Helen Best, Interim Faculty Dean
Graduation
The Graduation Ceremonies have come to an end and have once again been a great success. Over the course of the five faculty ceremonies, we graduated approximately 1800 students and I had the great pleasure of personally congratulating each one. Our inspirational teachers were also recognised at the ceremonies.
The Faculty’s Graduation and Prize Ceremonies are held over just three days. Behind the scenes the process of planning these events takes all year. The Faculty Operations Team co-ordinate the organisation of the ceremonies for Health and Wellbeing, with support from the Central Graduation Team. This starts in January when the ceremonies from the previous year are reviewed. From February through to October the team works on agreeing ceremony schedules, liaising with key external stakeholders, students, sponsors and honorary professors, organising gowns, producing certificates, preparing prizes and drafting in volunteers from teams across the Faculty to ensure that the ceremonies are supported on the day. It is a huge amount of work.
There are a number of different roles that require the support and involvement of our staff, from Public Orator to Academic or General Stewards. Without our staff volunteers the success of the event would not be possible.
I would like to thank everyone that attended the ceremonies, all of those involved in supporting the event on the day and a big thank you to the Faculty Operations Team who plan and organise these important events.
RWB Annex Update
David Boden sent an update to all staff on Friday. In brief, the ground works are complete and the steel frames are in place and ready to receive the building modules. They’ll be delivered over the next 2 weeks and lifted into position.
Restricted parking signs have gone up on the Broomhall Road lamp posts so that the modules can be delivered. Parking will be suspended on the road between Collegiate Crescent and RWB from Monday 27th November to Friday 8th December inclusive. As well as the signage, traffic cones will mark no parking areas. Woodville and RWB car parks will remain open but access to RWB will be from Victoria Road only. Woodville car park can be used for those who use the nursery for drop off and pick up of children.
I apologise for the inconvenience this is going to cause, but I’m sure you will appreciate the difficulty in delivering these large units and the room needed for the crane to lift and place them.
Attached is the latest newsletter from the contractor but if you have any queries or concerns then please do contact David Boden who will raise them with the project manager.
Professorial Appointments and the next round of Readership and Professorial Applications
I am very pleased to inform you that Dr Markos Klonizakis and Dr Neil Cross have been awarded a Readership.
Professor Julie Nightingale joined the Faculty as Professor of Diagnostic Imaging Education in the Department of Allied Health Professions on 22nd November.
I am sure you will all join me in congratulating our colleagues on these very deserved appointments and also in welcoming Julie to the Faculty.
The deadlines for submitting to the next round of Readership and Professorial Applications are as follows:
- Readership applications: Friday 19 January 2018
- Professorial applications: Friday 16 February 2018
Please visit https://portal.shu.ac.uk/departments/srd/other/Boards/ProfC/Pages/default.aspx for details of the applications process.
The dates for applications in 2018/19 will be issued in February 2018. It is expected these will follow normal timescales so the first opportunity to submit will be September 2018.
Any questions, please contact Pete Sweeney (p.sweeney@shu.ac.uk).
Faculty Staff Christmas Event
The Faculty will be holding the annual Staff Christmas Event on Wednesday 20th December at 3.00-4.30pm.
There will be mince pies, mulled wine, festive games and possibly a performance from the Faculty Choir.
An invitation will be circulated shortly and I hope that many of you will be able to join me.
