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Welcome to our weekly in Focus update...... |
Past Issues << | Issue 11: 14 July 2006 |
Student Information Centre, Docklands is moving!
Drawing up our first Disability Equality Scheme – how you can help. >> See below.
East London Chorus performs the Mozart Requiem KV626 (Maunder edition) and other Mozart works at St James, Piccadilly on Saturday 15 July at 7.30pm which is a celebration of Mozart in his anniversary year. >> See below.
Announcing the winners for the competition to see Sugababes (25 July) and Jools Holland (27 July) at ExCel London. >> See below.
Applications of Learning Technologies (ALT by e-learning) >> See below.
European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL). >> See below.
Staff Development courses >> See below.
Acis and Galatea – Monday 10 July 2006, St Botolphs, Aldgate. >> See below.
Due to building works, the Student Information Centre at Docklands is moving from its current location in the Atrium to room LD 0306 on Tuesday 18 July. In addition SIC staff will be attending a Staff Development day on Wednesday 19 July. As a result the Student Information Centre will re-open on Thursday 20 July. Please let your colleagues and students know.
If would like to contact a member of staff urgently please call either Nicole Redman on Ext 2866 or Mandy Estridge on Ext 6256.
Alan Ingle is very keen that as many as possible of our disabled students and staff should be involved in drawing up our first disability equality scheme. The current draft can be found at http://www.uel.ac.uk/acad-sec/des/index.htm
If you wish to get involved and/or have ideas how we could improve our disability provision please contact Alan on a.ingle@uel.ac.uk
East London Chorus performs the Mozart Requiem KV626 (Maunder edition) and other Mozart works at St James, Piccadilly on Saturday 15 July at 7.30pm which is a celebration of Mozart in his anniversary year.
Tickets: £16 (concessions £12). Student standby £3, available on the night with student ID.
If you are familiar with the Mozart Requiem, you'll enjoy this version by Richard Maunder. It uses none of Sussmayr's or Eybler's contributions, but instead Mozart's incomplete autograph is reworked using parts of Die Zauberflote and La clemenza de Tito as the chief models. The Lachrymosa leads into a completion of Mozart's sketch of the Amen fugue - all in all, a very Mozart version of this famous work.
Tickets available in advance from the East London Chorus secretary on 020 8660 3998 or for more information visit http://www.eastlondonchorus.org.uk/concerts.htm
Announcing the winners for the competition to see Sugababes (25 July) and Jools Holland (27 July) at ExCel London.
Twenty-six people entered the competition and thanks go to Reese-Lee Ellis who provided the questions, which were:
Q: What was the Sugababes first UK number one?
A: Freak Like Me
Q: What is the name of the TV show that Jools Holland presents?
A: Later …. with Jools Holland
Richard Bottoms from the Business School won tickets to see Jools Holland and Sherry Falaise, Student Information Advice and Support Officer won tickets to see the Sugababes
The organisers of the Motor Show (20 – 30 July) are also offering you the opportunity to purchase 3 entrance tickets for the price of 2*. To book tickets at this special rate just call the ticket hotline on 0870 060 0245 and quote 'UEL'.
* Please note that this offer is valid for weekday or weekend tickets but excludes Preview Night and Dock Rock Tickets.
For further information on the Motor Show please visit www.britishmotorshow.co.uk
Enrolling now! Free to our staff. For further information visit http://www.uel.ac.uk/sdel/distance_learning/alt.htm or contact Annette Odell, Module Leader on: tel: 020 8223 3326 email: a.odell@uel.ac.uk
European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL). Brush up your IT skills and get an internationally recognised qualification online. Contact Greg Price, Organisational Development Manager on ext 4361 or email g.price@uel.ac.uk
For details of Staff Development courses scheduled for July and August 2006
On Monday about 150 of our staff and partners from schools, colleges, local businesses and educational organisations joined Professor Michael Thorne as he conducted G F Handel’s Acis and Galatea performed by some wonderful young soloists from the Royal College of Music accompanied by the Cyprus Sinfonia.
Mike briefly described the plot, exquisitely presented by the orchestra and choir, as being about the deep love Galatea (a goddess) and Acis (the Son of Pan) share. Damon (a mountain dweller) whose caution that no good will come of Acis’ love for Galatea rings horribly true when Polyphemus (a Cyclops) crushes Acis with a boulder in an attempt to remove his rival from Galatea’s affections. Nymphs urge Galatea not to grieve but to act so she calls on the gods to bestow immortality on Acis. The gods answer, and Acis’ blood flowing out from under the rock gradually grows paler until it sparkles and becomes clear.
And so Acis was turned into a river which to this day still runs.
The concert was organised jointly with the John Cass Foundation which is a charity doing a great deal of work to support educational achievement among young people in the City and East London.
For a round-up of events see www.uel.ac.uk/events. If you would like items included in In Focus Update send them to me, Karen O’Connor at infocus@uel.ac.uk
Please print off a copy of In Focus Update for your colleagues who may not have easy access to email.
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