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Out of the frying pan into the Friar? UEL Chaplains prepare pancake feast for students

Monday 6 March 2006

Students at the University of East London (UEL) Stratford campus were treated to a special Shrove Tuesday lunch, courtesy of UEL’s multi-faith Chaplaincy.

Kemi Adebola, Leteisha James and Caston Matewu were among international students who attended the event, held at University House on the Romford Road.

Revd Sam McBratney, who co-ordinates the chaplaincy at UEL said: “Lent is an important time in the Christian calendar so we wanted to get off to a good start on Shrove Tuesday. Our chaplaincy has been set up to offer spiritual support to UEL’s students, who come from a wide range of faith backgrounds.

“We are creating a quiet space for reflection, prayer and study and hope that the chaplaincy will become a place of welcome to people from across our university. We are now looking to appoint colleagues from the other major world faiths to enable the development of a rich spiritual as well as academic life here at UEL”.

Leteisha James, originally from Jamaica and now living in Leyton is in the final year of her BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science degree at UEL. She said: "The Chaplaincy is exactly what students at university need, especially those like me who are studying far from their home country and family. It provides real stability and support”.

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The University of East London (UEL) is now rated London’s leading modern (post-1992) university, and among the top five modern universities in the UK, according to the Guardian University Guide 2005/06. UEL is a global learning community, with 19,000 students from over 100 countries world-wide.

Our vision is to achieve recognition, both nationally and internationally, as a successful and inclusive regional university proud of our diversity, committed to new modes of learning which focus on students and enhance their employability, and renowned for our contribution to social, cultural and economic development, especially through our research and scholarship. We have a strong track-record in widening participation and working with industry.  

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The University of East London (UEL) is a global learning community with over 28,000 students from over 120 countries world-wide. Our vision is to achieve recognition, both nationally and internationally, as a successful and inclusive regional university proud of its diversity, committed to new modes of learning which focus on students and enhance their employability, and renowned for our contribution to social, cultural and economic development, especially through our research and scholarship. We have a strong track-record in widening participation and working with industry.

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