| 12:00 - 8:00pm | Alumni House Reception Center Open Please check in at Alumni House to receive your name tag, schedule and special gift! Alumni House, 75 Churchill Street |
| 4:00 - 5:00pm | La Plática La Causa invites alumni to attend La Plática: a weekly drop-in discussion centering the voices and experiences of Latinx students at Amherst. Facilitated by Lola Brown, MSW, LICSW and Nicole Torres Collado LCSW. José Martí Cultural Center, Keefe Campus Center |
| 6:00 - 8:00pm | Alumni Welcome Dinner Alumni and guests are invited to gather for a casual buffet dinner featuring some of your favorite Latin foods provided by area restaurants including La Veracruzana, El Comalito and El Rincon Boricua. Alumni House, 75 Churchill Street |
| 8:00 - 10:00am | Breakfast at Val Please find a breakfast ticket in your name tag that can be redeemed at Valentine Dining Hall. Valentine Dining Hall |
| 9:00am - 5:00pm | Alumni House Reception Center Open Please check in at Alumni House to receive your name tag, schedule and special gift! Alumni House, 75 Churchill Street |
| 10:00 - 11:30am | Latine Faculty Panel Hear from a selection of Amherst's Latine faculty as they discuss their current projects and experiences at the College. The Aliki Perroti & Seth Frank Lyceum, 197 South Pleasant Street |
| 12:00 - 1:30pm | Career Panel and Lunch Join Les Purificacion ’76, New York State Supreme Court Justice; Jose Espinosa ’11, actor; Miriam De La Riva Ovalle ’18, Senior Software Engineer; and moderator Ismée Williams ’95, pediatric cardiologist, professor and author as they discuss the intersection of their career paths and identities. Lewis-Sebring Commons, Valentine Dining Hall |
| 2:00 - 3:30pm | Latino/a/e/x?: The Evolving Nomenclature of Identity Join current students, faculty and alumni in an interactive panel followed by small group discussions. Panelists include Professor Sony Coráñez Bolton, chair of LLAS department and professor of LLAS, English and Spanish; Francheska Santos ’15; and Rachel De La Cruz ’26. The panel is moderated by Professor Ilan Stavans, professor of European Studies, Spanish and LLAS. Aliki Perroti & Seth Frank Lyceum, 197 South Pleasant Street |
| 6:00 - 9:00pm | Saturday Dinner featuring Sandra Barreuco ’96 Beginning with a cocktail hour at 6 p.m., this dinner is open to all weekend attendees! This program features a keynote speech by Sandra Barreuco ’96, Director of the Clinical Psychology PhD program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Lewis-Sebring Commons, Valentine Dining Hall |
| 10:00am - 5:00pm | Drop-In Activities (available throughout the weekend) Beneski Museum of Natural History The Beneski Museum of Natural History houses outstanding collections and exhibits that include vertebrate and invertebrate paleontology, minerals, and other geologic specimens. Our specimens have been collected since 1825 from local areas and around the world. Some displays illustrate the evolution and ecology of major groups of animals, and others describe the geological processes that have formed the earth and local structures. Particularly noteworthy is the world-famous dinosaur track collection from the sedimentary rocks of the Connecticut River Valley. This collection continues to be one of the largest and most studied fossil track collections in the world. Hours: Mead Art Museum The Mead Art Museum holds the art collection of Amherst College—more than 20,000 objects spanning 5,000 years of global culture, which are used for teaching and research across academic disciplines and available for the pleasure and understanding of a diverse public. Admission is always free. The spring exhibitions on view are Like a Slow Walk with Trees: Alicia Grullón; Trópico es Político: Caribbean Art in the Visitor Economy Regime; Boundless pt. 2; and the seventh annual Black Art Matters student visual arts showcase. Hours: Emily Dickinson Museum (280 Main Street) The newly restored Homestead was the birthplace and home of poet Emily Dickinson. The museum comprises two historic houses. The Homestead was the birthplace and home of the poet Emily Dickinson. The Evergreens, next door, was home to her brother Austin, his wife Susan, and their three children. Visitors are strongly encouraged to purchase tickets in advance online. Adult admission ranges from $13 to $16. There is no charge for current students, faculty, or staff of Amherst College or youth 17 and under. For more information, call the museum at (413) 542–8161 or visit emilydickinsonmuseum.org. Hours: Mammoth Market Mammoth Market at Schwemm’s Cafe is located in Keefe Campus Center and offers an array of items, including t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, scarves, mugs and other products. Hours: Wildlife Sanctuary The Amherst College Wildlife Sanctuary includes approximately 500 acres in a diverse collection of open fields (both actively maintained and unmanaged), wetlands, floodplain woods, river, upland woods, plantation pines, and ponds—and is an important place for both recreation and research. Self-Guided Tours You can access our interactive campus map, follow our online virtual tour, or pick up our self-guided tour booklet and print the campus map, which is available in the visitor information box outside the front door of the Admission Office. |
| 10:00am - 12:00pm | Networking Brunch Please join alumni and students for a brunch featuring Ed Camacho ’79 and Tom Gonzales ’76. Make sure you get contact information and coffee before the weekend wraps up! Alumni House, 75 Churchill Street |