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Past Issues << | Issue 109: Thursday 10 July 2008 |
Staff party a great success Over 400 people attended our staff party at Aqua East, yesterday. Despite the weather, guests arrived promptly at 3pm and around 30 party-goers were still revelling at 8, when the party officially closed. Following Professor Susan Price's welcome, Maciej Hrybowicz and Andrew Blake (pictured left) delighted us with a thrilling half-hour set of jazz-funk. After the band we heard expressive and moving performances from poets Michelle Marie and Olumide Popoola, harpist - Sophie Eglin and Dj Alan White, who spun the discs from 3 - 3..30pm and from 5.30 - 8pm. Indoor games of table football, air-glide, connect 4 and buzz proved highly popular. The bbq was delicious and reassuringly British in the warm summer rain. The raffle, drawn by Director of Financial Services, Nirmal Borkhataria and moderated by Dean of Modular Programmes, Graham Curtis, raised a whopping £202.58, towards Leukaemia Research.
Winning numbers are: first prize: iPod shuffle - winning ticket, yellow 118, second prize: champagne and roses - pink 69, third prize: set of 3 UEL miniature buses - pink 40, fourth prize: UEL branded 'golf' umbrella - pink 54, fifth prize: box of chocolates - yellow 314 (claimed on the night by prizewinner Haydn John),
sixth prize: set of six UEL wine glasses - yellow 244. To arrange to collect prizes, contact Anthony Beck on 020 8223 2884, or, email:a.beck@uel.ac.uk
News from the Board of Governors The Chair of the Board of Governors announced this week that Professor Martin Everett will be on leave for an indefinite period. From this week, Professor Susan Price is acting Vice-Chancellor, and the business of our university is proceeding as normal.
National Mentoring Consortium/NHS Merit Awards Celebrating sixty years of the National Health Service, the awards ceremony, held last week (2 July), at Duncan House, welcomed over seventy guests, including alumni, NHS employers and local authority colleagues. Merit Awards were presented to members of our Alumni who are working in the National Health Service. Sam King (pictured centre), a World War II veteran and passenger onboard the SS Empire Windrush, attended as a special guest. The National Health Service was formed on 5 July 1948 and SS Empire Windrush landed at Tilbury Dock, on 21 June 1948. The Awards Ceremony was jointly sponsored by the Department of Health Equality and Human Rights Group, and the Institute of Innovation and Improvement.
British Council Erasmus co-ordinators workshop We hosted the annual workshop of Erasmus Co-ordinators last week (3 July), which was attended by over 100 higher and further education institutions, from across the UK. Erasmus is an EU funded project which enables students to study at partner institutions in Europe and Turkey for a period of 3-10 months. Under the scheme, students do not pay fees to their host universities, they keep their student loans, and they are currently entitled to a grant of 440 euros per month. Credits achieved at their host institutions can be transferred to their UEL degree programmes. The Erasmus programme encourages both student and teacher mobility. If you would like to know more, contact erasmus@uel.ac.uk.
International Students' Awards Ceremony Around 120 international students celebrated their graduation last Friday (4 July) which was also attended by their friends and family; many of whom had travelled thousands of miles to be there. Hosted by Lord Rix, the ceremony took place in the Business School Lecture Theatre, and was made all the more special by the joyous whoops and cries of many graduands' families. The ceremony was followed by a lively reception, at Aqua East, in the bright afterno
on sunshine.
Samba band leads Pride Our Samba band (pictured right) set the pace at the front of Pride on Saturday (5 July), London's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender festival.
Latest news releases:
UEL Sports student Hamiim Lubega sets sights on 400m at Beijing 2008 http://www.uel.ac.uk/news/press_releases/releases/400m.htm
To find out about many of our activities each week visit the news releases section of our website www.uel.ac.uk/news
Create It! The annual fascinating exhibition of Newham school students' work. On show in AVA building until 11 July. See It! http://www.newham.com/page/art_culture/home/0,10,0,0,0.html
HELOA Advisers conference University of East London in collaboration with Higher Education Liaison Officer's Association (HELOA) - Friday, 11 July, Docklands campus. Open to all employees in the HE sector. For more information contact conference co-ordinator Danielle Smith 020 8223 2598 d.l.smith@uel.ac.uk
Key links
Academic Board: http://www.uel.ac.uk/qa/committees/acaboard.htm
Board of Governors: http://www.uel.ac.uk/governors/board.htm
The Graduate School - Current Funding Opportunities. Please follow the link for an update on selected funding opportunities publicised weekly . http://www.uel.ac.uk/gradschool/research/ResearchUpdate.htm
For a full events listing see Events Calendar at: http://www.uel.ac.uk/marketing/support/eventscalendar.htm
Bigging up the bike!
London Bikeathon 2008 Join the UEL team at London Bikeathon on 13 July. Last year we raised approx £2000 for Leukaemia Research and had great fun taking over the streets of London, taking in marvellous scenery including, the City, the Embankment, Chelsea Hospital and Richmond Park. Options include a 13, 26, or 52 mile course, catering for all abilities and ages, the team to date is as follows but we are keen to recruit more - if interested please contact Greg Price G.Price@uel.ac.uk To sponsor the team go to the following 'justgiving' link http://www.justgiving.com/uel2008
Want to take part in Dunwich Dynamo Simple. A turn-up-and-go challenging slightly-scary free-entry overnight on-tarmac just under 120 mile bicycle ride to the lovely, lonely Suffolk sea. http://www.southwarkcyclists.org.uk/social/dunwichfaqs08.shtml
Bicycle Rental Scheme Remember these bikes can be used by staff completely free of charge, so why not hire one in your lunch hour and enjoy the summer.
To register drop Greg an email: G.Price@uel.ac.uk.
Tax Free Bicycle Purchase Scheme Did you know that UEL runs a scheme that enables staff to purchase a tax free bike, so far nearly 50 bicycles have been purchased by staff - so why not buy that 100 gear, disc braked, feather light racer you always dreamed of having as a kid. If so please contact me for details G.Price@uel.ac.uk.
Let's 
get the party started The Mall, London 24 August. With some of the biggest names in music performing live, join Olympians and special guests to celebrate the Olympic Games coming to London in 2012. Apply for your free tickets at london2012.com/tickets or call 0844 847 2012. You can also find out what else is happening around the UK.
UEL Extra First Aid Courses 2008 Please contact: Frances Bronzite, 020 8223 4368 or Email: f.s.bronzite@uel.ac.uk
Learning Development Unit course dates http://www.uel.ac.uk/staff-development/index.htm
E-Learning Resources: http://www.uel.ac.uk/sdel/e_learning/resources.htm, SDEL staff development: http://www.uel.ac.uk/sdel/staff_development/index.htm, UEL Plus info: http://www.uel.ac.uk/uelplus/index.htm
European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) Contact Greg Price, Organisational Development Manager on ext 4361 or email g.price@uel.ac.uk
In safe hands Our occupational Health and Safety Unit ran a one-day training course for our safety co-ordinators in April. The safety co-ordinators (pictured right) were awarded their certificates yesterday, by Secretary and Registrar, Alan Ingle and Head of Occupational Health and Safety, Del Basi.
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