By Elizabeth Murphy
Photos by Chris Roussakis and Fangliang Xu
Carleton University welcomed thousands of people to campus for the week-long 2019 Homecoming that stretched through mid-September and celebrated achievements through the decades.
“It was inspiring to see so many members of the Carleton community join us at Throwback this past week,” says Mark Savenkoff, director of Alumni and Donor Relations.
“The energy on campus was tremendous as alumni reminisced with one another and shared stories about their time at Carleton. Our alumni are amazing, engaged members of their communities and it was a pleasure to welcome them back home for a few days.”
From art gallery exhibitions and reunions to alumni mixers – there was an event to appeal to everyone at Throwback.
Carleton University President Benoit-Antoine Bacon and Mark Savenkoff, director of Alumni and Donor Relations, at the kickoff barbeque in the Tory Quad.
The kickoff barbeque ensured that no one had a case of the Monday blahs as students, faculty and staff enjoyed a festive lunch in the Tory Quad.
Local employers had the opportunity to engage with career-minded students in Alumni Hall during Tuesday’s daytime job fair.
On Wednesday, as part of Cinquecento: Carleton Celebrates Leonardo da Vinci, artist Francois Pelletier began his multi-day effort to recreate da Vinci’s portrait of Lucrezia Crivelli on the floor of the University Centre Galleria. Watch a video of his amazing work here.
Artist Francois Pelletier working on a portrait of Lucrezia Crivelli. (Photo: Fangliang Xu)
Thursday evening, the School of Journalism and Communication hosted the 2019 edition of the Attallah Lecture, featuring Lilie Chouliaraki, chair of the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics, who presented her talk War on Mobile Phones: Technology and Truth in the Age of Digital Witnessing.
The Attallah Lecture hosted by the School of Journalism and Communication. (Photo: Fangliang Xu)
The weekday Throwback events wrapped with a timely Currents Lecture on the topic of the federal election. Hosted by the Faculty of Public Affairs, the lecture featured alumnus David Coletto, chief executive officer of Abacus Data, joined by panel members Anne McGrath, NDP strategist and associate at Hill+Knowlton Strategies; Tim Powers, vice-chairman of Summa Strategies; and Paul Thomas, senior research associate at the Samara Centre for Democracy.
The Currents Lecture hosted by the Faculty of Public Affairs.
Even the weather seemed to be in the Homecoming spirit on Saturday, as alumni from throughout the decades came together to toast anniversaries stretching from 25 to 65-years at the Milestone Anniversary Celebration.
Milestone Anniversary Celebration
Dedicated fans took advantage of the beautiful day to enjoy Tragically Hip tribute band Little Bones, food trucks and local craft brews during the Ravens Rally ahead of a Ravens football game against the Waterloo Warriors, who won 34-24.
As the week drew to a close, the celebrations headed downtown on Sunday as the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre unveiled the restoration of its 5,200-pipe Casavant organ with a lecture, concert and building tour.
Monday, September 23, 2019 in Community, Events, Throwback
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