University of Oxford North American Office 2014 Reunion program

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PROGRAM IN BRIEF

PROGRAM IN BRIEF Networking Breakfast

Lunch

8:30 am – 9:30 am • Jade Room & Astor Salon

12:45 pm – 2:15 pm • Grand Ballroom SPEAKER:

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Andrew Hamilton

Welcoming Remarks 9:45 am – 10:00 am • Grand Ballroom

How Social Sciences Can Change a Changing World

Ideas that Change the World

2:15 pm – 3:15 pm • Basildon Room

10:00 am – 11:15 am • Grand Ballroom

SPEAKERS:

MODERATOR:

Professor Roger Goodman Professor Helen Margetts

Mr. Mark Damazer CBE SPEAKERS:

Does God Still Enlighten Oxford?

Mr. Walter Isaacson Professor Margaret MacMillan

2:15 pm – 3:15 pm • Astor Salon SPEAKERS:

11:15 am – 11:45 am • East Foyer

Professor Sarah Foot Professor Werner Jeanrond Professor Ralph Waller

Abraham Lincoln and Emancipation

2:15 pm – 3:15 pm • Jade Room

Coffee Break

Big Projects : Big Failures

11:45 am – 12:45 pm • Basildon Room

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Dr. Paul Chapman Professor Bent Flyvbjerg Professor Peter Tufano

Professor Richard Carwardine

The Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Medicine (IDRM)

Coffee Break

11:45 am – 12:45 pm • West Foyer

3:15 pm – 3:45 pm • East Foyer

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Professor Georg A. Holländer

A Library that Changes the World

Higgs’ Particle, the Structure of the Universe, and Why We’re Here to See It

3:45 pm – 4:45 pm • Grand Ballroom MODERATOR:

11:45 am – 12:45 pm • Jade Room

Mr. Richard Ovenden FRSA, FSA

SPEAKER:

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Dr. Alan J. Barr

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A Real Recession – the End of Roman Britain 11:45 am – 12:45 pm • Astor Salon SPEAKER:

Dr. Bryan Ward-Perkins

The Chancellor, Lord Patten of Barnes Professor Simon Schama Ms. Joanna Trollope OBE

Closing Remarks 4:45 pm – 5:00 pm • Grand Ballroom

Drinks Reception 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm • East Foyer

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REUNION SCHEDULE

SATURDAY 12 APRIL PROGRAM Networking Breakfast 8:30 am – 9:30 am The perfect opportunity to engage with other alumni and make new connections.

two years in the United States - first on a fellowship at Harvard and later on Capitol Hill working for Senator Paul Tsongas (MA-D). Mr. Damazer was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2011 for his services to broadcasting.

Welcoming Remarks

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10:00 am – 11:15 am

Mr. Walter Isaacson is President and CEO of the Aspen Institute, a nonpartisan educational and policy studies institute based in Washington, DC. He has been Chairman and CEO of CNN and Editor of TIME magazine. Mr. Isaacson is Chair Emeritus of Teach for America, which recruits recent college graduates to teach in underserved communities, and Vice-Chair of Partners for a New Beginning, a publicprivate group that forges ties between the United States and the Muslim world. Additionally, he serves on the boards of United Airlines and Tulane University, and is an Overseer at Harvard University. Mr. Isaacson is the author of Steve Jobs (2011), Einstein: His Life and Universe (2007), Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (2003), and Kissinger: A Biography (1992). He is a graduate of Harvard College and Pembroke College, Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.

Professor Nick Rawlins is Pro-ViceChancellor (Development & External Affairs) at Oxford University, and Watts Professor of Psychology and Professorial Fellow of Wolfson College. His research lies broadly within behavioral neuroscience and spans areas including the neural basis of memory, brain degeneration, and pain and anxiety. He was elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2006, and became Associate Head of Oxford’s Medical Sciences Division in 2008. Professor Rawlins was a Fellow of University College for more than 20 years, serving as a Development Fellow from 2001 to 2007, before moving to Wolfson College as a Professorial Fellow. In 2010, he took up post as Pro-Vice-Chancellor, responsible for leading the University’s external fundraising strategy; managing the work of the Directors of Development, Alumni Relations, and Public Affairs; and overseeing civic relations in liaison with the Registrar.

Ideas that Change the World 10:00 am – 11:15 am Over the course of its 900-year history, the University of Oxford has been the setting in which ideas have been produced, nurtured, dissected, disseminated and preserved. This panel will discuss ideas that have changed and continue to change our world. #OxNAIdeas MODERATOR:

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Mr. Mark Damazer CBE is Master of St Peter’s College, Oxford. He took up this position following a 25-year career with the BBC, where he most recently served as Controller of Radio 4 and Radio 7 from 2004-2010. Prior to the BBC, Mr. Damazer was in the News Division, where he served in a variety of roles including Producer on the 6 O’Clock TV News, Editor of the 9 O’Clock TV News, and Head of Current Affairs. He studied History at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, before spending

Professor Margaret MacMillan is Warden of St Antony’s College and Professor of International History at Oxford University. She is also an Honorary Fellow of her undergraduate college, St Hilda’s, and a Trustee of the Rhodes Trust. Professor MacMillan’s books include Women of the Raj (1988, 2007); Paris 1919: Six Months that Changed the World (2001); and Nixon in China: Six Days that Changed the World. Her most recent book is The War That Ended Peace, published in October 2013. She holds honorary degrees from the University of King’s College, the Royal Military College, Ryerson University, Toronto and Huron University College of the University of Western Ontario. In 2006, Professor MacMillan was invested as an Officer of the Order of Canada.

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Abraham Lincoln and Emancipation 11:45 am – 12:45 pm During the American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln declared that his paramount objective was to save the Union, not to end slavery. The statement prompted dismay at the time and has led many since to question his reputation as ‘The Great Emancipator.’ This lecture places Lincoln’s political thought and wartime action into a wider, international framework as a means of showing how he approached emancipation and national unity as two sides of the same coin. #OxNALincoln Professor Richard Carwardine became President of his undergraduate College, Corpus Christi, in January 2010. He serves on the Executive Committee of Oxford’s Rothermere American Institute (RAI) and has a particular interest in the Civil War era and the intersection of religion and politics. From 2002, Professor Carwardine has served as Rhodes Professor of American History and Fellow of St Catherine’s College, Oxford. His publications include Transatlantic Revivalism: Popular Evangelicalism in Britain and America 1790–1865 (1978) and Evangelicals and Politics in Antebellum America (1993). His analytical biography of Abraham Lincoln won the Lincoln Prize in 2004 and was published in the United States as Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power (2006). In 2009, as an advisor to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, Professor Carwardine convened a conference on Abraham Lincoln’s global legacy, which resulted in The Global Lincoln (2011). He is presently working on a study of religion in American national construction, as well as a book on Lincoln’s sense of humor. Professor Carwardine is a Fellow of the British Academy and a Founding Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales.

The Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Medicine (IDRM)

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11:45 am – 12:45 pm The University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division proposes to create a flagship institution (IDRM), with goals to improve our understanding of the cellular and molecular processes that control the normal development of the heart, the brain and the immune system. This talk will focus on the impact attaining these goals will have worldwide. The IDRM will be a $58M facility that will bring together cardiovascular, neural and immunological expertise under a merger of developmental biology and regenerative medicine. #OxNAIDRM

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Professor Georg A. Holländer is Action Research Professor of Paediatrics and Head of Research for the Division of Children’s and Women’s Services at Oxford University. He held academic positions at Harvard Medical School in Boston and the University of Basel,

Switzerland, before he joined the University of Oxford in 2010. Professor Holländer’s scientific and medical interests are focused on the development and function of the immune system in health and disease. He is a founding member of the Institute of Research in Immunology and Cancer at the University of Montreal; a scientific advisor to different national and international granting agencies, foundations and companies in the health sector; and serves as a Corresponding Member of the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences.

Higgs’ Particle, the Structure of the Universe, and Why We’re Here to See It 11:45 am – 12:45 pm On Independence Day 2012 a revolution occurred – just outside Geneva. In front of the world’s media, the spokespeople of the two largest scientific experiments announced that they had discovered Peter Higgs’ long-sought particle. Champagne corks flew (and Nobel prizes were later awarded) for the striking confirmation of a beautiful theory proposed almost 50 years ago. Now, as the properties of this new type of particle are being measured, the consequences for the universe as a whole are being analyzed. The results are curious: the current theory seems to be physically “unnatural” and may indicate that the universe as a whole is in a somewhat precarious situation. What’s more, the theory fails to account for 95% of the contents of the universe. Something must be done… but what? #OxNAHiggs Professor Alan Barr is Associate Professor in Particle Physics at Oxford University and Fellow of Merton College. He studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge University, specializing in physics and contributing to the development of sensitive detectors for the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), and researching experimental signatures for supersymmetry. Professor Barr’s research interest is in experimental physics of elementary particles in high energy colliders. He uses the LHC to search for and look at properties of new theoretical particles, and has been involved in developing new particle detectors. Professor Barr is active in communicating physics to the public through mechanisms such as television interviews, presenting a documentary on LHC physics that was broadcast by the National Geographic Channel, and organizing school visits to the LHC. In 2009, he received the Science in Society Award from the High Energy Particle Physics Group within the Institute of Physics.

A Real Recession – the End of Roman Britain 11:45 am – 12:45 pm The collapse of Roman power in Britain in the early fifth century AD provoked an economic melt-down that makes the crisis of 2008 seem very trivial. This session will explore the full drama of the end of Roman rule in Britain, and draw some serious lessons for the present day. #OxNARome


UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS Dr. Eleanor David, Student Recruitment Officer at the University of Oxford, will be available throughout the day to answer questions about applying to Oxford for full-time undergraduate programs. Please stop by the East Foyer for information, to volunteer to speak about your own experience as an Oxford undergraduate at one of her annual information sessions across the US and Canada, or to register for her undergraduate admissions presentation on Sunday 13 April.

Dr. Bryan Ward-Perkins is a Magdalen College Old Member and has taught History at Oxford since 1981 as a Fellow of Trinity College. In 2012, he was appointed the first Director of the Ertegun Graduate Programme in the Humanities at Oxford. Dr. WardPerkins established the Oxford Centre for Late Antiquity in 2007 that brings together over sixty scholars interested in this period from across six faculties of the University. He was also jointly responsible for the ‘Last Statues of Antiquity’ project, which has made freely available online a searchable database of all the evidence for late Roman statuary. His most widely read book is The Fall of Rome and the End of Civilization (OUP, 2005), which has been translated into eight languages. Dr. Ward-Perkins was recently awarded a major grant by the European Research Council to undertake a study of the origin and spread of the cult of Christian saints - a development that transformed Christian practice and belief.

Lunch 12:45 pm – 2:15 pm Attendees will have the opportunity to sit with their college representatives (if present), fellow alumni and guests. College crests will be located on each table. Professor Hamilton will give a presentation on “The Changing Face of Oxford.” #OxNALunchwAndy

How Social Sciences Can Change a Changing World 2:15 pm – 3:15 pm An overview of the impact that the Social Sciences Division in Oxford has had, which stretches from helping governments set up auctions to sell 3G licenses, to developing social policies in South Africa to protect young girls from the spread of AIDS. This talk will focus in particular on the University’s most multi-disciplinary department, the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), and the work it has undertaken over its first decade. #OxNASocialChange

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Professor Roger Goodman is Nissan Professor of Modern Japanese Studies and a Professorial Fellow at St Antony’s College, where he is an Old Member. He has served as University Assessor 1997/98; Acting Warden of St Antony’s College 2006/7; and Founding Head of the School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies 2004–8. Professor Goodman was appointed Head of the Social Sciences Division at Oxford in April 2008 which, with 14 departments and nearly 1,000 academic staff, constitutes one of the largest groups of social scientists anywhere in the world. He received his BA from Durham University and his DPhil from St Antony’s College, Oxford. Professor Goodman’s main research interests lie in the education and

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Professor Andrew Hamilton was admitted as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford in October 2009. He was previously Benjamin Silliman Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University, where he served as Provost from 2004 to 2008. Professor Hamilton has also held academic appointments at Princeton University and the University of Pittsburgh. He read Chemistry at the University of Exeter, studied for a Master’s degree at the University of British Columbia and received his PhD from Cambridge University in 1980, before doing post-doctoral work at the Université Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg. Professor Hamilton’s academic achievements have been

recognized internationally and includes the Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award from the American Chemical Society. In 2004, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Professor Hamilton was elected a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2010 and received the International Izatt Christiansen Award in Macrocyclic Chemistry in 2011. Now at the mid-way point of his Vice-Chancellorship, Professor Hamilton continues to work with colleagues across the University on several projects geared to ensure the continued excellence of Oxford. Among the most important of these has been a concerted effort to raise funds in support of students. The University has made significant strides in securing funding for Oxford students including the Ertegun Graduate Scholarships and the Moritz-Heyman Scholarships for Undergraduates.

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social welfare systems of modern Japan. He is the author of two major monographs Japan’s International Youth: The Emergence of a New Class of Schoolchildren (OUP, 1990) and Children of the Japanese State: The Changing Role of Child Protection Institutions in Contemporary Japan (OUP, 2000.) Professor Goodman is also the joint author and editor of a further ten books including most recently A Sociology of Japanese Youth (2011) and Higher Education and the State (2012). He is currently writing a monograph on the reform of the Japanese higher education system. Professor Helen Margetts is Director of the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), a department of the University of Oxford investigating individual, collective and organizational behavior online. She joined the OII in 2004 as Professor of Society and the Internet, having previously been Professor of Political Science and Director of the School of Public Policy at University College London. Her research focuses on digital governance and politics, investigating the dynamics of online relationships between governments and citizens, and collective action on the Internet. She is the co-author of (with Christopher Hood) Paradoxes of Modernization: Unintended Consequences of Public Policy Reform (2010); The Tools of Government in the Digital Age (2007) and (with Patrick Dunleavy) Digital Era Governance: IT Corporations, the State and e-Government (2006). Her policy reports on digital government for the National Audit Office undertaken with Patrick Dunleavy of the LSE represent the only systematic evaluation of the UK Government’s electronic presence. Professor Margetts currently holds an ESRC professorial fellowship entitled ‘The Internet, Political Science and Public Policy,’ is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Policy and Internet and serves on the Advisory Board of the Government Digital Service in the Cabinet Office.

Does God Still Enlighten Oxford?

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2:15 pm – 3:15 pm Three noted Oxford theologians discuss the role of the Department of Theology and Religion within the University, as well as its wider impact on the Oxford community and beyond. #OxNAGod

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Professor Sarah Foot is Chairman of the Board of the Faculty of Theology and Religion at Oxford University. She is Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History and a Canon of Christ Church Cathedral. Her main areas of research lie in Anglo-Saxon England, especially early English

monasticism, women and religion and the invention of the English as a Christian nation. Professor Foot’s most recent monograph was Athelstan: the first King of England (Yale UP, 2011). She has just been commissioned to write the first major intellectual biography of Bede, addressing his theological and historical writings in the context of his own age. Professor Werner G. Jeanrond is Master of St Benet’s Hall and a member of the Faculty of Theology and Religion at Oxford University. He is a native of the Saarland, now Germany. Prior to his appointment at Oxford, he taught systematic theology at the Universities of Dublin (Trinity College), Lund, and Glasgow. Professor Jeanrond has lectured widely in Europe, North America, and Asia. His books and articles in theology and hermeneutics have been translated into many languages. Currently, he is writing on the theological virtues of love, hope, and faith. Professor Jeanrond published A Theology of Love in 2010, which has since appeared in Italian, Swedish, Danish, Spanish, and Chinese editions. Rev. Dr. Ralph Waller is Principal of Harris Manchester College, a post he has held for over 25 years. He is also Director of the Farmington Institute and a Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University. Dr. Waller teaches and researches 19th and 20th century church history and religious thought, although more recently he has been drawn into the 18th century with his biography of John Wesley and his work on religion and money. He is a Methodist minister and a former Chairman of the Faculty of Theology. Dr. Waller is a Trustee of various charitable trusts and a Governor of Alleyn’s School and Cumberland Lodge. In 1994, he was awarded the UK Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion.

Big Projects : Big Failures 2:15 pm – 3:15 pm From the pyramids at Giza to the Great Wall of China to the modern day Olympics, Megaprojects have defined nations, instilled awe, and have been imbued with romanticism – always at a cost. This talk will examine in today’s world the risks and benefits of huge scale projects including optimism bias (the tendency to take an overly positive view of planned actions); strategic misrepresentation (deliberately misstating the likely outcomes of actions); and the unique role the Saïd Business School is playing in educating all UK governmental officials involved in Megaproject management. #OxNASBS


BOOKS THAT CHANGE THE WORLD – BODLEY EXHIBIT

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he Bodleian collections are an astonishing arsenal of learning. They include over 12 million printed volumes, and many miles of archives and manuscripts, maps, music and now a vast array of digital materials: electronic journals, books, and even emails created by prominent scientists, politicians and writers. Many of these remarkable works have changed the world with the extent of their influence on the course of human history. The 2014 Alumni Weekend in North America will display some of these extraordinary works, from Magna Carta, to the earliest manuscript of Euclid’s Elements, to the First Folio edition of Shakespeare’s plays. Bodleian curators will be present to talk about the items on display and answer questions. Limited viewings will be offered on Saturday 12 April at the Waldorf=Astoria. Tickets required (excludes open viewing).

Dr. Paul Chapman is a Fellow in Operations Management at Saïd Business School, where he is Director of the MSc in Major Programme Management. He is a leading expert on the learning and development of executives, especially those responsible for leading the delivery of Major Programmes / Major Projects typically valued at $1 billion+. Before joining Saïd Business School, Dr. Chapman was a Senior Research Fellow at Cranfield School of Management and previously was a member of the Warwick Manufacturing Group at the University of Warwick. He continues to be a member of the teaching faculty at Copenhagen Business School, where he has twice been elected Teacher of the Year on the EMBA. Dr. Chapman received his BEng, MSc and Engineering Doctorate from the University of Warwick, UK.

Professor Peter Tufano was appointed Peter Moores Dean and Professor of Finance at Saïd Business School in July 2011 and is a Professorial Fellow at Balliol College, Oxford. He is a prolific scholar and course developer, a seasoned administrator and manager, a social entrepreneur, and an advisor to business and government leaders. At Oxford, Professor Tufano has launched a variety of new programs and initiatives, including the 1+1 MBA Programme and the Pre-Internship Programme (PIP). In 2000, he founded an innovative non-profit called the Doorways to Dreams Fund that works with partner organizations to test and promote innovations that serve the financial needs of low income households. Prior to joining Oxford, Professor Tufano was a faculty member at Harvard Business School for 22 years, where he also earned his AB in Economics (summa cum laude), MBA (with high distinction) and PhD in Business Economics.

Coffee Break 3:15 pm – 3:45 pm

A Library that Changes the World

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3:45 pm – 4:45 pm In the 21st century the Bodleian Library has never been more central to the mission of the University: through digitization, international collaboration, reaching out to new audiences, and deepening its role in preserving and fostering knowledge, research and learning. This discussion will highlight the role of the Bodleian and explore the role of libraries in stimulating creativity. #OxNABodley

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Professor Bent Flyvbjerg is the first BT Professor and Chair of Major Programme Management at Oxford University and the Founding Director of its BT Centre for Major Programme Management. He is also a Professorial Fellow of St Anne’s College, Oxford. Professor Flyvbjerg is a leading international expert within the field of programme management and planning, perhaps best known for his book Megaprojects and Risk – An Anatomy of Ambition (2003), widely considered as essential reading for project managers, sponsors and those involved in Megaprojects. He has worked as a consultant to corporations, banks, the EU Commission, and the United Nations, and has been an advisor to various governments in formulating national policies for infrastructure, environment, transportation, and science. Professor Flyvbjerg received two Visiting Fulbright Scholarships to the US, where he did research at the University of California at

Los Angeles and Berkeley, and at Harvard University. He was knighted in the Order of the Dannebrog in 2002. He received his PhD from Aarhus University, Denmark, and holds two higher doctorates from Aalborg University.

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MODERATOR:

Mr. Richard Ovenden FRSA, FSA is Bodley’s Librarian, the 25th person to hold the title, which is the senior executive position of the Bodleian Libraries. His previous roles include positions at the House of Lords Library, the National Library of Scotland and the University of Edinburgh, where he was Director of Collections, responsible for integrating the Library, the University Museums and Art Gallery. In 2003, Mr. Ovenden became Keeper of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts, followed by Associate Director, and latterly (from 2011) Deputy Librarian, at the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford. At the Bodleian, he is also Director of the Centre for the Study of the Book and holds a Professorial Fellowship at Balliol College. Mr. Ovenden is professionally active in the sphere of libraries, archives and information science, being a member of the Board of the Legal Deposit Libraries, and the Expert Panel of the National Heritage Memorial Fund. He is a Trustee of Chawton House Library, the Kraszna Kraus Foundation, and a member of the Advisory Panel for Libraries and Archives of the Church of England. Mr. Ovenden is the author of John Thomson (1837–1921): Photographer (1997), a major study of the Scottish photographer.

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The Chancellor, Lord Patten of Barnes, read Modern History at Balliol College, Oxford, where he was elected a Domus Exhibitioner. From 1992 to 1997, Lord Patten was Governor of Hong Kong and oversaw its return to China. He also served as Chairman of the Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland, European Commissioner for External Relations, and in January 2005, took his seat in the House of Lords. Lord Patten’s other government appointments have included: Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office; Minister of State at the Department of Education and Science; Secretary of State for the Environment; and Minister for Overseas Development at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. He was appointed to the Privy Council in 1989, named a Companion of Honour in 1998 and a Life Peer in 2005. Lord Patten served as Chancellor of Newcastle University from 1999 to 2009, and was elected Chancellor of the University of Oxford in 2003. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, and an Honorary Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford. Lord Patten is currently Chairman of the BBC Trust and Co-Chair of the UK India Round Table. His publications include, What Next? Surviving the 21st Century (2008), Not Quite the Diplomat: Home Truths About World Affairs (2005), and East and West (1998), written about Asia and its relations with the rest of the world.

Ms. Joanna Trollope OBE has been writing for over 30 years and authored 17 highly acclaimed bestselling novels. Her contemporary works of fiction, several of which have been televised, include The Choir, A Village Affair, A Passionate Man, and The Rector’s Wife, which was her first number one bestseller that made her into a household name. Ms. Trollope is also the author of Britannia’s Daughters, a non-fiction study of women in the British Empire, and has written several historical novels now published under Caroline Harvey. In 2013, she wrote a contemporary reworking of Jane Austen’s Sense & Sensibility as part of The Austen Project, and her latest novel, Balancing Act, was published in February 2014. Ms. Trollope studied at St Hugh’s College, Oxford, and was awarded the OBE in 1996 for services to literature. Professor Simon Schama is University Professor of Art History and History at Columbia University and a Contributing Editor of the Financial Times. He is the author of 16 books and the writer-presenter of more than 40 documentaries on art, history and literature for BBC2. In 2007, he received an Emmy for Best Arts Program for his film on Bernini, one of the eight films he produced for the BBC2 series The Power of Art. He also received the National Magazine Award for his art criticism for The New Yorker in 1996, and two Broadcast Critics Guild Awards. Additionally, Professor Schama has won several book awards, including the NCR non-fiction prize for Citizens, the National Book Critics Circle Award for Rough Crossings, and the WH Smith Literary Award for Landscape and Memory. He curated the Government Art Collection show Travelling Light at the Whitechapel Gallery in London and has collaborated with Anselm Kiefer, John Virtue and Cecile B. Evans on contemporary art exhibitions and installations. Professor Schama’s latest project is The Story of the Jews, which was broadcast on BBC2 in the UK and published as a book in autumn 2013. The second volume of The Story of the Jews is due to be published in autumn 2014. Professor Schama studied at Brasenose College, Oxford.

Closing Remarks 4:45 pm – 5:00 pm

Drinks Reception 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm


UNIVERSITY CAREERS SERVICE

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areers Service works with all current undergraduate and postgraduate students in Oxford, thousands of employers worldwide, and supports alumni for life. Jonathan Black, Careers Service and Internship Office Director, will be at Alumni Weekend running Careers Lounges in the East Foyer. Led by a Careers Adviser, these will be informal group discussions that will allow participants to ask questions, share experiences and learn from each other and from the Chair. There is no need to book; you may drop in and out throughout the day. Visit www.careers.ox.ac.uk to access the rich careers information available to Oxford alumni.

Breakfast Lounge: How to Forge Your Professional Identity 8:30 am – 9:30 am We’ll cover a range of issues, from returning to the workplace, to restoring professional confidence, and any others that might occur to you. It’s nonjudgmental, Chatham House rule, your chance to share and learn.

Internships: More Trouble Than They’re Worth or a Chance to Change an Oxford Student’s Life? 11:15 am – 11:45 am AND 3:15 pm – 3:45 pm Come and learn how you can get involved with current students—it’s not as hard as you think. Learn about ways we can help you offer an internship and how valuable the experience can be for a student.

Presenting Yourself 11:45 am – 12:45 pm AND 2:15 pm – 3:15 pm If you’d like some advice about your résumé and cover letter, or learn how to approach organizations, use social media like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter, and answer tough interview questions, then this is the Lounge for you.

COLLEGE GATHERINGS Balliol College Saturday 12 April: Drinks reception and dinner for Old Members and their partners/ guests at the University Club, One West 54th Street, College Hall. Pre-dinner drinks at 5:45 pm, dinner at 7:00 pm.

Christ Church Saturday 12 April: House dinner at the Anglers Club, 101 Broad Street. Reservations are necessary.

Hertford College Saturday 12 April: Thanks to the generosity of Rob Lusardi (Engineering & Economics, 1975) and his wife Sabina Wu, there will be a reception in their Manhattan home for Hertfordians and partners from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm.

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Corpus Christi College Saturday 12 April: Dinner for Old Members and their partners at the Harvard Club of New York City.

Green Templeton College Saturday 12 April: GTC alumni reception at the Yale Club, from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm in the Yale Club Council Room.

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Brasenose College Saturday 12 April: BNC McKinsey Gala Reception from 6:00 pm at McKinsey & Company, 55 East 52nd Street, 21st Floor, courtesy of Dominic Barton (Economics 1984), Worldwide Managing Director of McKinsey. Complimentary hot buffet and bar provided.

Exeter College Saturday 12 April: Drinks reception and dinner for alumni and friends of the College. Sunday 13 April: Afternoon Tea to celebrate the College’s 700th Anniversary. Dr. Kai Hebel (Fellow in International Relations) will give a short lecture and the Exeter College Chapel Choir will be performing during the event.

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Kellogg College Saturday 12 April: Alumni, guests and friends are invited to join the President, Professor Jonathan Michie, at Orsay Restaurant, 1057 Lexington Ave, New York at 7:00 pm for dinner. Price per head is $65 for a set meal. Sunday 13 April: Alumni, guests and friends are invited for a complimentary champagne brunch at 12:00 pm at the Chart House Restaurant, Lincoln Harbor/ Pier D-T, Weehawken, NJ. There is no charge for this event, but donations are encouraged for the Kellogg Scholarship Fund. For more information and to book for these events please contact monica.popa@kellogg.ox.ac.uk. Lady Margaret Hall Saturday 12 April: Dinner at Le Colonial Restaurant, 149 East 57th Street, New York. Linacre College Saturday 12 April: Dinner at the Yale Club of New York City at 6:00 pm for 6:30 pm. The Principal, Dr. Nick Brown, will preside. Lincoln College Saturday 12 April: Dinner for alumni and guests at the National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York. Magdalen College Saturday 12 April: Black Tie Reception and Dinner at 7:15 pm, hosted by the President at the National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York. Mansfield College Monday 14 April: The Principal, Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, invites you to our New York drinks reception, where she will be updating alumni about College news, current projects such as the almost-complete new kitchens and plans for the Love Lane Building, which along with student accommodation will house the Oxford Institute of Human Rights. Reception will be held from 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm at the Crosby Street Hotel, 79 Crosby Street, New York. Due to limited places, attendance is on a first-come basis. Please contact alumni.officer@mansfield.ox.ac.uk. Merton College Details of the Merton Weekend were posted to Merton alumni in early March.

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New College Saturday 12 April: 7:00 pm dinner at the Harvard Club with guest of honor, Mr. Neil Rudenstine (1956 and Honorary Fellow), former President of Harvard University and Chairman of the Boards of the New York Public Library and ARTstor.

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Oriel College Saturday 12 April: The Provost, Moira Wallace OBE; Treasurer, Wilf Stephenson; and Director of Development, Sean Power, will be hosting a table at the Vice-Chancellor’s Lunch and would be delighted if Orielenses would like to join them.

Pembroke College Saturday 12 April: Informal evening event in New York hosted by the new Master, Dame Lynne Brindley DBE. We also plan to host a Pembroke table at the Vice-Chancellor’s Lunch earlier that day. The Queen’s College Saturday 12 April: Cocktail reception at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City at 6:00 pm at 1000 Fifth Avenue (suggested contribution USD $30 per person). Last minute space requests to emily.downing@queens.ox.ac.uk. Somerville College Saturday 12 April: The Principal, Dr. Alice Prochaska, will be hosting an evening reception and buffet at the Culture and Media Center facilities of Ralph Appelbaum Associates at 88 Pine Street, NY 10005. St Anne’s College Sunday 13 April: St Anne’s Brunch Reunion at 11:00 am hosted by the Principal Tim Gardam at Arader Galleries, 1016 Madison Ave., between 78th and 79th Streets, New York (kindly arranged by Kate Hunter, English, 1983). St Anne’s Drinks and Dinner at 7:00 pm in Washington, DC at Bistro d’Oc, 518 10th St. NW, Washington, DC. St Benet’s Hall Sunday 13 April: St Benet’s Hall lunch for alumni and friends at the Morgan Library & Museum at 1:00 pm. St Catherine’s College Saturday 12 April: The Master, Professor Roger Ainsworth, looks forward to welcoming guests at a special Drinks Reception, very kindly hosted by alumna Anne Bevis Detwiler. Pre-registration required. Contact: Lucy Thompson at 011-44-1865-281596 or lucy.thompson@stcatz.ox.ac.uk. St Cross College Saturday 12 April : Drinks at 7:00 pm, followed by a black tie alumni dinner at the National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York. St Edmund Hall Saturday 12 April: The Principal, Professor Keith Gull, invites all Aularians (plus guests) to join him at a private drinks reception from 6:00pm – 8:00pm. This event is kindly being hosted by Robert Pay (1978) at his New York home, the reception is free of charge. St Hugh’s College Saturday 12 April: The Principal, the Right Hon Dame Elish Angiolini DBE, QC, will host a dinner for Senior Members of the College (with one guest) at 7:30 pm at Cellini, 65 East 54th Street, New York, NY 10022. RSVP required. St John’s College Saturday 12 April: Drinks reception hosted by Mr. Robert Shaw (1974), 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Sunday 13 April: ‘2000 women’ brunch and talk hosted by Professor Linda McDowell at The University Club from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm. She will speak about her research on women’s work (Working Lives: Telling Stories About Gender and Employment). Alumni who have registered for these events will have received further details. Please contact sophie.petersen@sjc.ox.ac.uk to see if there are any remaining places.


St Peter’s College Saturday 12 April: St Peter’s New York Dinner (7:00 pm for 7:30 pm). We are grateful to Patrick Turner (1978) who has generously supported this event.

Wadham College Saturday 12 April: Reception in New York at the Dwight School, with thanks to Stephen and Blake Spahn (History, 1963 and Educational Studies, 1995 respectively).

Trinity College Saturday 12 April: Dinner for Old Members and Friends from 7:00 pm at India House, One Hanover Square, New York, NY 10004. Old Members who have registered for this event will have received further details.

Wolfson College Saturday 12 April: Professor Dame Hermione Lee, President of Wolfson College, will host a cocktail reception at the Waldorf=Astoria.

University College Saturday 12 April: Reception and Dinner at the Soho House New York with guest speaker C. Thomas McMillen (1974), Chairman and CEO, Timios National Corporation. Sunday 13 April: Brunch kindly hosted by John (1961) and Claire Reid, 1088 Park Avenue, New York, NY.

Worcester College Saturday 12 April: Reception 7:00 pm, dinner 7:45 pm at The University Club, One West 54th Street. Wycliffe Hall Saturday 12 April: Stephanie Cocke, Coordinator for U.S. Friends of Wycliffe Hall, will be delighted to host you at the Vice-Chancellor’s Lunch.

ADDITIONAL EVENTS SATURDAY 12 APRIL

Rhodes Scholars Breakfast with the Warden

Vincent’s Club

9:00 am – 11:00 am

5:30 pm Vincent’s Club members and their spouses/partners are invited to meet for an informal drink at the Bull & Bear bar in the Waldorf to toast the Club’s 150th Anniversary projects.

SUNDAY 13 APRIL Oxford Business Alumni Brunch 11:00 am – 2:00 pm We warmly welcome graduates of Saïd Business School and Oxford alumni interested in business to join Dean Peter Tufano at the Yale Club for our Oxford Business Alumni Brunch. Partners are welcome. Tickets required.

10:30 am – 12:00 pm University of Oxford North American Office 500 Fifth Ave., 32nd Floor *Photo ID is required for entry This session for alumni, their children (most relevant for high school sophomores and juniors), and other guests will be hosted by Dr. Eleanor David, Student Recruitment Officer for Undergraduate Admissions & Outreach, Oxford University. She will cover applying to Oxford for full-time undergraduate programs, including entrance requirements and how to make a competitive application. The session will also focus on the differences between the UK and North American university systems. Alumni Weekend attendees and guests are welcome. For more information contact eleanor.david@admin.ox.ac.uk or epetersell@oxfordna.org.

• Alumni Weekend in North America

JES US

Applying to the University of Oxford : An Introduction to Undergraduate Admissions & Studying in the UK

Meeting Minds

DOM IN US

Join the Warden of Rhodes House, Mr. Charles Conn, his partner, Ms. Camilla Borg, and fellow Rhodes Scholars in the Empire Room at the Waldorf=Astoria hotel for breakfast. For information and to RSVP, contact rsvp@rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk. Partners and guests are warmly welcome.

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• Alumni Weekend in North America

Meeting Minds

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