University of Atlantia

6/16/2025

The 119th session of the University of Atlantia is over. We thank all our instructors and students for their participation. It is immensely gratifying to serve our kingdom and others outside of Atlantia with a platform for learning and building community, both in-person and online.

We thank the Barony of Marinus for all its efforts on our behalf in hosting the in-person session. The first University was held in the City State of Marinus 45 years ago. It was lovely to celebrate our anniversary with them. Our thanks to our Event Steward the Noble Héloïse de Bruyères and her right hand Lady Annalena da Monteriggioni, and the exceedingly long list of people who made site visits, managed preparations, and came on the day of the event to set up/take down, and perform the myriad of tasks required to host the day’s events. Your goodwill and good cheer were a pleasure to work with.

We thank Lady Emma and her team from Caer Mear who prepared and served a very tasty lunch.

We thank our special guest instructor Master Otuell for an exceptional opportunity to share his art with some of our students. We thank Lady Christina O’Cleary for her work in making this possible.

We thank Her Majesty Anya for her gracious presence and support of University. We are humbled and honored to be awarded The Golden Elephant. The excellence of University is due to not only its current staff, but to a long line of fine leaders and dedicated recordkeepers, and able volunteers who have worked over 45 years to make the University of Atlantia what it is today.

For myself, my thanks to the staff of the University whose dedication has made my job a joy. While everyone contributed generously, it would be remiss not to single out the efforts of Maestra Nicolosa de Misura who has taken up the mantle of Registrar with skill and enthusiasm; the Noble Thórvé Skáld Rikardsdottir for recruiting teaching assistants, and preparing and managing the Great Hall; and Magnifica Beatrice Domenici della Campana whose grace and efficiency enables online participants to navigate the University space with ease.

Finally, if you attended any part of this past weekend’s University of Atlantia, I beg that you fill out the post-University survey. Your input and insights are invaluable to us in ensuring that the University continues to evolve and improve.

YIS,

Dame Deirdre O’Siodhachain, Chancellor

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