Big Red Hockey Pre-game Party

Join your classmates and the classes of the ’90s at Legends Sports Bar before the red hot hockey game for some socializing and warming up!

Legends is located at 6 West 33rd Street in Manhattan, (on the south side of 33rd across the street from the Empire State Building just west of 5th Avenue.) Closest subways are the 4,6 @ 33rd St, or any train that stops at Penn Station or Herald Square (which is most of them).

Warm up starts at 4:30pm until face-off.

Registration forms for Alumni Class membership will be available.

See you there!

Red Hot Hockey – November 26, 2011

November 26 ~ 8pm ~ Madison Square Garden, New York City

November is here! and you know what that means! Enjoy some hockey with your turkey again this year, as the Cornell Big Red Men’s Ice Hockey team takes on the Boston University Terriers in newly renovated Madison Square Garden. This event is expected to sell out, as it has for the teams’ previous meetings in 2007 and 2009. Cornell and BU have collectively sent over 90 former players forward to the National Hockey League, including Douglas Murray, Ken Dryden and Joe Nieuwendyk.

Join your classmates for some pre-game socializing and snacks (details to be announced) and then enjoy the game in block seating available exclusively to Class of 1996 members in Section 111. View seating chart here:Click here to view the seating chart

Date: November 26th, 2011
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Madison Square Garden
Cost: 1996 class exclusive!! $45 per ticket
Purchase tickets here: or email A’ndrea Van Schoick for ticket availability and payment guidance.

Questions: A’ndrea Van Schoick ’96 at alv1@cornell.edu

Cornell Tech Campus in New York City

Some news hot off the Cornell Chronicle -

Cornell to submit NYC Tech Campus proposal

Lindsay France/University Photography

Dean of Computing and Information Science Dan Huttenlocher, center, and President David Skorton discuss the NYC Tech Campus via Skype with Technion President Peretz Lavie, background left, and Technion Dean of Electrical Engineering Adam Schwartz in Manhattan, Oct. 26. View video on CornellCast

By Anne Ju

On Oct. 28, Cornell will officially submit its proposal to build a world-class technology campus in New York City. In partnership with The Technion — Israel Institute of Technology, the campus promises to spur economic development, job creation and high-tech entrepreneurship in the heart of the city.

In the months since Cornell’s bid for the campus went public, the plan has seen a groundswell of support from alumni and countless others, in the form of websites, blogs and online petitions.

“I am enormously grateful to our board of trustees and to the thousands of alumni and friends, both in New York and elsewhere, who have so strongly supported our proposal,” said President David Skorton. “I am also grateful to our faculty, staff and students, who have been equally supportive. This is just one more reason why Cornell is the logical choice for this honor. Educational leadership and outreach in support of the people of New York are essential to Cornell.”

Late last year, Mayor Michael Bloomberg officially announced his intention to invite institutions around the world to apply for the right to build the campus, in exchange for a land grant and about $100 million in infrastructure improvements.

In March, Cornell submitted an “expression of interest” to build the campus. Bloomberg released his formal request for proposals July 19, to which Cornell has now responded after months of preparation, planning and outreach to its many supporters.

In recent weeks, Cornell and Technion announced plans for their partnership to create the applied science and engineering campus together. The campus, most likely to be built on Roosevelt Island, would combine the full spectrum of both institutions’ academic strengths, as well as Cornell’s entrepreneurial culture and deep existing connection to the city.

Bloomberg is expected to announce a winner by the end of 2011

Pre-registration for Reunion & Wine Tour

Today is the last day to pre-register for reunion (walk-ins will still be welcomed on campus!) Registration website is here: http://alumni.cornell.edu/reunion/

Also the Class of ’96 is teaming up with other classes for a Winery Tour on Friday June 10.  It’s $40 per person, and people should email amc1@cornell to register — last day is TODAY!

Wine Tour Schedule:
9:30am Bus arrives at Risley
9:45am Bus departs Risley
10:30am Lucas Vineyards
11:45am CTB picnic lunch at Cayuga Ridge
12:30pm Cayuga Ridge Winery
1:30pm Swedish Hill Vineyards
3:00pm Goose Watch Winery
4:30pm Bus returns to Risley

Bag lunch from Collegetown Bagels:
(1) Smoked Turkey with cheddar cheese, sprouts, and aioli on a multigrain roll
(2) Roast Beef with red onions and horseradish sauce on an onion roll
(3) Fresh Mozzarella with tomato, basil pesto, and mayonnaise on gluten-free bread (vegetarian and gluten-free)
Each sandwich comes with an assorted jumbo cookie (gluten-free available), individual bag of chips, and a soda or juice.

 

Fifteen year reunion registration forms available now

Thursday June 9 to Sunday June 12, 2011
Class of 1996 Fifteen-year Reunion
Headquarters at Low Rise #9
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Registration is now open for this spring’s 15 year reunion!  Register online at http://alumni.cornell.edu/reunion/ or download the forms below and mail them in.

Detailed events are available on the university reunion website, but events start on Thursday morning and continue until Brunch on Sunday.  Some highlights include (’96 only events in bold):

Thursday-
* 12:00 noon Chef’s Selection: Culinary Wine Tour on Cayuga
*  7:30 pm Hot Truck!
*  9:00 pm Stargazing at the Fuertes Observatory

Friday-
* 11:00 am Plantations Mundy Wildflower Garden Tour
*  2:00 pm Favorite Physics Demonstrations
*  6:00 pm Cornell Chimes Concert
*  7:00 pm Class of ’96 Cocktail Reception at the Johnson Museum
*  9:00 pm  Reunion Tents on the Arts Quad

Saturday-
* 10:30 am State of the University Address
* 3:00 pm Paleontological Research Institution and Museum of the Earth Tour
* 5:30 pm Class of ’96 Reception & Class Photo at Beebe Lake Beach (Canoing & Dinosaur BBQ)
*  9:30 pm Cornelliana Night

Registration form:
http://classof1996.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/1996_reunion_registration_form_11.pdf

Reunion Brochure (update 5-April):
http://classof1996.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/1996_reunion_brochure_2011.pdf



NYC Pre-reunion happy hour next Wednesday 16-March at the Cornell Club

A special pre-Reunion event:

The Metro-NY Pre-Reunion Happy Hour is March 16 in NYC!

Join friends and classmates on Wednesday, March 16, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Cornell Club of New York for the wildly popular Pre-Reunion Happy Hour. Undergraduate classmates of the 1s and 6s, including graduates of the Johnson and Law schools, are cordially invited to gather in celebration of their upcoming Reunion.

Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and good conversation, and begin making plans to enjoy Cornell’s campus to the fullest this coming June. Pre-registration is required: we can only accommodate 225 people. On-site walk-ins will be accommodated only if space allows.

Sign up for the pre-Reunion event now »
https://secure.www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/CEL/event/showEventForm.jsp?form_id=70565

Class of 1996 Reunion Events added!

-Hot Truck Dinner Sandwiches on Thursday night at ’96 Headquarters

-Friday night cocktail reception with hors d’ouevres at the Johnson Museum (specialty cocktails have been created for the Class of ’96 by Felicia’s, a local bar in Ithaca that uses only organic local & seasonal ingredients)

-Fun-in-the-Sun carnival for kids Saturday afternoon on the Arts Quad

-Saturday night Dinosaur BBQ dinner on Beebe Lake (canoeing available on the lake during dinner)

-Special farewell breakfast buffet on Sunday morning (continental breakfast also on Friday and Saturday mornings)

-Tent parties with music and drinks on the Arts Quad everynight!

More Accommodations Information:

Rooms for ’96ers are also available at Homewood Suites and Clarion Inn

We’ll try to keep posting more detail as they become available – watch this space!

In the NYC Area? Come out to the Pre-Reunion Happy Hour

Join friends and classmates on Wednesday, March 16, from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at the Cornell Club of New York for the wildly popular Pre-Reunion Happy Hour. Undergraduate classmates of the 1s and 6s, including graduates of the Johnson and Law schools, are cordially invited to gather in celebration of their upcoming Reunion to be held June 9-12, 2011.

Register for the Happy Hour Here.

Class of ’96 Fifteen Year Reunion! Thurs June 9 – Sunday June 12, 2011

Can you believe that it’s been fifteen years already since we graduated from Cornell?  By now, we’ve all established ourselves firmly in our lives, and for many of us, our time on the hill is a very warm memory from almost half a lifetime away.  This summer we have the opportunity to head back to the university from which many of us set sail into the world to do our big things or our not so big things.

Reunion year brings alumni back from all over the world to catch up with old friends and see what Cornell has been doing with itself since we moved on.  It also gives us the chance to share our stories in the very landscape where they were formed with spouses, significant others, and children who may never have been there.

Please mark your calendar and join hundreds of your former classmates if you can in Ithaca late this springtime for our 15 year reunion!

Watch this space for updates!  We’ll post more information as it becomes available.

Update: Class of 1996 Reunion Headquarters will be on North Campus in Low Rise 9!

Also see Cornell’s Reunion 2011 website for information about local pre-reunion events, like the New York City Metro Area Pre-Reunion Happy Hour on Wednesday March 16 at the Cornell Club in Midtown NYC. Pre-registration is required due to capacity limitations (since ALL graduating classes with years ending in 1 or 6 are invited.)

http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/reunion/

Big Red Men’s Holiday Ice Hockey vs. Colgate University

Time: Saturday, November 27 · 7:30pm – 9:30pm

Location:
Prudential Center
165 Mulberry St
Newark, NJ

Let’s face it- no Thanksgiving is complete without it!! Join fellow 1996 classmates, other Cornell alumni and current students in the stands as the Big Red Men’s Ice Hockey team takes on the Raiders of Colgate University at the home of the New Jersey Devils- the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Purchase your tickets here: http://www.athletics.cornell.edu/tickets/index.html. The ECAC Hockey Writers and Broadcasters As…sociation forecasts a fourth place finish for Colgate team this year, while placing Cornell in second place. The Prudential Center, which opened in October 2007, is a $375 million dollar facility. Also host to the Seton Hall Men’s Basketball team, the New Jersey Nets, the performing arts, and other special events, Prudential Center is the cornerstone of a $2 billion dollar revitalization program in the city of Newark.

Metro/Directions: Located in downtown Newark, just 2 blocks from Newark Penn Station. The arena is accessible via New Jersey Transit, PATH and Amtrak. Bounded by Edison Place to the north, Lafayette Street to the south, Mulberry Street to the east and Broad Street and City Hall to the west.