioactivity.

Class of '75 Olde Reed Roundtable

4–5:30 p.m., Winch-Capehart
Gather with your classmates from the early 70s to talk about your time at Reed. Share your stories, hear from others, and reconnect to celebrate your 50th reunion.

50th Class Reunion Dinner

6–7:30 p.m., Gray Lounge
The class of ’75 is invited to celebrate their 50th reunion over a special evening meal and presentation.
*Ticket required

Dinner

6–7:30 p.m., Commons
Bon Appetit brings made-from-scratch restaurant-style dining to Reed College, with a commitment to quality, innovation, social responsibility, and customer satisfaction.
*Pay on your own

Pool Hall Open

6–11 p.m., Pool Hall
Join your fellow Reedies and reminisce in the Pool Hall! Organize a tournament or play a relaxed game of 8 ball.

Reunions Bar

7–10 p.m., Quad

50th Reunion Social

7:30–9 p.m., Anna Mann Social Room
After dinner, the party continues! We will venture to Anna Mann to listen to music from our era and continue to connect and reminisce.

 Check the schedule often, events are added every day!

Reunions Central

8 a.m.–8 p.m., Prexy House
When you arrive on campus, please come to Reunions Central in Prexy and pick up your registration materials, event tickets, and dorm keys.

A wristband is required for all guests on campus for the weekend. It indicates to staff, students, and Campus Safety that you have registered and are attending Reunions.

Sports Center Open

7 a.m.–7 p.m., Sports Center
Come check out the new Sports Center where you can swim, work out, or take a sauna!

Breakfast

8–9:30 a.m., Commons
Bon Appetit brings made-from-scratch restaurant-style dining to Reed College, with a commitment to quality, innovation, social responsibility, and customer satisfaction.
*Pay on your own

Bookstore Open

9 a.m.–midnight, basement of Gray Campus Center
Have any old Reed clothing you no longer wear? The Reed Bookstore is looking for gently worn Reed logoed clothing! In exchange, you'll receive a 15% off coupon good towards your next piece of Reed clothing. Reach out to bookstore@reed.edu with any questions about this new program.

Reactor Tour

10–11 a.m., Chemistry Patio, Sign up at Prexy
Tour Reed's nuclear reactor, the only nuclear reactor in the nation operated primarily by undergraduates. Licensed students use it for thesis projects and to increase their understanding of radiation and radioactivity.

Architecture of Reed College: Gothic to Modernism to Post-Modernism and back again

10–11:30 a.m., Eliot 314 & Walking Tour, Sign up at Prexy
The architecture of Reed College is a window into the evolution 20th-century architecture and the history of the college itself. This tour will take us from the Collegiate Gothic of A.E. Doyle's Eliot Hall through the Modernism of Pietro Belluschi, Reed alum Neil Farnham, and others, and finally, the Post-Modernism of the Zimmer Gunsel Frasca era and newer buildings. 

"Don't Hear This!" - Dr. Demento Explores Music Censorship in America" sponsored by the Class of '65

10:30 a.m.–noon, Commons
Dr. Demento, known by some as Barret Hansen '62, is an American radio broadcaster and record collector specializing in novelty songs, comedy, and strange or unusual recordings. After 64 years of playing music on air and online, Dr. Demento has some thoughts to share about censorship.

Lunch

11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., Commons
Commons Bon Appetit brings made-from-scratch restaurant-style dining to Reed College, with a commitment to quality, innovation, social responsibility, and customer satisfaction.
*Pay on your own

Learn How a Sausage is Made (Literally)

1–3:30 p.m., Spanish House
The masters of meat will demystify the metaphor, and prove that the dirty details are in fact delicious, clean fun!

Meat Smoke veterans will lead a sausage-making workshop, demonstrating the entire process from snout to tail. Get hands-on experience in cutting down and grinding whole slabs of pork, seasoning it to perfection, loading and filling pork casings, and pinching and cutting sausage links.

There will be plenty of opportunities for grilling and tasting our creations during the workshop. Sausage made during this event will be served to everyone after the fireworks on Saturday.

Come meat with us, join in the fun, and make lots of dirty jokes (sometimes they slip out unintentionally)!

Reed Canyon Oral History Sharing with Katy Pine '99 & Zac Perry, Maintenance Operations Manager

1:30–3:30 p.m., Eliot 216 & Walking
Join us for a brief overview of the history of the canyon, and then share your own memories and stories as we wend our way through the gorgeous heart of campus. 

"A Condensed History of Reed College" with Opal Click '16 and the Foster-Scholz Club

2–3:30 p.m., PAB 320
You may ask yourself, how did I get here? Your unofficial community historian will tell you in this speedy, fun, and extremely partisan review of the college’s story, from Amanda Reed’s last will and testament through to the present day. Find out why this place is simultaneously so great and so frustrating, arm yourself with factoids to use in campus politics arguments, and decide whether you are a Fosterite or a Scholzean. 30-45 minute presentation, then time for freeform discussion.

Opal Click, in partnership with Paul Edison-Lahm '83 and John Sheehy '82

Learn to Play the Penny Whistle with John Cushing '67

3–4 p.m., PAB 104
Each student will receive a whistle. Students will learn breath control, fingering, the D and G scales, and a few simple tunes, followed by an Irish or Scottish air.

How Bill Naito '49 Shaped Modern Portland

3–4 p.m., Chapel
William “Bill” Sumio Naito (1925–1996), Reed College class of 1949 and Alumni Trustee, was a remarkable and visionary individual—the Portland-born son of Japanese immigrants who became one of the city’s most significant civic leaders. Bill’s granddaughter, Erica Naito-Campbell '04, shares how his life mirrors the story of Portland, the city he loved.

Reactor Tour

3–4 p.m., Chemistry Patio, Sign up at Prexy
Tour Reed's nuclear reactor, the only nuclear reactor in the nation operated primarily by undergraduates. Licensed students use it for thesis projects and to increase their understanding of radiation and radioactivity.

Welcome Reception & Babson Award Ceremony

4–5 p.m., PAB Atrium
Join President Audrey Bilger for the kick-off reception welcoming you to Reunions 2025!

Sunny Day Surprise

5–6:30 p.m., Quad
The Sunny Day Surprise is back! Connect with fellow Reedies while enjoying a delicious surprise. Sponsored by the Alumni Board and your Alumni Chapters. 

Talking Tunes with Audrey Bilger & Cheryl Pawelski

5:15–6:15 p.m., PAB 320
If you’re a music lover and would like to take part in a conversation about collecting, making, and enjoying records, about radio DJ-ing, about running a record label, going to concerts, and more, Audrey and Cheryl will be delighted to talk tunes with you. We’ll spin some records and some yarns.

Class of '65 Dinner & Mingling

5–8:30 p.m., off campus
Gather with your classmates off campus for a light dinner and a jam session, just like the old days. Snag the shuttle from Prexy House up to Ann Goetchus' Woodstock home.  

ЯKSK Party with the Klass of '05

6–8 p.m., SU Porch
The Klass of 2005 invites you to our 20th Яeunion party the evening of Friday, June 13, featuring the Яeed Jazz Kollektiv, T-shirt printing, and Kommie bikes. All members of the kommunity are enkouraged to join this uplifting and joyful kelebration!

Dinner

6:30–8:30 p.m., Commons
Bon Appetit brings made-from-scratch restaurant-style dining to Reed College, with a commitment to quality, innovation, social responsibility, and customer satisfaction.
*Meal ticket must be pre-purchased when you register

Reunions Bar

6:30–11 p.m., Quad

80s Party, Classes of '80 & '85: Mixer at Woodstock Wine & Deli

7–9 p.m., Woodstock Wine & Deli (off campus)
Join up with your classmates and other Reedies of our era for a mixer! Let wine and cheese break the ice as you get reacquainted. Head up the hill to Woodstock Wine and Deli for a few hours of mixing and mingling, then head back to your residence hall to continue the conversation!

Class of '70 Social

7–9 p.m., Aspen Common Ropm
Join us to celebrate 55 years since our time at Reed! Mix and mingle in a common room like we used to do.

The Dream of the 90s Singalong

7–10 p.m., Spanish House
Hate Karaoke? Love singing songs of our youth loud and clear for few to hear? The Dream of the 90s Singalong is taking requests for our evening in the Spanish House social room. Hosted by Anna (Specht) White ’95.

Class of '20 5th Reunion Party

7–11:30 p.m., McKinley/Griffin Common Room

90's Chill Lounge

7 p.m.–midnight, German House
Need a break from the loud Dream of the 90s party where you can actually have a conversation with a long-lost classmate without having to shout? We’re hosting a chill lounge, tucked away into the German House, where we can enjoy drinks, snacks, and peaceful refuge.

Hosted by Jalal Akhavein ’90, David Messner ’90, and Dylan Rivera ’95.

Lindsay Lohan's Mykonos Beach Club, Welcome to Adulthood Class of '15

7 p.m.–midnight, Vollum Lecture Hall
We’re planning a special party for our class and other Reedies from our era— transforming Vollum Lecture Hall into Lindsay Lohan’s Mykonos Beach Club. You’re hereby invited to join us on stage for a mini HumPlay reboot, or watch from the audience. Come in a Y2K outfit - CE or BCE (e.g. toga).

The Dream of the 90s is Alive at Reunions

7 p.m.–late, International Plaza at the Language Houses
All class years are cordially invited to a celebration of the 90s spirit! Join Meat Smoke at the language houses, where we'll have delicious food, refreshing libations, and an amazing lineup of Reedie musicians and performers. More info coming soon!

Firepits, S'mores, and a Sing-a-Long 

8–9 p.m., Commons Patio

It’s Classic Rock (and folk and country and punk) Night at Reed College!  Come sing along to favorites by The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan (star of the new hit movie A Complete Unknown), The Clash, Talking Heads, Barenaked Ladies, Ramones, Merle Haggard, the Dead, CCR, and more, all while your mouth is stuffed with chocolate, graham crackers, and marshmallows (you’ll enunciate like Kurt Cobain).  Lyrics provided, no one turned away for not knowing all the words to “Lola."  Absolutely no singing of “The Circle Game” permitted.  

Note:  this event will be canceled in the extremely unlikely event that it rains in Portland.  

International Folk Dancing Like We Used to Do with Jim Kahan ’64

8:30–10 p.m., Sports Center
International Folk Dancing returns. Jim Kahan ’64 will supply the music (he has a digital version of what we danced to and more). You can wear whatever you want on your feet (including nothing) at this venue, except YakTrax or similar destructive footgear.

Pool Hall Open

8 p.m.–3 a.m., Pool Hall
Join your fellow Reedies and reminisce in the Pool Hall! Organize a tournament or play a relaxed game of 8 ball.

S.L.U.R Performance

9–10 p.m., Physics Loading Dock
If you can't sing well, sing louder! 

17th Annual Reedie Reunions Poker Game

9–late, Winch Social Room
It's time to shuffle up and deal at the Annual Reedie Reunions Poker Game! Show off your poker skills in support of Reed! Whether you're a seasoned pro or just learning the ropes, this event is the perfect way to connect with fellow Reedies, so ante up and let's play!

Check the schedule often, events are added every day!

Reunions Central

Breakfast

8–9:30 a.m., Commons
Bon Appetit brings made-from-scratch restaurant style dining to Reed College, with a commitment to quality, innovation, social responsibility, and customer satisfaction.
*Pay on your own

Sports Center Open

Retirement: Boon or Trap? with Dr. Don Asher '82

9–10:30 a.m., PAB 320
Where are you getting your information about retirement planning? The retirement industry controls over $37 trillion (trillion with a “t”) in funds, and employs over one million mostly highly-paid professionals. This massive industry floods all media with a vision of retirement that requires their existence: the permanent vacation. What if that’s not right for you? What if you want or need another version? This talk is about theories of late-career and post-career human development, meaning making, planning for the time of retirement (a third half of life), and that subset of humans who love work over leisure. There is definitely more than one right answer. Whether you’re young and thinking long-term or getting closer to traditional retirement ages—or even in the midst of retirement itself—this talk can help you think more richly about your options and your plans. Based on Dr. Don Asher’s recent dissertation “You Can Only Play so Much Golf”: The Retirement Experiences of People Who Really Love Their Work and ongoing research. 

Bookstore Open

9 a.m.–midnight, basement of Gray Campus Center
Got old Reed clothing you no longer wear? The Reed Bookstore is looking for gently worn Reed logoed clothing! In exchange, you'll receive a 15% off coupon good towards your next piece of Reed clothing. Reach out to bookstore@reed.edu with any questions about this new program.

Calligraphy Wishing Tree with Gregory MacNaughton ’89 and Su Liu ’13 sponsored by the Class of ‘75

10 a.m.–12 p.m., Trilium Multipurpose Room
Calligraph a touching tribute to classmates who are no longer with us. Participants will have the option to hang their well wishes and fond memories on a "wishing tree" for all to share and remember. Open to all classes. Facilitated by Gregory MacNaughton ’89 and Su Liu ’13, and sponsored by the Class of '75.

500 Years of Italic Handwriting with Gregory MacNaughton ’89

10 a.m.–12 p.m., Trilium Multipurpose Room
Scriptorium is Reed's weekly calligraphy and paleography workshop, open to all members of the Reed community. All materials will be provided.

Reedie Memorial Space

10 a.m.–3 p.m., Chapel
Come to the Chapel to remember dearly departed Reedies. You're welcome to bring flowers, photos, notes, and mementos. This memorial will be mostly open and unstructured, but there will be alumni spiritual leaders present and opportunities to say a few words.

The All-Subject, All-Purpose, All-in-One Humanities Lecture

10:30–11:30 a.m., PAB 320
Presented by Professor Mateo J. Burtch, Ph.D., DDS, RCMP

Would you believe that a single Humanities lecture can not only make you smarter, but happier, healthier, richer, more attractive, taller, and less prone to fungal infections? Crazy, you say? Too good to be true? Well, Mr. and Ms. Reedie, believe it, because the All-Purpose, All-in-One Humanities lecture can do that—and more! This one-stop journey through every Reed major, from history to biology to religion to music and beyond, covers all the knowledge you’ll ever need to be the confident, magnetic winner you’ve always wanted to be. Never again be embarrassed by confusing the Seleucid Empire with the Achaemenid Empire. Never again stop recounting the Planck Constant at two decimal places. Never again wonder whether Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics contained a section on bathtub grouting. Never wonder if mesons are edible. Instead, impress your friends at parties with exciting facts about partial differential equations, and learn how to make a papier-mâché diorama depicting the Oedipal complex. Stop regretting all the Hum lectures you slept through — we’re so sure that you’ll love the All-Purpose Humanities Lecture that we promise you a FREE sandwich of your choice if you’re not 100% satisfied. [Offer void in the United States and other countries.]

Reactor Tour

11 a.m.–noon, Chemistry Patio, Sign up at Prexy
Tour Reed's nuclear reactor, the only nuclear reactor in the nation operated primarily by undergraduates. Licensed students use it for thesis projects and to increase their understanding of radiation and radioactivity.

Diversity and Inclusion Committee Brunch

11 a.m.–1 p.m., GCC A-D
Join the Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the Alumni Board and the Identity-Based Affinity Networks* for brunch.
*The three Identity-Based Affinity Networks welcome all alumni who self-identify as first-generation college students, alumni of color, and/or LGBTQIA2S+ alumni.

World Wide Knit in Public!

11 a.m.–1 p.m., Quad
It's World Wide Knit in Public Day! Bring your own project and come knit with us, or join us with any other fiber art you like. Or, come and I will teach you to knit, or crochet, or generally noodle around with yarn! Some needles and yarn will be provided, so stop by and say hi!

Reed Rugby 50th Anniversary Celebration & Game

11 a.m.–1 p.m., Rugby Field
Dust off your cleats to ruck, maul and celebrate fifty years of rugby at Reed. Join us romping around the rugby field as ageless wonders and then help clarify tall tales and legends of the past. Touch rugby included. If you can make it please let us know.

Link "please let us know" to this URL
https://forms.gle/DU2iVD2wZAGBxa3w5

Foster-Scholz Annual Luncheon 

11:30 a.m.–1 p.m., Kaul Auditorium
Alumni whose graduation year is 1985 or earlier (and their partners and friends) are invited to join us in honoring this year's retiring faculty and alumni volunteers for their dedicated service to Reed at the Foster-Scholz annual luncheon and awards cermony. The Luncheon will feature a keynote speech on interdisciplinary majors at Reed College by Suzy Renn, Associate Dean of the Faculty and Roger M. Perlmutter Professor of Biology.

Presentation of the Distinguished Service Award to Don Asher ’83, Mateo Burtch ’82, Peggy Hill Noto ’75, and Richard Wollenberg ’75.

* Meal ticket must be pre-purchased when you register

Hot Turkey Sandwich Picnic Lunch

11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., Commons
Bon Appetit brings made-from-scratch restaurant style dining to Reed College, with a commitment to quality, innovation, social responsibility, and customer satisfaction.
* Meal ticket must be pre-purchased when you register

Carnival

Noon–3 p.m., Great Lawn (near Sally Port)
Enjoy this event with booths from Reedie makers and carnival games including a bounce house, face painters and more! Don't miss out on this Reedie Reunions tradition!

Library Hours

Noon–4 p.m., Library
See what's new and find your thesis!

Class Photos

1–2(ish) p.m., East PAB staircase (look for the signs!)
Gather with your classmates for Class Photos!

Class of 2020 - 1:00 p.m.
Class of 2015 - 1:05 p.m.
Class of 2010 - 1:10 p.m.
Class of 2005 - 1:15 p.m.
Class of 2000 - 1:20 p.m.
Class of 1995 - 1:25 p.m.
Class of 1990 - 1:30 p.m.
Class of 1985 - 1:35 p.m.
Class of 1980 - 1:40 p.m.
Class of 1975 - 1:45 p.m.
Class of 1970 - 1:50 p.m.
Class of 1965 - 1:55 p.m.
Class of 1960 - 2:00 p.m.
MAT/MALS - 2:05 p.m.

All-Class Parade

2:15 p.m, beginning at Ladd Dorm, West Entrance 

All for Reed Donor & Volunteer Reception*

2:30–4 p.m., Performing Arts Building
A special reception and thank you for everyone who donated to Reed during the 2024-2025 academic year with a special thank you from President Audrey Bilger.
*by invitation only 

Dr. Demento Part 2!

2–3 p.m., PAB 320

Sewing & Swearing

2–4 p.m., PAB 104
Do you do some form of needlework? Do you find yourself swearing a lot while doing needlework? Bring your needlework, your filthy mouth, and maybe some snacks or wine or whatever, and join us while we stab things with needles and curse a bunch.

OutWright Play

3–5 p.m., PAB Black Box Theater
Assassins is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by John Weidman, based on an original concept by Charles Gilbert Jr.

Using the framing device of an all-American, yet sinister, carnival game, the semi-revue portrays a group of historical figures who attempted (successfully or not) to assassinate Presidents of the United States, and explores what their presence in American history says about the ideals of their country. The score is written to reflect both popular music of the various depicted eras and a broader tradition of "patriotic" American music.

The Geology of Reed and Eastside Portland: Earthquakes, Volcanos and Catastrophic Floods

4–5 p.m., Eliot 314
The serene Portland landscape surrounding the Reed campus has been shaped by catastrophic geological events, torrential floods of ice and lava, and eruptions of neighborhood volcanos. The presentation will explore how this geology is visible to us today and how it has shaped the history of Portland and the college.

Dinner

6–7:30 p.m., Commons
Bon Appetit brings made-from-scratch restaurant style dining to Reed College, with a commitment to quality, innovation, social responsibility, and customer satisfaction.
*Meal ticket must be pre-purchased when you register

Reunions Bar

6 p.m.–1 a.m., Quad

Alumni Talent Show

7–9 p.m., Student Union Sign up at Prexy
Do you sing in the shower?  Knit in the shower?  Read your original poetry in the shower?  Do you even shower?  Get out from under the faucet and up on stage and show off your artistic abilities.  Sing or play a song; read embarrassing entries from your high school diary; recite the first line of The Iliad in ancient Greek; dance; tell a story; juggle flaming kitchen knives; whatever.  Actually, forget the flaming knives.  Grab your five minutes of fame!  (Andy Warhol was a bit optimistic.)  Or just come watch, as every year the Talent Show features an array of amazing performers, and this year will be the same.  Sign up in Prexy or at the show.  Seriously, no flaming knives.  

Pool Hall Open

8 p.m.–3 a.m., Pool Hall
Join your fellow Reedies and reminisce in the Pool Hall! Organize a tournament or play a relaxed game of 8 ball.

Meat Smoke Surprise!

8:30–9:30 p.m., Great Lawn
Head back to the quad for savory treats thanks to Meat Smoke!

Laser Light Show Extravaganza

9:30–10:30 p.m., Great Lawn
Spread out across the  front lawn for an electric and flammable experience you won't forget!

Stop Making Sense LIVE!

10:15 p.m.–1 a.m., Student Union
Dance the night away at Stop Making Sense LIVE! Live band followed by the movie!

Check the schedule often, events are added every day!

Reunions Check-Out

8 a.m.–1 p.m. Prexy House
Return your dorm keys, swipe cards, and badges to Reunions staff at Prexy! Note: returning your keys is crucial! Replacing lost keys is a huge expense, and it may factor into increased dorm rates in the near future.

Breakfast

8–10 a.m., Commons
Bon Appetit brings made-from-scratch restaurant style dining to Reed College, with a commitment to quality, innovation, social responsibility, and customer satisfaction.
*Pay on your own

Bookstore Open

9 a.m.–2 p.m.
Got old Reed clothing you no longer wear? The Reed Bookstore is looking for gently worn Reed logoed clothing! In exchange, you'll receive a 15% off coupon good towards your next piece of Reed clothing. Reach out to bookstore@reed.edu" with any questions about this new program.

Larry Ruben Memorial

10:30 a.m. in Eliot Chapel, followed by a reception in Gray Lounge
A celebration of life service for Laurens Ruben, Kenan Professor of Biology, Emeritus.

Check the schedule often, events are added every day!