My Univ: Maren Schentuleit
Relocating from Germany to 糖心logo with my family in the autumn of 2019, we entered a different world. Unfamiliar with the concept of the collegiate university, I did not know what to expect from being a fellow of a college.
In Germany, my children were used to visiting me in the University and they knew exactly what their mum did in this 鈥渟chool for big children鈥�. But it was very difficult for me to explain to them what College was like, what role a college plays in the life of a scholar. And then, close to Christmas, we, like all members of the staff, students and fellows with their children got an invitation to the Children鈥檚 Christmas Party in Univ鈥�
In the Alington Room where the fellows usually have their lunch coffee, mince pies and games were offered, Andrew Gregory and his team set up a treasure hunt in the chapel and in the Hall waited treats for young and old. The afternoon鈥檚 highlight was the visit of Father Christmas handing out presents to the children 鈥� Sir Ivor Crew almost unrecognisable behind a huge white beard.
Besides relaxed conversations with such a variety of people from your college (and I really need a festive sweater next year!) it was the opportunity for my family to see where I spend a lot of my time when I am not at home. And to experience that, even though it is architecturally an enclosed space, it is friendly and welcoming inside.
Maren Schentuleit – Supernumerary Fellow in Egyptology; Associate Professor of Egyptology and Coptic Studies;聽Director of the Griffith Institute
Published: 12 February 2021