Join us for Senior Alumni Reunion on campus September 11-13, 2025.
Senior Alumni refers to all alumni who have celebrated their 50th Reunion and beyond! After reaching this impressive milestone, alumni are invited back annually in September to take part in the Fall Senior Alumni Reunion. Even if you are not in an official reunion year, we invite you to join us for some or all of Reunion! Everyone is also welcome to attend Homecoming October 24-25, 2025!
Classes celebrating with formal reunion activities on campus in September include: 1955, 1960, 1965, 1970, and 1975.
The Class of 1975 will be inducted into Senior Alumni as they celebrate their 50th Reunion. We hope many of you from other alumni classes will join us as well as part of Senior Alumni!
For questions, call 207-581-1144.
Reserve your hotel room NOW as space is limited and rooms will fill up fast!
Request “UMaine Reunion 2025” block at any of the following hotels for these discounted prices:
• Hotel Ursa on campus
207.962.1313 ($159 plus tax) (Book by August 21)
• Black Bear Inn in Orono
207.866.7120 ($162.50 plus tax) (Book by August 11)
• Country Inn at the Mall, Bangor
207.941.0200 ($140 plus tax) (Book by August 20)
See other lodging options HERE.
See below for a tentative Schedule of Reunion events. Subject to change. Campus Map available here.
Thursday, September 11
9:30am – 4:00pm: Registration at Buchanan Alumni House – Visit Buchanan Alumni House at your convenience to pick up your nametag and other reunion materials.
9:30 am – 4:00 pm: “Open House” facilities on campus – Visit the New Balance Recreation Center, the Hudson Museum, the Lord Hall Art Gallery, and more! These buildings and more will be open throughout the day for you to drop in and look around on your own if you wish.
11:30 am – 4:15 pm – Scheduled afternoon activities (bus transportation to the tours is provided) that you can sign up for include tours of:
Late Morning Activities
11:30 am – The Performing Arts Facilities – Visit 1944 Hall, Minsky Recital Hall, Hauck Auditorium, and more! OR
11:30 am – Witter Farm – The J. Franklin Witter Teaching & Research Center in Old Town is the home for the college’s teaching and research programs in animal sciences and sustainable agriculture. See their new state of the art milking stations! OR
11:50 am – The Ferland Engineering Education and Design Center – Opened in August of 2022, the building includes a 10,000-square-foot multidisciplinary student project design suite, a 10,000-square-foot biomedical engineering research lab suite, six active learning classrooms, research labs, common areas, and more
11:50 am – The Innovative Media Research and Commercialization Center – An interdisciplinary research and experiential learning facility. The tools offered in these spaces, as well as access to in-house technical training and vocational guidance, are provided to welcome, support, and engage all learners or
11:50 am – Join the Physical Education and Athletic Training faculty and students for a tour of their new Simulation Lab in the Wes Jordan Athletic Training Education Complex in the garden level of Lengyel Gym. You will see and use the state-of-the art equipment that students practice their experiential education before entering the field helping K-12 students and D1 athletes. UMaine is the only state in New England with this equipment to help students excel in their field.
Mid-Afternoon Activities
1:20 pm – The Advanced Structures and Composites Center, a world-leading, interdisciplinary center for research, education, and economic development encompassing material sciences, manufacturing, and engineering of composites and structures – Home of the 3D House! OR
1:20 p.m. – The Al Cyrus Pavilion Theatre – “The Pav” is an 89-seat 3/4 round theatre. The Pavilion is on the National Registry of Historic Buildings and was renovated from a livestock judging space. Some departmental productions are done here, but The Pav is mainly used for thesis presentations and other student produced works.
Other 1:20 p.m. activities include a guest panel of School of Policy and International Affairs students or a tour of the newly renovated Athletics Facilities on campus
Late-Afternoon Activities
2:40 pm – Bus Tour of Campus or a tour of the 3D House on campus or a tour of Buchanan Alumni House led by Jeff Mills, UMaine Foundation CEO or a tour of the Littlefield Ornamental Gardens on campus
Evening Activities
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm: Class of 1975 50th Reunion Reception at the President’s House on campus
6:00 pm – Cocktail Hour and All-Alumni Dinner at Wells Conference Center on campus with special guest President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and entertainment provided by UMaine students. ($33 – Steak, Salmon or Vegetarian) Cash bar open at 5:30 pm; Dinner seating at 6:00 pm.
Friday, September 12
8:00 am – 4:00 pm – Registration at Buchanan Alumni House – Visit Buchanan Alumni House at your convenience to pick up your nametag and other reunion materials.
8:00 am: Open House with current students at Buchanan Alumni House (Hosted and sponsored by Senior Alumni) – Breakfast refreshments available
9:30 am – 4:00 pm: “Open House” facilities on campus – Visit the New Balance Recreation Center, the Hudson Museum, the Lord Hall Art Gallery, and more!
8:30am-11:30am – Scheduled morning activities that you can sign up for (bus transportation provided to the tours) include tours of:
Early-Morning Activities
8:30 am -The Ferland Engineering Education and Design Center OR
8:30 am – Special Collections/Fogler Library – Fogler Library’s Special Collections Department was established in 1970 as a repository for Maine-related material. Virtually all available printed bibliographical, historical, and descriptive works on the state, as well as literary titles by Maine authors, are housed in this department. Browse memorabilia from your time on campus! OR
8:50 am – The Hudson Museum – Explore the Museum’s extraordinary holdings in the World Cultures Gallery and the Maine Indian Gallery, as well as changing exhibits in the Merritt Gallery and the Minsky Culture Lab), OR
8:50 am – Lord Hall – Visit the Lord Hall Art Gallery and the Vincent Hartgen Collection or
8:50 am – Bryand Global Sciences Center – Tour the new Golden Minerals and Gems display in this Center
Late-Morning Activities
10:15 am – Tour of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center or
10:15 am – Bus Tour of Campus or
10:15 am – Join the Physical Education and Athletic Training faculty and students for a tour of their new Simulation Lab in the Wes Jordan Athletic Training Education Complex in the garden level of Lengyel Gym. You will see and use the state-of-the art equipment that students practice their experiential education before entering the field helping K-12 students and D1 athletes. UMaine is the only state in New England with this equipment to help students excel in their field.
10:15 am – Guest Speaker TBA
Noon: Senior Alumni Luncheon at Wells Conference Center with a guest panel of UMaine students ($20-$38 per person – Lobster Roll, Roast Beef, Gruyere and Arugula Slider or Vegetable Sandwich)
2:00 pm-3:15 pm – Class Business Meetings and/or Guest Speaker
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm – UMaine Alumni Association’s 150th Anniversary Reception at The Collins Center for the Arts – Honoring our Reunion Classes!
Saturday, September 13th
4:3o p.m. – Pregame reception at President’s House on campus
6:00 p.m. – UMaine Football vs. Stonehill College at Alfond Stadium ($10 alumni discounted ticket available on reunion registration form)