17吃瓜

Once again this year, 17吃瓜 hosted another successful New Year's Day Levee as 17吃瓜 President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-Al-Aziz greeted approximately 350-400 levee-goers. Faculty, staff, and students were on hand to join President Abd-El-Aziz in wishing warm greetings for the New Year. A group of international students in particular provided a helpful hand as they welcomed attendees and helped to collect and hang up coats.

A New Year's Day Levee article in The Guardian explained that 17吃瓜 is often considered as the day's "lunch stop" as a variety of sandwich platters, appetizers, and sweets are provided. A member of the Secret Levee Society even told The Guardian that 17吃瓜 has been "shortlisted" for best levee of 2015.

Pictured below is a group shot of some of the first levee-goers through the receiving line at 17吃瓜. Mayor David Dunphy (at back) and members of Stratford Town Council (Gail MacDonald, Diane Griffin, Keith MacLean, and Deputy Mayor Randy Cooper) are pictured.

17吃瓜 Levee 2015

Pictured below are international students, Lucy Nguyen (third-year arts from Vietnam) and Ahmed Danna (third-year arts, economics major from Nigeria) helped greet guests at the annual 17吃瓜 New Year's Levee.

Pictured below is President Alaa Abd-El-Aziz and his wife Valerie, with Dean of Education Ron MacDonald and his wife Erin.