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Event Schedules

  • Fri

    Arrival & Informal Get-together

    Pioneer Welcome Reception, 6-9 p.m. | Location: Santa Cruz Dream Inn | 175 W Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 We will welcome back the Pioneer Class in style with appetizers and a no-host bar. This will be a time to mix and mingle with other students who were on campus in 1965.

  • Sat

    At the East Field House
    Welcome Reception

    9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. | Location: East Field House (coffee and muffins in the courtyard of the Field House)

  • Introduction & Intentions

    9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Greetings from the Pioneer Freshman and Juniors
    Greetings from Dr. Faye Crosby, Provost, Cowell College

  • Poem

    9:40 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Pioneer Larry Robinson: “The Way It Is,” by William Stafford

  • Transformations

    9:45 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. 50 years more of world civilization (Remembering Prof. Bill Hitchcock)

  • Re-Engagement

    9:50 a.m. –10:20 a.m. 50 years more of our lives (Stories and lessons from all of us)

  • Short Break

    10:20 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

  • UCSC Today

    10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Dialogue with Dr. George Blumenthal, Chancellor

  • Reconnection and Renewal

    11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Catching up with fellow Pioneers

  • Luncheon

    11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. 12:45 — Undergraduates arrive to interview and share dessert with Pioneers

  • Pioneer Faculty Member Reflects

    1:15 p.m.– 1:30 p.m.

  • State of the Colleges

    1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Dr. Faye Crosby (Cowell) and Dr. Alice Yang (Stevenson)

  • Legacy

    2:00 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. The next 50 years

  • Closing

    2:20 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

  • Tours, Exhibits, Meet-ups

    2:30 p.m. Cowell, Library, Campus

  • Sun

    Brunch

    10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Location: Cowell Provost House Brunch (at the Cowell Provost House) with special guest speaker Prof. and Provost Emeritus, Herman Blake

  • Remembrance

    12:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. | Location: Cowell Provost House Courtyard Memorial service for those who are gone

  • Pioneer Faculty Reflections

    1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. / Location: Mary Holmes Fireside Lounge Profs. Emeriti John Dizikes, Stanley Williamson, Bruce Larkin, and Rich Randolph