40-year alumni reunion
29 October 2007
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A 40-year alumni reunion took place on 27 October 2007, with 130 alumni who left ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº in 1966, 1967 and 1968 attending the day to celebrate 40 years since their graduation.
The event comprised a drinks reception, a three-course lunch, a choice of activities in the afternoon and a champagne reception. After lunch, Art Wasserman, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº's Director of Development & Corporate Communications, introduced speeches by Jane Fenoulhet, Executive Dean of ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Arts & Humanities, and Michael White (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº History 1966), Assistant Editor of 'The Guardian'.
Jane spoke about recent developments at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº and drew comparisons with the size of the institution back in the 1960s. Michael then gave a highly entertaining speech recalling memories about student days at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº in the 1960s.
In the afternoon alumni had the opportunity to visit the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology and attend a talk on 'The Cinema in the '60s' by Dr Melvyn Stokes of ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº History. The day concluded with drinks in the Flaxman Gallery, where alumni met with ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº President and Provost Professor Malcolm Grant.
To see pictures from the reunion use the link at the top of this article.