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GSE Reunion: October 22 & 24

We can't wait to welcome you back!
Hear from President Tessier-Lavigne, take a class without a quiz, tour the GSE's maker space, and celebrate our remarkable alumni.
Alumni award committee.
Two persons wearing Stanford GSE swag.

Registration is now closed.

All guests must register in advance by October 18 to attend our events. Walk-in/on-site registration is not available.

Pricing Schedule:
Alumni Award Lunch Reception: $15 p/p

Although the only fee-based event is the in-person Alumni Award Lunch Reception, advance registration via the link above is required for all of the events you see listed below. To attend any of these events, you must have a GSE Reunion 2021 name badge. Your name badge will serve as proof that you have passed Stanford's vaccination screening process.

Click the links below to learn more.

Friday, October 22

Female student using power drill in the makery.

8:30 – 9:30 a.m. | Center for Educational Research at Stanford (CERAS) 102, GSE Makery

Learn to make, and make to learn:
A tour of the Stanford GSE Makery

The GSE Makery provides equipment and support for the campus community to improve lives through hands-on learning. Learn more and tinker with lab manager Aaron Ragsdale, MS ’14, GSE students, and alumni at this unique learning space.

Students biking in front of Stanford Quad

10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Memorial Auditorium

President’s Welcome and Micro Lectures

Hear welcome remarks from Stanford’s 11th President, Marc Tessier-Lavigne. Afterward, host Dan Klein ’90 presents a showcase of short talks by Stanford faculty including Sarah Stein Greenberg, Daniel Ho, Brian Lowery and Bonnie Maldonado.

1:15 – 2:45 p.m. | Memorial Auditorium

Universities in a Modern World 

President Marc Tessier-Lavigne in conversation with Michael Drake, ’71, President of the University of California, moderated by Mary Cranston, ’70, JD ’75.

Jason Yeatman

3:15 – 4:15 p.m. | Gunn-SIEPR Building, Koret-Taube Conference Center, Room 130

Classes Without Quizzes
The Virtuous Cycle Between Education and Neuroscience

Jason Yeatman, PhD ’14
Assistant Professor, GSE

3:15 – 4:30 p.m. | Dinkelspiel Auditorium

Classes Without Quizzes
Stanford Center for Racial Justice—Rethinking Race, Dismantling Racism, Furthering Justice

Rick Banks, ’87, MA ’81
Professor, Stanford Law School and by courtesy at the GSE
Diane Chin, Acting Director of the Stanford Center for Racial Justice

Sunday, October 24

Alumni Excellence in Education Award logo

11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Center for Educational Research at Stanford (CERAS) and adjacent Canfield Court Tent

GSE Alumni Award Lunch Reception

11:30 a.m. Awards Ceremony | CERAS 101 Learning Hall

12:30 p.m. Lunch Reception | Canfield Court Tent

Join Dean Daniel L. Schwartz, enjoy chef-prepared lunch (vegetarian and gluten-free options available), conversation with classmates and future friends, and find out how our 2021 GSE Alumni Excellence in Education Award honorees are making the world a better place.

Salina Gray, Christine Yeh, and Rebecca Zeigler

Salina Gray, PhD ’14, Curriculum Studies and Science Education
7th and 8th Grade Science Teacher
Mountain View Middle School

Christine Yeh, PhD ’96, Counseling Psychology
Professor, Department of Counseling Psychology
University of San Francisco

and Rebecca Zeigler Mano, MA ’92, SIDEC and STEP
Founder and Director, Education Matters and USAP Community School

GSE Makery lab entrance.

1:30 – 2:30 p.m. | Center for Educational Research at Stanford (CERAS) 102, GSE Makery

Learn to make, and make to learn:
A tour of the Stanford GSE Makery

The GSE Makery provides equipment and support for the campus community to improve lives through hands-on learning. Learn more and tinker with Learning, Design and Technology Master’s Program Director Karin Forssell, ’91, MA ’92, PhD ’11, GSE students, and alumni at this unique learning space.

Female speaker at podium
Three women posing for the camera.
Audience smiling.
Awardee's family cheerful with man playing guitar.

For more information, contact Shannon Doran at sdoran@stanford.edu.

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