35th Reunion Newsletter (March 3rd)

For your convenience, here’s the early-March newsletter we emailed to all classmates. If we don’t have your email, please let us know!

Harvard-Radcliffe Class of 1981
35th Reunion

Wed. noon – Sun. afternoon, May 25-29, 2016

Dear Classmate,

Your Reunion Committee is planning a rich program of warm connections and provocative conversations. The programming reflects your preference for formats that are interactive and inclusive: favoring active discussions and relaxed fun, over passive lectures and formal events.

We want every classmate to feel welcomed and included! Reunion costs will not be a barrier, given affordable lodging in Dunster and other houses, and available subsidies. Please email us if you’ve questions or reactions to our draft schedule, and to tell us what we can do to welcome you back to Harvard.

Whether or not you come to reunion, you can be present. We are collecting pictures & videos of your creations, publications, and hobbies. We also want your photos from college days. Please share, and learn more about Class Works & Class Photos, via the HR1981 website.

See you in May,

Susan Israel, Barbara Watson, Guy Fish, Patric Verrone, and the Reunion Committee

Save the Dates – Book Your Travel

  • Wednesday noon – Sunday late afternoon, May 25-29, 2016 (Commencement/Memorial Day weekend)
  • Cost-subsidies are available to any classmate needing assistance to attend.
  • Frequent flyer point share: Do you have or need points? Let us know: miles@HR1981.com
  • Kids welcome: Children’s programs and Adult Children outings
  • Watch for the registration email in a few weeks.

Programming: Class Conversations, Meet-ups, Small Groups, and Creative Works

  • Glimpses, classmate-led discussions, roundtables, and workshops
  • Small group meet-ups for foosball, running, martial arts, meditation, and more
  • Museum and campus tours, music performances, poetry readings, authors’ book-signing
  • Class Works, open mic, tales from Harvardwood, jazz brunch, visioning workshop

Informal Meals and Mixing

  • Stay in newly-renovated Dunster House and other houses
  • Dine at Harvard Museum of Natural History, Annenberg Hall (Memorial Hall), Faculty Club, Dunster House
  • Focused events to reconnect with housemates and other interest groups

Sample Topics

  • Social Impact (sustainability, education, health care, global issues)
  • Discoveries: Personal and Professional
  • Reinvention/Relaunch (new careers, new endeavors, new priorities, new challenges)

University Connection

  • Class Day, Commencement, Memorial Service, Radcliffe Day
  • Conversation with President Drew Faust, Faculty Forum
  • Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

Keep Connected

Questions?  Want to Volunteer?

View this email on the HR1981 class website.