Class of 1974 - 50th Reunion
May 30 - June 2, 2024
Join us in Davenport College to celebrate 50 years since our graduation.
Be there for Thursday dinner and free time to hang under the tent, connect with old/new friends, or wander the campus. Friday brings panel discussions, memorial service, cocktails, Class Dinner, and dance party.
Schedule your Saturday to be jam-packed or as footloose as you want it to be, ending with jazz under the tent after dinner.
So many pleasures: expert panels, pickleball, and campus tours.
Look up your old friends in our class directory and encourage them to join you.
Hoping to see you there.
50th Reunion Fees & Financial Aid
Reunion registration will close on May 23. You can register as a walk in during the weekend of reunion. There is a deadline of May 2nd for special housing or meal requests. In the event you need to cancel, full refunds will be given until May 2nd, after which refunds are based on the class's recoverable costs.
Classmate & Guests
Full Reunion - $500
Friday Only - $300
Saturday Only - $300
Surviving Partners - reunion and housing fees waived.
Campus Housing
You can reserve on Campus Housing at the rate of $85 per bed, per night when you register for your reunion.
Financial Assistance
Financial assistance is available. To request confidential assistance please contact Janet Cappiello, our YAA liaison, at janet.cappiello@yale.edu or 203-432-7871
First Name | Last Name | Residential College |
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Ruth | Ashby | Berkeley |
Peter | Culver | Ezra Stiles |
Also On Campus
May 30 - June 2, 2024
Check out these additional activities happening during the May 30 - June 2 weekend!
Included in this schedule:
Payne Whitney Gym Access
Enjoy the Adrian C. Israel Fitness Center and other activities in Payne Whitney Gym. Visitors must wear their wristband, show their reunion nametag, and complete a release form at the front desk. For updates on hours and to book a squash court, please check the PWG website. (Hours subject to change.)
Gym Hours
Weekdays 6 am – 8 pm
Saturday & Sunday 10 am – 2 pm
Pool Hours
Weekdays 10 am – 1 pm and 6 – 7:30 pm
Saturday 12 pm – 1:30 pm
Payne Whitney Gym Tours Family Friendly🐾
Pick up a self-guided tour at the front desk to check out one of the largest athletic facilities ever built.
70 Tower Parkway
Tennis
Reservations for Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center outdoor courts (Smilow Way, West Haven, CT) can be booked in advance for $25.00 per hour, per court. Reservations for multiple courts can also be accommodated.
Thursday 10 am – 2 pm and 3:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Friday 3:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Morning Yoga for All Classes
Start your Saturday morning (weather permitting) with a mixed-level class for all ability levels. Expect a practice that includes yoga postures, gentle core activation, stretches for the whole body, breath-work, and relaxation. Modifications will be included so everyone can have an enjoyable experience in this class. Please wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothing. No experience necessary; all ages welcome. Amy Gaster (amygasteryogatherapy.com) is a Yoga Teacher and Yoga Therapist who lives and works in New Haven County.
Saturday 7:30 – 8:30 am
Old Campus, 344 College Street
Yale Women’s Athletic Network
YWAN is hosting a one-hour meet-and-greet with other female athletes -- both varsity and club -- as well as Yale Athletic administration staff and a few women’s team coaches to learn more about the current state of women’s athletics at Yale. There will be an opportunity to network with each other and Yale Athletics.
Friday, 4 – 5 pm
Trophy Room in Payne Whitney Gym
Yale Athletics Program Open Houses
Saturday, June 1
All times 2 – 4 pm unless otherwise noted
- Baseball
- Location: George H.W. Bush Field
- Host: Head Coach Brian Hamm
- Softball
- Location: 5K Corral Field at DeWitt Family Stadium & Carol McPhillips Roberts Field House
- Host: Head Coach Laura Ricciardone
- Fencing
- Location: Payne Whitney Gymnasium
- Host: Head Coach Marat Israelin
- Soccer
- Location: Tsai Lacrosse Field House/Reese Stadium
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Host: Head Coach Kylie Stannard
- Men’s & Women’s Tennis 10am-12pm
- Location: Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center
- Hosts: Head Coaches Chris Drake & Rachel Kahan
Alcoholics Anonymous Reflections Meeting
Friday, 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Dwight Hall Library, Old Campus, 67 High Street
“Blues Clues” Architectural Treasure Hunt Family Friendly🐾
A self-guided tour at the Mead Visitor Center for families with children ages 6-11, with clues to fascinating architectural and sculptural details on campus. Available during the visitor center’s hours.
Friday, 9 am – 4 pm; Saturday, 11 am – 4 pm.
Mead Visitor Center, 149 Elm Street
Books from Alumni Authors
The Yale Bookstore will have displays featuring books from alumni authors. If you are a celebrating alum that will be visiting campus and would like your book(s) included or a celebrating class that would like to discuss a group display or meetup, please reach out via email; we will do our best to accommodate your request. Contact: Shoshana Lash, Trade Book Supervisor, SLash@bncollege.com
Friday and Saturday, 10 am – 8 pm; Sunday, 11 – 6 pm
The Yale Bookstore, 77 Broadway
Campus Tours by the Mead Visitor Center Family Friendly🐾
Yale College students provide a glimpse into the history and architecture of the University. Tours cover the central campus area and last approximately 1 hour. Advance RSVP required using the links below:
Saturday, 9:30-10:30am and 11am-noon
Mead Visitor Center, 149 Elm Street
Connecticut Children’s Museum Family Friendly🐾
Yale Reunion guests ages 3-9 (and the young at heart!) are invited to experience the Connecticut Children’s Museum. Share the magic and wisdom of learning by interacting with eight thematic and community-inspired exhibits that are full of whimsy and wisdom. There are also books to enrich each exhibit and a variety of textures and languages to support accessibility. There is no charge to Yale reunion guests wearing wristbands.
Friday, 10 am – 1 pm; Saturday, noon - 5 pm
22 Wall Street (corner of Wall and Orange Streets), New Haven
Dwight Hall Reunion Open House
Reconnect with classmates, share reflections on public service, and put your story in a Dwight Hall time capsule. Further information: david.wilkins@yale.edu or 203-432-2021.
Saturday, 3 – 5 pm
Dwight Hall Library, 67 High Street, Old Campus
Dwight Hall Reunion Community Service
Join other Reunion alumni in building personal care kits for distribution to members of the New Haven community experiencing homelessness. Alumni volunteers, family members, and friends may assemble kits, write a note of encouragement, or decorate a card. Drop in to advance public service in New Haven. Further information: barbara.mola@yale.edu or 203-432-1093.
Friday, 10 am – 4 pm; Saturday, 9 am – 2 pm; Sunday, 11 am – 2 pm (Note: Reunion headquarters close at 1 pm so be sure to check out prior to participating in this program.)
Samuel Priest Rose ’77 Social Justice Network Room, Dwight Hall, 67 High Street, Old Campus
Education Studies Alumni Meet-Up
Please join us at Bar Pizza to meet fellow Yale alumni educators and those who are passionate about education. Mira Debs, Executive Director, will share updates about Yale’s Education Studies Program. Friends and family are welcome! RSVP required: bit.ly/edalumni24
Friday, 5 – 7 pm
Bar Pizza, 254 Crown Street
Humanities Quadrangle Tour (self-guided) Family Friendly🐾
Designed by James Gamble Rogers, Yale College Class of 1889, in the collegiate Gothic style blended with Art Deco, this landmark facility was built in 1932 as the Hall of Graduate Studies. As a Yale senior, future architecture critic Paul Goldberger ’72 described the 209,000 square-foot structure as “jazz Gothic.” After more than 80 years of providing graduate student housing, classrooms, and faculty offices, Rogers’s iconic building underwent a comprehensive renovation starting in 2016 to create a home for the humanities at Yale. When the remodeled HQ opened in fall 2021, it gathered two-thirds of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences humanities departments and graduate programs in a building imagined for intellectual exchange. Pick up a guide for a self-guided tour from your class reunion headquarters.
Humanities Quadrangle, 320 York Street
St. Anthony Hall Society (Delta Psi)
St. A’s alumni are invited to drop by the Hall to socialize. Families and friends welcome.
Friday, 5 – 7 pm
Enjoy the famous delicious St A’s brunch! Please RSVP in advance: www.saintanthonyhallsigma.org
Saturday, 9 am – noon
483 College Street
Yale Bands Reception
Come by and have some refreshments, see the facilities, and say hello to Director Tom Duffy and Manager Stephanie Hubbard.
Friday, 2:30 – 5:30 pm
Hendrie Hall – Adams Center for Musical Arts, Room 301, 165 Elm Street
Yale-China Reunion – Beer and Bao
Stop by and say hi to your friends and alumni at Yale-China. We’ll celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival with beer and baozi 包子, and good company! Find out what we’re up to as we continue to build U.S.-China relationships.
Friday, 4 – 5 pm
422 Temple Street
Yale Daily News Open House
Yale Daily News alumni and their guests are invited to an open house with light refreshments. Sponsored by the Yale Daily News Foundation.
Saturday, 3 – 5 pm
202 York Street
Yale Farm Open House
The Yale Sustainable Food Program (YSFP) is committed to educating a generation of food-literate leaders by creating opportunities to experience food, agriculture, and sustainability as integral parts of their education and lives. Join YSFP staff and students for a thirty-minute tour of the one-acre Farm. See you rain or shine!
Saturday, 2 – 4 pm
345 Edwards Street
Yale Guild of Carillonneurs
The Yale Guild of Carillonneurs is proud to offer alumni tours of the Yale Memorial Carillon in Harkness Tower. See the 54 bells of the carillon and watch a playing demonstration. Each tour is limited to 15 people, and registration is required. Register at tiny.cc/2024reunioncarillon.
Saturday, 6:45 pm, 7 pm, 7:15 pm, and 7:30pm
Meet on Library Walk by the High St. gate of Branford.
Harkness Tower, 74 High Street
Yale Rugby Reunion Weekend Happy Hour
Yale Rugby alumni are invited to this informal event to connect with their teammates, fellow Yale rugby alumni, and current team members and staff.
Friday, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Trinity Bar and Restaurant, 157 Orange St, New Haven, CT
Yale University Art Gallery Resources for Families Family Friendly🐾
Explore the galleries using our three self-guided family activities. These materials are designed to be used in the gallery spaces to help you look more closely at art and to enjoy your time together in the museum. Get Started, a booklet of museum activities for families; Self-Guided Architecture Activity, a guide to the Kahn building designed for kids ages 8-12; Felt and Yarn Kit, a take-home kit that includes felt, yarn, and a booklet to encourage young people to look closely at art and make their own artwork. Available throughout the gallery’s opening hours (see Exhibitions section for details).
Friday, 10 am – 5 pm; Saturday, 11 am – 5 pm
1111 Chapel Street. Materials available at the Information Desk.
Yale Peabody Museum Family Friendly🐾
The Yale Peabody Museum has reopened! See below for several opportunities for alumni and their guests to visit the museum, including multiple “reunion-only” events. Learn more about the museum at peabody.yale.edu.
Friday and Saturday, 10 am – 5 pm; Sunday, noon – 5 pm
170 Whitney Avenue
- During the museum’s regular hours (see above) there are additional walk-in opportunities each hour for reunion attendees. (Reunion wristband required for entry.)
- The museum will be open one hour early (9 – 10 am) on Friday and Saturday exclusively for reunion attendees. (Reunion wristband required for entry.)
- On Saturday, David Skelly, Director of the Museum, will be present to meet with alumni who are interested in learning more about the renovation.
- On Friday from 5:30 – 7 pm the museum will remain open exclusively to reunion attendees for a “Night at the Museum!”
- This event will be ticketed, and tickets are available at your reunion headquarters.
- These tickets are limited and are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Both a ticket and your reunion wristband will be required for entry (one per person).
- Ticketed reunion guests will enter via the museum’s North Entrance (not the main entrance).
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Tour/See description under YAA Program - Friday at 9:30 am
- “Blues Clues” Architectural Treasure Hunt/See description above
- Campus Tours by the Mead Visitor Center/See description above
- Connecticut Children’s Museum/See description above
- Humanities Quadrangle Tour/See description above
- Information Session on Admissions and Financial Aid at Selective Colleges/See description under YAA Program - Saturday at 11 am
- Marsh Botanical Garden Tour/See description under YAA Program - Saturday at 9:30 am
- Newberry Organ Demonstration and Tour/See description under YAA Program - Saturday at 11 am
- Payne Whitney Gym Tours/See description under the “Sports” section above
- Schwarzman Center Tour/See description under YAA Program - Saturday at 9:30 am
- Sterling Memorial Library – L&B Open House/See description under YAA Program - Saturday at 9:30 am
- Wright Laboratory Tour – A Portal to the Invisible Universe/See description under YAA Program - Saturday at 9:30 am
- Yale at Rest: The Grove Street Cemetery/See description under YAA Program - Saturday at 9:30 am
- Yale University Art Gallery Resources for Families/See description above
- Yale Peabody Museum/See description above
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Thursday, 9 am – 7 pm; Friday, 9 am – 5 pm; Saturday, noon – 5 pm
“Douglass, Baldwin, Hamilton: The Collections of Walter O. Evens”
121 Wall Street
Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library
Friday, 8:30 am – 5 pm; Saturday, 10 am – 5 pm; Sunday, noon – 5 pm
“Textile Tactics: Material, Method, and Concept in Artists’ Publications”
180 York Street
Sterling Memorial Library
Thursday, 8:30 am–10 pm; Friday, 8:30 am–5 pm; Saturday, 10 am–5 pm; closed Sunday
“Copying Sacred Texts: A Spiritual Practice”
120 High Street
Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
Friday, 7:30 am – 10 pm; Saturday and Sunday, 10 am – 10 pm
“Mindscapes: Stories of Mental Health through Yale Collections”
333 Cedar St
Yale University Art Gallery
Thursday, 10 am–8 pm; Friday, 10 am–5 pm; Saturday & Sunday, 11 am–5 pm
“Year of the Dragon”
“Munch and Kirchner: Anxiety and Expression”
“Sheila Levrant de Bretteville: Community, Activism and Design”
1111 Chapel Street
Yale University Art Gallery Mobile App
Access the free Smartify app, where you can find the museum’s floor plan and other resources to help guide your visit. The Smartify mobile app, available as a free download from the App Store and Google Play, offers an engaging guide to the Gallery’s collection and architecture. Explore the museum either on-site or from home. Save and share your favorite works of art. In addition to the Gallery, you can experience hundreds of other museums with Smartify.
Episcopal Church at Yale
Join the Rev. Alison Donohue ’12 MDiv in Dwight Chapel for a simple liturgy. All are welcome!
Contact: alison.donohue@yale.edu
Saturday, 4 pm
Dwight Chapel, 67 High Street
Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale/Yale Hillel
Slifka Center welcomes all alumni! Please see the updated weekend schedule at slifkacenter.org/reunions.
80 Wall Street
- Friday, 4 pm
- Kiddush and Candles
- All are welcome to stop by for an open house and building tours with Slifka Center staff, with light refreshments and candle lighting.
- Friday, 7 pm
- Family-style Shabbat Dinner
- Traditional Shabbat meal including challah and wine. Reservations are required and can be made when you register for your reunion.
Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale provides support for alumni for Shabbat, including offering services and kosher communal meals at Slifka Center. Shabbat services will take place based on alumni interest. Please contact lynn.jackson@yale.edu if interested and for updates.
Kosher meals (prepackaged and reheated) can be delivered to any meal served with your class. Please reserve before the special requests deadline when you register for your reunion.
Saint Thomas More Chapel & Center at Yale
Join fellow Catholic alumni for Mass followed by brunch on the Residence Patio behind the Chapel. Please enter through the Thomas E. Golden, Jr. Center at 268 Park Street. In case of inclement weather, brunch will be held indoors. Please contact Joe Connolly, Executive Director, at joseph.connolly @yale.edu with any questions. Sign up by May 19 using this link.
Sunday, 10 am – noon
Saint Thomas More Chapel, 268 Park Street
University Church Worship
Join Yale’s ecumenical Christian community for Sunday worship, which will include prayers for alumni who have died, and wonderful music and liturgy.
Sunday, 10:30 – 11:45 am
Battell Chapel, 400 College Street