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Midway Dinner
Calling all MPhil, 2nd year PhDs and all others half way through their studies at Downing:
Booking for our Midway dinner is now open!! Tickets to this event always sell out fast, so head on over to:
http://www.downingmcr.co.uk/booking.php
To book yours NOW! Come celebrate getting this far with us - this mini-reunion is sure to bring you back together with people you may not have seen since your Freshers' week (those many moons ago!).
£14 gets you pre-dinner drinks, a 3-course dinner with wine, port and entertainment in the MCR afterwards! There will also be a Midway photograph taken just after dinner.
Date: Thursday, 11th February
Time: 7.00pm Onwards
Venue: Pre-dinner drinks are in the SCR from 7pm, after-dinner entertainment is in the MCR (Wii, cheese and nibbles, port, music etc!)
Dress code: Lounge suits (or equivalents) WITH GOWNS
Posted Thu Feb 4 15:25:10 2010 by rbs26
Burns Night
Burns Night is a celebration of the Scottish poet Robbie Burns, involving traditional food, drink and dancing. This year's event will start with a drinks reception in the Howard Building, followed by a four course dinner in the Hall. After dinner we will have a ceilidh in the Howard Building and a cash bar. The price for all of this (food, wine, whisky, port and dancing) is just £17 for Downing members and £21 for guests! To book tickets please go to:
http://www.downingmcr.co.uk/booking.php
We also have some free tickets to give away. During the dinner we need three people to stand up and give speeches. They are "the ode to the haggis" a traditional Scottish poem celebrating the haggis we're about to eat, "the ode to the laddies", a humorous toast to the men in the room, and "the ode to the lassies", the same to the ladies. If you would be interested please email mcr-social-secretary[at]dow.cam.ac.uk and in return you will receive a free ticket to the event!
Due to the popularity of this event, we have initially limited tickets to one guest per Downing member. If you would like more, please get in touch with our social secretaries. This is one of the most popular events on the MCR calendar, so book your tickets now!
Posted Mon Jan 11 14:23:21 2010 by rbs26
Election Result
Thanks for those of you who have voted last Thur and we hope you enjoyed the XMAS dinner. Here is the result:
President - Brett Kennedy
Vice President - Robert Sparkes
Welfare & Education - Sreekumar Balan
Treasurer - Davy Kurniawan
Bar, Sports and Amenities - Laura Snowdon
Social Secretaries - Erika Oberg and Bingan Chen
International - Rebecca Zhang
Green and Environmental - Marcos Pelenur
Communications - Usman Khan
Posted Mon Dec 7 12:59:36 2009 by yc288
MCR ELECTRION AND CHRISTMAS MEAL: Thursday 3rd December
Booking for your Christmas meal is now open! Please visit the Porters' Lodge and book yourself in for your Christmas meal via the normal formal booking system (the cost of the dinner is £12.75 and includes a four course meal, port, drinks reception and shannanigans in the MCR afterwards!). Places are disappearing FAST!!
Our elections will be held during the drinks reception before the dinner - to which EVERYONE is welcome, whether attending the dinner or not. Full MCR members (excluding affiliates) have the right to vote for next years committee members via a single non-transferable secret ballot for your MCR committee 2010 - so make sure you come along!
Results will be announced after the dinner.
Dress code is black tie, but NO GOWNS are required.
Love Your MCR xxx
Posted Tue Dec 1 14:05:50 2009 by yc288
Downing Enterprise Drop-in Session
Want to learn more? Come and meet Downing Enterprise judges and past winners on Wednesday, 25th November in the Fleet Room. Drop-in between 4pm - 7pm with your questions and ideas to get informal advice and guidance. Free drinks and nibbles! Let us know if you're coming; email Susan Luton, sal53
This could be your chance to win up to £25,000 grant or loan to help make your business idea a reality.
Posted Fri Nov 6 10:23:02 2009 by sal53
Firework after Formal this FRIDAY!
Just a reminder that there will be a fireworks display, free of charge, after Formal Hall this FRIDAY 6 November - if you haven't booked your tickets yet, hurry up to the Porters' Lodge as they will surely sell out fast!
Even if you aren't coming to dine, it would be great to see you there - the fireworks display is usually very good!! Just gather around the paddock from around 9.15pm!
Love YOUR MCR xxx
Posted Mon Nov 2 11:42:41 2009 by bk294
Downing Enterprise 2010 Competition
Do you want the chance to win up to £25,000 to fund a business idea? Do you have a great invention and need some help to get it off the ground? Would you like support and advice from experienced Downing College alumni?
Then you need to apply to the Downing Enterprise Competition!
Have a look at the Rules and Procedures at http://www.downingcambridge.com/development/projects/downing-enterprise and describe your idea on no more than four pages of A4. Send this with your entry form to the Downing Director of Development by 5.30pm, Friday, 18th December 2009.
If the Downing Enterprise Board likes your idea they will offer you £500 to spend on developing a Business Plan and allocate a Mentor to help you. You will then be invited to London in May 2010 to make a pitch (like Dragon's Den but friendlier!) and a golden opportunity to win up to £25,000 as either a grant or a loan to fund your business.
For more information contact Tariq Sadiq, Director of Development, ts364, and look out for details of a meeting in College soon with members of Downing Enterprise where you can find out more.
Posted Wed Oct 21 09:00:46 2009 by sal53
SCR/MCR Seminar Night: Call for Speakers
The next SCR/MCR seminar night is:
DATE: Weds 11th November
TIME: 6-7pm, food from 7pm onwards
VENUE: SCR (behind the dining hall)
PRICE: FREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
This is when grad students give a talk to an audience of other grad students and Fellows.
We currently need 3 students that would be willing to give a ~15 minute talk on their research that is aimed at intelligent non-specialists. This is a great chance to hone those communication skills, benefit from a 'fresh pair of eyes', and is usually thoroughly enjoyable.
We also require to know the number of students that wish to attend as audience, as free food and drink is provided after the seminar.
The booking form is NOW LIVE. Head on over to HERE to book a spot before they all run out! If you wish to present, e-mail downingmcr[at]gmail.com for further information.
Posted Wed Oct 7 01:12:43 2009 by bk294
Welcome to our new MCR members!
Welcome to our prospective MCR members! We will be trying to update our website for more up-to-date information. The college has put up the materials online here.
The Freshers' Week timetable 2009 is also available to view online HERE (current grads may also want to take a look as there are things you can participate in too!).
The 2009 Handbook with information for new graduate students can also be found online here
Be sure to have a look at them! We all look forward to meeting you next week. With love,
YOUR MCR xxxxx
Posted Thu Aug 27 17:23:40 2009 by yc288
Housemate Needed by Downing Members!
3 Graduate students are looking for a housemate to join their friendly household at 15 Cromwell road Cambridge (CB13EB); 10 minutes cycle from town or Addenbrokes hospital. The room is ground-floor, relatively large with single bed, large desk and wardrobe. We have a nice kitchen with a large fridge, washing machine gas cooker and plenty of cupboard space, a good-sized sitting room with a comfortable leather sofa, freeview tv and small dining table, a small conservatory which contains the freezer and another leather sofa, a shed which houses the tumble drier and has room for bikes as well as upstairs and downstairs bathrooms. We are looking for someone, preferably another graduate student (although we’d consider graduates generally) from the period September ‘09 –September ‘10. The rent is £335 per month. If you are interested or want more information, please contact Lucy on 07855377373 or on LGC23@cam.ac.uk (emails preferred).
Posted Mon Jul 27 14:17:06 2009 by lgc23
Griffins Membership
"If you play a Uni sport, you could be eligible for Griffins Membership as one of the Sporting elite of Downing College. Please contact the Griffins Junior President, Clare Palmer (cap55), to say what Uni sport you take part in and whether you have received University Colours, a Half Blue or a Full Blue in that sport. Griffins Membership, as well as College Colours and the new Griffins Prize for Griffins of the year will be awarded at the Griffins Garden Party on Monday 15th June. Please contact Clare for more info."
Posted Thu May 28 12:37:56 2009 by yc288
MCR Friday Formal @ Downing
Don't forget to get your tickets for this weeks formal on Friday! Free sherry before your meal and port afterwards. As you may have noticed, the Nintendo Wii has also been making a weekly appearance in the MCR after formal too - how many more excuses do you need?! Hopefully see you there!
Posted Wed Feb 11 13:55:40 2009 by bk294
Downing Squash Ladder
Just a reminder that the squash ladder is still running. If you would like to be added to it please email me (ecs30). I will then set you up on the system and you will get a password and a link to the site. You will be added to the bottom and have to play your way up (sorry the system will only let new people be added to the bottom).
Posted Fri Feb 6 19:53:02 2009 by ecs30
Join the facebook group!
In case you did not know there is a Downing MCR facebook group. Join up for easy notification of events and general banter.
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