2026 Otago Alumni Connect - New York City
Te Rā | Date: Thursday 18 June 2026
Te Wā | Time: 6pm to 8pm
Te Wahi | Venue: Permanent Mission to the UN
14th Floor, 600 3rd Ave, NY 10016, New York, United States of America
University of Otago Vice-Chancellor, the Hon Grant Robertson, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (External Engagement) Professor Jessica Palmer, together with the Development and Alumni Relations Office and the Alumni of University of Otago in America Network, warmly invite you and a guest to attend our Otago Alumni Connect event in New York.
This event offers a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with fellow alumni living in the New York area, share stories, and strengthen your ties with the Otago whānau.
Our speaker for the evening is Professor Philippa Howden Chapman, a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the University of Otago, Wellington Campus, and a leading expert on housing and health. Her research has shaped housing and wellbeing policy in Aotearoa New Zealand, and she has received major honours including the Prime Minister’s Science Prize and the Rutherford Medal.