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Welcome to the Winter 2011 edition of the Alumni Network E-newsletter and an extra special welcome to our new members who graduated from UEL in November and not forgetting our new Honorary Award Holders who were presented with their awards at the same time. This was the first year that UEL held its graduation ceremonies at the O2 and it was a great success, to see videos from the ceremonies take a look at the UEL You Tube page. As always this edition is packed full of news stories, details of recent and forthcoming events, and information on the range of employability and enterprise support services available to former students. Highlights of this issue include:
Your feedback is always welcome - please send comments or suggestions to alumni@uel.ac.uk
On a final note, seasons greetings, and a happy new year!
UEL Alumni Development Office
UEL honours KiDULTHOOD star, Noel Clarke Multiple award-winning actor, director and screenwriter, Noel Clarke, was conferred with an Honorary Doctor of Arts at the University of East London’s graduation ceremony in London’s O2 yesterday. Full story
Leading UK Female entrepreneurs to take centre stage at UEL conference Ministers from the British and Indonesian governments will join successful entrepreneurs at the University of East London’s largest female entrepreneurship event yet in London this Thursday. Full story
UEL student catches the attention of England cricket selectors UEL second-year sports journalism student and Essex bowler Tymal Mills has been brought into the 2011-12 England Performance Programme cricket squad, following a string of lively performances for Essex and England Under-19s last season. Full story
UEL branches out with urban orchard A new ‘Urban Orchard’ has been unveiled at UEL’s Stratford campus to help promote growing fruit in urban areas. Full story
UEL Fine Art graduate to exhibit at two prestigious art shows University of East London fine art graduate has had works chosen to appear at two major exhibitions this month. Full story
Channel 5 calls on UEL expertise for Gadget Show When popular Channel 5 technology programme, the Gadget Show, was looking for someone to design a novel interactive comic for them they went straight to UEL graduate Matt Gibson. Full story
Jamie’s Ministry of Food comes to UEL As part of the University of East London’s Fresher’s Week celebrations, chefs from Jamie Oliver’s ‘Jamie’s Ministry of Food’ have been to Docklands Campus to show students how to make delicious food, quickly and inexpensively. Full story
UEL graduate brings ‘stile’ to the city with playful commission in Battersea Park UEL graduate Lucy Tomlins has won the prestigious Battersea Park Sculpture award for her piece entitled, 'Concrete Country', a representation of a twice life-sized fence and stile, cast in white concrete. Full story
More news stories may be found at www.uel.ac.uk/news
Congratulations on your graduation! Just because you have left UEL it doesn't mean you can't stay in contact. We want to find out more about what our graduates (you) are currently doing and how we can possibly help, now and in the future so that you achieve a successful career. We would appreciate if you could fill out our short questionnaire which you can find HERE.
Thank you!
New Hours of Operation
You are now able to come and your Alumni Passport cards between the following hours; 10:00 - 12:30 and 13:30 and 16:00 Monday – Friday.
If you are upgrading your old card please go directly to the Security Office located on the ground floor of the East Building at our Docklands Campus.
If you wish to sign up for an Alumni Network Card please go directly to the Alumni Development Office located on the second floor of the West Building at our Docklands Campus to pay for your card before collection at the security office.
Featured Benefit of the Quarter
Cottage4You
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With prices starting from just £9 per person, per night, cottages4you holidays offer excellent value for money. (Price based on maximum occupancy for 7 nights). We have properties to suit everyone; cosy cottages suitable for 2 people right through to spectacular large houses or complexes for over 30 people.
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New Benefits
SportsDock to offer great alumni membership rates
Opening in March 2012, University of East London’s SportsDock will offer unrivalled sporting facilities to UEL students, staff, alumni and the local community. The centre will be open 7 days a week, 362 days of the year and will have a range of competitive membership and pay as you go options.
From March- 19th May 2012 SportsDock is offering all UEL alumni, annual membership at the UEL student price. For only £250 alumni will have membership to the brand new sports facility until 30th June 2013.
SportsDock will offer a host of world-class facilities including:
The sports available at SportsDock will include badminton, basketball, volleyball, netball, futsal, handball, martial arts, table tennis, trampolining, archery and football.
For more information on SportsDock email sportsdock@uel.ac.uk
Chartered Management Institute
CMI are pleased to be working in partnership with the University of East London to offer you the opportunity to become a CMI member at an exclusively discounted rate
TheUniversity of East Londonhave linked up with CMI to offer you a means of gaining greater access to both the resources you need and recognition you deserveto enhance your work role now and your employability. For more information on this great offer visit http://www.managers.org.uk/uelalumni
Fabpad
Fabpad is a leading fabric and paper print bureau offering professional digitally printed fabric and paper prints. Fabpad is part of UEL, located within Knowledge Dock in the Docklands Campus.Fabpad provides an extensive printing service, catering for everything from printed fabric for new seasons collections, textile design samples, costumes for theatres, outdoor banners and posters to individual photographic and artist grade prints for exhibitions. Of course we print for UEL's own students as well as for students at other Universities and Colleges around the country.We pride ourselves on providing a professional, friendly and valuable service to fashion design and textile companies and independent designers, photographers, artists and students alike.Fabpad houses two roll-to-roll digital fabric printers a large format archival paper printer.
Fabpad has extended their student discount to UEL Alumni. This is both for fabric printing and paper printing. For further details and current price lists please go to: www.uel.ac.uk/fabpad
Our full list of benefits and discounts can be found HERE
Do you have a story to share? We are looking for Alumni to feature in our next Alumni Magazine due out at the end of May 2012, if you have something you would like to feature in ‘Now and Then’ get in contact. We are also offering advertising space in this edition of ‘Now and Then’ with a 10% discount on the rates to our Alumni Network Members. An advert in ‘Now and Then’ magazine will reach over 36,000 named graduates from The University of East London and provide an opportunity to talk directly to this high calibre audience, of which over 65% live in London and the South East. In addition University staff, business colleagues, friends and supporters also receive ‘Now and Then’. If you would like more information on our advertising rates get in contact.
Get That Job!, Tuesday 29th November 2011, Docklands Campus, London
Most employers are looking for something more than just academic qualifications, UEL’s Employability and Enterprise team are here to help you, stand out from the crowd and get your CV noticed or to help you prepare for that all important interview.
The team offers in-depth careers counselling with trained advisors as well as UEL’s on-line employability resource Get That Job for information and advice 24/7, which can be found here;
http://employability.uelconnect.org.uk/
And did you know that you can get this support from UEL’s Employability and Enterprise Team for 2 years after you have graduated? In light of this on Tuesday 29th November 2011, the Emplyability and Enterprise Team held a special workshop which was designed to help 'Get That Job!' the event was attended by over 50 recent graduates.
The team took our guests through the key areas of securing a job; CV Hints and tips, perfecting your interview technique and How to be enterprising!
Islamic Finance A Model Worth Looking into, Thursday 17th November
Hosted jointly by the Development & Alumni office and Royal Docks Business School, this event gave current students and Alumni the chance to understand the whole concept of Islamic Finance and also the chance to discuss the current World Economic Crisis. Rajah Teh who had been presented with an Honorary Law degree earlier in the week also addressed how Islamic finance helps promotes ethical business practices, something she feels that ‘the west’ could incorporate and more importantly learn from. Over 100 guests attended, including alumni, students and staff from across all UEL schools.
Occupational & Organisational Psychology Reunion, Wednesday 16th November 2011, Stratford Campus, London
A selection of UELs Occupational & Organisational Psychology graduates and students came together on Wednesday 16th November 2011, to hear presentations from Geoff Trickey a passionate advocate of applied psychology over an unusually varied professional life that has spanned the usual divisions between educational, clinical and occupational psychology and Chris Lewis for whom this was a nostalgic visit as Chris set up the occupational Psychology MSc at UEL (then NELP) in 1978 and served as the course director until 1996. This event was the 3rd Occupational and Organisation Psychology reunion at UEL, and we are sure there will be many more to follow!
The topic of conversation for the evening was Rogue trader personalities & deception in the work place, which really got the audience engaging with the speakers, and the conversation continued into the buffet reception and networking session after the talks.
Annual Fund Awards Ceremony, Wednesday 21st September 2011, Docklands Campus, London
Last Wednesday evening, UEL alumni, staff and guests gathered together to celebrate the success of our students and research staff at the Annual Fund Awards. The awards, presented by Vice-Chancellor Professor Patrick McGhee, included 5 Start-up Research Grants, 3 Sports Coaching Awards and the Women’s Entrepreneurship Award. UEL's Alumni Team would like to thank the Worshipful Company of Paviors who kindly donated towards the first Paviors Financial Assistance Grant for first Year Architecture Students. Pictured (from left to right) are HSB researchers Dr. Susan Outram, Dr. Stefano Casalotti and Dr. Gemma Phillips. To see more photographs from the evening please see facebook.com/uelalumni
It’s not too late to sign up for our last event of 2012! Come and join us as the Alumni Christmas Party. The event is open to all graduates, former and current staff, and of course you are more than welcome to bring your partners, friends and family with you too! This event is a ticketed event, and has limited places so sign up quickly and secure your place. If you book and pay before the 1st December 2011 you will also receive a £3.00 discount off the ticket price (CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION)
Your ticket also includes a delicious festive buffet and your first drink free.
Our 2011 Alumni Network Christmas Party will take place on Thursday 8th December 2011 at West Ham United Football Club, from 6.30pm ‘till late!
Date |
Time |
Venue |
Event |
| Wednesday 7th March 2012 | 6pm - 9:30pm | Docklands Campus | Creative Career Master Class No.: Models of Living
Creative graduates work in a myriad of ways.They may be employed, work freelance, be a sole trader, have a portfolio career or run their own business. What are the pros and cons of these different ways of working? A diverse chaired panel from the creative industries discuss and debate their own ways of working and the resulting implications their work has on the way they live. |
| Tuesday 17th April 2012 | TBC | TBC | School of Law & Social Sciences Event |
| May 2012 | TBC | TBC | School of Psychology Event |
At UEL, we understand and value the tremendous benefits of partnership. We want to get you involved in the excellent transformational work our students, graduates and communities are undertaking. With the introduction of UEL's new strategy 'Transformation for Excellence' for 2010-2020, we are more determined than ever to increase the value of everything we do through forging partnerships with our alumni, honorary graduates and other Friends of UEL.
There is a wide range of ways you can get involved to see them all click HERE
Are you a creative Industry expert?
Do you work in the Creative Industries? Are you will to talk to current UEL students about how you work and how you got there? If so we would like you to be one of our "Creative Industry Experts" for our inaugral Creative Career Master Class. The event will be held at the Docklands Campus:
Creative Career Master Class No.1 - Models of Living
Creative graduates work in a myriad of ways.They may be employed, work freelance, be a sole trader, have a portfolio career or run their own business. What are the pros and cons of these different ways of working? A diverse chaired panel from the creative industries discuss and debate their own ways of working and the resulting implications their work has on the way they live.
The Master Class will be held on the 7th March 2012.
At 6pm a chaired panel will tell us about their own way of working and a brief outline of their career journey. A discussion will then take place, chaired by Mark Stephens CBE, followed by questions from the audience.
At 7.30 a networking event will be held in the Knowledge Dock Foyer, where "Creative Industry Experts" will be on hand - ready to be asked about their working life. Drinks and nibbles will be served.
This will be a fantastic event to inspire and investigate how you might function in the creative industries. The aim is to allow an insight into the varied ways of working, and to broaden student's preconceptions of what a creative career might be.
To be an expert please e-mail: nerys@UEL-Exchange.uel.ac.uk
We are still encouraging financial donations from our alumni to assist our students, research and other projects. For information on setting up a Direct Debit and give regularly or make a one-off donation, or how to take part in sponsored sporting events and raise money for UEL or event how to donate gifts in kind - please click on the link below
Make a donation to the Annual Fund
The Employability and Enterprise Team are dedicated to making sure our students and Alumni get the very best support to enter into the world of work or encouraged to start up their own sustainable business. We offer you -
Annual Fair to help you be ready for the job hunt and meet recruiters.
Help with your CV, completing application forms, mock interviews, quick queries and careers advice to prepare you for the real thing
Volunteering and mentoring programmes to gain insights into the real world of work
E-guidance when you can't come in person
On campus recruitment agency- Spring based at Docklands
On-line job vacancies
One-to one advice and guidance on work opportunities and starting up a business
They talk with industry to ensure what we offer you is current and prepare you effectively for the present climate. They also tell industry why you, as a UEL student, stand out from the rest and why they should be giving you the opportunities to prove it.
Employability and Enterprise’s premier business plan competition, E-Factor, is now open for applications and we want you to apply!
I have outlined the application process below for your information:
- Application form (HERE)
- Shortlist: top ten applicants
- Support: top ten applicants receive support through business advice andmaster-class workshops preparing you for the final pitch!
- Final Pitch: fantastic opportunity to pitch your business idea to a panel of judges
THE PRIZE! The successful candidate will be provided with a first class business support package, what better way to get your business idea off the ground?
The chance to turn your business idea into reality doesn’t come along every day and if this is something which you are keen to do you must complete the application form and send to eet@uel.ac.uk! Application deadline is 11th December at midnight. Please ensure you seek support from our team with your application (please ring for an appointment on 0208 223 2424).
Best of luck we are all rooting for you!
Laura and Danielle
In November or April all new graduates will receivethe Destination of Leavers in Higher Education Survey (DLHE),asking youwhether you are in work or further study or doing something else since graduating. The survey takes a few minutes to complete and you can return your survey by post in the pre paid envelope which we will provide or we can call you to conduct the survey over the telephone.
On completion of the survey there is a chance to win one of two £250.00 gift vouchers of your choice! The information you give us helps us to calculate the employabilitystatistic for UEL graduates.This is a very useful indicator for our existing and potential students and you will be pleased to know that overall 78% of all UEL graduates find work or are in further study six months after leaving UEL (2008/9).
Opportunities for self-employed management development trainers based in Brazil, China, Middle East, Russia, plus Korean-speaker
The Oxford Group (www.oxford-group.com) is a leading provider of leadership and management development solutions to large international organisations. Over the past 20 years we have developed strong relationships with many blue chip companies and are continuing to grow. We deliver leadership and management development and executive coaching in 22 countries and 16 languages. At the moment we are looking to recruit as associates a number of generalist leadership and management development self-employed consultants in:
Brazil - ideally Sao Paulo area, must be able to deliver fluently in English and Portuguese or Spanish
China - ideally around Shanghai/Beijing, must be able to deliver fluently in English and Mandarin Putonghua, and able to write mandarin characters in training room
Middle East - ideally Arabic speaker
Russia - ideally around Moscow/St Petersburg, must be able to deliver fluently in Russian and English, MBTI qualified and experience working/living in UK/USA or similar preferred
In addition we are looking for a fluent Korean & English speaker to deliver training in South Korea, ideally based in country but not essential.
We are particularly keen to find candidates who are experienced in, and want to focus on, delivering pre-designed management development training up to middle manager level in large multinational corporate organisations. For further details on the roles and how to apply, please go to: http://www.oxford-group.com/careers/vacancies/self-employed_consultants.aspx
UEL's SportsDock is recruiting staff. Sports Assistants x 2, Fitness Instructors x 5 and Receptionists x 4. Get applying;
Fitness Instructors http://jobs-vm.uel.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=135S2011
Receptionists http://jobs-vm.uel.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=134S2011
Sports Assistants http://jobs-vm.uel.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=136S2011
Ashoka UK
2 fantastic job opportunities available at Ashoka UK and are looking for two equally fantastic candidates to fill them! Please click here for further information http://www.uk.ashoka.org/opportunities
Office/Administrative Intern
PopUpShopUp.com is a is a curated member website that segments consumer interest per brand/sector/product and provides a directory of every popup in London for Food, Fashion, Fun: restaurants, bars, culinary, fashion, cosmetic, accessory, cinema, music, poetry, entertainment.
We will be working on an upcoming event due to take place in November. Our primary aim is to curate 2 educational seminars centering on Online Retail and the Pop-Up Retail industries.
We are currently seeking two interns to assist our full time team within an administrative and supportive role.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to gain experience in an office environment to start immediately, this is an unpaid role but will cover travel and lunch expenses. Located near Old Street station.
Contact Julie.Khan@redbridge.gov.uk
LONDON 2012
To apply for the roles, the applicant need to email their CV and covering letter to recruitment@london2012ceremonies.com, ensuring that the job title and reference number for the vacancy they are applying for is clearly displayed in the subject header. The covering letter should include details on why the applicant feels they are suitable for the role as well as current salary and benefits, contractual notice period and the name and contact details of two people who may be approached to provide references. All non-UK applications please also state their eligibility to work in the UK.
For more information please click london2012.com
Job Opportunity – Stop Smoking Advisor
We are looking for outgoing, friendly people to join our team of stop smoking advisors, working around London to deliver good health messages and help people to stop smoking. The role is varied, with elements of outreach, data administration, call-backs and face-to-face interventions. You need to be a good communicator, happy to engage with people and have good administration skills. There are opportunities for training (Level 1 – 3 Smoking Cessation)
We are based in Clapham and work all over London, including Hackney, Southwark, Lewisham, Islington, Hillingdon and Greenwich.
Roles are part time and hours are flexible.
Hourly rates range from £7 to £10 depending on ability, and pay increases are given on merit.
Please email your CV along with some information about why you think you would be good at the job to emily@onedeepbreath.co.uk
How you can help
If you are able to provide internships, job placements mentoring and work training for our students and graduates or can take part in one of our job assessment centres or business competitions, please do let us know on development@uel.ac.uk or 020 8223 2222 or fill in an engagement form online www.uel.ac.uk/engagement
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