Schedule
Last updated 8/4/2026. Check back for updates!
Friday, October 9
12:00 pm
Check-in | Reunion Weekend Welcome Table Opens
Sage Hall Lobby — Friday 12–2:30
Kroon Hall 3rd Floor — Friday evening on
Stop by for your Reunion Weekend 2026 nametag and to let us know you’ve arrived! The welcome table will be open throughout much of Reunion Weekend.
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Lunch + Panel | Cooling Hot Cities
Bowers Auditorium, Sage Hall
Kick off Reunion Weekend with an afternoon exploring the impacts of heat in urban settings and how it can be mitigated. Learn how the work of YSE faculty, alumni, and students is advancing more equitable, livable, and resilient communities.
Panelists will include:
- Karen Seto, Frederick C. Hixon Professor of Geography and Urbanization Science; Director of the Hixon Center for Urban Sustainability; Co-Director of the Yale Center for Geospatial Solutions.
- Morgan Grove ’91 MFS, ’96 PhD – Lecturer in Urban Ecology for Local and Regional Decision Making at YSE, Commissioner and Co-Chair of the Office of Sustainability for the City of Baltimore, Co-Principal Investigator of the Baltimore Ecosystem Study and Visiting Scientist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies.
- Erika Svendsen '93 MES, Program Director of the YSE Urban Climate Leadership Certificate Program and former Research Scientist and Team Leader of the U.S. Forest Service NYC Urban Field Station.
This event is a complement to a tour of innovative cooling strategies that will follow. You are welcome to attend one or both.
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Field Trip | Cooling Hot Cities
Departs and returns to Sage Hall
Hop on board the bus for an immersive guided tour of innovative cooling strategies integrated into communities across New Haven, including three reflective cooling murals, high-impact urban tree-planting efforts by the Urban Resources Initiative, and the New Haven Botanical Garden of Healing. We will end with a stop along the Farmington Canal Trail, immediately adjacent to a new locally-owned ice cream shop, before returning to YSE on foot via the Farmington Canal Trail or by bus.
This tour will be largely by bus but will include some walking and loading and unloading from a bus that is likely to have steps. Please email alumni.yse@yale.edu with questions. Spots limited, registration required.
5:00 pm – 5:45 pm
Alumni Flash Talks | Business and the Environment
Burke Auditorium, 3rd Floor, Kroon Hall
Engaging, short-format talks by alumni. This year’s talks will focus on the intersection of business and environment to mark the 20th anniversary of the Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY). Facilitated by Stuart DeCew '11 MEM/MBA, Executive Director of CBEY.
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Reunion Weekend TGIF | Alumni + Student Networking
Knobloch Environment Center, 3rd Floor, Kroon Hall
Build connections with YSE Students, network with fellow alumni, and kick off the weekend with YSE students, alumni, faculty, and staff over hors d’oeuvres and drinks.
Events | Class-Organized Events
- Class of 2006 Class Gathering | Sage Lounge | 8pm
Having (or need help with) an event for your class? Let us know!
Open late nearby:
The Well @ Yale Commons
Prospect/College Street at Grove Street
Yale-run pub a three block walk from YSE. Open to the public Friday 5pm – 11pm
8:00 pm
Gathering | LGBTQIA+ Alumni – Student Mixer
Marsh Rotunda, Marsh Hall
A welcoming gathering with seasonal refreshments. Open to all.
Saturday, October 10
9:00 am – 10:00 pm
Breakfast | Alumni Breakfast Social
Gordy’s BYO Café, 3rd Floor, Kroon Hall
Greet the day and your fellow alumni!
Hot breakfast buffet with a variety of options will be available until 10 am. Coffee and pastries will remain available until 12:00pm
10:00 am – 10:45 am
Inspiration | Distinguished Alumni Awardee Seminars
Burke Auditorium, 3rd Floor, Kroon Hall
Learn about the careers and impact of this year’s Distinguished Alumni Award winners.
10:45 am – 11:30 am
Looking ahead | State of the School Address
Burke Auditorium, 3rd Floor, Kroon Hall
Dean Indy Burke will bring returning alumni up to speed with happenings at YSE during her deanship thus far, and discuss the challenges and opportunities ahead for the School.
11:30 am – 11:45 am
Break |Coffee Break
Gordy’s BYO Café, 3rd Floor, Kroon Hall
11:45 am – 1:00 pm
Faculty Panel | Frontiers in the environment with new YSE Faculty
Burke Auditorium, 3rd Floor, Kroon Hall
From the field, to the lab, to the global stage, learn about the research and impact of a few of the recent additions to the YSE faculty.
1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Lunch + Celebration | YSE Alumni Awards Luncheon
Kroon Hall, Knobloch Environment Center
Celebrate this year’s alumni awardees and hear remarks from our Prospect Street awardee at this luncheon with alumni, faculty and guests.
Free Time | Class Gatherings + Self-Arranged Activities
Having or (need help with) an event for your class? Let us know!
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Gathering | Alumni of Color Mixer
Location TBD
Hosted by the YSE Alumni Association Board. Open to all. Light refreshments provided.
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Dinner| YSE Harvest Dinner
A highlight of Reunion Weekend at YSE. Join your class and fellow alumni for a cozy harvest-themed meal in Sage Hall.
Sunday, October 11
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Brunch | Morning at the Yale Farm – Breakfast and Tour
The Yale Farm, 345 Edwards Street (walking distance from YSE)
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