Throwback
Save the Date: October 3-5, 2025!
Come for Throwback. Reconnect for Good.
Throwback is Carleton University’s homecoming: an opportunity for Carleton to open its doors to alumni, donors and community members to celebrate our shared past, present and future through reunions, family-friendly and community-building events, spirited challenges, targeted discussions, and much more.
Throwback Through the Years
2025 Throwback Event Schedule
Check back regularly for event updates throughout the summer!
October 3
Economics Alumni Reception
The annual Economics Alumni Reception at Throwback, hosted by the Economics Alumni Chapter and the Department of Economics, will include a reception, draw prizes, remarks by representatives of the Economics Chapter, Faculty of Public and Global Affairs and the Economics Department, and a Keynote presentation by Christina Caron, esteemed economist and former public servant.
Friday, October 3, 2025
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Richcraft Hall, 2nd Level Conference Rooms, Carleton University
This is a free event sponsored by the Carleton University Alumni Association.
REGISTER HERE
October 3-5
Bachelor of Architecture Classes 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 Reunion
Planned events include: Cocktails, Reunion Dinner, Student tutorials, Architectural Tours.
For more information and to register, please contact reunion organizer:
Hugh Morgan
1101 Pacific Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501-2227
Email: hugh.r.morgan@gmail.com
Phone: 415-894-9602
WhatsApp: +1 510-282-3784
October 4-5
Engineering Class of 2000 25th Anniversary Reunion
A 25th Anniversary Celebration for the Engineering Class of 2000. For event details and registration please visit the reunion event page here.
October 4
Runs in the Family Carleton University Art Gallery Exhibit
Carleton University Art Gallery (CUAG) presents, Runs in the Family, an exhibition that brings together the work of artists from Inuit communities, Flatland communities and Anishinaabeg communities to create new conversations about how the processes of art making involve multi-generational knowledge transmission and innovations. For more information about the exhibition click here.
October 4
Ties That Guide
A Conversation on Intergenerational Practices, followed by a curatorial tour of Runs in the Family at Carleton University Art Gallery
This conversation will bring together Indigenous curators at various career stages to reflect on the intergenerational nature of curatorial practice, exploring how it is inherited, shaped by those who came before, and sustained through mentorship, community, and shared knowledge. We’ll invite speakers to reflect on the people, projects or curators who have shaped their work.
Saturday, October 4, 2025
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Teraanga Commons, Rooms 270/272
Carleton University
For more information click here.
October 4
Virtual Ventures Throwback STEM Workshop
Join Virtual Ventures on Saturday, October 4th for the Throwback STEM Workshop, a hands-on STEM experience perfect for Carleton alumni and their families! Designed for children ages 4-12, this interactive workshop invites you to build, explore, and experiment through fun engineering and technology activities led by current Carleton University students!
For event details and to register (open as of September 5), click HERE.
October 4
Parents Breakfast at MacOdrum Library
As a donor or parent of a Carleton University student or alum, you are invited to learn about the heart of our campus—MacOdrum Library—from University Librarian, Amber Butler. Join us for breakfast as she shares the library’s history, its future vision, initiatives made possible through philanthropic support and more!
Saturday, October 4, 2025
9:30-11:00 a.m.
Alumni Reading Room, 2nd Floor of MacOdrum Library, Carleton University
October 5
Pancaker Breakfast and Panda Game
Join fellow Carleton alumni on October 5 for a day of Ravens pride, starting with our first-ever Pancaker Breakfast at Craft Beer Market before the annual Panda Game! Reconnect over great food and shared memories ahead of one of the biggest football games of the year. Stay tuned for more details!