2009
- Monday, April 13, 2009 7:00pm.
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29
Acclaimed documentary about the 1968 game and its era. Joint event with Harvard Club. To find out more about the movie, click here.
Social hour after the movie!
Where: Oak St. Cinema, 309 Oak St., Minneapolis. No R.S.V.P. required. - April 2009
Yale Book Award
Each spring, YAANW presents a book award to high school juniors. Sponsor an award for $50 and/or present the award on behalf of YAANW. Details here.
Where: Your high school of choice.
Questions: Contact Milt Liu milt_liu@hotmail.com 612-761-7950 - Saturday, May 16, 2009
Yale Day of Service For the first-ever Yale Day of Service, Yale graduates from around the world are volunteering for service projects in their communities.
Where: Four Twin Cities Locations. Click here or go to www.yaledayofservice.org and click on MN and choose your service project.
Questions: Contact Camilla Madson madsonobai@aol.com 952-693-1150 - Saturday August 1, 2009
Evening of Opera at Orchestra Hall: Verdi's Masterpiece Aida
You are invited to join your fellow Yale alumni for a production of Aida at the Minnesota Orchestra.
Join us at 6:30 pm and afterwords a chance to talk to members of the MN Orchestra who attended Yale.- 6:30pm Pre-show Dinner at the Cargill Room. Kenneth Freed (BA '83 MM'87) Minnesota Orchestra Violinist will discuss the opera.
- 8:00 pm Aida
- 10:30 p.m. 10:30 - Post-show Champagne and Dessert with Somerfest Director Andrew Litton
- $78/person includes show, dinner and post-show dessert
- Limited tickets available
Directions: Click here.
Cost: $78. Guests welcome.
Registration Deadline: Friday, July 24, 2009
Wes Barnhart
Aureus
325 Cedar Street, Suite 700
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
wes@aureusinc.com
(763)350-3527. by July 24. Limited tickets available.
-OR-: Register Online with PayPal. - Wednesday, August 12, NOON - 1:30
Discussion of the The Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale.
Speakers: Whitney MacMillan ’51 and Gustav Ranis, Professor Emeritus of International Economics at Yale
Where: Minneapolis Club, 729 Second Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN
Cost: $35 ($5 parking at the club). Guests welcome.
RSVP: by August 10 to Dr. Schuster’s office: (952) 920-8386 with questions and to RSVP.
-OR-: Register Online with PayPal. - Tuesday August 18, 2009 6pm
Annual Summer Outing and Dinner
Speaker: Alexander (Sandy) Kieth ’53 Law
Reunion Report Volunteers Needed! If you attended a Yale reunion this summer, please consider giving a brief report on behalf of your class at the Annual Summer Outing. Contact Rick Luis at 612.349.2542.
Where: Somerset Country Club, Mendota Heights, MN 55118
Cost: $70 (Recent Yale Graduates: ’05-’09 $15; ’00-’04 $35.00)
RSVP: by August 12 by calling Dr Schuster's office (952) 920-8386
-OR-:
Register Online with PayPal: Walleye or Prime Rib
Directions: Click here.
Questions: Contact Dr. Larry Schuster (952) 920-8386 - Friday, November 6, 2009 7pm
Whiffenpoofs at Duluth Marshall School
The Yale Whiffenpoofs are the nation’s oldest a cappella singing group and a true national treasure.
In their first visit to Minnesota in many years, the Whiffenpoofs will be performing at the Marshall School, alma mater of current Whiff Sam Bolen.
Where: Marshall School, 1215 Rice Lake Road, Duluth MN
Cost: $15 for adults, $10 for students/seniors, and children five and under are free
RSVP: Purchase tickets at the Marshall web site here.
Directions: Click here.
More information: here.
Questions: Mary Whitlock at mwhitlock@marshallschool.org - Tuesday, November 10, 2008 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Environmental Sustainability from a Corporate Perspective: Past, Present, and Future
The Yale Alumni Association of the Northwest invites you and your guests to the first of a three-part series on environmental sustainability at the Minneapolis Club. We are pleased to initiate this important discussion with a presentation by Jean Sweeney, Vice President, 3M Environmental, Health and Safety Operations, who will speak on Environmental Sustainability from a Corporate Perspective: Past, Present and Future.
There will be a light buffet, with cash bar, starting at 5:30 p.m. Ms. Sweeney’s presentation will begin at 6:15 p.m., followed by Q&A.
Where: Minneapolis Club, 729 Second Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN
Cost: $25 includes light buffet
RSVP:We hope you can join us and ask that you R.S.V.P. by November 5.
To make a reservation for you and a guest, register Online with PayPal, or email Bob Weisenfeld (bweis@gustavus.edu) and send him a check at- Bob Weisenfeld
- 217 W. College Ave.
- St. Peter, MN 56082
- Wednesday, November 18, 2009 NOON - 1:30
Annual Meeting & Luncheon with Economics/Investment Panel
Please join us to reconnect with fellow alums for our annual meeting and a lively discussion and prognostications about the 2010 economic environment. Our always insightful and provocative panelists are sure to spark debate.- Peter McNerney ’72, venture capitalist at Thomas, McNerney & Partners
- Andrew Redleaf '78, '78 (SOM) - CEO of Whitebox Advisors
- Darren Acheson ’86 - Managing Director, Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison Incorporated
- Charles A. Zelle SOM ’83, President and CEO, Jefferson Lines
Cost: $35 ($5 parking at the club). Guests welcome.
RSVP: by November 13th to Dr. Schuster’s office: (952) 920-8386 with questions and to RSVP.
-OR-: Register Online with PayPal. - Saturday November 21, 2009 10:30 a.m. (11:00 a.m. Kickoff)
THE GAME: Yale Bulldogs vs Harvard Crimson Football.
Join us for this co-sponsored event with the Harvard Club. We’ve arranged a special room with Satellite TV for The Game. Bring family and friends to cheer on the Bulldogs.
Where: Joe Senser's Sports Bar & Grill
4217 W 80th St Bloomington, MN (Hwy. 494 & South Frontage Road, West of France Ave.) (952) 835-1191
Cost: $5 cover charge. Children free.
Directions: Click here.
RSVP: Not necessary – just come! - Tuesday, December 22, 2009 4pm - 7pm
Holiday gathering of current students and those accepted under early action
Join us for soft drinks and food, good conversation - a chance to learn about current Yale!
Where: Doubletree Park Place Hotel in St. Louis Park at 394 and Park Place.
Cost: Free
RSVP: malcolmmcdonald@comcast.net
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