Class of 1977 45th Reunion - Program & Schedule - 1977

Saturday 6/4/22

• Global Objects: Towards a Connected Art History

  Jun 4

  10:30AM – 11:30AM

  Loria Center | Room: 351 — 190 York St.

  Edward S. Cooke, Jr. '77, Charles F. Montgomery Professor of American Decorative Arts

  Avoiding traditional binaries such as East versus West or fine art versus decorative art and prioritizing transregional flow over stylistic categorization, this lecture sketches in the principles of a new art history survey course. The principles of this object-driven approach draw on in-depth analysis of the materials, process of realization, function, social lives, and experienced meaning of clay, fiber, wood, and base metals. Transcending nation state and temporal boundaries, this conceptualization points the way to a fresh interconnected global history of art.

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  Edward S. Cooke, Jr. '77, Charles F. Montgomery Professor of American Decorative Arts

  Avoiding traditional binaries such as East versus West or fine art versus decorative art and prioritizing transregional flow over stylistic categorization, this lecture sketches in the principles of a new art history survey course. The principles of this object-driven approach draw on in-depth analysis of the materials, process of realization, function, social lives, and experienced meaning of clay, fiber, wood, and base metals. Transcending nation state and temporal boundaries, this conceptualization points the way to a fresh interconnected global history of art.

  Loria Center | Room: 351 — 190 York St.

• NEW LECTURE: Some Dance to Remember: Jewish Perspectives of Memory

  Jun 4

  10:30AM – 11:30AM

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

  Rabbi Jason Rubenstein, Howard M. Holtzmann Jewish Chaplain at Yale
  This session will explore the tensions surrounding the present day embrace of Ukrainian nationalism, from the vantage point of Jewish memory and persecution - moving beyond the simple command to "remember" to a dialectical approach that encompasses the value both of holding fast to the past, and being able to move beyond it. This lecture is presented by Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale.

  Add to Calendar 2022-06-04T10:30:00 2022-06-04T11:30:00 America/New_York NEW LECTURE: Some Dance to Remember: Jewish Perspectives of Memory

  Rabbi Jason Rubenstein, Howard M. Holtzmann Jewish Chaplain at Yale
  This session will explore the tensions surrounding the present day embrace of Ukrainian nationalism, from the vantage point of Jewish memory and persecution - moving beyond the simple command to "remember" to a dialectical approach that encompasses the value both of holding fast to the past, and being able to move beyond it. This lecture is presented by Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale.

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

• The Second Quantum Revolution and the Race to Build "Impossible" Computers

  Jun 4

  10:30AM – 11:30AM

  Loria Center | Room: 250 — 190 York St.

  Steven Girvin, Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics & Professor of Applied Physics

  The first quantum revolution began a century ago and brought us the technological revolution of the 20th century through the invention of the transistor, the laser, and the atomic clock. We now understand that these 20th century devices do not take full advantage of the mysterious power of quantum machines to process information. This new understanding has triggered a second quantum revolution whose consequences for computing, communication and measurement have the potential to be as great a revolution for the 21st century as the tech revolution was for the 20th century.

  Add to Calendar 2022-06-04T10:30:00 2022-06-04T11:30:00 America/New_York The Second Quantum Revolution and the Race to Build "Impossible" Computers

  Steven Girvin, Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics & Professor of Applied Physics

  The first quantum revolution began a century ago and brought us the technological revolution of the 20th century through the invention of the transistor, the laser, and the atomic clock. We now understand that these 20th century devices do not take full advantage of the mysterious power of quantum machines to process information. This new understanding has triggered a second quantum revolution whose consequences for computing, communication and measurement have the potential to be as great a revolution for the 21st century as the tech revolution was for the 20th century.

  Loria Center | Room: 250 — 190 York St.

• Lunchtime Beer, Wine & Soda Bar

  Jun 4

  11:30AM – 1:30PM

  Timothy Dwight College | Room: Courtyard — 345 Temple Street

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• 1977 | American Barbecue Buffet Under the Tent

  Jun 4

  12:00PM – 1:30PM

  Timothy Dwight College — 345 Temple Street

  Lunch buffet featuring North Carolina pulled pork, Chilli-rubbed Texas-styles strip steakt, Whole Grilled Spatchcock Chicken, Roasted Eggplant Steak, an assortment of savory sides, salads and cookies. 

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  Lunch buffet featuring North Carolina pulled pork, Chilli-rubbed Texas-styles strip steakt, Whole Grilled Spatchcock Chicken, Roasted Eggplant Steak, an assortment of savory sides, salads and cookies. 

  Timothy Dwight College — 345 Temple Street

• 1977 | Trusted Information Panel

  Jun 4

  1:45PM – 2:45PM

  Yale School of Management | Room: Zhang Auditorium — 166 Whitney Ave.

  What challenges and opportunities do the media have in informing and unifying our society? How might citizens deal with issues such as the proliferation of news sources, difficulties identifying dis/misinformation, reduction in local news journalists and local newspapers, and pay walls for many news sources?   

  Moderator Melinda Beck was a longtime section editor and health columnist at The Wall Street Journal and a senior editor at Newsweek. She is now semi-retired, writing freelance articles and books.   

  James Brooke has been a foreign correspondent for the last 40 years, largely with the NYTimes in Africa, Brazil, Canada, and Japan/Korea. After the Times Jim reported from Moscow for eight years, then from Kyiv for six years. Last fall, he moved his family from Ukraine to his native Lenox, in the Berkshires. 

  M.G. Lord, a recovering cartoonist, is an associate professor at USC and the author of Forever Barbie, The Accidental Feminist, and Astro Turf, an informal cultural history of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). She is currently in pre-production on a 20-part podcast that tells JPL's bizarre origin story and deals with its place in the local aerospace ecosystem. It will debut in the fall.  

  John Tabor has been a local newspaper publisher in Portsmouth, NH, where he is now a second-term city councilor, re-elected with 63% of the vote in November. This has enabled him to see the rise of social media as a force in local politics, along with heightened partisanship and the loss of objective reporting.   

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  What challenges and opportunities do the media have in informing and unifying our society? How might citizens deal with issues such as the proliferation of news sources, difficulties identifying dis/misinformation, reduction in local news journalists and local newspapers, and pay walls for many news sources?   

  Moderator Melinda Beck was a longtime section editor and health columnist at The Wall Street Journal and a senior editor at Newsweek. She is now semi-retired, writing freelance articles and books.   

  James Brooke has been a foreign correspondent for the last 40 years, largely with the NYTimes in Africa, Brazil, Canada, and Japan/Korea. After the Times Jim reported from Moscow for eight years, then from Kyiv for six years. Last fall, he moved his family from Ukraine to his native Lenox, in the Berkshires. 

  M.G. Lord, a recovering cartoonist, is an associate professor at USC and the author of Forever Barbie, The Accidental Feminist, and Astro Turf, an informal cultural history of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). She is currently in pre-production on a 20-part podcast that tells JPL's bizarre origin story and deals with its place in the local aerospace ecosystem. It will debut in the fall.  

  John Tabor has been a local newspaper publisher in Portsmouth, NH, where he is now a second-term city councilor, re-elected with 63% of the vote in November. This has enabled him to see the rise of social media as a force in local politics, along with heightened partisanship and the loss of objective reporting.   

  Yale School of Management | Room: Zhang Auditorium — 166 Whitney Ave.

• Yale Veterans Reunion Reception at Yale ROTC

  Jun 4

  2:00PM – 3:30PM

  55 Whitney Ave. : 4th Floor

  All reunion alumni and guests are cordially invited to join us for complimentary refreshments at this reception hosted by the Yale Veterans Association and Yale ROTC. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the restoration of ROTC back on campus!  Hear about the latest activities and developments in the Yale veteran community and our Naval ROTC and Air Force ROTC units. Learn more about the Yale Veterans Association, an alumni organization dedicated to supporting and uplifting the Yale veteran community, improving US civil-military relations, addressing salient issues facing veterans and the military, and reaffirming Yale’s highest traditions of leadership and service to the nation.

  Add to Calendar 2022-06-04T14:00:00 2022-06-04T15:30:00 America/New_York Yale Veterans Reunion Reception at Yale ROTC

  All reunion alumni and guests are cordially invited to join us for complimentary refreshments at this reception hosted by the Yale Veterans Association and Yale ROTC. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the restoration of ROTC back on campus!  Hear about the latest activities and developments in the Yale veteran community and our Naval ROTC and Air Force ROTC units. Learn more about the Yale Veterans Association, an alumni organization dedicated to supporting and uplifting the Yale veteran community, improving US civil-military relations, addressing salient issues facing veterans and the military, and reaffirming Yale’s highest traditions of leadership and service to the nation.

• 1977 | Crisis Management Panel

  Jun 4

  3:00PM – 4:00PM

  Yale School of Management | Room: Zhang Auditorium — 166 Whitney Ave.

  What leadership characteristics and strategies enable us to deal with crises effectively? 

  Moderator David Dodson has had leadership roles in non-profit organizations that address economic and social disparities.  In receiving the 2020 William Sloane Coffin '56 Award for Peace and Justice he was cited for going “straight to the heart of much that ails our nation, especially its intensified inequality, decline in social trust, and lack of opportunity for many.” 

  Celeste Cantú has served four California Governors in state-wide water policy leadership capacities as executive director and now chair.

  Daniella Levine Cava has been mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida, since 2020. Previously, she was a Miami-Dade County Commissioner and worked with non-profit agencies serving children and families.

  Jewel Mullen was the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health at the US Department of Health and Human Services and Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health, Jewel has provided leadership in the government's response to several natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and mass shootings. Currently she is Associate Dean at UT Austin Dell Medical School.

  Lori Esposito Murray is President of the Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board and former Special Advisor to the President.  

  Cyrus Vance served three four-year terms as Manhattan district attorney and is now chair of global cyber security practice for Baker McKenzie, LLP.

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  What leadership characteristics and strategies enable us to deal with crises effectively? 

  Moderator David Dodson has had leadership roles in non-profit organizations that address economic and social disparities.  In receiving the 2020 William Sloane Coffin '56 Award for Peace and Justice he was cited for going “straight to the heart of much that ails our nation, especially its intensified inequality, decline in social trust, and lack of opportunity for many.” 

  Celeste Cantú has served four California Governors in state-wide water policy leadership capacities as executive director and now chair.

  Daniella Levine Cava has been mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida, since 2020. Previously, she was a Miami-Dade County Commissioner and worked with non-profit agencies serving children and families.

  Jewel Mullen was the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health at the US Department of Health and Human Services and Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health, Jewel has provided leadership in the government's response to several natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and mass shootings. Currently she is Associate Dean at UT Austin Dell Medical School.

  Lori Esposito Murray is President of the Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board and former Special Advisor to the President.  

  Cyrus Vance served three four-year terms as Manhattan district attorney and is now chair of global cyber security practice for Baker McKenzie, LLP.

  Yale School of Management | Room: Zhang Auditorium — 166 Whitney Ave.

• YAA Shared Interest Groups Reception

  Jun 4

  3:00PM – 4:30PM

  Schwarzman Center | Room: Underground — 168 Grove Street

  Join the YAA's Shared Interest Groups staff and SIG alumni leaders from reunion classes to celebrate all of our participating SIGS. Take a moment to learn how you can get engaged with groups representing a broad spectrum of alumni interest, careers, and identities.

  Add to Calendar 2022-06-04T15:00:00 2022-06-04T16:30:00 America/New_York YAA Shared Interest Groups Reception

  Join the YAA's Shared Interest Groups staff and SIG alumni leaders from reunion classes to celebrate all of our participating SIGS. Take a moment to learn how you can get engaged with groups representing a broad spectrum of alumni interest, careers, and identities.

  Schwarzman Center | Room: Underground — 168 Grove Street