This is your comprehensive source for university-wide Reunion activities. Note: Athletics events, child care, and the youth program have additional, separate registration steps.
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All-Alumni Affair
| Taste of Ithaca: All-Alumni Lunch | |
| Location: | Barton Hall |
| Time: | Friday, 11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m., Saturday, 11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m., |
| Description: | Newly redesigned and jam packed full of energetic music, fabulous food, children’s entertainment, photo booth, even a wine tasting - you won’t want to miss this destination event! Luncheon hours are 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. and will feature food by Cornell Catering designed to showcase some of the best of Ithaca’s fare. A Kosher buffet will be available. Pre-registered can check in at Barton Hall to receive a stamp indicating they have paid for their meal. Meals will be sold to a limited number walk-in guests who did not pre-register. Cost is $16.00 per adult and $8.00 per child (ages 6-12). |
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| Cornell NYC Tech Talk | |
| Location: | PepsiCo Auditorium, Ives Hall |
| Time: | Friday, 10 a.m.- 11a.m., |
| Description: | Provost Kent Fuchs and Dean Dan Huttenlocher will present exciting information on the NYC Tech Campus. All Reunion guests are encouraged to attend to hear the latest news on this landmark project. This event is co-sponsored by the Class of 1957. |
College of Engineering
| Student Project Team Showcase | |
| Location: | Duffield Hall Atrium |
| Time: | Saturday, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m., |
| Description: | From unmanned aircraft to concrete canoes, nano-satellites, sustainable homes, and new methods of water treatment Cornell’s Engineering students are breaking new ground as we speak. Meet the students who are changing lives and hear firsthand how they are doing it. |
Cornell United Religious Work (CURW)
Fostering multifaith engagement since 1929, CURW now includes 30 chaplaincies ranging from African American Christian Worship to Zen Buddhism.
| University Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving, Speaker Alex Vollmer, '62 Class President | |
| Location: | Sage Chapel |
| Time: | Friday, 1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m., |
| Description: | University-wide memorial service with music and time for reflection. Meditation provided by Alex Vollmer ’62 Class President. Service will honor alumni who have died since the last reunion as well as other members of the Cornell community: faculty, staff, and students. |
Cornell University Chorus and Glee Club
The Cornell University Women's Chorus and Men's Glee Club are two of the oldest student-run organizations at Cornell University. The members of the chorus and glee club represent students from all 11 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at Cornell who share a passion for music. The groups perform their own unique repertoire and collaborate annually on a major work. Their repertoire ranges from liturgical settings to folk songs, from works of the Renaissance period to contemporary music. Under the direction of Professor Scott Tucker, each group annually commissions a new choral piece for performance. The groups have a long-standing tradition of performance tours, including trips to Russia, Brazil, Italy, England, Singapore, and Venezuela.
| Cornell University Chorus and Glee Club Concert | |
| Location: | Bailey Hall |
| Time: | Friday, 9:15 p.m.- 10:30 p.m., |
| Description: | Join the Cornell University Chorus and Glee Club and their alumni as they perform old and new favorites in Bailey Hall. The performance will conclude with the greatest songs ever written for an Ivy League institution with audience participation. Professor Scott Tucker, conductor. Tickets $10 at www.baileytickets.com, sold at some class headquarters, and at the door. |
Cornelliana Night
| Cornelliana Night | |
| Location: | Bailey Hall |
| Time: | Saturday, 9:30 p.m. |
| Description: | Join the Alumnae Chorus and the Alumni Glee Club in songs of Cornell. Reunion attendance and giving will be recognized. A real-time, live stream of Cornelliana Night at Bailey Hall will be available for viewing on a large screen at our overflow location in David L. Call Alumni Auditorium at Kennedy Hall. |
Olin Lecture
| Olin Lecture | |
| Location: | Bailey Hall |
| Time: | Friday, 3 p.m.- 4:15 p.m., |
| Description: | The Olin Lecture was established at Cornell in 1987 through a generous gift from the Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Foundation. Each year, the Olin Lecture brings to campus an internationally prominent speaker to address a topic relevant to higher education and the current world situation. This year’s featured speaker will be Michelle Rhee '92, a nationally recognized entrepreneur and champion of education reform. |
Reunion Tents Party
| Reunion Tents Party | |
| Location: | Arts Quad |
| Time: | Friday, 9 p.m.- 1a.m., Saturday, 9 p.m.- 1a.m., |
| Description: | All registered alumni and their guests are invited to the Arts Quad to meet old friends and new on Friday and Saturday nights. Musical entertainment will include Little Joe and the Big Shots, Mutron Warriors funk band, and the Stan Colella Orchestra and Cornell's own alumni DJs: Club 131. Tent admittance, food, and beverages are available only to registered alumni and guests wearing Reunion 2012 buttons. Picture ID is required. No one under the age of 21, including children of alumni (regardless of whether they are accompanied by a parent), will be welcome on the Arts Quad during the Reunion tent parties. Non Reunion Year alumni or alumni who are not registered with their class and who wish to visit the Reunion tents can obtain a Reunion 2012 button by registering at the Barton Hall information desk during regular desk hours. Thursday, 2-6 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; and Saturday 8 a.m.-2 p.m. After information desk hours, alumni can register at the Carol Tatkon Center in Balch Hall until 11 p.m. sharp, or at Goldwin Smith Hall on Friday and Saturday evenings from 9:00 until 11:00 p.m. There is a flat registration fee of $40 per button. |
Savage Club Show
The Savage Club, founded in 1895, provides financial and production support to further performing arts in the greater Ithaca area.
| Savage Club Reunion Show | |
| Location: | Alice Statler Auditorium |
| Time: | Thursday, 8:15 p.m.- 11 p.m., |
| Description: | The Savage Club, founded in 1895, is a perennial favorite, and the annual variety show is a rousing kickoff for Reunion weekend. This year's show will feature jazz and rock bands, Cornell songs, comedy, magic, and more. It's sure to delight audiences of all ages! Doors open at 7:45 p.m. Come early, stay late, and enjoy the fun! Tickets are $20 and will be available at class headquarters and at the door. Savage Club CDs will be available at the show for $10. |
State of the University Address
| State of the University Address | |
| Location: | Bailey Hall |
| Time: | Saturday, 10:30 a.m.- 11:15a.m., |
| Description: | President David J. Skorton will deliver the State of the University Address. All registered alumni and their guests are welcome. |
