We are delighted to inform alumni and friends that Trevelyan College won the Global College Award at this year’s Durham University Global Awards in recognition of our commitment to an inclusive and welcoming environment and development of initiatives to support international students.
At Trevelyan College, we encourage students to ‘explore without limits’, promoting an environment of inclusivity, support, and respect for all. We embrace and celebrate diversity, embedding global initiatives across our wider student experience. In 2023, the SCR launched the Global Dynamics lecture series, starting with six talks on China’s place in the world by world-leading experts from the Universities of Oxford, Warwick, Durham, Naples L’Orientale, London School of Economics, and 3Sixty Strategic Advisors Ltd. The JCR hosts monthly language cafés, and international music events, which are open to all. Last year, we launched a weekly conversational English group. In Michaelmas Term, we welcomed over 200 students to our first Global Formal Dinner featuring Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, and Mexican-inspired cuisine, with traditional dress encouraged. We also hosted our first Interfaith Cafés in 2023, including student and staff representatives from across the university, to promote interfaith discussions. Our global activities have a significant impact, supporting our aspirations as a respectful, inclusive, and interdisciplinary community of students, staff, and local community members.
The Global College Award is a significant achievement and we would like to take this opportunity to thank our students, staff, alumni and SCR members for their many contributions to our global community.
We are delighted to invite alumni and their guests to book their places at the Trevelyan College Alumni Reunion Weekend on Friday 5 July – Sunday 7 July 2024 at Trevelyan College, Durham University. The Reunion Weekend provides a great opportunity to visit College, and to reconnect with alumni and friends.
On Friday 5 July, we have organised a hot buffet for Reunion Weekend attendees in the College Dining Hall. On Saturday 6 July, we will host a complimentary Afternoon Tea for Reunion Weekend attendees in the Quad at 3pm to share updates about College life and discuss our plans for the future. The Alumni Reunion Dinner will take place on the evening of Saturday 6 July in the Dining Hall, including a drinks reception, three course dinner, tea, coffee, and mints. Limited accommodation is available in College for Friday 5 July and Saturday 6 July.
For further details and booking information, please visit the online booking form here. Booking closes on Friday 14 June 2024 at 12pm.
We are delighted to invite alumni and friends to join us for our next informal London After Hours event at The Counting House, EC3, 50 Cornhill, London, EC3V 3PD on Tuesday 5 March 2024 from 6-8 pm.
The event will be hosted by the Principal, Professor Adekunle Adeyeye, and Vice-Principal, Dr Martin Brader, and will provide an opportunity to hear about recent developments at Trevelyan College, reconnect with fellow alumni, and discuss our plans for the College’s 60th Anniversary in 2026.
We have reserved space in the main bar and you are welcome to join us for all or part of the event. It would be very helpful for attendees to register their interest in advance.
You can book your place here.
You can also see who is coming using the list online.
We very much look forward to seeing you there.
On 7-9 July, we were delighted to welcome alumni and friends back to Trevelyan College for our first annual reunion weekend since the Covid-19 pandemic. Alumni were able to stay in our newly renovated accommodation in A Block, and join us for afternoon tea and the reunion dinner.
On Saturday afternoon, we enjoyed afternoon tea in the College bar, which was relocated from the Quad due to the rain! Later on Saturday, we gathered for the Annual Reunion Dinner, which included a drinks reception in the Cobbles and a three course meal in the Dining Hall. Both events provided a great opportunity to hear about our student experience from former students, their career journeys after graduation, and their memories of Trevelyan College.
The Reunion Weekend forms part of our relaunched alumni activities, following two London alumni events earlier this year. We hope to continue this series of regular alumni gatherings which provide a great opportunity to connect with fellow alumni, hear updates from the College, and share your memories of our community. We are looking forward to our next events later this year – more information will be circulated to alumni in due course.
If you would like further information about our alumni activities, please email trevelyan.development@durham.ac.uk.
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