UDC Connections Magazine

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Aine Gibbons, VICE-PRESIDENT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI RELATIONS

CONNECTIONS AND
RE-CONNECTIONS
UCD Connections is the annual magazine for UCD alumni. With over 130,000 alumni worldwide the network is influential, interesting and diverse – a veritable tour de force. At UCD, over the years we have learned the importance of the ties that bind alumni to each other and to their alma mater. In the pages that follow, alumni demonstrate the value of these relationships. We hope to continue to facilitate and foster connections through our alumni relations programme.
What distinguishes UCD and its alumni? UCD has played a central role in the evolution of Ireland as an independent nation. Our calling today is no less challenging and UCD alumni continue to make their mark in every aspect of business, politics, law, media, the arts, engineering, architecture, medicine and the sciences.
Alumni often tell me that their memories of UCD are about the people rather than the place and, although many alumni believe themselves to be either ‘Terrace’ or ‘Belfield’, the DNA of UCD is less about bricks and mortar and more about heart and soul. Over the past year, we have been delighted to warmly welcome thousands of graduates who have attended dinners and other social occasions on campus and we have an exciting programme of interesting events ahead to bring alumni back to the university to hear an interesting speaker, to listen to music, to visit our archives orw to engage in other ways.
I have a strong sense that the UCD alumni movement is gathering momentum, helped I hope by our events and reunion programme and the call to action highlighted in our Alum~Inate campaign. If you haven’t already done so, do please register so we can keep you informed about events, reunions and other opportunities to tap into fond memories.
As fundraising is a key part of preserving and developing UCD for you, your children and your children’s children, we ask that you consider supporting the Alumni Fund, the Library and Scholarships. All gifts, big and small, are greatly appreciated.
UCD Connections is being distributed with The Irish Times as a cost-effective way of circulating it. We are happy to post a copy to any graduate who requests one. Please don’t assume we have your up-to-date contact details. To register, go to www.ucd.ie/alumni.And finally, once an alumnus always a alumnus; you are welcome to visit and re-connect any time.



UCD.IE UCD Alumni Home Join the Alumni Association UCD ALUMNI EVENT IN THIS ISSUE GOING GLOBAL The Foreign Exchange Cracking the Code The Cure Class of 1994 DNA OF UCD Big Ideas Hatched on Campus Great Minds Campus Crushes Between the Covers Phone a Friend Colour on Campus COLLEGE PEOPLE 2009: A Year in the Spotlight Go Ahead and Argue Campaign Trail The Front Bench Club Education Revolution Finder and Keeper UCD EVENTS Business Alumni Dinner Bloomsday Medal Ceremony An Historic Hockey Match A Great Year For Rowing The Newman Fellows' Dinner Joseph O'Connor Reading The Ruby Jubilee UCD Rugby Dinner New Professors Of Law Graduate Societies RE-CONNECTIONS Find Your Classmates	Aine Gibbons, VICE-PRESIDENT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI RELATIONS CONNECTIONS AND RE-CONNECTIONS UCD Connections is the annual magazine for UCD alumni. With over 130,000 alumni worldwide the network is influential, interesting and diverse – a veritable tour de force. At UCD, over the years we have learned the importance of the ties that bind alumni to each other and to their alma mater. In the pages that follow, alumni demonstrate the value of these relationships. We hope to continue to facilitate and foster connections through our alumni relations programme. What distinguishes UCD and its alumni? UCD has played a central role in the evolution of Ireland as an independent nation. Our calling today is no less challenging and UCD alumni continue to make their mark in every aspect of business, politics, law, media, the arts, engineering, architecture, medicine and the sciences. Alumni often tell me that their memories of UCD are about the people rather than the place and, although many alumni believe themselves to be either ‘Terrace’ or ‘Belfield’, the DNA of UCD is less about bricks and mortar and more about heart and soul. Over the past year, we have been delighted to warmly welcome thousands of graduates who have attended dinners and other social occasions on campus and we have an exciting programme of interesting events ahead to bring alumni back to the university to hear an interesting speaker, to listen to music, to visit our archives orw to engage in other ways. I have a strong sense that the UCD alumni movement is gathering momentum, helped I hope by our events and reunion programme and the call to action highlighted in our Alum~Inate campaign. If you haven’t already done so, do please register so we can keep you informed about events, reunions and other opportunities to tap into fond memories. As fundraising is a key part of preserving and developing UCD for you, your children and your children’s children, we ask that you consider supporting the Alumni Fund, the Library and Scholarships. All gifts, big and small, are greatly appreciated. UCD Connections is being distributed with The Irish Times as a cost-effective way of circulating it. We are happy to post a copy to any graduate who requests one. Please don’t assume we have your up-to-date contact details. To register, go to www.ucd.ie/alumni.And finally, once an alumnus always a alumnus; you are welcome to visit and re-connect any time.
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