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Old Members’ Association
Even after Graduation you are still an Exonian. Here is how to
stay involved.
BY Ari Romney, Alumni Relations Officer (2006, Social Anthropology)
The Development Office
Exeter’s Development Office provides
an active link between Exeter College
and all its Old Members, Parents and
Friends. We strengthen this link by
hosting regular events, by producing
several publications each year and
by maintaining the alumni website.
The Development Office also
coordinates the College’s fundraising
efforts and we are very grateful for
all the support the College receives.
In addition, the Careers Office was
established within the Development
Office to forge links between Old
Members and current students.
We are always keen to hear from our
Old Members by phone, email or post.
We are here to help with any inquiry or
request you may have, from returning to
Exeter for a visit to getting in touch with
another Old Member. Our publications
and e-news also aim to continue to
share ideas between Exonians, so please
do let us know your latest stories. We
want to stay in touch with all our Old
Members, Parents and Friends and you
are always welcome back. Floreat Exon!
Benefits
All Old Members, Parents and Friends
will receive our annual publications
(Exon, Donors’ Report and the Register)
and invitations to our many events – see
the events list for more details. There is
an option to sign up to receive a termly
electronic newsletter, Exeter Matters, and
it is also possible to make use of the
College’s conference facilities should
you, or your business, be interested.
In addition, Old Members are entitled
to the following benefits:
High Table Dining Rights
Old Members who have their MAs and
those who have read for a higher degree
(i.e. any graduate or undergraduate
Master’s degree), are entitled to dine
on High Table in term:
• Once a year at the College’s expense
(but paying for wine and dessert)
• At two other times in different terms at
their own expense
• Those who have read for a ‘Master’s
level’ undergraduate degree, such as
MChem, are only eligible 21 terms after
matriculation (i.e. at the time when
anyone who had done a normal BA
would get their MA).
For further information or to sign in
for dinner, please download a booking
form from the website or contact the
Development Office on 01865 279619.
Accommodation
Old Members benefit from a discount
on Bed & Breakfast in College at a rate
of £47 per person per night in rooms
with communal facilities and £66 per
person per night for an en-suite room or
Fellows Guest Room (prices inclusive
of VAT). Normally, bookings can be
taken only out of Full Term, and
availability will depend on other
residential bookings. Please contact the
Assistant Steward on 01865 279654
to check availability and book a room.
Old Members are also eligible for a
discount at the Tower House Hotel in
Oxford. Just tell them that you are an
Old Member of the College when you
make your booking.
Careers Support
and Networking
We try to offer continuing support to
Old Members after they have left and
are happy to set up careers advice
meetings, particularly for recent leavers
who might benefit from some words
of wisdom from a more experienced
Exonian. If you would like to offer
careers advice to current students or
recent leavers, or think you might
need to receive some, do please get
in touch with us.
Events – Invitations Notice
Please note that starting this autumn,
invitations to some Exeter events –
primarily club and society events
(Medical Society Dinner, ECBCA Dinner,
etc) – will be sent out in digital format
in the first instance to Old Members for
whom we hold email addresses. This
will help us reduce our impact on the
environment as well as printing and
postage costs. Those who do not have
an email account (or whose email
address we do not have) will continue to
receive hard copies in the post. If you
would strongly prefer to receive
hard-copy invitations, please let us know.
Frequently
Asked Questions
What do I do to graduate Those who
wish to take their degree, either in
person or in absentia, should contact
the College Office (graduation@exeter.
ox.ac.uk; 01865 279648) for a list of
Degree Days and to register. Degree
Days take the form of a ceremony in
the Sheldonian Theatre or Examination
Schools, followed by an address
from the Rector or a senior Fellow,
presentation of degree certificates and
a buffet lunch or drinks reception in
College. Candidates are allowed up to
three guest tickets for their family and
friends to witness the ceremony.
46 EXON Autumn 2009 www.exeter.ox.ac.uk/alumni