Reunion Details Announced – Registration Now Open!
It is time to sign up and let us know that you will attend!
The YAA has published the key reunion details, including the link to register, for the events and on-campus housing.
You can also see the Schedule of Events, which is a summary of the main events. As the program evolves, the summary descriptions will be replaced by more detailed ones, so check back.
The price for the Reunion itself, optional on-campus housing, refund policy and financial assistance availability are all addressed on this page (center tab).
Here some other key developments:
- Exciting Class Program. The topics of the class-specific panels are summarized on the Schedule of Events. Here are some additional details:
- Survey Results. Tom Guterbock and Mike Baum, who presented the main survey results in 2019, will walk us through how we responded in 2024 — what changed, and how we are evolving.
- The Future of Liberal Education. Yale Dean Pericles Lewis has accepted our invitation to offer some remarks and lead a discussion about how (whether?) a liberal education matters in the 21st century.
- Thriving As We Move Forward Through Our Seventies. Dr. Terri Fried, a star of the Yale Medical School faculty, will join some classmate-experts to share the latest information on expanding “healthspan” and managing declining capacities. Our classmate Dr. Harold Mancusi-Ungaro will lead the classmate panel, joined by classmates Dr. Wilfred Lam and Dr. Jerry Rosenbaum.
- For God, for Country, and for the Planet. After some brief opening remarks by classmates with bona fides in science, journalism, political action and investments addressing climate change, the panel will lead a discussion among attendees about what is going on and what we might be able to do about it. Classmates Tom Emmons and Derry Allen will lead the panel, which will also include Skip Hobbs, Eugene Linden, Tom Guterbock and Wayne Willis.
- Artificial Intelligence (Al) for Boomers. Join 3 Yale professors and some classmates to address the implications of this profound new technology on the future for us, our kids and grandkids. Doug Colton and John Adams will lead a classmate panel, joined by Wil Lam and Reg Ford.
- Class of 1969 Memorial Service. Our Memorial Service will be held on Saturday afternoon. We will recognize those who have passed away since our last Reunion. Classmate Rev. Doug Ousley will lead the service. Eliot Norman and Dick Williams will provide music.
- Eat, Drink and Be Merry. There are generous amounts of time for visiting with classmates over meals, cocktail hours and evening entertainment. The Friday night dinner and the big bash on Saturday night will be particularly fun. In addition to the cocktail hours, dinners and visiting with friends after dinner, the Saturday evening program will have a new event — where some of our musical classmates, led by Eliot Norman, will get together and play. Do you want to join the group? See https://yale1969.org/nachtmusic/ for details. By popular demand, we will not have a loud outside band to impede conversation!
- Faculty Stars. The University-wide seminars always feature the current stars of the Faculty addressing topics of broad interest … often in ways that showcase teaching excellence. These talks are provocative informative and often entertaining. They are popular with the spouses and significant others who attend; the common complaint is “I only wish I could attend both of the [concurrent] seminars.”
- Tours, Receptions, Open Houses. Most campus venues will be open and eager to host you, either on an individual walkabout or joining one of the many organized tours, receptions, or open houses.
- Thursday: Tennis, but not golf. If you would like to play tennis on Thursday, please respond to the question on the registration page, and we will put the players in touch with each other. There will not be a golf outing at this reunion because the Yale Golf Course is closed for renovations.
Cost, Financial Assistance, Surviving Spouses. The full four-day reunion, including all meals, drinks, entertainment, events and services, is only $325. If you can only attend one day, the cost is only $195.
On-campus Housing. When you register for the Reunion, you can also register for on-campus housing in Timothy Dwight, at an additional cost of $85 per person per night.
Refunds. We recognize that travel plans at this age have to be somewhat contingent; so, in an effort to get maximum signups NOW, the Class will issue full refunds for any cancellations prior to May 2. After that, partial refunds will be available, depending on what reunion costs are avoidable.
Why Sign Up Now? So, if you are LIKELY to come, please sign up right now. That adds your name to the “Who’s Coming” page (see 3rd tab). That way, other classmates who are on the fence, and who want to see you, will be more likely to come. (The most popular reason people attend Yale reunions is to see old frineds and classmates.)
Check Out Reunion Details Page … and Register Now
The Reunion Details page on the Yale website has more information. See especially this page, which has details on
- Campus Map, Parking, & Reunion Shuttle
- Accessibility & Special Requests
- Reunion Hotels
- Campus Housing
- Camp Bulldog
- Deadlines
- Contact the YAA
- Reunion Giving
- Reunions Home
To register and pay for the reunion itself, go directly to the Registration Page on the YAA website. If you have not already registered, please do so now.
Questions and Suggestions?
Please write to us at reunion@Yale1969.org with any class-specific questions and suggestions.
For all other inquiries about 2024 Yale College Reunions, please contact YAA’s reunion customer service team via email or call (203) 432-2110, Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 5pm ET.