Autumn Alumni Reunions
We were delighted to welcome a number of groups back for alumni reunions over the last few weeks, September and October are always popular months for alumni reunions, with many groups choosing to come...
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Cordukes family return to York St John
On Friday 2 June, we were excited to welcome John, Heather and their daughter Erin to York St John University. None of them have ever studied at York St John, in fact last week...
54 years and counting…
We’re used to hosting alumni reunions here at York St John, it’s always great to see our former students reconnecting with familiar faces, a lot of whom haven’t seen or spoken to each other...
A matter of Principal…
It’s been quite a busy month for us in terms of alumni visits, with no less than five groups of visitors coming to York St John during September for either a campus tour, a...
YSJ Alumni, and the Great War – 27th July 1916
The York St John Roll of Honour in the Chapel, commemorates 84 York St John alumni, who gave their lives in the Great War, 1914-1918. On the 1st July, we remembered former students Edward...
YSJ Alumni killed at The Battle of the Somme- 100 years on
Today, York St John remembers former students Edward Batley and Reginald Percival Jones, who were both killed in action during World War One, on the first day of the Somme, 1st July 1916, exactly...
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?
Not so long ago, an enthusiastic Old John contacted the Alumni Office, hoping to arrange a reunion. It’s 25 years since he left York St John and, full of hope and excitement, he wanted...