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Registration will open this summer.</p> <p>Questions? Contact us at <a href="mailto:alumni@rochester.edu">alumni@rochester.edu</a>.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="class-section class-committee"> <div class="container"> <div class="cols"> <div class="col-centered text-center"> <h2 class="overline-yellow text-center">Class Committee</h2> <div class="text text-center"><p>Volunteers are essential to the success of your Reunion celebration and perform a multitude of duties including outreach, event promotion, class gift campaign advocacy, and they encourage classmates to return for your Reunion celebration during Meliora Weekend. Be a part of the magic and help behind the scenes.<br /><a href="/alumni/stay-connected/class-volunteers/">Sign up today</a>.</p></div> <div class="members text text-center"> <div class="cols"> <div class="col"> Denise Batiste <br>Nomi (Miron) Bergman <br>Kennedy Brayboy <br>Stephen De Luca - Co-Chair <br>James Dundorf </div> <div class="col"> Laura Hunt-King <br>Jui Joshi <br>Robin (Wakoff) Lerner <br>Wade Norwood <br>Christopher O'Neill </div> <div class="col"> Suzanne Piotrowski <br>Marcella Richer <br>Forrest Strauss - Co-Chair <br>Romy Toussaint </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="class-section volunteer"> <div class="container"> <div class="cols cols-reverse"> <div class="col"> <div class="text-pad-right"> <h2 class="underline-yellow">Reunion Rally</h2> <div class="text"><p>Reunion Rally is a fun and friendly competition that encourages alumni to get involved during their reunion year. The goal is to see which reunion class can achieve the highest level of participation across four core reunion activities. It’s an opportunity for reunion alumni to reconnect with their classmates, contribute to the University of Rochester community, and have fun in the process!</p></div> <a href="/adv/class/reunion/reunion-rally" class="btn btn-blue">Learn more about the Reunion Rally</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="class-section lost-alumni"> <div class="container"> <div class="cols"> <div class="col"> <div class="image-wrapper"> <img src="https://www.rochester.edu/adv/class/images/L5Bhgd.c0b1/900w/LOSTALUMNI_2016-05-11_flowers_001.jpg"> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="text-wrapper"> <h2>Alumni Contact Initiative</h2> <div class="text"><p>Help reconnect alumni with whom the University has lost touch. View this list of graduates who are currently unreachable, and let them know their contact information is needed. If your name is on the list, please update your information using this <a href="/alumni/explore/update-your-information/">secure online form</a>.</p></div> <a href="/adv/class/lost-alumni" class="btn btn-link">Lost alumni list</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="class-section stay-current"> <div class="container"> <h2 class="overline-yellow text-center">Explore</h2> <div class="cols"> <div class="col"> <img src="https://www.rochester.edu/adv/class/images/OoDLzI.e0ae/800x500/FACEBOOK_07A6123.jpg"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/UR1985/"> <div> <h3>Join your class on Facebook</h3> <div class="text">Connect with fellow graduates to get the latest news and information鈥攁nd that nostalgic feeling too.</div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <img src="https://www.rochester.edu/adv/class/images/sIjVm8.0d15/800x500/2017-10-20_aerial_photos_0380.jpg"> <a href="/adv/class/campus-buildings-and-spaces-today"> <div> <h3>Campus buildings and spaces today</h3> <div class="text">Explore the 150+ acres on the River Campus and how it looks today - from the comfort of home.</div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="class-section class-notes"> <div class="container"> <div class="cols cols-reverse"> <div class="col"> <div class="image-wrapper"> <img src="https://www.rochester.edu/adv/class/images/JZfphg.e20e/650w/ribbon-class-notes-2.jpg"> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="text-wrapper"> <h2>Class Notes</h2> <div class="text"> <p>Learn what's happening with classmates or other Rochester friends-and share your own news! Did you get married? Get a new job or move to a new city? Tell us about your recent travels, career developments, family updates, or anything else you want to share.</p> <p> </p> </div> <a href="https://rax.rochester.edu/s/1676/21/1col.aspx?sid=1676&gid=2&pgid=106&cid=283" class="btn btn-link">View All Notes</a> <a href="/alumni/forms/class-notes/" class="btn btn-link">Share Your News</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="class-section bg-yellow giving"> <div class="container"> <div class="cols cols-reverse"> <div class="col"> <img src="https://www.rochester.edu/adv/class/images/w47NMi.699f/650w/GIVING2011-11-09_campus_RRL_273.jpg"> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="text-pad-right"> <h2 class="overline-inherit">Giving</h2> <div class="text"><p>Help make a difference for thousands of University of Rochester students who are striving to follow in your footsteps by making a gift, of any amount, to any area within the University that you feel most passionate about. Whether you donate to help students in need, contribute to a scholarship fund, a student-run organization you were once part of, or support a beloved professor's research, you are making an important impact.</p></div> <a href="https://securelb.imodules.com/s/1676/giving19/giving19.aspx?sid=1676&gid=2&pgid=877&cid=1713&appealcode=25C42" class="btn btn-dkgray-outline">Make a Gift</a> <a href="https://www.rochester.edu/adv/class/class/1985/reunion-giving" class="btn btn-link"></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="class-section events"> <div class="container"> <div class="events-header"> <h2 class="overline-yellow">Upcoming Events</h2> <a href="https://rax.rochester.edu/?sid=1676&gid=2&pgid=13&cid=664" class="btn-arrow"> Explore More Events </a> </div> <div class="events-list"> <a href="https://rax.rochester.edu?sid=1676&gid=2&pgid=13141&cid=19965&ecid=19965&ciid=54734&crid=0" class="event"> <div class="event-title">Virtual Book Club: Pearce Oysters</div> <div 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