Reunion
At Simmons, Reunion is an annual event that brings alumnae/i together to build and celebrate community among our alumnae/i, increase pride for Simmons today, promote Simmons for the next generation, support life-long learning, and raise funds to support Simmons’ mission and our students’ success. It’s an opportunity to reminisce and reflect on your Simmons experience while creating meaningful connections.
Reunion 2025
An unforgettable celebration marked 125 years of Simmons University! The Anniversary Reunion June 6-8, 2025 was an historic event uniting more than 400 alumnae/i—undergraduate, graduate, and online—from across decades and around the globe for three days of memories, connections, and Simmons spirit! This reunion was also a fundraiser to celebrate and support generations of Simmons students eager to meet societal needs.
Alumnae/i can access photos and recordings through Simmons Network!
Make your Gift for Reunion Today!
Your philanthropy is helping to propel Simmons forward to benefit the next generation of students and has a profound impact across campus. Now is the perfect time to make your move, make it count, and support Simmons. Donations are also a part of the 125th Anniversary Reunion pricing as part of registration which will open in early January.
50th Reunion Class Book
Class of 1975, stay tuned in the new year for instructions on how to create your page in the 50th Reunion Class Book. For questions, contact [email protected].
Office of Advancement
The Office of Advancement dedicates itself to building and sustaining relationships with alumnae/i, families, and friends through engagement, giving, volunteering, attending and connecting.
Reunion Hotline
Alumnae/i features
Alums Honor Black Women Trailblazers with On-Campus Plaques
English major Jacqueline Jones ’79 and Public Relations/Marketing Communications major Gia Elie ’24, both members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (AKA), recently commissioned dedicatory plaques to honor three Simmons alums who trailblazed the domains of health care, civil rights, and women’s history. We spoke with them about honoring historic Black alumnae/i and relishing lifelong sisterhood through AKA.
Finish Your Undergraduate Degree at Simmons
Three Class of 2025 graduates of the Online Degree Completion Program share what makes the Simmons program special and a great option for students with full-time jobs and family responsibilities.
SLIS Alumnae/i Curates Anti-Slavery Collection at Boston Public Library
Viv Williams ’19MS joined the staff of the Boston Public Library (BPL) as Curator of Modern Books and Manuscripts.
Simmons Alumna Honored by Forbes
Lisa ("Liz") Kautz '99MBA was honored by Forbes in a 2025 listing of "Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-in-State."
SLIS Student Interns at Boston Public Library
Jen Leahy '25MS wrote a guest blog post for the Boston Public Library (BPL) about her experience as an Archives Intern at BPL Special Collections.
Pioneering Trauma-Informed Care with Expressive Arts
Kapr Bangura is the program director for the Therapeutic After-School Program at the Home for Little Wanderers, the oldest child-welfare organization in the country, focused on serving children who have experienced violence, neglect, and other forms of trauma. In this leadership role, Bangura oversees a strengths-based afterschool program designed to address the therapeutic, educational, and recreational needs of youth ages 12 to 18 and their families.
Family Support Through Care and Housing Support
Deyanira Gomera ’24MSW is a school-based clinician at Housing Families, Inc., a nonprofit in Malden, Massachusetts, that offers a range of programs for individuals and families in need of stable housing. In this role, Gomera works in partnership with Everett and Peabody public schools to provide group therapy to children and teens who are living in shelters.
SLIS Alumnus Reexamines Misinformation
SLIS alumnus Matthew Connor Sullivan ’14MS, ’24PhD is a Librarian for Collection Development and Assessment at Harvard University’s Widener Library. We spoke with him about his interdisciplinary approach to library and information science (LIS) research and the formative mentorship he received at Simmons.