JESUS COLLEGE OLD MEMBERS’ DAY

Saturday 24^th June 2023

We look forward to seeing many of you on 24^th June for what I am sure will be an enjoyable day.  This year we will be entirely College based.  We have two very different speakers in the morning who will be pleased to receive questions after their presentations.

Our first speaker is Kelsey Inouye, who is a Supernumerary Fellow in Education at the College. She will speak on ‘Closing the Gap’, her research project which seeks to find a route to transform PhD selection and admissions processes at Oxbridge and thereby make research culture more inclusive.

Our second speaker is Andrew Shapland, who is a Jesus College Supernumerary Fellow in Archaeology.  Andrew as co-curator has spent much of the last year preparing the exhibition at the Ashmolean on Labyrinth: Knossos, Myth and Reality.  The exhibition has many fascinating exhibits and some loan items from Knossos are in the UK for the first time. There will be an opportunity for members to go to the exhibition at the museum in the afternoon after lunch.  Andrew advises that you need to book in advance at            on***********@**********ac.uk  as weekends are busy.  The entry cost is £14.30 for seniors or £7.65 for Art Pass holders.

Old Members’ Day is very much a social occasion and a chance to catch up with old friends.  Drinks will be served at the end of the morning followed by our usual convivial lunch in Hall.

The day is organised by the Old Members’ Group (XL Network) and is open to all old members and their guests. The programme for the day is as follows:

            10.15  Arrival and coffee in the Ship Street Centre

            10.45  Welcome by Peter May (Chair of JOMG)

            10.50  Kelsey Inouye will talk on ‘Closing the Gap’.

            11.30  Andrew Shapland will speak on Labyrinth: Knossos, Myth and Reality.

            12.30  Pre-Lunch drinks

            13.00  Lunch in Hall

            14.30  End of the formal events but a chance for those interested to visit the                          Ashmolean Museum for the Exhibition Andrew Shapland has co- curated.                                            

The cost of the day is £30.00 per person including drinks and lunch, (but excluding exhibition entry).

Please book as soon as possible using this link, but by 14^th June at the latest.

Peter May (Chair of JOMG)  George Reah (Treasurer of JOMG)  (email: ev****@**mg.org)

At a time when good news is at a premium we are pleased to confirm that the next meeting of The JCR is scheduled for the 22nd of February, 2022, and will follow the usual format. i.e.

                  5:30pm: El Vino for pre-prandial libations

                   6:30pm: India India for a spicy dish of Indian origin

Good wine and food, and excellent company, guaranteed

As this is the time of year for making resolutions I’m hoping that as many members of the JCR who are in a position to do so, will resolve to join us on the 22nd of February, but of course I do appreciate, though, that not everyone will be in such a position!

Polite reminder::

 a) It is not a requirement to attend both events. It is perfectly fine if you wish to join us just for drinks at El Vino or just for the meal at India India.

b) If you are intending to  join us for drinks only, or for the meal only, or for both drinks and meal, then it would be extremely helpful if you would let me know so that everyone can be accommodated.

I’m very much looking forward to seeing many of you once again on the 22nd of February, 2022 .

Norman we*******@**mg.org

Elizabeth and Mary: Royal Cousins, Rival Queens
Wednesday 17 November 2021

The exhibition entry ticket costs £8.00 if you are over 60 years of age; or £16.00 if you are younger.

Downloads:
Elizabeth and Mary Flyer
British Library Visitor C-19 Welcome Information
Elizabeth and Mary booking form
British Library Visitor C-19 Self-Declaration

PS. The British Library is now located at 96 Euston Road, NW1 2DB.

As a result of the Pandemic restrictions, it has been necessary to put back the date of this year’s Old Members’ Day until Saturday, September 4th, 2021.

To download an updated version of the details for this year’s Old Members’ Day click HERE

To download an updated version of the Booking form click HERE

Oxford Botanic Garden, Rose Lane, Oxford OX1 4AZ

Old Members’ Day has been postponed from 26 June due to continuing requirement for social distancing after 21 June.
Information on the postponement has been sent to everyone who had booked.
New date, with same programme, is 4 September 2021.
Booking temporarily closed to enable those who booked for 26 June to have the opportunity to transfer.

New bookings for the new date expected to open 2 July 2021 and close not later than 15 August.

The programme for the day, which is open to all old members and their guests and is organised by the Jesus College Old Members’ Group (XL Network)

Revised schedule and booking details to follow: