Alumni Newsletter Summer 2019 Edition

Summer 2019 Edition

Contents

ONTENT

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Contents

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Help shape futures and change lives

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Why support us?

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What we do with your donations

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Supporting the University

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How you can donate

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WE MAKE A LIVING BY WHAT WE GET, BUT WE MAKE A LIFE BY WHAT WE GIVE􀌢 Winston Churchill

HELP SHAPE FUTURES AND CHANGE LIVES

Donations from alumni and friends have an incredible impact. Your gift could transform the life of a low-income student, provide new opportunities to student clubs or societies, or help our researchers in the fight against disease or injustice.

This issue of Alumni news shares some of the ways that the University of Suffolk is looking to support the student experience through donations. Often our initial response to a request of this sort is linked to thoughts around a large donation. Whilst large donations can clearly be extremely helpful we recognise that this is out of range for most people. However many small donations can make a big difference. If every alumni gave the equivalent of the price of twelve cups of coffee a year (one a month), the difference this could make to enriching the student experience at our university would be enormous.

Help shape futures and change lives

Gifts to the University are transformational.

With your help, we invest in first class teaching and learning facilities, world class research and improving the everyday lives of students through sports and societies.

We currently run a disbursement fund which our Students’ Union and staff can apply for in support of to a specific improvement project such as transforming learning in the classroom or additional support for experiential experiences. This has recently led to investment in a new kit for the Students’ Union Women’s Football Team and a minibus to ensure students are able to engage with the university sports leagues. This is all part of the university experience but not affordable for all without additional support.

As you read this edition, please reflect on your time at the University of Suffolk and think how it could have been enhanced through small but impactful additional support.

As one of our students said recently “Somebody’s donation made a difference” Next year that somebody could be you.

Professor Helen Langton Vice-Chancellor

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WHY SUPPORT US?

Why support us?

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We are changing lives and changing Suffolk We are raising the aspirations of young people in Suffolk We are developing pioneering research We are putting Suffolk on the map for excellence in education We are educating the people who will change the world We are contributing millions to the Suffolk economy How we support Suffolk Regenerating the waterfront area in Ipswich The delivery of key frontline public services in health and education Facilitating wider access to further and higher education for non-traditional students Establishing an education facility that is embedded within the local business community and responsive to its needs Producing work-ready graduates Strengthening the business community through the Ipswich Waterfront Innovation Centre In 2017/18 alone: We directly employed 460 people We spent £14 million in our supply chain 2,150 graduates will earn £259 million more over their working lives For every £1 of income, the University of Suffolk generated £9 Gross Value Added

We are growing and it’s being recognised 7 of our courses scored 100% in the National Student Survey in 2019. English, History, Diagnostic Radiography, Midwifery, Child Health Nursing, Sport and Exercise Science and Business Management all scored 100%, with an overall score of 80% satisfaction We ranked in the top 10 for Course and Lecturers in the WhatUni student Choice Awards 2019 We are third in the country for widening participation by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), recognising our work on social mobility We are 2nd in the UK for History in the Guardian University Guide 2020 rankings Ranked top 5 for History on student satisfaction by The Complete University Guide The University was placed 13 places higher than last year in the Guardian University Guide 2020 The University is embedded in the communities it serves and all gifts from donors make a significant difference to education, research, raising aspiration, entrepreneurship and social mobility in Suffolk.

NO ACT OF KINDNESS, HOWEVER SMALL, IS EVER WASTED􀌢 Aesop

WHAT WE DO WITH YOUR DONATIONS

What we do with your donations

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Since 2016, we have been raising funds through generous donations from our friends, staff and supporters, allowing us to support over 21 different projects through the Foundation Board Annual Fund. The projects have varied in size but have all had a significant impact on both students and staff alike. The wide variety of projects we have supported have enabled us to focus on enhancing the student experience and provided us with a means to actively respond to the needs of the students and staff.

Transforming the campus—we have renovated the outside areas of the Atrium Building and the Arts Building, providing areas on campus which can promote wellbeing for students and staff We have provided funds to various Student’s Union projects including SU societies, internships and Random Acts of Kindness Practical Obstetric Multi-Professional Training (PROMPT) and equipment has been provided to our Midwifery Department Mock Court Equipment—for our law students to gain real-life experience Sports Scholarships have been awarded to our most promising sports stars to help them achieve their dreams whilst continuing their study A Work Experience Bursary has been developed to enhance the experience of placements for our students, helping to support them with travel, clothing and other additional costs The SU were supported to buy a minibus and funded to train students to drive it, allowing our sports teams to compete in national tournaments The Women’s netball and football teams were provided with new kit so they can represent our University across the country Numerous research opportunities have been supported in the fields of Regenerative Medicine, Neurofeedback, Health and Exercise Performance, Wildlife and Sustainability and Psychological Wellbeing A Hardship Fund has been established to help our students who are most in need

What we do with your donations

Jasmin Taylor

Photo by Colin F Shepard

Student and Telemark Skier I’m a part-time student in Sport and Exercise Science and compete full time on the FIS World Cup Telemark (skiing) tour each winter. Since starting my studies I’ve achieved 3rd place in the world rankings and 5 victories in the last 2 seasons. This wouldn’t have been possible without the support I receive as a sport scholar as well

as the flexible studying hours. I am able to use the lab, with help from physiologist Marco Beato for my physical testing as well as continued psychological counselling and training with my sport psychologist, Manos Georgiadis. Their expertise, and my studies, have been life changing.

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Becky Baker

What we do with your donations

Lecturer in Midwifery

Within the midwifery team we were delighted to receive funding towards receiving a new PROMPT simulation mannequin as well as the opportunity for four of the lecturers to go on ‘PROMPT Train the Trainer’ training. Midwifery course the

students have a High Risk and Complex Midwifery module. It is fundamental that the students are able to learn and understand the management of cases outside of the scope of normal midwifery prior to going out into practice.

RENOVATED the outside of the Atrium Funded by your donations

NO ONE HAS EVER BECOME POOR BY GIVING Anne Frank

What we do with your donations

Luke

Students’ Union Intern (Comms and Events) The Students’ Union placement scheme has opened my eyes to the vast opportunities within the University. I simply enjoyed being a part of the Students’ Union team, developing skills which will help in the future indefinitely. I applied for

the placement because I wanted to get more involved in the inner workings of the University and to broaden my future career ambitions. There were absolutely no negatives—I enjoyed the experience immensely.

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Ella

What we do with your donations

Law Student When dressed in the gowns, all participants in my group felt an added sense of professionalism, immediately boosting confidence. The gowns themselves generated a more realistic atmosphere when running a mock court which all participants bounced off.

NEW KIT

for the women’s football team Funded by your donations

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Whether your gift is £5, £10 or £1,000, we will use it to shape our future, make bigger impacts on our students and staff, help us develop new academic areas and open doors for our communities across Suffolk.

SUPPORTING THE UNIVERSITY

Supporting the University

£50 to £100 donation Can provide a Work Experience Bursary for a student, helping with travel costs, clothing and other necessities so that they get the most out of their experience.

£100 to £1,000 donation Can provide Sport’s Scholarships to some of our most talented sports stars—helping to purchase equipment or provide travel costs significantly impacting on their ability to compete at local, national and international levels.

£900 donation Can provide a full kit for a sport’s team so that they can represent the University across the Country and locally in university sport leagues.

£1,000 donation Can provide vital teaching and learning equipment which is outside of the core budget for specific subject areas— significantly enhancing the student experience and expertise they develop. £75,000 donation Could develop an Industry Partnership with the University, transforming lives through knowledge exchange.

Gifts over 1 million Can support large capital projects which can transform our existing campus and develop state of the art resources and facilities, widening our academic offer and firmly placing us on the map for teaching excellence and student experience.

Find out how you can donate by visiting www.uos.ac.uk/giving

HOW YOU CAN DONATE

Our donors are very important to us. If you would like any further information regarding our policies and procedures, please contact the Alumni Relations and Development Team who would be happy to help you by emailing giving@uos.ac.uk or calling 01473 388067.

How you can donate

You can donate to us in a number of ways.

Giving to the University of Suffolk has never been easier.

University of Suffolk is an exempt charity under the Charities Act 2011, regulated by the Office for Students (OfS) and a company limited by guarantee. Registered in England and Wales, company number 05078498.

Registered Address: Waterfront Building, Neptune Quay, Ipswich, IP4 1QJ

If you are not in a position to support us financially then there are many other ways in which you could support the University.

Please visit uos.ac.uk/alumni to see a range of ways we can support you and you can support us.

Thank you from all of us at University of Suffolk

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