We hope you had an enjoyable festive season – it was great to see many SCR members at the College’s Christmas events last year, including the Christmas Formal Dinners and Carols by Candlelight. We look forward to the events and activities planned for Epiphany Term and to welcoming SCR members back to College. The below email provides a number of updates for SCR members, including information on events and activities, communications, membership and the SCR AGM.
Events in Epiphany Term
We have planned a number of activities for Epiphany Term (all subject to change), including:
SCR Book Club: Michelle Paver, Wakenhyrst (online) – 17 January 2022
For further information and joining instructions, please email [email protected].
SCR Lunch: Van Mildert College – 26 January 2022 at 1 pm – 2 pm
We are delighted that the Wednesday SCR Lunches are resuming in Epiphany Term.
SCR Introduction to New Members (online) – Date TBC
We’ve welcomed a number of new SCR members this academic year, and would be delighted to meet you at this informal session on Zoom to introduce you to the activities of Van Mildert College and the Senior Common Room. Further information will be circulated in due course. Please do let us know if you would like to attend via email to [email protected] and we will ensure that you receive the joining instructions.
Burns Night Formal: Van Mildert College – 3 February 2022 at 6.45 pm
Further information on how to sign up will be circulated in due course.
SCR Book Club: Kate Grenville, The Secret River (online) – 7 February 2022
For further information and joining instructions, please email [email protected].
Dimensions Lecture: Professor Tom Mole (Van Mildert College) – 8 February 2022 at 6 pm
We are delighted to invite you to join us at a forthcoming Dimensions Programme event on 8 February. The speaker will be Professor Tom Mole, Principal of Van Mildert College, who will be speaking on ‘Frankenstein’. The talk will take place in the Ustinov Room at 6 pm and everyone is very welcome for what promises to be a fantastic evening. More details will be circulated in due course by the College team so do look out for an email from [email protected] where you will also find the sign-up link.
SCR Lunch: Van Mildert College – 9 February 2022 at 1 pm – 2 pm.
Chinese New Year Formal: Van Mildert College – 10 February 2022 at 6.45 pm
Further information on how to sign up will be circulated in due course.
Valentine’s Formal: Van Mildert College – 17 February 2022 at 6.45 pm
Further information on how to sign up will be circulated in due course.
SCR Walk: Croxdale Estate – 20 February 2022 at 10 am – 12.30 pm
We look forward to welcoming members to the SCR walk, which was rescheduled from Michaelmas Term due to Storm Arwen. Further information about how to sign up for this walk will be circulated to members later this month.
SCR Book Club: Book TBC (format TBC) – 7 March 2022
For further information and joining instructions, please email [email protected].
SCR Talk: Professor Tom Mole (Van Mildert College) – 8 March 2022 at 6 pm – 7.30 pm
We’re delighted that our College Principal, Professor Tom Mole, has agreed to present the first SCR Talk of the academic year on ‘How books shape our relationships’. We’re hoping this can be a hybrid (on-line and in-person) event, with a cheese and wine reception following the talk for those in attendance in-person.
SCR Lunch: Van Mildert College – 9 March 2022 at 1 pm – 2 pm
Further events to come…
In addition to the events outlined above, we are hoping to organise an event at the Durham University Oriental Museum this term.
Please note that you will be required to provide evidence of a negative LFT within 48 hours of events or activities.
Please do let us know if you have any suggestions for future events via email to [email protected].
Communications
We will be re-launching the regular SCR bulletins this term, which provide information about upcoming activities organised by the College and the SCR. The first edition will be circulated via email next week.
SCR AGM Minutes
The minutes of the Senior Common Room Annual General Meeting on 23 November 2021 are now available on the SCR webpages.
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact the SCR Committee at [email protected].
With our very best wishes,
Van Mildert SCR Committee