Catherine Ross to Speak at Barnes & Noble UWS NYC - Monday April 11, 7pm ET
Come hear our classmate Catherine Ross discuss her highly-praised new book.
Class Survey - Please Respond by Sunday March 20th
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Reunion Co-Chairs Jean Brenner and Ken Freeman write: One highlight of our upcoming reunion weekend will be the presentation of results from our Class Survey—"Our Class: 45 Years Later"—to let us better understand our backgrounds in coming to Yale, our years in New Haven, our lives and experiences since graduation, and even to cast a glance ahead as we head for the next chapter in our lives. We think you’ll find the survey fascinating and fun. Its creators, classmates Rick Cech and Barbara Blaine, have invested a tremendous amount of time on its development, and the analysis will be an even greater initiative. To ease any concerns, Rick and Barbara understand the importance of total confidentiality. The survey does not ask for names or any other personally identifying information, and the on-line tool we’re using is trusted for anonymity. There will be no way for anyone to know who sent which responses. The most important ingredient in making this survey succeed is YOUR participation. The more participants, the more insights we will have -- and the more fun. In the first two days alone, we've received responses from more than 20% of those getting the email. So PLEASE click the link below to take the survey. There are some open-ended questions, so try to allow at least 30 minutes to complete. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/1971ClassSurvey Please don’t just put this aside and forget about it. Rick and Barbara need your responses by Sunday March 20 in order to have appropriate time for analysis and creation of a presentation that will keep you on the edge of your seats. Even if you can’t join us in New Haven, please complete the survey. We will publish the results online (with password protection) after the reunion. Thanks in advance for providing the grist for this fascinating analytical mill. Jean Ken celloladynyc@gmail.com kenneth.m.freeman@gmail.com P.S.: The survey is just one of the many highlights of the reunion. Others include:
UPDATE 3/21 Rick Cech writes that we received responses from about 40% of those who received our email. "I'd like to thank the class for a terrific response, submissions were thoughtful and fun. Barbara and I are looking forward to preparing our overview for June." |
Denbaum Play Seeks Support
Drew Denbaum '71 has launched an Indiegogo campaign for a new play, The Last of Wilhelm Reich. You can check it out at http://igg.me/at/Reich/x/12861449.
Assembly LXXV - Yale and Public Health in the 21st Century
Dear Classmates,
It was my pleasure and honor to serve you, Yale College’s Class of 1971, as your representative at the 75th Assembly from November 19-21 in New Haven. This annual event hosted by the Association of Yale Alumni (AYA) brings together alumni representatives from each College class, each professional school, Yale clubs around the world, Shared Interest Groups, and others with a deep interest in volunteer activities on behalf of Yale.
Aside from a networking opportunity among interesting, friendly people, the Assembly provides programming of two basic kinds — (1) what is happening these days at Yale, and (2) what would help me do my volunteer job better?
Day One - Yale Today
The focus of the first day (Thursday) rotates each year to a different set of activities at the University — this year, the School of Public Health. Among other things, this gave us a chance to explore the parts of the campus across the Oak Street Connector, an area new to many of us.
Fascinating keynote addresses were delivered to a plenary session by Dr. Peter Singer ’90 MPH, CEO of Grand Challenges Canada and Paul Cleary, Dean of the School. Five public health graduate students presented brief overviews of their current research.
In the afternoon there were smaller breakout sections, each featuring a panel discussion and Q&A from participants. The greatest challenge was deciding which session to attend.
Topics included epidemiology, Obamacare, the effects of climate change on health, social influences on health, the global refugee crisis, aging, racism, nutrition, vaccinations, and the delivery of mental health services in retail environments. Ten topics — all in a single hour!
Later that afternoon there was another parallel selection of events. I chose to go the the medical school library, where I had long ago conducted research on a project I worked on after Yale. On display were historical public health documents, including a collection of mid-20th century print advertisements for cigarettes.
The day’s activities were capped off by a visit to the “500 Brains” assembled over decades of practice by pioneering neurosurgeon Dr. Harvey Cushing (YC 1895), now curated in a beautiful exhibition gallery below the med school library.
Dinner at Commons (now part of the Schwarzman Center) featured great conversation and the presentation of the Yale Medal, the University’s highest distinction, to five highly deserving recipients.
Day Two - Volunteers for Yale
The second day (Friday) featured workshops appropriate for the interests and activities of each attending group. I attended a session for Yale College Class Leadership, where various classes discussed innovative ways of serving their constituents. Dick Moser ’63, for example, described their “Classmates on Call” service to help people connect with each other to help sort out life problems (medical, legal, financial, social, etc.)
Our own Secretary Andy Kaufman was joined by Secretaries Rob Bildner ’72 and Andrea DaRif ’73 in describing the planning and logistics behind our well-attended, highly-rated cluster mini-reunion in October.
The President and the Dean
Following that was a Campus Community Update in Battell Chapel led by University President Peter Salovey and Yale College Dean Jonathan Holloway. Salovey and Holloway tagged-teamed throughout the hour and responded thoughtfully to questions from attendees.
Their discussion of recent events at Yale gave perspective and meaning to these events that I (and I’d guess many in the audience) had been unable to find previously. In short, they described the University’s unwavering commitments to (1) free speech and expression of opinions, while (2) offering an educational experience to all students that is equal and unbiased.
The apparent tension between these two inviolate principles was positioned as an opportunity for creative, thoughtful leadership by Yale and its constituents — an aspiration admittedly made more difficult by our environment of viral videos and hair-trigger media.
The hour was punctuated by personal stories from each — Salovey describing heated personal meetings with students, Holloway describing his trepidation as a black man at driving even a little over the speed limit in certain states. The full house thanked the two with a warm standing ovation upon conclusion of their remarks.
Till Next Time
Friday lunch at Commons was followed by programs discussing various AYA activities. Later in the day, the AYA Board of Governors presented their Excellence Awards for outstanding service by alumni groups.
For a more complete account of all events, including the Salovey-Holloway address, click here. (Be sure not to miss the "lead" photo of Secretary Andy Kaufman and your faithful correspondent perusing the 500 brains.)
It was a fascinating, challenging couple of days. I caught up with old friends and made several new ones, as I always do at these things. If you ever have the opportunity to participate in Yale alumni events in New Haven or in your city, take it -- it’s a highly rewarding experience.
Respectfully submitted,
Tim Powell
AYA Opens Y71 45th Reunion Pre-registration
The AYA writes:
This morning we went live with pre-registration on the AYA reunions website, www.aya.yale.edu/reunions. Please click on “Pre-Register Now!” to indicate that you will attend!
45th Class Reunion - June 2-5, 2016
SAVE THE DATES! That’s when we’ll be having our class’ 45th reunion in New Haven.
You’ll be receiving the official reunion kick-off letter soon. In the meantime, you may have received a postcard like the one at left about reunion hotel blocks, which are now open on a first-come, first-served basis. Information about the reunion hotels, their respective rates, and links to their respective online reservations pages can be found at aya.yale.edu/reunions. When making reservations by phone, use the code YCR216.
Reserve early! There are many Yale class reunions that weekend, and we understand that several area hotels are already fully booked. For more hotels in the greater New Haven areas, check with the Yale Visitor Center.
Registration for the reunion itself will go live in March 2016. We'll post details here at that time.
Oct. 31 NYC Walking Tour Commemorates Great Crashes of 1929 and 1987
Our loyal correspondent, historian Jim Kaplan, sends this press release:
Help relive the Great Crash of 1929 on its 86TH anniversary. The annual guided walking tour of Lower Manhattan, presented by the Museum of American Finance, will be held on Saturday, October 31, 2105 at 1 pm (no tour in inclement weather). This is the 28th anniversary of this unique tour, the only regularly-scheduled event that commemorates the Great Crash of 1929, the Panic of 1907 and the 1987 stock market collapse. It delves into the political, financial, real estate and architectural history of Wall Street and New York City. The tour contrasts the 1987 market panic and its aftermath with today’s troubled financial situation 28 years later and discusses where some of the major players are today. It also compares those periods with such historically-significant events as America’s first panic started by Alexander Hamilton’s colleague, the periodic panics of the 19th and 20th centuries, the 1920 Wall Street explosion, the Crash of 1929 and the 2008 crash. The tour illustrates the resilience and revitalization of New York and Wall Street, as they have always recovered their position as the world’s financial capital.
The three-hour tour, which starts at the Museum, located in an historic bank building at 48 Wall Street (northeast corner of William Street), tells the story of such notable New York figures as Alexander Hamilton, Michael Milken, J.P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller and Commodore Vanderbilt.
Starting with the discovery of New York by Henry Hudson and the vast importance of New York’s Dutch origins, the tour leaders explain the parallels between today’s headlines and such crucial events as Alexander Hamilton’s successful rescue of the nascent American securities market in the Panic of 1792, the opening of the Erie Canal and J.P. Morgan’s safeguarding the banking system and the stock exchange in 1907. Also, learn about a sea change in Wall Street’s real estate: why so many of the Wall Street citadels of finance are being converted into apartments; and how foreign capital has shaped and continues to reshape Wall Street real estate.
Discover little-known facts about the area’s rich history, such as the story of how the Collector of the Port of New York, fired for incompetence and graft, only three years later became President of the United States; the tragic tale of the model for “America” at the Old Customs House; the peripatetic statue of Abraham DePeyster, a prominent colonial mayor; and the failed Wall Street lawyer who became President and led the country out of the Depression. James S. Kaplan, an attorney and political historian, and Richard M. Warshauer, a commercial real estate executive and Wall Street aficionado, will conduct the tour under the auspices of the Museum of American Finance. Messrs. Kaplan and Warshauer have presented this walking tour since 1988.
Tickets are $15 each. To purchase tickets online: www.moaf.org/events.
For further information:
Kristin Aguilera, Museum of American Finance, (212) 908-4695
James S. Kaplan, (646) 383-3688
Richard M. Warshauer, (212) 716-3767
Reunion Schedule for Classes of 1971, 1972, 1973 - October 1-3, 2015
If you haven't registered yet ($250 per person) -- or would like to register just for the Friday evening events ($150 per person) -- please email Stacey O’Donnell for a registration form: stacey.odonnell@yale.edu. We'll see you there!
This schedule is current as of September 18, and subject to change without notice.
Thursday, October 1
Morning – – check in at Rose Alumni House – relax over coffee, juice, muffins at Rose Alumni House
12:30 pm Welcome Lunch at Q Club (informal)
Speaker: Sam Chauncey, author of May Day at Yale 1970: Recollections May Day and its impact on campus. Kai Erikson, John Wilkinson, and Betty Trachtenberg plan to be at the welcome lunch.
1:30 – 2:00 pm Barry Scheck ’71 will speak about spring 1970 events. (Q Club)
2:00 – 2:30 pm View multimedia exhibit of Yale Daily News stories, photos and videos from our time at Yale, paired with current Yale images; prepared by Pat Pinnell ’71 who will monitor and answer questions. Sam Chauncey, Bob Thompson, and John Wilkinson will join us. (Q Club)
3:00 – 5:30 pm Program I: 3:00 – 4:00 pm - Sterling Memorial Lecture Hall (Susan Gibbons, Librarian to speak) (seating is limited to 120), followed by tour of Yale University Art Gallery from 4:15 – 5:15 pm (Laurence Canter, Chief Curator and Curator of European Art, to introduce; tour led by Gallery Guides to follow)
5:30 – 7:30 pm Cocktails and passed hors d’oeuvres at Kelly’s
Dinner on one’s own
9:00 – 11:00 pm Open reception at Mory’s (Main Dining Room; free hors d’oeuvres and cash bar)
and/or
Literary reading hosted in the Davenport Master’s House by Richard Schottenfeld; Jonas Zdanys will MC.
Friday, October 2
8:00 – 11:00 am Coffee service, juice, muffins at Rose Alumni House
9:30 – 10:45 am Tour IIa: Residential College renovations – visit Davenport and Morse Colleges; Richard Schottenfeld ‘71 (Professor of Psychiatry and master of Davenport College) and Steve Kieran ‘73 as guides
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Tour IIb: Center for Engineering Innovation and Design (CEID) (with Vince Wilczynski, Director and Deputy Dean, CEID)..Learn about this exciting new center enjoyed by undergraduate and graduate students alike!
[Note: please let us know if you wish to take this tour; the construction for the new residential colleges is across the street]
11:15 – 12:15 pm Lecture: Teaching at Yale (Omni Hotel)
Jennifer Frederick (Executive Director, Yale Center for Teaching and Learning)
Come and hear about the outstanding opportunities for teaching and learning at Yale and the innovative learning processes being used by Yale’s outstanding faculty. Evidence-based approaches to learning are now an integral part of Yale courses. Teachers in every division are actively engaging students in this learning process! The CTL is making teaching more public and part of the community conversation, and online education has influenced residential courses.
12:30 – 1:45 pm Lunch (Omni Hotel)
Speaker: Mike Morand (Deputy Chief Communications Officer)
After hearing from Mike Morand, enjoy a conversation about what is going on at Yale from the students' perspective with current Yale students who are active on campus in a variety of settings. There will be two students sitting at your table during lunch; then they will move and another two Yale students will join you for further conversation.
2:00 – 3:00 pm Entrepreneurship at Yale: panel/program (Omni Hotel)
Yale Entrepreneurial Society and Managing Director James G. Boyle; Kyle Jensen, SOM – both will talk about the exciting entrepreneurial activities at Yale (venture creation; innovation fund, etc.); hear also from Yale student entrepreneurs about their entrepreneurial ventures.
3:30 – 4:30 pm Voices from our generation in the public sphere: Frances Beinecke, Steven Brill, and Howard Dean (Omni Hotel)
6:00 – 7:00 pm Women’s Reception, Presidents Room
6:00 – 7:00 pm Reception (general) at Commons
7:00 pm Dinner at Commons (buffet dinner with open bar)
Speaker - Kurt Schmoke (beginning at dessert)
9:00 – 11:30 pm Jay Gitlin to play (Commons) (Gitlin-Bales band)
Saturday, October 3
8:00 – 9:30 am Coffee service, juice, muffins at Rose Alumni House
9:30 – 11:00 am Yale Today Panel: Art Gallery Lecture Hall
Current administrators will talk about the role of the residential colleges, contemporary student life issues and challenges, Yale police on campus, undergraduate admissions. Joseph Gordon, Deputy Dean Yale College; Marvin Chun, Master Berkeley College, Richard M. Colgate Professor of Psychology, Professor of Neurobiology; Mia Genoni, Dean, Berkeley College, Lecturer Specialist Program in Humanities; Jasmina Besirevic, Dean, Trumbull College; Lecturer Ethnicity and Migration and Sociology; Melanie Boyd, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Lecturer Women’s Gender & Sexuality Studies; Mark Dunn, Associate Director Undergraduate Admissions—director of outreach and recruitment. (Note: Mark’s father was in the YC class of 1971!)
11:30 am Lunch at Roia (College Street)
REUNION OFFICIALLY ENDS
Bob Bruner Returns to Teaching
Bob Bruner writes:
“In August
, I stepped down as Dean of the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, and returned to the faculty. At UVA’s graduation in May, I was honored by the invitation to give the commencement address (see this). While fellow Yalies have touted to me the virtues of retirement, I continue to have an appetite for teaching and writing. I’ll spend the year ahead sketching out my next projects. As Teddy Roosevelt said, “We must all either wear out or rust out, every one of us. My choice is to wear out.””
Bob writes a fascinating blog at http://blogs.darden.virginia.edu/brunerblog/ and here is his impressive list of scholarly publications.
Save the dates! October 1-3, 2015, New Haven
Join us for Yale College's first-ever multi-year alumni class event- Come back to New Haven while school is in session -- and discover all the things you don't know about Yale today
- Meet and reconnect with members of the classes of 1971, 1972, and 1973 -- the first three coed classes at Yale College
- Meet current undergraduates
- Revisit the tumultuous and historic times our classes experienced together
- Share life experiences at this significant transitional moment in our lives
- A full program of activities is being planned by a committee of representatives from all three classes
REGISTRATION, AGENDA, AND HOTEL INFORMATION TO BE SENT THIS SPRING