Class of 2009 15th Reunion - 2009 - Schedule

Saturday 5/25/19

• Newberry Organ Tour

  May 25

  9:00AM – 11:30AM

  Woolsey Hall — 500 College Street

  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 University Organist Thomas Murray and Organ Curators Joe Dzeda and Nicholas Thomson-Allen.

  Session runs continually to 11:30 am

  Add to Calendar 2019-05-25T09:00:00 2019-05-25T11:30:00 America/New_York Newberry Organ Tour

  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 University Organist Thomas Murray and Organ Curators Joe Dzeda and Nicholas Thomson-Allen.

  Session runs continually to 11:30 am

  Woolsey Hall — 500 College Street

  

• Peabody Museum Kids' Activities

  May 25

  10:00AM – 11:30AM

  Peabody Museum — 170 Whitney

  The Peabody Museum invites you to a morning of activities for families with school-aged children. Activities include a scavenger hunt in the Great Hall of Dinosaurs (with prizes!), and an opportunity to see the Museum’s current exhibits, including the new and dramatic display of minerals in David Friend Hall.

  Note: Bus transportation provided in front of Sheffield-Sterling Strathcona Hall, 1 Prospect St., across from Woolsey Hall.

  Add to Calendar 2019-05-25T10:00:00 2019-05-25T11:30:00 America/New_York Peabody Museum Kids' Activities

  The Peabody Museum invites you to a morning of activities for families with school-aged children. Activities include a scavenger hunt in the Great Hall of Dinosaurs (with prizes!), and an opportunity to see the Museum’s current exhibits, including the new and dramatic display of minerals in David Friend Hall.

  Note: Bus transportation provided in front of Sheffield-Sterling Strathcona Hall, 1 Prospect St., across from Woolsey Hall.

  Peabody Museum — 170 Whitney

  

• Yale Center for British Art "BAC Packs"

  May 25

  10:00AM – 5:00PM

  Yale Center for British Art | Room: Lobby — 1080 Chapel Street

  Families may pick up a "BAC Pack" at the Information Desk in the Entrance Court. Inside will be everything young visitors need to help them explore select objects in the Center. Also available Sunday, 12 - 5 pm.

  Add to Calendar 2019-05-25T10:00:00 2019-05-25T17:00:00 America/New_York Yale Center for British Art "BAC Packs"

  Families may pick up a "BAC Pack" at the Information Desk in the Entrance Court. Inside will be everything young visitors need to help them explore select objects in the Center. Also available Sunday, 12 - 5 pm.

  Yale Center for British Art | Room: Lobby — 1080 Chapel Street

  

• American Cuisine and How It Got This Way

  May 25

  10:30AM – 11:30AM

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

  Paul Freedman, Chester D. Tripp Professor of History

  Professor Freeman's new book, American Cuisine and How It Got This Way, looks at the question, Is there such a thing as American cuisine, and if so, what is it? 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. Variety is partly a compensation for the blandness of factory-made food such as white bread, produce bred for durability, or American cheese slices. The yogurt may be an industrial product, but it comes in 30 flavors. The popularity of processed food has waned and has been gradually supplanted if not completely replaced by a return to primary tastes, freshness, and to some degree seasonal and local dining. This talk centers on the 1970s as the turning point.

  Add to Calendar 2019-05-25T10:30:00 2019-05-25T11:30:00 America/New_York American Cuisine and How It Got This Way

  Paul Freedman, Chester D. Tripp Professor of History

  Professor Freeman's new book, American Cuisine and How It Got This Way, looks at the question, Is there such a thing as American cuisine, and if so, what is it? 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. Variety is partly a compensation for the blandness of factory-made food such as white bread, produce bred for durability, or American cheese slices. The yogurt may be an industrial product, but it comes in 30 flavors. The popularity of processed food has waned and has been gradually supplanted if not completely replaced by a return to primary tastes, freshness, and to some degree seasonal and local dining. This talk centers on the 1970s as the turning point.

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

  

• Architecture, Memory, and the City: New Haven and Beyond

  May 25

  10:30AM – 11:30AM

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

  Elihu Rubin '99, Associate Professor of Urbanism, Yale School of Architecture

  To what extent are our individual and collective memories linked to buildings and places? What are the social and psychological impacts of urban change, from urban renewal to gentrification? Are there local buildings, or "Old Haunts" at Yale, that continue to resonate in your cognitive map of the city? What role should architectural preservation play in the future city, and what creative heritage techniques might be used to bring a sense of the past into the present? Using examples from New Haven and beyond, architectural historian Elihu Rubin discusses these topics and describes recent community-based work he has initiated with students.

  Add to Calendar 2019-05-25T10:30:00 2019-05-25T11:30:00 America/New_York Architecture, Memory, and the City: New Haven and Beyond

  Elihu Rubin '99, Associate Professor of Urbanism, Yale School of Architecture

  To what extent are our individual and collective memories linked to buildings and places? What are the social and psychological impacts of urban change, from urban renewal to gentrification? Are there local buildings, or "Old Haunts" at Yale, that continue to resonate in your cognitive map of the city? What role should architectural preservation play in the future city, and what creative heritage techniques might be used to bring a sense of the past into the present? Using examples from New Haven and beyond, architectural historian Elihu Rubin discusses these topics and describes recent community-based work he has initiated with students.

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

  

• Britain in the World: Reflections on the Yale Center for British Art

  May 25

  10:30AM – 11:30AM

  Yale Center for British Art | Room: Auditorium — 1080 Chapel Street

  Amy Meyers, '85 PhD, Director, Yale Center for British Art

  In 2016, the Yale Center for British Art completed a major project to conserve its iconic building, designed by Louis I. Kahn. Within its refurbished spaces, the Center’s renowned collections were reinstalled and reimagined to present the complex story of the development of British art from the time of the Protestant Reformation to the present, seen within a wider global context. Since its reopening, the Center has been testing its new installation, as well as its exhibitions, and has begun to rethink how the institution’s program might be conceptualized into the future. On the eve of her retirement, Amy Meyers will reflect on the reinstallation project as it was originally conceived, and will discuss how the Center has been reformulating its program as new insights have begun to emerge. Time will be left to explore the galleries during non-public hours.

   

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  Amy Meyers, '85 PhD, Director, Yale Center for British Art

  In 2016, the Yale Center for British Art completed a major project to conserve its iconic building, designed by Louis I. Kahn. Within its refurbished spaces, the Center’s renowned collections were reinstalled and reimagined to present the complex story of the development of British art from the time of the Protestant Reformation to the present, seen within a wider global context. Since its reopening, the Center has been testing its new installation, as well as its exhibitions, and has begun to rethink how the institution’s program might be conceptualized into the future. On the eve of her retirement, Amy Meyers will reflect on the reinstallation project as it was originally conceived, and will discuss how the Center has been reformulating its program as new insights have begun to emerge. Time will be left to explore the galleries during non-public hours.

   

  Yale Center for British Art | Room: Auditorium — 1080 Chapel Street

  

• Constructing Coeducation: Yale Before and After

  May 25

  10:30AM – 11:30AM

  Loria Center | Room: 351 — 190 York St.

  Laura Wexler, Professor of American Studies and Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies

  Professor Wexler will give an overview of the process that led to Yale admitting its first women undergraduates in 1969, a review of the triumphs and difficulties encountered, and a preview of some of the issues likely to be engaged by Yale women today.

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  Laura Wexler, Professor of American Studies and Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies

  Professor Wexler will give an overview of the process that led to Yale admitting its first women undergraduates in 1969, a review of the triumphs and difficulties encountered, and a preview of some of the issues likely to be engaged by Yale women today.

  Loria Center | Room: 351 — 190 York St.

  

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Roundtable

  May 25

  10:30AM – 11:30AM

  Sterling Law Building | Room: 127 — 127 Wall Street

  Please join us for a special roundtable with faculty and members of the University administration to discuss the role of diversity, equity, and inclusion on campus and throughout the Yale community.

  Add to Calendar 2019-05-25T10:30:00 2019-05-25T11:30:00 America/New_York Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Roundtable

  Please join us for a special roundtable with faculty and members of the University administration to discuss the role of diversity, equity, and inclusion on campus and throughout the Yale community.

  Sterling Law Building | Room: 127 — 127 Wall Street

  

• Emotional Intelligence: From Theory to Practice

  May 25

  10:30AM – 11:30AM

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

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

  Emotions matter. What we do with our emotions is especially important. When perceived accurately and regulated effectively, emotions help us to focus on important tasks, make effective decisions, enjoy healthy relationships, and manage life’s ups and downs. In this presentation, Professor Brackett will describe the theory of emotional intelligence developed at Yale under President Salovey’s direction and share his decades of research on the relationship between emotional intelligence and important life outcomes. He also will discuss “RULER,” the Center’s evidence-based approach to teaching emotional intelligence in school systems, which has been shown to increase academic performance, decrease bullying, and enhance school climates. Finally, he’ll discuss how creating emotionally intelligent communities can help us to build a more happy, healthy, productive, and compassionate society.

  Add to Calendar 2019-05-25T10:30:00 2019-05-25T11:30:00 America/New_York Emotional Intelligence: From Theory to Practice

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

  Emotions matter. What we do with our emotions is especially important. When perceived accurately and regulated effectively, emotions help us to focus on important tasks, make effective decisions, enjoy healthy relationships, and manage life’s ups and downs. In this presentation, Professor Brackett will describe the theory of emotional intelligence developed at Yale under President Salovey’s direction and share his decades of research on the relationship between emotional intelligence and important life outcomes. He also will discuss “RULER,” the Center’s evidence-based approach to teaching emotional intelligence in school systems, which has been shown to increase academic performance, decrease bullying, and enhance school climates. Finally, he’ll discuss how creating emotionally intelligent communities can help us to build a more happy, healthy, productive, and compassionate society.

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