Summer 2006 - University of Buckingham
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Over the last three months every British university (save one) has been disrupted or threatened with disruption by strike action. The strikes have been led by academic staff in pursuit of higher pay. The strikers have been refusing to set and mark papers, which has upset tens if not hundreds of thousands of students who have feared that, after their years of study, they would not get degrees. Last week it was announced that the unions and the Vice Chancellors had finally agreed on a pay package (13 per cent increase in salaries over the next three years) and the students have entered the exam halls relieved that their papers will indeed be marked. And which is the one university in Britain where the very idea of strike action is inconceivable? Yup, Buckingham. This year's university strikes have been disgraceful. For lecturers and professors, who are meant to be mentors to their students, to threaten those students' degrees, speaks of the degradation of the state universities in Britain. And the fact that the state universities negotiate as one, with national pay scales being imposed universally irrespective of the differences between universities, speaks further of the loss of individuality of the state universities (just as they, in their turn, fail to treat their students as individuals). Buckingham, as Britain's only independent university, was founded to protect students against such degradations and losses - and as the last three months has shown, it has. So if you are returning for our ‘‘Homecoming Weekend’’ 29th - 30th July this summer (and I hope you are) you'll find we are all present and correct. Dr Terence Kealey Vice-Chancellor Professor John Clarke Some time ago, I read a book called Thirty Years at St Andrews. It was one of the most boring books I have ever read. I now realise that it is more than thirty years since I first became involved with the University of Buckingham. Whatever else they may have been my Thirty Years at Buckingham have not been boring. One evening in November 1974, I met Max Beloff, a Fellow of my Oxford College, on a train from London. Max told me about the Buckingham project and my interest was aroused. A few days later, he invited me to apply for a job – or rather two (the usual Buckingham way). I was appointed as a Lecturer in History and Dean of Admissions. Just before Christmas I moved into my first office – in Brewery House in Castle Street. I was with Max and his deputy, Charles Vereker, on a snowy January morning in 1975, when we took possession of Yeomanry House. We must have looked a strange trio: me in the curious fashion of the 1970s – flared trousers, kipper tie and other horrors – Charles in a smart black overcoat with a velvet collar and Max wearing a knitted balaclava helmet. He had an elegant mind but cared little for externals. As Dean of Admissions, my job was to recruit some students – it wasn’t easy but then it never has been. Here I confess to my first act of disobedience – there have been others but not many. Charles gave me the text of an advertisement so carefully worded that it was almost impossible to understand what it actually meant. It implied that there was a possibility – though no more – that the University College at Buckingham might open to teach students at some unspecified date in the future. With the rashness of youth, I changed the text to say that UCB would be taking students in January 1976. I still think that I was right. When I came to Buckingham, there were already a number of staff around – including the Librarian, John Pemberton, the Registrar, Larry Wilson, the Professor of Law, John Hall, Professor Alan Brook and the Clerk of Works, Arthur Nightingale – who always wore a black homburg hat. In the course of the year we were joined by the redoubtable Caryl Ramsden as Pro- Vice Chancellor (Administration). Caryl moved into Willowbank when it was ready – working tremendously hard, telling stories of his various diplomatic postings – ‘When I was Number 2 in Addis ,,, ‘ and dispensing and consuming enormous amounts of Famous Grouse whisky. He was later joined by Ralph Yablon – who gave us most of the Hunter Street site. He told me that it had cost him £78,000 – a very good investment. Perhaps the atmosphere in 1975 was a bit like that of the ‘Phoney War’ period of 1939-40. We could not really believe that things would ever get serious. But they did – when the students arrived. Although we have always had interesting members of staff, it is really the students that make Buckingham what it is – they are the ones who stop it from being boring. To begin with there were not many of them – but what they lacked in numbers they more than made up for in character. Buckingham was highly controversial at the beginning – there were lots of people in the academic world and elsewhere who thought that it just could not succeed and did not want it to. Precisely because we were so different we attracted people who were also different – some were a trifle eccentric, some very clever, others rather less so. I remember them so well – Anna Bramwell, Paul Seligman, Paddy Kealing, Nigel Hawkins, Mary Ray, Chris Owen and many more. On the whole they worked quite hard, perhaps not as hard as my pupils in Oxford but they were tremendous fun to teach and to be with. I remember a wonderful debate on the death penalty. Nigel Hawkins spoke for and Paul Seligman spoke against. When Nigel had finished his speech, Paul got up and said ‘Well, he would say that wouldn’t he; did you know that his family makes ropes? (Continued on page 3) Summer 2006 Thirty Years On Message from the Vice-Chancellor
Transcript of Summer 2006 - University of Buckingham
Over the last threemonths every Britishuniversity (save one)has been disruptedor threatened withdisruption by strikeaction. The strikeshave been led byacademic staff inpursuit of higher pay.
The strikers have been refusing to setand mark papers, which has upset tensif not hundreds of thousands of studentswho have feared that, after their years ofstudy, they would not get degrees.
Last week it was announced that theunions and the Vice Chancellors hadfinally agreed on a pay package (13 percent increase in salaries over the nextthree years) and the students haveentered the exam halls relieved that theirpapers will indeed be marked.
And which is the one university in Britainwhere the very idea of strike action isinconceivable? Yup, Buckingham.
This year's university strikes have beendisgraceful. For lecturers and professors,who are meant to be mentors to theirstudents, to threaten those students'degrees, speaks of the degradation ofthe state universities in Britain. And thefact that the state universities negotiateas one, with national pay scales beingimposed universally irrespective of thedifferences between universities, speaksfurther of the loss of individuality of thestate universities (just as they, in theirturn, fail to treat their students asindividuals).
Buckingham, as Britain's onlyindependent university, was founded toprotect students against suchdegradations and losses - and as thelast three months has shown, it has. Soif you are returning for our‘‘Homecoming Weekend’’ 29th - 30thJuly this summer (and I hope you are)you'll find we are all present and correct.
Dr Terence KealeyVice-Chancellor
Professor John Clarke
Some time ago, I read a book called ThirtyYears at St Andrews. It was one of themost boring books I have ever read. I nowrealise that it is more than thirty yearssince I first became involved with theUniversity of Buckingham. Whatever elsethey may have been my Thirty Years atBuckingham have not been boring. Oneevening in November 1974, I met MaxBeloff, a Fellow of my Oxford College, on atrain from London. Max told me about theBuckingham project and my interest wasaroused. A few days later, he invited me toapply for a job – or rather two (the usualBuckingham way). I was appointed as aLecturer in History and Dean ofAdmissions. Just before Christmas I movedinto my first office – in Brewery House inCastle Street. I was with Max and hisdeputy, Charles Vereker, on a snowyJanuary morning in 1975, when we tookpossession of Yeomanry House. We musthave looked a strange trio: me in thecurious fashion of the 1970s – flaredtrousers, kipper tie and other horrors –Charles in a smart black overcoat with avelvet collar and Max wearing a knittedbalaclava helmet. He had an elegant mindbut cared little for externals.
As Dean of Admissions, my job was torecruit some students – it wasn’t easy butthen it never has been. Here I confess tomy first act of disobedience – there havebeen others but not many. Charles gave methe text of an advertisement so carefullyworded that it was almost impossible tounderstand what it actually meant. Itimplied that there was a possibility –though no more – that the UniversityCollege at Buckingham might open toteach students at some unspecified date inthe future.
With the rashness of youth, I changed thetext to say that UCB would be takingstudents in January 1976. I still think that Iwas right.
When I came to Buckingham, there werealready a number of staff around –including the Librarian, John Pemberton,the Registrar, Larry Wilson, the Professorof Law, John Hall, Professor Alan Brookand the Clerk of Works, Arthur Nightingale– who always wore a black homburg hat. Inthe course of the year we were joined bythe redoubtable Caryl Ramsden as Pro-Vice Chancellor (Administration). Carylmoved into Willowbank when it was ready– working tremendously hard, telling storiesof his various diplomatic postings – ‘WhenI was Number 2 in Addis ,,, ‘ anddispensing and consuming enormousamounts of Famous Grouse whisky. Hewas later joined by Ralph Yablon – who gaveus most of the Hunter Street site. He toldme that it had cost him £78,000 – a verygood investment. Perhaps the atmospherein 1975 was a bit like that of the ‘PhoneyWar’ period of 1939-40. We could not reallybelieve that things would ever get serious.But they did – when the students arrived.
Although we have always had interestingmembers of staff, it is really the studentsthat make Buckingham what it is – they arethe ones who stop it from being boring. Tobegin with there were not many of them –but what they lacked in numbers they morethan made up for in character. Buckinghamwas highly controversial at the beginning –there were lots of people in the academicworld and elsewhere who thought that itjust could not succeed and did not want itto. Precisely because we were so differentwe attracted people who were alsodifferent – some were a trifle eccentric,some very clever, others rather less so. Iremember them so well – Anna Bramwell,Paul Seligman, Paddy Kealing, NigelHawkins, Mary Ray, Chris Owen and manymore. On the whole they worked quitehard, perhaps not as hard as my pupils inOxford but they were tremendous fun toteach and to be with. I remember awonderful debate on the death penalty.Nigel Hawkins spoke for and PaulSeligman spoke against. When Nigel hadfinished his speech, Paul got up and said‘Well, he would say that wouldn’t he; didyou know that his family makes ropes?
(Continued on page 3)
Summer 2006
Thirty Years OnMessage from theVice-Chancellor
My work to datethis year has beenincreasinglyinvolved in theburgeoning alumnicountry groupsthat are beginningto spring uparound the world.This is a veryexciting time forBuckingham andthe enthusiasmand effort with
which our alumni, and current studentsfrom around the world, are taking up thechallenge is a huge opportunity. We arebeginning to see and discuss endlesspossibilities of making the alumni networkso much stronger and even more vital tothe core well-being of the University.
Vital communication with the MarketingDepartment has meant that we are able toco-ordinate visits overseas by lecturers andstaff with alumni events. From thosemeetings, encouragement is given, andreceived, regarding the forming of acountry group. While in some cases thismay not happen immediately (for variousreasons - the size of a country; timeconstraints on alumni etc), we are findingthat there is much more interest informalising groups than we have seenpreviously.
With more interaction with current studentstaking place as well, we are often findingpeople who are keen to be involved beforethey have left Buckingham and this is, ofcourse, a huge advantage. In fact some ofour Japanese students have even built thefront page of a Japanese alumni groupwebsite in their own language, and wehope that it won't be too long before this isonline. Hopefully this will encourage othercountries to do the same, whereappropriate.
Our Nigerian students are also bubblingover with ideas for events and groupswithin Nigeria (one group would not beenough in a country so large) and areworking closely with the group already inNigeria. All of them realise, as do manyalumni around the world, the vitalimportance of networking - before finals aswell as after!
In countries such as India, Pakistan, Chinaand the USA it would be impossible to haveone country group, but we are open toideas and perhaps e-groups are a wayforward? We are doing what we can toencourage, support and help, but we doneed your help. If a constitution is written(as long, or as short, as you wish!)following the "Country Group Guidelines"on www.buckingham.ac.uk/alumnet then noone need serve a term longer than
wanted, if indeed a constitution is the wayyou wish to go.
You will also find a list of people on thatweblink who have given their contactdetails for their countries. They may notyet be formalised groups, but with helpfrom you, it need not be long and we couldthen work together to promote, recruit andfundraise for Buckingham.
In this, our 30th year, we are hopeful thatthere will be many events around the worldto celebrate the fact that we are still goingstrong - we are evolving, and we arelooking forward to a future of expansionand innovation. None of this can be donewithout you. Your help and support is vitalto Buckingham and I promise you that weappreciate it so much when you spread theword to family and friends and bit by bit wemanage, together, to keep the onlyindependent university in the UK alive......... and kicking!
I do SO hope to see you at the"Homecoming Weekend" on 29/30 July.Perhaps we can talk Country Groups! Ialways love putting you in touch with eachother!
Anne MatsuokaTel: +44 (0)1280 820338Email:[email protected]
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Dear All,
Hope you’llenjoy readingthis issue ofthe magazinededicated tothe 30thAnniversaryof theUniversity. Yes,we are already30 years oldand tocelebrate this
we have organised a ‘’HomecomingWeekend’’ 29th –30th July 2006 and wehope to see you all back at Buckingham.On the centre spread of this issue you canfind a 4 page pull-out containing detailedinformation on all the events lined up foryou during the ‘’Homecoming Weekend’’.During the first day of the weekend,Saturday 29th July, all the differentSchools of the University will be hosting anevent just for you – our alumni and yourfamilies! The first day of the weekend willfinish with the ‘’30th AnniversaryAwards’’ ceremony. To celebrate the 30thbirthday of the University, we would askyou to vote for the person you feel hasmade the greatest contribution in each ofthe following categories to the University’sfirst 30 years: Teaching staff, Supportstaff and Alumni. For more information on‘’30th Anniversary Awards’’ and on waysto vote you can log on to AlumNet as soonas you can or follow the link
https://extranet.buckingham.ac.uk/alumnet/anniversaryVote.aspx.
On the following day,Sunday 30th July,you’ll have a freemorning to dowhatever you feel likedoing. Then at 12:00noon there will be aPicnic in StoweSchool (South FrontLawn) followed, from14:00 onwards, byvolleyball, cricketand croquet. Forthose who prefer amore leisurely
afternoon, walks around Stowe Schoolgrounds can be arranged.
In addition, on the same web pages youwill find information on accommodationfor you and your families as well aschildcare facilities, if required, throughoutyour stay at Buckingham.
The historic Tanlaw Mill
The University of Buckingham is the onlyuniversity independent of directgovernment support in the United Kingdomand has used its independence to pioneera distinctive approach to higher education.
It is small but very friendly with a diversemixture of nationalities and cultures wherealmost everyone knows everybody. I hopeyou have all had (some of you might stilldo) wonderful experiences here and areproud of being part of it all.
Clore laboratory, Beloff accommodationand lawn
Hope the pictures in my article would bringback sweet memories of your time atBuckingham and would encourage you tocome to the ‘’Homecoming Weekend’’, tomeet up with a lot of past and current staffmembers and students, friends andgenerally have a great time! Forinformation on Attendees, please followthe linkhttps://extranet.buckingham.ac.uk/alumnet/events-anniversary06-names.aspx. This listis constantly being updated as more andmore people sign up.
See you all there!
Yours,Iva G. Netzova (LLM '05)Tel: +44 (0) 1280 820230Email: [email protected] www.buckingham.ac.uk/alumnet Getconnected!
Iva’s News
Yeomanry House
Beware academic alligatorsWritten by Dr Terence Kealey, this articlelooks at the loss of 'exempt' status foruniversities as a result of the new CharitiesBill. He argues for the abolishment of thehigher education funding councils, whowould be the Principal Regulators ofuniversities under the new bill, and heargues that all universities should beexposed to the regulation of the CharitiesCommission and the competition of themarket.The Times 8 March
Magical Pollock is peerless among theM&A artistsThe subject of this story is Buckinghamalumnus, Adam Pollock (LLB '81) who ishead of the sales team for small and mid-sized companies at broker TeatherGreenwood. One investment bankerexplains, "He doesn't invent the deals, buthe makes them happen - and that's quite amagical skill."The Rainmaker 19 March
Betrayal of our studentsThis is an article by Professor AnthonyO'Hear on the current situation in statehigher education. He comments, "critical inuniversity teaching is not the bald numberof contact hours, but what happens inthem". There is also growing pressure onacademics to "publish more and teachless". He concludes that as fees go up,both UK and overseas students are likely tovote with their feet, with "disastrous effects for our culture and economy".London Evening Standard 18 April
Showing the real image of Africa to theworldThis is an article about June Arunga (LLB'06) and her work to present the 'realimage of Africa to the world'. Junetravelled around Africa during the makingof The Devil's Footpath, a BBCdocumentary, which 'opened her eyes tothe realities of life' on that continent.DailyNation.com 23 April
Insurance industry...Next investmentlevel?Peter Monye (LLB '85) talks about theinsurance industry in Nigeria and plans toreform it. Peter is Managing Director ofLion of Africa, an insurance company inNigeria.This Day 25 April
Pat on back for university staffAn article about Shirley Phillips and JulieCakebread reaching their thirtieth year ofemployment at Buckingham. ProfessorClarke is also mentioned as having beenhere for just over 30 years.Buckingham and Winslow Advertiser;Brackley and Towcester Advertiser 14April
Bank of Ghana appoints new DeputyGovernorNews that Dr Mahamadu Bawumia(Economics '87) has been appointedDeputy Governor for the bank of Ghana.Ghanaweb.com 31 May
Fidelity expands investment team inIndia with key appointmentsNews that two of our alumni, Rajesh Singh(Business Studies’ 88) and Sameer
Kulkarni (MSc Business Economics '97)have been appointed new fund managersat Fidelity Fund Management Private Limited. Rajesh transfers to Fidelityin Hong Kong as the fund manager ofFidelity's new equity fund and Kilkarni joinsFidelity to manage their Fixed Incomeportfolio.HindustanTimes.com 25 February
Breaking the mould in Notting Hill andbeyondThis is an article about Buckinghamalumnus Johnny Sandelson (BA History'89). Johnny is a successful propertydeveloper and has started a companycalled GuestInvest, a scheme in whichcompanies buy a hotel room to use for upto 52 nights of the year, and then rent outfor the remaining days of the year, netting50% of the income. His philosophy is, "youshould back what you know."Financial Times 4 February
Zuraidah Atan appointed Director ofNCB HoldingsNews that Buckingham alumnus, ZuraidahAtan (LLB '84) has been appointed Directorof NCB Holdings Bhd.Bernama.com 22 February
Three into two can go at universityProfessor Chris Woodhead answers aquestion about whether the government'sproposed two year degrees will be goodvalue. He mentions Buckingham, wherethe two-year degree has been runningsuccessfully for 30 years, and notes thefinancial benefits such a system can bringto the student.The Sunday Times 23 April
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(Continued from page 1)I still find it hard to believe that it is reallythirty years since those days. The time haspassed so quickly. I have served sixPrincipals and Vice-Chancellors – MaxBeloff, Alan Peacock, Michael Barrett,Richard Luce, Bob Taylor and TerenceKealey. There have also been long periodsof acting Vice-Chancellors – Peter Watsonand Robert Pearce. All have madetremendous contributions to the University.Other staff have been wonderful too;Lawrence Watson, Pat Howe, GeorgeLehmann, Philip James, HilaryBrumwell,Valerie Sanders, Philip Petit,Andrew Durand, David Pendrill and MarySkinner come to mind, but there have beenmany more. They have been splendidlysupported by the students’ true bestfriends, the Departmental Secretaries – likeAngela Brown and Linda Waterman. It isgood that Angela and Linda are still at theUniversity, together with other long servingstaff such as Mike McCrostie, MartinRicketts, Jane Ridley and Norman Barry.We must not forget the very important workof the domestic staff – past and present –
Anthony de Rothschild (AdR) Building
of people in Buildings and Maintenanceand in the Post Room.They have played asplendid pastoral role from the verybeginning. Many are still in contact withstudents from the early years and hope tosee them at the ‘‘Homecoming Weekend’’on 29th and 30th July 2006.
I am now in the ADR – my eighth officesince coming to Buckingham. They have tomove me now and then because my roomgets so untidy. In addition to my spell asDean of Admissions, I have been a
lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Reader andProfessor of History. I was Dean ofHumanities for a while and in 2002,Terenceasked me to become Secretary of Counciland – when Alistair Alcock left last summer- I became Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor.When I came to Buckingham I had twojobs; I now have three. Next term I shall beteaching ‘The Rise of the Dictators’,‘Intervention, Free Trade andProtectionism’, ‘The Cold War’, preparingfor the new MA in Global Affairs, helpingmy research students with their theses andgetting on with my work as Editor ofRecords of Buckinghamshire. I havewritten a few books and articles in my timeat Buckingham. I wish there had beenmore, but I think I have been quite busy. Ihave never for one moment regretted mytalk with Max on the train back in 1974.
John ClarkeProfessor of History & Secretary toCouncilInternational Studies DepartmentEmail: [email protected]
BUCKINGHAM IN THE NEWS BUCKINGHAM IN THE NEWS
BUCKINGHAM IN THE NEWSBUCKINGHAM IN THE NEWS
Hilary Drain Receives theQueen's CounselDesignation
Hilary Drain (LLB'81) received theQueen's Counseldesignation inDecember 2005 inCanada. Since1988 she has beenemployed as aCrown Prosecutorworking for the
Office of the Attorney General and hasappeared at all levels of the Courts inN.B (New Brunswick).
Henry C.W. Nisser (LLB ’00)joins Hodgson Russ
Our congratulationsgo to Henry C.W.Nisser (LLB ’00)who has joined thefirm Hodgson RussLLP as attorney inthe Corporate &Securities PracticeGroup on 25 May2006. Mr. Nisser willpractise from thefirm’s New Yorkoffice.
Lorren Wilson (LLB ’94)joins Cox Hallett Wilkinson(CHW)
We would like tocongratulateLorren Wilson(LLB ’94) on joiningthe Partnership ofCox HallettWilkinson (CHW)Barristers andAttorneys inBerbuda on 1January 2006.
Nukhbah Langah (BAEnglish Literature ’97) andHer Life After LeavingBuckingham
I left the University of Buckingham in1997 after completing a BA (Hons) inEnglish Literature. The following year, Ijoined the University of Warwick for aone year Masters in Colonial & Post-colonial Literatures. I spent the next twoyears figuring out what to do in life andeventually returned to Pakistan in theyear 2000 to help my father run a familybusiness for two years.
After getting married in the year 2002and having a beautiful daughter, Suvail, Istopped working and decided to resumemy academic career. My husband andparents encouraged me and I joined theSchool of English at the University ofLeeds to read for a PhD in 2004.
Nukhbah Langah’s daughter Suvail
When the University Alumni Officecontacted me for a brief message for‘The Independent’, it was hard for me tobelieve that I had left Buckingham tenyears ago. The worse was summarizingthose ten years of my life and remindingmyself what I had achieved. I think,reflecting back on those undergraduateyears, I could never have faced thechallenges of life if I had not learnt whatI did in Buckingham. I have lost contactwith most of my friends and teachers butI would like to convey to them that theystill bear a special place in my heart. Icould have never achieved most thingswithout their love and moral supportwhich gave me the confidence to moveforward in life.
I am in the third year of my PhD nowand hope to accomplish this degree bythe year 2008. I still need to resolve themystery of where I will eventually settlein life and start my professional career. Imight return to Buckingham one day justto revive my nostalgia and introduce mydaughter and husband to my first homein the UK.
Nukhbah Langah, The School ofEnglish, University of Leeds‘’ Nukhbah, we hope to see you and yourfamily at the ‘’Homecoming Weekend’’!
You Can’t Keep the BestStudents Away fromBuckingham
Dr Charles Henn L.Arts, (Buckingham),M.Sc.Econ (LSE-London), LL.M.,Ph.D(Cambridge) is returning to us almostexactly 30 years after his arrival as oneof the first University College atBuckingham students, this time to teachon the new MA course in Global Affairshttp://www.buckingham.ac.uk/international/postgrad/taught/global-affairs.html.
After stints studying at the LondonSchool of Economics, at CambridgeUniversity, and latterly teaching andadvising at the University of Birmingham,at the International University inThailand, and at Pittsburg StateUniversity, Dr Henn has decided that helikes Buckingham best of all. We haveeven had to explain to some of ouryounger colleagues that in Dr Henn’simpressive list of qualifications, theL.Arts stands for the Licence; theBachelors degree awarded to graduatesbefore the conferral of the Royal Charterallowed the newly formed University ofBuckingham to award its own degreeshttp://www.buckingham.ac.uk/facts/history/.
That L. does not just stand for amilestone in English higher education; italso reminds us of an act of courage onthe part of our founding fathers, and ofgreat faith among those early students,who trusted their judgement enough tocome to a young, proudly independentuniversity college, set in the small,market town of Buckingham anddetermined to fly with its own wings butalways with the help of its outstandingacademic staff and its own, superbgraduates. Welcome back, Charles.
Patricia Prada Jimenez(BA Hons International Studies withFrench ’06)
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Hilary Drain
Henry C.W. Nisser
Dr Charles Henn
David Muir receives Instituteof Humane StudiesFellowship
The Department ofEconomics andInternationalStudies has beendelighted by thenews that DavidMuir (picturedabove), anEconomicsalumnus, has been
awarded one of the prestigious Instituteof Humane Studies Fellowships,together with a substantial grant toenable him to continue with hispostgraduate studies.
Since his graduation David, who won theJohn and Sylvia Jewkes Scholarship in2001, and whose essay on The Tragedyof the Commons won a prize in the 2002Student Essay contest organised by theCanadian Student Review, where it waspublished in September/October 2002,has been working in the City.
Working in his free time, David has alsosuccessfully completed the PostgraduateDiploma in Econometrics at Birkbeck.
David is poised to begin the MSc inEconomics at the University of Warwickin September 2006. We know that hewill do well and will be a great credit tothe University of Buckingham. Quiteapart from anything else, it is going to begood to have him just up the road andwe are hoping that he will find time in hisbusy schedule to attend the Economicsseminars on Wednesday afternoons atBuckingham.
Linda Waterman Email:[email protected]
Greetings from Addis AbabaUniverisity, Ethiopia.
Hello!
Well, I am an Assistant Professor of Lawand I teach criminal law and shippinglaw to undergraduate students andcriminal justice to post graduatestudents.
Since graduating from Buckingham, Ihave published an article in our law
journal, known as the Journal ofEthiopian Law. I have also served asAssociate Dean of the Faculty for oneyear, in 2004 –2005 and acted asco- coordinator of the Ethiopian HumanRights and Peace Centre (1996 –1997). Ihave also published a reference book onthe criminal law of, particularly, Ethiopia,in Amharic - our lingua franca.
Since I was a research student atBuckingham, perhaps not many studentsor staff know me well. Anyways, thanksfor giving me the opportunity to write forthe Independent.
Congratulations again on youranniversary.
Professor Tsehai Wada (LLM ’96)
Alice Verghese’s News
To be quite honest,when applying toUniversity ofBuckingham, I wasnot particularlypassionate aboutany one subjectwhich is probablywhy I chose thePolitics, Economicsand Law optionoffered in theHumanities
department. Like many others, whom Icame to discover later, I arrived atBuckingham as a result of somewhatunusual circumstances. This is one ofthe strengths of the University – taking apersonal approach to students andassessing their individual potentialdespite their apparent lack of conformityto traditional entry requirements.
At the risk of turning this into aconfessional piece, I am also a creatureof instant likes and dislikes. I instantlyloved the (physical) environment of theuniversity -small..ish, calm, green andlovely. And I rather quickly becamecomfortable in a social environment withnatural groupings of like-minded people(irrespective of nationalities andbackgrounds), generous minded/spiritedfellow students and lecturers, not tomention instant parties!
I thought I was very grown up then but Ididn’t have a clue about the learningaspects.
The first two semesters leading up toprelims and Part 1 I was pre-occupiedwith establishing a routine, finding abalance between the social aspects andclasses, sourcing materials from theLibrary and generally just being “exam”focussed as I was new to the Britisheducation system. The interest in‘’learning’’ only came to me in thesecond year
Although it did not strike me then, Dr.Susan Edwards’s course on Sex andGender in the Legal Process, ProfessorNorman Barry’s compelling lectures inSocial Theory and Social Welfarecombined with course readings inHistory of Political Thought of renownedpolitical thinkers like Montesque, J. Millsand Machiavelli were powerful in not onlytriggering my curiosity, but in helping meto question my own thoughts and ideas.The connections between politics andsociety with concepts like “the role ofpower”, “cooperation and conflict insocial theory” and “gender aspects”provided the framework for andinfluenced my career choice and what Icurrently do.
Building on this base at Buckingham, Icompleted a MSc. in Social Policy andPlanning in Developing Countries fromLSE adding a regional perspective.Since graduating, I have worked in thenon-profit sector – the British Council,NGOs like Médecins Sans Frontières,and currently have regional responsibilityat the International RehabilitationCouncil for Torture Victims (IRCT).
Certainly I am indebted to the Universityof Buckingham for giving me the chanceto explore my own potential.
Alice Verghese (PEL ‘90)
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David Muir
CALL FOR PAPERS: The first issue willexplore “The nature of sustainabledevelopment”. Deadline forsubmission: 31 August, 2006. If you areinterested in submitting a paper pleaseemail: [email protected]
Congratulationsto all the following alumni who haverecently married, become engaged oradded to their families:
Engagements
Nicola (Nikki) Pinnington (LLB ‘ 01)and Andrew LaPersonne are happy toannounce their engagement, which tookplace on 1st January 2006 at Le CapHorn in Courchevel. They are planningon getting married in 2007.
Alexander Ajayi (MSC BusinessEconomics ’98) is happy to announcehis engagement to Dr Toyin Ajomo. Thevenue for the engagement ceremonieswill be Adebola House, Opebi, Ikeja,Lagos on August 17th, 2006.The weddingservice will be in the Cathedral Churchof Christ, Marina, Lagos on August 19thwith the reception at MUSON Centre,Onikan, Lagos.
Marriages
Fatima Mohammed (BSc BusinessStudies ’98) is happy to announce thatshe got married to Umar Nuhu. Thewedding took place on 3rd September2005. The newly weds are living inKaduna, Nigeria.
Nathalee Owyang (LLB ’99 and LLM’01) is happy to announce her marriageto Stephen Canning, which took placeat the Prince Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on the25th March 2006. Their wedding was acolourful mixture of Thai, Chinese andWestern cultures. The wedding receptionwas attended by many Buckinghamalumni and she would like to take thisopportunity to thank those who travelledhalf way around the globe to attend herwedding.
Iris Millis (nee Boening) (MA HeritageTourism Management ‘02) and DarrenMillis (BA Law, Sheffield) are happy toannounce their wedding. This is whatIris had to say about it: ‘’ On 26th May2006, Darren and I got married in myhometown Laatzen, Germany. We had awonderful time with our families andfriends followed by a lovely honeymoonat Lake Como. Here is a little picture ofus after church’’.
Ayako Goda (BA English Literature‘06) and Dr Stephen James (CranfieldUniversity) are happy to announce theirwedding. It took place on May 27th in alovely village near Northampton, wherethey now live. Ayako and Stephen werejoined by Buckingham alumni ChrisGibbs (BA English Studies withMultimedia Journalism ’06), NanaKurata (BA Politics with History ’03),Patricia Prada Jimenez (BA HonsInternational Studies with French ’06),Geoffrey Treco (LLB ’06) and NaomiYukawa (BA English Literature withHistory ’05). They would all like to thankAyako and Steve for such a wonderfuland warm reception and we wish themthe very best for their future together.
Joseph Oche (MSc ServiceManagement ’04) is happy to announcehis marriage to Miss Patience Okochiwhich took place on 22nd April 2006.The venue was Holy Ghost Parish,Makurdi, Nigeria. The reception venuewas IBB Square, High Level, Makurdi.
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Births
Susan Percival-Simmons (neePercival) (Business Studies '91) andher husband Paul are very pleased toannounce the birth of their third son,Dominic, in September 2005. This iswhat Susan had to say about him ‘’Hecompletes our family as baby brother toChristian, born November 2001 andSebastian, September 2003. My threelittle angels (!) are an absolute joy andso much fun. Paul and I have beentogether since '93 and married on thebeach in Mauritius 2 years later. We livein Hertfordshire’’.
Kingsley Odabi (International Studieswith English Language Studies (EFL)and his wife Chioma Odabi are happy toannounce the birth of their third sonJovanni Odabi. He was born on 15thMay 2006 in Dublin. Mother and babyare doing well.
Matt Harper (Business Studies '94)and his wife Andrea are happy toannounce the birth of Thomas Eric whoarrived on April 28th 2006 at 6:25am,weighing in at 9lb 4oz.Matt says: "He is now 13lb 7oz afternearly 10 weeks so is stacking on theweight. He hasn't got much hair yet, butstill has more than Dad! Father isalready planning a little brother or sisterbut has been told to hold fire for a monthor two while Mummy Andrea recoversfrom the experience."
Stephen Donley (LLB ’95) and his wifeClare (nee Neville, formerlyAdmissions staff member) are happyto announce the birth of their sonJoseph Peter Donley. He was born on30th January 2006 weighing in at ahefty 8lb 9oz. This is what Clare had tosay about their son ‘’ He's wonderful andwe love him to bits. We already can'timagine our lives with him not in it!’’
Dorothy Friedlander (nee Dolley) (LLB’03) is happy to announce the birth ofher boys, Jonathan and DavidFriedlander. This is what she had tosay: ‘’They are my pride and joy. Born on25th April 2004 and on 19th December2005 at 3.7kg and 3.9kg respectively. Imiss happy go lucky life and greatgossips of great Bucks but nothing couldgive me the pleasure these children havebrought into my life’’.
Debbie Dickson (Admissions Officer)and her husband James are happy toannounce the birth of their baby girl.Luci was born on 31st May 2006weighing in at 7lb. As you can see fromthe picture everyone is doing welldespite the sleep deprivation! Emily isenjoying being a big sister and mum anddad are loving their new arrival.
Marc Gachecheh (LLB ’95) and his wifeEva Karimi are happy to announce thebirth of their daughter Lisa- MarieWambui Kambura Gachecheh. Sheweighed in at 3.1kgs and was born at16:25h on 17th May 2006. Mother andbaby are doing fine.
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Chris Campanioni
"Why did you chooseBuckingham?"
The question has eluded me ever since Iarrived here.
When a friendly girl at the airport askedme, I told her I was interested in the typeof courses offered. I had to laugh at howacademic I sounded.
Two professors (we call them "tutors"here) asked me the day I arrived,suitcase and duffel bag in hand andlooking weary. I mumbled that theuniversity representative I had met atLehigh's study abroad fair was reallynice and that pictures of the campuslooked beautiful. I didn't actually see thecampus, however, until I arrived.
My friend Gemma asked me about aweek later, when I had settled in andstopped looking like a clumsy tourist.
"The women, definitely the women," Isaid, but even she knew I was justflirting.
My friends Eric and Gene visited me ontheir spring break and asked the samequestion. I told them anyone can go toschool in London (sponsored byAmerican institutions such as Syracuseand Boston universities) and maybethey'd get to see the city and have a tonof fun with other Americans, but really,what kind of cultural experience was thator could that be?
They looked at me like I had justswallowed in one mouthful the souvenirsI had brought back from Amsterdam andI just stared back and told them I wasserious.
"I didn't come here for an extendedspring break," I said. "If I did, I wouldhave at least gone someplacewarm."Even if they doubted anythingelse, they knew in between roaring gustsof wind and pelting rain at least this wastrue.
So why did I choose Buckingham?
Maybe now that I've left I can finallyanswer that.
The school is full of enthusiastic tutors.In fact, the three I had were amazingand challenging, and more than anythingelse, helpful and comforting. At first Ididn't quite understand the title "tutor" - itsounded odd and unwieldy to me. But,really, the way the education process isat the University of Buckingham, itmakes perfect sense.
These brilliant minds are merely there toguide you. Most of the "education"process takes place outside of theclassroom, where you teach yourselfthings you never thought you werecapable of learning.
Besides being the United Kingdom's onlyprivate university, Buckingham has to beits most diverse. During my time here, Ihave had a few pints of Stella with a kidfrom Iraq, lived next-door to fourNigerians, danced the night away with agirl from China one sloppy night at theWhite Hart pub and took a class with a60-something Swiss man named Fritz.
After my first Kente cloth sewing lessonfrom my Ghanaian friend Anun, I knewmoments like these were probably fewand far between. You can't buy this kindof culture. And I loved every minute of it:733 students from 83 countries. Comingfrom Lehigh, the most diversity I hadever experienced was OJ with rum whenPepsi ran out.
Seriously though, where else can youget this kind of out-of-class education? Iobviously haven't been on campus sinceDecember, but I am well aware of thechallenging diversity issues Lehighcontinues to face.
The thing I love about Buckingham is itscomplete unawareness of its diversity. Imean, sure, the requisite braggingstatistics are painted everywhere on itswebsite and countless brochures, butthe students refuse to think ofthemselves as separate entities indistinct groups.
Everyone is a student. Sure, there aredifferent societies such as the NigerianSociety, but these are no different thaninterest based groups such as theGambling Society and the LawSociety.Buckingham doesn't designate a"multicultural house" or encouragestudents of similar backgrounds tointeract with one another. Interestingly, byrefusing to designate groups andencourage separations, subconsciouslyor otherwise, the whole notion ofprejudice or discrimination is completelyunthinkable, if not nonexistent. Theatmosphere cannot help but becomeextremely tolerant.
Perhaps that is one of the best lessonsI've taken from Buckingham. The othershave come from my friends in town;without them, I'd still be as lost andawkward as I was the day I arrived. Theywere helpful, caring, affectionate andentertaining to be around.
I will never forget any of the experiencesI shared with them, whether it wasdriving to the nearby village ofLeckhampstead (which means"homestead where leeks are grown") toplay hungover football (aka soccer) witha group of Christian activists at 8 in themorning or getting down on the dancefloor with a group of complete strangersafter one too many pints.
No matter what you experience in life,the places you go and the things youdiscover about yourself, it's the peopleyou meet that you'll remember forever.There is no statistic that establishes thevalue of that.
So why did I choose Buckingham? Bythe time you read this, I'll probablyalready be settled in London; I think theonly city in the world where you have topay to pee. But I think, maybe now thatI'm leaving Buckingham, I canunderstand why I chose it in the firstplace.
Chris Campanioni(Visiting Student – English Literature)
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30th Anniversary “Homecoming Weekend”
30th Anniversary “Homecoming Weekend”
TIMETABLE OF EVENTS
Saturday 29th July 2006Venue: Chandos Road Building
10:30 - 11:30 Coffee / Tea11:30 - 12:30 Welcome address and update on University's developments.12:45 - 14:30 Lunch
Venue: Please see overleaf for details of School events.14:30 - 17:00 Notice boards with photos, messages and space to leave
your own message in each academic area will be provided.
Venue: Beloff Lawn and The Tanlaw Mill (OTM)17:00 - 19:00 Music and drinks on Beloff Lawn.17:30 - 00:00 30th Anniversary Awards followed by a buffet, barbecue
and an evening of entertainment.
Sunday 30th July 2006
Free morning
12:00 Picnic in Stowe School (South Front Lawn) - transport provided.14:00 - 16:00 Volleyball, cricket and croquet, or for those who prefer a more
leisurely afternoon, walks around Stowe School groundscan be arranged.
In the event of torrential rain, Stowe visit will be cancelledand the picnic will be held in the Refectory.
Just complete our online booking form toconfirm you are coming
https://extranet.buckingham.ac.uk/alumnet/anniversaryConfirmation.aspx
as soon as possible so that we can be fully prepared.
Have a look at the list of attendees here:
https://extranet.buckingham.ac.uk/alumnet/events-anniversary06-names.aspx
Don't forget to have a look at our online Awards page
https://extranet.buckingham.ac.uk/alumnet/anniversaryVote.aspx
and make your choices for academic and administrative staff who made the biggest impression on you
during your time here. Awards for the winners, and also for the alumnus who made a significant contribution
to life at the University (again, please cast your votes), will be given during the dinner on the 29th.
Details of School EventsSaturday 29th July 2006 from 14:30 – 17:00
Applied Computing events
• Demonstrations on face recognition software.
• Afternoon tea. Light refreshments for guests.
• A good opportunity to meet current staff and hear about current research
projects, and general progress of department and recent changes.
Venue: AdRB1
Business School events
• Noticeboards will be displayed in the foyer with messages from those who are
unable to make the weekend.
• A timeline of change: The developments in the Business School.
• Afternoon tea served in the foyer.
• All alumni will take part in the 'balloon launch' at the end of the afternoon
when we will release helium balloons. Anyone finding a tag attached to a
balloon will win a bottle of champagne.
• Mystery guest.
Venue: AdRB1
Clore Research Laboratory events
• Demonstrations and displays.
• Picture boards of past students.
Venue: Life Sciences Buildings; Clore Laboratory
English events
The English / MFL/ Foundation Department will most appropriately be having a
soiree to celebrate the department! There will be:
• Live music and poetry readings by members of staff.
• Tea and cakes will be served as is traditional, at 16:00 precisely.
• The English 'Tea Rooms' will be decorated with displays of departmental
developments, staff / student photo stands and messages from overseas and
domestic alumni.
Venue: Chandos Road
30th Anniversary “Homecoming Weekend”
30th Anniversary “Homecoming Weekend”
Chandos Road
Stowe House - South Front (courtesy of Stowe Archives)
Hunter Street
Professor Sir Alan Peacock, Lord Max Beloff, Dr MichaelBarrett - former Vice-Chancellors of the University
Economics and International Studies events(including PEL, HPE and History)
• Afternoon tea with current and former students and members of staff and a
stroll down memory lane.
• Display of storyboards including photographs of the first 30 years of the
University's history.
• Alumni exchange of anecdotes about life at Buckingham as it used to be with
a view to welcoming applicants or potential applicants for Economics and
International Studies programmes, undergraduate and postgraduate.
• Meet our mystery guest.
Venue: AdRB foyer
Law School events
Celebrate 30 years of distinction and Buckingham Law School traditions.
• Keynote Address by the Dean of Law, Mrs Charlotte Walsh.
• Meet members of the judiciary, visiting professors, practitioners, law
graduates, staff and students.
• Visit the Winston Churchill display in the former chapel of the Law Library.
• Informal reception in the new Law School Café.
• Memorabilia and photograph displays throughout the Law School.
• View presentation on recent historic Law School events.
• Book signings by top Buckingham legal scholars.
• Meet the editorial team of the Law School's Denning Law Journal.
• Staff publications display in the Law Library.
• Personal consultations with the Law School Admissions Tutor
and Postgraduate Law Programme Director.
• Free Law careers advice.
• Current students will give tours of Law School to view changes
andimprovements.
• University of Buckingham souvenirs available in the Law School foyer.
Venue: Verney Park
Psychology events
• Afternoon tea. Light refreshments for guests.
• An opportunity to meet current staff and students to discuss developments in
the Psychology department.
• Posters from research.
Venue: Verney Park
30th Anniversary “Homecoming Weekend”
30th Anniversary “Homecoming Weekend”
Swans in Buckingham
Students Graduating in 2006
Her Majesty The Queen visits the University in 1996,Chancellor Lady Thatcher and students
Buckingham Arts & Theatre Society (BATS)
30th Anniversary “Homecoming Weekend”
30th Anniversary “Homecoming Weekend”
Accommodation
A limited number of rooms for single occupancy will be available on campus for
the 30th Anniversary Weekend at £16 per night. No additional mattresses can
be placed in rooms. To book accommodation at the University, please contact
the Accommodation Office:
Tel: +44 (0) 1280 820351
Fax: +44 (0) 1280 820259
Email: [email protected]
The following hotels have agreed a special rate for a limited number of rooms
for guests over the 30th Anniversary Weekend. Please quote "University of
Buckingham Homecoming Weekend" when making a reservation:
• White Hart Hotel, Buckingham Tel: +44 (0)1280 815151
www.millhouseinns.co.uk/db/accommodation.asp
• Travelodge, Buckingham Tel: +44 (0)870 191 1587
www.travelodge.co.uk/
• Buckingham Beales Hotel, Buckingham Tel: +44 (0)1280 822622
www.bealeshotels.co.uk/
• Holiday Inn, Milton Keynes Tel: +44 (0)870 400 9093
www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hd/mlkbk
Bed & breakfast and hotel accommodation inBuckingham and the surrounding area
• Bed & breakfast accommodation
www.buckingham.ac.uk/life/accommodation/bb
• Hotel accommodation
www.buckingham.ac.uk/life/accommodation/hotels
Childcare
Tumblers on Bridge Street are registered to look after children from the age of 3
months. You may leave your child there for 2 hours unattended. If you wish to
leave your child longer you may do so by signing in at 2 hour intervals.
The address is:
Tumblers Ltd
Bridge St
Buckingham
MK18 1EL
Tel: +44 (0) 1280 816611
If you wish to use this facility, please contact Lisa Price at Tumblers and say
that you are coming to the University of Buckingham Homecoming Weekend.
For more information about the 30th Anniversary ‘’Homecoming weekend’’
- 29th - 30th July 2006, please log on to AlumNet
https://extranet.buckingham.ac.uk/alumnet/events-anniversary06.aspxHOW TO FIND US
HRH Prince Charles visits the University in March 2004
Istra Cottages, Sun Dial and Yeomanry House
Tug of war tournament
Conways atBuckingham
The alumni updates in the Independentare filled with the proud achievements ofthe University’s graduates. My husbandand I didn’t graduate from Buckingham;our University ID’s noted we were“Occasional Students”, attending for acouple of terms. So, occasionally, wewere students. Mostly we were there,along with the six other Americanstudents in the program, to make lots offriends, travel, and, of course, party.Frivolous goals in mind, I couldn’t havepredicted my brief visit to Buckinghamwould turn out to be pivotal to my future.l met my husband, John Conway, mychildren’s beloved godmother, TriciaHammes, and my maid of honor,Marianne Ryan, for the first time onJanuary 24, 1984 in ProfessorGreenaway’s office. Later on we metCeri Mort who shared his friendship, car,and home with us. And at the AmericanCocktail Party we hosted at Buckinghamthat spring, he shared Martinis andManhattans with us, too!
Ceri Mort (in Bucknell Universitysweatshirt) and Kristin Stanton-Conway
Aside from friends and fun, Buckinghamprovided us a rich cultural andeducational experience. Accustomed tosuper-malls, we lived in a tiny Englishmarket town whose first supermarketopened while we were there. Weattended musical services at historicBuckingham Parish Church and enjoyedvisits to the landmark Stowe School.Where else but Buckingham can youstudy an excellent program in anintimate setting with people from somany places? John roomed at ChandosCourt with a married Nigerian couple,both students. Tricia Hammes andOccasional Student Marianne Ryanshared their 8 Bristle Hill apartment withPablo Oliart from Spain. I lived in theFranciscan Building, a former monastery.The room’s spartan conditionsnecessitated a trip to town on marketday to purchase a heater, found used atan outdoor stall for only five pounds!
We traveled far and wide on schoolholidays. A group of us drove toScotland. We bused, trained and ferriedto Cornwall, Ireland and Paris. My firstdate with John occurred on a weekendvisit to Amsterdam. Friends sharing theirhomes provided other travelopportunities. Ceri took us home toWales to celebrate Easter. We visitedLondon with Maxwell Kennedy. Cericame to our Universities in Pennsylvania.Pablo and Jayesh Jethwa visited uswhen we resided in New York City. Onour rare trips to the UK, we visit Ceri,have met his wife Claire and theirchildren, and have introduced him to ourthree, Abigail, William and Thomas.
Abigail, Kristin, William, John, andThomas (front) Conway, April 2006
Twenty two years later a busy suburbanhousehold with two teenagers, an eightyear old and a dog, follows theBuckingham adventures. Along the wayJohn, [email protected], graduatedfrom Lehigh University in Pennsylvaniaand obtained his Law Degree fromFordham University at Lincoln Center,New York City. Following a federaljudicial clerkship he now practices law inConnecticut specializing in CorporateLitigation. I graduated BucknellUniversity in Lewisburg, Pennsylvaniawith a business degree and was proud towork as a financial accountant on WallStreet before “retiring”. If you can callbeing married to John and caring forthree children retired!
Fairy Godmother Tricia Hammesobtained her law degree at TheAmerican University in Washington D.C.following her graduation from Bucknell.She is a partner at Shearman andSterling in New York City, in the projectdevelopment and finance group. Prior tojoining the firm Tricia, too, was a judicialclerk for the United States Court ofAppeals. She can be reached [email protected].
We would love to hear from ourBuckingham friends,[email protected].
Kristin Stanton-Conway (VisitingStudent)
Nigerian Lecture atBuckingham
The University of Buckingham buzzedwith expectation in the week leading tothe lecture on 11th April 2006 – Nigeria’splace in the global agenda given by theGovernor of Osun State, PrinceOlagunsoye Oyinlola. This article seeksto critically review the essential points ofthe Prince’s speech and the answersprovided during the question session.The audience was made up of students,members of staff, visiting guests, and afew members of the public. Noteworthymentions are the Vice Chancellor, DrTerence Kealey, and the Dean of Law,Mrs Charlotte Walsh.
The symposium began with a referenceto discrimination due to racism and theworld’s perception of Nigeria and Africaas a whole. While this may not be the farfrom the truth, it must also be said that,as the most populous black nation,Nigeria’s best chance of rebutting racismwould not be by claiming victim statusbut by being successful. Nigeria hasmuch to prove. This is the 8th largest oilsupplier in the world and at $75 a barrel(in April, 2006), it ought to be, at the veryleast, the 8th largest economy in theworld. This is a resource that everyoneneeds but not everyone has. But sufficeit to say that the presence of resourcesis not enough and every country has itsidiosyncrasies that make it unique.Nigeria has had a difficult past and civilstrife has always proved to be theundoing of many. The Vice-Chancellorsuggested to the Prince that by focusingon development first, the rest will takecare of itself. Nevertheless, thesignificance of the role that Nigeria hasin the region with foreign policy, and itsrecent debt settlement with the “ParisClub” of $6.4 billion, should not beunderstated.
These are some essential economicindicators that are necessary to evaluatethe country’s position. Percentage belowpoverty line: 60; Life expectancy: 43years (men), 43 years (women) (UN);GDP: $76.4bn; GDP per person: $390;Foreign debts: $35bn. Source: BBC.While these statistics are evaluative-they are by no means determinative.
One question that was asked was - “whyis all the wealth of Nigeria’s naturalresource not being distributed amongstall levels of people?” The surprisinglyhonest answer from the Prince was that
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HE Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola (2ndfrom right)
this is due to corruption. I would say toMr. Oyinlola and other leaders of Nigeria- this is unacceptable. The sincerity ofthe response does not belie theconsequences - some Nigerians arestarving and some are dying fromextreme poverty. This occurscontemporaneously with lifestyles oflavish luxury, profligacy and a lecture inthe United Kingdom reminding membersof the audience of “Nigeria’s place in theglobal agenda”. This leads, a propos, towhat may be the most importantquestion that was not asked - “What wasthe point of the lecture?”
Leadership begins with performance. Itis a good sign that the Prince is trying tocreate a vision (though rather vague) asmany have even failed to do this. Butvision alone does not necessarily lead todevelopment. Ceteris paribus, two thingsusually predicate development vis-à-visvision: first, that the vision is correct (atthe moment the jury is still out); second,the ability to effectively implement thatvision. Nigerians - you have suffered fortoo long. The hard truth is that thepresent exists perpetually in theinevitable future of unwritten events.Many Nigerian students and the future ofNigeria’s tomorrow still aspire to get intopolitics one day because they say, “thatis where the money is”. Leaders oftomorrow’s Nigeria “wake up” or you maynot have a Nigeria to wake up to.
Charles R. Ramson (LLB)
(The views expressed in this article arethose of the author, and do notnecessarily represent views of theUniversity of Buckingham).
News From Malaysia
Datuk Wan Junaidi Bin Tuanku Jaafar
Wan Junaidi Bin Tuanku Jaafar (LLB‘81) was elected as the Member ofParliament for the rural constituency ofBatang Lupar, Sarawak, Malaysia in1990 for a five-year term and continuedto be elected and served theconstituency for three consecutive termsas the Member of Parliament until 2004.In the 2004 Parliamentary Election hewas asked by his Party to become thecandidate for the suburban constituencyof Santubong, Kuching, Sarawak. Hewon the election for the fourth term withthe highest majority ever achieved byany candidate for Parliamentary electionin the constituency since Sarawakindependence 1963.He has vast international experiencerepresenting Malaysia in InternationalConventions and Forums. He attendedthe United Nations General Assemblyand delivered several papers to theCommittees in 1991, 1992, and 2005.
Owing to his past record as a junglefighter in the paramilitary unit during thecommunist emergency in Sarawak 1962to 1974, his excellent record as aparliamentarian and a successfulrepresentative of his severalconstituencies. State and FederalAwards including the PJN, which carriesthe title “Datuk”, were conferred uponhim by the His Majesty the Yang DiPertuan Agung (King) of Malaysia in2002.
Datuk Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar is anactive social worker, particularly in theScout Movement and Ex-Police st
Association. He has been the ChiefCommissioner of the Scouts for 12 yearsby whom he is fondly called “the Chief”.For his service to the scout movement ofMalaysia he was been awarded severalhonours including the SecondHigheScout Award of Semangat Rimba(Spirit of Environment) (gold) by theMalaysia’s Scout Movement. He wasalso the sole representative of Malaysiain the World Scout Parliamentary Union(WSPU) held in Warsaw, Poland in 2000.
Despite his busy schedule Datuk WanJunaidi Tuanku Jaafar never stoppedsearching for knowledge. He is an avidreader and a member of theManagement Centre Sarawak and majorbookshops in Malaysia. In 2001 heenrolled with the Southern CaliforniaUniversity for Professional Studies(SCUPS), California, USA for the Doctorin Business Administration (DBA) and hecompleted the program in 2005. Hiswork in the SCUPS is also accredited tothe American National University,Alington, USA and accordingly, DatukWan Junaidi bin Tuanku Jaafar holds thetitle of Doctor in Business Administrationfrom both Universities.
He has written several books on scoutingand politics and is currently editing hisDBA modules. Datuk Wan JunaidiTuanku Jaafar is also a successfulbusinessman and has a motorcycleassembling and manufacturing companywith factories in Kuching, Sarawak,Malaysia, Pontianak, Indonesia andZamboanga, the Philippines.
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Quote of the Season
"I have had the best memories inBuckingham and will cherish them life
long. I moved back to India inNovember 2005 and have settled
here so far. It is going well.I am working with JWT India - Mumbai,
as a management trainee, which isgoing well. But definitely miss Englanda lot and hope to come back in near
future."
Reshma Sheth (BSc(Econ)Business Economics ’04)
The BuckinghamBusinessman Meets theBuckinghamEntrepreneur
Lucinda Roberts-Holmes
January 2006 was one of BuckinghamBusiness School’s greatest landmarks.Initiatives inspired by the Dean,Professor Phil Dover, were launched toenable Buckingham to find its nicheamong the Business Schools of GreatBritain. While the undergraduateBusiness Studies Programme is still heldin the utmost regard it was essential that,with the benefit of its independence, theBusiness School should be a leadingplayer in the development of businesseducation.
Recent surveys have shown that over50% of school leavers would prefer toset up their own businesses rather thanwork for large organisations. In answerto this, ‘Enterprise Fever’ hit the nationwith large amounts of government fundsbeing released to facilitate these start-ups. At the same time many stateuniversities have been encouraged toincorporate enterprise modules into theirprogrammes and some have even goneso far as to launch student hubs to helptheir graduates develop business plansand apply for funding. Despite all thismoney and enterprise teaching 1 in 3 ofall new businesses still fails to make itand will cease within three years.Additionally the world’s leadingemployers have very publicly voiced theircontinual dissatisfaction with the calibreof the students whom they recruit ontograduate schemes; in short many ofthese new recruits are incapable ofperforming some of the mostfundamental business tasks such asmaking presentations and conductingnegotiations. It seems that the stateuniversities have been failing theirstudents.
Buckingham however has alwaysunderstood the importance of delivering
a solid academic grounding with theneed for real-world experience. Being aninternational institution means best-practice methods from around the worldcan be discussed in tutorial groups andour graduates leave, not only withsuperb presentation and report writingskills but with a true understanding ofintercultural and interpersonalcommunication.
The Winter Term saw the first intake ofundergraduate Business Enterprisestudents. This degree programme isunique to Buckingham within Europe andis revolutionary in both the content andstyle of teaching. The main subject onthe curriculum is Innovation andEntrepreneurship and core subjects suchas Economics and ManagementAccounting are taught from a businessstart-up perspective. Students arefurnished with the skills needed for thesuccessful management of an SME inplace of the stove-piped theoreticalsubjects focussed on largeorganisations. Of even more interest isthat half of the preliminary marks are gainedby the students writing a business planunder the guidance of experiencedacademics. The contact hours areintense – up to 30 per week – but up to12 hours are in the form of seminarsgiven by successful entrepreneurssharing the benefit of their experience.At the end of the spring term theaspiring entrepreneurs face the VentureCapital Panel. This is made up of bothacademics and representatives fromthose companies kind enough to donatemoney into the Venture Capital Fund:“The Buckingham Angels”. This year, allthose who pitched were successful andare now moving on to launch theirbusinesses. The academic study will betailored accordingly and then movetowards business development.
Buckingham is one of very fewinstitutions which could run aprogramme such as this and huge creditmust be given to Dr. Jane Tapsell theProgramme Director for managing it soefficiently. With no other programmes tomodel it on this was no small challenge.Our unbeatable student:staff ratiomeans we can accommodate theincreased contact hours and provide thesupport and expertise required to buildsuccessful businesses. While otheruniversities require numbers in thehundreds to run courses, Buckinghamtakes in students by the tens. It would beimpossible responsibly to overseehundreds of new businesses andalthough demand for the places is highwe are imposing a limit of 30 studentsnext year.
For over 10 years Buckingham BusinessSchool has run a successful MSc inService Management under V SMahesh, and an MBA, most recentlyunder James Rowell. January also sawthe start of an MSc in Accounting andFinance designed for the recentgraduate or working executive whoappreciates the increasing importance tosenior management of a deepunderstanding of Accounting andFinance. In July we will also see the MScin International Marketing Managementunder the direction of Nigel Adams.Unlike other programmes of the sametitle the emphasis will be on practicalitywhile taking account of theory. There willbe a 3-month work placement for allstudents with a company looking todevelop its business internationally andstudents will be involved in designingmarketing strategies to that effect.
Our thanks must be extended to allthose alumni who have been involvedwith the new programmes, either bygiving guest lectures, making donationsor agreeing to act as mentors to thestudents businesses. Our gratitude to thelocal and wider business communitymust also be expressed – the honestsupport given to the students over thelast six months has been invaluable.
It is an exciting time to be involved withBuckingham Business School and welook forward to meeting with you over the‘‘Homecoming Weekend’’.
Lucinda Roberts-HolmesBusiness Development & MarketingManagerEmail: [email protected]
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Postgraduate Law atBuckingham - StaffActivities
Alumni Visit Report - JordanProfessor Jonathan Black-Branchrecently visited Amman and Jordan,where there is a strong interest in legalstudies generally. Jordanians place ahigh emphasis on post-graduateeducation, having a substantialpercentage of professional with post-graduate qualifications. As a result ofthe visit and contacts established byJonathan, the LLM programmewelcomed Jordanian students onto theLLM program in January 2006.
Staff PublicationsDenoncourt, J., August 2005, Chapter on‘Australian Design Law’ in IntellectualProperty in Designs by John Sykes,Lexis Nexus, Butterworths.
Conference PresentationsProfessor Jonathan Black-Branchpresented the following paper at theUniversity of Reading: DerogatingInternational Human Rights Standardsunder The new Doctrine of InternationalCommunity.
Denoncourt, J., January 2005, TheSecuritization of Intangible Assets: Howfar is the present law relating to thesecuritization of personal property suitedto dealing with intellectual propertyrights? University of Buckingham LawForum, Nassau Hilton, The Bahamas.
Denoncourt, J., October 2004, PatentMarking Strategies, EngineeringEnterprise through IP Education, UKPatent Office, London.
Forthcoming publications Jonathan Black-Branch is working on apaper entitled: The Legality of ClusterMunitions under International Law.
LLM ProfilesOur graduates hold a range ofinteresting commercial, professional andgovernmental posts throughout the worldand it is always a delight to us to learnmore about their post- LLM activities.Basher Alyousef (Diploma inInternational and Commercial Law’97) writes:“I completed by masters degree in 1996
and these were the best days in my life. I miss my tutors, professorsand friends. After I finished my LLMstudy at Buckingham, I returned to mycountry, Jordan. I am now working as alawyer in an international Jordanianbank. I am a member of a human rightsorganisation and the Jordan BarAssociation.”
Panagiotis Tsogkas (LLM’ 06) writes:“I am a qualified European lawyer andmy employer, an International German-Greek commercial bank, is sponsoringme to complete my LLM degree atBuckingham. I strongly believe that thesubjects taught on the LLM qualificationwill be advantageous to my career inbanking and directly benefit myemployer. I have used my time studyingfor the LLM to publish an article in awell-respected Banking Law Journal,having been supervised by Dr HelenDesmond. When I return to work, I planto study part-time and use my LLMdissertation as the foundation foreventually completing a doctorate inbanking law.”
Ed’s note: Since successfully completinghis LLM Tsogkas has returned to Greeceand is now completing his nationalservice in the forces. He hassuccessfully published his LLMdissertation and has submitted an articlefor publication in the Law School’spublication, the Denning Law Journal.
Jaimie Chiniah (LLB ‘05, LLM) writes:“After completion of the LLB at theUniversity of Buckingham, I enrolled onthe LLM in International and CommercialLaw. This was an exceptional coursewith well chosen modules taught byexcellent lecturers and tutors. Thepersonal care, help and supportextended to me was highly gratifying. Istrongly believe the LLM will open thepath to success for me in theInternational and Commercial fields inthe business world.
I loved being at Buckingham University.It’s been hard work but lots of fun!”
Benjamin Carter (LLM ’06) writes:“I graduated from Buckingham with anLLB degree and returned straight after tostudy for the LLM. Buckingham’sJanuary entry allowed me to completeboth my LLB and LLM degrees in underthree years.
The flexible nature of the LLMprogramme allowed me to study taughtmodules as well as having theopportunity to write a dissertation inIntellectual Property Law, an area inwhich I have become very interested andI will pursue in a PhD.
The small group teaching atpostgraduate level is a huge advantageand helped me a great deal with mystudies.”
Ed’s note: Since successfullycompleting his LLM Ben has beenaccepted at Exeter University toundertake research for a PhD. Welldone Ben!
LLM PublicationsAll LLM students are encouraged toconsider publishing their research andthe Denning Law Journal provides avehicle for publication. The editorialboard welcomes articles from past andpresent LLM and Diploma students andcontact should be made with ProfessorSusan Edwards([email protected])
Careers Advice for PostgraduatesPostgraduate law students are welcometo use the services available at theUniversity’s Careers Service headed byMarcus Williams. The Careers Servicepublishes a monthly round up of legalpositions, work experience opportunitiesand career fairs. These resources andprofessional expertise are available toLLM students and graduates to helpthem secure employment. Careers staffare also able to advise on further studyoptions, including the UK Legal Practiceand Bar Vocational courses and the UK’sQualified Lawyer Transfer Test.
Further InformationFor a prospectus, please contact: DrHelen Desmond (Director) or JaniceDenoncourt (Deputy Director). Also seethe website at www.buckingham.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)1280 814080Fax: +44(0)1280 824081Email: [email protected]
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Quote of the Season
‘’I hope that Tom and Denise willcontinue to be successful in the
International Negotiating Competitionand make all those who are connected
with Buckingham feel very proud.’’Kwang-Kyu Park (LLB ’97)
National Student Survey
Since its successful academic Audit in2003, the University has been working ina variety of ways to build on thissuccess, as part of its strategy to raiseits profile nationally and internationally.One of the ways in which it is doing thisis by publishing information on a nationalwebsite (www.tqi.ac.uk), which is aimedat helping future students choose wherethey would like to study. Feedback fromcurrent students is an important elementof this published information so, in 2006for the first time, University ofBuckingham students were given theopportunity of participating in theNational Student Survey (NSS) and58% of those invited participated in thesurvey. The NSS is an annual survey ofundergraduate students across the UKabout their experience at University, andthis is now one of the categories in theUK’s University League Tables.
Ricky Phakey, Sheila Taylor, ManuelEscudero, Anne Miller and KunleOsibogun
The survey was coordinated by theUniversity’s Quality Assurance (QA)Office and promoted across theUniversity by the Students’ Union andacademic staff, who played a major rolein encouraging students to take part.Those who did so were very enthusiasticat being given this opportunity to givetheir feedback and we are very gratefulto them. Participants were entered into aprize draw and the photo shows winnerManuel Velasco Escudero with membersof the University’s NSS team - formerSU President Kunle Osibogun, SheilaTaylor and Ricky Phakey from the SUOffice and QA Manager, Anne Miller.
The Denning LawJournal
The Denning LawJournal has beenrelaunched, thenew ManagingEditor of the journalis Professor SusanEdwards togetherwith a team ofassistant Editorsand a new AdvisoryBoard. Founded in1985 and nowpublished by the
University of Buckingham Press, run byMr Christopher Woodhead, The DenningLaw Journal has an internationalEditorial Board and is expanding tobecome a quarterly publication. Namedafter probably the best known judge ofrecent times, the Denning Law Journalpublishes peer reviewed articles in areasdear to Lord Denning's heart; personalfreedom, judicial independence, reformand modernization of the common law.We are eager to receive submissions ofarticles, book review articles, case notesand current awareness commentariesfrom authors. We are also collaboratingwith LexisNexis Butterworths in anAnnual Award for the best article of3,000 words written by a law student onthe theme of International HumanRights. The award is open to thosestudying for an LLB in any UK Universityand the editors of The Denning LawJournal will assess entrants. TheDenning Law Journal will publish thearticle both on the Denning Law JournalWebsite and in the Paper edition.LexisNexis Butterworths will provide thewinning author with £200 worth of bookvouchers.
Please send submissions forconsideration for publication in thejournal to the Editor, Professor SusanEdwards, University of Buckingham,[email protected] details with regard to journalstyle can be obtained from the Universityweb.
Buckingham WinsNational NegotiationCompetition 2006!
Exceptionally talented negotiators, TomDurbin and Denise Saunders, both finalyear Buckingham Law School students,won the National Negotiation Competition
on Saturday, 25 March. The Buckinghamteam topped 36 law schools enteredfrom around the country, and willrepresent England and Wales in theInternational Competition in Florida.
Tom Durbin and Denise Saunders
Charlotte Walsh, Dean of the LawSchool, said, "I am absolutely delightedwith Buckingham Law School's successin this competition. It is a great credit tothe students concerned and also a creditto our Law School's commitment toproduce confident lawyers able topractise anywhere in the world."
The National Negotiation Competition,sponsored by the Centre for EffectiveDispute Resolution (CEDR), is in itsninth year and aims to promotenegotiation skills, which are highlyvalued in the legal marketplace.Ms Janice Denoncourt, a law lecturer,solicitor and the team's Faculty Advisor,has been a member of the judging panelfor two years and said, "Tom and Denisehave a superbly effective negotiatingstyle which they have honed toperfection."
Tom Durbin said, "The competition wastough, with many postgraduates on BVCand LPC courses, but the practicalelement of Buckingham's LLB course,with both mooting and negotiationassessed during the programme,ensured we were a step ahead of theother undergraduates, and by alwayskeeping our clients’ needs first andforemost, and by using strategies shownto us on the CEDR skills course, weachieved agreeable outcomes in eachnegotiation."
Denise Saunders said, "I was soshocked when they called out my namebut the news has finally settled in andnow I'm looking forward to, and slightlynervous about, going to Florida!"Tom and Denise will travel to Orlando,Florida to represent England & Wales inthe International Competition which willtake place at the College of Law,Creighton University between 4 - 8 July.
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Professor SusanEdwards
The results of the NSS will be publishedin August 2006 on the national TQIwebsite, together with some of the otherinformation now being published aboutthe University. This will enhance theprofile of the University especially since,in addition to participating in the NSS, itis now submitting all the data requiredfor inclusion in the national LeagueTables in 2007. We hope that the resultswill encourage future students to cometo your University.
Dynamic CareersService gains nationalrecognition and MatrixAccreditation
It is with great pleasure that I write toinform all of you that on the 30th and31st May, your Careers serviceunderwent an assessment against theMatrix Quality Standards and wasawarded accreditation. This is a qualityaward and adds to our QAA success.
Fundamental to this success was thework of Tracy Dunkley, CareersAdviser/Information Manager and JaniceCircuit, Information Assistant.
Even though we could not have achievedthis without their work, it was a real teameffort involving students, academic staff,the Chief Operating Officer, JulianLovelock and myself, all of whomunderwent a rigorous series ofinterviews and assessments, as did theCareers Service processes.
This achievement, and the partnershipthat enabled it, is something we canbuild upon with faculty to ensure wedeliver in the ever increasingly complexand competitive world of graduateemployment.
With employability having become amajor driving force in British Universities,partnership is the key to success. Thoseof you who would like to contribute tothis success may do so by registeringwith AlumNet and contacting yourcareers service [email protected]
Marcus WilliamsCareers Adviser/ ServiceDevelopment Manager
The Chancellor’s Cup2006
With the Business School securingconsecutive victories in 2004 and 2005,the Law School made their intentionsclear for 2006 by appointing Law SchoolLecturer Jason de Mink to co-ordinatetheir challenge to reclaim theChancellor’s Cup. Half way through thisyears’ competition the Law School havealready established a commanding 370points to 225 points lead over theBusiness School. Winning all but two ofthe opening seven events may suggestthat the Law School have so far had iteasy this year. However, these statisticsare misleading as most of the eventswent all the way down to the wire!
The 5-a-Side Football was only decidedon the final game, with the Law Schoolwinning 3 matches to 2, this also beingthe score in the snooker tournament.The Law School just missed out onwinning the 11-a-side Football match forthe first time having come back from atwo goal deficit to level the match at 3-3,only to lose to the Business School onpenalties after extra time. Both theBadminton and Tennis Tournaments sawthe Law School come from behind to win5 matches to 4 on the ninth and decidingmatches; the men’s doubles. The LawSchool even saved 3 match points in thedeciding match to win the TennisTournament.
Summer term will see if the Law Schoolare able to hold onto their lead torecapture the Chancellor’s Cup or if theBusiness School can re-establish theirsuperiority to make it a hat-trick of wins.
Stefan RidleySports Officer
P.S. The Chancellor’s Cup cricket matchwill be played at the “HomecomingWeekend” picnic on 30th July.
Quote of the Season
Larysa Pedersen (MA VictorianLiterature’ 03)
Let me thank the Alumni Office for thebirthday greetings. It was very nice andsweet to receive this message. It gave
pleasant and warm memories about thetime spent at the Buckingham Universityand somehow, I felt to be a part of that
inspiring community.
Obituary
Death of Professor Will Baxter
It is with much sadness that I amreporting the death of our HonoraryGraduate, Professor W T Baxter. WillBaxter died, after a short illness, onThursday 8th June, just seven weeksbefore he was due to celebrate his 100thbirthday.
He was a Professor Emeritus of theUniversity of London, having taught atthe University of Edinburgh (1934-36),the University of Cape Town (1937-47)and the London School of Economicsand Political Science (1947-73). He wasthe first full-time Professor of Accountingin the United Kingdom and is regardedby most UK accounting academics asthe father of their discipline. He soughtto introduce economic thinking into theteaching of accounting and madeseminal contributions in accountingvaluation and on the utility of accountingstandards. He is a member of both theBritish and American Accounting Halls ofFame.
Professor Will Baxter
Professor Baxter has had a longassociation with the University ofBuckingham. He taught both ProfessorPeter Watson and Professor DavidPendrill and was instrumental in theintroduction of the disciplines ofAccounting and Finance in our Universityback in the nineteen seventies. He wasawarded an Honorary Doctorate of theUniversity in 1980 and has been anextremely supportive honorary graduate.He and his energetic wife, Leena, rarelymissed our annual graduation ceremonyand Will continued to process until hewas well into his nineties. It was alwaysa pleasure to see how impressed ourgraduating students were to meet such afamous man! He will be sadly missed.
Professor David Pendrill
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Forward Together - 30thAnniversary Campaign2006-2012
On a warm sunny day in June, ForwardTogether - 30th Anniversary Campaign2006-2012 was finally launched. TheFoundation has an exciting newbrochure, which is available from theweb pageswww.buckingham.ac.uk/ubfoundation orin hard copy from the Foundation Office.
Foundation Brochure - 30th AnniversaryCampaign 2006 - 2012
The Campaign aims to raise £10 million,between 2006 and 2012, to fund anumber of important ventures which willimprove the student experience atBuckingham. On the University ‘wish list’is a sports and drama hall; therenovation of Prebend House; academicresearch and professorships, andscholarships. The University would like totake a ‘needs blind’ approach toadmissions and enable any student whois unable to afford to pay fees, but is wellqualified, to benefit from a Buckinghameducation.
Lord Tanlaw, who has been a mostgenerous donor to the University, hasagreed to be the Patron of the 30thAnniversary Campaign.
Lord Tanlaw
I do hope that you will all feel able tosupport the Campaign.
For US donors, CAF America can nowaccept your donations in a tax efficientmanner and online, direct from theFoundation web pageswww.buckingham.ac.uk/ubfoundation/howtodonate/caf-usa.html
Donations received in 2006In the first half of 2006, the sum total ofdonations amounts to £203,000. Already,
in response to Dr Terence Kealey’sarticle in the last issue of theIndependent, and ahead of the launch,we have received several very generousdonations from our alumni and alumnae,our honorary graduates and our existingdonors. This has been an excellent startto the Campaign and I would like to tellyou how delighted I am. I would like tothank all our donors, and in particular,Professor Ronald Coase, the economistand Nobel prize winner, for theirgenerosity towards the University.
News of our donorsDavid Fisher has been appointed to theCouncil of the University and will be anexcellent member of the University’sgoverning body. He has shown anenthusiasm to help the University makecontacts with new potential donors.
John Desborough visited the Universityin June. He was invited to be a memberof the Business School panel whichjudged the student presentations fromthe new degree programme in BusinessEnterprise. He was joined by RozMcLaren, representing Legal andGeneral Insurance, and MartinBrassel, Hub Director, Aylesbury ValeEnterprise Hub. £13,000 was allocatedto five students to start new businesses.Further information is available from TheUniversity of Buckingham BusinessSchool.
EventsThe 3rd biennial Garrick dinner forhonorary graduates and donors tookplace on March 9th 2006 at the GarrickClub, hosted by the Chancellor, SirMartin Jacomb. It was a splendid eventattended by a glittering and illustriousarray of guests who all commented onwhat a happy evening they had had. DrTerence Kealey, as always, gave anexcellent speech drawing attention to thesuccesses of the University. He wascongratulated, on his enthusiasm and hisachievements.
VisitorsBuckinghamshire FoundationMike Sparks, Executive Director of theBuckinghamshire Foundation, which wasfounded by the late Sir Nigel Mobbs,visited the Foundation to discussEuropean Social Fund Global Grants forscholarships.
Haymills TrustWilliam Underwood, one of theFoundation trustees and an honorarygraduate of the University, brought IanFerres, a trustee of the Haymills Trust tovisit the University to consider possiblefunding from the Haymills Trust.
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John Fraser, Master of MasseyCollege, University of TorontoJohn Fraser made a visit to theFoundation to meet Dr Terence Kealeyand to discuss the progress of studentswho have been awarded an OndaatjeScholarship at Massey College. SirChristopher Ondaatje kindly made asignificant donation to fund postgraduatestudents at Massey College and at theUniversity of Buckingham. Furtherdetails of the scholarship are availablefrom the Foundation office and on theUniversity websitehttp://www.buckingham.ac.uk/study/fees/scholarship/ondaatje.html
New ScholarshipsThe MBI Foundation, which aims topromote better understanding betweenthe peoples of the Middle East and thewider world, focuses on educational andcultural projects, and on forgingpartnerships rather than simply givinggrants, has agreed that University ofBuckingham students from the MiddleEast may apply for funding from itsscholarship programme.
ContactsMany of you may know potential donorswho might like to contribute to The 30thAnniversary; please let the Foundationknow of such contacts. Dr TerenceKealey is always happy to invite visitorsto the University to see for themselveswhat a worthwhile institution it is andhow worthy of their support.
Future Events
Alison Philips dinnerAlison Philips, also a member ofCouncil, is planning a fundraising dinnerwith the Foundation in November at theUniversity.
I am very grateful to Alison for agreeingto be responsible for this event.
If you would like to organize afundraising event, do let me know and Iwill be very happy to help you with theorganization of it.
Sarah RushYou will all be delighted to know thatSarah has recovered well from hersurgery and is now back in the office. Itis wonderful to have her back on board;the Foundation needs her invaluablehelp.
Dr Mary WelsteadDirector of the University ofBuckingham FoundationDirect Line: +44 (0)1280 820263Email:[email protected]
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Study Abroad & Internships
New WEBSITE!www.buckingham.ac.uk/study/studyabroad
The University of Buckingham’s Study Abroad &Internships Office is launching its new web pages. Thesenew pages have everything you need to know about work
placements in Europe for Buckingham and visitingstudents. You will also find information on Summer andSemester Abroad study-programmes at Buckingham for
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