These are only some of the great ideas that showcase the skills and expertitse from our Classmates that we can celebrate as Reunion panels or as events leading up to it.

Health:

  • Covid Effects: Tom LaMattina, Stein Rafto
  • Infectious Diseases/Health: Steve Kaseta, Anna Manatis
  • On Aging Younger: Omar Eton, Bob Valdez, Anne Sebestyen, (Marty Gagl.: Dave Owens book?)
  • Health Care (preventive to hospice): Steve Sudler, Cynthia Young (tooth decay), Omar Eton 
  • Arthur Brooks (From Strength to Strength): Karen Green, 
  • Spirituality, Mindfulness: Helena Snow, 
  • Marc Sadowski 

Environment, Energy, Climate: 

  • Anna Manatis, Joe Downing (Dan Ponneman?), Marty Gagliano, 

Stage of Life:

  • Reinventing Yourself/2nd Stage: Elizabeth Stong, Susan Schwartz, Marc Sadowsky, Eric Turner, Bob Valdez
  • Caregivers of Parents/Partners…: Karen Fifer, Cynthia Young, Anne Sebestyen, 
  • ClassAct: Dave Miller, Nancy Gardiner,
  • Volunteerism: Susan Reardon, Bob Valdez, 
  • Travel in Retirement: Susan Waxenberg

Politics:

  • Protect the Democracy: Karen Green, 
  • Truth Decay: Bob Valdez
  • International Affairs: Cynthia Young, Karl Bostic, Mark Gearan, Glenn Carle, Nermin Ahmad, Nina Lahoud, Paul Mulkerrin, Helena Snow, Elizabeth Stong
  • Profs: Graham Allison, Mark Bregman, 

 Education:

  • Student Debt/High Tuition: Carl Eichenlaub, Susan Schwartz, 
  • Future of Education: Cynthia Young
  • Harvard Connections: Flip Koch, 
  • HU Expansion: Tony Green
  • Liberal Arts in the Age of STEM: Marty Gagliano, 
  • HU Professors lectures: Steve Kaseta (Web Telescope), Marty Grasso (art/music/lit), Susan Schwartz (evolution of HU food), Paul Mulkerrin (HU history irreverent)

Technology:

  • Tech for Dummies: Ken Williams
  • Our Tech Gurus: Dan McCarthy (Mark Zbikowski, Dave Roux, Marc Johnson), Carl Eichenlaub, Stuart Haber(blockchain?)
  • Where Were Our Ancestors?: Susan Schwartz, Karen Baum, 

45th Reunion Events:

  • Class Survey: Marc Sadowsky, Cliff Leach, Ann Koufman 
  • Red Book: Dan McCarthy, Karl Bostic, House Captains
  • Reunion Logistics/Organization: HAA, Omar Eton, 
  • Attendance: Marty Gagliano, Martha Gershun,
  • Memorial Service: Tom LaMattina, Anna Manatis, Susan and George Reardon(choir), Barry Vaughn, Joy Fallon?, Ginnie Muller, 
  • Creative Display: Performance and visual art, Published Works (books, poetry, music):  Flip Koch, Bob Valdez, 
  • ClassAct HRx8: David Miller, Don Guiney, 
  • Saturday Brunch/Class Survey Presentation:

More event ideas:

  • Helena Snow - Hum 15 Lew Bakanowsky tour of Boston, Jazz boat cruise
  • Sarah Williams - MFA tour or event (Ann Nishimura, Nancy Berliner, Emily Bilski?)
  • Eric Turner - Hybrid sessions
  • Karen Fifer, Bob Valdez - pickle ball, touch football, 
  • Flip Koch - yoga, meditative sessions  
  • Anna Manatis - dance lesson (Havana Club?), Bob Valdez, Helena Snow
  • Bob Valdez - pool tournament, scavenger hunt(Marty Gagliano)
  • Susan Schwartz - HU Trivia Pursuit
  • Elizabeth Stong - Fun Run
  • Cynthia Young, Marty Gagliano - cooking lessons