May 9, 2021 Dear 79ers— We hope that you can join us for what will hopefully be our last virtual Reunion. Please read on and mark your calendars for 79’s Reunion Family Gathering on May 20-22, 2021 , when you can join your classmates for the following events: | • | Thursday,
May 20 4:30-6:00 PM EDT Authors & Artists Series Presentation --
“Chronology is Your Friend: Writing Lives in History—A Conversation with
David Michaelis and Alexander Wolff”. |
Two
best-selling authors who got their starts in journalism through
Humanities 406 discuss the challenges of bringing 20th century lives to
life in book-length works of biographical history. David’s most recent
biography is ELEANOR—A LIFE, and Alex recently delved into a broad
family history in ENDPAPERS: A FAMILY: A FAMILY STORY OF BOOKS, WAR,
ESCAPE AND HOME—both really compelling reads! Q&A to follow
conversation. | • | Friday,
May 21 4:30-6:00 PM EDT “POWER SHIFT: How Latinos in California
Transformed Politics in America” an Interview with David Ayón and Donna
Hill Staton. |
Scholar,
strategist, writer and Latino politics expert David Ayón, Senior Fellow
of the Center for the Study of Los Angeles, faculty lecturer at Loyola
Marymount University and University of California, Berkley, and Foreign
Affairs Latinoamérica editorial board member, discusses his historical
study of the evolution of Latino empowerment and leadership from its
beginnings in Los Angeles through its future potential, in an interview
conducted by Donna Hill Staton, Esq. |
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has taught at three University of California campuses, Stanford, and
USC; was twice a Visiting Research Fellow at the Center for US-Mexico
Studies of UC San Francisco; served on the board of the US-Mexico
Foundation; and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and its
term membership committee. His work has appeared in 15+ edited books and
multiple other publications in the US and Mexico. | | • | Donna,
whose long list of leadership accomplishments in both public and
private organizations has put her on the list of Maryland’s Top 100
Women (twice) and garnered numerous other awards, is the co-founder of
Decision Point Strategy Group and Decision Point law. A former law firm
partner and judge with a long history of not-for-profit board and civic
service, she currently serves on the board of Howard Bank. |
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| • | Friday,
May 21 7:00 to 10:00 PM EDT “79’s Family Room—A Reunion Evening of
Entertainment and Catching Up with Classmates” featuring: |
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| • | Make your own cocktail/mocktail “welcome” mingle; | | • | Lauren Taslitz, presenting music from her new musical “Mimosa” , with opportunity for discussion; and | | • | REUNION
TIME--Host your own breakout room, or join others—these can be your
roommates, teammates, club mates, fellow band members, affinity groups,
classmates who like to garden, music buffs, or just mingling---whatever
you would like! Let us know! | | • | If you want to host, bring a group to a room, or suggest a theme, please contact kreimann530@gmail.com as soon as possible! |
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| • | Saturday,
May 22, 11:30 to 1:00 PM EDT Authors & Artists Series
Presentation—“Love and Death: Writing Genre Fiction (A Conversation with
Nancy Herkness and Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleib ’75). Join us to hear award-winning
writers of multiple successful mystery and romance series talk about
their journeys as writers and their craft. Q&A to follow
conversation. |
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO SIGN UP FOR THESE AND OTHER EVENTS, VISIT OUR CLASS FACEBOOK PAGE AND WATCH FOR MORE EMAIL UPDATES!
Join us for these events, and tune into other University events,
including President Eisengruber’s address and the Virtual P-rade
(moderated by our own Gary King) to follow. All of the many scheduled Reunion events are posted here, take a look at the full schedule! We hope to “see” you Reunions weekend! Kathryn Reimann and Marguerite Vera, Class of 1979 42nd – 45th Reunions Co-chairs |
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