On Friday 22nd July the PKU Campus organised a reunion for alumni students of Ripon College who once studied residually here at Foxcombe Hall when it was Oxford’s Ripon College, a theological training and research college between 1933-1975. Here men and women were trained for ministry in the Church of England.
Professor Liu and Student Experience Manager Jacqueline O’Brien greeted everyone on their arrival. The group all got together in the Berkeley room for tea and coffee before Professor Liu showed a presentation on how our university plans to develop Foxcombe Hall in the future, by making it more energy efficient and environmentally friendly. The students showed Professor Liu about existing buildings in Campus that were their accommodation during their study in the 1960s.
This was followed by a tour of the campus with many of the former students reminiscing about old times and how they all had formal dining every evening in the Great Hall. Afterwards it was back to the Berkeley room for afternoon tea, which was provided by the campus, before a walk around the gardens and down to the lake.
The group thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon and fully supported the new development proposed by Peking University. They are already planning another visit for next year.
A group photo was taken in the Great Hall
