Dr Michael Murphy, President, University College Cork and the UCC Chicago Alumni Chapter Committee hosted a reception followed by an evening of music and dance at Chief O'Neill's Pub and Restaurant in Chicago.

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Well done and a warm thank you to all who participated in the Womens Mini Marathon on Sunday in support of the UCC Access Programme.
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Recently at UCC, Ernst & Young announced their continued support of the UCC PLUS+ Programme by continuing to fund a number of students to complete their undergraduate studies at UCC.

Finola Merivale was the recipient of the 2009 Staf Gebruers Memorial Award in recognition of her excellence in Music at UCC.  She is now pursuing a postgraduate qualification at the University of Leeds.

Calling UCC staff, students, graduates and friends to participate in the Evening Echo Womens Mini Marathon on Sunday, 27 September, 2009 at 1pm in support of the UCC Access Programme.  Five individuals who raise the most money will win two tickets each for seats in a corporate box at the Cork Opera House for a show of their choice (Tickets generously sponsored by a donor).

A meeting between members of Strathmore University, Kenya and staff at UCC was held on 25 June.

Cork-based consulting engineering company, Fehily Timoney & Company, recently presented the final part of a €50,000 corporate donation to UCC's heritage fund, made over a period of five years.
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UCC has launched an Alumni & Friends Legacy Campaign where the University is appealing to and inviting its Alumni & Friends to consider including UCC in their Wills. 

Since its inception, UCC has been the beneficiary of many bequests, most notably the Honan Legacy in 1916 which is now used not only for the upkeep of the Honan Chapel but to enable access to the University for disadvantaged students.

Eli Lilly has lent its support to the Cancer Biology PhD Scholars Programme at University College Cork that was funded by the Health Research Board in 2007.

Over 120 graduates and friends from the class of 1959 attended their Golden Jubilee Reunion at UCC on Monday, June 8, 2009.  The Golden Jubilee celebration began with a special mass held at the Honan Chapel. 

Tales from the Medical Building...  what do you remember of anatomy teaching and learning at UCC?

The Anatomy Department is currently collecting reminiscences of the Department ahead of moving from the historic Windle Building to new facilities on the Western Road.

Over 110 graduates and friends of UCC gathered in the Aula Maxima for the 1984 Graduates Silver Jubilee Reunion on Friday, 24th April 2008.  Dr Michael Murphy, President, UCC greeted graduates at a reception preceding the Gala Dinner which was held at the Aula Maxima. 

The first annual UCC New York Alumni Dinner was held at the Princeton Club in Manhattan on May 6th, 2009.

75 graduates and friends of UCC reunited for a very enjoyable evening.  Among the guests were Minister Micheál Martin, TD, UCC alumnus and currently Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Michael Collins and Consul General Niall Burgess.

On Tuesday, 31 March, a group of UCC Graduates (1946-1953), now living in Dublin, visited UCC. 

Eileen Kearney of the Glucksman Gallery introduced the group to the history, architecture and current exhibitions at the Gallery.

Billy Holland was announced as the winner of the John Joseph Mc Carthy Prize in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the 2008 Prizegiving Ceremony at UCC on February 23rd 2009, at which 42 undergraduate and postgraduate prizes were presented to 56 prizewinners by Dr Michael Murphy, President, UCC. An outstanding student from from Blackrock, Cork, Billy made a significant contribution to the UCC Rugby Club during his time at University. 

Outstanding achievers in the fields of arts, business, sports and medicine were honoured by UCC at the 2008 Alumni Achievement Awards Ceremony, sponsored by Henry Ford & Son, Limited, which took place on Thursday, November 27th 2008 at UCC. 
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Dr Michael Murphy, President, University College Cork  hosted a cocktail reception for graduates and friends of UCC at the Monroe Room of the University Club of Chicago on Tuesday, 18th November, 2008.
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130 graduates and friends of UCC met at the Yale Club of New York City on Wednesday, May 7^th. Dr Michael Murphy, President, UCC greeted guests, which included Mr Niall Burgess, Consul General of Ireland.

The event provided an opportunity for UCC graduates and friends living on the East Coast to network with each other and to hear from the President about developments at the University. 

The Staf Gebruers Memorial Award, 2008 was awarded to Ms Stephanie Sheehan in recognition of her excellence in Music at UCC.  Stephanie received a first-class honours BA in Arts-Music and will continue her studies at UCC where she begins an MA in Music and Cultural History this October.
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The County Cork Association of New York celebrated its annual banquet on Saturday, March 8th at Antun's in Queens village, NYC.   This year the association honoured three distinguished members of Irish America's County Cork community, Mr Pat Hurley (BA 1985), Mr Michael W. Gubbins and Mr Noel Hayes.

Mr Hilary Haydon, Partner, Hilary Haydon & Company, Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors, incorporating Niall Keane & Company recently announced the firm's support of UCC's School of Pharmacy.