tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343881312011-10-04T21:24:16.249+01:00DAYS IN THE LIFE OF THE UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT TEAM AT LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY, ENGLAND. . .RayMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782409217164633823noreply@blogger.comBlogger691100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34388131.post-21437146790315163972009-12-03T08:34:00.003Z2009-12-03T08:49:58.829Z

I do believe that this debate is probably the most important of our time... I will leave you to make your own mind up but be part of it I believe we must.This is the first of 5 parts. You can find parts 2-5 using the link above or by clicking HERE:

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THE 2010 GRADUATE YEARBOOK IS NOW OFFICIALLY LAUNCHEDKatie Woodland of the Development Office and a current final year student heads up the team this year from launch to publication of the Graduate Yearbook.Check out the Facebook Group to find out more and keep up to date on how things are progressing.2010 promises to be the best Yearbook EVER!If you want to take a look at previous years you can

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Reminds me of my old music teacher from secondary school up in Kendal, Harry Hayton. Mind you I lasted until I was 16/17 years old, thanks to him and his passion. I kept the passion but lost the practice. I find this post really engageing. Hope you like it: What did you think?

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"An up-and-coming indie pop band from Warrington has attracted interest from two major record labels."This was in a recent news headliner that we thought we would share with you all... Amy studied at the Cornerstone. Far as we know she graduated in 2007 (Amy, help?). She's gone on to great things... read on to find out how...Selfish Lovers, a four-piece, will meet representatives from BRM Music

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Filched this from my son Daniel's Facebook. Call me soft but I found this extremely moving. Thank you Dan and hope you don't mind me pinching this.

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Liverpool Shakespeare Festival 2009 presents:William Sheakespeare'sHamletSt. George's Hall, Liverpool.&Tom Stoppard'sRosencrantz & Guildenstern Are DeadNovas CUC, Liverpool.The Festival runs from 11th August to 13th September.Tickets available from The Bluecoat, via the website and also via our blog at http://tlsf.blogspot.com/Best wishes and thanks, the festival team, Lodestar Theatre Company

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Today, yes today 4th June, 2009 is the anniversary of the 2008 Big Hope World Youth Congress held here at Hope Park. I do not think there was a single delegate at the Congress who did not go away a somewhat different person, and in some cases a very different person!As Bill Chambers, the main driving force behind the Big Hope, said in an email earlier today:"I have just got up to a new day and my

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The Graduate Association here at Liverpool Hope University wish all and everyone a very Merry Christmas and an even better New Year!Lets hope for great things for our community next year. With your help we can make 2009 the best year ever. And don't forget the S.Katharines 2009 Reunion in July (why did they miss off that 't'... I've never understood that?)Next year sees Clare join the team. We

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Hello folks Quiet around here? Well actually anything but!   There are things going on in the background that probably aren't immediately apparant to the membership, unless of course you have been keeping a lookout on the website, especially the Alumni News Section, where we try to keep you all up to date with the latest news from in and around the campus.   Two specific pieces of news you may

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Thinking ahead, we've created a new space on the alumni website. Not much in there at the moment but the plan is for it to contain tasters for our final year, i.e. soon to graduate students, of what life will be like as a member of the Graduate Association.Called "SOON TO BE...", although there isn't much to see at the moment (well, nothing in fact), this space will be populated with all sorts of

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We STILL need your help! So many of our alumni will either be employers themselves or work in or around the recruitment function of small, medium or large organisations.The initial call for help on the subject of employability Podcasts was posted here back in July. It's very important to get this message 'out there' so I've taken the step of re-posting this

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We need your help! If you are an employer and would like to give something back to Liverpool Hope and its current students then please get in touch. We'd love to involve Alumni in our podcast series, hear about what you are doing now and listen to any advice you have for the next generation of Liverpool Hope graduates entering the competitive labour market. From September the Career

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Hot off of the press, the 2008 Yearbook is now available. Containing a massive 280 pages, this year's publication is packed full of the stories, hopes, dreams and future plans of the year's finalists. The graduate most likely to become a billionaire, the most popular staff member, the best dressed student, the most interesting lecturer, all this year's award winners are revealed inside ...

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Hello All Sorry it's been a while since I last posted here. It's been a rushing about time, what with getting the Yearbook finalised, the Big Hope Congress, this weekends Graduate Association Reunion and the upcoming 2008 Graduations themselves. Still, excuses aside, I've come up with a far better way to post into the Blog using an e-mail link that allows me to post via email rather than having

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Well I was determined not to let that fantastic Big Hope 'feeling' slip through my fingers. I cannot speak for everyone but I left the Congress absolutely full of inspiration, rejuvenated, raring to go, and bursting to get on with living, properly. So much have I learned that it's truly hard to keep it all contained in this small brain of mine. Added to our own Strand "A Life with More Meaning

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Your ticket to meet over 60 employers showcasing graduate opportunities with start dates in summer and autumn 2008. Positions will be available throughout the UK. Local opportunities will feature in the “Graduate to Merseyside Arena”.There will be 100’s of opportunities for…· Final year students on the brink of graduation – come and get noticed and get your hands on a top graduate job;·

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Well, it's that time of year again and the Annual Alumni Reunion is looming: The weekend of July 4-6th here at Hope Park in Childwall.Proceedings will commence on the Friday evening with Registration and an informal Welcome Reception. You may opt to book for any or all elements of the Reunion, whichever is your preference, or whichever fits into your plans for that weekend perhaps. Either way we

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Good Morning Everybody!All have a good Easter? I did. Went to the South Lakes, and do you know what, we had the best weather ever. All the forecasters foretold of wet, wind, snow, you name it and what did we find when we got there? Well granted it was a little cold, but wrapped up warm we were fine. It was dry, it was sunny and above all it was full of fantastic fresh air and lots of room to

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Mula (could have been Nassradin?) came upon a frowning man walking along the road to town. "What’s wrong?" he asked. The man held up a tattered bag and moaned, "All that I own in this wide world barely fills this miserable, wretched sack.""Too bad," said Mula, and with that, he snatched the bag from the man’s hands and ran down the road with it.Having lost everything, the man burst into tears and

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Hi Everybody,I am only writing a mini blog because I dont want to push our little Andy to far down the page. I thought as Easter is just around the corner (Sunday 23rd) I would track down a simple but chirpy poem.Here goes...Bunny rabbits wiggle,So much they make me giggle.They wiggle their ears,They wiggle their nose,The tail on their rear,Wiggles too, I suppose.And just when I say "Stop

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A message from Andy Mair follows. Andy is a secondary school student who is visiting us on a Work Placement. As you can read from his message the Development and Graduate Association Team are only one of the university departments that he will visit during his time here. All in all he seems to be having an extremely interesting time. We wish him 'all the best' with his future studies and

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Hi FolksSorry about the Blog, it's gone a little haywire. The main university website, from where we source our images for the Blog (well actually I'd forgotten that we did until now!) has just moved across to a new content management system and hence to another location on the web. Our poor Blog has lost it's image 'friends' and is looking just a touch out of sorts at the moment.After treatment

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It's been a while since I've posted here, personally. The team are as busy as we've ever been. And, there's still a few things we are holding up our sleeves for release soon; Good things we hope.The latest Friends of Hope newsletter is due out in April. The annual Alumni Reunion happens in July and before that the Big Hope Youth Congress in early June. There are some truly great speakers to come

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Courtesy of Shem:This is Al.He just can't be bothered.He created his web on a spoon, and it's not much bigger than he is. This is the sum total of his ambition for the day.We could assume several reasons for this:One, that he's not very smart.Two, he is incredibly over-confident.Or the third possibility, which is the correct one, that he has absolutely no motivation.He just can't summon enough

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Hi there everyone who is part of the 'friends@hope' on-line community,Just thought I would quickly introduce myself. I have almost completed my second day with the development office. The majority of you probably know a lot more about what goes on in this little office than I currently do, though I am looking forward to learning all there is to know. I am also looking forward to communicating and

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The following article courtesy of Shem. You can read him in full by clicking on the link above or find him under the 'Alumni & Friends' section (right):You can read my comments at the end of the articleWhen I was quite young, my father had one of the first telephones in our neighborhood. I remember well the polished old case fastened to the wall. The shiny receiver hung on the side of the box. I

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Increase in HIV requires increase in volunteers As recently stated by the Northwest HIV/Aids Monitoring Unit in 2006 the Northwest has seen 4,761 cases of HIV and there are more new HIV cases infected through heterosexual sex than any other route of infection. Sahir House, Merseyside’s HIV Charity, membership is also increasing and so is the need for volunteers. Sahir House are

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Oxfam have created an online shop for their donated goods and other things. For years now I have regularly shopped in Charity Shops and boot sales. At the latter, I love buying things from the charity stalls. It is one I think of the most meaningful ways to engage in business and yet know that your money not only buys something but then passes on to someone who really needs it, rather than

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Do not be distressed. There is still a Graduate Association behind this page, beavering away at growing a vibrant community. This time of year our time and effort is devoted, not to you the alumni (and it's not of course because we don't care for you) but to our incoming student freshers, our future alumni you might say, who will as sure as rivers flow to the sea, become one with you one day ("

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Not long now... The LS Festival starts mid August and runs into September. I've already booked my tickets for the first open-air performance; Can't wait! "Ray"Here's the latest Festival Newsletter...--------------------------------------------------------It won't be long now... The response to The Liverpool Shakespeare Festival from the people of Liverpool has been more than we could have

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It's up to you. It's Your Life, Your Choice! ™(Your Life is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp/Sony/GE/Time Warner©2007. You may not have Your Life (AKA: A Life, Any Life, Some Life or Life) without prior and express written permission from these and other affiliated corporations. Any attempts at Individual Thought or Creativity will be deemed the property of said corporations and/or the

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Access to High-Quality Workshop Space at the Cornerstone, Everton We are opening up our facilities (workshops for metal, wood, textiles and ceramics) on Saturday afternoons and, if there is sufficient demand, plan to extend this across the rest of the week. The sessions currently run from 12noon - 4pm on Saturday afternoons at the extremely low cost of £15. Induction sessions for new users

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Librarians gather at SLA Weekend Conference – University of Nottingham 22nd – 24th June 2007. After a long journey, which included flooding, and thunderstorms I finally arrived at Nottingham – funny thing is I only travelled from Lancashire yet had encountered torrential rain and frightening flooding. Having booked in and seen my accommodation I set off to meet the other 300 plus librarians

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The March of the Abolitionists remembering the bicentenary of the abolition of the Slave Trade in the UK _________________________________________________________________ The March of the Abolitionists arrives in Liverpool on the 23rd June 2007 marking 200 years since the abolition of the slave trade. The lifeline expedition Eric Lynch, a Liverpool born descendent of slaves

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'The leaders and Influencers of today inspiring the potential leaders of tomorrow'MAKING FUTURE HISTORYThe Big Hope is coming. . . June 2008As you are probably aware next year, 2008, Liverpool, England celebrates its elected role as European Capital of Culture. Liverpool Hope's contribution to the city’s 2008 celebrations will be the Big Hope World Youth Congress, an event which also represents

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Hi AllI'm going to add a new link in the Blogs section (well, in a minute or two I will anyhow).I was doing a little research after reading an article about Matthew Taylor the new Chief Exec of the RSA. He's new there (November last year I believe). So I goes along and takes a look at the RSA site while I was at it; get some contact details and the like. Lo and behold there's a link to Matthew's

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My goodness this stuff fires me up indeed!Here's an extract from Melvyn Bragg's In Our Time Newsletter which is normally sent out following the BBC Radio 4 Programme of the same name that airs on a Thursday morning.The subject of the programme this week was "Siegfried Sassoon - the poet who survived"Here we go:"I got the date of the declaration wrong. I said it was printed in TheTimes in June;

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HelloI've just added a new section to the LINKS section of the BLOG (right-hand-side-menu-bar): Useful links to the Diaries/Blogs of our community members (...or friends of ours. . . or what about just people I happen to take to (well, I started this blog; it's my perog, piroga, proga, RIGHT to say so!)Just thought it would spice up our reading lives a bit and add a little more of interest.Anyone

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They held a meeting today which I attended to discuss the Draft Corporate Plan; a strategy document for the university over the next five years. I'll tell you my thoughts in a moment but first I need to respond to a posting on another Blog: Spiritual Junkie (the link is newly added into 'Alumni & Friends Blogs' section (right) by the way)Back in a little while. . .

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Just posted up a new link in the 'Interesting Links' section. Hostel World. I placed a news item in the community a while back, telling everyone how good the offer was. We don't have any formal deals or discounts with them as such (who knows for the future perhaps!?), I just thought the deals were brilliant for all you strapped for cash individuals out there that still like to travel the world.In

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Hi FolksI've been thinking. It's been a while now since I introduced the Topica-based eMail Discussion Forum. We've actually attracted around ten or so members but so far there hasn't been any actual discussions taking place. I suppose defeat is a fact of life the same as success and there's little point avoiding this; The Forum has most definitely not been a success.I'm looking to you'all then

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Yep, it's been one of those weeks; Everything comes together, never rains but pours, you name it, it's been that.First the loft conversion, then my old Dad falling over again, then my Mum's hoover going on the blink, the dog chewing my slippers, etc etc (well he didn't actually, but it adds effect, and besides he has done in the past!)I'm tired but all in all it's been a pretty productive week.

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For a few weeks now I have been volunteering at Hope in the Development Office.I have never truly felt committed to any "job" I've undertaken because I didn't believe in it. This is an obvious issue as I dislike any job I have after a short time. Finding it laborious, repetitive and ultimately pointless. Money is my only motivation to work. I'm sure this is a factor for a lot of people but all

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After being a school librarian for almost 8 years I can honestly and truly say that shadowing the Carnegie Medal Book Award has been worth its weight in gold. The Carnegie and Greenaway book awards were established by The Library Association in 1936, in memory of the great Scottish-born philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919). Carnegie was a self-made industrialist who made his fortune

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Reading back through that previous article. I can just hear the cynics shouting it down.I remember once going for a job interview. It was for a promotion if I remember correctly within the company I was already working for. As a result I was a lot more relaxed about the whole thing... My life, my home, food for the children's belly's, and the dreaded bills didn't depend upon my success. It meant

RayMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782409217164633823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34388131.post-70589015030527825292007-05-03T17:32:00.000+01:002007-05-03T17:58:08.771+01:00

That Emily Pankhurst quote (right) simply blew me away. What courage, what tenacity, what... well I can't say it can I. . . but she would certainly put many of us the 'other gender' to shame on that score!So you can kill a person, you can brush them aside, avoid them but you cannot, simply cannot, brush aside an idea, a principal, well at least not one based upon the truth.I know it may sound a

RayMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782409217164633823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34388131.post-50992802024783730392007-04-25T15:18:00.000+01:002007-04-25T15:39:22.417+01:00

Hi Again FolksWell we did it, at last. . .The Reunion 2007 information, the schedule, booking form etc. are now posted up on the Alumni website.As you know we mailed out the details a few weeks back to our current address list. We know the list is far from perfect and we have gotten back a fair few mailings already where the person no longer lives at the said address. Nevertheless it's all

RayMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782409217164633823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34388131.post-78744436338239931462007-04-13T14:22:00.000+01:002007-04-13T14:36:43.267+01:00

. . . Well, we haven't. Don't think they would have me anyway.It's been a while since I posted (understatement of the year so far). Honest, it really has been busy; Plus I kept making excuses, always something more important to do etc etc.Have a read of the new 'quote of the day'? I'm telling you those lyrics are stunningly good. What a wake up call they are.We had a talk a few weeks back by the

RayMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782409217164633823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34388131.post-20316936813723750292007-01-23T16:13:00.002Z2007-01-23T16:45:32.492Z

Hi FolksLong time no speak... well, not too long. Let's say just long enough.I've had a couple of 'invitations' to join on-line contact/community databases of late (which of course I have done). You know, the friendsReunited sort of thing. There are a quite a few of these out there on the web; there's 'Bebo '(which incidentally our own student union, under-graduates and some alumni use), 'Where

RayMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782409217164633823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34388131.post-9546473098226077392007-01-09T12:02:00.000Z2007-01-23T17:01:57.731Z

I received an email from Valerie Dewhurst this morning. Valerie was one of my cohort of graduands at this years ceremony in October.She took the time to write down her story and wondered if anyone else in the community would be interested in reading it. It was a real pleasure to read in her own words how she felt about what she had achieved and the struggles she went through to gain her degree.

RayMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782409217164633823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34388131.post-70435205539965309682007-01-05T10:05:00.000Z2007-01-05T10:18:52.454Z

Just thought I would take the time to say a very big "thankyou!" to all of you who since receiving the Winter Newsletter have taken the time to fill in and return the Questionnaire we included in the pack. You maybe can't imagine but it feels so good to have people acknowledge our efforts. We all work very hard and that hard work will continue, and be undertaken willingly, thanks to the time and

RayMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782409217164633823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34388131.post-39000175718944774372007-01-03T11:44:00.000Z2007-01-03T12:20:38.131Z

Definitely refreshed!Not so sure about the back again bit though. My body is here but...Hope you all had a real nice holiday. I sure did. Last year, Christmas was a bit of a rush. I'd just come back from studying in the U.S. (Texas, Fort Worth) and there was little time to prepare for the festivities. Then it dawned on me that my 'ladz' (at least the two left in England - The other one's in

RayMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782409217164633823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34388131.post-1166718821784370082006-12-21T16:20:00.000Z2006-12-21T20:18:00.850Z

Howdy folks. Well, the sign's up and you no longer have any excuse for not coming to visit when you're in the area!It's that time again isn't it? Christmas-time, a time of empty (or empty-ing) bank accounts.Hmmm. . . Enough cynicism!No, it's a time of filling hearts, of family and friends and of giving. You can call me sad if you like but I still believe in Father Christmas. Well, nobody has

RayMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782409217164633823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34388131.post-1165590630553471722006-12-08T14:57:00.000Z2006-12-08T15:10:31.126Z

Hello folks.Long time no speak.Well it's official we are on the map, well nearly. 'Nearly' because the sign isn't quite ready yet... it's in the making so to speak. Don't tell anyone but here's a sneak preview:It's nice to know that next time you are on campus you will easily be able to find out where those wonderful folk's of the Development Team reside... Just look out for our snazzy new

RayMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782409217164633823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34388131.post-1164018896688191982006-11-20T10:19:00.000Z2006-12-08T10:48:37.210Z

There was an article in the Times the other day about HEfc (the Higher Education Funding Council); the discussion was about redistribution of HE funds around the Universities and how in the future they will favour those institutions who attract more students from poorer backgrounds and potentially disadvantage the research orientated institutions. It got my interest when it went on to talk about

RayMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782409217164633823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34388131.post-1163780995752356232006-11-17T16:20:00.000Z2006-12-13T18:00:25.676Z

Another week comes to an end. We have been busy. The Newsletter is a little delayed as we are trying to get the mailing database in a state that reduces the number of mail returns from old out-of-date addresses. We apologise for that and assure you it will be leaving this office in the next day or so.I and the team are proud of this latest edition of 'Friends of Hope'. It's taken a lot of work

RayMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782409217164633823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34388131.post-1163170175460502162006-11-10T14:31:00.000Z2006-11-10T14:52:26.120Z

Things are lagging behind a bit on the web site(s). I apologise for that. It's been a little hectic around here what with preparing for the next Newsletter mail-out, getting the database up-to-date etc etc.Do you lot out there realise just how difficult it is to keep track of your comings and goings? I know some of you have already signed up for the community and therefore will (should!) be

RayMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782409217164633823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34388131.post-1162215870960678992006-10-30T12:42:00.000Z2006-11-20T16:54:38.926Z

Well, graduation is over for this year. I am now an official member of the university community; a Liverpool Hope Alumnus.I wonder if anyone listened carefully to what was said at the Graduation ceremony about the degrees we were awarded and what these awards actually mean, or are at least intended to mean?"...In the name of the Senate, I present to you for admission to the degree of...(title of

RayMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782409217164633823noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34388131.post-1161428456511347382006-10-21T11:45:00.000+01:002006-12-08T10:50:58.163Z

I went to a reunion a few years ago, to my own former college. I was there back in the 1970's from when I was 16 until I was 19. Wray Castle, near Ambleside in the Lake District, is, well was, a Radio Training College for Merchant Navy Radio Officers.It was a boarding college. The whole ethos of the place was naval. The dormatories were called 'decks' and we had 'defaulters', punishment for the

RayMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782409217164633823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34388131.post-1161362148890674352006-10-20T17:24:00.000+01:002006-10-20T18:21:55.460+01:00

It been quite hectic for the last day or so. Printing this, posting up that, rushing here and rushing there. The whole place is a buzz with activity. It's strange too for me personally being both a helper in the celebrations and a participant as well! Someone said, in response to me saying that I will be graduating next Thursday, "oh so your having a day off then!" Cheek!They've put a banner up

RayMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782409217164633823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34388131.post-1160667565587461732006-10-12T16:32:00.000+01:002006-10-17T14:09:09.206+01:00

We went along to interview Mike Storey this morning. For those of you who don't know Mike he was Liberal Democrat leader of Liverpool City Council 1998-2005. He is also a former graduate of S. Katherines College, one of Liverpool Hope's former colleges.It was interesting to hear how Mike became involved in politics, beginning with becoming Student Union Secretary when he was here back in and

RayMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782409217164633823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34388131.post-1160472377247190702006-10-10T10:06:00.000+01:002006-10-10T12:04:41.796+01:00

Sat on the wall the other day, outside the Chaplaincy, having a cup of tea. Someone I should have recognised sat down next to me. She was on one of the same modules as me in final year Multimedia. I couldn't recognise her, which was strange for me as I don't often forget faces. Names? All the time but rarely if ever faces. Needless to say the conversation had already begun.Well we were chatting

RayMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782409217164633823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34388131.post-1160047030848176192006-10-05T12:14:00.000+01:002006-10-06T13:07:39.926+01:00

I Went to a really valuable and quite intense discussion group yesterday evening. It was run by John Sullivan from the Theology Department. The question was "what makes Liverpool Hope special, what do we stand for, what gets lived out here that's maybe lacking elswhere?" It's a tough thing to grasp. How to begin discussing it, that some-thing yet no-thing?It got real philosophical, which of

RayMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782409217164633823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34388131.post-1159451022545579552006-09-28T14:23:00.002+01:002006-09-28T16:35:29.190+01:00

It took a long time for my results to come through. Fact is I only found out a couple of weeks back that I had actually graduated. That'll teach me to do student exchange programs to the U.S.A. (for those of you who didn't know I was in Texas for Semester 5). I've decided not to do any more study this year. I want to concentrate my energy on this new job, here, in Development.Well as I said I

RayMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782409217164633823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34388131.post-1158659682862588612006-09-19T10:27:00.000+01:002006-09-26T16:48:10.053+01:00

Posting No. 2. Here goes . . .I knew it. I just went outside (to finish off my morning cup of tea and gather my thoughts). Ideas come flooding into your head of what you could write. You come back inside to start and, an empty head confronts you!Well I have to start somewhere so lets perhaps start by saying how I (that's me, Ray) would like to see this thing working.Like those Union people say, "

RayMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782409217164633823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34388131.post-1158351615278110362006-09-15T21:16:00.000+01:002006-09-19T12:41:10.300+01:00

What a challenge working in higher education has become these days. Keeping open many "windows of opportunity" sits at the centre of the modern university. The skills needed to teach seems to only be a small component of what we are doing these days.A new term is here and we already have almost 5000 students registered - all done online these days. We even take their fees that way and they get

Karl Donertnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34388131.post-1158228050063604772006-09-14T10:56:00.000+01:002006-09-20T13:21:33.276+01:00

This is the initial posting to the Hope Diary Blog.Using the BlogFor the time being I have left the comments facility open to all and everyone. I'll see how it goes and if it causes any problems in the longer term; anonymous postings etc etc., I've activated notifications ie. I'll recieve notification of all new comments added to the Blog. To begin with I simply censure and/or delete any

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