150th Events
You're invited to join us for a variety of community events celebrating
150 years of UC.
We welcome you to join us at events throughout the year celebrating this significant milestone. From academic symposiums and cultural performances to sports tournaments and art exhibitions, our events are designed to bring together the wider community of Ōtautahi Christchurch with UC alumni, staff, students, and friends. Explore all events and details below. We look forward to having you join us in the festivities.
| Date (2023) | Event |
|---|---|
| 27 January | Local Heroes Bronze Bust Trail opening |
| 1 February | Public Lecture - Women in Classical Video Games |
| 24 February | 150th Crusaders Student Experience Match |
| 19 March | City2Surf - Team UC |
| 4 April | 150th Anniversary Graduation Week street parade |
| 27 April | 150th Anniversary Gala |
| 28 April | Fundraising Golf Tournament |
| 28 April | Community Feast |
| 29 April | Anniversary Church Service |
| 2 May | Raising the Bar |
| 6 - 7 May | Open Christchurch |
| 31 May | Public Lecture | Department of Political Science and International Relations |
| 16 June | 150th Anniversary Celebration |
| 13 July | Faculty of Law, 150th Anniversary Public Lecture with the Chief Justice |
| 17 July - 10 September | Whiria te tāngata: weaving the people together – 150 years of College and Community Exhibition at the Arts Centre |
| 26 August | Anniversary Concert by UC Music and the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra |
| 24 October | Multi-Faith Celebration |
| 27-29 October | Alumni Reunion Weekend |
| December | 150th Anniversary Book Launch |
Other events happening in 2023
| Date (2023) | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 - 3 February | 44th Annual Australian Society Classical Studies Conference |
| 1 - 2 February | The 14th Annual Educational Psychology Forum |
| 4 -18 Feb | First Nations' Futures Programme |
| 20 - 21 April | Work-Intergrated Learning International Conference |
| 8 - 10 June | Association for Visual Pedagogies Conference, hosted by the Faculty of Education and UC |
| 3 - 4 July | Australian Property Law Teachers Conference |
| 6 - 8 July | Australian Law Academics Association Conference |
| 31 Aug - 2 Sept | The International Paediatric Brain Injury Conference |
| 9 - 11 Sept | Association of Computing Machinery Virtual Reality Software and Technology Conference |
| 14 September | O le ala I le pule o le Tautua – the Pathway to Leadership is Through Service |
| 26 October | Graham Nuthall Lecture – Dr Rae Si’ilata - “If you don’t know what that means, here – I will tell you”: Creating space for Pasifika learners’ linguistic and cultural resources at school |
| 21 - 23 Nov | New Zealand Historical Association Conference |
| 28 - 30 Nov | Australasian Society for Computers in Learning Tertiary Education Conference |