Save the Date!
Alumni & Family Weekend: Friday, Sept. 24 - Sunday, Sept. 26
Alumni & Family Weekend Events ScheduleAll events listed are on the main campus unless otherwise stated.
Friday, September 24
12- 4 pm: Registration and Check-in, Mezzanine level of Campus Center
1–4 pm: Class Auditing
Audit one of the hour-long open classes
Audit Schedule (.doc)
3–4 pm: Law School Tour
UMass Dartmouth has the only public law school in the Commonwealth
5–6 pm: 17th Annual Digital Media Film Festival
short works of last year’s students in two-and-three-dimensional animation.
6–8 pm: CVPA Gallery Opening—
Studio Foundations Exhibition. View the best work of last year’s CVPA first-year students.
7 pm: Athletics Hall of Fame Dinner
Separate Ticketed Event.
8 pm: Music by “Black Violin”
jazz, hip-hop, funk and classical music
Saturday, September 25
8 -11 am: Registration and Check-In
On the mezzanine level of the Campus Center.
9 am: Breakfast with the Deans and Provost
Meet the Deans and Provost over a roundtable breakfast.
9 am–4 pm: Scholarship Scavenger Hunt—
search the campus for clues that allow you to qualify for a a $1,000 scholarship/book store raffle.
10 am–4 pm: CVPA/Swain Alumni Art Sale
10 am–4 pm: Farm Stand
Purchase fresh fruits and vegetables from local farms.
10 am–12 pm: Alumni Career Panels
(Faculty Lounge in the Commuter Cafeteria)
Alumni speakers address the topics of Entrepreneurship and Community & Social Justice.
The panel includes:
Ronald Teachman '76, Chief of Police for New Bedford
Mary Lyons '81, Chief of Police for Mattapoisett and first female President of the Massachusetts Police Chief Association
Kristen Spooner '06/'08, Assistant District Attorney for Bristol County
10:30–11:30 am: Youth Sports Clinic
Children ages 5-14 meet the athletic staff and participate in a clinic.
11 am-4 pm: Family Entertainment
rock wall, bungee jump, etc.
11 am–12:30 pm: Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives Open House
Portuguese-American history comes to life.
12–2 pm: Lunch at the Residential Cafe
12–3 pm: Student Organization Displays & Activities
12–4 pm: Sports events
12 pm: Football–UMass Dartmouth vs. Plymouth State
1 pm: Women’s Soccer–UMass Dartmouth vs. UMass Boston
1–2:30 pm: Trolley Tours of New Bedford
2:30–4 pm: Trolley Tours of New Bedford
12–4 pm: Alumni Reunion Tent
Meet old friends for a beer under the tent near the Tripp Athletic Center.
2–3 pm: Law School Tour
UMass Dartmouth has the only public law school in the Commonwealth.
5 pm: Dinner with the kids or former classmates
Dine at one of the many great restaurants near campus.
5–11 pm: 5th Annual Blue & Gold Gala
This fundraising event will support law school.
7:30 pm: Movie and Fireworks
Sunday, September 26
10 am: Parent/Student Brunch
Noon: Explore New Bedford
the Whaling city hosts the Working Waterfront Festival
