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Registration<\/h4>\n

8 a.m.\u20134 p.m.
\nR.W. Kern Center<\/em><\/h5>\n

Stop by the registration table as soon as you arrive on campus to receive registration materials and updates. While you\u2019re here, be sure to check out the timeline started by the 50th Anniversary Steering Committee, and add entries of your own.<\/p>\n

Community Breakfast with the Board of Trustees<\/h4>\n

9\u201310:30 a.m.
\nMain tent
\n<\/em><\/h5>\n

Catered by the alum-owned Black Sheep Deli & Bakery. Everyone is welcome!<\/p>\n

Hampshire 50th Family 5k Fun Run & Walk*<\/h4>\n

9 a.m.
\nBegins at the Robert Crown Center<\/em><\/h5>\n

Join Hampshire College OPRA for a fun 5k (3.1 mile) run or walk around campus roads, fields, and trails to celebrate Hampshire\u2019s 50th. The course starts near the Robert Crown Center around Campus Way and then heads onto the grass for a hilly loop near the Red Barn, then proceeding past the Hitchcock Center and the Hampshire Farm, before finishing back at RCC. Fun age group prizes and raffle for all participants.<\/p>\n

*Pre-registration preferred.<\/p>\n

Admissions Tour<\/h4>\n

9\u201310 a.m.
\nBegins at the Admissions Office, R.W. Kern Center<\/em><\/h5>\n

Admissions will offer a student-guided campus tour. Your guide will contextualize the academic program with their custom studies, highlight campus buildings and facilities, as well as student life opportunities on campus.<\/p>\n

Mixed Nuts Staff Gathering<\/h4>\n

10\u201311 a.m.
\nDakin-Merrill Quad Tent<\/i><\/em><\/h5>\n

Did you distribute cases of cauliflower each week? Make sure each mod had enough bread to get them through the next week? Did you cut 100 pounds of cheese every Wednesday afternoon? Sell bulk goods during store hours? Managers, staff, and signers from across the decades will gather to compare notes about our beloved food co-op and how it has evolved through the years.<\/p>\n

Interfaith Discussion Group<\/h4>\n

10\u201311 a.m.
\nEast Lecture Hall, Franklin Patterson Hall
\n<\/em><\/h5>\n

This group, founded in the late 1980s, was for \u201canyone who believed in anything bigger than themselves.\u201d It drew students who were interested in a wide variety of faith expressions who shared their thoughts, experiences and Atkins lemon poppy seed cake, without trying to convert anyone. Anyone interested is welcome to join us at this gathering.<\/p>\n

Hampshire of Color: (Re) Uniting Alums and Current Students to Discuss Life After Hampshire<\/h4>\n

Time: 10:30 a.m.\u2013noon<\/h5>\n

10:30\u201311:30 a.m.: Roundtable: Main Lecture Hall, Franklin Patterson Hall <\/i>
\n<\/i>11:30 a.m.\u2013noon: James Baldwin Scholars and Friends Reception: Lounge 17, Cole Science Center lawn<\/i><\/p>\n

Join us for a roundtable discussion between alums of color from a variety of fields and disciplines as they share their experiences at Hampshire and post-Commencement. Moderated by James Baldwin scholar and current student, Judah Doty F18, speakers include Ed Dees 71F, Dr. Tashal Brown 03F, and Co-Director of Writing Program & Faculty Associate Alejandro Cuellar 00S. The roundtable will be followed by a casual reception and meetup co-hosted by the James Baldwin Scholars Program.<\/p>\n

The roundtable portion will be available via Zoom for those unable to attend in person: https:\/\/hampshire.zoom.us\/j\/98614810574?pwd=VllYZFBqYi9jZkZFbnoxdUJFOTl0dz09<\/a><\/p>\n

This event is co-sponsored by the Lebr\u00f3n-Wiggins Pran Cultural Center, James Baldwin Scholars program, and Alumni & Family Relations.<\/i><\/p>\n

Community-Organized Talks<\/b><\/h4>\n
10:30 a.m.\u2013noon
\nDakin-Merrill Quad Tent<\/i><\/em><\/h5>\n