Alumni Weekend 2023 Schedule
Thursday, March 23
50th Reunion Welcome Reception
5 - 6:30 p.m.
Barker House | 600 Osceola Ave., Winter Park
President Grant and Peg Cornwell invite the class of 1973 to kick off your 50th reunion with light catering and refreshments. Parking will be available in front of the Barker House. This event is free. Registration is required.
Crummer Venture Plan Competition Finals
5:30 - 8 p.m.
Bush Auditorium
All alumni and community members are welcome to attend the finals of Central Florida’s largest business plan and pitch competition! Be there as the three remaining startups pitch their plans live for a chance at $50,000 in prize money. Register here.
Sports Hall of Fame Reception & Dinner
6:30 p.m.
The Alfond Inn at Rollins
Join Director of Athletics Pennie Parker and the Rollins community for an evening honoring 2023 inductees. Information about the inductees, event cost, and separate registration can be found here.
Women’s Lacrosse vs. Colorado Mesa
7:30 p.m.
Sandspur Field
Rethinking Fashion
6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Mckean Gym, Alfond Sports Center
This unique, free, fashion show will inspire the audience to become conscious consumers of fashion and beauty. Volunteer models from the Rollins community fill the runway with diversity and inclusion, celebrating different genders, body types, ages, races, and ethnicities! Also enjoy pop-up shopping, and a VIP cocktail hour. VIP tickets are available for purchase here. Rethinking Fashion is produced by the Social Impact Hub and is supported by volunteers from the Rollins community who serve as models.
Friday, March 24
Alumni Weekend Headquarters: Registration & Check In
10 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Faculty Club
Make this the first official stop of your weekend to pick up your name tag, parking pass, weekend guide, and other important materials. 10-minute parking spots will be marked along Holt to assist you in quickly checking in and moving your vehicle to a more permanent location. Available accessible spots are in the Warren Administration Building parking lot next to the Cahall-Sandspur soccer field.
Hospitality Center
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Alumni House
Stop in for coffee, cold beverages, and snacks while you relax and reminisce with past yearbooks. You never know who you might run into!
Campus Tour
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Alumni House
Join a Rollins student on a walking tour of campus. Depart from the Alumni House.
Women’s Tennis vs. Embry-Riddle
3 p.m.
Copeland Stadium
Alumni Convocation
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Knowles Memorial Chapel
Join President Grant and Peg Cornwell for the official Alumni Weekend welcome ceremony. Highlights include a presidential update, honoring the 2023 Alumni Award recipients, presenting the 50th reunion group with their 50th reunion medallions, and announcing the attendance and class gift awards winners. 50th reunion class members are asked to arrive 10 minutes early to be shown to their reserved seating.
Women's Golf: 9 - Hole Scramble & Reception
3:45 p.m.
Winter Park 9
Women's Golf alumni are invited to play a 9-Hole Scramble with teams of 4 or 5 (make your own team or we will pair you). Beer, wine, and appetizers will be served in the clubhouse following play at 5:30 p.m. $15 for green fee payable in WP9 Pro Shop. You don't have to play to attend the reception after. Email Coach Julie Garner (jgarner@rollins.edu) with your team lineup.
Annual Grove Party
4:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Mary Jean Plaza
Our favorite Alumni Weekend tradition returns! Kick off the weekend with cold beer and wine, light hors d'oeuvres, great company, and surrounded by the lush greenery of Mary Jean Plaza. This event is free. Registration is required.
Baseball vs. Barry University
5 p.m.
Alfond Stadium, 340 Aragon Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789
Rollins Hillel Shabbat
6:30 - 8 p.m.
Galloway Room-Kathleen W. Rollins Hall
Join Rollins Hillel for Shabbat dinner. This event is free & all are welcome!
Men's & Women's Rowing Dinner
7 - 9 p.m.
Rice Family Pavilion
Crew alumni join former teammates and coaches for dinner and drinks! This event is free. Registration is required. Compliments of the Lyden Family.
Crummer Social Graduates of the Last Five Years
6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Dave's Boathouse
Crummer grads of the Last Five Years catch up with old classmates by the pool. Beer and wine, and appetizers will be served. This event is free. Registration is required.
Graduates Of the Last Decade Reunion
7:30 - 9 p.m.
Dave's Boathouse
All alumni Grads Of the Last Decade (GOLD) catch up during a casual night at Dave's. Classes of 2013, 2018, and 2022 celebrate your 10th, 5th, and 1st Reunions here! Light hors d'oeuvres and beer and wine are included. This event is free. Registration is required.
Saturday, March 25
Yoga
9 - 10 a.m.
Lakeside Neighborhood Lawn
Led by Rollins instructor and alumna Theresia Portoghese '05. Beginners welcome and a limited number of mats provided! This event is free. Registration is required.
Alumni Weekend Headquarters: Registration & Check In
9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Faculty Club
Pick up your name tag, parking pass, weekend guide, and other important materials. 10-minute parking spots will be marked along Holt to assist you in quickly checking in and moving your vehicle to a more permanent location. Available accessible spots are in the Warren Administration Building parking lot next to the soccer field.
Hospitality Center
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Alumni House
Stop in for coffee, cold beverages, and snacks while you relax and reminisce with old yearbooks.
Fraternity & Sorority Life Open House
10 - 11 a.m.
Various FSL Houses
Campus Tour
10 - 11 a.m.
Alumni House
Join a Rollins student on a walking tour of campus. Depart from the Alumni House.
Women's Golf Reunion
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Rollins Golf Facility
Catch up with old teammates and reminisce about days-gone-by at this reunion cocktail reception. Enjoy light hors d'oeuvres and drinks. This event is free. Registration is required.
Rowing Regatta & Lunch
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Maitland Boathouse
Rowing alumni join current rowing coach Shawn Pistor and the Rollins rowing team for a chance to row, race, and enjoy Lake Maitland followed by a lunch catered by Tibby's New Orleans Restaurant. Contact Coach Pistor (spistor@rollins.edu) if you are interested in getting out on the water to row. Registration is required. Compliments of the Lyden Family. Parking info: Parking will be offsite at Lakemont Elementary (901 N Lakemont Ave. Winter Park, FL 32789). There will be a shuttle running from 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Brighter Together Campaign Celebration
11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Barker House | 600 Osceola Ave., Winter Park
Join President Grant Cornwell and fellow alumni as you toast to a successful campaign! Light d'oeuvres and drinks will be served. This event is free. Registration is required.
Tiedtke Theatre & Dance Centre Tour
11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Tiedtke Theatre & Dance Centre
Get this first sneak peek at the new Theatre and Dance facility! Led by current students. Tours leave the front of the building at 11am, 11:20am, and 11:40am.
BBQ Lunch
12 - 2 p.m.
Mills Lawn
Bring the whole family back to campus for a picnic lunch and fun outdoor activities. Registration is required. There is a fee of $20 per person. Children 10 & under are free.
Alumni Soccer Game
12 - 3 p.m.
Sandspur Field
Baseball vs. Barry University
1 p.m.
Alfond Stadium, 340 Aragon Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789
Crummer Back to School in 60 Minutes
1 - 5 p.m.
Crummer Hall
Sit back, relax, and learn! Topics/Professors:
1:00 p.m. Global Links Initiative with Dr. Mary Conway Dato-on
2:00 p.m. Design Thinking with Dr. Keith Whittingham ‘01MBA
3:30 p.m. Family Business with Mike Kazazis '07MBA
4:30 p.m. Emotional Intelligence with Dr. Kimberly Jentsch
Campus Tour
2 - 3 p.m.
Alumni House
Join a Rollins student on a walking tour of campus. Depart from the Alumni House.
Alpha Delta Pi Reception
4 - 5:30 p.m.
Dave's Boathouse Swindle Patio
Reconnect with fellow ADPi Theta Psi alumnae surrounded by views of Lake Virginia. Beer, wine, and light hors d'oeuvres will be served. Registration is required. There is a fee of $25 per person. Children 10 & under are free.
A Toast to Holt: Alumni Reception
4:30 - 6 p.m.
Kathleen W. Rollins Hall Lobby
Join us at this exclusive reception for Holt alumni to reconnect with one another, meet Dean Rob Sanders, and key members of the Holt team. Beer, wine, and light hors d'oeuvres will be served. Registration is required. There is a fee of $10 per person. Children 10 & under are free.
Crummer Cocktail Hour
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Rice Family Pavilion
Crummer alumni and guests are invited to a reception to reconnect with classmates and faculty. This event is free. Registration is required.
50th Reunion: Order of the Fox Induction Reception & Dinner
6 - 9 p.m.
Conservatory & Ballroom, the Alfond Inn at Rollins
Join fellow alumni celebrating your 50th reunion with a cocktail reception and dinner in celebration of your induction to the Order of the Fox Society. To acknowledge your part in the Rollins story, inducted members are given a golden fox pin in the shape of the very statue which signals the start of a favorite campus tradition. The Order of the Fox is reserved for alumni celebrating their 50th reunion and higher and their guests. Pre-registration is required. There is a fee of $75 to attend this event.
All-Alumni Dinner
6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Mills Lawn
Enjoy drinks, dinner, and conversation with all College of Liberal Arts, Holt, and Crummer alumni in one spot. You don’t want to miss this outdoor party under the lights with a DJ and dance floor! Appetizers, entrée, dessert, and open bar are included. Registration is required. There is a fee of $50 per person. Children 10 & under are free.
Sunday, March 26
Chapel Service
11 a.m.
Knowles Memorial Chapel
Gather with fellow alumni for a service of worship and reflection while Dean of Religious Life, Reverend Katrina Jenkins, leads the service.