I’m struggling with getting the Essay done. But I received some good advice and concrete suggestions for breaking through my writer’s block. I share that advice … and some of what I’m seeing so far in other Classmates’ essays.
Due to popular demand (and tax season!), the deadline for submitting Personal Essays for the ClassBook has been extended to April 30th. Hundreds of essays are in already, and some interesting patterns and tips to make the assignment easier are now clear. All you need to do is …
The following people have volunteered to be “College Captains” for each college. They are an extension to the Reunion Committee, and they help with outreach to find Missing Classmates, answer questions about, and encourage participation in, the Class Survey, the 50th Reunion ClassBook and the website, and encourage attendence at the reunion. If you have an interest in serving as a College Captain, contact David Howorth. Jean-Pierre Jordan, (BK) John Adams, (BK) Keith Nelson, (BR) Rick Drost,…
Here’s a very fast way to see how many folks live on campus, what the student-teacher ratios are, financial aid statistics, the diversity of the student body, where graduates of Yale College go after graduation and other interesting stats about Yale College in a one-page flyer recently published by Yale. It’s a must-read for anyone handling Alumni interviews, and a quick, fun read for everyone else.
Gay or straight, do you have thoughts to share? The 50th Reunion ClassBook will have our “Personal Essays”, but it will also host some “Invited Essays” on topics of broad interest. One of these has a working title, Being Gay At Yale [in the 60s]. Two classmates, artist Bill Stanisich and educator Jeff Horton have agreed to author/edit the essay. They have their own views, and that of people they know from Yale 1969 personally. But they…
Tom Guterbock, Ph.D. (SM ’69 and Director of UVa’s Center for Survey Research) gave the reunion committee an interim report on the Class Survey. Feedback is overwhelmingly positive. Sadly, some people are incapacitated and can’t take it. Participation is good so far, but Tom hopes everyone can take the survey before the February 26th cut-off date. Read Tom’s bullet list of what’s he’s seeing so far.
I just finished taking the Class Survey — you know, the one for the 50th Reunion? It will show how we, as a group, have changed over the years. More importantly, it will catalogue what we are doing NOW — and what plans and dreams lie ahead. I can report that the Survey itself is really excellent. It was simultaneously fun and thoughtful. And it’s now ready for YOU!
You’ll get an invitation to the Class Survey shortly. Here’s the behind-the-scenes story about how the survey came into being and the thought that went into the survey design. Lucky enough, one of our Classmates is a leading expert in creating valid and reliable surveys!
The key to a great experience on this site is great content. And the key to great content is finding great stories. It might be “News” like Matt Flynn’s run for Governor of Wisconsin or it might be “Potpourri” like Tom McNamee’s work protecting Grizzly Bears. We need “stringers” in each college to spot great stories like these.
Class Historian Hundt explains how the Class Survey (coming soon) was designed. Our answers will support an entertaining presentation at the Reunion and in the 50th Reunion ClassBook.
How will you know when Classmates add content to the website? Well, for new posts, you’ll now get this “summary” of all recent posts in an emailed newsletter. Read more to see all the controls and filters available at the bottom of your “edit profile” page.
On Saturday, November 18th, the Class will host a pre-game get-together — complete with noshies and Bloody Marys — before the annual Yale-Harvard Game at the Yale Bowl. To sign up for this free event and get tickets to The Game …
The Reunion Committee is hosting a cocktail party on Tuesday, October 3, from 6pm to 8pm. Click here to register.
The easiest way to submit your essay is by filling out a form and attaching your essay (and pictures, if any). But if you want to mail or email your essay (and related materials), use this checklists: Prepare the file attachments: Objective Data. Download a copy of the Objective Data Form. Fill it out and save it as a file with filename = [Your Name]-data. Essay. Save your Essay as a file with filename =…
