{"id":548,"date":"2023-04-26T09:59:52","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T09:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/?p=548"},"modified":"2023-04-26T15:09:05","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T15:09:05","slug":"inspirational-alumni-award-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/2023\/04\/26\/inspirational-alumni-award-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspirational Alumni Award 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-548\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-548-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-548-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-548-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>Awarded for continuing support for the university and impact as alumni.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"panel-548-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_video panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div style=\"width:100%;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-548-1\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/youtube\" src=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/InKc_txr_sw?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/InKc_txr_sw\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/InKc_txr_sw<\/a><\/video><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-548-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-548-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-548-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">College of Business, Technology and Engineering<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>Finalists<\/strong><br \/>\nGiles Cunningham<br \/>\nIsobel Hedges<br \/>\nMuhila\u00a0Ayyathurai<\/p>\n<p><strong>WINNER!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142264845 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142264845 BCX0\">Muhila <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW142264845 BCX0\">Ayyathurai<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142264845 BCX0\"> \u2013 <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142264845 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142264845 BCX0\">MBA (Placement)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142264845 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142264845 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW142264845 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Muhila-Ayyathurai.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-551\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Muhila-Ayyathurai-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Muhila-Ayyathurai-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Muhila-Ayyathurai-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Muhila-Ayyathurai-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Muhila-Ayyathurai-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Muhila-Ayyathurai-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What they did:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cAs a student, they worked with the University as a Student Voice Leader. Their commitment to the post and passion for the work continued beyond that post, beyond graduation and continues to this day in an informal advisory capacity. Such is their passion for Hallam and the international postgraduate taught experience and helping other international students to pursue a career in the UK &#8211; they do it to make a difference and to help hold the ladder for others to climb. Their most \u2018tangible\u2019 win was to help make the case for investment into video materials relating to the full work experience journey &#8211; this in turn created opportunities for our Hallam Freelancers, but critically this and an extensive list of open, professional and insightful recommendations was just the start of work that the University is still working through today.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What was the impact?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe work they delivered as a student and their continued efforts as our alumni are virtually inseparable. Their impact therefore, still continues and includes a comprehensive review of student-facing materials re work placements, insights into how best to engage and motivate international postgraduate students, insights into the value of Applied Professional Diploma in a Postgraduate teaching (PGT) context, how Postgraduate work placements are accessed and approved, and finally, how the University approaches bespoke support for PGT students on work experience. Put simply, every student on any form of course with a year-long placement option owes thanks to this person and has in part, benefitted from their hard work.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">How it inspired others:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThey delivered a presentation as a guest speaker at an away day event in January 2023 and to say it was the highlight of an already excellent event would be an understatement &#8211; a heartfelt and heart-warming story of their experience during and beyond Hallam was the reminder we all needed for why we\u2019re here in the first place.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-548-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-548-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>Finalists<\/strong><br \/>\nShama Shoket<br \/>\nKatie Boulton<br \/>\nAdam Hague<\/p>\n<p><strong>WINNER!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW56860455 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW56860455 BCX0\">Shama <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW56860455 BCX0\">Shoket<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW56860455 BCX0\"> \u2013 <\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW56860455 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW56860455 BCX0\">BSc (Hon<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW56860455 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW56860455 BCX0\">) Nursing (Child)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW56860455 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW56860455 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW56860455 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Shama-Shoket.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-549\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Shama-Shoket-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Shama-Shoket-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Shama-Shoket-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Shama-Shoket-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Shama-Shoket-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Shama-Shoket-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What they did:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThey have been a positive voice for inclusivity and has shown great courage in speaking about anti racism and experiences of micro aggressions &#8211; they recently attended a Graduates of Colour talk and was a main speaker sharing her journey and answering question with advice and was very inspiring.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What was the impact?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cStudents had many questions they felt reassured and empowered as heading towards graduating. Academics also learnt about how we can support better.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">How it inspired others:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ideas and how to face challenges.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-548-1-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-548-1-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">College of Social Sciences and Arts<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>Finalists<\/strong><br \/>\nLizz Walton<br \/>\nAqeel Ahmed<br \/>\nHolly Nelson<br \/>\nJonathan Pearmain<br \/>\nCharlene Patterson<\/p>\n<p><strong>WINNER!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW190440249 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW190440249 BCX0\"><strong>Charlene Patterson<\/strong> \u2013 <\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW190440249 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW190440249 BCX0\">BA (Hon<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW190440249 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW190440249 BCX0\">) Interior Architecture &amp; Design<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW190440249 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW190440249 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW190440249 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Charlene-Patterson.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-550\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Charlene-Patterson-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Charlene-Patterson-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Charlene-Patterson-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Charlene-Patterson-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Charlene-Patterson-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Charlene-Patterson-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What they did:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThis student was always a positive role model when they were a student. They were a mature student with 5 children ranging in age from one at university to one at primary school, and a range of ages in-between. The student always attended class and always did fantastic work achieving high grades. This student graduated in 2022 and was awarded the Design Prize for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. They left SHU and then set up their own business. They are actively working to get their business going and is a real inspiration to me.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What was the impact?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cAs a mature student, this student clearly had lots to juggle alongside their uni studies. I&#8217;m sure it was sometimes hard for them, but they always managed to get into uni and do some fantastic work, and was also a good support to their peers.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">How it inspired others:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cSuch a hard worker, always helpful and positive in the studio. Excelled in their design work achieving 1st grades.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Awarded for continuing support for the university and impact as alumni. Finalists Giles Cunningham Isobel Hedges Muhila\u00a0Ayyathurai WINNER! Muhila Ayyathurai \u2013 MBA (Placement)\u00a0\u00a0 What they did:\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cAs a student, they worked with the University as a Student Voice Leader. Their commitment to the post and passion for the work continued beyond that post, beyond graduation &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/2023\/04\/26\/inspirational-alumni-award-2023\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Inspirational Alumni Award 2023&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":852,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":624,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions\/624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}