When You Arrive

Grand Avenue between Snelling Avenue and Fairview Avenue will be rebuilt during the late spring and summer of 2025. This will be a large project that will include replacing some of the utility infrastructure below the street, removing the old underlayment and trolley tracks and also addressing crossings and sidewalks. We anticipate Grand Avenue will be closed to vehicles between Snelling Avenue and Fairview Avenue during Reunion, and vehicle access across Grand Avenue at Macalester Street or Cambridge Street may also be restricted or closed. Further, access to campus parking lots on the west side of campus may only be accessible via St. Clair Avenue or Fairview Avenue through the side streets. Snelling will remain open for vehicles and pedestrians to cross Grand.

If you have any accessibility needs that you might not have shared with us yet please send an email to reunion@macalester.edu or stop by Registration in the Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center, Lowe Dayton Arts Commons. We do our best to accommodate accessibility needs, but being aware of them in advance of the weekend allows us more time to prepare.

Reunion events will be held in wheelchair accessible spaces, and all buildings have elevators or ramps for access. Golf carts will circulate on campus for those requiring assistance. In our major event spaces (Chapel, Gym, Fieldhouse, Mairs Concert Hall, etc.) we will use microphones. Assistive listening devices will also be available, and our gym events will offer streamtext live captioning. All gender restrooms are available onsite. Certain accommodations such as ASL interpreters require additional time to arrange. If you need an ASL interpreter, we ask that you submit this request two-weeks prior to the event to ensure we can make arrangements . Please let us know of any other accessibility requests with your registration.

Parking lots are open for alumni parking across campus. Please follow posted signage. Street parking is also available on most residential neighborhood streets. Make sure to check for posted city parking signage when parking in neighborhood streets. Please note that we are not able to accommodate RV parking on campus.

For ADA needs, please view the Macalester Accessibility Parking Map

If you have already registered for on-campus housing for Reunion, you will receive your room assignment and key when you arrive and check-in. If you still need to reserve a room on campus when you arrive, a limited number of rooms may be available. Please check at on-site registration when you arrive.

Dorm Check-in Location and Hours
Lowe Dayton Commons, Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center
130 S Macalester St, St Paul, MN 55105

Check-out on Sunday, June 8 is from 8 a.m.–12 p.m. (noon). Please return your key to the George Draper Dayton (GDD) Hall Office, or to Cafe Mac during the All-Campus Brunch.

Linens, blankets, pillows, and towels are provided, but, please remember it’s a residence hall, not a hotel, so plan accordingly. Your room key will also grant you access to your assigned dorm.

Please keep in mind that these are dorm rooms with limited amenities. Suggested items to bring include:

• • Toiletries

• • Flip-flops for shower

• • Hair dryer

• • Alarm clock

• • Small fan

• • Extra blanket or pillow, if needed

• • Water bottle

• • Sunscreen

• • Bug spray

Off-campus housing options are available. Please view our Lodging Options page here.

For those staying on campus during Reunion and arriving on campus after general check-in hours, Public Safety will be on-call to meet you with your dorm key.

Once you arrive on campus, please call Public Safety staff at 651-696-6555. You will meet them at the Lowe Dayton Arts Commons, Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center, north door on campus to pick up your dorm key. Please be ready to provide them with your name and class year. In the morning, you will need to check in at registration to receive your reunion packet.

If you opted into receive text messages when registering for Reunion, watch your phone for a daily event and programming updates, including location changes due to weather. If you have any questions or are looking for further information, please visit the FAQ page or stop by onsite registration during registration hours.

Exact locations will be posted at check-in/registration in the Lowe Dayton Arts Commons, Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center as well as on the Reunion website.

If you have registered for any meals and have dietary restrictions, know that we will be ready onsite at that event to help you with your special meal.  This may mean we’ll offer special items on buffets, or you may need to identify yourself to a catering staff member onsite so they assist you.

If you have registered for any meals and have dietary restrictions that you have not yet told us about, please email reunion@macalester.edu. We do our best to accommodate dietary needs, but being aware of them in advance of the weekend allows us more time to prepare.

If we are not aware of your dietary need until you arrive at the event, we may not be able to accommodate your request. Be sure to let us know in advance of attending events with food

Drink tickets will be available for purchase in the Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center, Lowe Dayton Arts Commons during posted registration hours, as well as at Snacks at Mac on Friday and the Great Mac Get-Together on Saturday.

Tickets may be used at the following events:
– Friday night: Snacks at Mac
– Saturday: The Tartan Toast: All-Class Dance Party

Please note martini tickets are only redeemable at the Great Mac Get Together on Saturday night.

Due to our sustainability policy to reduce the use of disposable plastic water bottles on campus, bottled water is not available for purchase on campus. We will have water coolers placed throughout campus and also have The Watering Hole, a tent located next to the first-aid tent located between the Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center and the DeWitt Wallace Library, with plenty of water for you to refill your water bottle.

The Highlander is located at 32 Snelling Avenue S. Special discounts available for registered Reunion attendees—just show your Reunion name tag.

There is no dress code for Reunion. Please dress comfortably. Some have shared they plan for casual attire for daytime activities and dressy attire for Saturday dinners. Note that the Saturday Tartan Toast All-Class Reunion Party takes place on the lawn, so heels are not suggested. Remember June weather is unpredictable in Minnesota. Bring clothes you can layer as necessary.

In case of heavy rain, outdoor activities will move to their designated rain plan locations as listed in the final reunion schedule. However, some events that occur in the outdoor tent may be moved to an indoor location or canceled due to severe weather (lightning, high winds, tornado watch or warning, extreme heat, etc.).

Keep up to date with the weather for St. Paul here.

Golf carts, a.k.a. “alumni taxis,” will be available all weekend to help alumni get around on campus. Signs will be posted letting individuals know where they can wait to be picked up or they can just flag down one of the many carts that will be driving around campus looking for anyone who may need a ride.