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December Alumni Newsletter 2021

Welcome to December’s newsletter! November was very busy at York St John, with some teaching beginning in the Creative Centre, Remembrance Day commemorations and a week of graduation ceremonies. We also hosted our second webinar with the...

Giving Tuesday: Reasons to Give

Giving to charity can seem like something other people do, or something that costs a lot, or something that demands more commitment than you can give. But donating to York St John is easy...

A photo showing an image projected on the front of our campus at night. The image shows a red poppy with four silhouettes of soldiers marching. The silhouettes are of World War One era soldiers, including large packs and hats. Above this are the words ‘Lest We Forget’.

Lest We Forget

In 1916, two years into World War One, St John’s College was temporarily closed. So many young men had either volunteered or been conscripted, that they couldn’t recruit sufficient numbers of qualified men to...

A photo of the quad taken in autumn with the words 'November Newsletter' overlaid on top.

November Alumni Newsletter 2021

Welcome to November’s newsletter! We had a busy October at York St John, including welcoming students back to campus for full-time teaching for the first time since the pandemic began. We also enjoyed watching our Black...

Alumni Authors, NaNoWriMo and Self-care

For many people, 1st November is just another day. But for many, today marks the start of their novel-writing month. Started in America, National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) soon gained an international following with...