e-newsletter
MichaelmasTerm 2012
Welcome to the Michaelmas Term Homerton College enewsletter. We bring you the latest College news and details of Roll events we have planned for Autumn/Winter 2012. Dr Ian McMahon Dr Ian McMahon (1923-2012) was Head of History at Homerton from 1965 until 1988. During that time he consolidated history as a vigorous research-based discipline within the College's curriculum. He could expound on almost any subject, particularly the finer points of current American politics but also on theology, philosophy and educational history. A memorial lecture in honour of Dr McMahon will be given on Tuesday 20 November by Dr William Foster, College Fellow and Lecturer in History. The lecture will be followed by the Michaelmas Term Alumni Formal Hall. Read more.
Varsity Match at Twickenham, 6 December 2012 Invitation from the Bursar Having joined Homerton in July as the new Bursar, I was surprised to find my love and interest in rugby appeared to be well-known and often the first topic of conversation when meeting new people! I started playing rugby (of the female variety) at University College London as an undergraduate and continued to play for another 14 years finishing at Richmond Rugby Club. For the past 7 years I have been Chair of the Rugby Football Union for Women which this year became fully integrated in the RFU. There were many achievements and highlights in that time including organising and hosting the Women's Rugby World Cup in 2010. I now represent women's and girls' rugby on the RFU Council and participate in a number of committees. Now I admit I have never been to a Varsity Match! However, I will be there this year proudly supporting the Light Blues. I would really like to meet some of our Alumni there so if you decide to take up the exciting offer or come under your own steam, please let me know and hopefully we can meet up. I am now off to buy my Light Blue scarf to annoy my Oxford student daughter! Deborah Griffin OBE
Charter Campaign 2012 The Charter Campaign raised £100,500 in the FY 2011-12, bringing the total to date since the launch of the Campaign in March 2011 to £194,500. The College would like to thank all who supported the Campaign this year, allowing the College to increase financial assistance to students through scholarships and bursaries, to support creative endeavor and to provide additional support for our young researchers. A total of £76,000 was raised from the Telephone Campaign alone, whilst a number of pledges remain outstanding, this is a great acheivement. The participation rate has risen from below 1% at the start of the Campaign to over 5% of alumni having made a gift to Homerton. We are very grateful, not only for the donations, but also for the offers of support in other ways.