Welcome Class of 1980!

 

Dear Classmates:

We hope to see you May 29-June 1, 2025, in New Haven!

As we finalize the weekend schedule, we hope you will consider participating in the following ways:

  • Creators' Exhibit: We are planning a space at reunion to display (not sell!) your work – if you’ve got a book, article, architectural model, product, sculpture, painting, or some other product of your endeavors – whether your full time pursuit, hobby, or second (or third) career, we’d like to display it for other classmates to see (and ask you about). So that we may plan accordingly, please fill out this form and let us know what you will be bringing so we can plan the display logistics accordingly.
  • TED Talks: We have a number of great speakers on a wide range of interesting topics. If you would like to speak, email us, and we will fit you in!
  • Singing: As we’ve mentioned, we’re planning on having an all-singers mini concert before cocktails late Saturday afternoon. If you’d like to participate, email us and we’ll put you in touch with the Whiffs, who are organizing the event.
  • Attendance BuildingFinally, we would love your help to build attendance – if you would be willing to make some calls or send some emails to classmates, fellow residential college residents, teammates, other members of the cast, whatever, we’d love your help. Please let us know how you’d like to help. We can assure you that we can tailor this to the amount of time you’re willing to devote to the effort, and thanks in advance for considering our request.

We also have other Class-specific programs planned; as we finalize them, we will update the Weekend Schedule tab. It is shaping up to be a great weekend and we really hope you can make it!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us.

Regards,

Your 45th Reunion Chairs,

David Good 

917-750-1396  | dgood@mackaygardner.com

Sean Reilly

908-858-4845  | seanreilly108@gmail.com

45th Reunion Weekend Schedule 

Further information about YAA-organized programming and other campus-wide events will be available soon.

 

Thursday, May 29, 2025
2:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Central Registration & Class Headquarters Open
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
8Y0 | Welcome Reception
Friday, May 30, 2025
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
8Y0 | Rise & Shine Breakfast
8:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Central Registration & Class Headquarters Open
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
YAA | Friday Lectures & Tours
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
YAA | Friday Lectures & Tours
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
8Y0 | Bistro Lunch Buffet
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
La Casa Cultural Reception
Afro-American Cultural Center Reception
Asian American Cultural Center Reception
Native American Cultural Center Reception
Office of LGBTQ Resources Open House
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
8Y0 | Class TED Talks
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Yale Veterans Reunion Reception
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
YAA | Schwarzman Center Open House
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
8Y0 | Class Program
5:45 PM - 7:15 PM
8Y0 | Class Cocktails at Paul Rudolph Hall (formerly known as the Art & Architecture Building)
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Shabbat Dinner at Slifka Center
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
8Y0 | Welcome Dinner Buffet
9:30 PM - 11:00 PM
8Y0 | Conversation, Coffee & Cocktails
Saturday, May 31, 2025
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
8Y0 | Fresh Start Breakfast
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Central Registration & Class Headquarters Open
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
YAA | Morning at Yale
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
YAA | Morning at Yale
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
8Y0 | Regional Cookout Lunch Buffet
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
YAA| Alumni Engagement Bazaar
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
8Y0 | Class TED Talks Continued
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
YAA | President's University Update
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
YAA | Celebration of Yale Singing
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
8Y0 | Class Cocktails
6:45 PM - 7:30 PM
8Y0 | Class of 1980 Singing Groups
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
8Y0 | Class Dinner Buffet
9:00 PM - 11:59 PM
8Y0 | Live Music & Dancing
Sunday, June 1, 2025
8Y0 | Service of Remembrance
7:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Class Headquarters Open
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
8Y0 | Farewell Breakfast
1:00 PM
Reunion Weekend Ends & Campus Housing Checkout

Class of 1980 45th Reunion - Full Reunion - $375.00

Full Reunion includes all meals and activities.

Class of 1980 45th Reunion - Saturday Only - $250.00

Saturday Only includes the following meals and all activities on Saturday:

  • Saturday Breakfast
  • Saturday Lunch
  • Class Dinner
  • Sunday Breakfast

Widows/Widowers/Surviving Spouses are invited to join the Class of 1980 for all weekend activities at a discounted rate of $250.

You can reserve a bed per-person, per night, at a rate of $85 when you register for your reunion using the blue button above. Visit the What You Need to Know More page to learn more about campus housing. Please contact Yale Housing for specific inquiries related to special accommodations.

Reunion fees are set by your reunion chairs and class leadership. The fees cover reunion activities, meals, and operations. We want to help as many classmates as we can attend their reunion and reconnect with the Class of 1980. If the cost of attending is a financial burden, please request financial aid. This support is provided on a first-come, first-served basis to ensure fairness and inclusivity.

Financial Aid Covers:

  • 50% off registration costs for classmates (Reunion Fees & Campus Housing)

Financial Aid Does Not Cover:

  • Personal transportation/travel to New Haven
  • Local hotels or other accommodations

Confidentiality: Your information is confidential and only seen by Yale Alumni Association staff.

Application Process:

  1. Complete the brief questionnaire.
  2. Wait for your application to be reviewed before registering as financial aid cannot adjust payments already made by credit card.
  3. Register for your reunion using the financial aid code you receive by email.

Deadline: Apply by May 1, 2025. Please request assistance before this deadline. Financial aid is not available for walk-in registrations.

The cancellation deadline to receive a full refund for reunion registration and campus housing is May 1, 2025. After May 1, refunds are based on the Class recoverable costs and will be evaluated after reunion. You can cancel your registration by logging into your registration or emailing reunions@yale.edu.

Accessibility and special requests discussions must take place before the special request deadline of May 1, 2025. The YAA makes every effort to ensure that reunions are accessible to all alumni and guests. Special transportation and limited ADA accommodations are available. If you have physical limitations, special medical needs, or requests concerning meals, please include this information on Page 2 when you register for your reunion. You may also contact us at reunions@yale.edu or 203-432-2110 so that we can help with your arrangements. 

Louise M. Abel
Morse

Risa J Alberts
Trumbull

Susan E Amron
Trumbull

Erica Townsend Appel
Trumbull

James Daniel Arden
Trumbull

Martha Ray Arden
Trumbull

Nathan Edward Arnell
Berkeley

Judy Aronson
Morse

Seth Jackson Atlas
Berkeley

Andrew Richard Bacas
Ezra Stiles

William M Bain
Ezra Stiles

Jeff palmour Barber
Pierson

Elizabeth Ewing Barlow
Ezra Stiles

David Bateman
Berkeley

Laurence William Bates
Timothy Dwight

Jon Joseph Bellantoni
Ezra Stiles

David Jay Bergman
Berkeley

Anne Boucher
Trumbull

Lucie Warner Broadbent-Paterakis
Timothy Dwight

Jack F. Callahan
Davenport