Friday, June 8th, 2007

Please be prepared for a very full day. Buses will depart at 7:00 pm sharp for the ride to Symphony Hall and cannot be held for latecomers. Pace yourselves accordingly. Please note that Friday is also Radcliffe Day. The Radcliffe Day Schedule for the Twenty-Fifth Reunion is listed here.

6:30 am - 9:30 am

BREAKFAST

Annenberg Hall
Classmates, Spouses/Guests and Children

Sons and daughters are requested to eat before 8:30 am so they can join their groups in time for the first activity.

9:00 am - 10:30 am

SYMPOSIA ON GLOBAL STRATEGIES, THE CLIMATE CRISIS, AND LIVING TO 100

(running simultaneously)
Science Center
Classmates & Spouses/Guests

CLASS SYMPOSIA: We are excited to offer you a choice of three sets of panelists from the Class of 1982. Panelists will each speak briefly and then open up the discussion for a free-flowing exchange with the audience. Since the symposia panels take place simultaneously, they are being recorded so that you can later view whatever panels you missed.

Note: Panelists and moderators are speaking solely as individuals and not on behalf of their employing organizations or institutions.

See DETAILED DESCRIPTION of symposia and classmates' bios.

Rethinking America's Global Role: After Iraq, After Darfur, Is There a Strategy for the Next Quarter-Century?
With David Sanger ‘82, James Hershberg ‘82, Nicholas Kristof ‘82, and Sarah Stookey ‘82. Science Center Hall B.
Finding Solutions to the Climate Crisis
With Jon Isham ‘82, Kit Kennedy ‘82, Bill McKibben ‘82, and Dan Shrag Professor Earth and Planetary Sciences and Director of the Harvard University Center for the Environment. Science Center Hall C.
Living to 100: Implications for Ourselves and the Country
With Amy Wolfson ‘82, Mehmet Oz ‘82, Stephen D. Flach ‘82, Kim Belshe ‘82, and Leslie Beckhart Jenal ‘82. Science Center Hall D.
10:40 am - 10:55 am

COFFEE BREAK

Science Center Lobby

 

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

CLASS OF 1982 SURVEY RESULTS

Sanders Theatre / Memorial Hall
Classmates & Spouses/Guests

Once again, Jay Mattlin ‘82 will analyze the results of our class survey, finding order and meaning in our responses.

Jay is currently Senior VP, New Ventures at Mediamark Research, Inc., a market research firm in New York specializing in research on media. He has also worked at NBC (where he was Director of News Audience Research), Time Inc., Gallup, the Institute for Survey Research at Temple University, and as Director of Research at Moviefone.

12:30 pm - 1:45 pm

HOUSE LUNCHEON

Science Center Tent
Classmates & Spouses/Guests

Enjoy lunch with your former Housemates. Tables will be labeled with the names of the Houses. Current and former House Masters have been invited!

OR RADCLIFFE LUNCHEON

2:30 pm– 4:00pm

CLASS OF ‘82 DISCUSSIONS ON REENTERING THE WORKFORCE, FACING PROFOUND CHALLENGES AND MAJOR CAREER CHANGES

(running simultaneously)
Science Center
Classmates & Spouses/Guests

Interactive sessions on work and life issues: These facilitated discussions are designed for classmates and guests to share their life experiences. Please join the one that resonates with you.

See DETAILED DESCRIPTION of discussions and classmates' bios.

Reentering the Work Force: Strategies for Reconnection and Reinvention
Facilitator: Cathy Cramer ‘82
Facing Profound Challenges– Stories of Strength and Hope
Facilitator: Wayne Meisel ‘82
Making Major Career Changes
Facilitator: Michael Anderson ‘82
3:00 pm—5:00pm

HARVARD ADVOCATE OPEN HOUSE

21 South Street
Classmates & Spouses/Guests

Alumni and their families and welcome to have a drink and reconnect with old friends at the recently renovated Advocate House at 21 South Street.

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

WHRB MINI REUNION

Holworthy and Thayer
Classmates & Spouses/Guests

Reception for 25th Reunion Alumni of WHRB at WHRB's studios, basement of Pennypacker Hall, 389 Harvard Street, a block beyond the old Freshman Union (now the Barker Center). Take cement ramp between brick buildings (Hurlbut and Pennypacker) on Harvard Street. Refreshments. Group photo taken about 3:45 pm. For more information: 617-495-WHRB.

4:30 pm - 6:30 pm

SHUTTLE BUSES TO MURR CENTER

Quincy Street at Lamont Gate
Classmates & Spouses/Guests

Continuous shuttle buses depart from Quincy Street at the Lamont Gate for Pre-Pops Dinner in the Murr Center
4:45 pm - 6:45 pm

PRE-POPS DINNER

Murr Center, Indoor Tennis Courts
Classmates & Spouses/Guests

Pre-Pops Dinner in Murr Center. We will begin to board buses at 6:45 pm SHARP for our ride to Symphony Hall. Dresses and jackets are appropriate. Children attending the Pops concert travel to and from Symphony Hall with their counselors and groups on separate buses. Music provided by Jeff Wu ’82 and the Woodward Street Jazz Band. Cocktail Attire.

7:00 pm SHARP

BUSES LEAVE FOR SYMPHONY HALL

Gordon Track
Classmates & Spouses/Guests
Children age 9 and older

Buses leave at 7:00 pm SHARP and will not be held for latecomers.

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

BOSTON POPS CONCERT

Symphony Hall, Boston
Classmates & Spouses/Guests
Children age 9 and older

Traditional Harvard-Radcliffe 25th Reunion Night at the Boston Pops featuring classmates Sarah Seiver ‘82, Alan Stepanksy ’82, and Alasdair Halliday ‘82.

10:00 pm

SHUTTLE BUSES RETURN TO HARVARD YARD

Front of Symphony Hall
Classmates & Spouses/Guests

Buses depart for Johnston Gate for the adults. Children must travel back to Cambridge with their groups and will arrive at Sever Gate. All children are walked back to their dorm rooms by counselors.

10:30PM—2:00AM

HARPOON BREWERY BASH

Classmates & Spouses/Guests

From the Pops, the last buses will take adults to Harpoon Brewery for a party with plenty of Harpoon Beer, and soda, a DJ and late night snacks. Buses will return to Harvard at Midnight, (Parents remember all babysitters are off duty at 12:30am), 12:30am and 1:00am. If you prefer to drink wine, bring a bottle. If you want to stay later than 1am, please make arrangements for a taxi back to Harvard.

10:30 pm - Midnight

NIGHTCAPS & ICE CREAM SUNDAE CELEBRATION

Queen’s Head Pub, Loker Commons
Classmates & Spouses/Guests

11:00 pm - 2:00 am

THE VELVETONES AND THE BONES

Plough and Stars
912 Mass Ave
Classmates & Spouses/Guests

Those who attended the Class of 1982’s Freshman Mixer remember how cool Joe Incagnoli (aka Joe Harvard) and his band the bones were. And no Harvard punk fan will forget the Velvetones, whose many memorable shows (including an incendiary one at the Advocate) were benchmarks in Harvard rock history. Relive the glory—The ’Tones and the “Bones”.