Wesleyan University Alumni

05/26/2026

The Tent Party never disappoints!

05/26/2026

Traditional All-College Sing

05/26/2026

Saturday Night: Reunion Class Dinners

05/26/2026

Catching up, WESeminars and the Alumni and Students of Color Reception during Reunion + Commencement Weekend.

05/26/2026

Saturday morning of Reunion + Commencement weekend included a beautiful Memorial Gathering honoring Cheryl Cutler MA ’71, a thoughtful conversation between President Roth ’78 and Tony Marx ’81, and a rainy but joyful Parade of Classes filled with Wesleyan spirit. ❤️🖤

05/24/2026

5, 25, and 55 years ago, the Classes of 2021, 2001, and 1971 graduated from Wesleyan. In just a few hours, the Class of 2026 will join them. ❤️🖤

05/23/2026

It was all smiles on Friday as alumni reunited on campus and the Class of 2026 picked up their diplomas. The Class of 1976 celebrated their 50th Reunion with a special presidential dinner, and Tierney Sutton ’86 and Tamir Hendelman delivered an incredible jazz performance. We will be adding more photos throughout the weekend to this album.

05/20/2026

LAST CHANCE TO VOTE! It is currently a very tight race, and your vote could be the deciding factor. Check your email for your unique link. Voting ends Sunday, May 24 at 5 p.m. ET.

Did you know that a quarter of the Wesleyan Board of Trustees are elected by the alumni community? Do your part in helping to shape Wesleyan’s future by voting in the Alumni Trustee Election. All Wesleyan alumni and graduating seniors can now check their email for their personalized voting link and to learn more about the candidates!

05/19/2026

Just FIVE days until the Class of 2026 joins our alumni family! As we count down, we're looking back at commencements from 1986, 1991, 1996, 2011 and 2016.

11/05/2025

“Wesleyan sports lore includes a wonderful story about the founding of the field hockey team in the fall of 1970, the first year women matriculated as freshmen. It features a truly inspired heroine, my classmate Adrienne Bentman '74 (Wesleyan Athletics Hall of Fame 2022). Adrienne made it her mission to recruit prospective team members in our first few weeks on campus, roaming the dorms, knocking on doors, probably with her hockey stick, and making her pitch. As there were only 100 of us to choose from, the pickings, as they say, were slim, but we dozen or so responded with enthusiasm. The university had already hired Barb Bascom as athletic director for us newly-minted "Lady Cardinals." Barb's specialty was actually as a swim coach, but she nonetheless gave us (or procured for us) everything we needed to build a field hockey team.

Only three of us came with any varsity hockey experience, but everyone else was eager to learn. There was no such thing then, pre-Title IX, as intercollegiate divisions, let alone a conference for women's sports, so we just played anyone who would agree to a game. This was mostly local high schools, including the vastly superior teams from prep schools Rosemary Hall and Miss Porter's School.

It was therefore such a thrill for me this year to attend the October game between Wesleyan and national champ, Middlebury, and to see the intense competitive spirit and unbelievable skills of the young women playing the game at the collegiate level today. The game was a well-played nailbiter, but Wesleyan pulled it out, 2-1 in double overtime. I cannot wait to see how they finish the season!

The game itself, the rules, the feeder programs, and indeed the national organization have all evolved over the years. The pool of superb women players coming into college has grown infinitely wider and deeper. It's certainly true at Wesleyan, and along with the sheer number of women there, now 15 times that of our little Class of '74, means that thankfully no one, not even Adrienne, needs to go knocking on doors anymore!” –Lyn Thurber Lauffer '74, P'07