Reunion

Online Reunion Registration
Official list of "Who's Coming"
- Unofficial list (from previous "Save the Date" postcard)
Class of '72 Reunion Info (see text below)
- '72 Reunion Brochure (PDF)
Alumni Reunion 2007: Program highlights, athletic and youth program brochures, etc:)
Class of '72 Survey - Please complete this Class of 1972 survey. There is no need to include your name. We are only using the information to get a better understanding of who we are. We will be presenting the overall information at Reunion.
Reunion Fund Campaign
Reunion '07 Rideboard
Campus to Campus Bus
Regional Events Calendar

Dear Classmate,

Another five years have passed, and we are now looking forward to convening for our 35th Reunion in June. Whether you have attended other reunions or are planning on coming to your first, it is a time to reconnect with old friends, to meet new ones, and to reacquaint yourself with Cornell and with the changes that have occurred since your last visit. This has been a very exciting year at Cornell as it is the first year under President Skorton.

Many events are planned for Reunion weekend. There will be wine tasting, ice cream, and a continuous musical retrospective at Becker House. Dinners are planned at the Willard Straight Terrace and at Trillium on the Ag Quad, with entertainment by alumni and student singing groups. We plan on having tours and classes that will focus on recent technological and innovative advances. These are in addition to a myriad of campus–wide events that include open classrooms, the Olin Lecture, Cornelliana Night, and the traditional tent parties.

Our class headquarters will be the Carl Becker House, one of the new residential houses on West Campus. It is airconditioned using new technology (lake source cooling) and has large open common spaces for reunion activities and socializing. Carl Becker was a renowned historian who taught at Cornell from 1917–1941 and was University historian until his death in 1945. His book Cornell University: Founders and the Founding, is well-remembered by many of us. In honor of our Reunion, the class has taken on a project to name the Becker House Visiting Faculty Suite. There will be a special event at the suite over the weekend, including a presentation of artwork designed for the suite by our classmate Rachel Gellman.

We are also planning a very special symposium: Recollections of Spring 1969 and its imprint on Cornell and our lives. It will be a round table discussion led by Professors Richard Polenberg and James Turner. Ours was a class of transition in many ways both socially and politically. We were the last class to enter Cornell with curfew and parietal hours, but by our junior year many of us were living in coed dorms and program houses. Our freshman year was notable for the Straight takeover, and our sophomore year for Cambodia and the May 4th Resolutions. How many of us actually took all of our final exams the first two years? There was no student government when we were freshmen, but the Constituent Assembly was created and gave birth to the Student Senate, an exercise in participatory democracy that started in the aftermath of the Straight takeover.

There is a lot to talk about!
It is time to take stock and see where we have been, what we are doing and where we are going. Please fill out the class survey whether or not you are coming to Reunion: http://survey72.alumni.cornell.edu/72.

We hope to see you in Ithaca June 7–10th. Come to Reunion, meet old and new friends, and join the dialogue. Take an active role and encourage your classmates to come. Bring your old records, CDs, or pictures. If you want to participate in a singing group or want to lead a yoga class or nature walk let us know.

SEE YOU IN ITHACA

Nancy Roistacher ’72
Reunion Co-Chair
nr34@cornell.edu

Deirdre Courtney-Batson ’72
Reunion Co-Chair
ddc27@cornell.edu

William Toffey ’72
Registration Chair
wtoffey@prodigy.net

Registration Fee & Reunion Packages
Registration fee and Reunion button: Your registration fee includes various souvenirs and access to services and activities throughout Reunion weekend. The Class Reunion button must be worn to gain entry to all class events, and most university-sponsored events such as tours, lectures, forums, athletics, and the nightly tent parties. Please review the enclosed athletics brochure to see which events require preregistration. Class activities include receptions and meals, hospitality, and refreshments (beer, wine, soda, snacks, etc.) at our headquarters. Some university events require tickets and an additional fee (Savage Club Show, All-Alumni Luncheon and Glee Club & Chorus Concert).

Reunion packages and fees: We have worked hard to keep the fees as low as possible. For your convenience three reunion options are offered for adults depending on your arrival date and time. There is a discount for early registrations if postmarked or completed online by May 7, 2007. Don’t forget the extra gift to those who register online!

Please see the registration form for fees. Packages available are: the full weekend option, which covers the entire weekend from Thursday through Sunday brunch; and a Saturday-Sunday option, which includes meals starting with Saturday breakfast for those arriving anytime after dinner on Friday evening. Both these options include souvenirs, the Class Reunion button and access to all university events. For those who live close by or can only come to one event, there is an option for either Friday or Saturday night dinner. These options do not include the Class Reunion button, or the class souvenirs. University Reunion buttons can be purchased separately through Alumni House or at Barton Hall during Reunion weekend.

Bringing the kids (or grandkids)?
Reunion is a family-friendly weekend, and children of all ages are welcome. You are welcome to bring children of any age to class meals and events. Children can either accompany their parents or must be enrolled in one of the following programs. The registration fees listed for children on the enclosed form are for those who are not in a separate youth or teen program. If your child is registered in one of the programs below, a discounted class registration fee is available. Contact Bill Toffey at wtoffey@prodigy.net to inquire.

The following options for children are available:

Ithaca Community Childcare Center: provides a program for children 12 weeks to 5 years of age.
Cornell Youth Program: runs all day Friday and Saturday for children 6 to 15.

Both of these programs require separate registration. You must pre-register by May 25 for these programs. Spaces fill up quickly. To register, you can download the forms online from the Reunion website at www.alumni.cornell.edu/reunion.

Also, for liability reasons, please note that children under 16 must be supervised at all times by an adult, and a release agreement must be signed and returned to the university. Babysitters must be older than 16 as well. In addition, no one under the age of 21 will be allowed into the Arts Quad tents in the evenings.

Teens 16 and up: There is an informal program for teens ages 16–18 coordinated by the Class of 1982. Preregistration is not necessary; the cost is $25 per day, per teen. The teen program headquarters will be in Mary Donlon Hall, and will run from 11:00 a.m.–midnight on Friday and Saturday. Two Cornell students will be hired to accompany teens around campus and into Collegetown for meals and other activities like movies. The lounge will provide a TV and VCR/DVD player. Teens will be responsible for paying for meals not taken with the class, for their activities, and for any personal purchases.

Headquarters and Housing
Our Reunion headquarters will be the Carl Becker House, one of the new residential and academic houses on West Campus that have replaced the U Halls. It is a great facility with a large dining room and multiple common areas. Many rooms are arranged as small suites with doubles and singles; they are air-conditioned by the lake source cooling system; and they have wireless Internet connections. For maximum conviviality at modest cost, plan to stay with us in the dorm. The entire dorm is non-smoking (as are all campus buildings), and no pets are allowed. Bed and bath linens, soap, and clothes hangers are provided, along with a towel exchange on Friday and Saturday. Cornell strives to ensure that housing is accessible to all; please indicate any special needs on your registration form.

Parking: The few spaces next to the dorm are reserved for loading/unloading and for the mobility-impaired. Dorm access will be from Stewart Avenue. Most of the available parking for the weekend will be at the base of Libe Slope.

Reserving rooms near friends: An effort will be made to assign blocks of rooms by request, however, reserving rooms is difficult if members of the group arrive at very different times. The request should be made by the first person of the group to arrive at Reunion. Children will be housed in a suite with their parents.

Alternative housing: If you desire a king-sized bed or a private bath, many local hotels are available. A limited number of rooms have been set aside for our class at the Holiday Inn (607-272-1000) and the Hilton Garden Inn (607-277-8900), both in downtown Ithaca. Please call them directly for a reservation, and mention the Class of ’72. Contact the Ithaca Convention & Visitors Bureau (800-284-8422) for other hotels and b&bs.

Miscellaneous
Travel to Ithaca: Visit the Reunion Rideshare Board on the Reunion website at www.alumni.cornell.edu/rideboard. Other transportation links will be posted on the Reunion 2007 website including links to airlines flying into Ithaca and Syracuse and the NYC to Ithaca campus-to-campus bus service.

Getting around: Free university shuttle buses are available throughout the weekend to anyone wearing a Reunion button. Our student clerks will also provide limited van service to those with special needs.
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What to wear: The weekend is primarily casual but the Saturday night events are usually the most dressy. As we all know, the weather can be variable and surprise us. We hope for a warm sunny weekend but check the forecast and come prepared.

Reconnect! Contact old and new friends and encourage them to come to Reunion. If you would like to sponsor a local pre-Reunion event let us know. Make sure your information in the Cornell Alumni Directory is correct so
others can contact you: https://directory.alumni.cornell.edu. We will post the names of classmates as they register for Reunion, other details as they develop, as well as provide additional information by e-mail. Participate in our class survey. Check out events and updated information on the 2007 Reunion site www.alumni.cornell.edu/reunion.

Look for local pre-Reunion events at Reunion campaign: Our 35th Reunion Campaign is in full swing, but we would still like every classmate to make a gift. Our goal is to raise $3 million dollars from at least 775 classmates, with 72 Tower Club members. The Reunion Campaign counts all gifts to all areas of Cornell, and we hope that you will consider a special Reunion gift to the Class of 1972 Carl Becker House Fund. In recognition of this class fund, the university will name the Visiting Faculty Suite in our class’s honor. Our gifts help provide scholarship assistance, retain first-rate faculty, support state-of-the art technology for cutting-edge research, and enrich the university in many ways. For information about our major gifts goals, contact Gene Weber at eweber@webercapital.com, and for participation goals, please contact Stan Fish at Zimfish@aol.com You can contact the Cornell Annual Fund at 800-279-3099 to make your pledge, or use the link on the class website. Thank you!

Need more information?
If you have questions about our class reunion or events, contact Nancy Roistacher at nr34@cornell.edu or 212-673- 8340, or Deirdre Courtney-Batson at ddc27@cornell.edu or 914-232-4320. Please let us know if you would like to participate in a specific Reunion event or have a talent to share with the class (yoga anyone?) Questions about registration should be directed to Bill Toffey at wtoffey@prodigy.net or 215-969-6789.