Events

SYA in Washington, D.C.
April 12, 2023
Limited capacity

SYA in London
May 22, 2023
Limited capacity

After-work socials to connect you with fellow alumni. Grab a bite to eat, a refreshing beverage and connect with fellow SYAers at after-work socials. Food and drinks are on you. SYAers will provide the great company!

Would you like to help organize a social in your city? Contact Susan McLean to learn more. 
 

May 18, 2023
1–2 PM EDT
Join President Tom Hassan, Chair of the Board Holland Goss Lynch FR'86 and Director of Advancement Erin Ericson for a Town Hall recapping the 2022-2023 academic year.
Learn more and register.

April 5, 2023
Slip on your shoes and step into the life of an SYA student! Watch recording.

September 28, 2022
President Tom Hassan and Board of Trustees Chair Holland Goss Lynch FR'86 share the view from 30,000 feet and host a discussion with the 2022 SYA award honorees. Watch recording.

"School" is  back in session!

October 19, 2022
3 p.m. EDT
SYA Spain's Alfonso Pardo
Watch the recording. 

October 24, 2022
8 p.m. EDT
SYA China 
Watch the recording.

November 9, 2022
3 p.m. EST
SYA France's Pascal Montéville
Watch the recording.

January 18, 2023 
3 p.m. EST
SYA Italy's Alessandra Tuzi
Watch the recording.

February 15, 2023
3 p.m. EST
SYA France's Dominique Borotra
Watch the recording.
View the presentation included during class.

March 29, 2023 
3 p.m. EDT
SYA Italy's Santo Sammartino
Watch the recording.

April 19, 2023
3 p.m. EDT
SYA Spain's Álvaro Ávila
Watch the recording.

Join us for conversations featuring alumni speakers. Interested in participating on a panel? Let us know. Check the Recordings tab below to watch prior sessions.

Classes ending in 3 or 8 celebrate milestone reunions this year!  A big shout out to DE'73, ES'73  and FR'73 as they celebrate their 50th reunions, and to the classes of CN'98, ES'98 and FR'98 as they celebrate their 25th.

SYA is here to help but yours is needed to successfully plan an in-person or virtual gathering that is meaningful for your class. 

Learn more about Reunions at SYA.

LEARN MORE ABOUT REUNIONS

SYA's budget supports many areas, including the day-to-day operations of our campuses. Charging a registration fee helps to offset expenses allowing more funds to be applied to operating the schools. We've also found that a registration fee greatly reduces the number of no shows at events, which also helps SYA's budget by more accurately forecasting the actual number of attendees for catering and venue costs.

Virtual Activity-Based Classes 
There may be opportunities to host classes, such as virtual cooking classes, that may have a fee assessed by the vendor. Unfortunately, we are unable to process refunds if you cancel your registration; we can designate your payment as a donation to the SYA Fund. Please let us know immediately if your plans change so that we may fill your space with someone from the wait list.

In-Person Events
Our commitments to vendors are based on the number of registrations received.  If you have registered for one of our regional gatherings, we will be happy to designate your attendance fee as a donation to the SYA Fund. 

Yes, please let us know by submitting your regrets. This will eliminate the reminder emails we send to those we haven't heard from! This goes for virtual events, too!

Of course! Please register your guest using the appropriate selection from the drop-down menu. In-person events limits you to three guests. For virtual events, please consider watching together to allow for more registrants.

Depending on capacity and under special circumstances we can allow additional guests. Please contact events@sya.org for more information. 

Classes in reunion years are encouraged to host virtual reunions and the Alumni Office can help by hosting it on one of its Zoom accounts! Non-reunion classes are encouraged to host virtual Zoom chats; the Alumni Office will provide you with your class contact information and suggestions. 

Have you moved? We invite alumni, parents and friends to events near their home, school or work, depending on the address information we have on record. Please let us know if we need to update our information. We'd love to invite you to events nearby!

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