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Rhodes e-news The e-newsletter of the global Rhodes community
Volume I, Issue 1 October/November 2009 |
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Welcome to Rhodes e-newsWelcome to this first edition of Rhodes e-news. I am immensely grateful to the many Scholars who have been in touch since my email letter of early August, and am keen to keep in touch with you on developments in the Rhodes community both in Oxford and around the world. As I hope this e-newsletter reflects, there is great energy among the Rhodes Scholars now in Oxford and in our global community. News of Rhodes Scholars and of the Rhodes community will be reflected on our web site, in quarterly e-newsletters such as this, and in occasional emails from me - including an update in November on matters of strategic importance for the Rhodes Scholarships. In December, you will receive - in electronic form, at least – the traditional Warden's Christmas Letter. With this year's letter, the annual update form will be of particular importance as it will be used in a password-protected database of all Scholars that will be launched in 2010. Just this week, as we have prepared for the Coming Up Dinner for the Rhodes Class of 2009, there have been memorial lectures in Oxford in honour of two Rhodes Scholars - Adam von Trott (Germany & Balliol 1931), executed in 1944 for his role in an assassination attempt against Hitler, and Bram Fischer (Orange Free State & New College 1931), who was imprisoned for his role in the fight against Apartheid in South Africa. It would be hard to find more evocative reminders of the importance of the Rhodes Scholarship, and of the importance of 'fighting the world's fight'. I hope you will enjoy this e-newsletter and that you will keep in touch with us here at Rhodes House. With best wishes
Dr Donald Markwell Warden _______________________________________________________ IN THIS EDITION:
Rhodes Scholars in the Class of 2009 have arrived at Rhodes House to an enthusiastic welcome from the Class of 2008 and the Warden. Read more… ________________________________________________________________________ Spanning six decades and five continents, Rhodes alumni gathered at Rhodes House during the Oxford Alumni University Weekend. Read more…Alumni Brunch set to become annual event with tentative date of Sunday, 26 September 2010. Photo gallery of Rhodes Brunch and Open House ______________________________________________________ 2010 Selection process underway as on-line applications are inaugurated. Read more… ______________________________________________________ Website redesign focuses on Scholars. Read more… Books by Rhodes Scholars Death notices Complete list of Scholars Annual financial reports Trust governance documents Supporting the Scholarships List of Rhodes Trustees Send news to Rhodes House_________________________________________________________________________ Scholars of all generations from around the world have responded to the Warden’s email letter. Read more…
Warden’s 3 August 2009 email letter ________________________________________________________ New Oxford Vice-Chancellor is welcomed at Rhodes House. Read more… Andrew Hamilton’s installation as Vice-Chancellor Listen to Professor Hamilton’s Inaugural Address __________________________________________________ Thanks to Vice-Chancellor John Hood. Read more...
Vice-Chancellor's Final Oration _ _______________________________________________________ Gifts for Rhodes House and the Scholarships. Read more... ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________
Members of the Rhodes Class of 2008 welcomed the arriving Class of 2009 with a week of informal social events at pubs, restaurants, and coffee shops across Oxford. Interaction among Scholars across class years and national groupings continued during an informative Welcome Day. The day’s activities also included an inspiring speech by the Warden, Dr Donald Markwell, and culminated in a party hosted by the Warden at Rhodes House which went late into the night. The sense of community continues as small groups of Scholars join with the Warden for informal meals and lively conversation in his residence. Download a PDF file of the Warden's Speech Rhodes Scholar Class of 2009 List _____________________________ 2010 selection process gets underway as on-line applications are inaugurated
_________________________________ Rhodes alumni engage at Rhodes House
Plans are underway to make the Brunch at Rhodes House an annual event within the Oxford University Alumni Reunion Weekend, with a tentative date for next year of Sunday, 26 September 2010. Photo gallery of Rhodes Brunch and Open House ____________________________________ Rhodes website redesign
The Rhodes House website (www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk) has been refreshed and expanded to highlight relevant news from Oxford, Rhodes House, and Scholars around the world. New features include:
The site also provides easily accessible and downloadable copies of our founding governance documents and annual financial reports. An important addition to the site in 2010 will be a password-protected searchable. Please peruse the site and forward any thoughts or suggestions along with information about books published, awards received or other items of interest to the Rhodes global community to: Helena.Snow@rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk. Scholar news Recent books by Scholars List of all Rhodes Scholars Supporting the Scholarships Founding governance documents Death notices Rhodes Trustees Annual financial reports
__________________________ Scholars of all generations from around the world have responded to the Warden’s email letter Scholars from across the constituencies and a wide array of disciplines have responded to the Warden’s email letter of 3 August 2009 with personal reflections and ideas regarding the future of the Rhodes Scholarships. The responses have launched a dialogue and contributed to the strategic planning being undertaken by the Warden and the Trustees. The Warden has also received pro bono assistance from a group of Rhodes Scholars at McKinsey & Company on benchmarking and analysis of competition, finance and governance. In November, following the next meeting of the Board of Trustees, Dr Markwell will update the community on planning and invite further dialogue on what is needed to ensure the continued preeminence of the Rhodes Scholarships in the 21st century. Download a PDF file of the Warden's August 3rd e-mail _________________________________
New Oxford Vice-Chancellor welcomed at Rhodes House
Professor and Mrs Hamilton joined the Trustees, Warden and Scholars at Rhodes House once again for the Coming Up Dinner on 30 October. Andrew Hamilton’s installation as Vice-Chancellor Listen to Andrew Hamilton's Inaugural Address ________________________________ The Rhodes Trust honours Vice-Chancellor John Hood
The retiring Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, Dr John Hood (New Zealand & Worcester 1976), was honoured by the Warden, Dr Donald Markwell, at a reception in the Warden's garden at Rhodes House both for his years of service to the University as Vice-Chancellor and for those he devoted to the Rhodes Trust as New Zealand Secretary. In response to the Warden's tribute, Dr Hood noted that of all the many ventures he had embarked upon over the course of his life, none had been as profoundly transformative as his years as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, where he'd arrived in the mid 1970s from a small isolated community in New Zealand. Emphasizing the close and mutually beneficial relationship that Oxford has enjoyed with the Rhodes Trust for more than a hundred years, Dr Hood spoke about the importance of the Rhodes Scholarships in forging Oxford's reputation as a preeminent international university, and trusted that the University and the Scholarships would continue to move together "from strength to strength".
Vice-Chancellor's Final Oration __________________________________
The wine cellar at Rhodes House now boasts an impressive addition of over two dozen cases of award-winning wines from the Vergelegen Wine Estate in Somerset West, South Africa, through the generosity of Antony Ball (St Andrew’s College, Grahamstown & Pembroke 1983). The Vergelegen farm has been producing wine since the early 18th century and is now considered a showpiece of South Africa’s recent wine renaissance.
The Warden’s next e-mail to the Rhodes community will contain fuller details of gifts to support the Rhodes Scholarships. |
COMING EVENTSSunday, 1 NovemberRhodes Scholar Dinner with the Warden,Nairobi, KenyaSaturday, 7 NovemberRhodes Scholars Dine with the Warden during the European Oxford ReunionBerlin, GermanyWednesday, 18 NovemberRhodes Scholar Dinner with the Warden,Washington, D.C., USAThursday, 19 NovemberRhodes Scholar Dinner with the Warden,Boston, MA, USASunday, 22 NovemberRhodes Scholar Dinner with the Warden,Los Angeles, CA, USAMonday, 23 NovemberRhodes Scholar Dinner with the Warden,San Francisco, CA, USATuesday, 24 NovemberRhodes Scholar Dinner with the Warden,Seattle, WA, USASaturday, 28 NovemberRhodes Scholar Dinner with the Warden,Vancouver, BC, CanadaWednesday, 16 DecemberRhodes Scholar Dinner with the Warden,New York, NY USAFor more information, contact Holly SargentUK: +44 (0)1865 596 135US: +1 (207) 608-6098_________________________________ DIALOGUE WITH RHODES ALUMNI IN NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA The Warden, Dr Donald Markwell, traveled to New Zealand and Australia in August to meet with Rhodes Alumni in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, and Canberra. _________________________________
84 Scholars (including one Scholar deferring until 2010)
Country of Selection - 84 Scholars Australia - 9 Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Swaziland - 1 Bermuda - 1 Canada - 11 Germany - 2 Hong Kong - 1 India - 5 Jamaica & Commonwealth Caribbean - 2 Kenya - 2 New Zealand - 3 Pakistan - 1 South Africa - 9 USA - 32 Zambia – 3 Zimbabwe – 2
College affiliation – 83 Scholars* Balliol College – 10 Brasenose College – 5 Christ Church – 2 Corpus Christi College – 1 Exeter College – 2 Green Templeton College – 1 Harris Manchester College – 1 Hertford College – 2 Jesus College – 1 Keble College – 3 Linacre College – 3 Lincoln College - 2 Magdalen College – 14 Merton College – 6 New College – 2 Oriel College - 2 Pembroke College – 2 The Queen's College – 1 St Antony's College – 6 St Edmund Hall – 2 St Hilda's College – 2 St John's College – 4 Trinity College – 2 University College – 4 University of Sheffield – 1 Wolfson College -1 Worcester College – 1
Divisions – 83 Scholars* Humanities – 14 (17%) Mathematical, Physical & Life Sciences – 9 (11%) Medical Sciences – 11 (13%) Social Sciences – 49 (59%) *Does not include deferring Scholar _________________________________ NEW BOOKS BY RHODES SCHOLARSThe Curse of the Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and Confidence (the Penguin Press HC, New York, 2009), by Rachel Simmons (New York & Lincoln 1998), exposes the myth of the "good girl", freeing girls from its impossible standards and encouraging them to embrace their real selves.
Battlelines (Melbourne University Publishing, Melbourne, 2009), by Tony Abbott (New South Wales & Queens 1981), offers a frank analysis of the way forward for the Australian Liberal Party.
South Africa's Brave New World: The Beloved Country Since the End of Apartheid (Allen Lane, London, 2009), by RW Johnson (Natal & Magdalen 1964), tells the story of South Africa from Nelson Mandela's inauguration in 1994 through the present.
Gringo: A Coming of Age in Latin America (Scribner, New York, 2009), by Chesa Boudin (Illinois & St Antony's 2003), records Boudin's travels through 27 countries throughout the Americas at a time of sweeping change in Latin American politics.
Half the Sky: Turning Women's Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (Knopf, New York, 2009), by Nicholas D. Kristof (Oregon & Magdalen 1981) and Sheryl WuDunn, explores how economic support for women in underdeveloped countries is key to economic progress and fighting poverty globally.
More recent titles by Rhodes Scholars__________________________
SPOTLIGHT ON THE CANADIAN RHODES SCHOLARS FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS Top Oxford graduates who are permanent UK residents can apply for a Canadian Rhodes Scholars Foundation Scholarship to study at the university of their choice in Canada.For the 2010-2011 academic year, applications must be received by 13 November 2009. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed at Rhodes House in early December.Conceived by Canadian Scholar Ralph Henson (Nova Scotia & Exeter 1928) and modeled on the Rhodes Scholarships, the Foundation offers up to three two-year awards annually, with occasional extensions for a third year.For more information, please visit:http://crsfoundation.ca_____________________________________ PLEASE KEEP IN TOUCHUpdate your contact information or sendus alumni news: Contact Holly Sargent
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Mr Robin D. W. Norton has generously gifted a family heirloom of a silver tray and serving dish from Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) to Rhodes House. Born in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia), and now living in Woodstock, near Oxford, Mr Norton believes that Rhodes House provides the best long-term home for these items of special significance. The silver is an elegant addition that will be enjoyed by succeeding generations of Rhodes Scholars, and we are grateful to Mr Norton and his family. 
