They wined, they dined, they read Shakespearean sonnets.
In the biggest alumni gathering this side of Reunion Homecoming weekend, more than 400 alumni and guests attended the University’s premiere of the 12-city “Think Again” tour in Portland on November 4. And they learned something.
“For today, you can think of yourself as a freshman class, and the only freshmen to whom I can say, ‘Welcome back,’” president emeritus Gerhard Casper told the group. Designed to mimic what freshmen and sophomores experience in small, intensive seminar courses, the daylong session included lectures by a dozen Stanford faculty members. Current students were on hand to describe their experiences. The event culminated with a banquet, a multimedia presentation and a speech by President John Hennessy.
By the time the tour concludes in June, approximately 9,000 alumni will have sampled a day in the life of a Stanford student—only with a lot better food.
