Development news 2006-2007 - University of Kent

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The Annual Fund 1 The Annual Fund, which was established in 1990, is administered by the University of Kent Development Trust and is built by contributions from alumni, parents and other friends of the University. It has helped with many student projects — from scholarships to new projectors for Cinema 3, from equipment for students with disabilities and resources for the library to start-up funding for the Student Union JobShop, and much more. The Annual Fund is made up primarily of unrestricted gifts to assist projects that are likely to have the greatest lasting impact on student life at Kent now. In making positive changes for current students, gifts can be directed towards scholarships, University facilities or areas of greatest need. The Fund provides opportunities and makes a real difference for students.Without your support, this would not be possible. The trustees include Vice-Chancellor Professor David Melville, Chancellor Sir Robert Worcester, University Treasurer Cllr John Simmonds, Karen Doyle, Acting Director of Development and Alumni, Margot Chaundler R67, Rhonda Smith R68, Charlotte Green E75 and William Bruty K79. Karen Goffin R86, Head of Central Secretariat, acts as Secretary. In December, members of the Development Trust met to consider applications for the year.They were able to award a further alumni postgraduate scholarship, and grants for: • Innov8, a student enterprise project • Kent Union, for One World Week • Kent Union, to enable an online version of the student newspaper, InQuire • Anthropology, to create an Ethnobotanical Garden, designed by Anthropology alumnus and Chelsea Flower Show award winner James Wong (E04) • Archaeology, to enable the cataloguing of two valuable archaeological collections the University recently received – those of Sir Colin Renfrew and Professor Snodgrass. One World Week The Kent Union Student Activities department provides sports, societies, student media, volunteering, campaigning and representation opportunities to students at the University.The Union currently operates 100 student societies and 40 sports clubs. One World Week is a major student event and is a celebration of diversity and internationalism. International student societies play an important part in the week.They run and support events such as a global market and fashion show.The culmination of the week is International Night, a ticketed event, which showcases the talents of the international students who make the University their home. Acts ranging from singers and percussionists to the now-famous Japanese Fisherman’s Dance all serve to make the night one of the highlights of the University calendar.The students all perform their acts for free and dozens of students volunteer their time to run the event.The grant from the Annual Fund helped with hiring space, equipment, staging and lighting and kept the ticket costs low so that more students could enjoy International Night. Kent Union is extremely grateful to the Annual Fund for helping to make the event such a huge success. Recognition for student volunteers Many students volunteer their time to projects at Kent, whether it be through helping in local schools or nursing homes, running a society, raising money for charity, acting as a course representative, working on the radio station, or writing for the student newspaper. Student volunteers make a valued contribution not just to the life of the University, but also to the community. Development News is produced annually for donors to the University of Kent Co-editors: Killara Burn and Sarah Saunders Communications & Development Office University of Kent. Canterbury CT2 7NZ, UK Email: alumni@kent.ac.uk www.kent.ac.uk/alumni/donate Special thanks to Hilary Saunders and Lesley Farr. Photographs by Robert Berry 2 KENT DEVELOPMENT NEWS
2 3 Thanks in part to a grant from the University’s Annual Fund, Kent Union (KU) was able to better recognise and celebrate the work of student volunteers. A special awards evening was held in the Gulbenkian Theatre.The volunteers were treated to an evening of performances from various student societies and award winners received custom-made trophies. In January, Kent Union became the first students’ union in the UK to achieve Investing in Volunteers status from Volunteering England. Assessed against a range of best practice standards, KU excelled in all aspects of working with and supporting its student volunteers. Building the new Kent print collection An award of £2,000 from the Annual Fund enabled the purchase of prints that were immediately put to use in teaching History & Philosophy of Art. The Kent Print Collection was established in the summer of 2005 with the acquisition of 14 prints by leading figures in the history of printmaking, each of which are representative of different periods and styles of European art and of the different techniques of printmaking.The featured printmakers include Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528), Agostino Carracci (1557-1602), William Hogarth (1697-1764),Thomas Burke (1749-1815) and Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904). The primary aim of the Kent Print Collection is to give undergraduate students the opportunity to collect art on behalf of the School of Drama, Film & Visual Arts, and to put on museum-standard exhibitions drawing on this resource.The collection is closely linked to the Print Collecting and Curating undergraduate module that, uniquely, offers students a practicebased approach to learning about art through the activities of collecting, cataloguing and curating. Dr Ben Thomas, Lecturer in History & Philosophy of Art, said ‘While we are not the only university to have an art collection or feature student-run exhibitions, we are certainly leading the field in presenting students with the opportunity to buy works of art on behalf of the department, and in creating opportunities for gaining important work experience on campus.’ FM student radio station launched With help from the Annual Fund, the new version of UKC Radio was launched in January. Canterbury Student Radio (CSR) is a brand-new radio station run by students from local schools, universities and colleges. Aimed at 14 to 25 year-olds, the station is an initiative by Canterbury Youth and Student Media Ltd, a company established by the four main funding bodies – the University of Kent, Canterbury Christ Church University, Kent Union and Christ Church Students’ Union. Although Kent Union and Christ Church Students’ Union will be heading the venture, and are the first students’ unions in the UK to be awarded a Community Radio licence from Ofcom, the focus of the project will be on the wider impact on and involvement of the entire Canterbury community. Luke Nicholson, Student Media Co-ordinator at Kent Union and CSR Radio Station Co-ordinator, said,‘CSR provides students with the opportunity to make their voices heard in the city while ensuring there is an advert-free, fresh sounding radio station that caters precisely for the needs of young students and individuals in the area. It also offers students at a variety of institutions the opportunity to learn about broadcasting and gain technical radio experience, with training and guidance provided for all areas and aspects of the station. All the DJs, technicians, web team and music reviewers, as well as those responsible for producing the news, are students.’ If you’re in the Canterbury area you can hear CSR on 97.4FM or on the web at www.csrfm.com from anywhere in the world. 1 One World Week 2 Building the new Kent print collection 3 FM student radio station launched KENT DEVELOPMENT NEWS 3
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