Issue 1: November 2011
Open for Business... but refurbished Dome is only part of our story
Local gallery with international ambitions.
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A unique view on theatre and performance.
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Young businesses ‘to grow and prosper’.
32 Touring company offers something for everyone.
41 Image: Jane Askew, BA Fine Art 2009.
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Contents • • • • •
World champion has Masters on his mind.
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Welcome 5 New Vice-Chancellor Appointed 6 Our creative arts 9 The Otter Gallery 10 Widening participation experts travel the 13 globe to share knowledge • Chichester heads prestigious partnership 15 providing EYPS training • English department goes from strength to strength 16 • BBC short story success for Chichester writers 17 • Past and present battle for sporting honours 19 • 2012: the gender equal games, fact or fiction? 20 • Sporting successes for Chichester alumni 23 • Going for Gold in 2012 27 • Delivering education excellence 28 • Restoration of the Dome 30 • Opening our doors to local business 32 • Senior Vietnam military officials study at 34 University on summer programme • Discovering ourselves through threate 37 • University has strong presence at 38 Edinburgh Festival Fringe • Young dynamic dance company enters sixth 41 year of performances • Department of Media Presents The Avengers 42 50th Anniversary Celebration • Specialist Music Academy for young musicians 45 • Chamber orchestra to perform by royal appointment 46 • Have you thought about postgraduate study? 49 • Support your University to help others like 50 you in the future • Disclaimer Back page .......................................................................
Stars on campus for Avengers Anniversary.
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Welcome Welcome to Alumnus the first edition of our alumni magazine. This first issue reflects our breadth of interest and excellence.
Many of you will have been members of our Alumni Association for some time and we’re sure you’ll join us in extending a particular welcome to our ‘class of 2011’ newly graduating students, who automatically become members of our Alumni Association at Graduation in November. In the build up to the 2012 London Olympics, we are naturally inclined to focus on the sporting prowess of our alumni. Some, like Amie Channon (page 24) and Ben Quilter (page 27), will now be training hard in their bid for international supremacy; others, with no less dedication, will be preparing to maintain the Alumni teams’ domination in the annual student v alumni sports fixture (page 19). Our strength in teacher training is displayed in several articles (pages 28 and 29) and the breadth of our arts provision is demonstrated throughout.
Where are they now? If you can help, please get in touch
The refurbished Dome building (page 30), which was opened in September by entrepreneur Helen Pattinson, founder of Chichester-based Montezuma’s, is well worth a visit by those of you familiar with the Bognor Regis campus. According to the National Student Survey, we are the top modern university for student satisfaction. We anticipate that this same spirit of camaraderie will extend to your Alumni Association. We can put you in touch with fellow alumni you may have lost touch with, offer a range of benefits from careers advice to alumni gifts (please see the alumni pages of our website for a full list of benefits) and, of course, we would very much welcome you back to either the Bishop Otter or the Bognor Regis campus for informal reunions and visits. This is your alumni association and your magazine and we hope that future editions will include more pieces from and about you. Contributors would be most welcome and we thank those who have already offered to do so – we will be in touch with a view to you writing a short article for a future edition. We would also appreciate your help in looking for ‘lost’ alumni so if any of your fellow alumni have not received this magazine, please let us know and we can include them on our mailing list. You can email the Alumni Team at alumni@chi.ac.uk or ‘phone us on 01243 812155.
Jean Wiss-Rogers studied Mathematics at Bishop Otter College and was taught by Canon and Mrs Eperson. Jean would like to hear from anyone who has contact details for Kay Stanbridge who was at Bishop Otter College from 1958 to 1961. Miss Murray was the Principal at that time. If you have any information, please contact alumni@chi.ac.uk Judy White would like to hear from anyone who has contact details for Lorna Pain who attended Bishop Otter College in 1967, 1968, 1969. If you have any information, please contact alumni@chi.ac.uk
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New Vice-Chancellor Appointed Anyone attending the University in the past 30 years is likely to have come into contact with Clive Behagg at some stage. Since joining as a history lecturer, he has risen up through the ranks and at the start of 2011, he took over as Vice-Chancellor. Professor Behagg still holds a Personal Chair in History, but his focus nowadays is leading the University through the ever-changing Higher Education environment, meeting the needs and exceeding the expectations of the modern student while keeping the institution true to its traditions and ethos.
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Clive became Deputy Vice-Chancellor in 2005 before taking up the Acting Vice-Chancellor role in February 2010. The position was made permanent by the Board of Governors after a thorough and rigorous open selection process. In doing so, he became the Chair of Academic Board, Chief Executive’s Team, Academic Management Team and the Student Forum, putting him at the heart of all that we do. Much has changed since he joined Chichester in 1976. Our campuses have expanded, the number of students each year has grown, and our reputation has grown to the level where we are ranked as one of the best modern universities in the country. Listen to Clive addressing an audience at any public event, and his passion for Chichester shines through every time. We are in good hands as we move forward into the new academic year and beyond.
Vice-Chancellor, Professor Clive Behagg.
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Far left: Unity Studios Trust; left: Yellow Interference, 2010 Southern England National Open Art Competition winner, Chichester Fine Art lecturer Chris Aggs.
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Our creative arts At Chichester, we provide artists with the expertise and freedom to succeed, whether they are current students or from the local community. Find out more about our role in the creative arts industry.
Unity Arts Trust The Trust aims to support up-and-coming professional artists in Chichester at the outset of their careers through the opportunity to rent affordable studio space and receive career mentoring. Its creation was driven by senior Fine Art lecturer Tim Sandys-Renton, who continues today as the charity secretary, director and trustee.The organisation has temporary studios for artists and craftspeople in an industrial unit in Chichester, but is working towards permanent facilities as part of the Graylingwell redevelopment.
Sound Unit The SoundUnit was officially opened in June 2010 and is a unique experimental pavilion designed by Walter van Rijn and made possible by a remarkable collaboration between Rolls Royce Motor Cars, Chichester District Council and the University. Designed by international artist Walter van Rijn, it is situated outside our artOne building on the Bishop Otter Campus and aims to promote the idea that public art can be aesthetically adventurous while displaying sensitivity to the context of the campus environment.
Further information can be found at www.unityartstrust.org.uk
The location of a piece of public art on our campus signals our desire to open it up to the community far more that we have done before. The fact that this project is a collaborative venture with the District Council signals that this is a shared vision – we are working together to bring this about. The installation of a piece of public art, funded by local business in a University location, is a small statement of a big intention.
National Open Art Competition First held in 1996, the competition runs from Chichester each year and is organised by local sculptor Neil Lawson Baker. The event is now considered one of the premier art competitions in the country, with a judging panel chaired by one of the founder members of the Young British Artist group, Gavin Turk.
Below: Vice-Chancellor Professor Clive Behagg with Walter van Rijn at the opening of the Sound Unit.
In 2010, Fine Art lecturer Chris Aggs won the Southern England Prize for his work ‘Yellow Interference’, which was then displayed in the Learning Resource Centre at Bishop Otter Campus.
Fine Art at the University All of these partnerships stem from the relationships formed by the experts in the Fine Art department, who continue to guide current students on their individual journeys, giving them the freedom to explore studio and workshop practice across a broad range of skills and techniques. The culmination each year is the Fine Art Degree Show, a chance to showcase the best of every student, opening doors for future opportunities. An example of such has been demonstrated by Sarah Ridley (2011), who used the money gained from selling a piece at the Degree Show to buy materials to make a 16ft yurt, leading to the start of a possible new business venture.
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The Otter Gallery The Otter Gallery is an art space that encourages engagement, discussion and participation with visual art.
Our gallery hosts between 8 and 10 exhibitions a year which are free of charge to visit, among them shows for both our undergraduate and postgraduate Fine Art students. The gallery is also home to a distinguished collection of 20th Century British art including work by Henry Moore, Patrick Heron, Stanley Spencer and Graham Sutherland. Exhibitions at the gallery in recent months included Mervyn Peake: A Centenary Celebration, featuring work by fantasy and fairytale illustrator Mervyn Peake, and Collection Conserved, which displayed pictures from the permanent collection that have been restored in a two-year programme funded by the Bishop Otter Trust. Work by Hans Feibusch - renowned for his church and cathedral murals – will begin to be displayed from 24 November. Our Otter Gallery is home to an extensive collection of art that includes works across all disciplines. The permanent collection was started in 1947 to inspire and inform our students. The acquisition of quality work with inadequate monetary resources was a demonstration of the persistance by the collection's founders to achieve their goal. Today, the best of our collection is featured in an annual exhibition in the gallery, as well as being loaned out for displays in regional, national and international galleries. It is the ambition of our gallery to build a digital version of the permanent collection, allowing more people to view the pieces and increase the number of visitors to the gallery.
Top, All over the Lilac Brine! From Mervyn Peake’s Rhymes without Reason, courtesy of the Maison D'Ailleurs; middle, Events and workshops take place throughout the year; Bottom, Coordinates Exhibiton displayed a rich range of the individual journeys students embark on through the territory of contemporary art.
The gallery also hosts workshops and community events. A series of creative writing workshops, using the works on display in the gallery as inspiration, has proved highly popular with staff, students and members of the public. They are led by Stephanie Norgate, senior lecturer in our English and Creative Writing Department. The Otter Gallery is located at the Learning Resource Centre on our Bishop Otter Campus; admission is free. To see the gallery’s exhibition programme or find out about events and workshops, visit www.chi.ac.uk/ottergallery Paul Feiler: Boats and Sea (Otter Gallery Collection).
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‘Moving Forward’ is the first stage of the Learner Progression Framework and introduces Year 6 pupils at local primary schools to a university environment in a fun and informative way.
Lesley-Anne Holder (left) and Carole Nairn.
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Widening participation experts travel the globe to share knowledge We have been sharing the secrets of the University’s success in attracting disadvantaged students into Higher Education with our Swedish and Australian counterparts.
Carole Nairn and Lesley-Anne Holder from our Widening Participation team were invited to Stockholm in February to present to the national board meeting of Include, the Swedish widening participation programme. In July, they went to the HERDSA (Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia) conference in Queensland, Australia to give a poster presentation based on their Learner Progression Framework, ‘Moving Forward’, for which they finished third in the competition. As well as undertaking the presentations, Carole and Lesley-Anne visited universities in Sweden and Australia to see how they break down the traditional barriers for people entering Higher Education, and explored ideas that could be implemented at Chichester in the future.
“In Australia, we were also able to look at the effect of an increase in fees on students. We learnt that the fee increases actually have a limited effect, provided that there are still good advice and information frameworks in place. We hope to implement some best practice that we learnt, allowing us to reach out to more young people in the UK who may not have considered going to university.” The team were so successful in presenting their work that Wes Streeting, former head of the NUS and a passionate advocate of widening participation, has subsequently labelled our University a “pioneering institution” at a conference in London.
Carole, who is our Widening Participation Manager, said: “Both the Australian and Swedish institutions were particularly interested in the work we do at primary school level, and the Learner Progression Framework we have introduced this year, which ensures we give students at all levels the right support and opportunities if they want to move up the education system.” “We learnt a great deal from the visits to Swedish and Australian universities, understanding how they work with disadvantaged students, how they support students financially if they wish to go to university, and how widening participation activity is funded. During the Australian trip, it was interesting to learn how the universities help ethnic minorities by providing cultural support systems to encourage participation in higher education.”
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Chichester heads prestigious partnership providing EYPS training We are leading a consortium of institutions to provide Early Years Professional Status (EYPS) training across the South East as part of the government’s commitment to improve support for families.
Early Years Professional Status (EYPS) is the professional qualification for practitioners working with under-5s, equivalent to Qualified Teacher Status for working with 5-18 year olds. Our Head of Childhood and Youth Studies, Pia Parry, said: “We’re absolutely delighted that we have been successful in applying for the provision. EYPS training has the potential to make a real difference to the support for young children and their families; it will help many disadvantaged children by training people to better understand and cater for their needs. We hope to encourage people to consider a career change to working in an early years setting, as well as broadening the demographic of early years workers.” The partnership of six educational institutions allows training to be provided at a variety of locations across London and the South East. Between all the institutions, there will be around one-thousand fully subsidised places, which include bursaries for some and supply cover at the early years' place of work. Partnering us are the universities of Winchester, Brighton, Portsmouth and Canterbury Christchurch, as well as Tribal Education Ltd. Training will be available across four pathways, from 6-month part-time courses to 24-month full-time courses, all of which are open to people who already work with young children, or simply people looking to develop their careers. The recruitment process will begin in November, with the first cohort of students beginning their training in January 2012.
Profile of Pia Parry EYPS was piloted in September 2006 and rolled out across England from January 2007. We have been involved from the beginning and have consistently maintained a high standard of tuition and results throughout.
Pia has worked with children and their families or carers in a range of statutory and private organisations in health, education and social care over the past 30 years. Her career in early years work began in a day care nursery for 120 children and further developed as she learned more about children with disabilities, child protection and family support. In later years, her role as a practitioner expanded to include work with children and others who had experienced trauma and abuse.
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English department goes from strength to strength We are recognised as one of the leading English and Creative Writing departments in the country.
Our members of staff are award-winning writers, the work of our students is recognised at many prestigious literary events, and the National Student Survey ranks our department in the top five in the country for student satisfaction. Our department has produced a number of publications in recent years, bringing together the works of staff, students and alumni. This is a selection:
Chichester is a place of inspiration and development for many writers Read about the successes of some of our alumni who took their first steps on the road to success at our University. • Sally Fadelle, who graduated in 2005, has a won a contract with the publisher SAF to write the authorised biography of Edgar Broughton of the Edgar Broughton Band. • Masters graduate Melanie Whipman saw her short story ‘Baking Blind’ placed on the final shortlist of 20 for the prestigious 2011 Bristol Short Story Prize. • Juliet West, Creative Writing MA graduate, has seen her work selected for inclusion in The Sunday Times Magazine’s Online Edition, along with current PhD students Ellie Piddington and Katherine Orr. • Two further MA graduates have chosen to launch their new books at the University in 2011. Tina Smart, who set up Green Sunset Books after graduating, released ‘Tomorrow Insha’allah!’ through her own publishing house, while Christian DeFeo launched ‘Mister Shah’ with the same house.
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A Track of Light: Poems about Chichester and West Sussex Edited by senior lecturer David Swann, this publication features poems by Chichester Poets, a group made up of our students and staff. Minting the Sun: A New Selection of Ted Walker’s Poetry Head of Department Dr Diana Barsham teamed up with Dr Ross Hair from the University of Portsmouth to produce an anthology that draws on the archive of Walker’s work that is held by the University library. Dreaming Beasts Tongues and Strings is our own literary cabaret event, giving students and staff the opportunity to share their stories and poems. This anthology, which includes a free CD, is the best of those works, as chosen by editors David Swann and Hugh Dunkerley. Mouth Ogres An earlier edition of the Tongues and Strings anthology, edited by Swann and Dunkerley. To enquire about purchasing any of these titles, please email english@chi.ac.uk
BBC short story success for Chichester writers Our reputation as a hub of writing has been confirmed by the success of Professor Alison MacLeod and Katherine Orr in the nation’s most prestigious short story competition for British based writers. Alison, who teaches in the Department of English & Creative Writing, and Katherine, who is studying for a PhD in Creative Writing at the University, were both named in the shortlist of five for the BBC National Short Story Award 2011. In the end they were both beaten to the Award by Canadian writer D.W. Wilson, but both writers were humbled to be nominated. Alison, who was nominated for her story ‘The Heart of Denis Noble’, said: “It was an extraordinary honour to be shortlisted for this award. How wonderful that the BBC has carried on supporting and celebrating the short story form. It means such a lot to writers in this country. It’s a funny, lovely coincidence that Katherine and I landed together on the same shortlist. I’m thrilled for her. She’s a brilliant story writer.” Katherine, who writes as K. J. Orr, said: “It was such an honour to be shortlisted - I am absolutely delighted. ‘The Human Circadian Pacemaker’ is a story I loved writing.” Thresholds: Home of the international short story forum Cross the threshold, join the conversation. Like doorways and other thresholds, a great short story lets us step into lives, across worlds and through states of mind. Whether you're a reader with a love of the short story, a short story writer or a student, register now at THRESHOLDS to find out more and join the conversation. www.chi.ac.uk/shortstoryforum
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Results
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Fixture
Result
Winning Team
Ultimate Frisbee
15-2
Alumni
Men’s Basketball
76-62
Alumni
Women’s Basketball
69-59
Alumni
Men’s Football
5-4
Alumni
Women’s Football
6-3
Alumni
Women’s Hockey
2-1
Current
Women’s Netball
27-12
Alumni
Women’s Rugby
13-5
Current
Mixed Volleyball
2-0
Alumni
Past and present battle for sporting honours Sports Day at the end of each academic year is one of the biggest events on the calendar in terms of Alumni returning to the University.
Some return to catch up with former students, others wanting to prove they still have what it takes in their chosen sport, even though they may not regularly play anymore. From the moment the programme of fixtures for Alumni vs Current is announced, the competitive spirit begins as pride is at stake for both sides. Current teams have gelled at a unit over the course of the year, and the event is the opportunity to demonstrate their quality against those who went before them. Alumni teams take the match-up equally serious, in some cases calling on international athletes to bolster their squad, Amie Channon in the Ultimate Frisbee team being a prime example (see feature elsewhere in the magazine). Although the winter months are swiftly upon us, attention will soon be turning to the 2012 fixtures, and for those graduating this autumn, the next opportunity to meet up with the class of 2011 will be at this event, so it is important to keep contact details with the Alumni Association up-to-date to ensure the opportunity is not missed. Sid Fletcher, Sports Development Manager for the Students’ Union, looks back to this summer’s event: “The May Bank Holiday saw the return of more than 100 graduates to the Bishop Otter Campus, for a day of sporting fixtures against current students. Both sets of teams were keenly motivated to play across six sports for the pride of current and ex-students. The day kicked off on the top field with Ultimate Frisbee, a dominant display from former players Sam Gumbie, Matt Smith and current Great Britain player Amie Channon resulted in a convincing 15-2 win to the Alumni Team. The first fixture on the Astroturf was women’s football, a dominant first half display led by Alumni Captain Laura Streeter, saw the half time score 2-0. A spirited second half display led by current Gifted Sports Scholar Charley Boswell saw the current students come back into the game. However, the honours went to the Alumni Team 6-3.
In the Sports Hall, mixed volleyball made a welcome return to the schedule, with this year’s honours going to the Alumni Team 2-0, a side that included two former Club Presidents. The women’s basketball tipped off next in the Sport Hall. A strong starting line up saw Alumni take the early initiative, but the current team led by Emma Hicks and Jacquelyn Jobey, both a constant threat from the perimeter, kept the score line close. The experience of Cooper, McEwan and Over saw the Alumni team win a thriller 69-59. With National League players featuring on both teams, the men’s basketball match that closed the action in the Sports Hall had all the makings of an exciting match-up. Current BBL player Jasper Chiwuzie and Bognor Pirates duo Joe McLaren and Stuart Hardyman guided the Alumni to an early lead, our current team responded well through Pride Nyathi and Adam Hield. Another thriller was edged by the Alumni Team 76-62. On the netball courts, the Alumni attack was led by several of last year’s BUCS first team squad including Anna Howson and Gemma Lowe. Despite the best efforts of the current students, the strength of the opposition was too much and the Alumni Team triumphed 27-12. A packed “field of dreams” saw the women’s rugby fixture take to the stage with former captains facing the current team. Despite the efforts of the Alumni, featuring Claire Abbott and JJ Hudson, the current team edged a close match 13-5. The day culminated on the Astroturf with the final two fixtures. Up first was the men’s football, with the Alumni Team led by Ez Calvin and featuring several former first team players. Another thrilling encounter was edged by Alumni 5-4. The final fixture was women’s hockey; the Alumni team led by Siobhan Aherne narrowly lost to the current team 2-1. Afterwards current and ex students gathered in the Zee Bar to reminisce and celebrate the day. Overall, the Alumni Teams won seven of the nine fixtures played. Many thanks to the Sports Activity and Research Centre team and the Zee Bar staff for their support on the day, and to all current and ex students for contributing to a fantastic day of sport.”
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2012: the gender equal games, fact or fiction? Gender equality in sport was the topic of discussion for an international panel of experts at the University in an event to mark the official launch of the Anita White Foundation (AWF).
The Foundation is named in honour of the former University staff member and Governor who chaired the organising committee for the first world conference on women and sport in 1994. It will provide a central point of focus for scholars and activists in the worldwide women and sport movement. It has two main components: an archive of original materials relating to the women and sport movement, and a fund that will enable women leaders from developing countries to access development opportunities and resources at the University. The celebratory discussion forum took place in September, hosted by Dr White, and chaired by Dr Elizabeth Pike, General Secretary and President-Elect of the International Sociology of Sport Association and Head of the Sport Development and Management department at the University. On the panel were Professor Jay Coakley (Honorary Fellow, University of Chichester) and current leaders of the women and sport movement in the UK and internationally: Raija Mattila (Co-Chair of the International Working Group on Women and Sport), Professor Kari Fasting (President of WomenSport International), and Sue Tibballs (CEO of the Women's Sport and Fitness Foundation).
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Dr Pike said: “It was the right topic to mark the launch of the AWF, as it looked back on the conference for which Anita was responsible and the progress made since then, as well as looking forward to ways in which the University can contribute to the education and development of future women leaders.”
Pictured at the Anita White Foundation launch, 14 people, including Dr Sarah Gilroy, Executive Dean, who also attended the first international conference on women and sport held in Brighton in 1994.
Launch of the Anita White Foundation, September 2011. From left, seated, Chair Dr Elizabeth Pike (Head of Department, Sport Development and Management at the University of Chichester), Professor Celia Brackenridge, Professor Jay Coakley. Seated centre, Dr Anita White OBE, Raija Mattila (Co-Chair of the International Working Group on Women and Sport), Professor Kari Fasting (President of WomenSport International). Seated front right, Sue Tibballs (CEO of the Women's Sport and Fitness Foundation).
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From top, local boxing coach Ashley Sutherland (left) and Paul Robinson, programme co-ordinator for the sports coaching science course; Far right, ladies rugby, three Chichester alumni have broken into their respective international teams; Right, badminton, netball, five-a-side football and Ultimate Frisbee have been identified as four sports benefiting from Sport England National Lottery funding to encourage students and staff to play more sport.
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Sporting successes for Chichester alumni Our international reputation for sporting excellence is growing each year as increasing numbers of alumni are making a name for themselves on and off the field of play.
Sports coaching graduate benefits local boxers Young boxers from the Chichester area are benefiting from the expertise of a sports coaching graduate who used the University to make a mid-life career change. Ashley Sutherland (Sports Coaching Science, 2010) was working as an electrician, travelling across the country with his business. Realising he was spending too much time away from his children, he decided to make a change to his lifestyle and follow a career path that would also incorporate his passion for martial arts. “I completed a sports science access course at college, with the aim of going into sports coaching,” said Ashley. “I subsequently joined the University of Chichester, signing up to do the sport coaching science degree.” The course aims to develop effective coaches through the application of sport and exercise science, and includes a work placement in the final year. It was this placement for Ashley that marked the start of his new career for him. “I did a work placement at the St Gerards Boxing Club in Chichester under head coach Gerry Lavelle, and I had a job with them by the end of the first day. I became part of a team and my influence was helping some of the boxers to consider turning professional,” he said. The club has members aged from seven years old up to their mid-30s, and Ashley quickly became the club’s sports coaching expert on the amateur side. The knowledge he gained from the degree course was also influential in the future direction of the club. Ashley said: “Within six months of me joining, we decided that the amateur side of the profession needed reorganising and because we had boxers ready to go professional, we decided to take the club that way.” Ashley acknowledged that as well as expertise, the course has given him greater confidence in his abilities, and the kudos of being one of the best qualified professional boxing trainers in the country. He is also looking to the future: “In the next few years, I may come back and do a Masters course. I would love to keep my links with the university and use the facilities to train the professional boxers.”
International recognition for female alumni rugby players With World Cup fever gripping rugby fans across the globe this autumn, three female Alumni and international rugby players were watching with added interest as they cheered on their male counterparts. Ashley Rowlands (PE QTS, 2008) was backing her native Wales, while Claire Purdy (Sports Studies and Sports Management, 2001) and Emma Croker (PE QTS, 2005) supported England in the tournament in New Zealand. The three are all now regular players on the women’s international rugby scene, with Ashley making her debut in the Women’s Six Nations tournament at the beginning of 2011. They all broke onto the club and country stage following successful campaigns with the University rugby team during their time at Chichester. For Emma, her rugby ambitions are combined with her focus on the London 2012 Olympics in another discipline. Emma is an England weightlifting champion, and has her sights set on a Team GB place in her home tournament.
Students and staff to GetActive The University has secured £72,000 in National Lottery funding from Sport England to encourage more students and staff to play sport. It is part of the GetActive project, a mass participation legacy from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Developed for students on both campuses in partnership with the Sports Activity and Research Centre (SARC) and the Students’ Union, GetActive will introduce an intramural programme across four sports: five-a-side football, netball, badminton and ultimate Frisbee, as well as multi-sport circuit training classes. Staff will also be able to participate in organised sessions, as well as having the opportunity to use the fitness suite during dedicated staff-only times. The project is being co-ordinated by Perry Northeast in SARC, and is expected to run for a three-year period.
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GB squad for PE graduate Representing their country in the sport they love is the highest honour for many athletes. Whether it be in front of millions of people around the world, or against fellow competitors from across the globe, flying the flag for their home country is the pinnacle in many disciplines. Amie Channon (BA Physical Education and Teaching, 2010) is working hard to do just that, having been selected for the Great Britain squad in the rapidly-expanding sport of Ultimate Frisbee. She was one of a group of women who flew to Slovenia in August to take part in the European Championships, her first opportunity to win silverware at senior level. Amie, who teaches at Bridgemary Community Sports College in Gosport, has a strong competitive spirit, so it will be no surprise to learn that she is not a stranger to success. As well as rising up through the national ranks from junior to senior level, she helped establish our Ultimate Frisbee team at the University, with lecturer Matt Smith. “When we first set up the team, all we wanted to do was to get people involved in the sport and have fun. However, we soon realised we had a good team so we entered championships and although we didn’t win, we did far better than we ever imagined for our first year,” said Amie. Once she joined Chichester, her international and university sporting careers ran in parallel. Performing well at university level kept her in the mind of national selectors, who soon made her captain of the GB Under-20 squad, a side she led to a tournament victory first time out. Even when she became too old to compete at that level, she continued to play a role in the coaching set-up when she did not have her own playing commitments at Under23 level. Back on campus, the interest in Ultimate Frisbee had grown by the time Amie had reached her fourth year, and Chichester became one of the leading women’s sides in the country, despite being a relatively new university to the sport.
But all of this success does not come cheap – both in time and money. “ I picked up this sport when I was 16 and it has taken over my life!” said Amie. “There are a lot of weekends away, and I have a strict fitness programme to follow. I have to do most of that off my own back, as a lot of my fellow GB players are based in London and other areas of the country. Thankfully, I am still able to use the University fitness facilities, and also have equipment and colleagues at the school I can use to motivate and train me.” Financial constraints are also a consideration. Ultimate Frisbee is an amateur sport, so Amie is constantly searching for sponsorship to allow her to continue to take part at a national level. Amie said: “Added to that, I’ve got to find the right work-life balance, especially as I’m coming to the end of my first year out of University and coping with the demands of a new job.” But why Ultimate Frisbee, and why is there such an increasing interest in the game? Amie puts it down to a combination of factors that you won’t find in many other disciplines. “First of all, there is no referee – it is selfrefereed, which means the level of respect between players on both sides is so much different than other games. You have to learn to control your emotions in the heat of the moment, and with that element of the game, you build strong friendships both on and off the pitch. It is also an accessible game, with very little and inexpensive equipment needed to get going. From that simple start, I have proven it can lead to travel across the country and even the world, and you meet so many new people by attending competitions and training camps. I also strongly believe the sport can have an impact on the moral development of young people, and I wrote my dissertation on this. I have also introduced it into the school where I teach, and the response has been great. My Year 11 football team have become Frisbee geeks!” More information about Ultimate Frisbee can be found at www.ukultimate.com
One suspects that her greatest achievements on the international scene are yet to come. This summer’s European Championship in Slovenia was her first at GB senior level, having successfully come through the training team to be selected in the final squad.
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Amie Channon, Chichester PE graduate has been selected for the GB Ultimate Frisbee squad.
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Going for Gold in 2012 A double world judo champion has praised the University for support en route to the top. Ben Quilter became Britain’s first visually impaired judo champion for 12 years while studying for his Masters at the institution.
Ben, 28, won gold at the World Judo Championships in Turkey in March 2010, beating Iran’s Eigdar Habiboll in the 60kg weight category. He repeated his success and retained his title in 2011. Ben combines his training at the British Judo Performance Institute in Dartford with studying for a masters degree in sport and exercise physiology at our Bishop Otter Campus in Chichester. Ben also completed a three year undergraduate degree with us. He said: “I train at Dartford between four and six hours every day, apart from the one day a week I am at the University. The University, and in particular my lecturers, have always been understanding throughout my time here. They have allowed me the extra time off that I need, extended deadlines and arranged additional tutorials. This allows me to manage my time and balance my training, competition and study without any of them suffering.” After the euphoria of becoming world champion, Ben returned to the UK to train and catch up on his University work while everyone else was on their Easter break. However, his mind quickly turned to preparations for the 2012 Paralympics in London. “I have a number of domestic and international competitions between now and 2012, but I will be ranked number one going into the Paralympics. I also have a European Championships and a World Cup at some point before 2012. Generally, it is more of the same hard training and trying to improve technically to give myself the best chance of repeating this success in London.”
Ben Quilter, double World Judo Champion.
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Delivering education excellence Two Education academics discuss their backgrounds in the field, and how the University can respond to the Coalition’s White Paper.
The future of teacher training – what it means for Chichester The Coalition Government published a White Paper in November last year. This 86-page document in turn could radically change the overall education landscape and impact quite significantly on the University’s work in Initial Teacher Education and Continuing Professional Development. Tony Weaden, Head of the Education department, summarises the plans and gives his initial thoughts on how Chichester may respond. “The Government plans to continue to raise the quality of new entrants to the teaching profession by ceasing to provide Department for Education funding for initial teacher training for those graduates who do not have at least a 2:2 degree. It will be expanding Teach First, offer financial incentives to attract more of the very best graduates in shortage subjects into teaching, and enable more talented career changers to become teachers. However this will still only amount to 2% of the teaching workforce. It will also reform initial teacher training so that more training is on the job, and it focuses on key specifics including the teaching of early reading and mathematics, managing behaviour and responding to pupils’ Special Educational Needs. There is a plan to create a new national network of Teaching Schools, based on the model of teaching hospitals, giving outstanding schools the role of leading the training and professional development of teachers and head teachers.
Tony Weaden, Head of Education Department.
Finally, there is an intention to increase the number of Local and National Leaders of Education: excellent head teachers who provide support to other schools. We are well placed to engage with the overall agenda and the extent to which we are able to grasp and run with some of these opportunities will dictate whether the Education Department grows or shrinks. Of course, the former could have resource issues which would need to be planned for. Running a suite of undergraduate programmes and maintaining large postgraduate or graduate teacher programme cohorts would require more large teaching spaces as it could result in an overall increase in student numbers.”
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Primary Education leader completes doctorate on race equality and its implementation in practice Vini Lander began her studies more than five years ago, completing it on a part-time basis while continuing in her role as programme coordinator for the course, based at the Bognor Regis Campus. She said: “I started my Doctorate in Education at the Institute of Education in London, and the first two years of this taught doctorate were very interesting and intellectually stimulating. I was taught by world-class researchers and professors, people whose names I had seen on research papers or books. It was enthralling to ask them questions and have a dialogue with such scholars, but equally stimulating was working with professionals from across a number of disciplines such as medical education.” Dr Lander carried out her doctorate on the rhetoric-reality gap which exists in the public discourse on race equality and its implementation in practice, an area she has been interested in throughout her career in schools and higher education. “The doctorate provided the opportunity to research this area with particular reference to the preparation of pre-service teachers.”
Seal of approval from external bodies shows mark of excellence in teaching standards ‘Outstanding’ OFSTED provision We have been graded as ‘outstanding’ for its provision of both primary and secondary teacher training following our most recent OFSTED inspection. During the inspection, more than 30 schools were visited by the OFSTED inspection team. They observed classes taken by trainees as well as interviewing ex-trainees, mentors, professional tutors and head teachers. The Inspectors Report particularly commends the ‘very strong leadership team’, the ‘strength of partnership with schools’ and ‘high quality professional training’.
National College for School Leadership National Leadership and Training Framework In December 2010 we became a member of the National Leadership and Training Framework, which is managed by the National College for School Leadership. The Framework is formed of 41 national providers, and we are the sole Higher Education Institution in the South East region. We currently have a four year contract, which allows us to further bid to deliver the Government’s Leadership and Training Programme for schools. This is a prestigious and advantageous position, in which we will maximise the strong partnership that we have with our stakeholders to secure further contracts within the Framework. We welcome the opportunity to liaise with our key partners and would be pleased to hear from you if you would like to discuss this further. CPD@chi.ac.uk
Each year approximately 450 teachers graduate from the University and a majority go on to work in schools in the region. The University is the third largest provider of PE secondary teacher training in the UK. In addition, 43 students are taking the employment-based Graduate Teacher Programme, a relatively new approach to teacher training. This innovative part of the provision was graded ‘Good’. Vice Chancellor Professor Clive Behagg said: “We have been producing first class teachers for this region for many years and now we have gained the recognition we deserve thanks to a superb partnership with primary and secondary schools, expert tutors and wonderfully dedicated students. The public is right to ask whether higher education courses are value for money – this inspection shows that for Chichester’s Teacher Education programmes the answer is ‘yes, outstandingly so!’”
Dr Vini Lander, Head of Primary Education and Teaching (above right).
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Restoration of the Dome The Dome at Bognor Regis Campus has become one of the most significant buildings in the town after a multi-million pound refurbishment.
Built in 1790, the Dome has had a long and exciting history as a Royal residence, accommodation for trainee teachers, and now as a state-of-the-art business centre and home to the School of Enterprise, Management and Leadership (SEMAL). The refurbished building was officially opened by Helen Pattinson, co-founder of Montezuma’s chocolate, an inspirational entrepreneur that current students should aspire to emulate. More than a hundred business leaders, local dignitaries and our staff were present to see the unveiling of a commemorative plaque and to celebrate a new chapter in the building’s life. In his speech to guests at the official opening, Vice Chancellor, Professor Clive Behagg reflected on the history of the building, and how its various improvement works have run parallel with regeneration in the town and surrounding area, as well as for the University.
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Its most recent works will go a long way to supporting the current programme of regeneration in Bognor Regis and its subregion, with the University working closely with the Local Economic Partnership to offer opportunities for our graduates and local people. The official opening also coincides with the introduction of Enterprise Education, where every one of our students will have the opportunity to take modules on enterprise education as an accredited part of their course. From an educational perspective, its facilities and environment are said to be on a par with the leading business schools in the country, and being part of the University with the highest student satisfaction level of all modern universities, we believe it gives us something unique to offer to our prospective students in the future.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Clive Behagg (left) in conversation with guests at the opening, which was conducted by Helen Pattinson, co-founder of Montezuma’s Chocolate (above right).
Artist plans of the refurbished Dome.
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Opening our doors to local business The first occupants of the newly-created incubation units have taken up residence in the Dome Enterprise Centre at our Bognor Regis Campus.
The facility, which has been developed on the ground floor of the Dome as part of its recent refurbishment, boasts a business lounge, work zones, a central café for informal meetings and an 80-seater auditorium. It also has dedicated space for start-up companies as part of an initiative to support new businesses. The space provides both ‘hatchery’ facilities for companies that are in their infancy – perhaps set up by local entrepreneurs or by students still studying at the university – where they will also be able to benefit from coaching to help them evaluate and develop their business ideas. ‘Incubation units’ will follow for those that are off the ground but not quite flying high enough to go it alone completely. The business space will be available at competitive rates and offer the distinct advantage of placing businesses in the same place as the University’s business support services and academic experts.
Two of our alumni are the first to move into the hatchery units – former Masters students Hannily Bendell and Thomas Pickard have set up Replica, a small-scale contemporary dance company specialising in performance and education. Mark Barber, Business Incubation Manager and a Sports Studies Alumni of the University, said: “The aim is that with the support of the team around them, young businesses such as Replica will grow, prosper and move on to private sector premises, making way for new companies to benefit from the excellent support on offer.” More established businesses will also be able to take advantage of the facilities. Informal meetings can be held in our café, whilst the Business Lounge may be more appropriate for those where more confidentiality is required. Meeting and seminar rooms and a boardroom will also be available to book and a virtual office service will soon be coming online. For more information, contact Mark Barber on 01243 812103 or email m.barber@chi.ac.uk
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Hannily Bendell and Thomas Pickard of the Replica contemporary dance company in their new offices.
State-of-the art facilities within the Dome at Bognor Regis Campus.
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Senior Vietnam military officials study at University on summer programme Senior officials from the Vietnam Ministry of Public Security learnt about police and military leadership training through a course run at the University.
Organised by the International Short Programme Unit, the focus of our programme was on leadership training in the police, the criminal justice system, military security and airport security. Visits were arranged to the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, the Police Staff College at Bramshill run by the National Policing Improvement Agency, airside at Gatwick Airport and to Chichester Police Station. Steve Corcoran, Director of the International Short Programme Unit, said: “Over the summer, we have run 21 different types of courses for international teachers and teacher trainers, and we were delighted to welcome these senior officials from Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, for a course that expands our portfolio.� This programme for senior Government officials is one example of our growing reputation on the international scene in the field of International Continuing Professional Development (ICPD). Last year, we became one of five higher education institutions in the UK that the British Council now actively promotes to the Government in China as being the best in the country for this type of training. As a result of this agreement, the Provincial Government of Fujian Province has selected Chichester to provide a nine-week programme for its Key English Language Teacher Trainers, the first time that we have worked with the Fujian Province. We have also been chosen by the British Council to deliver a course to a group of Super Trainers from China, an elite group of English Language Teachers from across China to lead and bolster initiatives in English Language teacher training.
Delegates from the Vietnam Ministry of Public Security on their visit to the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst.
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Scenes from student performances.
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Discovering ourselves through theatre The ShowRoom Theatre has taken the time to try and pin down what it is we really enjoy about running a venue within a University.
We came to the conclusion that what we really embraced was the ability to provide space and facilities for artists to explore and experiment with new ideas, in a safe environment. Through this collaboration our students were given the experience of working alongside professional artists (an extremely valuable experience for any budding theatre and performance makers) and seeing the process in which this work developed. What was born out of this relationship with artists and theatre makers was our Formations series. The ShowRoom’s Formations series has been running for the past four years. Because of the clear success of this strand of our work, and the response and demand from artist and audience to do more, we are now moving towards a new strategy to consolidate and build upon this highly successful initiative and become a Formation venue. As a University department, our focus and concern is with the generation of new work and artists, and with this we hope that artists looking to the ShowRoom for support will have similar outlooks and agendas. As always, The ShowRoom is a venue offering a unique view on theatre and performance and embraces anyone to come along and discover something new. For details of the 2011-12 programme, visit www.theshowroomchichester.co.uk
Main image, Gregory Maqoma & Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Southern Bound Comfort; right, Cupola Bobber, Way Out West, the Sea Whispered Me; far right, bgroup, about around.
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University has strong presence at Edinburgh Festival Fringe This summer saw seven different theatre acts made up of our Performing Arts students and staff performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The groups took to the stage during August at the biggest arts festival in the world, which features around 21,000 performers in more than 2,500 shows. Fringe First award winners, and graduates of the Chichester's innovative MA in Theatre Collectives, The Paper Birds (Kylie Walsh, Jemma Mc Donnell and Elle Moreton), returned to Edinburgh’s Pleasance Theatre for the world premiere of a new production based on our nation's love affair with alcohol. Weaving together hundreds of real stories and boozebased confessions, Thirsty tells the story of one night, leaping from nightclubs to working men's clubs, from the happy hours to the early hours. Fusing live music, text and physical theatre, Thirsty delves beyond statistics, facts and figures to the faces and voices of everyone who likes a drink, asking why, as a nation, are we so thirsty? Maiden Theatre, an all-female interdisciplinary contemporary theatre company who explore particular thematic concerns by taking inspiration from the real, raw and everyday life, will be performing (Between Brackets). Graduating students Lily Beck, Carla-Marie Metcalfe, Annie Smith, Ellis Seamons and Steff Passon performed the hour long production, a playful yet thought provoking piece, a deconstruction of Pygmalion, which explores modern day Britain as a fairytale world. Sleeping Trees comprises of three young artists who create devised theatre that fuses physical performance and dark comedy through reinterpretation of old forgotten stories, with a modern twist. Joshua George Smith, John Woodburn and James Dunnell-Smith are graduating Performing-Arts students who present The Magical Faraway Tree. This is a dark and hilarious tale which tracks the journey of an unfortunate young boy and his quest to save his ill stricken mother – the play is an adult adaptation of the novel written by Enid Blyton.
Edinburgh Festival Theatre literature for Maiden Theatre, Sleeping Trees, Bootworks and Wizards Theatre.
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Bootworks Theatre is a multi-disciplined group of artists led by senior lecturer, Robert Jude Daniels. Robert, James Baker and Andy Roberts are the core members of the company and are committed to making high quality and original theatre and performance. They performed a five minute adaptation of Oliver Jeffers' awardwinning The Incredible Book Eating Boy every six minutes in the world-famous and unique Black Box Theatre, using live performance, puppetry and playful back projection. Wide Eyes Theatre Collective, a group of four of our graduates, is committed to creating a performance that tackles culturally relevant issues, and strives to be unique, exciting and challenging. The Collective performed Black Mirrors, a story that maps the development of a Sandhurst graduate and his early career in the forces based on interviews taken by the cast with soldiers over a period of three years. Graduating student Jack Brooks performed a solo piece entitled Bond, James Bond. This piece features forty minutes of Jack as the charming, sophisticated, dangerous, rational, admirable secret agent with all the action, girls and villains. Wizards Theatre, a collaborative company founded by Marten Cox and Alexander Wiffen, two students who have recently finished studying for a degree in Performing Arts at the University, performed The Undoing of Man.
Growing presence Dr Ben Francombe, our Head of Performing Arts, said: “For many years, we have had a growing presence at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which reflects the drive and enthusiasm of our graduates to really grasp the opportunities to make a career in performing arts. We take a pro-active approach to supporting our students and graduates who are appearing at Edinburgh, acting as creative and critical mentors and feeding into and helping to develop the quality of their work. It is just one of a significant number of initiatives that we take to support our graduates in setting themselves embarking on a creative career.”
Right, Sleeping Trees; Below, The Paper Birds.
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Young dynamic dance company enters sixth year of performances mapdance is our MA student performance set-up – now established as an exciting company of young, dynamic dancers.
Our MA Performance Dance has grown from a longstanding tradition of postgraduate study in dance at Chichester. It offers dance artists at different stages of their artistic lives the chance to undertake a Masters degree or Diploma level course. No longer a company in its infancy, mapdance recruits nationally and internationally, and performs a diverse repertoire by renowned and upcoming contemporary choreographers. This year’s mixed programme offers something for everyone and will appeal to both the experienced dance-goer and to audiences new to the genre.
Over the coming year, the company is performing works by Nigel Charnock, Matteo Fargion, Saju Hari, Detta Howe and Keira Martin. It is a mixed repertory that offers a refreshing mixture of dance theatre, intricate lyrical choreography, fluid released movement and intriguing humour. In addition to the performance programme, mapdance will be engaging in a range of educational work including residencies, one-off workshops and the opportunity for young people to perform alongside the company, opening the show with a specially created ‘curtain raiser’ – guaranteed to bring an audience of friends and family. Visit mapdance.org for more information.
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Department of Media Presents ... The Avengers 50th Anniversary Celebration Stars from the hit TV series The Avengers were reunited for the first time in 40 years at the University in June to celebrate half a century since the programme’s launch.
The passing of time since the series was aired in the 1960s presented obvious challenges in respect of cast availability. Some had passed away, while others had moved on in their lives with no desire to revisit that stage in their careers. But for every one person who couldn't make it, another two eagerly made their way to our Chichester campus, making it the biggest cast and crew reunion in 40 years. With 200 people filling the Showroom Theatre both days of the weekend gathering, it became the 'must attend' event for Avengers fans, some travelling thousands of miles to hear first hand from the stars in front of and behind the camera. This event was much more than a convention. It was an academic study into a groundbreaking series that attracted a global following. The depth of interview with the speakers means there is now an archive for researchers and fans alike to call upon, cementing its place as a trend setting series. There was naturally glamour, humour and quirkyness over the weekend - superfan Paul O'Grady was the headline host, interviewing Honor Blackman and Linda Thorson on the main stage and compering the charity auction held in a recreation of the Hellfire Club. Our event received worldwide media attention, local TV broadcast live from the campus and interviews with stars were played on primetime national radio. It was truly a University-wide event. Existing students took the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to design and dress the campus in an Avengers theme, and worked long hours during the weekend to support guests and delegates. Staff from a wide range of departments also gave up their weekend to be part of the experience. We wait to see if something on this scale will ever be repeated, but the stories and photos will forever be talking points for everyone involved in the event. www.chi.ac.uk/theavengers
Dr Adam Locks from the Media Studies department interviewing writer and producer Brian Clemens.
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Guest host Paul O’Grady interviewed leading stars from the show including Linda Thorson (main image) and Honor Blackman (above).
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Crawley based beatboxer, Dominic McMahon (aka Krystal Gob).
Specialist Music Academy for young musicians The University of Chichester Music Academy (UCMA) is a specialist academy aimed at talented and enthusiastic young musicians between the ages of 8-18 who wish to engage with music in a creative and stimulating environment.
As junior members of the University, UCMA students will receive a ‘University Lite’ experience that offers high-level practical instruction as well as dynamic approaches to experiencing and writing music in a broad range of styles. As one of the largest specialist music departments in the country, we are uniquely placed to offer this provision throughout the South of England to complement and extend curriculum-based learning and opportunities for music-making, as well as to nurture emerging talent. The UCMA operates Saturday sessions at one of our three regional centres in Chichester, Horsham and Worthing. UCMA runs in parallel with both the school and university year, with ten sessions in both the Autumn and Spring terms, and five sessions in the Summer term finishing before the busy exam period. A team of highly qualified staff, with the support of undergraduate and postgraduate students, deliver workshops in the following: • Playing Music (ensembles and bands) Start the day with playing- either within a group improvisation, rock band, or within a smaller chamber ensemble exploring classic repertoire from the 18th century to the present. Improve your sight-reading and learn to listen and interact with fellow musicians. • Listening to Music (music history and aural skills) An opportunity to broaden your understanding of style and genre through careful listening in a lecture/ seminar presentation. This session will put the ‘aural test’ of any music exam into context and ensure improved results. • Writing Music (composition and theory) Learn the ingredients of musical composition and improve your musical grammar. This session will help with your theory tests as well as the composition component at GCSE, A-Level and for other public exams.
• Experimental Activities (including African drumming, contemporary music ensembles, music technology, conducting opportunities, concerts and showcases) Expect the unexpected! These fun sessions will introduce a plethora of musical ideas to spark the imagination and open new avenues for musical exploration. Alongside the activities mentioned above, there will also be opportunities to workshop your new compositions with fellow students and professional musicians. By auditioning each candidate we are able to tailor these sessions to directly support a student’s individual needs, and where appropriate, UCMA students will be able to access additional activities such as weekday ensembles and workshops (working alongside and inspired by undergraduate students), use of our extensive library and studio facilities. UCMA students also receive free access to a varied programme of concerts and performances. UCMA students may also apply to have oneto-one instrumental lessons at the University during the week from one of the team of specialist teachers. However, in most cases the UCMA aims to work in partnership with students’ existing instrumental teachers as we appreciate that many students will already be receiving high quality instrumental tuition. Students will be guided and encouraged to set their own individual challenges at the beginning of the academic year. Short progress reports will be provided by staff members at the end of the Autumn and Spring terms before self-assessment and review in consultation with the Regional Coordinator in the Summer term. For information please Email: ucma@chi.ac.uk
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Chamber orchestra to perform by royal appointment The University Chamber Orchestra will perform at St Paul's Cathedral in the presence of HRH Prince Charles as part of a concert programme that takes them across Europe and America in 2011-12.
They will travel to Louisiana to take part in a professional festival of music, as well as performing in Wintertur and St Gallen in Switzerland at the two conservatoires there, as well as at the Saltzberg Conservatoire. The University Symphony Orchestra has already performed a concert at Chichester Cathedral, in which they played Gustav Holst’s The Planets to a sold-out audience. The concert, which was in aid of the Princess of Wales’ Royal Regiment Trust, also saw the orchestra accompany internationally acclaimed soloist Emilian Dascal, as he performed the UK premiere of a new viola concerto written by Thomas Schmidt Kowalski, dedicating his performance to the brave men and women of the Regiment. The University’s Head of Orchestral Studies, Crispin Ward, said: “The standard of music making at the University has risen to such a high level in just a few years that students came here from across the world to be a part of these very special performances. It was a very exciting evening in aid of a very worthy charity.” The Chamber Orchestra embarked on a tour of the Channel Islands in the summer of 2010. It was the first orchestral tour of its kind held on the islands and saw the Orchestra play to packed auditoriums in Guernsey, Jersey, and Sark during their two-week trip.
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Main image, Postgraduate Research into the effects of regular downhill walking in older people.
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Support your University to help others like you in the future Helping us to improve our students’ experience.
With 5300, students and 950 staff, we are one of the smallest modern universities in the country but also one of the most successful. We aim to be a socially responsible university that is recognised internationally, significant nationally, important regionally and vital locally – not only in teaching and students experience, but also in research and in our diverse communities and the public, private and voluntary sectors. As you will know education is one of many areas where expenditure is rising more rapidly than income. We must ensure that quality is maintained and that our talented students are provided with excellent accommodation and other services. Donations from our alumni and supporters make an extremely valuable contribution to the cost of our high standards. They can also allow us to be flexible in responding to the areas of greatest need, providing some financial support to enable them to realise their potential.
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Donating could not be easier With Gift Aid we can reclaim 25p for every pound donated. Donating to the University of Chichester is easy. You can donate by: Our JustGiving page www.justgiving.com/universityof chichester Texting CHIC05 and the amount you wish to donate to 70070 Or contacting Ann Harley, Development Manager, on Tel: 01243 812175 or email: a.harley@chi.ac.uk
If you give a single donation of:
If you set up a monthly payment plan of:
With Gift Aid, your donation will be worth:
£20.00
£1.67
£25.00
£50.00
£4.00
£62.50
£100.00
£8.00
£125.00
£250.00
£21.00
£312.50
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Find out more Contact: 01243 812155 Email: alumni@chi.ac.uk Web: www.chi.ac.uk/alumni
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