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Past Issues << | Issue 110: Thursday 17 July 2008 |
Welcome to new Director and Dean Selena Bolingbroke (pictured left), our new Director of External Strategic and Development Services (ESDS), and Dr Mohammad Dastbaz (pictured right) our new Dean of Comput
ing and Technology, both joined us last week. Selena, not only a former UELSU President but also previously Head of our Strategic Policy and Quality Enhancement (SPQE) team, returns to us from Thurrrock, where she has worked for the last three years. Dr Dastbaz joins us from the University of Greenwich, where he was Head of Information Systems and Multimedia. Dr Dastbaz said of his new post: "UEL is a really vibrant and expansive learning community and I am very ambitious about what we can achieve in the future. The School of Computing and Technology has many great strengths a
nd excellent links with industry, locally and globally, and the challenge now is to capitalise on the huge opportunities ahead."
For full details, see:
Dr Mohammad Dastbaz appointed Dean of UEL School of Computing and Technology http://www.uel.ac.uk/news/press_releases/releases/dastbaz.htm
Happy returns for UEL’s new strategic director Selena http://www.uel.ac.uk/news/press_releases/index.htm
UEL Team at London Bikeathon Seventeen UEL colleagues collectively rode 600 miles, in aid of Leukaemia Research, as part of London Bikeathon, (Sunday 13 July). The atmosphere buzzed with e
xcitement as several thousand cyclists took to the streets in the bright summer sunshine. Our team has easily exceeded their target of £1,000 and are closer to raising £2,000 in sponsorship, following a donation of more than £200 from the proceeds of the staff party raffle plus an amazing £600 raised by Del Basi's local Gurduwara (temple). The UEL team comprised:
Jan Bernet, James Hiew, Kevin Pearch, Paul Kernaghan, Rosalynd Milroy, Lee Morris, Toby Grainger, Del Basi, David Douglas, Max Douglas, Greg Price, Mike Raddie, Bernie Englefield, Rohan Alexander, Hadleigh Bayley and John Callaghan.
More sponsorship is still coming in and if you want to make a late donation please visit http://www.justgiving.com/uel2008
Pictured left (left - right) Hadleigh Bayley, Del Basi and Greg Price wearing Bikeathon T shirts and UEL flags.
Staff party raffle..and the winners are.. First prize:iPod shuffle - Brian O'Conner, second prize: champagne and roses - Sandra Pierre, third prize: set of 3 UEL miniature buses - Tracey Mason, fourth prize: UEL branded 'golf' umbrella - Tony Wright, fifth prize: box of chocolates - Haydn John, sixth prize: set of six UEL wine glasses - Stephen Rolle. The raffle raised £202.58 and the proceeds will be donated our London Bikeathon team. Pictured left (left - right) Sandra Pierrre and Tracey Mason.
UELSU executive reception 2008 The Students' Union said goodbye to their outgoing executive and welcomed their new officers at an awards reception in the Underground Bar, last week (Friday. 11 July). Certificates and thanks were awarded to the outgoing sabbaticals and associates who have worked with UELSU throughout the year. Pictured right: foreground Joseph Bitrus, incoming UELSU President with Caston Matewu, outgoing UELSU General Secretary.
Latest news releases:
UEL graduate gets ship-shape for 600 BC sailing expedition http://www.uel.ac.uk/news/press_releases/index.htm
Achievements and aspirations of British Asian women celebrated at UEL conference http://www.uel.ac.uk/news/press_releases/index.htm
UEL celebrates international student success http://www.uel.ac.uk/news/press_releases/releases/international.htm
Walks of art – University of East London launches audio trails around Royal Docks http://www.uel.ac.uk/news/press_releases/releases/portsofcall1.htm
Student designs shine at end of year architecture show http://www.uel.ac.uk/news/press_releases/releases/architecture.htm
Stephen Timms MP supports small business ready to make big impact on London art market http://www.uel.ac.uk/news/press_releases/releases/artswitch.htm
To find out about many of our activities each week visit the news releases section of our website www.uel.ac.uk/news
EVA London 2008 Electronic Visualisation and the Arts Monday 21 July 4pm - 6.30pm SMARTlab (KD 1.21) and Matrix East Research Centre (EB 1.38)
To find out more, visit:www.eva-conferences.com/eva_london, www.smartlab.uk.com/matrix/index.html and www.smartlab.uk.com
Health and Bioscience Research Seminar Series: Virtual worlds for educational applications in Health and Bioscience Wednesday 23 July 1pm - 2pm at University House, UH201, Stratford Campus. Speaker: Dr Genaro Rebolledo-Mendez Dr. Rebolledo-Mendez has international collaborations with recognized institutions such as the MIT media Lab and Carnegie Mellon University. For more information and to RSVP contact Melissa Marr Tel: 020 8223 4341 M.Marr@uel.ac.uk
Clearing starts Thurs 14 August is A-level results day and our Clearing Centre opens. The Centre will be based on the Lower Trading Floor of the Business School until Friday 19 September. Our Enrolment operation is also based on the Trading Floor of the Business School. Early booked slots, including those for International Students take place prior to First Week. Most enrolment will take place in pre-booked slots during First Week (22 - 26 Sep). Enrolment will have a reduced presence on the Trading Floor, following First Week, up until Friday 10 October. For more information, contact: Mary Hunt on: M.E.J.Hunt@uel.ac.uk
First Week for our new students takes place from Mon 22 - 26 Sep. For details, see: www.uel.ac.uk/firstweek. Welcome and induction for our International Students begins on 17 September.
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
Utensils for a mermaid An exhibition of work by SSMCS Lecturer Fiona Carson and Susan Neden atThe Aldeburgh Gallery, Suffolk, 17 - 23 July. Open Daily 10am - 5pm. Private view Saturday 19 July 6 - 9pm. For more information contact f.d.carson@uel.ac.uk.Larger work can be viewed at www.chocolatefactory.co.uk
Come and join the celebrations Patients, residents, family and friends are all invited to Newham General Hospital for ‘World of Health: Celebrating NHS 60 in Newham’ on Saturday 19 July to mark the NHS turning 60 this year. World of Health will bring together a wide range of activities offering something for everyone including games and displays, a health fair and health MOTs, art workshops, football skills with coaches from West Ham FC, fitness taster sessions with Newham Leisure Centre, emergency vehicles, advice on how to save energy and money from the Energy Saving Trust. There will also be children’s entertainers, , tasty refreshments, freebies, competitions and much, much more. FREE PARKING is provided at the hospital for this event.
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
Please send your comments or contributions for In Focus Update to infocus@uel.ac.uk
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