Calendar of Events

AW26 Schedule of Events

Bold yellow text reading ALUMNI WEEKEND 2026 May 1-3.next to a contact sheet with black-and-white photos of the Henry Moore sculpture

Purple button with A purple and gold button with the word REGISTER in bold capital letters and a Purchase bubble icon on the left side.If it feels like there’s something happening around every corner…

that’s Alumni Weekend at Purchase!
Choose what inspires you and make the weekend your own.

Check back often for updates as plans continue to come together. Event times and locations may be adjusted slightly as details are finalized.

*For information on special alumni discounted tickets to Culture Shock, please contact Jessica Bullock at jessica.bullock@purchase.edu

Friday, May 1


Athletics

AW26 Programming

  • 6pm-9pm | Neuberger Museum of Art  (ticketed event)
    All-Alumni Night of Reunions
    Dinner, drinks, and a night of dancing with the Top Shelf Party Band

Conservatory of Dance

Saturday, May 2 (Families Welcome)

School of Natural and Social Sciences

AW26 Programming

  • Open from 9:30am | The PAC - Upper Lobby
    AW26 Check-In
     Bling your badge, grab a sweet treat, and get all the schedule and map info you need for a great Alumni Weekend
  • 10–11am | departure from The PAC - Upper Lobby (PCAA welcome desk)
    Campus Tour with alumni and student guides
    Tour will end at the Humanities Building for the 11am event
  • 11am–12:15pm | Humanities Building
    Panel- Founding Memories from the Class of 1976

Moderator- Jeffrey Putman ’96

Panelists: Elmore James ’76- Acting, Kim Do ’76 - Visual Arts, Debra Roth Esq.’76 - Philosophy,Suzanne Kessler - Former Dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Conservatory of Theatre Arts

Conservatory of Dance

AW26 Programming

  • 2–3pm | departure from The PAC - Upper Lobby (PCAA welcome desk)
    Campus Tour with alumni and student guides
    Tour will end by returning to The PAC
  • 6:30–9:30pm | Neuberger Museum of Art  (ticketed event)
    Class of 1976 & Friends Reunion Dinner
    Celebrate 50 years with classmates and friends at a special evening back on campus! The night will begin with a festive cocktail reception, followed by a seated dinner, live music, and plenty of time to reconnect, reminisce, and make new memories together.

Conservatory of Dance

Conservatory of Theatre Arts

  • 7:30pm | CMFT 0061 Performance Theatre (ticketed event)
    BFA Acting Company 51 Junior Rep, Anna Christie
    Directed by Christopher McCann
  • 7:30pm | CMFT Studio (free event)
    The Drag
    BA student-produced work
  • 7:30pm | Humanities Theater (free event)

    Plays in Progress
    Staged readings of new work by Luis Melendez and Benjamin Koeberle

 

Sunday, May 3

School of Humanities  

  • 8:30am–1pm | Humanities Building
    Humanities Symposium
    Sharing and celebrating the great work of our students with faculty, friends, and family.

AW26 Programming
Conservatory of Theatre Arts

Conservatory of Dance

Support students with a gift to the Campus Food Pantry

 Please consider bringing a non-perishable food item to donate to the Campus Food Pantry.
Collection boxes will be available at the AW26 check-in desks.

Questions / More Information

Reach us anytime at alumni@purchase.edu.

Accessibility

Individuals requiring accommodations for equal access to this event are encouraged to contact alumni@purchase.edu as soon as possible so that a good faith effort can be made by the organizers to meet the identified needs.

Photography Disclaimer

By registering for this event, attendees give Purchase College, SUNY and the Purchase College Alumni Association the rights to use any photo or image taken during the event in any medium for educational, promotional, advertising, or other purposes that support the mission of the College. Participants agree that all rights to the photo, image, and/or likeness belong to Purchase College SUNY, unless indicated otherwise.

 

Alumni Weekend is hosted by the Purchase College Foundation and the Purchase College Office of Alumni Engagement
in partnership with the Purchase College Alumni Association.