Homecoming festivities, football, reunions, dinners, symposia and lectures, MEL Talks, concerts—dozens of events were packed into four days for alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff, and friends.
THE MANY LAYERS OF AASIF: Award-winning actor, comedian, author, and Comedy Central’s The Daily Show correspondent Aasif Mandvi described himself as a turducken—”An Indian baby wrapped in a British schoolboy wrapped in an American adult”—during a presentation in which he shared stories of his life with an audience in the Palestra.
ON STAGE: Tony and Emmy Award winner Kristin Chenoweth entertained a full house at Kodak Hall, where she was joined on stage by Eastman students.
TEAM WORK: “Creativity is a team sport,” keynote speaker Walter Isaacson told a full house at Kodak Hall. “Collaboration is a contact sport. You need to be around other people.”
FESTIVE 50th: Members of the Class of 1965 pose for a class photo after receiving University medallions to mark their 50th Reunion.
MEL TALK: Kristin Hocker ’15W (EdD), a specialist in the Office of Organizational Development and Staff Diversity, was one of five presenters for the third annual MEL Talks.
HELPING HABITAT: Taryn Anatruda ’16 and Victoria Seremtis ’19 helped build a shed for Habitat Humanity over the course of the day. The shed will be given to a Rochester family that needs storage space.
NAMESAKE CENTER: University Trustee Mark Ain ’67S (MBA) speaks at the ceremony to dedicate the Ain Center for Entrepreneurship, named in recognition of the support of Ain and his wife, Carolyn.
IMPORTANT CONVERSATION: Tasneem Ismailji ’74M (Res), cofounder and board chair of Academy on Violence and Abuse, answers a question during the Annual Stanton-Anthony Conversations. She was joined on the panel by David Corwin, a professor in the University of Utah’s pediatrics department, Jamie Saunders, chief executive officer of the Willow Domestic Violence Center; Diane Morse, director of the Women’s Initiative Supporting Health (WISH) Clinic, and Catherine Cerulli, director of the Susan B. Anthony Center. The panel focused on “Domestic Violence and Health: Considerations Across the Lifespan.”
HOSPITAL TOUR: Staff of the newly opened Golisano Children’s Hospital hosted tours for alumni, family, and other guests.
MEDITATION & MINDFULNESS: Debra Corea, a faculty member in the Program of Dance and Movement, leads a workshop on meditation and mindfulness in Spurrier Hall.
VICTORY! Tight end Daniel DiLoreto (87) is congratulated by teammates after his first half touchdown reception, as the Yellowjackets defeated the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 24-17 during the homecoming game.
MED TALKS: Jack Rowe ’70 (MD), ’02 (Honorary), the Julius B. Richmond Professor of Health Policy and Aging at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and former executive chairman and past chairman and CEO at Aetna, answers questions after his MED Talk presentation.
MILESTONE CELEBRATION: Linda Kinyon McClusky ’65E poses for a photo with her University medallion after a ceremony recognizing the 50th Reunion Class of 1965.
PHOTO OPS: Lynn Shesser ’75N and Lindsey Wilson Minchella ’75N get their photo taken together during the School of Nursing’s class photo session.
ON A MUSICAL NOTE: Tony and Emmy Award winner Kristin Chenoweth (left) took part in a Q&A session with Eastman School students as part of her performance during Meliora Weekend. She was joined by Stephen Carr, assistant professor of voice and opera.
MILLER’S COURT: An annual panel moderated by noted attorney and broadcaster Arthur Miller ’56, ’08 (Honorary) took on issues surrounding sports gambling. Joining Miller were Ira Block ’68 former executive vice president and general counsel for New York City Off Track Betting Corporation; Chris Boehning ’87, ’88 (MS), a partner in the law firm of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison; Jonathan Dimmig ’05, ’06S (MBA), a champion of the 2014 World Series of Poker; author Jeff Katz, the mayor of Cooperstown, New York, and Renee Miller, a lecturer in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences.
TEAM SPIRIT: The pep band fires up the Yellowjacket fans.
PRESIDENTIAL SYMPOSIUM: Stephen Uebbing, a faculty member in the Warner School of Education and director of the University’s project with East High School, was a panelist for the Presidential Symposium focused on “The Crisis in K-12 Education.” Moderated by President and CEO Joel Seligman, the panel also included MaryEllen Elia, commissioner of the New York State Education Department; Wade Norwood ’85, an at-large member of the New York State Board of Regents; Kara Finnigan, an associate professor of education leadership at Warner; and Eric Hanushek, the Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution.
PARENTS CONVENTION: Chris and Tina Elderkin, the parents of Sarah Elderkin ’17, talk with Asma Bawany, the mother of MEL Talk presenter Fatima Bawany ’16 at a reception after the MEL Talks presentation.
FUN RUN: Participants run around the track at the start of the Alumni Fun Run in Fauver Stadium.
MERIDIAN MOMENT: Laura Keenahan ’15 poses for a photo on the Meridian Marker for classmate Rachel Suresky.
POWERFUL PERFORMANCE: Neil Varon conducts at the Eastman Philharmonia and Eastman School Symphony Orchestra Showcase Concert.
IN THE GROOVE: Sheilah Kirui ’19 and Anthony Pane ’19 cut a rug at the 28th annual Tropicana Dance.
SWEET SOUNDS: Jalon Howard ’16 performs with After Hours during the A Cappella Jam, which spotlighted student a cappella groups.
SNAPSHOT: After four years of dating, Brittany Crowley ’10 and Trevor Miller ’11 (T5) take a selfie—their first photo together on the Eastman Quad.
DANCING DELIGHT: Student group Phoenix Fire performs a Chinese folk dance at the Rochester Dinner Revue.
