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. Luggage storage is available on-site. Learn more and pre-purchase your luggage storage here.
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
Breakout rooms throughout the Science Center: for specific room assignments, see poster outside Science Center B during the reunion.
Strengthen existing friendships and form new connections while having conversations on important subjects. Pick a small group session and participate in a discussion that will, hopefully, continue long after the reunion. The topics will be : Friendships And Connections; How Should We Tell Our Stories; Relationships With Adult Children; Our Minds And Bodies; Creative Reinvention And Transitions; Processing Loss; Civic And Community Engagement; and Democracy, If We Can Save It. You can read more about the topics through this link.
The Conversations sessions are relatively short; we expect people will get the most out of a session if they stay for all of it. When you get to the reunion, we suggest you plan to pick one topic and assume you will meet like-minded classmates at the session who you will want to keep talking to. If not, you can always go join another one.
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
