OVER THE PAST year, the Development & Alumni Team, and colleagues from our International Office, have enjoyed meeting many QMU graduates at events, reunions and small catch-ups.
It was lovely to see alumni come together, and support the Class of 2023, at last year’s creative showcases held at the Traverse Theatre and Cameo Picture House in Edinburgh.
After a four-year hiatus, we were pleased to be back in London, and look forward to seeing everyone again this May.
We are very excited to have held our first ever alumni meet-up in Dublin, and are looking forward to visiting again soon.
UPCOMING ALUMNI EVENTS
Acting and Performance Showcase: Edinburgh,
Tuesday 23 April (7.30pm-9.30pm)
Acting and Performance students in their showcase at the Traverse Theatre.
A small number of complimentary tickets are available, so we encourage you to reserve your ticket early. E: alumni@qmu.ac.uk
Edinburgh Alumni meet-up: Thursday 6 June
(6.30pm-8.30pm)
Meet up with other alumni at our city centre event. E: alumni@qmu.ac.uk for more details.
London Alumni catch-up: Thursday 23 May
(6.30pm-8.30pm)
Join us for a catch-up over drinks in Daly’s Wine Bar on The Strand, London. E: alumni@qmu.ac.uk to book your space.
CLASS REUNIONS
OUR ALUMNI OFTEN say that the friendships they made during their studies were the best part of their time at 17³Ô¹ÏÍø. This is why we love to hear when graduates have met up or our alumni team gets the opportunity to help organise a reunion.
Last September, we were delighted to host a special reunion on campus for former ‘Atholl Crescent’ students, marking 60 years of when they started their studies at the Edinburgh School of Domestic Science in 1963. The group of 16, who had travelled from across the UK, had great fun reconnecting with classmates and sharing memories.
They watched old film footage of Atholl Crescent premises, and explored other items from our archive collection, including their end-of year report cards!
Another ‘Atholl Crescent’ lifelong friendship was celebrated when Margaret Seabrook (nee Long) and Jessie Clarke (nee Lockton) recently reunited. The former home economics students first met when they joined Edinburgh College of Domestic Science in 1943.
REUNIONS: Call for Classmates
Diploma in Dietetics (and Catering), student intake 1974
Fiona Bayne (nee Ramsay) is looking to contact graduates of the Diploma in Dietetics (and Catering), who started the course in 1974. Fiona would like to gather everyone together for a 50th reunion on Friday 4 October in Edinburgh.
E: fifibayne@aol.com for more details.
Professional Qualification of the Hotel, Catering and
Institutional Management Association, Class of 1985
Carole Paterson, Lesley Williams (nee Stephen) and Liz MacIver (nee Logie) are organising a 40th reunion. They would love to hear from fellow students who joined the one-year course in 1984 and graduated with them in 1985.
To reconnect with the group, E: carole.paterson@icloud.com,
lesleyjw9@gmail.com and lizlogiemaciver@hotmail.com
Diploma in Podiatric Medicine, Class of 1991
Emma Hendry (nee Mackenzie) is planning a reunion on Saturday 1 June to mark 33 years since graduating from the Podiatric Medicine course in 1991.
If you are a graduate and would like
to join the celebrations, E: elhendry70@live.co.uk
