Willamette adopts cohort reunion model. Join the next Alumni Reunion Weekend, June 12-15, 2025.
For many years, Willamette alumni have asked to have opportunities to gather during Alumni Reunion weekend with classes near their own. The overall reaction was very positive when alums from three reunion cycles came together after COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were lifted. As a result, we are excited to announce a new cohort (sometimes called a "cluster reunion model") Alumni Reunion Weekend (ARW) model.
Other exciting things happening on campus helped us decide to postpone the 2024 Alumni Reunion Weekend to June 12-15, 2025.
Willamette is investing in important improvements and updates to our infrastructure this year. These long-term investments will allow current and future students, alums, and our broader community to benefit from modernized facility infrastructure. You can learn more about some of these projects here.
These large-scale projects will mean that campus facilities, utilities, and support services will be limited during the summer to allow for updates that impact our campus-wide boiler system, electricity on the north side of campus, the University Center, campus Wi-Fi, and more. We are excited about these updates! For these reasons and the opportunity to implement a reunion cohort model, we are excited to host you back home in Salem in 2025.
Join your classmates and friends for Alumni Reunion Weekend June 12-15, 2025.
Reconnect, relive your favorite college memories, become a student for a day, celebrate your class reunion, see the Willamette of today, stay in one of our residence halls, and much more!
ARW 2025 will feature many of the classic events but also a few exciting additions, including:
- Exclusive local and regional tours highlight the unique beauty and opportunities of the Willamette Valley and surrounding areas.
- Stay on campus in a residence hall! Be close to everything, save the expense of off-campus lodging and parking trouble. We do our best to put you close to friends and classmates.
- The return of faculty lectures AND tours of your favorite buildings. You might even run into a favorite faculty member! Stay tuned as we finalize a list of topics and professors, and let us know if you have requests!
- Celebrate our Alumni Award Winners.
- Catch up with classmates and friends.
- And, much, much more!
Not celebrating a reunion year? The great thing about the cohort model is that you will likely know many in attendance. Please join us!
The excitement grows even more if you are celebrating a reunion milestone. In 2025, we're celebrating the following classes:
| 50th Reunion | Classes of 1974 and 1975 |
| 45th Reunion | Classes of 1979 and 1980 |
| 40th Reunion | Classes of 1984 and 1985 |
| 35th Reunion | Classes of 1989, 1990, and 1991 |
| 30th Reunion | Class of 1994 |
| 25th Reunion | Classes of 1999 and 2000 |
| 20th Reunion | Classes of 2004 and 2005 |
| 15th Reunion | Classes of 2009, 2010, and 2011 |
| 10th Reunion | Classes of 2014 and 2015 |
Questions? Check out our FAQs page or contact the Office of Alumni Engagement at alumni@willamette.edu or 503-375-5304.
Interested in helping plan your reunion? E-mail Kim Burris at kburris@willamette.edu.
Check out highlights from past Alumni Reunion Weekends here: