Homecoming: Planning 1981, 45-year class reunion

Suggested Itinerary

1. 2026
   1. Sep

      1. Friday, September 18

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         5:30  p.m. Grad House gathering 

         • Grad House

         • Start the weekend where generations of Waterloo graduate students have started their evenings. Enjoy an informal dinner and drinks with your classmates, a chance to shake off the travel, find your people and ease into the reunion. Complimentary appetizers will be available, with drinks and additional food available for purchase. 

      2. Saturday, September 19

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         10:00 a.m.  Homecoming HQ: Check-in and Brunch 

         • Student Life Centre (SLC) 

         • Pick up and customize your name tag, enjoy breakfast refreshments and check out the Special Archives collection of memorabilia and artifacts.

         11:00 a.m. Campus Tours  

         • Student-led walking tours leave from Homecoming HQ (SLC) 

         • Explore the campus on foot to visit familiar places and discover what's new. Then stop into the WStore to stock up on Waterloo gear.

         12:30 p.m. Dean's Update: Then, Now and Next  

         • Environment 3, Room EV3-1408 

         • Join fellow alumni in the flagship lecture hall in EV3 for  Then, Now and Next — an interactive update from Dean Bruce Frayne, a mix of remarks and trivia (with prizes!) covering how the Faculty has evolved, what it looks like today and where Environment 2035 is taking it.

         1:30 p.m. Environment Alumni Social  

         • Minto Atrium, Environment 3  

         • Enjoy refreshments and mingle with classmates and fellow alumni in the Minto Atrium. Take a student-led building tour, try your hand at making beeswax wraps, capture a Homecoming memory at the photo booth and add your own story to the Memory Wall.

         5:00 p.m. Planning 1981 Reunion Dinner  

         • Environment 2, Rooms EV1-221 and 250, University of Waterloo 

         • Raise a glass in the heart of the Faculty you helped build. Your class gathers in Environment 1 for a celebration dinner catered by Waterloo Catering, with the reception following in EV1-250.

         • Tickets are $75 per person and include a family-style dinner and two drink tickets.