Celebrate with your class this Alumni Weekend
Alumni Weekend offers an opportunity for you to reconnect with your friends, your past and yourself. The milestone class reunions are your chance to honor your time as a Buff. Join us April 10–13 to commemorate the Classes of 2021, 2001, 2016, 1986, 1976 and the Golden Anniversary Club.
During a special ceremony, alumni celebrating milestone reunions will be individually featured in a celebratory slideshow presented by the Alumni Association, receive a specialty reunion swag item and enjoy lunch catered by The Sink. In addition, alumni will have the opportunity to reminisce about how they and the university have grown since their time on campus.
Reconnect with your past self
Whether you graduated five years ago or 50 years ago, chances are you have changed a lot since commencement. You probably don’t dress the same or listen to the same music you did when you first became a Buff, but that doesn’t mean that person isn’t still a part of you.
Take the time to reflect on where you started, where you’ve gone and how CU shaped you during your reunion. Not only will you hold a newfound appreciation for yourself, but you may also adopt new perspectives on your current life by rediscovering your past passions, interests and values. After all, your time at CU Boulder helped to create the person you are today.
Rekindle old connections
Remember that classmate you lost contact with? Or the friend you adventured with? Your milestone reunion is the time to reconnect.
Exchange old stories from your time as undergrads, catch up on each other’s lives and experience the transformations your classmates have undergone firsthand. Buffs never stray from their stampede, and the familiar faces at Alumni Weekend prove that the connections made at CU Boulder last a lifetime.
Remember CU History
This Alumni Weekend marks CU Boulder’s 150th anniversary. At reunions, remember the progressive developments, historic wins and unforgettable events that reshaped CU during your time as a student.
Recall the monumental appointment of Dr. Mary Frances Berry — the first female and minority chancellor — and the construction of the largest operating pendulum in the western hemisphere in Duane Physics’ Gamow Tower in 1976. Bask in the glory of the 1986 victory against undefeated Nebraska, which broke CU’s 18-year losing streak against the Cornhuskers, or take a trip down memory lane to the time when the Buffs upset Nebraska 62-36 in 2001.
Reflect on the memorable speakers that CU Boulder hosted on campus, such as the Dalai Lama and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Refuel your Buff Pride while you think of the Olympians, Grammy-award winners and Ralphies you called your classmates. These past accomplishments will remind you why you’re proud to call yourself a Buff.
As you return to campus this April to celebrate your milestone reunions, may Alumni Weekend remind you that your story at CU is still unfolding. The memories you will revisit, the people you will reconnect with and the history you will remember will not only honor where you have been, but also who you have become.
Join your classmates in celebrating years of tradition, triumph and transformation, and leave campus with the same pride, curiosity and spirit that first made you a Buff.