Class of 1996 25th Reunion - Program & Schedule - 1996

Saturday 6/11/22

• Newberry Organ Tour

  Jun 11

  9:00AM – 11:30AM

  Woolsey Hall — 500 College Street

  Thomas Murray, Professor Emeritus in the Practice in the Institute of Sacred Music

  With its 142 stops, 197 ranks, 12,641 pipes, 30,000 pneumatic valves, 1,000 pneumatic motors and 2 turbines, the Newberry Organ is one of the most magnificent orchestral organs in the world and a monument to the state-of-the-art technology of 1928! Come hear this "king of instruments" and take a walking tour behind the pipes, courtesy of Professor Murray and Organ Curators Joe Dzeda and Nicholas Thomson-Allen.

  Session runs continually to 11:30 am

  Add to Calendar 2022-06-11T09:00:00 2022-06-11T11:30:00 America/New_York Newberry Organ Tour

  Thomas Murray, Professor Emeritus in the Practice in the Institute of Sacred Music

  With its 142 stops, 197 ranks, 12,641 pipes, 30,000 pneumatic valves, 1,000 pneumatic motors and 2 turbines, the Newberry Organ is one of the most magnificent orchestral organs in the world and a monument to the state-of-the-art technology of 1928! Come hear this "king of instruments" and take a walking tour behind the pipes, courtesy of Professor Murray and Organ Curators Joe Dzeda and Nicholas Thomson-Allen.

  Session runs continually to 11:30 am

  Woolsey Hall — 500 College Street

• A Conversation About Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at Yale

  Jun 11

  10:30AM – 11:30AM

  Sterling Law Buildings | Room: 128 — 127 Wall Street

  Please join us for an update about Yale's work to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our panelists are Gary Desir, Paul B. Beeson Professor of Medicine, Vice Provost, Faculty Development and Diversity, Chair, Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, Chief, Internal Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital; Larry Gladney, Phyllis A. Wallace Dean of Diversity and Faculty Development in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Professor of Physics; Elizabeth Conklin, Associate Vice President for Institutional Equity, Accessibility, and Belonging and Title IX Coordinator; and Weili Cheng, Executive Director, Yale Alumni Association. Questions are encouraged!

  Add to Calendar 2022-06-11T10:30:00 2022-06-11T11:30:00 America/New_York A Conversation About Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at Yale

  Please join us for an update about Yale's work to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our panelists are Gary Desir, Paul B. Beeson Professor of Medicine, Vice Provost, Faculty Development and Diversity, Chair, Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, Chief, Internal Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital; Larry Gladney, Phyllis A. Wallace Dean of Diversity and Faculty Development in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Professor of Physics; Elizabeth Conklin, Associate Vice President for Institutional Equity, Accessibility, and Belonging and Title IX Coordinator; and Weili Cheng, Executive Director, Yale Alumni Association. Questions are encouraged!

  Sterling Law Buildings | Room: 128 — 127 Wall Street

• A Conversation with Vicky Chun and James Jones

  Jun 11

  10:30AM – 11:30AM

  Linsly-Chittenden Hall | Room: 101 — 63 High Street

  Vicky Chun, Thomas A. Beckett Director of Athletics
  James Jones, Joel E. Smilow, Class of 1954 Head Coach of Men's Basketball

  Similar to so many people in the world, Yale Athletics was greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Spring sports were cancelled in March 2020 and the Ivy League cancelled all sports for the 2020-21 season. Vicky Chun, the Thomas A. Beckett Director of Athletics and James Jones, the Head Men’s Basketball Coach, will discuss the impacts on the athletics department and basketball program respectively. During this session, Vicky and James will discuss how they kept their staff, student-athletes, and programs engaged and focused for when athletics did return to Yale’s campus. Additionally, their insights on working with campus partners to ensure a safe and healthy return for all student-athletes, highlights of the successful sports season for teams in 2021-22, and James’s fantastic run to March Madness will be highlighted.

  Add to Calendar 2022-06-11T10:30:00 2022-06-11T11:30:00 America/New_York A Conversation with Vicky Chun and James Jones

  Vicky Chun, Thomas A. Beckett Director of Athletics
  James Jones, Joel E. Smilow, Class of 1954 Head Coach of Men's Basketball

  Similar to so many people in the world, Yale Athletics was greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Spring sports were cancelled in March 2020 and the Ivy League cancelled all sports for the 2020-21 season. Vicky Chun, the Thomas A. Beckett Director of Athletics and James Jones, the Head Men’s Basketball Coach, will discuss the impacts on the athletics department and basketball program respectively. During this session, Vicky and James will discuss how they kept their staff, student-athletes, and programs engaged and focused for when athletics did return to Yale’s campus. Additionally, their insights on working with campus partners to ensure a safe and healthy return for all student-athletes, highlights of the successful sports season for teams in 2021-22, and James’s fantastic run to March Madness will be highlighted.

  Linsly-Chittenden Hall | Room: 101 — 63 High Street

• America's Constitution: How It Arose and How to Preserve It

  Jun 11

  10:30AM – 11:30AM

  Sterling Law Buildings | Room: Levinson Auditorium — 127 Wall Street

  Akhil Reed Amar '80, '84 JD, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science

  In this lecture, based on his most recent book, The Words That Made Us: America's Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840, Professor Amar will offer his audience an overview of the grand project of American constitutionalism, past, present, and future, with particular emphasis on the importance of free expression and on America's special place in the world.

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  Akhil Reed Amar '80, '84 JD, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science

  In this lecture, based on his most recent book, The Words That Made Us: America's Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840, Professor Amar will offer his audience an overview of the grand project of American constitutionalism, past, present, and future, with particular emphasis on the importance of free expression and on America's special place in the world.

  Sterling Law Buildings | Room: Levinson Auditorium — 127 Wall Street

• Emotional Intelligence at Yale: From Theory to Practice to Systemic Change

  Jun 11

  10:30AM – 11:30AM

  Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona Hall | Room: 114 — 1 Prospect Street

  Marc Brackett, Founding Director, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence; Professor in the Child Study Center

  Emotions influence decision making, relationships, physical and mental health, creativity, and performance. Our wise use of emotion is especially important to our success. In this talk, Dr. Brackett will (1) describe recent large-scale studies on the emotional lives of children and adults, (2) unpack what it means to give oneself and others “permission to feel”, (3) share the model of emotional intelligence developed at Yale, (4) present the evidence-based approach to developing emotional intelligence in schools and workplaces which has reached over 3 million children and adults across the globe, and (5) teach participants tools to develop emotional intelligence to enhance personal and professional success.

  Add to Calendar 2022-06-11T10:30:00 2022-06-11T11:30:00 America/New_York Emotional Intelligence at Yale: From Theory to Practice to Systemic Change

  Marc Brackett, Founding Director, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence; Professor in the Child Study Center

  Emotions influence decision making, relationships, physical and mental health, creativity, and performance. Our wise use of emotion is especially important to our success. In this talk, Dr. Brackett will (1) describe recent large-scale studies on the emotional lives of children and adults, (2) unpack what it means to give oneself and others “permission to feel”, (3) share the model of emotional intelligence developed at Yale, (4) present the evidence-based approach to developing emotional intelligence in schools and workplaces which has reached over 3 million children and adults across the globe, and (5) teach participants tools to develop emotional intelligence to enhance personal and professional success.

  Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona Hall | Room: 114 — 1 Prospect Street

• Jewish Tales as Teachers of Jewish Thought and Values

  Jun 11

  10:30AM – 11:30AM

  Linsly-Chittenden Hall | Room: 102 — 63 High Street

  Shelly Kagan, Clark Professor of Philosophy

  Professor Kagan's main research interests lie in moral philosophy, and in particular, normative ethics. Much of his work centers on the debate between consequentialist and deontological moral theories, with publications on the nature of well-being, moral desert, utopia, and the connections between Kantianism and consequentialism. Professor Kagan has served as a Slifka Center Fellow, and more recently was a featured guest at a Slifka Center Online Salon. This lecture is presented by Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale.

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  Shelly Kagan, Clark Professor of Philosophy

  Professor Kagan's main research interests lie in moral philosophy, and in particular, normative ethics. Much of his work centers on the debate between consequentialist and deontological moral theories, with publications on the nature of well-being, moral desert, utopia, and the connections between Kantianism and consequentialism. Professor Kagan has served as a Slifka Center Fellow, and more recently was a featured guest at a Slifka Center Online Salon. This lecture is presented by Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale.

  Linsly-Chittenden Hall | Room: 102 — 63 High Street

• What is American Cuisine?

  Jun 11

  10:30AM – 11:30AM

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

  Paul Freedman, Chester D. Tripp Professor of History

  Professor Freedman, author of American Cuisine and How It Got This Way, looks at the question, "What is American Cuisine?" The distinctive things about American food are its regional traditions, their erosion by processed food which dominated the twentieth century,and a love of variety. Choice and options (twelve different Rice-a-Roni flavors) compensate for the blandness of factory-made food. Now the popularity of industrially-made food has waned, gradually supplanted if not completely replaced by a return to primary tastes, freshness, and to some degree seasonal and local dining.This talk identifies the 1970s as a turning point.

  Add to Calendar 2022-06-11T10:30:00 2022-06-11T11:30:00 America/New_York What is American Cuisine?

  Paul Freedman, Chester D. Tripp Professor of History

  Professor Freedman, author of American Cuisine and How It Got This Way, looks at the question, "What is American Cuisine?" The distinctive things about American food are its regional traditions, their erosion by processed food which dominated the twentieth century,and a love of variety. Choice and options (twelve different Rice-a-Roni flavors) compensate for the blandness of factory-made food. Now the popularity of industrially-made food has waned, gradually supplanted if not completely replaced by a return to primary tastes, freshness, and to some degree seasonal and local dining.This talk identifies the 1970s as a turning point.

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

• Writing "The Invisible Kingdom:" Reimagining Chronic Illness

  Jun 11

  10:30AM – 11:30AM

  Loria Center | Room: 351 — 190 York St.

  Meghan O'Rourke '97, Editor of The Yale Review

  Why do stories matter in an age of research? What is the role of long form reporting in an age of quick takes? Meghan O'Rourke '97, author of The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness, has been writing about autoimmune and long COVID for a decade, based on her firsthand experience of living with poorly understood chronic conditions. She will talk about what the silent epidemic of chronic illness reveals about how we think about disease and our responsibility to others, as well as what it's like to make a life as a writer and poet and using personal narratives to illuminate the ways we are implicated in larger social realities.

  Add to Calendar 2022-06-11T10:30:00 2022-06-11T11:30:00 America/New_York Writing "The Invisible Kingdom:" Reimagining Chronic Illness

  Meghan O'Rourke '97, Editor of The Yale Review

  Why do stories matter in an age of research? What is the role of long form reporting in an age of quick takes? Meghan O'Rourke '97, author of The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness, has been writing about autoimmune and long COVID for a decade, based on her firsthand experience of living with poorly understood chronic conditions. She will talk about what the silent epidemic of chronic illness reveals about how we think about disease and our responsibility to others, as well as what it's like to make a life as a writer and poet and using personal narratives to illuminate the ways we are implicated in larger social realities.

  Loria Center | Room: 351 — 190 York St.

• Y96 American Picnic Under the Tent

  Jun 11

  12:00PM – 1:30PM

  Old Campus

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