Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s alumni around the world reunited and reminisced virtually on the Oct. 17 weekend as more than 2,000 people registered for the university카지노 게임 컬렉션s first online Homecoming.
Homecoming went virtual due to COVID-19 public health concerns. Karen Bertrand, an Artsci카지노 게임 컬렉션94 graduate and Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s Vice-Principal (Advancement), said the response by participants to the online event was overwhelmingly positive as people enjoyed the tricolour spirit without travelling to Kingston.
카지노 게임 컬렉션Homecoming 2020 made such a positive impression on our alumni that I have no doubt people will remember Homecoming 2020 as the year we united alumni around globe in a truly innovative way, and not the year we could not gather on campus,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Bertrand.
The weekend was highlighted by a three-hour ceremony co-hosted by CBC Radio카지노 게임 컬렉션s Shelagh Rogers, Artsci'78, LLD'19, and Queen's 카지노게임사이트 Alumni Association President Rico Garcia, Artsci'13. It featured tributes to our most accomplished alumni, a look at the impact Gaels sport has had on the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s community, and a musical performance from The Tragically Hip bassist Gord Sinclair, Artsci카지노 게임 컬렉션86, LLD카지노 게임 컬렉션16.
After the main event, many faculties including Engineering, Law, and the Smith School of Business hosted their own online gatherings, while more than 25 classes hosted their own reunions over Zoom.
Many Homecoming traditions continued this year, but were modified for the virtual format. The Tricolour Guard 카지노 게임 컬렉션 alumni who graduated 50 or more years ago 카지노 게임 컬렉션 were honoured with a video tribute instead of a halftime parade at the football game. While graduates couldn카지노 게임 컬렉션t sing the Oil Thigh with their former classmates in person, a showed that proud alumni can be found across the globe.
While many people were disappointed that the in-person Homecoming had to be cancelled due to COVID-19 health concerns, the online event allowed many international alumni to attend without having to take time off work or travelling hundreds of kilometres. The event attracted alumni from , , , , , and to name a few.
During the interactive online event, one graduate wrote in the chatroom that they were from Munich, Germany, and this was their first Homecoming since they left Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s, while another said they have not taken part in the live Homecoming in the 49 years since they graduated. 카지노 게임 컬렉션So this virtual Homecoming is extra special for me,카지노 게임 컬렉션 they wrote.
Bertrand is looking forward to (hopefully) welcoming alumni back on campus for Homecoming in 2021. The success of this year카지노 게임 컬렉션s online event has organizers planning to include a virtual component to Homecoming in the future 카지노 게임 컬렉션 even when pandemic is over 카지노 게임 컬렉션 so graduates who can카지노 게임 컬렉션t return to Kingston can still take part in some festivities.
