September 25 - 27, 2015
Emeriti Classes (before 1965) and the
Classes of 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, and 1985
Friday, September 25
Reunion 2015 Registration
8:30 A.M. - 5 P.M.
South Hall, Bogaard Room (1070)
Start your visit by picking up your name badge(s)-they'll be your admission ticket(s) to all reunion events except football. You also can get an attendance list for your class, an updated events schedule, and any football tickets you have reserved.
Visit a class
8: 40 – 11:35 A.M.
Various classrooms
Nothing will make you nostalgic for law school like watching a current student sweat a cold call. Sit in on a lecture and truly relive the experience. The following classes are welcoming alumni visitors for their Friday morning lecture. No rsvp is required, but space is limited.
Commercial Transactions with Prof. JJ White
8:40 - 10:10 A.M.
Hutchins Hall, Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howell Room (132)
Federal Courts with Prof. Gil Seinfeld
8:55 - 10:10 A.M.
South Hall, McDowell Room (1225)
Legislation and Regulation with Prof. Joan Larsen
10:20 – 11:35 A.M.
South Hall 0225
South Hall and Lawyers Club Tour
10-11:30 A.M.
Meet on the steps of the Reading Room
Registration required
Every lawyer’s favorite on-campus housing has gotten a face lift. See the results of the yearlong renovation of the student rooms, part of which are now known as the Charles T. Munger Residences in the Lawyers Club. Designed to maintain the architectural integrity of the Law Quad while providing modern upgrades, the renovations include revitalized living spaces and common areas.
You’ll also tour South Hall, which was dedicated in September 2012. The building features classrooms for small seminars as well as large lectures, the Jeffries Student Lounge, the Miller Canfield Corner, and offices for faculty, clinics, and administrative units.
Lunch
11:30 A.M. - 1 P.M.
Lawyers Club, Student Dining Room
Registration required
Enjoy lunch with other alumni and current students.
Who Are We?: A Report on the Results of the Michigan Law Alumni Survey
1-2 P.M.
South Hall, Bickner Room (1020)
Michigan is the only American law school that regularly has surveyed its alumni about their careers. After an eight-year hiatus, Michigan Law recently resumed this life/job satisfaction survey last year. This year the classes of 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, and 2010 will be polled. Prof. J. J. Prescott will review initial survey findings and engage the audience in a lively discussion regarding the changes in alumni lives and careers.
Faculty Speaker: Professor Michael Barr
2-3 P.M.
South Hall, Bickner Room (1020)
Professor Barr will speak about his forthcoming book, Five Ways the Financial System Will Fail Next Time. Prof. Barr is a former clerk to Justice Souter. He is a leading national expert on financial institutions, and formerly served as U.S. Department of Treasury - Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions. He was key architect of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. In addition to serving as a Michigan Law professor, he currently is a nonresident senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and the Brookings Institution.
Distinguished Alumni Award Presentation
3:15-4:15 P.M.
Hutchins Hall, Robert B. Aikens Commons, Upper Level
A new tradition continues at Michigan Law: the presentation of the Distinguished Alumni Award. The award recognized extraordinary alumni who, through making an exceptional impact on their professions, communitites, and/or Michigan Law, have exemplified the values and ethos of the University of Michigan Law School.
The recipients for 2015 are Prof. Tom Kauper, JD '60, and Yoichi Yamakawa, MCL '69.
Welcome Reception: Classes of 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, and Emeriti
5:30-7 P.M.
Michigan Union, Rogel Ballroom
Registration required
Join your classmates and fellow alumni, as well as Michigan Law faculty, for a festive celebration with drinks and hors d'oeuvres. If you haven't picked up your name badge(s) yet, you can do so here.
Class of 1965 Welcome Dinner - Please note location change!
5:30-7 P.M.
at the home of
Robert (JD '65) and Terry Foster
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
*Registration required, full address details to be emailed to attendees
Join your classmates for a strolling dinner at the home of one of your classmates. Yellow Car service has been made available by the Office of Development & Alumni Relations (fare and gratuity included) from your headquarters hotel to the Foster's and back. Please call 734-663-3355 to make arrangements for pick-up.
Saturday, September 26
The game time has been set for 12:00 noon. The times listed reflect this change.
Reunion 2015 Registration
8:30 A.M. - Noon
South Hall, Bogaard Room (1070)
If you weren't able to pick-up your name badge(s) on Friday night, you can do so here-they'll be your admission ticket(s) to all reunion events except football. You also can get an attendance list for your class, an updated events schedule, and any football tickets you have reserved.
Cavaedium Society Breakfast
8-9 A.M.
Lawyers Club Lounge
Registration required
This special event welcomes alumni who give $2,500 or more annually to the Law School Fund and who, in appreciation, are recognized at the Cavaedium Society level. (For more information on annual giving, the Law School Fund, and reunion giving, please contact Janice Glander, director of annual giving, at 734.615.4521 or jglander@umich.edu.)
A Conversation with Dean West
9-10 A.M.
South Hall, McDowell Room (1225)
Join Dean West in the beautiful new academic building, South Hall, for an update on the Law School.
Tailgate
10 A.M. - Noon
Tent on the Law Quad
Registration required
Gather with old friends and new to enjoy picnic food and nonalcoholic beverages. (Sorry: Due to state liquor license regulations and U-M campus policy, we are unable to serve alcohol.) To find your classmates, look for class year signs located throughout the tent.
Phid House Alumni Tours & Tailgate
10 A.M. - Noon
502 E. Madison
Phid House Alumni, please stop by the house on your way to the football game for food and beer with the current housemates and your fellow alumni. Come see how the house has changed -- and how it has stayed the same. If you have any photographs of your time at Phid that you'd like to share with the current residents, please feel free to bring them!
Please contact phidboard@umich.edu with any questions.
Wolverine Football vs. Brigham Young University
Noon
Michigan Stadium
Non-Football Alternative Activities
It may be a Football Saturday in Ann Arbor, but there’s a whole lot more going on besides at the Big House. To learn about other activities, including family-friendly ones, download the list or pick up information at registration.
Reunion 2014 – Class Dinners
6 P.M.
Michigan League
Registration required
Class dinners are the heart of the reunion weekend. A class photograph will be taken during the evening, and Dean West will stop by to greet each reunion group. Appetizers, dinner and cocktails, beer and wine are included in the event price. Class dinner attire is "business dressy".
Venues are as follows:
- Emeriti Classes - Kalamazoo Room
- Class of 1965 - Ballroom
- Class of 1970 - Koessler Room (note room change)
- Class of 1975 - Vandenberg Room
- Class of 1980 - Hussey Room (note room change)
- Class of 1985 - Michigan Room
Sunday, September 27
Dean's Farewell Brunch
9:30–11 A.M.
Hutchins Hall, Robert B. Aikens Commons, Upper Level
All reunion classes are invited to an informal brunch with Dean West.
South Hall and Lawyers Club Tour
11 A.M.-Noon
Meet on the steps of the Reading Room
Registration required
Every lawyer’s favorite on-campus housing has gotten a face lift. See the results of the yearlong renovation of the student rooms, part of which are now known as the Charles T. Munger Residences in the Lawyers Club. Designed to maintain the architectural integrity of the Law Quad while providing modern upgrades, the renovations include revitalized living spaces and common areas.
You’ll also tour South Hall, which was dedicated in September 2012. The building features classrooms for small seminars as well as large lectures, the Jeffries Student Lounge, the Miller Canfield Corner, and offices for faculty, clinics, and administrative units.