ISSUE21 - 11 JUNE 2007

NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG

( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )


Building on success
A few weeks ago the Blog reported the success of the Faculty of Education, Care and Sport in securing an articulation agreement with Strathclyde University for students successful in achieving their HND Supporting and Managing Learning Needs. The value and credibility of the HND SMLN was further demonstrated when, after interviews by Abertay University staff here at Langside, 14 students were offered places in the final year of the BA in Learning Difficulties/Disabilities degree course. A number of students from this course usually go on to complete a post graduate teaching qualification. This is an excellent example of Further and Higher Education working together to provide alternative routes to certification for students.
Well done to George Ennis and David Steadman who have pioneered this excellent articulation route.

New Appointment
The Business Development and New Funding Initiatives Unit is pleased to announce the appointment of Kath MacFarlane as Funding Manager with effect from 5 July 2007. This is a challenging post and one which is pivotal to the financial viability of the college. We wish Kath every success in her new post and are confident she will meet the challenges with the skills and enthusiasm she has demonstrated in her previous posts within the college.

Partnership Event and Open Day 30 May 2007
As part of the 60th Anniversary celebrations, the College held a Partnership Event on Wednesday 30 May at the Main Campus. This event reinforced the many successful relationships the College has with various outside governing bodies, agencies, local authorities and suppliers. The format of the morning was as follows:
• Welcome by the Principal, Graeme Hyslop
• Looking Forward to a Bright Future, Depute Principal, Robert Paterson
• Quizdom, Business Development Manager, Paul Lafferty
• Excerpts from the Three-penny Opera, HND Acting and Performance Students
• Guided tour of Art Exhibition, Student Showcase and Flexible Learning Unit
• Lunch
The event received a very positive response from all who attended and acted as the perfect precursor to the Open Day. Approximately 400 people attended the Open Day: this generated 75 applications and 12 enrolments for the Evening and Lifestyle Programme commencing September 2007.
Many thanks to all staff who helped to make the Partnership Event and the Open Day a huge success.

New Evening and Lifestyle Guide Sept 2007 – Aug 08
The new Evening and Lifestyle Guide is now available and can be obtained from Student Services. There are a number of new classes as well as the usual favourites in the Guide for the forthcoming session. Additionally, 2007 sees the introduction of a Gift Voucher scheme for Evening and Lifestyle classes. So the present for someone who has everything need be a problem no longer!
Please take every opportunity to advertise these classes as word of mouth reinforced by the Guide is a powerful marketing tool.

Ski Holiday
Last Easter, Roger McKillop, Sports Studies, took a group of mostly Langside students and staff to Valmorel in France for a week long trip of skiing and partying! To keep the costs low, the group travelled from
Glasgow by bus and stayed in self-catering chalets keeping the cost of the trip to £415 which also included ski hire and lift pass.
Says Roger, who was acting as party leader along with former student Nicola Craig, “All the students had a great time and I am glad to say that I was proud of their conduct. Whether they can say the same about me after I snowboarded in my kilt, is a question you must put to them! We did receive one complaint though, from a German family, about the noise. Was this due to excessive rowdy behaviour? No! Was it due to a booze up? No! It was due to the girls playing SNAP!”

If you would like to join the skiing party next year then Roger is organising another trip for the first week of the Easter 2008 break. The trip is being organised by Ski Supreme, travel will be by plane, and the cost is £435 including the flight. If enough people are interested Roger will try to arrange a family week as well as a ‘student holiday’ week. So if you feel like sliding down hills then let Roger know.

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