Welcome to the Spring Edition of the Alumni Newsletter.

2020 has been a challenging year due to COVID-19. As I sit here in my office at the Damascus College, having only returned to campus last week after the second period of remote learning, it gives me a chance to reflect on our College community and the strength and resilience within all of us.

Damascus College has a long and proud tradition, and together we have built on our Catholic traditions where we recognise and celebrate our foundation colleges; Sacred Heart, St Paul’s and St Martin’s in the Pines.

My role at Damascus is multi-faceted where as part of the College’s leadership team, I am responsible for the marketing, communications, development and community engagement of the College. Alumni engagement is a central component of my role, where I relish the chance to build opportunities for our past students and staff to re-connect and strengthen their pride in our College, as part of one Damascus community.

Our Development team is a small but committed team, made up of our dedicated Alumni & Development Officer, Korina Hegert, our Archivist, Natasha Adam and our Development Intern, Jamison Thomas. I wish to thank them for their passion, dedication and steadfastness in striving to achieve their best as members of our Damascus staff.

If as an alumni you weren’t based at our current Mt Clear campus, or if you haven’t visited our beautiful campus for some years, I encourage you to view it via our ‘Virtual Tour’ function which is accessible on the homepage of our new website – you will see many changes! We are fortunate to be able to offer our more than 1200 students and 150 staff, a contemporary learning environment set in an inspiring 20 hectare bush setting, where we enjoy access to innovative technology, flexible and modern classrooms and lots of open spaces and bushland.

We are excited to have recently launched a new College website, which features a fresh and clean look that enhances the user experience – why not take the time to explore it. The alumni section can be found under the ‘Community’ heading, where you will find a wealth of information regarding connection opportunities including reunions, events and other important information for our alumni.

I take this opportunity to encourage you, our alumni, to get involved in the life of your College, our College, and to re-connect in the variety of ways available to you.

I look forward to welcoming you back to Damascus College in the near future.

Sarah Boswell

Leader of Development