Dear Alumni of Augustine College,

It is our pleasure to invite you to attend the Augustine College Summer Alumni Conference from July 4th, 2025, to July 6th, 2025. This event is a special opportunity to reconnect with fellow alumni, reflect on our shared ideals, and explore how we can continue to grow in wisdom and faith.

The word “university” originally meant a community, a collective group, or an integrated whole. This reflected both the cohesive program of study, which began with the trivium and progressed to theology, as well as the collegial spirit of the company of students all pursuing this unified course under like-minded teachers. Today, though, university students are more likely to encounter a “grab bag” of ideologies and perspectives from their different classes, and to meet classmates motivated more by specialized skills training and gaining a competitive edge in the job market than by growing in wisdom, often with similar things to be said for their professors. The university, it seems, has become dis-integrated.

This state of affairs is not news for graduates of Augustine College, which was founded with the aim of training Christians in a traditional university curriculum so that they can be leaders in the church, in their communities, and in the world at large. Many of us attended the College some years ago and have since attempted to make good on this goal: we have kept the truths we have learned in view as we have embarked on new careers, or devoted ourselves to service to the church, or pursued further study, or started families. Some of us may still struggle to find our calling even while clinging to the College’s ideals; some of us, though, may feel that these ideals did not serve us in our life after the College, and perhaps even that a measure of disintegration is inevitable.

We invite you to participate by giving a 15-minute presentation on the theme: “Learning, Living, and Leading as Christians with Integrated Ideals of Truth and Human Education.” Share your reflections, experiences, or challenges in carrying forward the ideals of Augustine College in your personal and professional life.

Please RSVP by emailing David McKernan at davidmckernan@augustinecollege.org. In your RSVP, let us know if you’d like to give a presentation and include your proposed topic.

Conference Details:

Dates: July 4th, 2025, to July 6th, 2025
Location: Augustine College, 152 Metcalfe St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1N9
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Edward Tingley

Conference Schedule:

Friday, July 4th

9:00 AM: Registration and Coffee

10:00 AM: Opening Prayer and Welcome Address

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Alumni Presentations (3)

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch (Provided)

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM: Alumni Presentations (2)

6:30 PM: Optional Evening Outing (Dinner)

Saturday, July 5th

9:00 AM: Opening Prayer

9:15 AM – 11:30 AM: Keynote Presentation by Dr. Edward Tingley

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch (Provided)

1:30 PM – 3:30 PM: Alumni Presentations (3)

6:30 PM: Optional Evening Outing (Dinner & Musical Performance by Landon A.R Coleman)

Sunday, July 6th

9:00 AM –11:30 PM: Church Service

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM: Lunch (Provided)

1:30 PM – 4:00 PM: Alumni Presentations (3)

4:00 PM –4:30 PM: Prayer and Closing Remarks