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Welcome to the third Alumni Networks
Newsletter, keeping you informed of the latest news and developments from
the University and its vibrant Alumni Network at home and abroad. After
the great success of the Alumni Volunteers’ Leadership Conference, which gave
us the opportunity to share best practice and celebrate and thank our
dedicated alumni branch offices, one of the next major Alumni events on
the horizon is the Oxford Alumni Weekend. In this edition we take a look
back at the Conference as well as looking forward to the forthcoming
Alumni Weekend, giving more information about the Branch Officers’ Lunch
and Networking. In other news, I am also pleased to introduce myself as
the Alumni Office’s Communications and Networks Assistant. I will be
working with the Alumni Networks Manager Zoe Washford part-time to
support the branches for the next few months and am delighted to have
joined such a lively team, contributing to the invaluable work of the
Alumni Office. I do hope that you enjoy reading this issue and welcome
any feedback. Best wishes, Joby Mullens, Communications and Networks
Assistant.
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Oxford
’s
Access Agreement approved
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Further to the news
article in the previous E-newsletter about
Oxford
tuition fees,
Oxford
University
’s
Access Agreement has now been approved by the Office for Fair Access
(OFFA) and is available on the OFFA website and the University website.
Oxford
will spend more of its additional fee income on access
and financial support than any other university in
England
(50%) - nearly double the sector average.
The University is offering the lowest income students what is believed
to be the most generous financial support package in the country, a
combination of both fee waivers and bursaries worth £10,000 in the
first year and £6,000 each year thereafter.
Read
the story in full.
Read
Vice Chancellor Professor Andrew Hamilton's thoughts on the recent
significant developments in the UK higher education landscape.
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Alumni
Volunteers' Leadership Conference
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42 branch
representatives from around the world attended the inaugural Alumni
Volunteers’ Leadership Conference in July to share best practice and
ideas. The weekend also offered us the opportunity to celebrate and
thank our dedicated alumni branch officers.
Delegates travelled from as far afield as
Fiji
to attend the three day event, held at St Anne’s College, with half of
those present from the
UK
.
The conference commenced on Friday with a champagne reception in the
Bodleian quad hosted by the Vice-Chancellor Andrew Hamilton, followed
by dinner in the
Divinity
School
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Saturday then offered a full day of activities including branches’
different approaches to volunteering.
David Langer (St Anne’s), founder of Group Spaces participated in a
panel on communicating via print, the web and social networking and
Berlin
and
London
branch representatives shared best practices in event planning.
Read the story in full.
View event workshops and presentation files.
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The invaluable role the
Alumni branch network plays in keeping Alumni engaged with
Oxford
has been
highlighted in a short film recorded at the Alumni Volunteers’
Leadership Conference in July.
Several Alumni group
volunteers were interviewed during the three-day-event about why they
got involved, the benefits and advantages of the network.
View the film.
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UK
High Commissioner to
Trinidad
and Tobago
speaks at local OUS
meeting
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Magdalen graduate and UK
High Commissioner to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Arthur Snell
spoke about his illustrious career at a recent meeting of the T&T
branch of Oxford University Society.
Mr Snell, who studied History at
Magdalen
College
,
was appointed High Commissioner in May this year. The audience heard of
his postings to Africa and the Middle East with the Foreign Office
during his varied career to date, as well as his views on the
relationships between the UK Government and the wider
Caribbean
area.
The meeting was Held at the High Commissioner’s residence in Maraval on
July 20. To find out more about the T&T branch, visit the group’s page on the Alumni website.
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A reminder to all
branches to do please continue to keep us posted with regards to news
and events from your groups so that we can help to spread the word.
Please email: joby.mullens@alumni.ox.ac.uk with details.
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After-work
drinks,
Basel
,
Switzerland
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The
Zurich
branch of the
Oxford
and Cambridge Club
has organised after-work Alumni drinks at the Campari Bar in
Basel
from 6pm to
8.30pm on Tuesday, August 2.
Alumni and friends in the
Basel
area are invited along To find out more about the regional branch
and get in touch, visit the branch page on the Alumni website.
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Alumni
Weekend 2011 – Meeting Minds - 21st century challenges
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Alumni group
representatives are reminded that they are invited to a special Branch
Officers’ Lunch and Networking event as part of this year’s Alumni
Weekend, which takes place from 16-18 September.
The lunch itself will be
held on 16 September from 11am until 1.40pm at Rhodes House and there
will provide an opportunity for attendees to meet and mingle with the
OUS Board members.
Don’t forget that you are entitled to a free pass for the full weekend!
For more information, visit the
Alumni Weekend website.
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The
Oxford Institute of Archaeology Golden Jubilee - Open Day
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The Oxford Institute of Archaeology
celebrates its 50th Anniversary on 29 September 2011. Alumni and
friends of the Institute are warmly invited to help mark its Golden
Jubilee with an Open Day from 2pm to 5pm, when it will be possible to
visit old haunts, catch up with old friends and attend brief
presentations on a range of fieldwork and research projects being
undertaken by current staff and students. Exhibits relating to the
work and history of the Institute will be on display and refreshments
will be available.
There will be a drinks reception from 5.30pm to 8pm in the gardens
of St Cross College (or in the Hall, if inclement), to which all are
welcome. Spaces for the reception are limited. Please email: 50years@arch.ox.ac.uk if you would like to attend.
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SAVE
THE DATE
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Cardiff
Study Day - Saturday, November
12,
National
Museum
,
Cardiff
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Alumni
Card Benefits
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There are an increasing
number of benefits and discounts associated with the Alumni Card
available online and internationally, from 10% off at Blackwell
online, as well as in all stores, to Truffle
Trees, which you can adopt wherever you are in the world!
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2011-2012
Oxford Alumni Travel Programme brochure
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The 2011-2012 Oxford
Alumni Travel Programme brochure is now available online and in print.
For full details of all trips please visit our website, or email: travel@alumni.ox.ac.uk to receive a copy of the brochure in the post. Don’t forget that all
trips can be joined without flights.
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Travel
Photography Competition
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The deadline for this
year’s Travel photography competition is 1 September, and the theme
is Citius, Altius, Fortius: Swifter, Higher, Stronger - the motto
of the Olympics. We are looking forward to your visual interpretations
of this theme, sporting or otherwise. Full details of the competition,
including information about how to enter and terms and conditions are
on our website.
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Contact
Us
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Let us know what you’re
doing! To send in news and stories to feature in this newsletter,
please email: joby.mullens@alumni.ox.ac.uk. I look forward to
hearing from you.
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Oxford
&
Cambridge
Club,
Zurich
- Alumni After-work Drinks,
Basel
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Oxford
Alumni Weekend 2011 - Meeting Minds - 21st
Century Challenges - 16-18 Sep 2011
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Oxford Institute of
Archaeology Golden Jubilee - Open Day
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