Resources and Tool Kits for Virtual Reunion 20/21

Virtual Tool Kit

Make your Virtual Reunion more engaging and interactive by using some customized tools and ideas. And don’t forget to add a #gcvirtualreunion tag to all of your interactions on social media.

Facebook Frames

To add a frame, click the camera icon on your existing profile image and chose “Update Profile Picture,” then click the “Add Frame” button. Search for “#gcvirtualreunion,” select the frame, an click the “Use as Facebook Profile” button.

Virtual Backgrounds

Zoom and other platforms have made it possible to look like you are in Grinnell no matter where you may be enjoying Reunion!

Click on the picture below to get a full size version you can download to your device. 

Instructions for using the images are available on the Zoom support website.

Main Quad dining room in Black and White
Main Quad
Main Quad dining room in color
Main Quad
A black and white photo of a lounge in Forum.
Forum Lounge
Main Lounge
Main Lounge
Black and white photo of the Grinnell College dining room.
Cowles Dining Hall
The South Loggia on the campus of Grinnell College.
South Loggia
South Campus on the campus of Grinnell College.
South Campus
An exterior shot of the archway at the Harris Building.
Harris Center

There’s more!

Explore other backgrounds and fun tools that students, faculty, and staff have been using throughout the pandemic.

Virtual Events & Tours

Here you will find a variety of tours and programs prerecorded for your convenience and enjoyment.

The Joe Rosenfield Center on the campus of Grinnell College.

Take a Tour of the Grinnell College Campus

Maybe you couldn’t make it to one of our live campus tour sessions. Or maybe you just want to learn more about a certain building or area of campus. Either way, this prerecorded and interactive tour will provide you with a glimpse of the campus today.

Grinnell College Laural Leaves logo used to break up content. A single laurel leaf sits centered on the page.

Broken English, a sculpture on the campus of Grinnell College.

Campus Sculpture Tour

Have you ever wandered around the Grinnell College campus and notice the sculptures? Take this virtual campus sculpture tour to learn more about the beautiful art that inhabit our beautiful campus.

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Blue Anemone - Photolithograph, Valerie Hammond

Yoga in the Museum

The live yoga sessions offered at Reunion this year may not align well with your schedule. Never fear – we have some prerecorded yoga sessions that can be accessed at any time. Instructor Jackie Hutchinson has gone virtual, narrating regenerative yoga session as an alternative to the long-standing program in the Museum.

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The Mercantile Building in Grinnell, IA.

Grinnell Town Architectural Tour

While there will be no in-person town tours this year, these videos give you an opportunity to learn a little more about a few of the iconic places in Grinnell.

Grinnell College Laural Leaves logo used to break up content. A single laurel leaf sits centered on the page.

The Humanities and Social Studies Center on the campus of Grinnell College.

Guided Humanities and Social Studies Center (HSSC) Tour

Please join current students Saketan and Abby as they lead you on the Humanities and Social Studies Center (HSSC) guided tour.

Something Completely Different!

Crowdsourcing Photos with the Grinnell College Archives

Many photos given to the archives contain few, if any, details about the events or the people captured in the images. Help identify people, events, and even places on campus or beyond by logging on here and browsing the many unidentified pictures we have acquired over the years. Thank you for helping!

Make your own Emoji Sticks!

Increase your fun at all of your virtual meetings and events by downloading and then printing this template to make your own emoji sticks. 

Supplies Needed:

  • A printed copy of the emojis. This should be two pages (one page has the front of the emojis and the other page has the back of the emojis).
  • Scissors
  • 6 sticks about 5-7 inches long. Popsicle-like sticks work best for this, but you can use foam board or heavy cardboard cut into strips or something equally durable and of similar size.
  • Glue

Directions to create your own Emoji Sticks:

  1. Print off the emojis and cut out each piece. Be careful to keep the backs with the correct fronts. You wouldn’t want to mix them up and create an awkward Zoom moment where you meant to show a caring emoji, but end up showing your blank one! That would be embarrassing!
  2. Glue a stick to the back piece first, using the dotted line as a guide for placement. Make sure, however, you are placing the stick on the side of the paper that is not printed on.
  3. Put glue all over the paper and on the part of the stick that is on the paper. Place the front of the emoji on top of the back piece, with the printed side facing out. Press down firmly to spread the glue around in order to hold the two pieces together and to make sure the stick is securely glued in place.
  4. Let dry for 30 minutes.
  5. You are ready to use your emoji sticks!