Alumni Events

The Maryville College Alumni Office works to connect alumni with each other and their alma mater through in-person and virtual events. Social, service, and fellowship opportunities occur year round! Watch this page for details on events happening near you or on campus.

Scots in Memphis

Please join with fellow Scots for a casual reception with Maryville College President Bryan Coker. Gather with alumni and friends of the College for a chance to meet Dr. Coker, reminisce about times at MC, and strengthen connections with Scots in the area. Don’t forget to wear your orange and garnet! Dutch Treat.

Date: Thursday, March 21

Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Location: Loflin Yard (7 W. Carolina Ave. Memphis, TN 38103)

Click for more details and to RSVP.

KT Global Project Leader Meeting

Calling all KT Global project leaders, or those thinking about leading a project! Please join the KT Global taskforce for a virtual informative meeting on the responsibilities of a KT Global project leader as you prepare for your service project in April.

The agenda will include:

  • Project Leader requirements
  • Tips for project day
  • How to submit hours/service post-project
  • Local publicity
  • Q&A

Date: Thursday, March 28

Time: 6:00pm

Please watch your email or contact the KT Global taskforce for the Zoom information.

KT Global

MC’s annual worldwide service event is back for 2024 – and this year we have our biggest goals ever! Join MC alumni and friends across the globe in giving back in your own community by signing up today. Plan or join a group project with other alumni in your area or volunteer independently or with family and friends — all types of service are welcome!

Learn more about KT Global, sign up for a service project, or sign up to lead a project in your city.

Witherspoon Lecture Series

Philosopher and best-selling author Dr. Matthew B. Crawford has been selected speaker of the 2024 Witherspoon Lecture Series at Maryville College and will give the address “The Challenge of Higher Education in an Age of Distraction.” A Q&A session, moderated by Maryville College Philosophy Professor and Ralph W. Beeson Professor of Religion Dr. Bill Meyer, will follow Crawford’s lecture as part of the annual Cummings Conversations. Crawford is author of the New York Times bestseller and critically acclaimed “Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work,” publication of which led the Sunday Times to declare Crawford “one of the most influential thinkers of our time.” A motor mechanic since the age of 15, Crawford combined a passion for cars, motorcycles and the freedom found in the driver’s seat when writing his 2020 book “Why We Drive: Toward a Philosophy of the Open Road.”

Crawford’s address is the second event of the Newell and Mary Lee Witherspoon Lecture Series, which the alumni couple established at the College through an endowment in 2022. The Witherspoons, longtime residents of Huntsville, Alabama, were motivated to endow a series that would support the mission and build the reputation of the College by bringing interesting and thought-provoking speakers and artists to campus.

Date: Monday, April 8, 2024

Time: 7:00 pm

Location: Clayton Center for the Arts, Lambert Recital Hall

Learn more from the Maryville College Newsroom.

MCAA Spring Board Meeting

The Maryville College Alumni Association Board of Directors spring meeting on the MC Campus.

Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024

Learn more about the MCAA Board, the governing body of the alumni association.

KT Weekend

Maryville College alumni are invited to join with students, faculty, and staff for a day of service on the MC campus in the spirit of Kin Takahashi. KT Weekend projects generally focus on the College Woods, including trash clean up and invasive species eradication, and ongoing projects around the Crawford House. KT Weekend is included as a KT Global project.

Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024

Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm, with lunch provided following service.

Learn more and register now – deadline is April 5!

BCAA Annual Spring Meeting

Save the date for the Blount County Alumni Association’s Annual Spring Meeting on the Maryville College campus. Join the BCAA Board of Directors and fellow Blount County alumni for brunch at Pearsons and private seating in the PDR. We look forward to hearing from chapter and MC leadership about exciting updates and events, and the installment of new board members for the largest MC alumni chapter.

Date: Saturday, April 27

Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm

Location: Pearsons Dining Hall, Proffitt Dining Room (PDR)

Cost: $10/person plus tax, at the door (self-pay when entering the dining hall)

Learn more and RSVP on the BCAA website.

KT Days

Come back to campus this summer to share sweat equity in the spirit of Kin Takahashi. After marking the 25th anniversary of KT Days in 2023, alumni, friends and supporters are invited to be part of the next 25 years of this beloved tradition. KT Days projects once again include archival support, light carpentry, painting and cleaning, campus landscaping, and maintenance of the Maryville College Woods.

Read the letter from Volunteer in Chief Reggie Dailey and signup online today at the link.

Date: June 11-13, 2024

Participation is flexible – join fellow volunteers for one afternoon, one day, or the full week!

Learn more and register now.

Homecoming

Make plans now for Homecoming, the special time we gather each year to celebrate our shared love for this institution. We will be celebrating reunion classes ending in 4s and 9s, and the milestone reunions of the Class of 1984 (40th), Class of 1974 (50th – Golden Scots!), and Class of 1964. See you soon on College Hill!

Date: October 25-27, 2024

Check out the Homecoming 2023 Wrap Up until the official Homecoming 2024 page launches.

Faculty & Staff
Director of Alumni Affairs
Jennifer Triplett
Director of Alumni Affairs
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Alumni Services Coordinator
Carol Clark
Alumni Services Coordinator
Faculty & Staff
Director of Alumni Affairs
Jennifer Triplett
Director of Alumni Affairs
View More
Alumni Services Coordinator
Carol Clark
Alumni Services Coordinator