{"id":2070,"date":"2018-05-15T15:59:27","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T14:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/?p=2070"},"modified":"2018-05-15T16:45:54","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T15:45:54","slug":"kent-in-la-2018-events-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/2018\/05\/15\/kent-in-la-2018-events-round-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Kent in LA 2018 – events round-up"},"content":{"rendered":"

In April 2018, the University of Kent hosted its second ever alumni reunion weekend in LA. It was preceded by a pub night in San Francisco. See all the photos from the weekend on Flickr<\/a>.\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Events included a panel discussion on the future of a global education at the New West Charter School. This was followed by an alumni and friends pub night in Santa\u00a0Monica. We also visited a couple of our students who were on exchange at UCLA.<\/p>\n

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On the Saturday, alumni gathered for a morning hike in the Malibu Mountains before meeting at the SLS Beverly Hills for the main event: Gavin Esler In Conversation with David Horsey. This was followed by a drinks reception at which the 2018 North America Innovation in Academia Awards were presented. The evening concluded with a special UKA-Fulbright Gala Dinner.<\/p>\n

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On the Sunday, alumni relaxed at the King’s Harbor Yacht Club, or attended a tour of the Broad art gallery.<\/p>\n

Thank you to everyone who helped organise or lead events, and who everyone joined us for a fantastic weekend of fun, catching up and networking!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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