Class of 1971 – 45th Cluster Reunion June 16-19, 2016 Class Tent: Alumni Gym Lawn West ($) Separate charge not included in class reunion fee Green denotes College-sponsored activities Blue denotes clustered events with ’70s and ’72s TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14 AND 15 Mt. Moosilauke Ravine Lodge Overnight Stay ($) This optional Dartmouth Outing Club event includes hiking, meals, and overnight lodging. Registration required: (603) 764-5858 Wednesday, June 15 6-9 p.m. Reunion and Executive Committee Gathering: Etna home of Kathy Rines ‘71a and Ben Shore. Early reunion arrivals are also invited to join the class reunion and Executive Committee for beverages and heavy appetizers. Please confirm attendance to [email protected] by June 9, 2016. THURSDAY, JUNE 16 REGISTRATION OPEN FROM 1–9 P.M. IN CLASS TENT 7-8 a.m. Get the Engines Running! Meet at the Hanover Inn Lobby Easy 2-3 mile run through Pine Park, led by Peter Pratt ’71. 12:15–5:30 p.m. Golf Outing ($) Hanover Country Club 12:30 p.m. shotgun start. To reserve your first-come, first-served spot, please confirm participation with Barry Brink at [email protected]. Per person fee is $65 including cart. We ask that you make direct payment to Hanover Country Club prior to your match. 2:30–5 p.m. Open Tennis Topliff Tennis Courts, Alumni Gym 2:30-4:00 p.m. Mink Brook Trail Hike Meet at the Hanover Inn Led by Tom Oxman ’71. 4:30-5:30 p.m. Pilates Alumni Gym, Studio TBC Led by Lisa Lider. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Oxman Gardens Tour Meet at 1971 class tent Tour the magnificent Oxman gardens, led by Judy Oxman. Champagne and Strawberries will be served following the tour. 6 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Welcome Casual Buffet Dinner Class tent 9 p.m.- midnight 45th Cluster Socializing Class tents FRIDAY, JUNE 17 REGISTRATION OPEN FROM 9A.M.–5 P.M. IN CLASS TENT 7–10 a.m. 45th Cluster Breakfast The Class of 1953 Commons 7:30–9 a.m. Class Strategy Session and Class Meeting Hayward Ballroom, Hanover Inn Open to all classmates and significant others to discuss current class programs and lay plans for the next five years. Breakfast will be provided. 7:45 a.m.–noon Golf Outing ($) Hanover Country Club Shotgun start. 9–10 a.m. ’72s Present: Panel Featuring John Collier ’72 Location TBD John Collier ’72 Th’75 Th’77, the Myron Tribus Professor of Engineering Innovation at Thayer, will discuss his widely heralded educational methods, which were featured in the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine in 2010, as well as his extensive research on joint- replacement technology. 9–10 a.m. Dartmouth Underground: Steam Tunnel and Power Plant Tour Meet at north side of heating plant, facing New Hampshire Hall Led by William Riehl, chief operating engineer. Limited to 35. Please wear appropriate footwear for climbing down a ladder and up stairs. 9–10 a.m. Tour of the New Memorial Field Stands and War Memorials Meet at the Memorial Field gates on Crosby Street Led by Richard Whitmore, senior associate athletics director for facilities, and Robert Ceplikas ’78, deputy director of athletics and recreation. Limited to 100. 10-11 a.m. 1930s Campus Mural Tour Meet at the west end of the Orozco Room, lower level, Baker Library This tour begins at José Clemente Orozco’s mural The Epic of American Civilization (1932-34) and ends at the Hovey Mural, created by Walter Beach Humphrey (1938-39). The tour will put these murals in the context of the American mural movement of the 1930s and discuss their unique histories in relation to Dartmouth. Limited to 30. Registration required. Email [email protected]. 11 a.m.-noon 1930s Campus Mural Tour Meet at the west end of the Orozco Room, lower level, Baker Library This tour begins at José Clemente Orozco’s mural The Epic of American Civilization (1932-34) and ends at the Hovey Mural, created by Walter Beach Humphrey (1938-39). The tour will put these murals in the context of the American mural movement of the 1930s and discuss their unique histories in relation to Dartmouth. Limited to 30. Registration required. Email [email protected]. 10:30–11:45 a.m. Playing Smarter at Dartmouth: The Story Behind the Mobile Virtual Player Moore Theatre, Hopkins Center for the Arts Head football coach Buddy Teevens ’79 and Mobile Virtual Player CEO John Currier ’79 will discuss the future of the innovative tackling dummy recently featured on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Learn how Dartmouth coaches, faculty, engineering students, and alumni came together to create a new model for safe football practice that has gained national attention. Noon–2 p.m. Luncheon Rocky Courtyard (rain: Leverone) 1–3 p.m. Baker Bell Tower Open House Meet at the Baker Library Information Desk. Self-guided visit. 150 free tickets will be distributed beginning at 1 p.m. in numbered groups of 10. Groups will take the tour in order of their group number from 1–3 p.m. Each tour will take approximately 10 minutes to ascend, take in the beautiful views, and descend. This is a hands free experience – each person must be able to navigate many steep steps and a ladder on his/her own. 1:30–3 p.m. ’70s Present: Dartmouth and the ’68 New Hampshire Primary Loew Auditorium, Black Family Visual Arts Center Our panelists will provide both personal experiences and expert commentary and analysis on the ’68 presidential primary. Hear from people who participated in the McCarthy campaign; understand the political impact of the Vietnam era through video and imagery; and discover how the ’68 primary still impacts presidential politics to this day. Audience participation is encouraged. Panelists include ’70 classmates Terry Shumaker, Dave Musselli, and Gary Brooks; Russell Muirhead, the Robert Clements Professor of Democracy and Politics and Professor of Government; and Dante Scala, assistant professor of political science at the University of New Hampshire. 2–3:30 p.m. ’71 Creativity Panel: The Road Less Travelled Moore Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts Bill Phillips ’71, visiting Associate Professor of film and media studies and screenwriter/filmmaker, will lead a panel discussion with Bill Aydelot ’72, director, cinematographer, filmmaker; Elaine Bromka, NY Actress (film, TV, Broadway, Off- Broadway, regional work) guest artist; Carol Dudley, London-based casting director; Jon Fauer, director/cinematographer, editor/publisher of Film and Digital Times; David Graves, CEO/Trailside Studios, previously head of media at Yahoo!, Global President of Reuters media, veteran of radio, TV, and TV production at Westinghouse; Dennis O’Neil, journalist, author, screenwriter/producer. 2–3:30 p.m. ’72s Present: Ivy League Pioneers — Dartmouth’s First 133 Black Students Location TBD When Edward Mitchell began classes at Dartmouth in 1824, he was the first student of African descent in the Ivy League, by nearly 50 years. Dartmouth’s acceptance of African American students continued before and after the Civil War, and by the mid-20th century, 133 black men had attended Dartmouth, the second most of all New England colleges. This rich, international history has largely been unexplored, until now. Forrester “Woody” Lee ’68 will discuss the early history of Dartmouth's black students. Lee, a professor of medicine at Yale, has been painstakingly researching the topic for the past two years. 2–3 p.m. Architectural Walking Tour of Campus Meet in front of Dartmouth Hall (rain: Room 105, Dartmouth Hall) Tour begins promptly at 2 p.m. Led by Marlene Heck, senior lecturer in art history and history 2–3:30 p.m. Bartlett Tower Open Hours Bartlett Tower Climb the 86 steps to the top of the 71-foot-tall stone structure built in the 1800s. 3–5 p.m. Academic Open Houses Various locations–see back of program for additional information. Get an update on Dartmouth academic life today. 3:30–5 p.m. The Photography of James Nachtwey ’70: Rage and Compassion Loew Auditorium-Black Visual Arts Center Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist James Nachtwey ’70 will comment on his photographs of the major conflicts of our time. Nachtwey, a contract photographer for Time Magazine since 1984, has been published in National Geographic, Stern, Paris Match, New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Harper’s, Geo, and Life Magazine. He has received numerous awards and honors and his work hangs in some of the world's most prestigious permanent collections. 3:30–4:30 p.m. Underground Astronauts: The Search for Early Human Fossils in South Africa Room 105, Dartmouth Hall In November 2013, six scientists descended through the twisting passages of Rising Star Cave in South Africa and excavated more than 1,500 fossils from a previously unknown human ancestor. This unprecedented collection of ancient human bones—the largest ever discovered on the continent of Africa—represents at least 15 individuals from a new species of early human named Homo naledi. Associate Professor of Anthropology Jeremy DeSilva has been working on these fossils and will present what and how we know about these early humans. 4–5 p.m. A Toast to Reunion Volunteer Service Top of the Hop, Hopkins Center Please join President Phil Hanlon ’77 for a celebration of all reunion volunteers at a special champagne reception. By invitation only. 5–6 p.m. Reception to Honor the Memory of Professor Rassias and Presentation of Newly Created Class of 1971 Endowed Scholarship Fund. Dartmouth 105, Dartmouth Hall 5–6 p.m. Professional School Receptions Geisel School of Medicine Birch Room, Hanover Inn Wine and hors d’oeuvres with students.