Class Note 1998
Issue
May - Jun 2017
Hey, ’98s, happy spring! I hope that some of you got a chance to do some community service, volunteering or other type of service on the 2017 98th Day of Service earlier this month. This is a great tradition our class has undertaken over the last few years and every year it seems to get bigger and bigger. Please send me a note if you were able to participate; I’d love to know what our fellow ’98s did!
In other class news, I recently got a note regarding the release of Seth Abramson’s most recent book, Golden Age, which Seth describes as a collection of “post-postmodern experiments” on topics including race, ethnicity, religion, gender, class, mental health, social media, celebrity culture and transgressive art.”
Also in ’98 book news, Rachel Federman recently published a kit titled Writer’s Boot Camp: 30 Days to Total Writing Fitness, a series of tips based on Rachel’s “more than 15 years of writing professionally as a social justice advocate” as well as her more than 20 nonfiction books. Rachel also has an upcoming collaboration in the works with the New York Botanical Garden, called “The Mindful Gardener.” Congratulations to both Seth and Rachel on these wonderful accomplishments!
Earlier this year Matt Burke was promoted to defensive coordinator of the Miami Dolphins, surely one of a small number of recent Dartmouth graduates to have reached the upper echelons of NFL assistant coaching positions. A Miami Herald article discussing Matt’s recent promotion also talked about his history of “adventure vacations” that Matt takes in the pro football offseason, including a safari in Botswana and a climb of Mount Kilimanjaro. Matt’s promotion to defensive coordinator comes after eight years coaching linebackers for a few different NFL teams. For those of you who may have forgotten back to our days as undergraduates, Matt played safety at the College and was part of the 1996 undefeated Ivy League championship Big Green squad. Congratulations, Matt!
And finally, while it seems hard to fathom, we are now just a little more than a year away from our 20-year reunion! If you have any ideas for activities or any other aspect of the 20-year reunion or want to contribute in any way to the reunion planning, please reach out to the wonderful Kate Gold at kategold98@gmail.com to offer your ideas or your time! Kate would surely appreciate it.
That’s all for now. Please shoot me a note and let me know what’s going on in your lives, personally, professionally or otherwise. I so very enjoy hearing from each and every ’98 who takes the time to reach out!
My best.
—Jeffrey Beyer, 25 Aspen Way, Morristown, NJ 07960; jeffrey.beyer@gmail.com
In other class news, I recently got a note regarding the release of Seth Abramson’s most recent book, Golden Age, which Seth describes as a collection of “post-postmodern experiments” on topics including race, ethnicity, religion, gender, class, mental health, social media, celebrity culture and transgressive art.”
Also in ’98 book news, Rachel Federman recently published a kit titled Writer’s Boot Camp: 30 Days to Total Writing Fitness, a series of tips based on Rachel’s “more than 15 years of writing professionally as a social justice advocate” as well as her more than 20 nonfiction books. Rachel also has an upcoming collaboration in the works with the New York Botanical Garden, called “The Mindful Gardener.” Congratulations to both Seth and Rachel on these wonderful accomplishments!
Earlier this year Matt Burke was promoted to defensive coordinator of the Miami Dolphins, surely one of a small number of recent Dartmouth graduates to have reached the upper echelons of NFL assistant coaching positions. A Miami Herald article discussing Matt’s recent promotion also talked about his history of “adventure vacations” that Matt takes in the pro football offseason, including a safari in Botswana and a climb of Mount Kilimanjaro. Matt’s promotion to defensive coordinator comes after eight years coaching linebackers for a few different NFL teams. For those of you who may have forgotten back to our days as undergraduates, Matt played safety at the College and was part of the 1996 undefeated Ivy League championship Big Green squad. Congratulations, Matt!
And finally, while it seems hard to fathom, we are now just a little more than a year away from our 20-year reunion! If you have any ideas for activities or any other aspect of the 20-year reunion or want to contribute in any way to the reunion planning, please reach out to the wonderful Kate Gold at kategold98@gmail.com to offer your ideas or your time! Kate would surely appreciate it.
That’s all for now. Please shoot me a note and let me know what’s going on in your lives, personally, professionally or otherwise. I so very enjoy hearing from each and every ’98 who takes the time to reach out!
My best.
—Jeffrey Beyer, 25 Aspen Way, Morristown, NJ 07960; jeffrey.beyer@gmail.com