It is the expectation of the College that all visitors to campus who enter College buildings will be fully vaccinated. Please note that masks will be required for some events.
Additional programs and events may be added as they are confirmed. All programs and events are subject to change.
1:00pm - 5:00pm Check-in and Information Center
Anderson Forum, Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center
Come say hello when you get to campus and pick up your name tags and some swag!
1:00 pm - 2:00pm Open Houses at the Book Arts Lab and Special Collections
Explore Wellesley College Library's unique collections and facilities that support hands-on teaching and research into the history and art of the book. The Book Arts Lab contains working printing presses, type, and bookbinding equipment all of which can be used by students to explore printmaking and book creation.
Margaret Clapp Library - 4th Floor. Masks required
1:00pm - 2:30pm Davis Museum Reception and Tour
Discover the Davis through our permanent collection that includes an assembly of paintings, sculptures, photographs, and decorative objects, from antiquity to contemporary. Then view our fall special exhibitions, Lisa Riehana: In Pursuit of Venus (Infected); Gold, Glass, and Pearls: Ancient Mediterranean Jewelry; Freedom of Expression: African American Printmakers Abroad; Telling Time: New Acqusitions
Davis Museum lobby. Museum will be open until 4:00pm.
1:00pm - 3:00pm Division of Student Life Meet and Greet
Come meet the staff from the Division of Student Life
Academic Quad tent
1:00pm - 4:00pm Global Flora Open House
Explore the brand new Global Flora greenhouse - visit the Durant Camellia, botanical highlights, and student-made exhibits! Botanic Gardens staff and students will lead guided greenhouse tours on the hour.
Botanic Garden Visitor Center and Global Flora greenhouse
2:00pm - 3:00pm Office of International Study Panel Presentation
Learn about various programs and the application process. Hear from students who have studied in 8 countries.
Collins Cinema Masks required
2:00pm - 2:45pm Campus Tour
Meet at Davis Plaza tent for a student-led tour of campus. There will be multiple tour guides available for each tour time. No registration necessary.
2:00pm - 3:00pm Accessibility Resources for FFW
This presentation will outline some of the accessibility features for visiting guests.
Clapp Library - 3rd floor - PLTC 313 Masks required
2:00pm - 4:00pm Stone Center Counseling Service Open House
Come meet the staff of the Stone Center.
Stone Center Conference Room Masks required
2:30pm - 3:15pm Science Complex Tour
Meet in the Faroll Focus for a student-led tour of the new science complex. There will be multiple tour guides available for each tour time. No registration necessary.
Students will swipe you in at south entrance to the Science Complex Masks required
3:00pm - 3:45pm Campus Tour
Meet at Davis Plaza tent for a student-led tour of campus. There will be multiple tour guides available for each tour time. No registration necessary.
3:15pm - 4:00pm Career Education Panel Presentation
Learn about Career Education at Wellesley, including our funded internship programs, career exploration and fellowship advising, civic engagement opportunities, lifelong career resources for alumnae, and more. Panelists include Jennifer Pollard, associate provost and executive director of Wellesley Career Education; Ariane Baker, advisor for career exploration; Emily Welden, associate director for civic engagement; Dana Keep, alumnae career advisor, and Caitlin Roberts Donovan, assistant director for fellowships.
Collins Cinema Masks required
3:30pm - 4:15pm Science Complex Tour
Meet in the Faroll Focus for a student-led tour of the new science complex. There will be multiple tour guides available for each tour time. No registration necessary.
Students will swipe you in at south entrance to the Science Complex Masks required
4:00pm - 4:30pm Health Professions Advising Session
Join Cindy Seltzer, Director of Health Professions Advising, and Peer Career Mentors Janeva Dimen '23 and Coco Plasencia '24 and for a presentation on Career Education's advising for patient-facing careers including medicine. We will share how your student can be a strong applicant, trends in the field, and answer your questions.
Collins Cinema Masks required
4:00pm - 4:45pm Campus Tour
Meet at Davis Plaza tent for a student-led tour of campus. There will be multiple tour guides available for each tour time. No registration necessary.
4:00pm - 5:30pm Carillon Concert
Hear and see a carillon masterclass with students and a visiting carillon instructor. Please note. you must climb several steep staircases to access the bell tower
To access the bell tower, please enter Green Hall from the Academic Quad door. Masks required.
4:30pm - 5:15pm Science Complex Tour
Meet in the Faroll Focus for a student-led tour of the new science complex. There will be multiple tour guides available for each tour time. No registration necessary.
Students will swipe you in at south entrance to the Science Complex Masks required
5:30pm - 6:30pm Shabbat Service
Join our vibrant campus community to welcome in Shabbat! A delicious shabbos dinner will follow services; all are welcome .
Multifaith center in Houghton chapel.
6:30pm - 8:00pm Shabbat dinner
Multifaith center in Houghton chapel.
7:00pm - 8:00pm S'mores
Join in a sweet Wellesley tradition and enjoy some s'mores!
Firepit on the lawn between the campus center and Alumnae Hall
7:00pm - 9:00pm Whitin Observatory Open Hours
Come visit the observatory and see the night sky through the six and twelve inch telescopes.
Capacity is limited. The queue will close at 8 p.m., or earlier if maximum capacity is reached.
Whitin Observatory Masks required
7:30pm - 9:00pm Jazz and a Capella concert
Join us for a concert with Wellesley's student jazz and a cappella groups
Jewett Auditorium. Masks required
9:00am - 4:00pm Check-in and Information Center
Anderson Forum, Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center
Come say hello when you get to campus and pick up your name tags and some swag and grab a bite to eat!
9:00am - 10:00am Guided Tour of Outdoor Gardens
Enjoy an interactive meander through the outdoor Botanic Gardens, guided by students from the Botanic Gardens and Paulson Initiative. The tour includes the Edible Ecosystem Teaching Garden. Note: Please be prepared for moderate slopes and grassy trails. Visitors are welcome to enjoy a self-guided tour as well - look for student-made signage and explore!
Meet at Paramecium Pond
10:00am - 12:00pm Varsity Softball vs Suffolk
Preseason varsity softball game. Come cheer on the Blue against local rival Suffolk!
Softball field
10:15am - 10:45am President Johnson's State of the College address
Alumnae Hall auditorium. Masks required.
11:00am - 12:00pm Albright Kenner Keynote address by Ambassador Karen Pierce, British ambassador to the U.S.
Alumnae Hall auditorium. Masks required
11:00am - 11:45am Campus Tour
Meet at Davis Plaza tent for a student-led tour of campus. There will be multiple tour guides available for each tour time. No registration necessary.
11:00am - 1:00pm Rugby vs Eastern Connecticut
Come cheer on the Blue rugby team as they take on Eastern Connecticut!
Upper Field
11:30am - 12:15pm Science Complex Tour
Meet in the Faroll Focus for a student-led tour of the new science complex. There will be multiple tour guides available for each tour time. No registration necessary.
Students will swipe you in at south entrance to the Science Complex Masks required
11:30am -2:00pm Community Lunch
Join your student for lunch in their dining hall! As we expect a large number of guests at our community lunch, we ask that you eat with your student in their dining hall to ensure the shortest wait time for everyone.
11:35am-3:30pm Madeleine Korbel Albright: A Remembrance
Secretary Madeleine Albright was a proud member of the Wellesley College Class of 1959. We invite you to take a self-guided tour of her memorabilia on campus as we celebrate her accomplishments and contributions to the college
12:00pm -2:00pm Blue Nation Tailgate
Come cheer on the Blue in rugby and soccer! We'll have lawn games, PERA swag, and food trucks for treats!
Athletics throwing fields, near the Keohane Sports Center
12:00pm - 4:00pm Davis Museum open hours
Discover the Davis through our permanent collection that includes an assembly of paintings, sculptures, photographs, and decorative objects, from antiquity to contemporary. Then view our fall special exhibitions, Lisa Riehana: In Pursuit of Venus (Infected); Gold, Glass, and Pearls: Ancient Mediterranean Jewelry; Freedom of Expression: African American Printmakers Abroad; Telling Time: New Acqusitions
Davis Museum lobby. Museum will be open until 4:00pm.
1:00pm - 1:45pm Campus Tour
Meet at Davis Plaza tent for a student-led tour of campus. There will be multiple tour guides available for each tour time. No registration necessary.
1:00m - 2:00pm Guided Tour of Outdoor Gardens
Enjoy an interactive meander through the outdoor Botanic Gardens, guided by students from the Botanic Gardens and Paulson Initiative. The tour includes the Edible Ecosystem Teaching Garden. Note: Please be prepared for moderate slopes and grassy trails. Visitors are welcome to enjoy a self-guided tour as well - look for student-made signage and explore!
Meet at Paramecium Pond
1:00pm -3:00pm Varsity soccer vs Emerson
Come cheer for the varsity soccer team as they take on Emerson!
Soccer field
1:30pm - 2:15pm Science Complex Tour
Meet in the Faroll Focus for a student-led tour of the new science complex. There will be multiple tour guides available for each tour time. No registration necessary.
Students will swipe you in at south entrance to the Science Complex Masks required
2:00pm - 2:45pm Sophomore Tree Planting
Join President Johnson and the class of 2025 as they host one of the College's oldest traditions, planting the Class Tree.
East side of Houghton Chapel, near the swing
2:00pm - 2:45pm Campus Tour
Meet at Davis Plaza tent for a student-led tour of campus. There will be multiple tour guides available for each tour time. No registration necessary.
2:00pm - 4:00pm Varsity Softball vs Nichols
Preseason varsity softball game. Come cheer on the Blue!
Softball field
2:30pm - 3:15pm Science Complex Tour
Meet in the Faroll Focus for a student-led tour of the new science complex. There will be multiple tour guides available for each tour time. No registration necessary.
Students will swipe you in at south entrance to the Science Complex Masks required
3:00pm - 3:45pm Campus Tour
Meet at Davis Plaza tent for a student-led tour of campus. There will be multiple tour guides available for each tour time. No registration necessary.
3:00pm -4:00pm The Albright Fellow Experience: The Albright Institute and Tomorrow’s leadership
Come hear from past Albright fellows and ambassadors and learn more about the Albright Institute as it moves into the future.
Science Complex Hub 101 Masks required
3:30pm - 4:15pm Science Complex Tour
Meet in the Faroll Focus for a student-led tour of the new science complex. There will be multiple tour guides available for each tour time. No registration necessary.
Students will swipe you in at south entrance to the Science Complex Masks required
4:00pm - 5:15pm Music Showcase
Join us for performances by the Wellesley College Choir and Chamber Music Groups
Houghton Chapel Masks required
5:00pm - 7:00pm Taste of the Diaspora
Come meet Dean Patty Birch, Assistant Dean of Intercultural Education and Advisor for Students of African Descent. You will also hear the wonderful soulful sounds of the Harambee Singers and the Yanvalou Drummers.
Harambee House Masks required
6:00pm - 7:00pm Dead Serious presents: Enemies and Strangers
Join Wellesley's only improv group, Dead Serious, as they showcase their satirical take on Friends and Families.
Knapp Atrium, Pendleton East Masks required
8:00am - 12:00pm Information Center
Anderson Forum, Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center
8:30am - 9:15am Bird Walk and Nature Walk
Join Suzanne Langridge, director of the Paulson Ecology of Place Initiative, on a walk to see the birds and flora on campus. Meet at the firepit on Lulu Lawn.
10:00am - 11:00am Houghton Chapel Open House
Come meet the chaplains and take a self-guided tour of Houghton Chapel
Houghton Chapel
11:00am - 12:00pm Alumnae softball game
Come cheer for Blue alumnae!
Softball field
12:00pm - 4:00pm Davis Museum open hours
Discover the Davis through our permanent collection that includes an assembly of paintings, sculptures, photographs, and decorative objects, from antiquity to contemporary. Then view our fall special exhibitions, Lisa Riehana: In Pursuit of Venus (Infected); Gold, Glass, and Pearls: Ancient Mediterranean Jewelry; Freedom of Expression: African American Printmakers Abroad; Telling Time: New Acqusitions
2:00pm - 4:00pm Head of the Charles Regatta
Join us on the banks of the Charles river and cheer for the 2021 NCAA division III champions. Wellesley boats begin at 2:20pm. Don't forget to bring your swag from the Blue Nation tailgate!
Charles River, Cambridge between MIT and Harvard
4:00pm -5:00pm Catholic Mass
Houghton Chapel
4:00pm - 5:00pm Protestant worship
Multi-faith center, Houghton Chapel