We have enjoyed a number of group social events in recent years, in addition to post-thesis defense activities.
These have included mid-summer beach parties, group dinners and end-of-term group lunches.
And, for some of us, a week in Cayo Coco, Cuba, in February a few years ago.
See below for a few candid photos
Beach day, summer 2012
On the Glenora ferry
Outlet Beach
Group table at the Chemistry banquet, March 2012
Next five photos: group Secret Santa and end-of-term lunch, Dec., 2011
Next four photos: group dinner chez Baird, Nov., 2011
Annual group beach day, summer 2011
We were visited in 2011 by Dr. Kazuo Takaoki, Sumitomo, Japan, and Professor John Brown, Oxford University.
Alex + Kazuo
Kevin + Kazuo
Alex + John
Andrew & Sogol + John
After the Secret Santa and before lunch at the University Club (see below), Xmas, '09.
Annual group beach day, summer '09
Group BBQ and celebration of Danielle's successful thesis defence, summer '09
Mike with an old friend, Prof Troels Skrystrup, now at Aarhus University, Denmark.
Troels was back for his 25th class reunion in September, 2008
After the 2008 Secret Santa
A group dinner: Sarah, Shay, Danielle & Shirl
The UGs
Kevin, Adam & Heidi
Au revoire Cecile (3rd from the left)
After bowling, fall term, 2008
Kevin at the beach, summer of '08
At the beach, summer of '08
Outlet Beach
At the Brew Pub, summer '08
End of term group lunch, April, 2008
Secret Santa, Dec., 2007; Shalyn in charge
Eager anticipation
For the guy who has everything; a new lab manual?
The littlest girl gets the biggest present!
The bribes get better every year.
Big smile; the last Secret Santa for this guy.
Greg et Danielle
And then lunch
And then some group members at the trough at another lunch: the departmental Christmas party.
Joint Baird-Jessop "Group Meeting" at Outlet Beach
Cayo Coco - our hotel complex
The view from one of our hotel rooms
Cayo Coco - the beach near the hotel
Use of the catamarans was part of the package
Shirley and Em in kayaks and in a cat
At the buffet and at the Japanese restaurant
Shirley, and some things from the coral reef (which thankfully was 2 km offshore)
We still had our weekly group meeting, of course
Emily cogitating, Goran not
A typical lunch; all drinks were free, 24 hours/day There was nightly "entertainment"
which Greg V, at least, seemed to appreciate
And finally, one of the local critters