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

Saturday 6/1/19

• Where Did All the Ivy League Jews Go?

  Jun 1

  10:30AM – 11:30AM

  Slifka Center | Room: Chapel — 80 Wall Street

  Mark Oppenheimer '96, 03 PhD, Lecturer in English

  According to recent journalistic accounts, the number of Jews in the Ivy League and at other top schools has been shrinking in recent years – whereas they once made up 1/5, 1/4, or even more of the undergraduate populations, they may be no more than 10 percent now. There are numerous possible causes, including the growing number of international students and heavier recruitment of historically underrepresented groups. But if true, these smaller numbers have repercussions for the future of Jewish prayer services, kosher dining, Jewish fraternity and sorority life, and more. Professor Oppenheimer (whose father was admitted under the old quota system in 1963) will separate fact from fiction and talk about what it all means.

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  Mark Oppenheimer '96, 03 PhD, Lecturer in English

  According to recent journalistic accounts, the number of Jews in the Ivy League and at other top schools has been shrinking in recent years – whereas they once made up 1/5, 1/4, or even more of the undergraduate populations, they may be no more than 10 percent now. There are numerous possible causes, including the growing number of international students and heavier recruitment of historically underrepresented groups. But if true, these smaller numbers have repercussions for the future of Jewish prayer services, kosher dining, Jewish fraternity and sorority life, and more. Professor Oppenheimer (whose father was admitted under the old quota system in 1963) will separate fact from fiction and talk about what it all means.

  Slifka Center | Room: Chapel — 80 Wall Street

  

• Yale Glee Club Singing Workshop

  Jun 1

  10:30AM – 11:30AM

  Adams Center | Room: Rossi Glee Club Room — 165 Elm Street

  Anyone who loves singing (spouses and guests warmly invited) is invited to a choral workshop led by Yale Glee Club Director Jeffrey Douma. You will work on "Tenting Tonight" by Walter Kittredge, newly arranged by the Director. (Click here to listen to the current Glee Club performing this lovely and moving Civil War-era song.) At the Celebration of Yale Singing in the afternoon, you will be invited to help lead the audience in singing some familiar Yale songs.
  Enter through the new entrance to the Adams Center at the rear of the building.

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  Anyone who loves singing (spouses and guests warmly invited) is invited to a choral workshop led by Yale Glee Club Director Jeffrey Douma. You will work on "Tenting Tonight" by Walter Kittredge, newly arranged by the Director. (Click here to listen to the current Glee Club performing this lovely and moving Civil War-era song.) At the Celebration of Yale Singing in the afternoon, you will be invited to help lead the audience in singing some familiar Yale songs.
  Enter through the new entrance to the Adams Center at the rear of the building.

  Adams Center | Room: Rossi Glee Club Room — 165 Elm Street

  

• Full Open Lunchtime Bar

  Jun 1

  11:30AM – 1:30PM

  Branford College — 74 High Street

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• Lunchtime Beer, Wine & Soda Bar

  Jun 1

  11:30AM – 1:30PM

  Timothy Dwight College | Room: Courtyard — 345 Temple Street

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• Lunch on Old Campus

  Jun 1

  11:45AM – 1:15PM

  Old Campus | Room: Courtyard — 67 High Street

  Stop by Old Campus in between the day’s activities for some sustenance. A full buffet lunch awaits on what is sure to be a beautiful day at Yale.

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  Stop by Old Campus in between the day’s activities for some sustenance. A full buffet lunch awaits on what is sure to be a beautiful day at Yale.

  Old Campus | Room: Courtyard — 67 High Street

• 1964 | American Barbecue Lunch Buffet & Classmate Authors' Book Sales

  Jun 1

  12:00PM – 1:30PM

  Pierson College : Courtyard

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• 1969 | American Picnic Lunch Buffet

  Jun 1

  12:00PM – 1:30PM

  Davenport College : Courtyard

  Yale Daily News friends and alumni are invited to gather during lunch. Look for the tables near the dance floor.

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  Yale Daily News friends and alumni are invited to gather during lunch. Look for the tables near the dance floor.

• 1974 Women's Luncheon at the Graduate Club

  Jun 1

  12:00PM – 1:30PM

  Graduate Club — 155 Elm Street

  The women of the Class of 1974 are invited to a special luncheon at the Graduate Club to share memories of their experience as the first female undergraduates at Yale and reflections of how this time affected them and their later life choices. This is a ticketed event, pre-registration required. 

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  The women of the Class of 1974 are invited to a special luncheon at the Graduate Club to share memories of their experience as the first female undergraduates at Yale and reflections of how this time affected them and their later life choices. This is a ticketed event, pre-registration required. 

  Graduate Club — 155 Elm Street

• American Barbecue Buffet Under the Tent

  Jun 1

  12:00PM – 1:30PM

  Timothy Dwight College — 345 Temple Street

  Lunch buffet featuring North Carolina pulled pork, Texas-style beef brisket, rotisserie chicken, marinated seared portobello, an assortment of savory sides, salads and cookies. 

   

  Add to Calendar 2019-06-01T12:00:00 2019-06-01T13:30:00 America/New_York American Barbecue Buffet Under the Tent

  Lunch buffet featuring North Carolina pulled pork, Texas-style beef brisket, rotisserie chicken, marinated seared portobello, an assortment of savory sides, salads and cookies. 

   

  Timothy Dwight College — 345 Temple Street