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Resilience amid grief, service above self. Fundamental qualities that reflect ÍøÆسԹÏ’s motto, In Pulvere Vinces. There are few people in ÍøÆسԹÏ’s alumni community who have confronted personally devastating circumstances and debilitating heartbreak with as much grace, humility and determination and were able to turn it into service for our university as this year’s ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Alumni Isaac Chipman Award for Excellence in Alumni Service recipient, Barry Taylor (’80).

The inaugural lecture in the Dr. Fred Gilbert (’65) Speaker Series presented by the ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Alumni Association featuring ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Honorary degree recipient Dr. Hans-Otto Pörtner (’22) was held on Oct. 6, 2022 in K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre auditorium on the ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï campus. The audience was comprised of students, staff, faculty, community members and politicians.

It was just like old times at ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï during Homecoming Weekend 2022. Skies were overcast, but the rain held off and the enthusiasm of alumni returning with fewer pandemic restrictions lent an upbeat and festive mood that was everywhere on campus.

Jack MacDonald (’69) offers the same piece of advice at almost every speaking engagement, telling people to find a job they love and they will never work a day in their lives. Thanks to a deal struck more than 50 years ago with Al Whittle (’60), long-time manager of ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Cinema’s Al Whittle Theatre, MacDonald was able to follow his own words of wisdom in a career that took him to the top of the hospitality sector.

Alumni raised their glasses to ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï at an intimate gathering in the Pimlico Room at The Orange in Belgravia, London, on Sept. 22, 2022 as they heard updates from University President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Peter Ricketts and Vice-President, Advancement (Interim) Nancy Handrigan (’92).

There was much to enjoy and plenty to appreciate on July 29, 2022 at the 40th ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Alumni Golf Tournament at KenWo Golf Club in New Minas, Nova Scotia, located in Mi'kma'ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People. Participants were pumped and the mood was upbeat as 25 teams and more than 120 golfers took to the course to celebrate our alumni community and provide financial support to incoming ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï students.