Class of 2009 15th Reunion - 2009 - Schedule

Saturday 5/25/19

• Have Bones Will Travel - A Special Lecture for Children

  May 25

  10:30AM – 11:30AM

  Rosenfeld Hall — 111 Grove St.

  Linda Honan '89 MSN, Associate Professor of Nursing

  In this creative, hands-on program, Professor Honan will educate young participants on the marvels of the human body.  Children will be able to touch lung tissue and see the consequences of smoking and air pollution, hold a human skull and learn why bicycle helmets are so important, and handle bones and examine x-rays. Appropriate for all ages, but children must be accompanied by an adult.

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  Linda Honan '89 MSN, Associate Professor of Nursing

  In this creative, hands-on program, Professor Honan will educate young participants on the marvels of the human body.  Children will be able to touch lung tissue and see the consequences of smoking and air pollution, hold a human skull and learn why bicycle helmets are so important, and handle bones and examine x-rays. Appropriate for all ages, but children must be accompanied by an adult.

  Rosenfeld Hall — 111 Grove St.

  

• Information Session on Admissions & Financial Aid at Selective Colleges

  May 25

  10:30AM – 11:30AM

  Linsly-Chittenden Hall | Room: 211 — 63 High Street

  Marisa Kogan, Senior Assistant Director of Admissions, will lead a discussion of the process of applying to selective colleges and universities. Students and parents are welcome. Bring your questions!

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  Marisa Kogan, Senior Assistant Director of Admissions, will lead a discussion of the process of applying to selective colleges and universities. Students and parents are welcome. Bring your questions!

  Linsly-Chittenden Hall | Room: 211 — 63 High Street

  

• Knowledge and Leadership for a Sustainable Future

  May 25

  10:30AM – 11:30AM

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

  Indy Burke, Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. Dean, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies; Professor of Ecosystem Ecology

  Environmental challenges today are more acute than ever, and not likely to decrease with the growing global need for resources to support human society. What is the role of a university in addressing these issues, how is that changing at this particular time in national history, and how is the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies uniquely suited for bringing scholarship to solutions?

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  Indy Burke, Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. Dean, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies; Professor of Ecosystem Ecology

  Environmental challenges today are more acute than ever, and not likely to decrease with the growing global need for resources to support human society. What is the role of a university in addressing these issues, how is that changing at this particular time in national history, and how is the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies uniquely suited for bringing scholarship to solutions?

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

  

• Managing Yale's Endowment

  May 25

  10:30AM – 11:30AM

  Loria Center | Room: 250 — 190 York St.

  David Swensen '80 PhD, Yale's Chief Investment Officer, oversees $27 billion in endowment assets and several hundreds of millions of dollars of other investment funds. Under his stewardship during the past 33 years the Yale endowment generated returns of 13.5 percent per annum, a record unequalled among institutional investors. Mr. Swensen leads a staff of 32, located near the University’s campus in downtown New Haven.

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  David Swensen '80 PhD, Yale's Chief Investment Officer, oversees $27 billion in endowment assets and several hundreds of millions of dollars of other investment funds. Under his stewardship during the past 33 years the Yale endowment generated returns of 13.5 percent per annum, a record unequalled among institutional investors. Mr. Swensen leads a staff of 32, located near the University’s campus in downtown New Haven.

  Loria Center | Room: 250 — 190 York St.

  

• Payne Whitney Gym Tour

  May 25

  10:30AM – 11:30AM

  Payne Whitney Gym — 70 Tower Parkway

  Brian DiNatale of Yale Athletics will be on hand to show you some of Yale's most impressive renovation projects, including the Lanman Center, the Brady Squash Center, and the Adrian C. "Ace" Israel Fitness Center.

  Add to Calendar 2019-05-25T10:30:00 2019-05-25T11:30:00 America/New_York Payne Whitney Gym Tour

  Brian DiNatale of Yale Athletics will be on hand to show you some of Yale's most impressive renovation projects, including the Lanman Center, the Brady Squash Center, and the Adrian C. "Ace" Israel Fitness Center.

  Payne Whitney Gym — 70 Tower Parkway

  

• Strategy and Social Change

  May 25

  10:30AM – 11:30AM

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

  Beverly Gage '94, Brady-Johnson Professor of Grand Strategy

  Strategies for creating social change, informed by historical perspective. Examples include the histories of civil rights, labor, and conservatism, as well as current political and social movements.

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  Beverly Gage '94, Brady-Johnson Professor of Grand Strategy

  Strategies for creating social change, informed by historical perspective. Examples include the histories of civil rights, labor, and conservatism, as well as current political and social movements.

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

  

• The Inside Story: Current Jewish Yale Students Reflect on Life as Jewish Elis

  May 25

  10:30AM – 11:30AM

  Slifka Center | Room: Chapel — 80 Wall Street

  Rabbi Jason Rubenstein, Howard M. Holtzmann Jewish Chaplain at Yale
  You've heard a lot about what it's like to be Jewish on campus, but what's the inside story? In this panel, moderated by Rabbi Rubenstein, Jewish undergraduates will share and reflect on everything from Israel to interdating to the changing role of Jews in an increasingly diverse and international Yale.

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  Rabbi Jason Rubenstein, Howard M. Holtzmann Jewish Chaplain at Yale
  You've heard a lot about what it's like to be Jewish on campus, but what's the inside story? In this panel, moderated by Rabbi Rubenstein, Jewish undergraduates will share and reflect on everything from Israel to interdating to the changing role of Jews in an increasingly diverse and international Yale.

  Slifka Center | Room: Chapel — 80 Wall Street

  

• Time Travels in Physics and Dance

  May 25

  10:30AM – 11:30AM

  York St. - 220 : Studio

  Emily Coates '06 '11 M.A., Asscociate Professor in Theater Studies and School of Drama, and Sarah Demers, Horace D. Taft Associate Professor of Physics

  What does a true dialogue between dance and physics look like? Explore this interdisciplinary conversation with Yale professors Emily Coates and Sarah Demers through the lens of durational aesthetics and the theory of special relativity. No prior physics or dance knowledge is required, but there will be an opportunity to move in the studio, so consider wearing comfortable shoes!

  Add to Calendar 2019-05-25T10:30:00 2019-05-25T11:30:00 America/New_York Time Travels in Physics and Dance

  Emily Coates '06 '11 M.A., Asscociate Professor in Theater Studies and School of Drama, and Sarah Demers, Horace D. Taft Associate Professor of Physics

  What does a true dialogue between dance and physics look like? Explore this interdisciplinary conversation with Yale professors Emily Coates and Sarah Demers through the lens of durational aesthetics and the theory of special relativity. No prior physics or dance knowledge is required, but there will be an opportunity to move in the studio, so consider wearing comfortable shoes!

  

• Tour of the Digital Humanities Laboratory

  May 25

  10:30AM – 11:30AM

  Sterling Memorial Library | Room: Franke Family Digital Humanities Laboratory — 120 High Street

  The Franke Family Digital Humanities Laboratory opened in Sterling Memorial Library in Fall 2018. Designed to support the work of Yale scholars working at the intersection of STEM and the Arts & Humanities, the room integrates the original Tudor decorative scheme with dramatic glass walls, large-scale visualization screens, and distinctive modern furniture. The space also  offers space, community and resources for Yale scholars, from College students to faculty, that include workshops, informal consultations, and specialized hardware such as high-resolution monitors, deep learning artificial intelligence hardware, and Virtual Reality goggles. Limited to first 40 people.

  Add to Calendar 2019-05-25T10:30:00 2019-05-25T11:30:00 America/New_York Tour of the Digital Humanities Laboratory

  The Franke Family Digital Humanities Laboratory opened in Sterling Memorial Library in Fall 2018. Designed to support the work of Yale scholars working at the intersection of STEM and the Arts & Humanities, the room integrates the original Tudor decorative scheme with dramatic glass walls, large-scale visualization screens, and distinctive modern furniture. The space also  offers space, community and resources for Yale scholars, from College students to faculty, that include workshops, informal consultations, and specialized hardware such as high-resolution monitors, deep learning artificial intelligence hardware, and Virtual Reality goggles. Limited to first 40 people.

  Sterling Memorial Library | Room: Franke Family Digital Humanities Laboratory — 120 High Street