2010 North American Reunion

We look forward to seeing many Oxford alumni and friends in New York City this April! 

To view the printed invitation which will be mailed to all North American Alumni, click here. 

To register for the NA Reunion online click here.

To download the registration form, click here.

For any inquiries please email events@oxfordna.org.  

2010 Reunion Weekend Program

Friday 16 April

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm     Registration

6:00pm - 8:00pm        Welcoming Reception
                                       Drinks reception at the Waldorf=Astoria for Oxford University alumni and friends

Saturday 17 April

7:30 am – 8:15 am     Breakfast with Heads of Academic Divisions:
The Heads of Oxford’s four Academic Divisions and the Department of Continuing Education will host informal breakfast gatherings. Registered participants are welcome to attend the breakfast of their choice. Please indicate which breakfast you plan to attend on your completed registration form.

Humanities Division Breakfast featuring Professor Sally Shuttleworth

Mathematical, Physical & Life Sciences Division Breakfast featuring Professor Alex Halliday

Medical Sciences Division Breakfast speaker TBC

Social Sciences Division Breakfast featuring Professor Roger Goodman

Continuting Education Breakfast featuring Professor Jonathan Michie

7:30 am – 3:00 pm      Registration

8:30 am – 9:00 am      Welcoming Remarks

9:00 am – 10:15 am    Magna Carta @ 800                                                                                                           As we approach the eight hundredth anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta, its presence in New York provides a unique opportunity to pause and consider the significance of this extraordinary document. Values and principles that had their earliest expression in “The Great Charter of Freedoms,” are deeply rooted in the culture of Oxford: the value of the individual, a commitment to democracy, and the respect for human rights. Dr. Sarah Thomas, Bodley’s Librarian and Richard Ovenden, Keeper of Special Collections and Associate Director of the Bodleian Library, will review the history of the document, the historical context surrounding its creation, and its lasting impact upon our world.

10:45 am – 12:00 pm  

Shakespeare on Page and Stage                                                                                                                    Tiffany Stern, Professor of Early Modern Drama and Tutor in English Literature at University College will look at Shakespeare’s texts from the point of view of the actors for whom he wrote. Professor Stern will explore, in particular, Shakespearean rehearsal, asking how practical staging issues affected the construction of early modern playtexts. 

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Half the Sky                                                                                                                                                           Nicholas Kristof, New York Times Op-Ed columnist (Magdalen College, 1981) and his wife, Sheryl WuDunn will argue that the most effective way to fight global poverty and insecurity is to educate and empower women. Margaret MacMillan, Warden of St Antony's College will moderate this session. 

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm   Lunch with Professor Andrew Hamilton                                                             Presentation by the Vice-Chancellor

1:30 pm – 2:45 pm 

Oxford and Public Policy: Accomplishments and Polential                                                                          Despite its lack of a School of Public Policy Oxford has a long and rich tradition of educating generations of leaders in government and public life.  Recent years have seen a marked increase in world-class research in fields related to public policy.  Professor Ngaire Woods, Fellow in Politics and International Relations at University College and Director of the Global Economic Governance Programme, will lead a discussion focusing on what Oxford has done, and could do, in this important area. 

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Sleep and Circadian Rhythms: Basic Science to New Clinical Applications                                     Professor Russell G. Foster, FRS, Head of the Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Nicholas Kurti Senior Fellow at Brasenose College, will provide a brief overview of recent discoveries in sleep and circadian rhythms research in Oxford.  He will discuss how the disruption of the sleep/wake axis results in a broad range of interconnected pathologies ranging from poor vigilance and memory; reduced mental and physical reaction times; reduced motivation; metabolic abnormalities immune impairment, and even a greater risk of cancer. 

3:15 pm – 4:45 pm   Is Democracy Exportable?                                                                                               This panel, which will include the Chancellor of the University, Lord Patten of Barnes, will consider whether or not democracy is strictly a Western principle and if efforts to foster its spread are likely to succeed. 

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*For hotel reservations at the Waldorf=Astoria please call 1-877-GROUPWA (476-8792) and ask for the Oxford University group rate of $409 (single or double occupancy) or visit the Waldorf=Astoria site before March 25, 2010.