2024 Alumni Reunion Weekend

3-7 p.m.
Alumni Reunion Weekend Hospitality Lounge: Start your Alumni Reunion Weekend festivities by registering at the Hospitality Lounge. Stop in to pick up your name badge, giveaways, campus maps, and schedules. Those staying on campus for the weekend can check in to housing.

3:30 p.m. 
Tasting and Touring: During this interactive tour across campus, visit with Franklin Pierce faculty and staff and hear about the programs and opportunities we offer our students. Stops will include the Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communication, where you will hear about upcoming additions to the Patterson Television Studio, The Bubble, where you will learn about our Raven Recreation program and other Student Engagement opportunities, and more!  Light appetizers and beverages at each location. 

5 p.m. 
Ravens Reception: Join fellow alumni at a casual reception to kick off Alumni Reunion Weekend.  Heavy appetizers, beverages, beer and wine.

8-10 a.m.
Breakfast with Alumni: Enjoy breakfast with fellow alumni on campus. Buffet style meal.

9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Hospitality Suite - Registration & Check In: Start your Alumni Reunion Weekend festivities by registering at the Hospitality Lounge. Stop in to pick up your name badge, giveaways, campus maps, and schedules. Those staying on campus for the weekend can check in to housing.

10-11 a.m.
Golf Cart Tours of Campus: Enjoy a student-guided tour of the 1,200-acre Rindge Campus. Let your tour guide know if you have any special requests! Tours leave every 15 minutes.

11 a.m.
Alumni Association Annual Meeting: All alumni are invited to the Alumni Association Annual Meeting led by the Alumni Board of Directors. Learn more about the work they do on behalf of all Franklin Pierce graduates. This meeting will be live streamed for alumni who are unable to attend Reunion Weekend.
Followed by:
We Remember Well: Together we will remember those in the alumni community that we have lost this year and recognize alumni who have received the Richard (Rick) Falconi ’69 Lifetime Alumni Volunteer Award.

Noon
Franklin Pierce Alumni Celebration Lunch: Join alumni and friends while we celebrate all things, Franklin Pierce.  President Mooney ’83 will share her reflections as the first alumna president of Franklin Pierce and an update on the University, and we will celebrate the milestone anniversary classes, with special recognition for the milestone reunions (anyone who’s class ends with a 4 or 9!). Buffet style meal. 

1:30 p.m.
Memorable Minute: This exciting, fast paced and informal event celebrates the history and stories of FP’s wonderful alumni community and offers an opportunity to share stories from their lives and memories. You can enjoy these 60 second presentations from the audience or get up and give a one-minute anecdote yourself! Ice Cream Bar. 

2–5 p.m.
Library Archives Exhibit: Visit our Franklin Pierce commemorative display and explore the best of the physical and digital archives at Franklin Pierce University.

Open Waterfront Recreation: Enjoy all that Pearly Pond has to offer! Take a canoe ride, kayak, or try out a stand-up paddleboard. Or challenge your classmates to a friendly game of cornhole, Kan-Jam, spike ball, ladder ball, or giant Jenga. (Weather permitting)

Guided Hike on the FPU Trails: Join us for a guided hike and open discussion about the history of the natural landscape along the way. Hike lasts approximately 45 minutes and includes varied terrain.

3 - 4 p.m. 
Golf Cart Tours of Campus: Enjoy a student-guided tour of the 1,200-acre Rindge Campus. Let your tour guide know if you have any special requests! Tours leave every 15 minutes.

5 p.m.
Champagne Toast with President Mooney: Join President Mooney ’83 and Greg Walsh as they say cheers with fellow alumni to celebrate the memories, nostalgia, accomplishments, and achievements of Franklin Pierce alumni. Light appetizers, champagne and nonalcoholic beverages. 

5:30 p.m.
Dinner, Live Music & Dancing: Spend the evening together with a cookout and get ready to dance to live music performed by Bella and the Maybe Brothers, featuring George Robinson, Franklin Pierce’s Director of Athletic Bands!  Buffet style cookout with beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages. 

9 p.m.
Bonfire: Enjoy time under the stars around a bonfire with s’mores and.

8 – 10 a.m.
Breakfast with Alumni: Enjoy breakfast with fellow alumni before leaving campus. Buffet style meal.

Throughout the day: Stay and Play in the Monadnock Region including waterfront activities, regional interests including:

• Glass blowing at the Terrapin Glassblowing Studio or the Hot Glass Center,
• Berry picking at Monadnock Berries,
• Visiting the  Cathedral of the Pines, and more.

Want to get on the green for Father’s Day? The Monadnock Region has a number of public golf courses including:

• The Shattuck Golf Course in Jaffrey,
• The Monadnock Country Club  in Peterborough, and
• Bretwood Golf Course in Keene.