Message from the VC: Pause on our end-of-year Garden Party for 2024

*This message was included in the Tuesday 12 November 2024 edition of the On Campus newsletter. 

The University has made the decision to suspend plans for our end-of-year Garden Party event for 2024. I know this event has been a highlight on the University calendar since 2016, but we have decided not to host the event this year in recognition of the current financial environment. 

I won’t mince words. It is sad to cancel this party, and it would have been nice to bring our community together after a challenging year. But with the current budget restraints the University is facing, it is the right decision for now. 

I thank you for your understanding, and welcome thoughts and ideas about next steps, including looking forward to what might be possible for end-of-year events in 2025. I encourage the University Leadership Group to consider ways to hold smaller end-of-year events at a local level. 

Genevieve