Getting Started

Goals

Throughout the planning process, always keep in mind your main goals for Reunion:

First, inspire your classmates to participate in Reunion. This will involve your committee’s personal outreach to alumni who may or may not currently be engaged with Cornell, while keeping the costs associated with Reunion as affordable as possible.

Second, plan a fun and meaningful experience for your classmates and their guests. By providing a personal touch, your Reunion will serve as a one-of-a-kind experience to reconnect old friends, create positive memories, and introduce alumni and their friends and families to today’s Cornell.

 

Reunion Support Staff

Reunion planning is a team effort! Here are key personnel to help you:

  • Class, Student, and Young Alumni Programs staff members serve as your primary contact for planning Reunion. These volunteer managers are also responsible for coordinating all Reunion logistics, including transportation, rentals, and working with campus affiliates and partners.
  • Alumni Affairs staff members provide expert support with initiatives involving social media, marketing, metrics, technology, fundraising, and leveraging support from other campus partners.
  • Conference Services staff members serve as your primary contact for headquarters setup, on campus housing-related inquiries, and housing pre-assignments.
  • Student clerks are assigned to assist your class/group throughout Reunion weekend.
  • Head clerks are assigned to support Class, Student, and Young Alumni Programs staff and your student clerks. Head clerks are stationed at staff headquarters during Reunion.
  • Peer planners can provide support, ideas, and advice on Reunion Planning. Reunion chairs from sister classes/groups may share their experiences to assist your decision-making. In addition, alumni from your class/group may be willing to serve on your Reunion committee.

Refer to Who Does What for Reunion? for further clarification.