The Virtual Reunion, May 25-31, 2020
Classmate Attendance 325+
65-70 Survey
Panel on this ground-breaking survey moderated by some of the Survey Team. Attendance 210+, including 125 from Yale70. | Click here for video (41 min). | Click here for the Survey Report.
Thurs, May, 2pm EDT
The World
How Ya Gonna Save the World NOW, Bulldog? Panel introduced by Ed Landler. Attendance 100+. | Click here for video of panel discussion (80 min). | Click here for copy of Zoom chat comments.
Sat, May 30, 1pm EDT
Zoom Songs & Stories
Live Music / Open Mic with emcee Mark Pines. Attendance 36. | Click here for video sampler (25 min).
Sat, May 30 , 4pm EDT
Memorial
A Memorial Service led by the Memorial Service Team. Attendance 115+. | Click here for video of the Service (34 min). | Click here for the program.
Sun, May 31, 4pm EDT
Places
Places | This is a photo-based collection about spaces and places at Yale. Ben Slotznick and Stuart Cohen gathered remembrances of campus architecture and how it affected us, as well as memories of events grounded in the specific places on campus in which they occurred. All the photos were shot by Stuart in the past two years, specifically for this book. 4-color throughout. 112 pages. Click here for a pdf of Places.
Places at Yale / Discussion
Two sessions moderated by Stuart Cohen: a continuation of thoughts, topics, and architectural recollections begun in the first-of-it’s-kind “Places” reunion book. Attendance 100+.
Tues, May 26, 7:30pm EDT (62 classmates)
Fri, May 29, noon EDT (53 classmates)
Greatest Hits 1970-2020
Greatest Hits 1970-2020 | Led by Stephen Morris and John Boak this book was shipped to classmates. It has chapters on our brand, our blog, our class notes, the arrival of women, reunions, and memories of the deceased. It also has a directory with photos and essays, which were collected by classmate submission on the web. 4-color throughout. 506 pages. Printed by John Robinson.
College Get-Togethers
Berkeley
hosts: Mark Johnson & Tom Weil
Tues, May 26, 6:30pm EDT
Sat, May 30, 7:00pm EDT
Attendance 34
Branford
host: Joel Bard
Weds, May 27, 5:00pm EDT
Attendance 22
Calhoun
host: Jeff Stern
Tues, May 26, 4:30pm EDT
Attendance 19
Davenport
hosts: Tap Taplin & Reid Detchon
Fri, May 29, 5:00pm EDT
Attendance 26
Jonathan Edwards
host: Terry Finn
Sat, May 30, 4:30pm
Attendance 13
Morse
hosts: Stuart Cohen & Stephen Morris
Thurs, May 28, 5:00pm EDT
Attendance 23
Pierson
hosts: David Nix, Jon Deveau, Paul Chapman, Bill Schultz, Greg Abbott, & Zach Paris
Fri, May 29, 6:30pm
Attendance 35
Saybrook
host: Dave Johnson
Wed, May 27, 6:30pm
Attendance 21
Silliman
host: Jim Conroy
Friday, May 29, 7:30pm EDT
Attendance 32
Stiles
hosts: Michael Kane, John Gahan, & Steve Broadley
Thurs, May 28, 6:30pm
Attendance 11
Timothy Dwight
host: Rob Morgan
Sun, May 31, 2:00pm
Attendance 37
Trumbull
hosts: Dave Poppel,
Rich Bowen, & Alex McNeil
Fri, May 29, 8:00pm EDT
Sun, May 31, 2:00pm EDT
Attendance 23
May 2020 | Zoom Events
3+ Events a Week in May
Zoom Lunch
Every Wednesday / noon EDT
May 6, 13, 20, 27
Zoom Practice
Every Wednesday afternoon / 4pm EDT
May 6, 13, 20, 27
Zoom Music Nite
Every Thursday / 8:00pm EDT
May 7, 14, 21, 28: continuing through June & July
Zoom Yoga
Zoom Boola Boola Yoga led by Jim Weber
Every Wednesday morning
May 27
June 3, 10, 17, 24
July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Zoom Reunions
Lessons from the Yale Class of 1970 Reunion in May 2020 | a guide for alumni relations professionals and volunteers | 100 pages of how-we-did-it from Ben Slotznick. An ebook on Amazon — Click to get it.