UCAA Newsletter May 2012

Dear alumni, Welcome to the UCAA Newsletter for May 2012! Lots of exciting things to talk about, so we’ll get right to it: Sports Day Remember those great afternoons around the soccer pitch? On Saturday, June 23rd, the UCAA will organize the World Cup Revisited on campus: a championship like back in the day, with not only soccer, but also a number of other sports, maybe even sumo wrestling in those funny fat suits. It will be a great opportunity to meet both your fellow alumni and your old home again, after which we will celebrate with a barbecue. You can sign up with your team of 6 people and a team name by sending an e-mail to info@ucaa.nl. We hope to see you all in June – and yes, you are allowed to dress up. Post & TalkingPost updates We’re currently very hard at work putting together the latest edition of your alumni magazine Post (expected to hit your doormats again this June), but we could still very much use your input. If you, or alumni you know, achieved something you’d like to update the rest of the alumni community on (awards, PhDs, babies, weddings, other things you’re awesome at) e-mail them to info@ucaa.nl so we can include them in the Who What Where section. Also, have you uploaded a picture of your young self to Funny Moppets yet? If not, you should, because the best ones just might make it into Post. To tide you over until the next Post arrives there are lots of exciting things going on over at TalkingPost.org as well. Two new regular columns by Somaye Dehban (‘07) have seen the light of day (with more columns from different authors to come), the good old campus magazine Boomerang has started putting its articles online for your reading pleasure, and, in case you were wondering what some of our alumni are writing on other sites, we’ve put up a new alumni blog page with convenient links to all that good stuff. And, as always, if you’re interested in contributing something or maybe would like to see your blog featured, send us an e-mail at info@talkingpost.org! UCU Annual Review UCU has put up its 2011 Annual Review, including the results of the alumni questionnaire that many of you filled out last year. So, if you have ever wondered what percentage of alumni is now working for the government, or what kinds of positions alumni hold, or if you’re interested in UCU’s education budget, or just procrastinating, you can find everything you’re looking for here. Sincerely yours, The UCAA Board

May 30th UCAA The Hague drinks June 11th Graduation class of 2012 June 23rd Sports Day May/June Keep an eye on the event calendar on the website for regional drinks coming up in Oxford, Cambridge and Washington D.C. You can find more information about the UCAA on our website ucaa.nl Questions or comments about the contents of this newsletter can be sent to info@ucaa.nl Keep in touch with the UCAA and your fellow alumni by joining the UCAA groups on Facebook and LinkedIn or by following us on Twitter.

Food Trippin’

Last night the UCAA represented at UCU CultureCo’s annual Food Trippin’. The event, aimed at promoting the cultural diversity on campus by sharing different regions’ traditional food at a massive potluck dinner, was well attended by both students and a few alumni. Those present were able to sample delicious dishes native to everywhere from Spain, India, Hungary, Poland, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Turkey, and elsewhere. Our very own Sarah Carmichael (’06) prepared a batch of her aunt Janet’s yummy Scots Pancakes, while Roeland van Beek (’11) and Kiran Coleman (’05) took a cue from TalkingPost‘s new cooking column by Somaye Dehban (’07) and prepared an incredibly tasty Ab Gousht from Iran (try the recipe out for yourself here!).

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Photos by Kiran Coleman (’05)

Reunion Photos

Please enjoy the slideshow of all the Reunion photos of last September.

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Post :: Call for Content!

As you may have noticed over the past year the alumni magazine has changed quite a bit, not only in name and format but also in terms of content. We are moving towards including more long-form/narrative journalism, and putting extra emphasis on creative work. We are now looking for alumni who want to contribute.

We look for articles based on the author’s field of expertise, reflecting wider societal issues. We want to have both short, pithy articles and longer, more in-depth pieces. We want stories that will start discussions on real-life topics as well as fictional and/or poetic work. The editorial team spends time helping mould articles so authors have to be open to receiving guiding comments and suggestions.

We are also looking for keen photographers, illustrators, graphic designers, artists, musicians, etc, to provide creative content for Post and Talking Post. We are sure there’s many of you with interesting creative work that you would love to see published!

Please send a short description of what you plan to contribute to info@ucaa.nl so we can discuss it further. The primary deadline for pieces is March 15^th.

Who were there at the Reunion?

It’s been a while, but memories of a great night in our beloved bar float by every once in a while. That great night was, of course, the Alumni Reunion on the 30th of September last autumn. Some of you immortalized yourselves on the posters of all year groups that were hanging at the stairs. Find out who you missed at the Reunion!

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More photos of the actual people will follow soon!