Tag Archives: centennial

Reed Switchboard Hearts 2012

Posted on June 1, 2012 by

The Reed Switchboard is a volunteer effort aimed at fostering contact between current students and alumni. We've partnered with artist Lucy Bellwood '12 to bring you the Switchboard Hearts 2012 project. During Reunions '12: Reedfayre, Lucy will be on… Continue reading →

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The great griffin float emerges!

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

    Dearest Comrades:   I have always wanted to write one of these letters, and they're finally letting me! And yes, it has been censored so you will have to use your decoders to get the real message…. Continue reading →

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Career opportunities at Reedfayre ’12

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

  Amidst the connecting and reconnecting of once and future Reed friends, a new element is taking hold at Reunions ’12: Reedfayre: career and job-related programming. We are pleased to offer a full panoply of programs for those interested… Continue reading →

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Reed’s Rose Festival Float

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

  With Reed students' propensity for recombinant construction and conveyance, it is no surprise that the college entered a float in Portland's Rose Festival Parade as early as 1936.  While the details are murky, we have this one photo,… Continue reading →

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Reedfayre ’12: a talent show for the ages

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

  A word from Mateo Burtch '82:   I've been emceeing the talent show at Reunions practically since the days when Reed College was still the Chutney Institute of Biblical Errata, originally located in Freetown, Sierra Leone. I come… Continue reading →

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Tee up a Comrades of the Quest shirt

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

  A "Comrades of the Quest" t-shirt could be yours by signing up for a dorm stay during Reunions 12: Reedfayre! Stay on campus and a t-shirt comes with the deal. Pick it up at Reedfayre Central in Kaul… Continue reading →

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Reedfayre ’12: Comrades of the Quest book offer

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

  "Get the stories before they're gone."                                   –Gary Snyder '51   Dear Reed Comrade:   A love of stories is what initially… Continue reading →

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Reedfayre ’12: a play for peasants

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

The Reedfayre Play Setting: The year is 2012, and Reed College is concluding its centennial year of celebrations. The noble king Rex is desirous of a memorable finale and an auspicious beginning of a new century for his college kingdom.Rex: Serve… Continue reading →

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Reedfayre ’12: coronation day

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

As Reed is still basking in the glow of its centennial year, we have incorporated essential elements of last year's festivities to stage a remarkable reprise. Reunions '12, May 30-June 3, has been ceremoniously renamed as "Reedfayre," and we are… Continue reading →

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Reedfayre 2012: it goes beyond 11

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

Centennial Reunions 2011 rocked. Can we repeat the vibe? Definitely.We have taken the essential elements that made last year's celebration so memorable and set the wheels in motion for a remarkable reprise. We are calling it Reedfayre, and it is… Continue reading →

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