A Family Reunion

Reunion Weekend: June 23-26, 2011

Bring your family to Reunion Weekend!

In addition to experiencing the excitement of meeting your college friends and attending reunion events, your family will have a great time enjoying the numerous activities and programs created just for them. Scroll down for a full schedule of family-oriented Reunion Weekend fun!

Additionally, with its acres of green lawns and numerous sports facilities at your disposal, campus is an event in and of itself.

Click here to learn about equipment rentals for your little one.

Register for Reunion Weekend here!

Thursday, June 23

Exploration and Discovery: Spiders, Venom, and Biodiversity

Join Associate Professor of Biology Greta Binford for a fascinating evening of spider games, spider presentations, and a tour of the NSF-funded Binford Spider Lab!

7:00-8:15pm - Kids Program
Enjoy a screening of the Fetch episode “Finding Eight-Legged Tights Isn’t Easy,” featuring Lewis & Clark’s very own arachnologist Greta Binford. Greta will welcome kids and take questions followed by 45 minutes of outdoor “spider games” led by L&C students. Spider-themed snacks will be served, too.
Council Chamber, Templeton

7:30-8:15pm - Spiders, Venom, and Biodiversity
Dr. Greta Binford delivers the presentation “Spider Venom: Why Understanding Biodiversity Matters,” which will discuss her research and the work carried out in L&C’s Binford Spider Lap.
Council Chamber, Templeton

8:15-9:00pm - Spider Lab Tours
Learn more about spider research, biodiversity, and spiders themselves in the National Science Foundation-funded Binford Spider Lab. Numerous spiders will be on display and you’ll have an opportunity to watch student researchers “milk” venom from one of their eight-legged subjects!
Binford Spider Lab, Bodine

Friday, June 24

8:30-10:30pm - Movie, Tangled (2010)
Council Chamber, Templeton

Saturday, June 25

KIDS AND TEENS PROGRAM
Younger children will take a tour around Tryon Creek, learn African drumming, and go on a scavenger hunt, while older kids take a hike through the Tryon Creek Watershed. Teens take a trip to downtown Portland to explore the city.
Check-in at Council Chamber in Templeton (Pick-up at Salmon Bake on Glade lawn, at the canoe)

1:00-1:30pm - CHECK IN
Council Chamber in Templeton

5:30-6:00pm - PICK UP
Glade Lawn

1:45-6:00pm - Group I: K-3rd Grade
   Scavenger Hunt - Search with Lewis and Clark as explorers around campus
   African Drumming with Alex Addi - Learn some new rhythms with Alex Addi
   Tryon Creek Trip - Take a walk in nature, led by Tryon Creek staff
   Native American Canoe Dance - A performance by a Native American group

1:45-6:00pm - Group I: K-3rd Grade
   Tryon Creek Trip - Take a walk in nature, led by Tryon Creek staff
   African Drumming - Learn some new rhythms with Alex Addi
   Scavenger Hunt - Search with Lewis and Clark as explorers around campus
   Native American Canoe Dance - A performance by a Native American group

1:30-6:00pm - Group III: 6th-9th Grade
   Tryon Creek Watershed Walk - Take a nature walk around our watershed

8:30-10:30pm - Movie, Hook (1991),
Council Chamber, Templeton

Sunday, June 26

9:00-10:30am - ALBANY SOCIETY GOLDEN REUNION BREAKFAST HONORING THE CLASS OF 1961, featuring a performance by the Alumni Choir
Join the Class of 1961 to celebrate their induction into the Albany Society, alumni who graduated from Lewis & Clark 50 or more years ago, and enjoy a special performance by the Alumni Choir.
Stamm Dining Room, Templeton

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Equipment Rentals

Babies On-The-Go, owned and operated by Carol Gregory Clay ‘69, offers a variety of baby and toddler appropriate rentals. Cribs, car seats, changing tables, high chairs, strollers and toys are available. On-campus and airport-proximity delivery is available. Visit Babies On-The-Go’s site and tell Carol you’re attending Reunion Weekend!

Register for Reunion Weekend here!

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