Class of 1955 65th Reunion - Program & Schedule - 1955

October 15 - 17, 2021

Program & Schedule

  • Friday 6/3/22

    • 1972 | Lunch Buffet

      Jun 3
      12:00PM – 1:30PM

      Davenport College : Courtyard

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    • 1977 | American Picnic Lunch Buffet

      Jun 3
      12:00PM – 1:30PM
      Timothy Dwight College — 345 Temple Street

      Join your classmates for a casual picnic featuring fried chicken, grass-finished hamburgers and cheeseburgers, gourmet grilled cheese, savory house-made lentil burgers, and an assortment of sides, salads and sweets!

      Add to Calendar 2022-06-03T12:00:00 2022-06-03T13:30:00 America/New_York 1977 | American Picnic Lunch Buffet

      Join your classmates for a casual picnic featuring fried chicken, grass-finished hamburgers and cheeseburgers, gourmet grilled cheese, savory house-made lentil burgers, and an assortment of sides, salads and sweets!

      Timothy Dwight College — 345 Temple Street
    • 1987 | American Picnic Lunch Buffet

      Jun 3
      12:00PM – 1:30PM
      Pierson College — 236 York St.

      Enjoy the American Picnic Buffet with fried chicken, grass-finished hamburgers and cheeseburgers, local Italian sausage, black bean burgers and a variety of salads and side dishes.   

      Add to Calendar 2022-06-03T12:00:00 2022-06-03T13:30:00 America/New_York 1987 | American Picnic Lunch Buffet

      Enjoy the American Picnic Buffet with fried chicken, grass-finished hamburgers and cheeseburgers, local Italian sausage, black bean burgers and a variety of salads and side dishes.   

      Pierson College — 236 York St.
    • Bistro Lunch

      Jun 3
      12:00PM – 1:30PM
      Old Campus | Room: Courtyard — 67 High Street

      Gather under the tent for an abundant spread of sandwiches, salads, and sweets. Linger with old friends or grab your meal to go as you head off to explore campus!

      Add to Calendar 2022-06-03T12:00:00 2022-06-03T13:30:00 America/New_York Bistro Lunch

      Gather under the tent for an abundant spread of sandwiches, salads, and sweets. Linger with old friends or grab your meal to go as you head off to explore campus!

      Old Campus | Room: Courtyard — 67 High Street
    • 1977 | Roundtable Discussions under the TD tent

      Jun 3
      1:30PM – 3:30PM
      Timothy Dwight College | Room: Courtyard — 345 Temple Street

      This new reunion format will involve informal conversations facilitated by classmates. Discussion facilitators and topics include Melinda Beck (Retirement/What’s Next?), Matt Gelfand (Free Speech & Diversity: Yale & Beyond), Randy Bock (overturning Zika), Susan Block (Peace, Love, Bonobos), Brian Trotier (Homelessness), and Eleanor LeCain (Saving our Democracy). We could also devote some tables to a Q&A format in which classmates “ask the experts” about topics of interest. Please contact one of the reunion organizers if you wish to facilitate discussion or share your expertise on a topic of your choice.

      Add to Calendar 2022-06-03T13:30:00 2022-06-03T15:30:00 America/New_York 1977 | Roundtable Discussions under the TD tent

      This new reunion format will involve informal conversations facilitated by classmates. Discussion facilitators and topics include Melinda Beck (Retirement/What’s Next?), Matt Gelfand (Free Speech & Diversity: Yale & Beyond), Randy Bock (overturning Zika), Susan Block (Peace, Love, Bonobos), Brian Trotier (Homelessness), and Eleanor LeCain (Saving our Democracy). We could also devote some tables to a Q&A format in which classmates “ask the experts” about topics of interest. Please contact one of the reunion organizers if you wish to facilitate discussion or share your expertise on a topic of your choice.

      Timothy Dwight College | Room: Courtyard — 345 Temple Street
    • 1987 | Beinecke Library Tour: An Inspiration to All Who Enter| SPACE IS LIMITED

      Jun 3
      1:45PM – 2:45PM
      Beinecke Plaza — Wall Street

      Our classmate, Michael Morand, Beinecke Library director of communications and community engagement, will give an insider’s look at the library and share a few favorite things from the collections.

      SPACE IS LIMITED! BE SURE TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT WHEN YOU REGISTER!

      Add to Calendar 2022-06-03T13:45:00 2022-06-03T14:45:00 America/New_York 1987 | Beinecke Library Tour: An Inspiration to All Who Enter| SPACE IS LIMITED

      Our classmate, Michael Morand, Beinecke Library director of communications and community engagement, will give an insider’s look at the library and share a few favorite things from the collections.

      SPACE IS LIMITED! BE SURE TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT WHEN YOU REGISTER!

      Beinecke Plaza — Wall Street
    • 1972 | Special Events & Special Guests

      Jun 3
      2:00PM – 3:30PM
      Sprague Hall | Room: Concert Hall — 470 College Street

      A screening of the original 1971 film, Bright College Years, a documentary about the tumultuous political and cultural events of May, 1970, including the student strike and impact on student at Yale. The film will be introduced by its director, the award-winning producer and documentarian Peter Rosen '68 BFA, '68 MFA, followed by open mic Q&A with Rosen and invited guest, Sam Chauncey '57.

      Add to Calendar 2022-06-03T14:00:00 2022-06-03T15:30:00 America/New_York 1972 | Special Events & Special Guests

      A screening of the original 1971 film, Bright College Years, a documentary about the tumultuous political and cultural events of May, 1970, including the student strike and impact on student at Yale. The film will be introduced by its director, the award-winning producer and documentarian Peter Rosen '68 BFA, '68 MFA, followed by open mic Q&A with Rosen and invited guest, Sam Chauncey '57.

      Sprague Hall | Room: Concert Hall — 470 College Street
    • 1960 | The Shadow War

      Jun 3
      3:00PM – 4:00PM
      Linsly-Chittenden Hall | Room: 102 — 63 High Street

      Discussion of “The Shadow War – Inside Russia’s and China’s Secret Operations to Defeat America” with author Jim Sciutto '92, CNN’s Chief National Security Correspondent and Anchor of CNN Newsroom.  Yale graduate, Fulbright Fellow, recipient of the George Polk Award, the Edward R. Murrow Award and the Merriman Smith Memorial Award for excellence in presidential coverage.

      Add to Calendar 2022-06-03T15:00:00 2022-06-03T16:00:00 America/New_York 1960 | The Shadow War

      Discussion of “The Shadow War – Inside Russia’s and China’s Secret Operations to Defeat America” with author Jim Sciutto '92, CNN’s Chief National Security Correspondent and Anchor of CNN Newsroom.  Yale graduate, Fulbright Fellow, recipient of the George Polk Award, the Edward R. Murrow Award and the Merriman Smith Memorial Award for excellence in presidential coverage.

      Linsly-Chittenden Hall | Room: 102 — 63 High Street
    • 1987 | My Life in Media - Then and Now

      Jun 3
      3:00PM – 4:00PM
      Yale University Art Gallery | Room: McNeil Lecture Hall — 1111 Chapel Street

      Four classmates tell of their careers in the news media, how they began, where it led and what they are doing now. Plus news standards, past and present.

      Moderator: Dan Levy

      Panelists: Bronwen Hruska, Deborah Yaffe, and Janet Wu

      Add to Calendar 2022-06-03T15:00:00 2022-06-03T16:00:00 America/New_York 1987 | My Life in Media - Then and Now

      Four classmates tell of their careers in the news media, how they began, where it led and what they are doing now. Plus news standards, past and present.

      Moderator: Dan Levy

      Panelists: Bronwen Hruska, Deborah Yaffe, and Janet Wu

      Yale University Art Gallery | Room: McNeil Lecture Hall — 1111 Chapel Street

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