Friday, October 20
Mount Vernon Campus Walking Tour Led by a Current Student Guide
11am • Departing from the Webb Building Living Room
Elizabeth J. Somers Leadership Awards Luncheon
Noon • Post Hall, Academic Building
Honoring Anne Berkley Smith, MVC ’56 and Nancy Blossom, Mount Vernon College Interior Design faculty member, and featuring a display of memorabilia from the classes of 1956 and 1981 in celebration of their 50th and 25th reunions
$45 per person, including a served lunch and dessert.
Tour of Hillwood Museum and Gardens
2pm • Departing from the W Street Gatehouse
Enjoy a visit to the 25-acre estate of Mount Vernon Seminary alumna Marjorie Merriweather Post
$10 per person, including round-trip transportation (returning to campus by 4:30pm) and admission to the Museum and Gardens.
GW Men’s Soccer Game vs. University of Dayton
3pm • Athletic Field
Reunion Cocktail Reception
5:30pm to 7:30pm • Mount Vernon Alumnae House, 4535 W Street, NW (across from the W Street Gatehouse)
A perfect opportunity to reunite with classmates and establish new connections with fellow alumnae
Complimentary.
Saturday, October 21
Mount Vernon Campus Walking Tours Led by a Current Student Guide
12:45pm and 3:45pm • Departing from the Clock Tower
Octoberfest
2pm to 5pm • The Quad (rain location: Lloyd Gym)
Presented by the Mount Vernon Programming Council, featuring entertainment, crafts, and
tasty fall desserts. While on campus for Octoberfest, stop by the Mount Vernon Alumnae House between 4pm and 6pm to meet members of GW’s Class of 2010 and their families during the Freshman Families Reception, hosted by Dean of Freshmen Fred Siegel and his family.
Somers Residence Hall Tour
3pm to 4pm • Somers Residence Hall
Elizabeth Somers Women’s Leadership Program Art Exhibition Opening Reception
3pm to 4:30pm • Grounds for Change Lounge, Ames Building
Hosted by the International Arts and Culture cohort of the Elizabeth Somers Women’s
Leadership Program, this reception will officially open the art exhibit showcasing the work of past and present students in the program. The artwork, which will be available for viewing throughout Reunion Weekend, is diverse in subject and medium, ranging from oil paintings and self portraits to experimental color photography, to large scale charcoal drawings, and sculpture.
Sunday, October 22
Sunday Brunch
9:30am to 2pm (continuous) • Ames Dining Room
Join current students for an all-you-care-to-eat brunch, including an omelette station, scrambled eggs, breakfast potatoes, sausage, bacon, pizzas, carved turkey and beef, pasta primavera, a salad bar, coffee, juices, fountain drinks, and much more.
$12.95 per person; Pay at the door
Men’s Soccer Game vs. Xavier University
1pm • Athletic Field
Cinéma Français à Mount Vernon: La Petite Jerusalem (Little Jerusalem)
4:30pm • Eckles Library Auditorium
Part of the Tournées French Film Festival, this film will be shown in French with English subtitles and will feature an introduction by the Romance Language faculty. The festival is made possible by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the French Ministry of Culture (CNC).
Exhibits at the Eckles Library throughout Reunion Weekend
Available for viewing during normal library hours of Friday 8am to 7pm, Saturday from 11am to 7pm, and Sunday from 11am to 11pm:
Mount Vernon Students - Then and Now
This timeline of photographs and memorabilia highlights the history of student life at Mount Vernon Campus from the Mount Vernon Seminary days through the Fall 2006 semester. It provides a particularly interesting look into the life of Elizabeth Somers and also highlights memorabilia from a class president in the late 1940s.
To The Light
Exploring one woman's survival from breast cancer, this collection of photographs highlights her journey through treatment in 1995 and her 10th anniversary in 2005. In commemoration of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this powerful exhibit will be accompanied by free educational materials from exhibit co-sponsor, the GW Cancer Institute.
