July Alumni Update

Dear , Greetings from Oxford, where the last few weeks have seen the usual round of summer events and activities at St Cross. We have enjoyed lectures by the distinguished speakers listed in my June newsletter (copies of which can be downloaded as a podcast), the ‘going down’

dinner for our leavers, the College Ball and this week the annual College garden party on Wednesday 29 June. The front quad was a rainbow of colours as many members were in full academic dress, having come straight from the Vice-Chancellor’s Encaenia garden party that afternoon, as indeed did the V-C himself, Professor Andrew Hamilton, who is an Honorary Fellow of St Cross. It was a very special occasion, the last full College reception for Professor Andrew Goudie as Master after his eight years at the helm, though his tenure does not finish until the end of August. The day was marked by the presentation by Dr Fernanda Pirie, the President of Common Room, of a small token of the College’s appreciation of the Master’s time here. It took the form of a hefty terracotta pot holding a tall, spiky and very deserty-looking plant whose name escapes me but is apparently exactly what will evoke thoughts of hot, dry wilderness when the Master is contemplating the cool Oxford drizzle. He has also been given a case of magnificent Premier Cru Pomerol wines as a leaving present from the Governing Body. This term 163 students have finished their courses and have now been

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July Alumni Update

added to the roster of alumni, so I should like to congratulate them and extend a warm welcome to all those new members who are receiving this monthly newsletter for the first time. The College is now beginning to wind down for the summer: there are noticeably fewer people in for lunch and many are away undertaking research and fieldwork elsewhere, or even taking a holiday. Please take note, if you are considering a visit to the College, that the last lunch before the summer break will be served on Friday 29 July and they will restart on Tuesday 30 August. I would also remind everyone to let us know of

any changes of email or postal address. The alumni office will remain open throughout the summer vacation. A quick reminder: don’t forget the discussion coming up soon between Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch and Melvyn Bragg, mentioned in my last newsletter, on ‘The King James Bible - the end of the road?’ at 6.00pm on Thursday 7 July at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, High Street, Oxford. To book a ticket, please see the Theology

Department website. Another date to note: St Cross will be holding a drinks reception for all College alumni from 5.30-7.30pm on Saturday 17 September. It is part of this year’s annual Oxford University Alumni Weekend, for which booking is now open and for which the theme is 'Meeting Minds – 21st

Century Challenges'. There will also be a number of short lectures in the College linked to the theme in the late afternoon before the party. We will be sending out email invitations nearer the date with more details. You may already be aware of the Oxford Careers Network (OCN), a database of former Oxford University undergraduates and postgraduates who have volunteered to share their experiences of employment. The University Careers office is keen for more alumni to register so if you would like to help the next generation of Oxford graduates please visit their website. They also run the University’s

International Internship Programme (OUIIP) which offers global internships to our current students. 90% of these internships are offered by Oxford alumni. If you think you may be able to help, please email the Careers Office. Alumni are of course entitled to life-long

support from the Careers Service, and anyone in need of careers advice can contact them for an appointment. The University Alumni summer wine-tasting reception in London is an event to look forward to. It will be held in Vintners’ Hall from 6.30 – 9.30pm on Thursday 21 July and there will be an introductory talk by Oz Clarke. More details are on the Alumni Office website. Those of you in Australia and New Zealand may be interested to know that the Vice-Chancellor is undertaking a tour there this summer. Alumni receptions have been arranged in several cities between 27 July and 6 August so that old members and their guests have a chance to meet the VC on his travels. Full information is available on the website

and online booking is available there. I am putting together this year’s Crossword magazine at present.

University events around the World... Melbourne, Australia - Oxford Cambridge Golf Day, 17th July London, UK - Summer Drinks Reception, 21st July Canberra, Australia - Alumni Reception, 27th July Australia and New Zealand - Vice Chancellor's Visit, 27th July - 6th August Don't forget - you can find your local University group, and stay involved with Oxford events wherever you are in the World!

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July Alumni Update

There is still just time to tell us of any news you would like to include but I would like the information as soon as possible. The deadline is 6 July. With very best wishes for a pleasant summer, Julia Wigg Communications Manager, St Cross College Email: alumni@stx.ox.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0) 1865 278 480 Fax: +44 (0) 1865 278 484

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