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Letter from the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Andrew Hamiltondear oxonians and friends:

Greetings from Oxford! On behalf of my colleagues throughout the Collegiate University, I am delighted to extend this invitation for you to join us at the 2012 North American Reunion.

In 2010, the leadership of the Bodleian Library arranged for Magna Carta to be on display at the Reunion. Bringing this iconic document to New York generated a great deal of enthusiasm among the Reunion attendees

and, I believe, was a wonderful way of celebrating the historic and philosophical links that bind Oxford to North America.

This year, I am very pleased to report that our colleagues at the Ashmolean Museum have agreed to send a dozen extraordinary items to the Reunion. These amazing pieces – ranging from drawings by Michelangelo and Raphael to ancient Greek and Roman coins – will help to illustrate the great depth and breadth of the Museum’s unrivalled collections. Since several curators from the Ashmolean will accompany these items to New York and will be on hand to describe them in great detail, we will all be able to experience how the Museum utilizes these exquisite items as teaching tools.

As you may know, the Ashmolean has undergone a major renovation. In its first year since the newly-expanded building was reopened, the Museum

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attracted over 1.2 million visitors. To help put that number in perspective, that is more than the number of people who went to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston or the Philadelphia Museum of Art last year! This great success is a testament to the continued outstanding leadership provided by the Director of the Ashmolean, Dr. Christopher Brown.

The 2012 Reunion will also feature a celebration of the founding of the Blavatnik School of Government in Oxford. While it is fair to say that Oxford has produced more world leaders than any other university on the planet, the expertise linked to government was scattered throughout Oxford. Thanks to a magnificent benefaction by the New York-based financier Len Blavatnik, Oxford will now be able to harness, direct, and amplify its work in this important field.

Of course, no Reunion would be complete without lectures and presentations by outstanding members of the University. This year, topics ranging from diabetes, to genetics, to business will be part of the featured presentations.

Finally, I should note that representatives of the University’s Office of Career Services will be with us throughout the weekend. Whether you need to learn how best to update your résumé or network with Oxonians in your chosen field, our colleagues from Career Services will be on hand to help.

I hope you are able to join me for what promises to be an edifying and enjoyable day!

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Program

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Networking Breakfast with Oxford alumni8:30 am – 9:30 am • East Foyer, 3rd FloorPlanning your next career move? Want to get your foot in the door? Maybe a cup of coffee is the answer! Get an early start to the day and rub shoulders with Oxonians who have made their mark in fields such as finance, law, journalism and the arts. The Networking Breakfast is the perfect opportunity to develop a new relationship and engage with other alumni.

Welcoming remarks9:45 am – 10:00 am • Grand Ballroom, 3rd Floor

leadership in the 21st Century 10:00 am – 11:15 am • Grand Ballroom, 3rd FloorGovernment leadership is under pressure everywhere. Paralysis in the US government, uprisings across the Middle east, a crisis in the european Union, and unprecedented demonstrations against governments in russia and China, all underscore the need for informed and inspired leadership across the world. The panel, which will include Professor Ngaire Woods (Balliol College, 1989), Dean of the Blavatnik School of Government and the Chancellor, lord Patten of Barnes (Balliol College, 1965), will consider what this means for the US.

Coffee Break11:15 am – 11:45 am • East Foyer, 3rd Floor

the Genetic revolution 11:45 am – 12:45 pm • 3rd FloorPeter Donnelly (Balliol College, 1980), Director of the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Professor of Statistical Science, and Fellow of St Anne’s at the University of Oxford, will discuss how genetic factors are responsible for a substantial part of the susceptibility to all of the common diseases afflicting humans, including heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, depression, and many cancers and infectious diseases. The talk, aimed at a general audience, will give a sense of the exciting advances in genomic science, and the opportunities and challenges they create for our health and society.

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From poetry to politics: How Has imaginative literature influenced the Way We think about Society?11:45 am – 12:45 • 3rd FloorFew modern politicians or political analysts would turn to poetry for inspiration when thinking about society, but in the 19th Century the lines of demarcation were not so firm. Dr. Seamus Perry, Massey Fellow in english literature and

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Vice-Master of Development at Balliol College, will lead a discussion about the influence of Wordsworth and other romantic writers on Victorian political theory, concentrating on ideas of liberty, liberalism and individuality. Attendees are encouraged to read J.S. Mill’s On Liberty in preparation.

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Black Holes & Spin Offs11:45 am – 12:45 pm • 3rd Floor Katherine Blundell, Professor of Astrophysics at Oxford and research Fellow at St John’s College, will shed a different light on the popular notion that black holes “suck in everything from its surroundings,” and discuss how they actually give rise to many remarkable phenomena such as extragalactic quasars and microquasars in our own galaxy. She will illustrate how matter can be spun off near black holes in the form of winds and jets that spread through their surroundings, resulting in black holes having tremendous cosmic influence many light years beyond their event horizons.

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Brush up your Career Skills 11:45 am – 12:45 pm • 3rd FloorA practical workshop with Jonathan Black, Director of University Careers Service and Polly Metcalfe, Careers Advisor, who will review your résumé, discuss tools to find your dream job, provide a refresher about information interviewing, and review tips for 1:1 interviews.

lunch Featuring a presentation By the Vice-Chancellor, professor andrew Hamilton12:45 pm – 2:15 pm • Grand Ballroom, 3rd Floorlunch attendees will have the opportunity to sit with representatives from their College (if present), fellow alumni and guests. College crests will be located on each table.

Educating leaders? Changing the Game2:15 pm – 3:15 pm • 3rd FloorA panel of Saïd Business School’s faculty and distinguished graduates will discuss the role and purpose of business education in light of critical challenges including the financial crisis, environmental threat, and the shifting balance of economic power. They will recount their own attempts to change the rules of the game through innovation, and the challenges they’ve faced. The Dean of Saïd Business School, Peter Tufano, will chair the discussion, and Stephan Chambers, Director of the MBA program, will join the panel.

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Jonathan Black, Director, and Polly Metcalfe, Careers Advisor, will be in New York and will offer two breakout sessions and 1:1 discussions throughout the day.

The University Careers Service works with all current undergraduate and postgraduate students in Oxford, thousands of employers worldwide

and supports alumni for life. That support includes access to our web site (www.careers.ox.ac.uk) and to CareerConnect (an extensive jobs board) to all fairs and events in Oxford, to skills workshops (e.g., Update Your Résumé, Find Your Dream Job, Kick-Start Your Career) and to 1:1 meetings with experienced Careers Advisors.

We know that many alumni are also interested in supporting the careers of current students through mentoring, speaking on panels, and the rapidly growing and successful International Internship Program (providing 200+ opportunities for students in 2012) that enables alumni around the world to offer students a wide range of fascinating internship opportunities. We look forward to seeing you in New York!

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From Molecule to Malady: New research and New therapies for Neonatal diabetes 2:15 pm – 3:15 pm • 3rd Floor Professor Frances Ashcroft, royal Society GlaxoSmithKline research Professor at the University laboratory of Physiology, Oxford and Fellow of Trinity College, describes her groundbreaking work on insulin secretion and diabetes and discusses how it has led to a new treatment for children born with a rare inherited type of diabetes.

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How Can alumni Help Current Students’ Careers? 2:15 pm – 3:15 pm • 3rd Floor A workshop with Jonathan Black, Director of University Careers Service, and Polly Metcalfe, Careers Advisor, to explore practical and realistic ways that North American alumni can engage to help current students and recent graduates – you’ll have a chance to shape the programs that the Careers Service offers.

Coffee Break3:15 pm – 3:45 pm • East Foyer, 3rd Floor

the ashmolean: the World’s Finest university Museum3:45 pm – 4:45 pm • Grand Ballroom, 3rd FloorThis panel will discuss the Ashmolean treasures on display at the reunion and how these relate to the Museum’s wider collections in Oxford. The curators will also discuss what application these collections have in cross-disciplinary teaching at Oxford, and examine more widely the role of today’s university museums. Dr. Christopher Brown CBe, Director, Ashmolean Museum; Mr. Henry Kim, Mellon Project Director, Ashmolean Museum; and Professor Shearer West, Head of the Humanities Division at the University of Oxford, will join the conversation.

Closing remarks4:45 pm – 5:00 pm • Grand Ballroom, 3rd Floor

drinks reception5:00 pm – 6:00 pm • East Foyer, 3rd Floor

The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology in Oxford is the world’s first public museum, founded in 1683. Today, as a department of the University of

Oxford, and with world-class collections, it is widely regarded as one of the finest university museums in the world. The Ashmolean unveiled a dramatic physical transformation of its building, to a design by architect Rick Mather, in November 2009. It houses 39 new galleries, including new special exhibition galleries, a dedicated Education Centre, state-of-the-art conservation studios, and Oxford’s first roof-top restaurant. Although completely invisible behind Charles Cockerell’s neo-classical facade, the Rick Mather building has provided the Museum with 100% more display space and the facilities to launch a major exhibitions program. In its first year, the museum received over 1.2 million visitors and is now the most popular free visitor attraction in England outside London.

The 2012 North American Reunion will feature treasures from the Ashmolean Museum including ancient coins and works by Michelangelo and Raphael. Attendees of the Reunion will be able to view (and in some cases handle) these works with curators from the Museum on hand.

Limited viewings of the Ashmolean pieces will be offered on Saturday 14 April at the Waldorf=Astoria. There will also be an open viewing at 5:00 pm. Tickets required (excludes open viewing). Please find details on the included registration form.

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Hertford College Saturday 14 April: Thanks to the generosity of Mike Thorne (1966, Physics) and his wife leila Shakkour, there will be a reception in their Manhattan home for Hertfordians and partners from 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm. As this will be Will Hutton’s first visit as Principal to the US, he very much looks forward to meeting as many Old Members as possible. For more information please contact Hertford College Members’ and Development Office at development.office@hertford.ox.ac.uk.

Keble College Saturday 14 April: Venue to be confirmed soon. Please contact Philip Clarke at philip.clarke@keble.ox.ac.uk or call 011-44-1865-282303 for details.

Kellogg College Saturday 14 April: Dinner at Bice restaurant at 8:00 pm for $85 per person. Contact ana.pastega@kellogg.ox.ac.uk for booking details.

lady margaret Hall Although unable to be present at this year’s North American reunion, the Principal Dr. Frances lannon and Development Director Peter Watson will be visiting the US from March 26 until April 4 and look forward to meeting alumni at events in Boston (March 27), New York (March 29) and San Francisco (April 3). if you have not received information about these dates please email peter.watson@lmh.ox.ac.uk.

linacre College Saturday 14 April: linacre College will hold Dinner in a university club at 6:00 pm for 6:30 pm. The Principal, Dr. Nick Brown, will preside; cost will be $100 inclusive of dinner and drinks, a price subsidized by the College. We hope many of you will be able to attend. Bookings to Dr. Clifford Peterson at gageslake@yahoo.com or Dr. Anne Keene at anne.keene@linacre.ox.ac.uk.

lincoln College Saturday 14 April: Dinner for alumni and guests at the Grolier Club, 47 east 60th Street, New York, NY 10022. Please email susan.davison@lincoln.ox.ac.uk for details.

magdalen College Saturday 14 April: Black Tie Dinner at The Penn Club. Please email marilyn.bowler@magd.ox.ac.uk for details.

merton College Saturday 14 April and Sunday 15 April: Details of the Merton Weekend, including the Saturday AM annual meeting, a special Saturday evening reception and Dinner at The Century Association and Sunday Brunch at the Kirby/Cullman’s, will be posted to MC3 members in March. For more information visit www.mc3na.org or contact robert McKelvey/Susan Stukane at sstukane@georgemckelveyco.com or 732-449-5323 or Helen Kingsley at helen.kingsley@merton.ox.ac.uk.

Balliol College Saturday 14 April: reception and Dinner for Old Members and partners at the University Club, One West 54th Street.

Brasenose College Saturday 14 April: Brasenose Members are warmly invited to attend a reception in New York at 6:00 pm. The reception will be held at McKinsey & Company by kind invitation of Dominic Barton. rSVP online by 31 March: http://newyorkreception2012.eventbrite.co.uk/. There is no charge for this event. For more information contact the Alumni Office at 011-44-1865-287275 or elizabeth.hardingham@bnc.ox.ac.uk.

Christ Church Saturday 14 April: 7:00 pm Dinner at the Anglers Club, 101 Broad Street (near the corner of Broad and Water Streets in the Wall Street area). Prior reservations are necessary as the capacity of the club is limited. Contact Mr. Peter Paine Jr., President, The American Friends of Christ Church at 518-963-7518 or pspaine@champlainbank.com.

Corpus Christi College Saturday 14 April: Corpus will be holding a Dinner for Old Members and their partners at the Harvard Club. For more details, please contact Sarah Salter at sarah.salter@ccc.ox.ac.uk or call 011-44-1865-276738.

Exeter College Friday 13 April: evening networking event; an opportunity to meet other alumni and hear from the rector about recent College development, including current designs for the Third Quadrangle at Walton Street. Kindly hosted by Mr. Kip Hall (1976, Jurisprudence) and his firm, DlA Piper llP at the Core Club, New York. Times TBC. Saturday 14 April: the rector will be hosting a lunch table for exeter alumni attending the reunion and will be delighted if you would join her. Time: 12:45 pm – Waldorf=Astoria. Please register via the North American Office. exeter Alumni Dinner: The rector invites all exeter alumni in North America to join her for Dinner at the close of the day’s reunion program (whether or not they have attended the reunion). Time and venue TBC. invitations for all events to be sent out – contact Hannah leadbetter at development@exeter.ox.ac.uk or view further details at: www.exeter.ox.ac.uk/alumni/events.

Green Templeton College Saturday 14 April: Green Templeton, Wolfson and St Cross Colleges are jointly hosting a graduate college reception at the Harvard Club of New York from 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm. Speaker: richard G. Frank, Professor of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School, “Politics and Perspectives on US Health reform.” For further information please contact: rachel.lindenbaum@gtc.ox.ac.uk; 011-44-1865-284556.

College Gatherings

St Hugh’s College Saturday 14 April: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: St Hugh’s College warmly invites all Senior Members of the College (with one guest) to a private cocktail reception with canapés at the Ocean and Sea room, W Hotel, 541 lexington Avenue (beside the Waldorf=Astoria). Please note this event is offered free of charge, but Senior Members must register their details to ensure their place, as numbers are strictly limited and places will be assigned on a first come first served basis. To secure your place, please contact the St Hugh’s Development Office at 011-44-1865-274958 or development.office@st-hughs.ox.ac.uk as soon as possible, clearly stating your name and the name of your guest.

St John’s College Saturday 14 April: Drinks reception and Dinner at The Princeton Club of New York, from 7:00 pm. All St John’s alumni (plus a guest) are warmly invited to this event. To register an interest please contact alumni.office@sjc.ox.ac.uk.

St Peter’s College For details of weekend events for St Peter’s College alumni, please contact Natasha Denness at natasha.denness@spc.ox.ac.uk.

Trinity College Saturday 14 April: The Yale Club for Old Members and Friends. events are also happening in Boston and Washington either side of the weekend. For more information, please email hannah.cox@trinity.ox.ac.uk, or call 011-44-1865-279942.

University College Saturday 14 April: reception and Dinner with guest speaker Professor Ngaire Woods, the inaugural Dean of the Blavatnik School of Government. Please email julie.monahan@univ.ox.ac.uk for further details.

Wadham College Saturday 14 April: Alumnus Nat rothschild (History, 1990) invites all Wadham alumni who have made charitable donations to the college to attend a party at his home in Manhattan. The party is from 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm and further details will be sent to those attending. Please rSVP to events@wadh.ox.ac.uk.

Wolfson College Saturday 14 April: Wolfson, Green Templeton and St Cross Colleges are jointly hosting a graduate college reception at the Harvard Club of New York from 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm. Speaker: richard G. Frank, Professor of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School, “Politics and Perspectives on US Health reform.” For further information please contact: jan.scriven@wolfson.ox.ac.uk, tel: 011-44-1865-274103.

Worcester College Saturday 14 April: reception and Dinner at the University Club, One West 54th Street. Please contact coleen.day@worc.ox.ac.uk or call 011-44-1865-278346 for details.

New College Friday 13 April: reception and talk by Tom Campbell (1981), Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, for donors to the College. The Warden will be hosting a table at the reunion lunch on Saturday, 14 April. Please email jonathan.rubery@new.ox.ac.uk for details.

Oriel College Saturday 14 April: Join Provost Sir Derek Morris and Director of Development Sean Power for Dinner in central Manhattan, venue TBC. For further details please contact Sean Power at sean.power@oriel.ox.ac.uk.

The Queen’s College Saturday 14 April: There will be reunion events in a number of cities, including one in NYC. For full details of the events please contact emily Downing at oldmembers@queens.ox.ac.uk or call 011-44-1865-279214.

Regent’s Park College Friday 13 April: 2:00 pm North American Advisors meeting; 3:30 pm lecture by Dr. lynn robson, Tutor in english entitled “‘She that was hanged but afterwards recovered’ Murder, myth and medicine in 17th Century Oxford” and an update on college life by the Principal. North American alumni dinner at 7:00 pm. Venues and costs TBA for more information visit www.rpc.ox.ac.uk or contact Tim Pottle at 011-44-1865-288181 or alumni@regents.ox.ac.uk.

Somerville College Saturday 14 April: evening reception and buffet for all Somervillians. Please contact Clare Finch for further information at clare.finch@some.ox.ac.uk or 011-44-1865-280590.

St Anne’s College Sunday 15 April: Brunch for Senior Members and Friends. For more information about our plans for the weekend or to register your interest in our events, please contact Kate Davy at kate.davy@st-annes.ox.ac.uk.

St Catherine’s College Saturday 14 April: Special Alumni Dinner to celebrate its 50th Anniversary at the Harvard Club of New York. Please email development.office@stcatz.ox.ac.uk or call 011-44-1865-281596 for more information.

St Cross College Saturday 14 April: St Cross, Wolfson and Green Templeton Colleges are jointly hosting a graduate college reception at the Harvard Club of New York from 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm. Speaker: richard G. Frank, Professor of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School, “Politics and Perspectives on US Health reform.” For further information please contact: laura.king@stx.ox.ac.uk, tel: 011-44-1865-278277.

St Edmund Hall For full information about St edmund Hall’s Drinks reception please contact Anna Fowler at anna.fowler@seh.ox.ac.uk or call 011-44-1865-289180.

St Hilda’s College Friday 13 April: 7:30 pm, Dinner in New York for Senior Members kindly hosted by St Hilda’s Honorary Fellow Joanna Semel rose and her husband Dan. For further details and to rSVP please contact Bronwyn Travers at development.office@st-hildas.ox.ac.uk or call 011-44-1865-276828.

sunday 15 aprilOxford Business alumni Brunch and Forum11:00 am – 2:00 pmWe warmly welcome graduates of Saïd Business School, and Oxford alumni interested in

business to join us, Dean Peter Tufano, Amy Ambrose, Director of Development and Alumni

relations, and a guest panel in the Trumbull room at the Yale Club for our Oxford Business

Alumni Brunch. Partners are welcome. Tickets cost $50 per person for a full brunch buffet

and drinks. Purchase tickets online at www.oxfordna.org. Direct questions to

ladd.thurston@sbs.ox.ac.uk. This event is organized by the OBA New York and eastern

US Chapter. For information on our upcoming events, please join our Facebook page at

www.facebook.com/obany.us.

Oxford Medical alumni BrunchWe are delighted to welcome past and present members of the medical sci ences research

and teaching community at Oxford. For more information about our plans for the weekend

or to register your interest in our events, please contact jayne.todd@medsci.ox.ac.uk or join

the Oxford Medical Alumni group on linkedin.

rhodes Scholars Breakfast and Forum 9:00 am – 11:00 amJoin fellow Scholars and rhodes House Warden, Dr. Donald Markwell, in the empire room

at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel for breakfast and a forum on ‘The rhodes Scholarships for the

21st Century.’ For more information and to register, please contact rsvp@rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk.

Partners are warmly welcome.

thursday 12 april 79th annual Oxford & Cambridge NyC Boat race dinner6:45 pm Cocktails for 7:30 pm DinnerThe Oxford & Cambridge Dinner Committee of New York City invites you to celebrate the

158th Anniversary of the Oxford-Cambridge Boat race at the Harvard Club of NY. The event

is black-tie and costs $150 per person ($110 for Young Alumni, 10 years out). For more

details, contact Cambridge in America at events@cantab.org or visit www.oxfordna.org.

friday 13 aprilassociation of Marshall Scholars6:00 pm – 8:00 pmAll Marshall alumni are invited to a special NYC happy hour reception. Further details will be

sent to those attending. Please rSVP to admin@marshallscholars.org.

Oxford law alumni Event5:00 pm – 7:00 pmThe University of Oxford law Faculty invites law alumni (those who read law as well as those

who entered the profession after reading another subject) to a drinks reception at Weil,

Gotshal & Manges, 767 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10153. This reception is being offered

through the generosity of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. Numbers are limited so we offer this on

a first come, first served basis. Please email Michelle robb at michelle.robb@law.ox.ac.uk to

confirm your attendance.

rhodes Scholars drinks reception10:00 pm – 12:00 am Join fellow Scholars and rhodes House Warden, Dr. Donald Markwell, for a late evening informal drinks reception. Venue details will be confirmed shortly. For more information and to register, please contact rsvp@rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk. Partners are warmly welcome.

Additional Events

Hotel Information

the Waldorf=astoria301 Park Avenue (between 49th and 50th Streets)New York, NY 10022

The Waldorf=Astoria is offering a reduced rate to accommodate out-of-town guests. Deluxe King/Queen rooms are $319/night plus applicable state and city taxes. rate is for single or double occupancy. Call 1-877-GrOUP-WA (1-877-476-8792)

by Friday 23 March to ensure availability at reduced rate. Please request the group rate for “University of Oxford.” Alternatively, you can book online at www.oxfordna.org.

doubletree Metropolitan Hotel 569 Lexington Avenue (at 51st Street)New York, NY 10022

The DoubleTree Metropolitan Hotel is offering a reduced rate to accommodate out-of-town guests. Queen/Double rooms are available for rates between $259 - $339 depending on occupancy plus applicable state and city taxes.

Call 1-800-222-8733 (local guests) or 001-212-752-7000 (international guests) by Monday 12 March to ensure availability at reduced rate. Please reference the University of Oxford room block, or group code OUD. Guests can also make reservations online at www.dtnewyork.com. Please click “reservations”, enter arrival / departure dates, and use the group code “OUD” to reserve at the discounted rate.

Registration Information

On-Site registrationSaturday 14 April, 7:15 am – 3:00 pmSilver Corridor of the Grand Ballroom, 3rd Floor (Please enter through lexington Avenue elevators)

Only credit cards and checks will be accepted on site; rates will increase $50 each.

advance registrationAdvance registration is available before Friday 30 March. Please return your completed registration form with payment to: University of Oxford North American Office, 500 Fifth Avenue, 32nd Floor, New York, NY 10110 or register online at www.oxfordna.org. refunds are not available after Friday 6 April.

Advance Registration

On-Site Registration

Standard $125 $175

Less than 5 years out (matriculated between 2006 - 2011) $100 $150

rates for 2012 North american reunion program Breakfast, Lunch, 4 Presentations, Drinks Reception and Ashmolean Viewing

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