Class of 1970 50th Reunion

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Overview

Please note for your safety and the safety of the community, all of those attending Reunion activities on campus must adhere to Dartmouth Covid protocols. Please refer to the current Covid policy.

Welcome to our Fiftyish Reunion Registration website, hosted by the College. We have a full schedule of activities planned for you during your time in Hanover. The reunion per-person package fee covers all reunion activities, shuttles, meals, snacks and beverages. The Reunion begins on Monday afternoon, June 13, with a Welcome reception featuring craft beers and select wines, followed by a New England pot roast dinner catered by Salt Hill Pub. It concludes on Wednesday afternoon, June 15, after our last event, which is an excursion to the Dartmouth Skiway and optional 2.2-mile hike along the Appalachian Trail.

A pre-reunion overnight stay and optional hiking experience is being offered at Moosilauke, beginning on Sunday, June 12 and concluding on Monday, June 13, after lunch. The Ravine Lodge offers Sunday dinner and Monday breakfast and lunch in addition to sleeping quarters, all separately priced. Although you are required to make those arrangements directly with Moosilauke, we ask you to complete that portion of the registration form if you plan to take advantage of this pre-reunion opportunity. There is a link to the Moosilauke registration site on the registration form.

Campus dorm lodging is separate, and once you have registered for the reunion, you will receive a registration confirmation email with a link and access code to the Dartmouth Reunion Housing website to peruse and select suitable dorm accommodations. The cost of dorm housing is $62 per person per night.

Many of you will choose to stay in one of the area hotels. We have blocked rooms at negotiated rates at several of them. You can find the list of these hotels and their reservation contact information on our class website: 1970.Dartmouth.org.

Ample parking is available near our class tent, but we are providing shuttle service from these host hotels to and from our class tent, so you can leave your vehicle at your hotel if you wish to do so.

Refer to the reunion schedule on our class website for additional information regarding meals, programs and activities.

Tex Morgan
Fiftyish Reunion Chair

Event Schedule

All events/activities subject to change

(D) indicates College-sponsored activities
($) Indicates activities with separate charge not included in class Reunion fee

Class Tent: Alumni Gym Lawn

Sunday, June 12

Pre-Reunion Moosilauke Outing

Off-campus class-sponsored activities only.

Moosilauke Ravine Lodge Pre-Reunion Overnight Stay ($)
Moosilauke Ravine Lodge

Arrive anytime after 10 a.m. You must provide your own transportation to and from the Lodge.

All arrangements must be made directly with the Lodge. Although the Lodge is not reserved exclusively for us, only our Class and two other reunion classes—’71s and ’62s—will be allowed to make reservations through April 14. After that, anyone can reserve a spot. Reservations are on a “first to reserve” basis.

Call (603) 646-6543 before April, and thereafter (603) 764-5858 between 11-5 Eastern Time.

Reservations are required for those wishing to spend the night at the Ravine Lodge. Lodging rates are $45 per adult. A pillow, pillowcase and wool blanket is included. Sleeping bags and linen sets (bed sheets and towels) are also available for $8 at check-in. Bring your own toiletries, including soap and shampoo. Hand soap is provided at all bathroom sinks. If you have accessibility concerns, call the Lodge reservation number. Some accommodations are available.

A Family-Style Dinner for $16 per adult will be served on Sunday evening beginning at 6:30 p.m. Monday morning breakfast ($9) will be served at 7:30 a.m. Please alert the Lodge of any dietary restrictions or food allergies. Fresh-baked goods, coffee, tea and soda are available, bake-sale style. Bag Lunches are available for $8.

Please be aware that there is no Internet or cell service at the Lodge. A guest landline is available for emergencies. The College’s alcohol policy is in force at the Lodge: Hard liquor greater than 30 proof is not permitted.

Monday, June 13

Check-in for Reunions and campus housing will be held at central locations on campus. Please review the following timeline to know where to check in upon arrival. At check-in you will receive your Reunion nametag, campus housing assignment and room key (if applicable), and directions to your class tent and parking.

10 a.m.–6 p.m. Thompson Arena
6–7 p.m. Check-in Closed
7–10 p.m. Blunt Alumni Center

When you arrive in Hanover, observe signage directing you to central reunion check-in and parking.

After checking in, park at our dorm (McCulloch), which is just off East Wheelock Street. Check into your dorm, and then walk down to our class tent to pick up your welcome packet, schedule and map.

If you are not staying in our dorm, shuttle service is available to and from area hotels. You must sign-in at central reunion check in (where you and your guest will be issued name tags) before coming down to our class tent to pick up your welcome packets.

3 p.m.–5 p.m. Pick up your Welcome Packet and Reunion Schedule
Complimentary bottled water, soft drinks, coffee, tea and snacks are available.
Class Tent (Front of Alumni Gym, 16 E. Wheelock St)

3 p.m.–5 p.m. Virtual Exhibition of Arts & Letters Accomplishments of Classmates
Artists video curated by John Sadd featuring works of classmates who have pursued a career or serious interest in the arts. Continuous-loop video program.
Location To Be Determined

3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Back to Class: The Future of Cancer Research at Dartmouth (D)
Join us to learn about the cutting-edge cancer research conducted at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth from a panel of experts. The panel will be moderated by Steven Leach, MD, Preston T. and Virginia R. Kelsey Distinguished Chair in Cancer. The panelists include Yolanda Sanchez, PhD, Professor of Molecular and Systems Biology and Associate Director for Basic Sciences, Norris Cotton Cancer Center; Mary Jo Turk, PhD, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, O. Ross McIntyre, M.D. Endowed Professor, and Co-Director, Immunology and Cancer Immunotherapy Program at Norris-Cotton Cancer Center; and Brock Christensen, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology, Professor of Community and Family Medicine, and Professor of Molecular and Systems Biology.
Moore Theater, Hopkins Center for the Performing Arts

5:30 p.m.–8 p.m. Welcome Reception and Dinner
Beer and Wine Reception, craft beer tasting and Buffet Dinner in DOC House. Welcome dinner is buffet style and will be catered by Salt Hill Pub. The main course is Yankee pot roast, with honey Dijon chicken option and homemade garden lasagna vegetarian option.
DOC House/Occom Pond

8 p.m.–11 p.m. Class Socializing
Complimentary draft beer, wine, soft drinks and late-night pizza available.
Class Tent

Tuesday, June 14

7 a.m.–8:45 a.m. Full Breakfast Buffet
Catered by Umpleby’s
Class Tent

9 a.m.–10:15 a.m. The African American Student Experience at Dartmouth
Classmate Wallace Ford will host a panel discussion. Also open to Class of ’71 reunion attendees. More details to follow.
Steele Hall 006

10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Address by Phillip J. Hanlon ’77, President Dartmouth College (D)
Moore Theater, Hopkins Center for the Performing Arts

11:45 a.m.–1 p.m. Welcome Lunch Buffet
Gourmet roast beef, turkey and vegan/gluten-free sandwiches with fresh artisanal and couscous barley salads and desserts catered by Blood's.
Blunt Lawn

1:15 p.m.– 2:25 p.m. Classmate Former College Trustees Panel with Q&A
Panel and Q&A with three of our classmates who have served as College trustees. Ed Haldeman, Al Mulley and TJ Rodgers will discuss their experiences while serving overlapping terms as College trustees, explaining why they became trustees, describing the important decisions they helped make during their tenures on the Board and the impact those decisions have had and continue to have on the College. Our classmate, Ambassador Terry Shumaker, will moderate the Q&A.
Filene Auditorium, Moore Hall

2:45 p.m.– 3:55 p.m. Class-Sponsored Lecture: Military Veteran’s Panel
Panel of classmates who served in the military during the Vietnam era will be moderated by Duncan Wood. The panelists were selected from among many who volunteered on account of the diversity of their Vietnam-era experiences and subsequent careers. There will be opportunity for audience questioning of the panel as well as for sharing their own military experiences.
Filene Auditorium, Moore Hall

3 p.m.–5:30 p.m. Class Socializing
Complimentary draft beer, wine, soft drinks and snacks available. Assorted cookies and small desserts provided by Umpleby’s.
Class Tent

3 p.m.– 5:30 p.m. Virtual Exhibition of Arts & Letters Accomplishments of Classmates
Artists video curated by John Sadd featuring works of classmates who have pursued a career or serious interest in the arts. Continuous loop video program.
Location To Be Determined

3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Back to Class
Moore Theatre

4:10 p.m.–5 p.m. Private Experience in the Hood Museum (Exclusive for Class of 1970)
Explore exhibition highlights in the Hood Galleries and activities in the teaching classrooms of the Bernstein Center for Object Study with the Museum’s education team, and then gather in the Russo Atrium for a conversation with John R. Stomberg, Virginia Rice Kelsey 1961s Director of the Hood Museum of Art.
Hood Museum of Art Galleries and the Bernstein Center for Object Study

5 p.m.–5:30 p.m. Q&A with John R. Stomberg, Virginia Rice Kelsey 1961s Director of the Hood Museum
“We now host classes from almost every discipline on campus…our dedication to teaching does not stop at the edge of campus. We are living today through a period of intense strife and vast disagreements…(and) we have found that people can disagree with greater civility when we triangulate the conversation. It is no longer one against the other, but rather two together discussing a third entity—the artwork.” —John Stomberg, 2019
Hood Museum of Art, Russo Atrium

6 p.m.–8 p.m. Reception and Lobster Dinner
Reception with complimentary draft beer, wine and soft drinks followed by buffet dinner catered by Fosters: Steamed Maine lobster, rosemary marinated half chicken or vegan/gluten-free lemon quinoa with sweet potato, chickpea bowl and fresh artisanal salads, dinner rolls and blueberry crumb cake dessert.
Baker Lawn on a New England Summer Evening

8 p.m.–11 p.m. Class Socializing
Complimentary draft beer, wine, soft drinks and late-night pizza available
Class Tent

Wednesday, June 15

7 a.m.–8:45 a.m. Breakfast Buffet
Catered by Umpleby’s
Class Tent

9 a.m.–10 a.m. Memorial Service Remembering Deceased Classmates
Class President Mark Heller and Class President Emeritus Jeffrey Demerath. Officiated by Brent Coffin ’70.
Wheeler Lawn Tent

10:15 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Program: What Now? What’s Next?
DON’T MISS THIS ONE! As we prepare to leave from our Fiftyish Reunion, looking forward to the years ahead, what do we see on the horizon? How do we make the most of these years? How do we continue filling our lives with happiness and enriching experiences for ourselves and those around us? Our panel will discuss many options available to us such as travel, continuing education, personal development, change of careers, volunteering for not-for-profits and many other alternatives. Our panel will include commentators in these areas as well as classmates who will share their own retirement journeys.
Filene Auditorium, Moore Hall

12:15 p.m.–1: 30 p.m. Lunch (with Grab ’n Go option)
Buffet Lunch with take-away box lunch options: smoked turkey breast, ham ‘n cheese or vegetarian sandwiches with homemade coleslaw, dessert and beverages provided by Blood's.
Class Tent

Noon (or earlier) Dormitory Check Out
Check out and turn in your room keys.

12:15 p.m.–1: 30 p.m. Lunch (with Grab ’n Go option)
Boxed Lunch options provided by Bloods.
Class Tent

1:30–4 p.m. Tour of new Dartmouth Skiway Lodge and optional 2.2 mile hike on the Appalachian Trail)
Drive yourself, or take shuttle from Class Tent. Not wishing to hike? Return earlier.
39 Grafton Turnpike Road, Lyme Center

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