Alumni - University of Greenwich

Welcome
The University of Greenwich Alumni Association continues to grow in
strength and number. Our growing band of members includes recent
graduates as well as those who make contact with us months, years
and, in some cases, decades after leaving the university. To all of our
friends and members old and new: a very warm welcome to issue 16
of Meantime.
Greenwich academics have been working on important, real life issues.
Whether fighting against night blindness in Africa or helping local
businesses to grow and improve, your university is at the forefront of
research and development across the world. Find out more about these
exciting projects on pages 8 and 12.
There are many ways in which you can become involved in our work.
In fact, by simply reading Meantime, you have already dipped a toe
in the water. Why not paddle a little deeper and find out about our
volunteering or mentoring opportunities? Perhaps you would like to set up
a professional networking group, attend an event or donate much-needed
funds to one of our projects. If you would like to find out more, please get
in touch with us. We would love to hear from you.
Last year nearly 800 alumni offered to mentor or provide a work
placement. Meanwhile six international groups in Hong Kong, Greece,
Nigeria, Ghana, India and Bangladesh were established, all with volunteers
taking the helm. Another 400 alumni very kindly donated to the Alumni
Fund, providing more than £12,000 to help students in severe financial
hardship and to provide new learning resources. All of our donors appear
on the donor wall on page 11.
Our work does not stop when you have finished reading this magazine.
Look out for your quarterly e-newsletters along with UK alumni events in
November and July, international events in China, Malaysia and Holland.
We will also be in touch via Greenwich Connect, Facebook, Orkut, Twitter
and LinkedIn.
One unique network; 70,000 alumni. We hope you enjoy reading this
edition of Meantime.
Your Alumni Team
Please send any correspondence or material for inclusion in Meantime to:
Alumni Office, University of Greenwich, Greenwich Campus, Old Royal Naval College, Park Row, London SE10 9LS, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0)20 8331 7836, Fax: +44 (0)20 8331 8093, E-mail: alumni@gre.ac.uk, Web: www.gre.ac.uk/alumni
The opinions expressed in Meantime are those of the writers and not necessarily those of the university.
Text and design: Directorate of Development & Communications, University of Greenwich
© University of Greenwich 2009
University of Greenwich, a charity and company limited by guarantee, registered in England (reg. no. 986729).
Registered office: Old Royal Naval College, Park Row, Greenwich, London SE10 9LS
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