Cornell Class of 1966
Graduation, 1966 Photo by Herb Fontecilla
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JUNE 4-7, 2026!
JUNE 4-7, 2026!
(YES, WE SAID IT TWICE)
IT'S OUR 60TH REUNION YEAR
&
OUR "BIG CORNELL 60th" WEEKEND
Back on the Hill - Our Hill - together again.
Nothin' virtual about it.
What is there to say?
It's been 10 years, & Cornell now lures us wonderfully "home."
To be together.
To leave more '66 footprints on the quads.
To hear the Chimes.
COME.
Questions? Hesitating?
We are here to make it easy.
The 70th & 75th Reunion Classes (!) will be leading our way.
HERE'S THE INFO YOU'VE BEEN ASKING US FOR!
READ (& SAVE)
CLASS HQ
Our HQ will be new McClintock Hall on North Campus (near Helen Newman Hall)
it is air-cooled, with its own private parking lot.
Terrific Cornell Class Clerks will help us with luggage, information, buses, our HQ happenings & all our Class events.
BUSES - Class buses & University buses will take us almost everywhere: from HQ to the Statler area & back; & to our Class events & meals.
SPECIAL NEEDS? Just let us know. If possible, let us know ahead, so we may plan early; but also any time throughout the weekend. Cornell staff can help as well & most Cornell buildings are accessible. Cornell is your home. Making it easy to navigate is our delight & our goal.
Special Needs/Accessibility Info:
https://alumni.cornell.edu/come-back/reunion/accessibility/
REGISTRATION & HQ HOUSING
Registration material will come late March/early April.
HQ Housing reservations will accompany Registration.
Tentative HQ Housing: (approx) $101 pp/per night; $231 pp/all 3 nights
HOTELS
If you prefer to stay in an Ithaca hotel, RESERVE NOW.
Many hotels sell out early, but many hotel rooms also open up again in late Spring when cancellations often happen. If sold out, do put your name on the hotel's Wait List.
alumni.cornell.edu/reunion offers a partial list of Ithaca area hotels & lodgings.
WE DON"T NEED TO TELL YOU "THE WHY" -
you can already hear the Chimes
SO, HERE ARE JUST SOME OF "THE WHAT'S" -
'66 HIGHLIGHTS & HIDDEN JEWELS
that make a '66 Reunion unique & ours
'66 REUNION WEEKEND SCHEDULE (so far)
Thursday:
A Spring Tailgate @ Schoellkopf Terrace • Ice Cream Spree
Friday:
Breakfast @ The Straight (100th Anniversary!)
FORUM '66 • speakers TBA
A Tour & Panel:
Atkinson Center for Sustainability - new building.
"Implementing Sustainability Using Cornell's Living Lab" -
panel with
Professor Jefferson (Jeff) Tester '66 BS, MS '67, PhD MIT '71
Dinner @ Human Ecology Commons
After Hours @ HQ: "Judy & Jon's Piano Bar & Desserts"
Judy Kurtz Polcer '66 -
American Standards, Broadway & Jazz
Jon Siegel '66 - Jon's spirit still infusing
Saturday:
Breakfast @ award-winning new Toni Morrison Hall
Lunch @ new Cornell Bowers College of Computing & Information Science
Dedication of "66 Overlook" - our 60th Reunion Class Gift @ Libe Slope
Dinner @ Klarman Hall Atrium
Sunday:
Farewell Breakfast @ HQ with THE SHERWOODS
HIDDEN JEWELS • SPEAKERS & SPECIAL GUESTS: TBA
plus University events:
State of the University Address • Cornell President Michael I. Kotlikoff
Olin Lecture, Cornelliana, & music, events, lectures & more
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IMPORTANT!
PLEASE HELP US PLAN by taking our 60-Second Survey:
https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSdsQftidit.../viewform...
"Planning? Hoping? Not Sure?"
Bringing a Spouse/Guest?
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NETWORKING & HOSTING
THANK YOU ! - to all who have let us know they are Planning or Hoping to attend (please do complete TODAY's "60-second survey" too).
THANK YOU TOO - to all who offered to contact classmates, be Affinity Chairs, Welcome Hosts, etc. Your help & spirit are needed & terrific to have.
AN OCTOBER PEEK:
"66 OVERLOOK" -
OUR 60TH REUNION CLASS GIFT
Exploring & pacing & planning the site at the top of Libe Slope
NOTE:
If the '66 Fall mailing announcing our new Class Gift enticed you, & you are thinking of lending your support before year's end (or before June 30, 2026), here's an easy & direct secure link to do so:
simply copy/paste this link:
tinyurl.com/Overlook1966
Gifts of any & all amounts are wonderful;
together, making the site a gift from us all.
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BUT ENUF WITH THE WORDS, ENUF WITH THE WHY'S
& EVEN THE WHAT'S.
JUST COME!
IT WILL BE WONDERFUL FOR ALL OF US IF YOU DO!
Where else would you want to be?
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REUNION Qs? -
Alice & Jeanne: cornell66reunion@gmail.com
CLASS Qs?
Alice & Mary: cornellclassof1966@gmail.com
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WONDERFUL HOLIDAYS & A HEALTH-FILLED NEW YEAR TO ALL!
2026
Alice & Mary & The Cornell '66 Class Leadership Team
Our mailing address is:
Cornell Class of 1966
c/o Alice Katz Berglas '66
VP/Communications
60 East End Avenue #23C
New York, NY 10028
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This means your Cornell email is no longer passing through Cornell's server infrastructure, except in the case of forwarding to outside accounts, and is instead being delivered directly to the university's email service providers. This change may require action from you. Please continue reading at the link below to confirm your next steps to ensure your desired email deliverability.
There is an email scam currently being used on classmates. It works this: Someone will contact you by email, using the name of a classmate that you know, and asking you for a donation to some class activity like reunion or a scholarship.
This is known as "phishing" in computer slang. According to AARP, people in our age group are especially vulnerable to this scam.
The only protection against phishing is to be especially vigilant. For example, if you receive a donation request, check the email address in the "From:" bar at the top of the email page - not the classmate's name, but the email address. If the address is something like "executivekeyboard0054", it's probably from a phisher. If you're still not sure, check our online WebDirectory to see if the classmate's address matches the one on the email. Or contact the classmate via the WebDirectory address and ask if he or she sent you the email.
