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Housing

Class of 1976 will be housed in Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hall. Dorm room reservations will open with registration in spring of 2026.

Arrival and Parking: When arriving for Reunion, guests may drop off passengers and luggage near Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hall by turning onto Northcross Road from Jessup Road and following the one-way traffic pattern to Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hall, turning right towards the Rawlings Green exit. Directional signage will be posted to assist in guiding you. Guests will see signage for the Ruth Bader Ginsburg/50th unloading area. Passengers and luggage may be dropped off in this area. You will not be able to leave your vehicle parked in this area while you check in. After delivering passengers and luggage, drivers should exit the drop-off area following a one-way traffic pattern on Rawlings Green towards Cradit Farm Drive to park in A-Lot.

Please note: Drop-off access near residence halls will be available until 9:00 p.m. on Friday of Reunion. After that time, guests will need to park their vehicles in designated Cornell parking lots.

The main parking lot on North Campus is A-Lot behind the Townhouse Community buildings. Available parking will also be in the outer circle parking lot located behind Hasbrouck apartment complex (121 Pleasant Grove Road, Ithaca, NY 14850) across from North Campus. Overflow parking will be designated in the east end of the B-Lot (957 Campus Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850 near the Vet College. A Reunion shuttle van will be available to transport guests from A-Lot and Hasbrouck parking lots to HQ locations on Thursday between noon and 9 p.m. At all other times, on-request ride assistance is available for transportation between parking areas and North Campus, as well as for luggage transport. For all transportation requests, contact Reunion Staff Headquarters at 607-255-7085.

Accessibility: If you have specific accessibility needs, please reach out to Hazel Key in the Office of Alumni Affairs at class_reunion@cornell.edu or 607-255-7085. More information about accessibility can be found at https://alumni.cornell.edu/come-back/reunion/accessibility/.

Additional parking and transportation information can be found at alumni.cornell.edu/come-back/reunion/arriving-getting-around.

Questions?

Contact your Reunion planners:

Terry Heinichen: Cornell76reunion@gmail.com, 319-330-0462

Martha Plass Sheehe ’76: mps66@cornell.edu, 570-204-4076

Registration Chair:

Skip Newman ’76: reunion@skipnewman.com, 847-321-5590

Stay Connected

Be sure to visit our website for class specific details:

Class of 1976 Website

Class of 1976 Events Only:

Please note that there are other university wide events, click here: Schedule | Reunion 2026 | Cornell University.

Thursday

12:00 p.m.

Check in: Class of 1976

Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG), Hall North Campus

5:00 p.m.

Welcome reception and dinner: Class of 1976

Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG) Hall, North Campus

9:00 p.m.

Refreshments: Class of 1976

Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG) Hall, North Campus

Friday

7:00 a.m.

Light continental breakfast: Class of 1976

Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG) Hall, North Campus

Toni Morrison Breakfast

Toni Morrison Dining Hall

10:00 a.m.

Panel: "RED Talk: All Roads Lead Back to Ithaca"—Class of 1976

Uris Auditorium, Uris Hall

5:00 p.m.

Reception: Class of 1976

Bartels Hall, Newman Arena

6:00 p.m.

Elegant buffet dinner: Class of 1976

Bartels Hall, Newman Arena

9:00 p.m.

Hang out for “Straight Break” with cookies and ice cream: Class of 1976

Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG) Hall, North Campus

Saturday

7:00 a.m.

Light continental breakfast: Class of 1976

Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG) Hall, North Campus

Toni Morrison Breakfast

Toni Morrison Dining Hall

11:45 a.m.

Lunch & Class Photo: Class of 1976

Ivy Room, Willard Straight Hall

5:00 p.m.

Reception and dinner: Class of 1976

Toni Morrison Dining Room, Toni Morrison Hall

10:00 p.m.

Hang out for “Straight Break” with cookies and ice cream: Class of 1976

Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG) Hall, North Campus

Sunday

7:00 a.m.

Toni Morrison Breakfast

Toni Morrison Dining Hall

7:30 a.m.

“CU Later” breakfast: Class of 1976

Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG), Hall North Campus

12:00 p.m.

Check out: All classes & groups

Various

Reunion hotels

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