Issue 14 - University of Winchester

Venta magazine - Issue 14 - New Year 2006My name is David Thornber and I haverecently joined the University of Winchesteras the new Head of InternationalRecruitment. The main focus of my role isto develop and manage overseasrecruitment for the University. The creationof the new post is evidence of Winchester’scommitment to welcoming moreInternational students into our community.Greetings from theInternational Desk….In my previous post, as International Officer(China and South Asia) for the University ofPortsmouth, I maintained close ties with theirAlumni.Alumni are so important to a University and canbe the best ambassadors and influencers that aninstitution can have. It is my hope that everyInternational student will have a fantasticlearning and social experience during their timein Winchester and then tell everyone they knowabout it!I am currently planning my travel schedule for2006/7. China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan,India and Pakistan feature amongst thedestinations. I hope I’ll have the opportunity tomeet some of you during my travels. If you’dlike to get in touch please contact me onDavid.Thornber@winchester.ac.uk or 01962827586Development UpdateAs many readers of Venta are aware,the University has established aDevelopment Fund to help raise fundsannually for special projects. To date thecampaign has raised nearly £3,500.“We sent out the first wave of brochures aboutthe University Development Campaign inNovember last year to all UK alumni,” says ProVice Chancellor, Professor Chris Turner. “Wehave already started to receive a steady trickle ofdonations for amounts ranging from 50p to£500.whereby we will be able to ring up thosepeople who have signified that they are happyto have a conversation with us. We will use ourcurrent students to talk to alumni on a subjectby subject basis so that, for example, those whostudied psychology will be rung up bypsychology students.“We have a number of big projects coming up,the new University Centre, the new Arts Centre,a growing need for student bursaries and thatever pressing need for library and IT support inthe areas outside the normal curriculum.In Memory of …We have been notified of the deaths of thefollowing alumni and staff recently. Wesend our condolences to their families.Mr E J Britnell 1929 to 1931Mr A M Trail 1938 to 1940Mr L D Wyer 1938 to 1940Mrs J Digby 1960 to 1963Mr W H F Salmon 1963 to 1966Dame Betty Ridley(Former Governor) 1985 to 1992Joanne Lamper 1987 to 1991“We are very determined to use this money forthe extra projects such as student bursaries,libraries, and special pieces of equipmentwhich will improve the student learningexperience in the University. It is so pleasing tofind that in this day and age there are stillpeople who are able to help those who arefollowing after them and are doing sogenerously and with enthusiasm.“We’ll be writing again to alumni in the springwith another copy of the payment slip becauseI am conscious that with everyone having suchbusy lives these days it is very easy to forget todo something. Most of us are very content tobe reminded on a fairly regular basis!“I do thank you for all your help and supporton this new project and am very happy to talkto anyone about it.”If you would like more information onhow you can help to support theWinchester Experience for generationsto come, please contact theDevelopment Office on 01962 827403or development@winchester.ac.uk“We see this as an annual event and thus therewill be a further mail out of our developmentprospectus in the autumn of next year. We willslowly and steadily move towards a system15