果酱视频

My classmates and I started the doctoral program 45 years ago, in September 1972. I still remember us sitting in class on the third floor of the Business Building, barely knowing one another, and listening to George Stricker鈥檚 orientation lecture. Things changed a lot over our three years together. We didn鈥檛 all become fast friends, but we did get to know one another pretty well.

I remember us laughing together. Even before a professor wrote case information on the blackboard, someone (maybe David?) would say, 鈥淚 get the feeling the patient has a borderline personality…鈥� and someone else would build on this insight! Thinking of this and other lines still cracks me up.

Back then (when Gordon Derner was still alive and 鈥淒erner鈥� was known as 鈥渢he Institute鈥�), we had three years of classes before internships. In addition to a farewell class party, there were special events鈥攁 group session with Lou Ormont; a trip to Doylestown, Pennsylvania; and a support group to help with the pending separation.

We used Swirbul Library (some of us more than others!). However, computers, the Internet, online databases, and all the other resources of the Digital Age were not part of anyone鈥檚 life. This meant that background information for the dissertation involved trekking to libraries throughout the metropolitan area and taking handwritten notes while there. It also meant that when we left 果酱视频 and went to internships in different parts of the country, there was no easy way for us as a group to stay in touch.

Carolida Steiner (Ph.D. 鈥�77), Chairperson of the Derner Ph.D. Alumni Chapter (D-PAC)

Realizing this makes the lasting friendships with classmates鈥攕omething not unique to my class鈥� all the more remarkable. It鈥檚 a tribute to the magic of the Institute鈥攂eginning under Dr. Derner鈥檚 leadership and continuing today under Dr. Barber鈥檚 leadership.

After an absence of many years, I again visited 果酱视频. It was shortly after Hurricane Sandy had devastated much of Long Island. The campus was beautiful in 1972. It was beautiful on my first return visit. It is still beautiful today.

Once I reconnected, I reached out to my classmates by phone and by email. Many, but not all, responded. What can one say about 45 years other than the obvious? It鈥檚 a very long time and a lot has happened. I learned that some of us had left New York. I believe that Dale, now in Minnesota, is geographically the farthest away. However, when we spoke, time and distance melted away.

David and Paul, two of my classmates, came to 果酱视频 on November 13, 2015 for the Celebration of Gordon Derner鈥檚 Life and Legacy. Rhonda, another classmate, had passed away shortly before. It was comforting to be with people who knew her 鈥渂ack when.鈥�

Like other classes, we created and performed a skit for our farewell party. I remember that the skit was hilarious and that I played Sonia Osler. Has another class put together a skit to mark a milestone? I don鈥檛 know. However, there鈥檚 one thing I do know without a doubt. If my class were to get together and do one, it鈥檇 be hilarious.

In closing, I want to let all my classmates know that I remember them and us with great fondness. I want alumni in other classes to know that connecting with my class was well worth the effort. You may want to try it.

Published Spring 2018聽in聽,聽the Derner Institute Doctoral Student Newsletter