Saturday, June 7
8:00am - 11:00pm
Check-in at Headquarters
Cabot Library, Science Center
Please come to headquarters to check in when you arrive on campus. You will receive your name badge, favor, Reunion materials, and your House/dorm room key and assignment, if you are staying on campus.
9:00am - 10:30am
Glimpses
Science Center Hall B
By and for the Class of ’80, “Glimpses” is an intimate encounter with a wide range of your classmates. In a rapid series of back-to-back stories, classmates will share their personal reflections on key moments in their lives. Well-told tales from the lives of our classmates that will provoke thought and inspire conversations!
10:30-10:45am
Break
10:45am - 12:00pm
Conversations
Will start (if needed) in Science Center Hall B then will breakout into 309, 309A, 105, 110
Even after 45 years, your classmates are still really interesting! Wouldn’t it be great if you could strengthen existing friendships and form new connections while having conversations on important subjects? During “Conversations”, intimate discussions with classmates on topics of common interest, similar to the Life Dialogues in prior Reunions, you will pick a small group session and participate in a discussion that will, hopefully, continue long after the reunion. We sent out a Survey Monkey questionnaire seeking your input on topics, potential subjects include relationships with adult children, making and fulfilling meaningful commitments after “retirement,” creative reinvention in your 60s, living without a partner, and coping with personal losses. If you have not responded to Survey Monkey email yet... Just follow this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/S6VRD9V. Any questions, contact Rick Berenson rick@venzyme.com
12:00-2:00pm
Field Day and Class Lunch
Straus Tent
Come join your classmates for a BBQ lunch with an open beer and wine bar and yard games. After you eat, head into Harvard Yard for more games and activities with the other Reunion classes. Suggested dress code is casual. See you there, rain or shine!
2:00-3:00pm
Memorial Service
Memorial Church
A meaningful way to honor our deceased classmates as we gather at this 45th celebration. This is an interdenominational tribute in music and word. It culminates in the reading of the names of those in our class who are no longer with us, followed by a silent reflection as the bell in Memorial Church tolls for each classmate who has passed since the last reunion. We are still in need of musicians, especially singers for the choir. Any questions, please contact Shipley Munson at Shipley.munson@gmail.com
3:30pm
Class Photo
Widener Steps, no signage permitted*
4:00-5:00pm
Informal Discussion of the State of Harvard and Issues of Our Time
Science Center 309
This is an open, non-facilitated gathering space for classmates interested in conversing about current events at Harvard and in the country.
7:00-11:00pm
Class Dinner & Party
Leverett House
Saturday night is our reunion gala. Mingle with classmates over cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, converse at a seated dinner, get up and dance, linger over coffee and dessert. Suggested dress code is summer cocktail. It promises to be a memorable night featuring an open bar and Boston’s best DJ, Denise LaCarubba, more popularly known as DJ Deja playing our favorites! This fantastic event will be even better if you send us suggestions for the best songs to dance to! Please send any music requests to Stephanie O’Brien at obrien@morningside.com
