Class of 2017 5th Reunion - Program & Schedule - 2017

Saturday 6/4/22

• Help Desk

  Jun 4

  8:00AM - Midnight

  Silliman College — 505 College St.

  After checking in at Central Registration, head to Silliman College, our home for the weekend. YAA staff and students at the Class Help Desk in Silliman will be ready to hand out nametags and reunion souvenirs and answer your questions throughout the weekend.

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  After checking in at Central Registration, head to Silliman College, our home for the weekend. YAA staff and students at the Class Help Desk in Silliman will be ready to hand out nametags and reunion souvenirs and answer your questions throughout the weekend.

  Silliman College — 505 College St.

• Building a Museum: The History of the Future of the Peabody

  Jun 4

  9:00AM – 10:00AM

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

  David Skelly, Frank R. Oastler Professor of Ecology, Yale School of the Environment; Director, Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History

  When the Peabody Museum was created in 1866 it was part of a broad effort by Yale College to embrace the sciences - a new way to understand the world. From its inception, the museum was intended to be integrated with the experiences of Yale students. In 2024, we will re-open a completely renovated Peabody with a renewed dedication to undergraduate engagement and support of teaching and research across the University.

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  David Skelly, Frank R. Oastler Professor of Ecology, Yale School of the Environment; Director, Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History

  When the Peabody Museum was created in 1866 it was part of a broad effort by Yale College to embrace the sciences - a new way to understand the world. From its inception, the museum was intended to be integrated with the experiences of Yale students. In 2024, we will re-open a completely renovated Peabody with a renewed dedication to undergraduate engagement and support of teaching and research across the University.

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

• CANCELLED: The Heart of the University: Continuity and Innovation at Yale Library

  Jun 4

  9:00AM – 10:00AM

  Loria Center | Room: 351 — 190 York St.

  We regret that this lecture has been cancelled. 

  Barbara Rockenbach, Stephen F. Gates ’68 University Librarian

  
  Barbara Rockenbach began her tenure as the Stephen F. Gates ’68 University Librarian in July 2020. In this talk, she will discuss some innovations and lessons learned during this challenging time. She will also explore how the library continues to build on historic strengths by activating its world-class collections in new ways and how some recent and anticipated capital projects continue to make the library’s spaces an inspiration to new generations at Yale.

  Add to Calendar 2022-06-04T09:00:00 2022-06-04T10:00:00 America/New_York CANCELLED: The Heart of the University: Continuity and Innovation at Yale Library

  We regret that this lecture has been cancelled. 

  Barbara Rockenbach, Stephen F. Gates ’68 University Librarian

  
  Barbara Rockenbach began her tenure as the Stephen F. Gates ’68 University Librarian in July 2020. In this talk, she will discuss some innovations and lessons learned during this challenging time. She will also explore how the library continues to build on historic strengths by activating its world-class collections in new ways and how some recent and anticipated capital projects continue to make the library’s spaces an inspiration to new generations at Yale.

  Loria Center | Room: 351 — 190 York St.

• Machine Learning: What's All the Fuss About?

  Jun 4

  9:00AM – 10:00AM

  Loria Center | Room: 250 — 190 York St.

  John Lafferty, John C. Malone Professor of Satistics and Data Science

  Machine learning is now a household phrase, and we all use machine learning technologies many times each day, often unknowingly. What are some of the key ideas and techniques of machine learning? Are current algorithms truly "intelligent"? What's new, what's missing, and what are some concerns about our machine learning futures?

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  John Lafferty, John C. Malone Professor of Satistics and Data Science

  Machine learning is now a household phrase, and we all use machine learning technologies many times each day, often unknowingly. What are some of the key ideas and techniques of machine learning? Are current algorithms truly "intelligent"? What's new, what's missing, and what are some concerns about our machine learning futures?

  Loria Center | Room: 250 — 190 York St.

• Private Viewing at the Yale Center for British Art

  Jun 4

  9:00AM – 10:00AM

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

  Enjoy a cuppa in the light-filled Entrance Court of the Yale Center for British Art before the museum opens to the public. Join curators for tours of the world-renowned collection and view special exhibition Bridget Riley: Perceptual Abstraction. Born in London in 1931, Riley is among the most influential painters in Britain and the world. Displayed on two floors, the show presents more than fifty paintings and works on paper selected by the artist in collaboration with the YCBA.

  Add to Calendar 2022-06-04T09:00:00 2022-06-04T10:00:00 America/New_York Private Viewing at the Yale Center for British Art

  Enjoy a cuppa in the light-filled Entrance Court of the Yale Center for British Art before the museum opens to the public. Join curators for tours of the world-renowned collection and view special exhibition Bridget Riley: Perceptual Abstraction. Born in London in 1931, Riley is among the most influential painters in Britain and the world. Displayed on two floors, the show presents more than fifty paintings and works on paper selected by the artist in collaboration with the YCBA.

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

• Problematic Use of Digital Technologies in Youth and Adults

  Jun 4

  9:00AM – 10:00AM

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

  Marc N. Potenza '87, '93 PhD, '94 MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Neuroscience and Child Study

  The use of digital technologies and the internet has expanded considerably in our lifetimes and many parents may not feel ideally equipped to monitor and assess the online activities of their children. Youth growing up in digital environments (or “digital natives”) may experience both short- and long-term benefits – and adverse consequences – from their use of digital technologies. In this lecture, Professor Potenza will discuss changes in the use of digital technologies, how the American Psychiatric Association and the World Health Organization have reacted to these changes, and how healthy use of digital technologies may be possible. Videogaming, pornography, social media, shopping, and gambling will be discussed, as well as the effects of the Covid pandemic.

  Add to Calendar 2022-06-04T09:00:00 2022-06-04T10:00:00 America/New_York Problematic Use of Digital Technologies in Youth and Adults

  Marc N. Potenza '87, '93 PhD, '94 MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Neuroscience and Child Study

  The use of digital technologies and the internet has expanded considerably in our lifetimes and many parents may not feel ideally equipped to monitor and assess the online activities of their children. Youth growing up in digital environments (or “digital natives”) may experience both short- and long-term benefits – and adverse consequences – from their use of digital technologies. In this lecture, Professor Potenza will discuss changes in the use of digital technologies, how the American Psychiatric Association and the World Health Organization have reacted to these changes, and how healthy use of digital technologies may be possible. Videogaming, pornography, social media, shopping, and gambling will be discussed, as well as the effects of the Covid pandemic.

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

• The Legacies of Frederick Douglass in Our Own Time

  Jun 4

  9:00AM – 10:00AM

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

  David Blight, Sterling Professor of History, and of American Studies; Director, Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition

  Professor Blight will discuss the life and legacy of Frederick Douglass, the most influential Black leader in nineteenth-century America.

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  David Blight, Sterling Professor of History, and of American Studies; Director, Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition

  Professor Blight will discuss the life and legacy of Frederick Douglass, the most influential Black leader in nineteenth-century America.

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

• Tour of Wright Laboratory - A Portal to the Universe

  Jun 4

  9:00AM – 10:00AM

  Wright Laboratory — 272 Whitney Ave.

  For years the Wright Laboratory housed a landmark nuclear accelerator. In recent years, Wright Lab was transformed into a state-of-the-art technical facility and research center to study neutrinos, dark matter, and the invisible Universe. Come for a tour led by James Nikkel, Wright Lab Associate Director for Instrumentation and Education, Director of the Wright Lab Advanced Prototyping Center, and Reseaerch Scientist in Physics, to learn about how Wright Lab is leading the development of novel instrumentation for the exploration of the Universe and advancing the frontiers of fundamental physics. Note: The lab is accessed from the north end of Lot 22 behind the Peabody Museum; look for the big blue "Portal" sculpture in front of the lab. Bus transportation will be provided in front of Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona Hall, 1 Prospect St., across from Woolsey Hall.

  Add to Calendar 2022-06-04T09:00:00 2022-06-04T10:00:00 America/New_York Tour of Wright Laboratory - A Portal to the Universe

  For years the Wright Laboratory housed a landmark nuclear accelerator. In recent years, Wright Lab was transformed into a state-of-the-art technical facility and research center to study neutrinos, dark matter, and the invisible Universe. Come for a tour led by James Nikkel, Wright Lab Associate Director for Instrumentation and Education, Director of the Wright Lab Advanced Prototyping Center, and Reseaerch Scientist in Physics, to learn about how Wright Lab is leading the development of novel instrumentation for the exploration of the Universe and advancing the frontiers of fundamental physics. Note: The lab is accessed from the north end of Lot 22 behind the Peabody Museum; look for the big blue "Portal" sculpture in front of the lab. Bus transportation will be provided in front of Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona Hall, 1 Prospect St., across from Woolsey Hall.

  Wright Laboratory — 272 Whitney Ave.

• Newberry Organ Tour

  Jun 4

  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

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  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