Churchill Calling!

There are now just under three weeks to go until the start of our 2019 telephone campaign when 13 current Churchill students will be working hard to raise money for this year’s ‘Opening Doors’ Annual Fund Campaign.

As always, the telephone campaign provides our alumni and callers with an enjoyable opportunity to share experiences of Churchill, and enables us to hear what our alumni have gone on to do after leaving College. Every gift, of whatever size, makes a huge difference – especially as we focus on student bursaries to open doors to talented students, whatever their background.

News

Meet Churchill's future entrepreneurs

Congratulations to the winning team of our annual Enterprise Competition, AUVR (Autism Interventions using Virtual Reality), led by current Churchill student Bang Ming Yong (G15), his brother Bang Xiang Yong (G18). The competition was generously supported by the Federation of Shenzhen Commerce (FSC), with additional prizes sponsored by Cambridge-based companies Cyberhive and ideaSpace.

Read about the winning teams and prizes

Xiaotian Fu garden opening

On 10 May the skies cleared just in time for our opening of the Xiaotian Fu Garden, at 72 Storey’s Way, by the Master and alumna Xiaotian Fu (G06). The garden is named in recognition of a generous donation to the College by Xiaotian, who noted in her speech: 'we can always enjoy a garden, a space of peace and tranquility, which could help people to connect, or reconnect, to nature, to your innate energy, and to your gifted imagination'.

Read more about the garden

Congratulations to alumna Sally Angel (U79) on BAFTA win

A huge congratulations to alumna Sally Angel (U79), whose production company Field Day Productions has won a BAFTA in the digital short form category for Missed Call. Missed Call is the first film ever to be shot entirely on an iPhone X, and the first YouTube film to win a BAFTA.

Read more

US Ambassador visit

The College was delighted to welcome Ambassador Woody Johnson, the US Ambassador to the UK, to the Archives Centre at the end of May, during a visit to Cambridge. Mr Johnson had the opportunity to look at material relating to US–UK relations from Churchill and Thatcher's tenures as Prime Minster, and take a behind-the-scenes tour of the Centre. He later tweeted that the highlight for him was viewing the map Churchill used for planning D-Day.

Churchill wins its second Platinum Green Impact Award!

We are delighted to have received a Platinum award – the highest achievable – for the second consecutive year, in the University of Cambridge's Green Impact Challenge. Green Impact is the University's environmental accreditation scheme, which supports and encourages departments and colleges across the University in reducing their environmental impacts.

Find out how we're going greener

Churchill Connect launching to students

As exams finish we are excited about launching our new networking platform to current Churchill students over the next week. Many of you have already signed up to Churchill Connect, and we hope many more of you will do so. We know our students will really value any help alumni are prepared to offer to help them think about life beyond College, whether it's answering a few questions about your field, looking over a CV, or offering intern opportunities.

Register for free with Churchil Connect

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Apologies to our former rugby players!

In last month's E-bulletin we announced that the Rugby Club had made the first division for the first time, and received lots of emails from alumni telling us of their forays into the first division as student players. We have alerted the current rugby captain, who, like the Alumni Office, was delighted to hear of our earlier successes, and thanks to those who took the time to correct us.

Anyone interested in rugby is invited to join us in a box at the Varsity match at Twickenham on 12 December, so do keep an eye out in future E-bulletins for the announcement when tickets are on sale. It's a really great day out with the opportunity to watch both the women's and men's games.

Events

1969 alumni: celebrate 50 years since matriculating

5 July

Those who matriculated in 1969 are invited to return to College for a special dinner to reunite with old friends. This meal is free for eligible alumni, and you may bring a guest at your expense. Bookings close on 30 June, so don't miss this special opportunity to return to Churchill and see what has changed – and what hasn't – in the last 50 years!

Join us on 5 July

Booking closing soon: Reunion Dinner for 1977–81 alumni

6 July

Bookings for this year's Reunion Dinner for those who joined College between 1977 and 1981 closes on 23 June, so don't forget to book your place if you are eligible to attend. The dinner is free for alumni, with one guest each at your expense, and specially discounted accommodation is available in College using the same form.

Join us on 6 July

Coming soon: Association Weekend 2019

27–29 September

We are just finalising the programme for this year's Association Weekend and hope to have the booking page ready later this month. Get the date in your diaries now to return to College for our usual mix of talks, croquet, golf, and, of course, our Saturday night black tie dinner! We'll send a special E-bulletin as soon as the booking form is live.

See photos of Association Weekend 2018

Reunion dinner save the dates

Not only are we looking forward to welcoming our 1977–81 alumni back this July, we are already looking ahead to future years! Reunion dinners are an excellent opportunity to return to College and meet up with old friends. If you matriculated in one of the below years, get the date in your diary now!

4 July 2020: 1988–1992
3 July 2021: 1999–2001

See all upcoming Churchill events

Møller Institute

Leadership insights for Chuchill Alumni

3 June

Over 50 alumni attended a Leadership Insight session, hosted by the Møller Institute at the Oxford and Cambridge Club in London and chaired by alumnus and Benefactor Fellow Michael Cowan (U70). The talks explored leadership, developing an explorer mindset, and leading innovation in uncertain times, and were followed by a lively Q&A.

How to develop an explorer mindset