Edward McKelvey

On a different subject, though one tangentially related to mentoring, I wanted to be sure people who had Hirsch Kasper as a professor knew that he is retiring this year.  Hirsch came to Oberlin the year before we did, which makes this the 54th year of his service to the college.  I had him for labor economics and I'm sure many of you had him in various courses.  Since returning to Oberlin almost six years ago I have gotten to know Hirsch as a colleague.  He is one of the wisest, unassuming, and thoroughly private people I know.  That said, I know he would appreciate any words of well wishes any of you want to lob his way.  His email address is hkasper@oberlin.edu. 

Kim Solez

If you are looking for something to do at 6 am MST this Wednesday the 15th you can watch this live stream flipped classroom teaching session I am doing with pathology residents from the Mount Sinai Health System in NYC by Skype! 8 am EST. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avJlFmYyvSw Here is more background on the subject matter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGReQizyn-c  https://termis.ipostersessions.com/default.aspx?s=78-58-CE-D4-AB-91-46-64-FF-06-6C-A6-54-AD-8D-D0

Paul Safyan

Thanks for letting everyone know.  I hope some doctors join.

Kim Solez

There was a good response. The three associated YouTube URLs attracted 152 views in the past 24 hours https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avJlFmYyvSw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TCpaxMSn9Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OwztAbQ1i4

Kim Solez

Let me propose a contest, poets vs. physicians/scientists. Most poets would like to jump immediately to the start of the poem in this video at 11 minutes 32 seconds and physicians/scientists might be interested in the video from the beginning. Using YouTube analytics we will be able to tell eventually how many people started at the beginning and how many started at the poem. But then there will be defections, some poets will then want to watch the whole video. Some physicians/scientists may be interested in going back again and again to the poem. It is a good measure of the power of poetry versus the power of didactic presentation. Let the contest begin!

Liz Ryan (Cole)

I was pleasantly surprised to have this pop up this morning on the OCandC Class of 1968 webpage, but I am also confused. It appears to be part of a longer thread?  Where did it come from ?  Are there others?  thanks in advance for any explanations.  liz

Kim Solez

Hi Liz,

This is the only thread in the forum, but many of the individual classmate profiles have considerably longer threads attached to their individual profiles. Click on any of the names with a camera icon for examples. Also many of the In Memory threads for departed classmates are very interesting and informative.

Eve Roshevsky

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Gideon Schein

Honors richly deserved!

Peter Griswold

That is so great to hear that there is still (or at least until June 30), one faculty member still at OC who was there when we were there - Professor Kasper.  I never had a class with him, but remember him.  I'm imporesed with longevitiy and connections with the past. 

Edward McKelvey

Until June 30 officially, but they've given him an extra semester of access to his office to clean it out, and from all appearances he'll need every second.  If you're looking for complete collections of academic journals in economics, he's your guy. 

Shirley Wilson (Gilpin)

Glad to be here.  Is this the chat room?  Shirley Wilson Gilpin 

Paul Safyan

Shirley Gilpin and Shirley Smith:

This forum area is one place to chat. 

The larger area is under "What's New?""

Paul

Edward McKelvey

This is not a response to anythting but instead a question.  How is it that the home page shows 122 coming to the reunion out of 135 answering the survey when the list of attendees shows 138 coming?  16 phantoms?

Paul Safyan

Ed:  You economists are so quantitative!

I can't answer definitively because I have not looked at the "count" at all.  I've just been adding the respondents to the list.

I have a list of those who have answered that they are not coming.  I have only recorded 13 such people.

My guess is that the discrepancy is from the fact that some people either were not able to answer the survey and told me that they were coming, or that I knew that they were coming, somehow, and I added their names.

Should this not provide a satisfactory answer, I hope that you will research this thoroughly and report back. :-).  Thanks.

Have you counted 138 in the table on the home page?  

Edward McKelvey

Ok, so the list doesn’t come directly from the survey.  Good enough for me. 

Donald Salisbury

I have been unable to find information on the class of 1968 webpage about reserving accommodations for the reunion. I see only that the reunion headquarters is Kahn Hall. Do we need to reserve a room there? If so, how?

Susan Gardner

The information for reunion registering will be sent out in March, I believe.

Susan Gardner

Paul Safyan

Yes, everyone, the latest projection is that this registration material will be sent in mid- to late- March.

An email about the pre-reunion ( a couple days in Cleveland for our class only) will be out very soon.

Steven Katz

William Harman

Folks,

I am not sure this message belongs here, but would welcome guidance on where to repost it. I plan to be driving to the reunion from Pittsburgh. Anyone who would like to hitch a ride (probable maximum of 2 to 3) would be welcome to come with me as well as to return to Pittsburgh. Contact me at 423-667-9360 or at  wharman@bellsouth.net.

Bill Harman

Jeff Schumer

Paul Safyan

Thanks, Jeff.  Yes, very nice pub.