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2025 Alumni Weekend

2025 Alumni Weekend

Schedule of Events

Fitness Center

Alumni Weekend attendees can utilize the Fitness Center facilities while in Ithaca for the weekend. Be sure to show your Alumni Weekend name badge when entering the facility! 

 

Campus Store

Alumni receive a 10 percent discount, so be sure to show your Alumni Weekend name badge!

 

Check-In and On-Site Registration

Pick up your nametag, get your on-campus housing check-in packet, visit with IC staff and student volunteers, and have all your questions answered! Check-in is located in the Garden Level of the Peggy Ryan Williams Center
 

 

Welcome Lunch

Be greeted by Advancement staff, members of the Alumni Board, and fellow alumni in IC Square (aka The Pub!).

Summer themed buffet lunch and one drink ticket included in registration.

 

Afternoon Hike in Natural Lands

Join Jake Brenner on a light hike in the IC natural Lands 

 

Ithaca College 5-Dean Interdisciplinary Panel

Join all five Deans in Textor 102 for updates on what's new at IC. Drop in to hear updates from across the campus community and how the schools collaborate on current projects.

 

Admissions Campus Tours 

Welcome back to campus! Join an admissions tour to get a refresher and update on all the changes on South Hill since you were last here. 


Tours will depart at 2:00 p.m., please arrive 10 minutes before departure time. Be prepared to walk across campus, dress for the weather and in comfortable shoes. If you are unable to join the campus tour, we invite you to take part in a
self-guided tour of campus. 


*Limited Capacity, please register in advance.

 

IC Giving Society Recognition Reception

We invite our giving society members, including our Blue & Gold annual donors and our Founder's Circle members, to join us in kicking of Alumni Weekend with a cocktail reception to say thank you to our dedicated supporters! Join other giving society members, Advancement staff and campus leadership for an evening of gratitude, and to learn more about the importance of your philanthropic support of the college.

 

Alumni Weekend Garden Party

All Alumni Weekend attendees are invited to make themselves at home on South Hill!


The Academic Quad comes alive with fresh bites, florals, live music, and more. Reminisce with your former classmates, and join us for games, local beverage tastings, campus tours, natural lands hikes, and opportunities for “mini reunions” with different campus organizations who will be tabling at the event!


Free to attend. Paid registration required for dining, which includes Summer-inspired bites and one drink ticket. Cash bar available.

 

Welcome Dinner

Join fellow alumni for an outdoor dining experience on campus to kick off Alumni Weekend. 

Registration includes buffet dinner and one drink ticket.

Find opportunities to mingle with fellow class and affinity group members at this reunion dinner!

 

Solstice Celebration and Concert

Celebrate the longest day of the year with cocktails and live music at IC’s iconic fountains. Day one of Alumni Weekend wraps up in grand fashion with a Presidential toast to our celebrated reunion years (ending in 5 and 0)!

Registration includes one drink ticket and dessert. Cash bar also available.
 

 

Morning Guided Walk in Natural Lands

Take a stroll through the IC Natural Lands on a leisurely morning walk led by Jake of ENVS. 


Registration requested for guided tours.

Self-guided tours are also available anytime, here:

 

Fitness Center

Alumni Weekend attendees can utilize the Fitness Center facilities while in Ithaca for the weekend. Be sure to show your Alumni Weekend name badge when entering the facility! 

 

Check-In and On-Site Registration 

Pick up your nametag, get your on-campus housing check-in packet, visit with IC staff and student volunteers, and have all your questions answered! Check-in is located in the Garden Level of the Peggy Ryan Williams Center.

 

Bomber Brunch

Start the second day of Alumni Weekend ’25 with a hearty brunch with your fellow alumni. Mix and mingle with former classmates and gather for class photos for our milestone class years.


Milestone class year photos will be taken on this schedule: 


  • 11:00 a.m. 5-Year: Class of 2020
  • 11:10 a.m. 10-Year: Class of 2015
  • 11:20 a.m. 15-Year: Class of 2010
  • 11:30 a.m. 20-Year: Class of 2005
  • 11:40 a.m. 25-Year: Class of 2000
  • 11:50 a.m. 30-Year: Class of 1995
  • Noon 35-Year: Class of 1990
  • 12:10 p.m. 40-Year: Class of 1985
  • 12:20 p.m. 45-Year: Class of 1980
  • 12:30 p.m. 50-Year: Class of 1975

 

Campus Store

Alumni receive a 10 percent discount, so be sure to show your Alumni Weekend name badge! 

 

Cayuga Lake Boat Tour

Looking to reconnect with nature while back in Ithaca? Hop aboard the Discover Cayuga Lake Boat Tour and experience Cayuga Lake from a different perspective. Take in the sights, learn about the ecosystem of the lake, and enjoy the glorious view from the observation deck!

Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to launch. The boat departs promptly at the scheduled times.

This event is dependent on lake conditions. If canceled, event fees will be refunded.

 

Cayuga Lake Boat Tour

Looking to reconnect with nature while back in Ithaca? Hop aboard the Discover Cayuga Lake Boat Tour and experience Cayuga Lake from a different perspective. Take in the sights, learn about the ecosystem of the lake, and enjoy the glorious view from the observation deck!

Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to launch. The boat departs promptly at the scheduled times.

This event is dependent on lake conditions. If canceled, event fees will be refunded.

 

Admissions Campus Tours

Welcome back to campus! Join an admissions tour to get a refresher and update on all the changes on South Hill since you were last here.

Tours will depart at 2:00 pm, please arrive 10 minutes before departure time. Be prepared to walk across campus, dress for the weather and in comfortable shoes. If you are unable to join the campus tour, we invite you to take part in a self-guided tour of campus.

*Limited Capacity, please register in advance.

 

All Years Welcome Happy Hour

We invite members of all classes to gather on campus for a happy hour mixer ahead of the Alumni Awards Ceremony.

Free to attend. Registration includes light apps and a glass of bubbly to toast to the Alumni Award Winners. 

 

2025 Alumni Awards Ceremony

Join us as we celebrate exemplary alumni and recognize dedicated members of the IC community. A reception with a hearty menu of hors d'oeuvres, desserts, and a cash bar will be followed by the awards presentation and a toast to this year's award recipients. 

The cost of registration includes a complimentary drink ticket.

 

50th and Earlier Reunion Dinner

Perennial Alumni celebrating their 50th reunion and earlier are invited to join us for this special gathering to reminisce and connect over a delicious meal. The reception will start with hors d’oeuvres, followed by a sit-down dinner and dessert. The cost of registration includes a complimentary drink ticket.


This event is created for alumni who graduated in 1975 or earlier, however, all are invited to attend!

 

 

All Years Reunion Party

Whether you are celebrating your 1st reunion or 49th, this party is for you! Gathering spots for milestone years will be featured throughout the venue.


We’ll celebrate together with light hors d’oeuvres and an open bar for the first hour.

 

Fitness Center

Alumni Weekend attendees can utilize the Fitness Center facilities while in Ithaca for the weekend. Be sure to show your Alumni Weekend name badge when entering the facility! 

 

Breakfast with President Cornish

We are pleased to welcome alumni to this special breakfast with President Cornish. Catch up with your fellow Bombers, enjoy breakfast, and have the intimate opportunity to connect with President Cornish before your departure. 

 

Morning Mimosa Boat Cruise on Cayuga Lake

Finish the weekend with a toast to Cayuga Lake! Hop aboard the Discover Cayuga Lake Boat for a mimosa-fueled voyage.

Take in the sights, learn about the ecosystem of the lake, and enjoy the glorious view from the observation deck!
Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to launch. The boat departs promptly at the scheduled times.

This event is dependent on lake conditions. If canceled, event fees will be refunded.