Reunion Weekend 2005 Schedule of Events

Friday, September 30

Reunion participants check in and receive their packet of material for the Reunion program at YSN. The packet will include the final program for the weekend, as well as name badges and other materials. Tickets for individual sessions will also be provided at registration. The registration desk is located on the first floor entrance. A light continental breakfast will be served in the YSN Reference Room on the first floor.

When creative writing meets nursing practice, a wonderful mixture of art, emotion, and the essence of nursing emerges. YSN faculty Linda Honan Pellico '89, who developed the Creative Writing Award at YSN, will introduce several GEPN students and their literary works of art. Come hear what students see and feel during their very first year of learning to be a nurse.

Garrett Morrison, Yale College '06 will describe his experiences in conducting an oral history with YSN Dean Emeritus Florence Wald '41. This will be followed by an opportunity for faculty, students and alumnae/i to gather in smaller groups and share some of their own stories. Come prepared to tell your story: why you chose to become a nurse, recall a most memorable moment, or describe your adventures after graduation from YSN.

Are you being left behind on the information highway? Did you know that you can have a Yale e-mail address? YSN's IT Department and a representative from the Association of Yale Alumni (AYA) will help you focus on the resources available to alumnae/i through the YSN and AYA websites. Participants will navigate through the YSN website, the Alumni On-Line Directory and the Yale Career Network. Participants will learn how to set up a Yale e-mail account, review the site and how to use the services.

Providing "hands-on" care takes on new meaning when Artist Melinda Bridgman shows examples of the hand molds made by students and provides participants with an opportunity to cast their own hands. (Limited to the first 30 registrants.)

Lunch will be provided by the YSN Alumnae/i Association for students, faculty and alumnae/i. This hour will give all the participants an opportunity to meet YSNs' new Dean.

To test the impact fast food has on the human body, director Morgan Spurlock ate nothing but McDonald's for thirty consecutive days while shooting this feature film. The results will shock you. "Super Size Me" was nominated for an Academy Award in 2005. We regret that no popcorn will be served at this movie event (particularly the good kind served with tons of cottonseed and palm oil).

Kelly Brownell is Director of the Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders and Professor and Chair of Psychology at Yale. A crusader against America's toxic food environment, he is perhaps best known for proposing the controversial "Twinkie Tax" on junk food. Dr. Brownell's research deals primarily with eating and body weight regulation with particular focus on the conflict between culture--which shapes the perception that our bodies and our health can be controlled--and genetic, environmental and other factors that limit actual personal control. After the presentation, Dr. Brownell will sign copies of his book, Food Fight: The Inside Story of the Food Industry, America's Obesity Crisis, and What We Can Do About It.

If you've recently watched the Food Channel, or if you've read The New York Times or Wine Spectator, you've probably seen that the Elm City is bursting onto the national dining scene. With more than 100 restaurants within a short walk from the Green, Downtown New Haven is carving out a national reputation as a food lover's dream. We have reserved spots at some of the old and new stomping grounds in New Haven. A list of restaurants will be provided in your registration packet.

A special evening at Mory's has been reserved for the Reunion Classes of 1980, 1955, 1950, 1945, 1940, 1935.

Saturday, October 1

Participate in an early morning walk of the Yale Golf course, you can stroll leisurely or work up a sweat while enjoying New England's fall foliage.
Our shuttle will pick you up at your hotel and bring you back to YSN in time for the morning program.

Reunion participants who did not register on Friday can check in and receive their packet of material for the Reunion program at YSN. The packet will include the final program for the weekend, as well as name badges and other materials. Tickets for individual sessions will also be provided at registration. The registration desk is located on the first floor entrance. A light continental breakfast will be served in the YSN Reference Room on the first floor.

Join our very own authors to discuss their latest books and the challenges of writing them. The authors will be available for book signing after the session.

Donna Diers '64, former Dean and Professor Emerita, has been a keen observer of nursing's evolving environment since the 1960s. Speaking of Nursing: Narratives of Practice, Research, Policy, and the Profession is a career- long compilation of Donna's published and unpublished pieces about issues in nursing research, advanced practice, policy, and public image.

In their book, 100 Questions and Answers About Menopause, YSN Specialty Director Ivy Alexander and Karla Knight '77 offer an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of menopause. The authors provide advice and guidance about understanding menopause symptoms and treatment options including lifestyle changes, alternative therapies and prescription medications from the provider and patient's point of view.

Does your day start by entrusting your child safely to someone else for the rest of the day? Rather than considering child care as just a work and family issue, Sally Cohen '80, Director of the YSN Center for Health Policy and Ethics, analyzes it from the perspective of legislative politics in her compelling book, Championing Childcare.

A practicing nurse-midwife, Elizabeth Letts '95, has ventured into the realm of fiction writing. Quality of Care, her first novel, is an involving, nuanced story about the search for healing and the fragility of both our bodies and our souls that has been described as "an unforgettable debut by a talented and thought-provoking literary voice."

Of special interest for alumnae/i working with children and those alumnae/i attending reunion with children. YSN faculty Linda Pellico '89 has been teaching elementary school children lessons in anatomy by visiting classrooms in hopes of sparking interest in both science and nursing. This session will allow your children to get a taste of what Linda has been teaching to some of the elementary school-aged children in Connecticut.

luncheon provided at the YSN Hospitality Tent at Yale Bowl.

Current exhibition tours run regularly. "The World of Francis Wheatley" (Aug. 31-Dec. 31) will be on display.
Hours: 10am-5pm

"Machu Picchu: Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas" returns to the Peabody.
Hours: 10am-5pm(M-Sa); 12-5pm (Su)

Tour starts at the Visitor Center at 149 Elm Street. Hear about Yale's rich 300-year history and aspects of student life at several of Yale's twelve residential colleges. The tour also includes the Gothic Sterling Memorial Library, Yale's largest, and the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Constructed with more than one hundred panels of translucent marble, the Beinecke is home to one of the world's preeminent collections of rare materials, including the Gutenberg Bible. This tour covers the central campus area and lasts about 1 hour 15 minutes.

Jake Weinstein '81, Ellen Rubin '80 and Jean Vulte are nurses and experienced circus performers. They are members of Rogersbarn Circus and their presentation of "Body Burden" dramatizes the relationships between environmental toxins and breast cancer.

Children visiting with parents can take a self-guided tour of the campus that encourages hunting for architectural details and designs. Appropriate for ages 6-11. Brochures available at registration.

Visitors who would rather tour the campus on their own may obtain a copy of the Blue Trail map at the registration desk. The map includes a suggested self-guided tour route, and a brief history of the University.

There are numerous attractions and events in New Haven, including some great shopping areas along Chapel Street and Upper Broadway. New Haven abounds with historic sites, great restaurants, shopping, theatre and museums all within walking distance. Enjoy a leisurely afternoon enjoying all that New Haven has to offer. Information about New Haven attractions will be included in your registration packet.

Join us for an evening of reminiscing and celebration in the famous oak paneled Yale Commons. Enjoy the company of your classmates, dine on great food and dance the night away! The program will include the presentation of the YSN Distinguished Alumna/us Award and a special presentation of the YSN Medal to Judy Krauss '70. (Adults only; Please inquire regarding babysitting services.)

Sunday, October 2

Reunion Weekend 2005

• Schedule of Events
• Reunion Committee

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• Reunion Weekend
• Board of Directors
• Publications
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• Giving to YSN
• Association of Yale Alumni (AYA)
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