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Join us for a fun and engaging Tennis Clinic for all skill levels, led by Stephen Thirolle, Assistant Coach of Women’s Tennis. The session will feature skill-building drills, instruction, and live play. Please bring your own racquet. Tennis shoes and appropriate athletic attire are required.

How Babies and AI Learn Language: Babies develop from cooing blobs to toddlers that can produce full sentences. As a developmental psychology, I study this amazing process. Large Language Models (LLMs), the models behind software such as ChatGPT, can string words together to form answers to questions. In this class, you’ll learn about the similarities and differences in how babies and LLMs learn language and how this comparison can help us understand what it means to be human.

"The Ottoman World of Sports: How Muslims, Christians, and Jews Created a Shared Physical Culture at the End of Empire" My presentation explores how Istanbul’s Muslims, Christians, and Jews—gymnastics teachers, football coaches, weightlifters, journalists, athletes, and fans—created a gendered and class-stratified civic project that promoted athletics as a source of fun, beauty, and moral education. Influenced by the emerging global vogue for organized sports, all boys from the expanding middle class of the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century imperial capital were expected to exercise and compete on the playing field in order to develop into moral men. Yet even as the embrace of modern athletics transcended ethnoreligious divisions, it did not erase them. Based on my new book, The Ottoman World of Sports: Refashioning Bodies, Men, and Communities in Late Imperial Istanbul, my presentation explores a lived imperial culture whose defining features were shaped by its multiethnic, multireligious, and multilingual sportsmen.

Hitler and Twittler: (Un)Truth and Fascism: “If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed.” – Adolph Hitler “I love the poorly educated.” "Just remember, what you are seeing and what you are reading is not what's happening.” -- Donald Trump In this presentation, I will explore the central role of untruth in fascism; psychological factors contributing to devotion to charismatic/populist leaders and their “big lies”; how social media in the 21st century magnifies untruths and amplifies psychological affinity for big liars; the grave danger this poses to democracy; and, the role of education to offset these pernicious tendencies.

Enjoy tea and pastries with graduates in post 50th Reunion Classes

Documentary film screening of VARIABLE (28 min) and Q&A with skier and film director, Jamie Kennard (‘96). Description: VARIABLE chronicles the 10 year journey of two brothers (Jamie & Doug Kennard) as they attempt to backcountry ski the Adirondack 46ers - a rugged collection of 46 mountains rising to 4,000ft and higher - in a quest to become the first to ski all 81 of the classic high peaks of the Catskill and Adirondack Mountains. The duo face an uphill battle skiing to the summits, navigating through complex terrain of ice, rock, thick trees, and a seesaw of harsh and unpredictable winter conditions. Physical injury in the mountains, a midnight rescue across thin lake ice, and the tragic loss of a spouse, all test the brothers’ commitment. In a landscape where climate change now has the final say on what form winter takes, the two find themselves racing against the clock, and a disappearing snowpack, to finish skiing the last peaks before the decade-long goal melts beneath their skis.

“ Future of Peakspan: How the PRISE Life is Changing the Way We Eat, Move and Age”.  Summary: The future of human longevity is shifting from simply living longer to maintaining high performance for as many years as possible—a concept researchers call Peakspan. Central to this shift is the PRISE Life protocol, a science-based lifestyle framework designed to extend this peak through specific strategies for how we eat, move, and recover.

Registration is required, $25 fee, cash bar with appetizers included

For graduates in post-50th reunion classes.

All classes are welcome to join us for an after-party atmosphere featuring food, live music, and great company. Food and drinks will be available for purchase.

Join President Marc C. Conner for a lively discussion of College updates and his vision for the future.

Grab a complimentary Skidmosa or other beverage with your classmates as you prepare for the Parade of Classes.

Led by the Schenectady Pipe Band, Ltd., distinguished guests, and the Alumni Awards recipients. The parade proceeds from Case Green to Arthur Zankel Music Center.

Vendors on Case Green will include Little Lucy Champagne plus a beer and wine bar, Artisanal Brewing, Kettle Corn, Ben and Jerrys, and Stinkys Coffee, all offering an open bar from 12 to 1 PM followed by a cash bar from 1 to 5 PM.

Kriye Bode, a NYC-based ensemble, presents an energetic performance of traditional Haitian dance and drumming celebrating the spirit and culture of Haiti

For graduates in post-50th reunion classes.

Dance the night away with live band music and fireworks display at 9 p.m.

Enjoy one last meal before making your journey home!

Honor and remember members of the ߣ¶ÌÊÓƵ community who have passed.

Join us for a fun and engaging Tennis Clinic for all skill levels, led by Stephen Thirolle, Assistant Coach of Women’s Tennis. The session will feature skill-building drills, instruction, and live play. Please bring your own racquet. Tennis shoes and appropriate athletic attire are required.