NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG
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Graduation 2007
Last Saturday over 280 graduands gathered with family and friends in the Barony Hall, University of Strathclyde to celebrate their success in completing their academic courses. The number of graduands was the highest in the history of College ceremonies and reflects the large numbers of SVQ graduands who were taking part in the ceremony for the first time. Students from SVQ Health and Social Care, Children’s Care Learning and Development, Early Years Care and Education, Playwork and Promoting Independence were all delighted to be included in the ceremony and they turned out in large numbers to enjoy their achievement.
The response to the Principal’s charge to the graduands was delivered by Willie Haughey,OBE DTech, who was both humorous, sensitive and brief!
Langside College staff also turned out in large numbers to support the graduands, over 60 academic staff and 14 support staff were in attendance. The support staff should also be commended for the efficient and professional manner in which all students were dealt with including the graduand who turned up at 10.55am for the 11.00am ceremony!
The feedback from the graduates suggested that they experienced a
wonderful morning, enjoying the spotlight and celebrating their awards.
Graduates and staff photographs are available to view on the College web site
Wedding Bliss
Graeme Fraser, Administrator in Arts, Languages and Social Sciences was presented with a cash gift at a gathering of staff on Wednesday 12 September. Graeme (his mother Hannah Fraser was Student Services Manager at Langside College for many years) marries ex-Langsider Alison Fowler on the 15th September.
‘Jobs Fair’
The main concourse of the College was the venue for our annual ‘Jobs Fair’ on Wednesday 12th September. Among the exhibitors were the Hilton Hotel, Territorial Army, Staffinders Job Agency, Business Gateway and the Police. Myra Robertson from the College Guidance section was also available to answer questions and give advice. Many students have commented on the value of this day as it allows them the opportunity to consider part time work as a means of helping them fund their College course as well as considering the possibility of how they might use their qualification at a later date.
60th Anniversary Trivia
Wimbledon Winners in 1947: Women: Margaret Osborne d. D. Hart (6-2 6-4)
Men: Jack Kramer d. T. Brown (6-1 6-3 6-2)
Tennessee Williams’s “A Streetcar Named Desire” opened at Broadway’s Ethel Barrymore Theatre with Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski and Jessica Tandy as Blanche DuBois. The play won the 1948 Pulitzer Prize.
Movies premiered in 1947: Gentleman’s Agreement, Miracle on 34th Street, Great Expections, The Bishop’s Wife.
Books Published: Saul Bellow, The Victim
Gerald Warner Brace, The Garreston Chronicle
Martin Flavin, The Enchanted
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl
Malcolm Lowry, Under the Volcano
Thomas Mann, Dr. Faustus
Jean-Paul Srtre, Existentialism
Science: The carbon-14 method of radiocarbon dating was developed by Willard F. Libby (US);
The microwave oven was invented by Percy Spencer (US); and
John Bardeen, Walter H Brattain and William B. Shockley (US) developed the transistor.
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Friday, 14 September 2007
Monday, 10 September 2007
ISSUE 27 - 10 SEPTEMBER 2007
NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG
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Subject Networks
Janet Cole from Arts, Languages and Social Science, has recently taken up a secondment post with the SFEU as subject mentor for social sciences. This post will involve developing the social sciences subject network in Scotland. Other subject networks that are being developed and may be of interest to staff are business, care, computing and IT, construction, core skills: numeracy (plus employability, citizenship), creative arts and performing arts, engineering, English and communication, hairdressing, beauty and complementary therapies, modern languages and ESOL, travel and tourism and sports and recreation. Some of the networks are just at the start of their development. They can be accessed through the SFEU website at http://www/sfeu.ac.uk. If you want any more information please contact Janet, ext 3875.
Langside Leavers
We say farewell and good luck to two members of staff. Melanie Fariss, International Recruitment Co-ordinator leaves to take up her new appointment as International Adviser for the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and Thomas Lorimer, Facilities Assistant leaves to join Glasgow City Council as a carer/driver. Good Luck to Alison and Thomas in their new appointments.
Wedding Congratulations
Our congratulations and best wishes to Graeme Fraser, Administrator for Arts, Languages and Social Science on his forthcoming wedding to an
ex-Langsider Alison Fowler (International Office). Although the romance began about five years ago it wasn’t love at first sight! However this soon changed when Alison bought Graeme a crème egg as an apology and romance blossomed into a proposal. The wedding takes place on Saturday 15 September at Tigh Mor, Trossachs (rumour has it that the wedding favours may be crème eggs). Wishing every future happiness to Graeme and Alison.
Ruby Wedding Congratulations
Warmest congratulations also to Jean Duffy from the Secretariat and her husband Pat, as they enjoy a break in Dublin to celebrate their
40th wedding anniversary on 16 September. (Jean most definitely must have been a child bride!)
Community Learning and Development Unit - International Literacies Day
The Graduation ceremony at Barony Hall wasn’t the only learner celebration going on at Langside College this week.
Due to it being International Literacies Day on 6 September, a number of celebrations were on the go across the city. On a much smaller scale than the Barony do, but just as enjoyable, was the Celebration event at Glenwood Campus Flexible Learning Unit, affectionately called the FLU.
Langside is a key partner in the Castlemilk Learning Together Partnership which seeks to maximise learning opportunities in the area, especially in literacies and basic computing skills. With funding from Learning Connections, Scotland, the event celebrated the achievement of local learners, including both literacies learners and local people, Glenwood staff and volunteers who had completed the PDA ITALL, a qualification.in teaching and supporting literacies. Certificates were awarded by Elaine Proudfoot and, despite a hiccup when lunch failed to arrive at its allotted time, a great time was had by all.
On a larger scale, East Renfrewshire had its learner event on Thursday evening and Langside was represented by Frances Thom, Christine Davidson and Linda Chambers who are all involved in the East Renfrewshire Adult Literacies Partnership. Over 130 learners attended, along with friends and family. The guest speaker, Ted Millburn, formerly in charge of Adult Learning and Youth work at Jordanhill College, gave an inspirational speech.
Frances presented certificates to ESOL learners and those who had completed certificated core skills.
Many thanks to Christine Davidson and her team for their input.
Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
_____________________________________________________________________
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Subject Networks
Janet Cole from Arts, Languages and Social Science, has recently taken up a secondment post with the SFEU as subject mentor for social sciences. This post will involve developing the social sciences subject network in Scotland. Other subject networks that are being developed and may be of interest to staff are business, care, computing and IT, construction, core skills: numeracy (plus employability, citizenship), creative arts and performing arts, engineering, English and communication, hairdressing, beauty and complementary therapies, modern languages and ESOL, travel and tourism and sports and recreation. Some of the networks are just at the start of their development. They can be accessed through the SFEU website at http://www/sfeu.ac.uk. If you want any more information please contact Janet, ext 3875.
Langside Leavers
We say farewell and good luck to two members of staff. Melanie Fariss, International Recruitment Co-ordinator leaves to take up her new appointment as International Adviser for the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and Thomas Lorimer, Facilities Assistant leaves to join Glasgow City Council as a carer/driver. Good Luck to Alison and Thomas in their new appointments.
Wedding Congratulations
Our congratulations and best wishes to Graeme Fraser, Administrator for Arts, Languages and Social Science on his forthcoming wedding to an
ex-Langsider Alison Fowler (International Office). Although the romance began about five years ago it wasn’t love at first sight! However this soon changed when Alison bought Graeme a crème egg as an apology and romance blossomed into a proposal. The wedding takes place on Saturday 15 September at Tigh Mor, Trossachs (rumour has it that the wedding favours may be crème eggs). Wishing every future happiness to Graeme and Alison.
Ruby Wedding Congratulations
Warmest congratulations also to Jean Duffy from the Secretariat and her husband Pat, as they enjoy a break in Dublin to celebrate their
40th wedding anniversary on 16 September. (Jean most definitely must have been a child bride!)
Community Learning and Development Unit - International Literacies Day
The Graduation ceremony at Barony Hall wasn’t the only learner celebration going on at Langside College this week.
Due to it being International Literacies Day on 6 September, a number of celebrations were on the go across the city. On a much smaller scale than the Barony do, but just as enjoyable, was the Celebration event at Glenwood Campus Flexible Learning Unit, affectionately called the FLU.
Langside is a key partner in the Castlemilk Learning Together Partnership which seeks to maximise learning opportunities in the area, especially in literacies and basic computing skills. With funding from Learning Connections, Scotland, the event celebrated the achievement of local learners, including both literacies learners and local people, Glenwood staff and volunteers who had completed the PDA ITALL, a qualification.in teaching and supporting literacies. Certificates were awarded by Elaine Proudfoot and, despite a hiccup when lunch failed to arrive at its allotted time, a great time was had by all.
On a larger scale, East Renfrewshire had its learner event on Thursday evening and Langside was represented by Frances Thom, Christine Davidson and Linda Chambers who are all involved in the East Renfrewshire Adult Literacies Partnership. Over 130 learners attended, along with friends and family. The guest speaker, Ted Millburn, formerly in charge of Adult Learning and Youth work at Jordanhill College, gave an inspirational speech.
Frances presented certificates to ESOL learners and those who had completed certificated core skills.
Many thanks to Christine Davidson and her team for their input.
Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
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Friday, 31 August 2007
ISSUE 26 - 3 SEPTEMBER 2007
NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG
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Farewell to Fraser
Fraser Organ, Assistant Principal, Information Systems and Services retires on Tuesday the 4th September after 32 years of distinguished service to Langside College. Fraser started his teaching career at Langside on the 1st Febuary 1975 in the old Prospect Building and with the exception of a short time at Woodburn House made the Langside campus his professional ‘home’. Fraser, with or without a pint in his hand, can relate many tales of the teaching regime within the Prospect Building that are both funny and hark back to an era distinctly different to today. Fraser has ‘come through the ranks’ and his experience of College life is extensive and wide ranging.
In his present role Fraser was instrumental in the introduction of wireless technology to the College, in doing so he was, in many ways ahead of his time. This has allowed the College to benefit from the flexibility of wireless technology and the important future proofing benefits it brings to the College. Fraser met with friends and colleagues on Friday the 31st August in the Qua Italian restaurant in Glasgow to receive a number of gifts from Langside staff. Fraser will now have more time to spend on his beloved allotment, on the golf course and with his wife Fiona who retired last year. Fiona received a bouquet of flowers on Friday with a card which said ‘ we have had him for 32 years – over to you!’ All staff wish Fraser a long and happy retirement and Happy 60th Birthday for Tuesday.
GHA
Langside College was recently awarded the contract to deliver SVQ Health and Social Care courses to 95 members of Glasgow Housing Association’s (GHA) housing support teams. These teams are responsible for GHA’s older and vulnerable tenants living in sheltered housing across the city.
Legislation within the care industry has recently changed. This has lead GHA to make a commitment to register all staff with the Scottish Social Services Council by autumn 2009. The Scottish Social Services Council registers and regulates the delivery of sheltered housing, publishes codes of practice and provides education and training.
As part of this commitment GHA has joined forces with Langside College and we will be responsible for the training over the next three years.
Currently, we are delivering SVQ Level 2 training throughout Glasgow to 30 members of staff, who were inducted in June 2007. The next cohort is commencing in February 2008 and the final group in July 2008. Additionally, we are delivering SVQ Level 4 Health and Social Care to 5 managers within the housing support team.
Grad’ 2007
The College Graduation Ceremony takes place on Saturday the 8th September at the usual venue, the Barony Hall, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. This year 281 graduates will attend the ceremony – this is a record number since the College graduation event was first held in 1992. In addition, the highest number of staff will attend and the College are very grateful that so many staff will attend to share with graduates and colleagues the success of our students.
Let Them Eat Cake?
On Thursday 30th August the College arranged for the distribution of a 60th anniversary cake to all students in the main concourse. Elaine Proudfoot, well supported by Caroline Matheson and Craig McCormack from Student Services, handed out the cut cake as a means of highlighting the 60th Anniversary year for our new students and welcoming them to the College as part of Freshers week. The SMT had originally been scheduled to hand out the cake but unfortunately a Property and Estates Committee prevented the attendance of other members of the SMT but Elaine stepped up to the mark and, with Caroline and Craig, did a splendid job.
60th Anniversary Trivia
February 1947 – In New York City, Edwin Land demonstrates the first
‘instant camera’ the Polaroid Land camera to a meeting of the Optical Society of America.
August 1947 – Following decades of non-violent resistance the periodic civil unrest from 1919, India gains independence from the British Empire.
Following this Pakistan splits from India.
Also in 1947 David Letterman, American entertainer and Salman Rushdie, Indian born author were born.
Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
__________________________________________________________________________
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Farewell to Fraser
Fraser Organ, Assistant Principal, Information Systems and Services retires on Tuesday the 4th September after 32 years of distinguished service to Langside College. Fraser started his teaching career at Langside on the 1st Febuary 1975 in the old Prospect Building and with the exception of a short time at Woodburn House made the Langside campus his professional ‘home’. Fraser, with or without a pint in his hand, can relate many tales of the teaching regime within the Prospect Building that are both funny and hark back to an era distinctly different to today. Fraser has ‘come through the ranks’ and his experience of College life is extensive and wide ranging.
In his present role Fraser was instrumental in the introduction of wireless technology to the College, in doing so he was, in many ways ahead of his time. This has allowed the College to benefit from the flexibility of wireless technology and the important future proofing benefits it brings to the College. Fraser met with friends and colleagues on Friday the 31st August in the Qua Italian restaurant in Glasgow to receive a number of gifts from Langside staff. Fraser will now have more time to spend on his beloved allotment, on the golf course and with his wife Fiona who retired last year. Fiona received a bouquet of flowers on Friday with a card which said ‘ we have had him for 32 years – over to you!’ All staff wish Fraser a long and happy retirement and Happy 60th Birthday for Tuesday.
GHA
Langside College was recently awarded the contract to deliver SVQ Health and Social Care courses to 95 members of Glasgow Housing Association’s (GHA) housing support teams. These teams are responsible for GHA’s older and vulnerable tenants living in sheltered housing across the city.
Legislation within the care industry has recently changed. This has lead GHA to make a commitment to register all staff with the Scottish Social Services Council by autumn 2009. The Scottish Social Services Council registers and regulates the delivery of sheltered housing, publishes codes of practice and provides education and training.
As part of this commitment GHA has joined forces with Langside College and we will be responsible for the training over the next three years.
Currently, we are delivering SVQ Level 2 training throughout Glasgow to 30 members of staff, who were inducted in June 2007. The next cohort is commencing in February 2008 and the final group in July 2008. Additionally, we are delivering SVQ Level 4 Health and Social Care to 5 managers within the housing support team.
Grad’ 2007
The College Graduation Ceremony takes place on Saturday the 8th September at the usual venue, the Barony Hall, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. This year 281 graduates will attend the ceremony – this is a record number since the College graduation event was first held in 1992. In addition, the highest number of staff will attend and the College are very grateful that so many staff will attend to share with graduates and colleagues the success of our students.
Let Them Eat Cake?
On Thursday 30th August the College arranged for the distribution of a 60th anniversary cake to all students in the main concourse. Elaine Proudfoot, well supported by Caroline Matheson and Craig McCormack from Student Services, handed out the cut cake as a means of highlighting the 60th Anniversary year for our new students and welcoming them to the College as part of Freshers week. The SMT had originally been scheduled to hand out the cake but unfortunately a Property and Estates Committee prevented the attendance of other members of the SMT but Elaine stepped up to the mark and, with Caroline and Craig, did a splendid job.
60th Anniversary Trivia
February 1947 – In New York City, Edwin Land demonstrates the first
‘instant camera’ the Polaroid Land camera to a meeting of the Optical Society of America.
August 1947 – Following decades of non-violent resistance the periodic civil unrest from 1919, India gains independence from the British Empire.
Following this Pakistan splits from India.
Also in 1947 David Letterman, American entertainer and Salman Rushdie, Indian born author were born.
Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
__________________________________________________________________________
Monday, 27 August 2007
ISSUE 25 - 27 AUGUST 2007
NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG
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Langside College Aims Higher
2007 has seen many Langside College students produce excellent results with a high percentage of students accredited with ‘A’ and ‘B’ grade passes. Most notably, all fourteen students studying Intermediate 2 Spanish gained an ‘A’ grade pass and 90% of students studying Italian at the various levels (Int2, Higher and Advanced Higher) offered by the college achieved an ‘A’ grade pass. Each year the results highlight an outstanding student and this year, a ‘Highers’ student who had additional support needs, gained 5 ‘A’ grade passes in Chemistry, Human Biology, French, Mathematics and Physics. This was another successful year for asylum seeker Andrei Rubashkin. In 2006, Andrei achieved 3 ‘A’ Band 1 passes in Human Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics. This was an outstanding result for any student but especially for Andrei as English is not his first language. Andrei was entitled to additional time in the exam and use of a dictionary but he refused this offer. This year Andrei gained an ‘A’ grade pass in A Level Chemistry and successfully completed the ‘Access to Nursing’ course here at Langside College. He hopes to continue his studies by undertaking a B.A. in Nursing at Glasgow University once he has received indefinite leave to remain in the UK.
College Enrolments
We are well underway with the new Enrolment procedures for this year and are happy to report that they are proving to be a success!. To date, we have fully enrolled in excess of 1,900 students and have taken payment from those who are due to pay course tuition fees. Please note that no student can attend their class until they have been through enrolment and have received their student ID card. Student ID cards should be checked by the class lecturer in order to ensure that all students have completed the enrolment process. If students are not in possession of a student ID card, they are not enrolled students. Your Faculty Administrator or Student Database will be able to provide you with up-to-date class lists if required. These class lists (from Unit-e) show all the currently enrolled students, thus enabling you to use these lists as a double check for enrolled students. The Enrolment Team will be present in the Conference Theatre from 8.45am on Monday 27 August 2007 and again from 8.45am on Tuesday 28 August 2007. We do envisage that it will be extremely busy and we will deal with non-enrolled students on a first-come-first-served basis. From Wednesday 29 August onwards, the enrolment process will take place in Student Services in the Main Campus. On these additional enrolment days, we hope to continue to provide an excellent student experience. To do this, the non-enrolled students (in the absence of a staff member) must be fully equipped with the details of their course (Course Code and Class Code). We would ask you to ensure that this is clearly indicated to the non-enrolled students when they are sent to the Conference Theatre. We will not be able to carry out enrolment unless the team are furnished with the correct Course Code and Class code for each student. Thanks for your co-operation!
Freshers Fair
This year, the annual Freshers Fair is planned for Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 August. There will be loads of fun, freebies and discounts available to students as well as careers and welfare information. Please encourage all your students to attend these events as it a great introduction to student life.
60th Birthday celebrations – ‘Let them eat cake!’
After the success of the staff event at Hampden Park, we are extending our celebrations to include our students. On Thursday 30 August, free cake will be available on the Main Concourse at morning break time. Please inform all your students to ensure no-one misses out!
Changes at CLDU
Evie Whiting , admin assistant and tutor for the Pollokshaws ALN project since it started in 2005, has left to travel in India with her partner. We look forward to hearing about her travels. Another event within the project was the wedding of project coordinator Clare Whiteford. Clare's new name is Malloy. Congratulations to Clare and also to Pauline Moore on her secondment as Govanhill Support worker. Hazel Ruth will replace Pauline at Glenwood for the duration of the secondment.
Langside College at the Fringe
Soon to be a graduate of Langside College HND Acting and Performance student Lee Johnston is appearing in ‘Waiting for Groucho’ at the Zoo Venue in Edinburgh as part of this year’s Fringe Festival. This new play is produced by ‘Rhymes with Purple’ Productions and covers an imagined conversation in which the Marx Brothers reminisce about their journey from two-bit vaudeville performers to Hollywood legends. It is great to see Langside College represented at the Fringe and we wish Lee every success in the future!
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
______________________________________________________________________
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Langside College Aims Higher
2007 has seen many Langside College students produce excellent results with a high percentage of students accredited with ‘A’ and ‘B’ grade passes. Most notably, all fourteen students studying Intermediate 2 Spanish gained an ‘A’ grade pass and 90% of students studying Italian at the various levels (Int2, Higher and Advanced Higher) offered by the college achieved an ‘A’ grade pass. Each year the results highlight an outstanding student and this year, a ‘Highers’ student who had additional support needs, gained 5 ‘A’ grade passes in Chemistry, Human Biology, French, Mathematics and Physics. This was another successful year for asylum seeker Andrei Rubashkin. In 2006, Andrei achieved 3 ‘A’ Band 1 passes in Human Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics. This was an outstanding result for any student but especially for Andrei as English is not his first language. Andrei was entitled to additional time in the exam and use of a dictionary but he refused this offer. This year Andrei gained an ‘A’ grade pass in A Level Chemistry and successfully completed the ‘Access to Nursing’ course here at Langside College. He hopes to continue his studies by undertaking a B.A. in Nursing at Glasgow University once he has received indefinite leave to remain in the UK.
College Enrolments
We are well underway with the new Enrolment procedures for this year and are happy to report that they are proving to be a success!. To date, we have fully enrolled in excess of 1,900 students and have taken payment from those who are due to pay course tuition fees. Please note that no student can attend their class until they have been through enrolment and have received their student ID card. Student ID cards should be checked by the class lecturer in order to ensure that all students have completed the enrolment process. If students are not in possession of a student ID card, they are not enrolled students. Your Faculty Administrator or Student Database will be able to provide you with up-to-date class lists if required. These class lists (from Unit-e) show all the currently enrolled students, thus enabling you to use these lists as a double check for enrolled students. The Enrolment Team will be present in the Conference Theatre from 8.45am on Monday 27 August 2007 and again from 8.45am on Tuesday 28 August 2007. We do envisage that it will be extremely busy and we will deal with non-enrolled students on a first-come-first-served basis. From Wednesday 29 August onwards, the enrolment process will take place in Student Services in the Main Campus. On these additional enrolment days, we hope to continue to provide an excellent student experience. To do this, the non-enrolled students (in the absence of a staff member) must be fully equipped with the details of their course (Course Code and Class Code). We would ask you to ensure that this is clearly indicated to the non-enrolled students when they are sent to the Conference Theatre. We will not be able to carry out enrolment unless the team are furnished with the correct Course Code and Class code for each student. Thanks for your co-operation!
Freshers Fair
This year, the annual Freshers Fair is planned for Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 August. There will be loads of fun, freebies and discounts available to students as well as careers and welfare information. Please encourage all your students to attend these events as it a great introduction to student life.
60th Birthday celebrations – ‘Let them eat cake!’
After the success of the staff event at Hampden Park, we are extending our celebrations to include our students. On Thursday 30 August, free cake will be available on the Main Concourse at morning break time. Please inform all your students to ensure no-one misses out!
Changes at CLDU
Evie Whiting , admin assistant and tutor for the Pollokshaws ALN project since it started in 2005, has left to travel in India with her partner. We look forward to hearing about her travels. Another event within the project was the wedding of project coordinator Clare Whiteford. Clare's new name is Malloy. Congratulations to Clare and also to Pauline Moore on her secondment as Govanhill Support worker. Hazel Ruth will replace Pauline at Glenwood for the duration of the secondment.
Langside College at the Fringe
Soon to be a graduate of Langside College HND Acting and Performance student Lee Johnston is appearing in ‘Waiting for Groucho’ at the Zoo Venue in Edinburgh as part of this year’s Fringe Festival. This new play is produced by ‘Rhymes with Purple’ Productions and covers an imagined conversation in which the Marx Brothers reminisce about their journey from two-bit vaudeville performers to Hollywood legends. It is great to see Langside College represented at the Fringe and we wish Lee every success in the future!
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
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Monday, 20 August 2007
ISSUE 24 - 20 August 2007
NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Welcome back
Summer is over. What summer you may ask? Whatever the weather, the hope is staff had a restful break and return to the rigours of delivering our curriculum refreshed and ready for what will be a very important academic year for the College. In 2007/08 the new build should commence and that will present a challenge to all staff and students as we progressively demolish and rebuild the new Langside College (see update below) This is also the year that we have a HMIe Review in February 2008. The College have always taken the view that the review process is to be welcomed and we look forward to the element of ‘free consultancy’ that comes from a close scrutiny of our work and processes.
As ever annual events such as our Awards Evening and Graduation Ceremony are headline events and we look forward to both as an opportunity to celebrate the success of our students.
This is also the year in which the radical changes to the College Strategic Plan will be enacted in terms of protocol and process. It is intended that, as promised, regular updates will be given (including attendance by SMT members at Faculty/Unit/Section meetings) so that all staff may monitor the process and influence the operational delivery of the strategy.
During August to December the 60th Anniversary Committee will again organise events to mark the Diamond Anniversary. The 60th Anniversary Celebration Lunch held at Hampden Park in June was very well attended by staff and Board members. This event was intended as a headline event for the anniversary year and was the culmination of a great deal of work by the 60th Anniversary Birthday Bash Committee. The comments received from all areas of staff would suggest their efforts were appreciated and the time, place and general organisation of the event was enjoyed by all who attended. A special word of thanks to the Committee.
New Estate
The summer has been extremely busy as both tenders for the new build were received and they had to be checked and validated by the project sponsor and the College professional team. Part of this scrutiny involved interviews and meetings with both contractors to ensure they were compliant with the specification issued within the College tender documents. This process (still ongoing) has been intricate and exhausting! Our target is to have the final cost plan ready for the Funding Council to present to the September meeting of the Capital Investment Committee of the Council (CIC). It is still ‘in the balance’ if we can meet this deadline but we are giving it our best shot. If we can make the September meeting and get final approval we should be able to appoint the contractor and start on site in January 2008, with completion of the first phase of the new build in March/April 2009. If we have to delay until the December CIC meeting the schedule would have a site start in March 2008 with completion June 2009.
It’s All change in MST
August sees a number of staffing changes in Maths, Science and Technology. In the Beauty Therapy section Dawn Paterson has moved north to take up a full-time teaching position at Moray College, and Julie Wales returns to her Senior Lecturer post after the birth of her daughter Xanthe. Jane Buet also moves north from Wigan and Leigh College to join the floristry section at the Rutherglen Campus.
Congratulations to….
Paul Ferguson and his wife Jackie on the birth of their daughter Rebecca, a welcome little sister for Alastair and Jennifer.
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This is edition 24 of the Blog which was first published in December 2006. Comments from staff have suggested that the Blog has been a welcome addition to the communication process within the College. I know you appreciate the lifeblood of the Blog is the information, ideas etc that staff contribute therefore if you have any ideas, thoughts, scribbles for the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
_____________________________________________________________________
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Welcome back
Summer is over. What summer you may ask? Whatever the weather, the hope is staff had a restful break and return to the rigours of delivering our curriculum refreshed and ready for what will be a very important academic year for the College. In 2007/08 the new build should commence and that will present a challenge to all staff and students as we progressively demolish and rebuild the new Langside College (see update below) This is also the year that we have a HMIe Review in February 2008. The College have always taken the view that the review process is to be welcomed and we look forward to the element of ‘free consultancy’ that comes from a close scrutiny of our work and processes.
As ever annual events such as our Awards Evening and Graduation Ceremony are headline events and we look forward to both as an opportunity to celebrate the success of our students.
This is also the year in which the radical changes to the College Strategic Plan will be enacted in terms of protocol and process. It is intended that, as promised, regular updates will be given (including attendance by SMT members at Faculty/Unit/Section meetings) so that all staff may monitor the process and influence the operational delivery of the strategy.
During August to December the 60th Anniversary Committee will again organise events to mark the Diamond Anniversary. The 60th Anniversary Celebration Lunch held at Hampden Park in June was very well attended by staff and Board members. This event was intended as a headline event for the anniversary year and was the culmination of a great deal of work by the 60th Anniversary Birthday Bash Committee. The comments received from all areas of staff would suggest their efforts were appreciated and the time, place and general organisation of the event was enjoyed by all who attended. A special word of thanks to the Committee.
New Estate
The summer has been extremely busy as both tenders for the new build were received and they had to be checked and validated by the project sponsor and the College professional team. Part of this scrutiny involved interviews and meetings with both contractors to ensure they were compliant with the specification issued within the College tender documents. This process (still ongoing) has been intricate and exhausting! Our target is to have the final cost plan ready for the Funding Council to present to the September meeting of the Capital Investment Committee of the Council (CIC). It is still ‘in the balance’ if we can meet this deadline but we are giving it our best shot. If we can make the September meeting and get final approval we should be able to appoint the contractor and start on site in January 2008, with completion of the first phase of the new build in March/April 2009. If we have to delay until the December CIC meeting the schedule would have a site start in March 2008 with completion June 2009.
It’s All change in MST
August sees a number of staffing changes in Maths, Science and Technology. In the Beauty Therapy section Dawn Paterson has moved north to take up a full-time teaching position at Moray College, and Julie Wales returns to her Senior Lecturer post after the birth of her daughter Xanthe. Jane Buet also moves north from Wigan and Leigh College to join the floristry section at the Rutherglen Campus.
Congratulations to….
Paul Ferguson and his wife Jackie on the birth of their daughter Rebecca, a welcome little sister for Alastair and Jennifer.
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This is edition 24 of the Blog which was first published in December 2006. Comments from staff have suggested that the Blog has been a welcome addition to the communication process within the College. I know you appreciate the lifeblood of the Blog is the information, ideas etc that staff contribute therefore if you have any ideas, thoughts, scribbles for the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
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Monday, 25 June 2007
ISSUE 23 - 25 JUNE 2007
NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG
(or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Six months and going strong!
The Blog is six months old in June, having published 23 issues. The original purpose behind the Blog was to disseminate to all staff items of information and general College interest. I hope that staff feels it has been worthwhile. Each edition requires input and support from staff and I would wish to record my appreciation to all staff who have contributed. I hope that the Blog can go from strength to strength and even more staff will make use of this important communication channel in session 2007/2008. (R Paterson)
Access to Success
As the year draws to a close it is clear that this year has been another incredibly successful year for the Access to Humanities Course. This year a remarkable 22 students have won university places: some of them in the most competitive degrees in Scotland. 10 Access students will be taking up places on the B.Ed. Primary Teaching Degree (a Langside record); 5 will be doing Social Work and 2 Social Science degrees. These are the 3 conventional routes of the Access course. However, this has also been an astonishing year of firsts for the Access programme with one student securing a place in the Journalism and Creative Writing degree at Strathclyde; 3 progressing to Theology at Glasgow University( ! ); 3 taking on Maths degrees (!!); and 1 more, Pamela Beshaj, landing a place on Strathclyde University’s Law degree (!!!). Given that all Access students must have few or no qualifications and many are returning from a 20 year gap in formal education, this is really all the more commendable. Well done to all students and the course team. (J Rafferty)
College Estate
An updated position on the College estate will be sent to all staff next week highlighting the crucial aspects of the new build which will need to be addressed in the next few months.
New Roadway
The new roadway into the College is almost complete. This week will see the road lined, traffic signs erected and the street lighting connected and tested. All staff and students are to be congratulated on their patience and understanding during the construction of the road. Some staff have been asking about the two roads leading towards the present Valeview buildings. The first road on the right (as you enter the College) is the road into the new car park which will sit it front of the new 3/4 storey main teaching building. The second road on the right is the road into the new service courtyard for deliveries to the stores/refectory etc. It is not, as some wag suggested, the road to nowhere.
Bon Voyage!
Clare Grant, who currently works in Student Services as a Student Advisor, leaves for pastures new on 10 August. Clare has successfully gained a place on the Post Graduate Diploma Secondary Teacher (PgDip Ed) course at the University of Glasgow. Clare was a Learning Information Specialist at Scottish University for Industry (SUfI) before joining the team in Student Services as an Advisor in January 2005. Clare also previously worked for the Marketing Department and the Schools & College Liaison Service at the University of Strathclyde prior to this.
Declan and Allison have tried, on numerous occasions, to talk her out of leaving but Clare is not having any of it!
I am sure you will join Declan, Allison and team in wishing Clare all the very best in her new undertaking and we are sure she will excel in her new career! Who knows, perhaps one day she will rejoin Langside College in a different capacity. (D Fallon)
Have a Great Summer!
This will be the last edition of the Blog prior to the summer holidays and it is an ideal opportunity to express the wish that all staff have a restful and peaceful break before returning the educational maelstrom in August. The Blog will be back with edition number 24 on Monday 20th August 2007.
______________________________________________________________________
Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
______________________________________________________________________
(or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Six months and going strong!
The Blog is six months old in June, having published 23 issues. The original purpose behind the Blog was to disseminate to all staff items of information and general College interest. I hope that staff feels it has been worthwhile. Each edition requires input and support from staff and I would wish to record my appreciation to all staff who have contributed. I hope that the Blog can go from strength to strength and even more staff will make use of this important communication channel in session 2007/2008. (R Paterson)
Access to Success
As the year draws to a close it is clear that this year has been another incredibly successful year for the Access to Humanities Course. This year a remarkable 22 students have won university places: some of them in the most competitive degrees in Scotland. 10 Access students will be taking up places on the B.Ed. Primary Teaching Degree (a Langside record); 5 will be doing Social Work and 2 Social Science degrees. These are the 3 conventional routes of the Access course. However, this has also been an astonishing year of firsts for the Access programme with one student securing a place in the Journalism and Creative Writing degree at Strathclyde; 3 progressing to Theology at Glasgow University( ! ); 3 taking on Maths degrees (!!); and 1 more, Pamela Beshaj, landing a place on Strathclyde University’s Law degree (!!!). Given that all Access students must have few or no qualifications and many are returning from a 20 year gap in formal education, this is really all the more commendable. Well done to all students and the course team. (J Rafferty)
College Estate
An updated position on the College estate will be sent to all staff next week highlighting the crucial aspects of the new build which will need to be addressed in the next few months.
New Roadway
The new roadway into the College is almost complete. This week will see the road lined, traffic signs erected and the street lighting connected and tested. All staff and students are to be congratulated on their patience and understanding during the construction of the road. Some staff have been asking about the two roads leading towards the present Valeview buildings. The first road on the right (as you enter the College) is the road into the new car park which will sit it front of the new 3/4 storey main teaching building. The second road on the right is the road into the new service courtyard for deliveries to the stores/refectory etc. It is not, as some wag suggested, the road to nowhere.
Bon Voyage!
Clare Grant, who currently works in Student Services as a Student Advisor, leaves for pastures new on 10 August. Clare has successfully gained a place on the Post Graduate Diploma Secondary Teacher (PgDip Ed) course at the University of Glasgow. Clare was a Learning Information Specialist at Scottish University for Industry (SUfI) before joining the team in Student Services as an Advisor in January 2005. Clare also previously worked for the Marketing Department and the Schools & College Liaison Service at the University of Strathclyde prior to this.
Declan and Allison have tried, on numerous occasions, to talk her out of leaving but Clare is not having any of it!
I am sure you will join Declan, Allison and team in wishing Clare all the very best in her new undertaking and we are sure she will excel in her new career! Who knows, perhaps one day she will rejoin Langside College in a different capacity. (D Fallon)
Have a Great Summer!
This will be the last edition of the Blog prior to the summer holidays and it is an ideal opportunity to express the wish that all staff have a restful and peaceful break before returning the educational maelstrom in August. The Blog will be back with edition number 24 on Monday 20th August 2007.
______________________________________________________________________
Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert Paterson or the Secretariat
______________________________________________________________________
Monday, 18 June 2007
ISSUE 22 - 18 JUNE 2007
NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
National Success!
Over the last 14 years students from the HNC Occupational Therapy Support course have successfully gained both 1st and 2nd year places at the three Scottish universities offering OT, Glasgow Caledonian University, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh and Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. This year 5 students have been offered places for 1st year and 4 for 2nd year. Also, this month will see the first cohort of Distance Learning students completing the HNC. They come from as far afield as Lincoln to Dunfermline. Well done the HNC Occupational Therapy Support distance learning team.
10,000th Enrolment for Evening and Lifestyle Programme
August 2005 marked the introduction of a database system for the enrolment of participants onto the Evening and Lifestyle Programme. 13 June 2007 marked the 10,000th enrolment onto the Programme since the introduction of the database system. This would not have been possible without the assistance of the IT Support Section in general and David Cooper, IT Support Manager, in particular. The system has proved to be a resounding success and its smooth running is a reflection of the hard work and dedication provided by John Forbes and the entire team in Student Services. Congratulations and well done to all involved!
Web Developer Appointment
IT Support Section is pleased to announce the appointment of Alexandra Crosbie to the post of Web Developer (full-time). Alex will take up her post with immediate effect. Many of you will already know Alex in her capacity as IT Technician and more recently in her seconded role of Web Developer (part-time). Alex will work very closely with the BDU which still retains editorial control of the website and welcomes this appointment wholeheartedly. We wish Alex every success in her new post and are confident she will bring the same commitment and enthusiasm which she has demonstrated in her previous posts.
Alex will be in contact with all Faculties and Units in the near future to discuss website content. Please think about your present Faculty/Unit website pages and discuss fully with Alex a way forward to utilise the full potential of the website as a marketing tool. Remember, Alex is there to assist you and to develop your pages; she will even input and format the content but she cannot devise the content that still remains the responsibility of the Faculties and Units. The website requires to be constantly updated to maintain a fresh and vibrant image, please assist Alex with this very important facet of the College’s marketing strategy.
J.K. Rowling Look Out!
Budding philosophers might be interested to know that staff member John Rafferty’s book “Critical Thinking for SQA Higher” goes to the publishers next week and will be available from all good bookshops and Amazon.co.uk over the summer. It is published by Kynoch and Blaney/Unity Publications. This has been a busy 18 months in the Social Science section in publishing terms with many members of the section hitting the presses. Last year Jon McDermott published his Higher Psychology textbook and both Craig Ross and John Rafferty published articles in the international journals Philosophy Now and Dialogue Magazine respectively. On top of this the department will also be publishing no less than 5 Coleg packs this week covering Economics, Psychology and Philosophy courses for the new HNC framework (earning up to 50 packs back for the college.) Many congratulations to all staff involved.
5k Race for Life
Well, they did it! The Ladies from Langside College successfully completed the 5k run in aid of cancer research on Sunday 10th June. It was a beautiful day and the atmosphere was terrific. Some of them walked, some ran, mostly it was a mixture of the two. It was a very uplifting experience and also very emotional for all staff involved. All staff involved want to thank everyone for their generous sponsorship and encouragement. If anyone still has money to give please see staff who ran as soon as possible. Here's to next year's race!
George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” – HNC Acting & Performance Students
Performances on Wed 20,Thurs 21, & Fri 22 June in the Emanuel Studio. Tickets costing £7 or £5 (concessions) available from Linda Law extn 3771.
60th BIRTHDAY BASH - ATTENTION! ATTENTION!
THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO INDICATE TO THE SECRETARIAT IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND THE ABOVE EVENT TO BE HELD AT HAMPDEN ON THURSDAY 28 JUNE 2007.
( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
National Success!
Over the last 14 years students from the HNC Occupational Therapy Support course have successfully gained both 1st and 2nd year places at the three Scottish universities offering OT, Glasgow Caledonian University, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh and Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. This year 5 students have been offered places for 1st year and 4 for 2nd year. Also, this month will see the first cohort of Distance Learning students completing the HNC. They come from as far afield as Lincoln to Dunfermline. Well done the HNC Occupational Therapy Support distance learning team.
10,000th Enrolment for Evening and Lifestyle Programme
August 2005 marked the introduction of a database system for the enrolment of participants onto the Evening and Lifestyle Programme. 13 June 2007 marked the 10,000th enrolment onto the Programme since the introduction of the database system. This would not have been possible without the assistance of the IT Support Section in general and David Cooper, IT Support Manager, in particular. The system has proved to be a resounding success and its smooth running is a reflection of the hard work and dedication provided by John Forbes and the entire team in Student Services. Congratulations and well done to all involved!
Web Developer Appointment
IT Support Section is pleased to announce the appointment of Alexandra Crosbie to the post of Web Developer (full-time). Alex will take up her post with immediate effect. Many of you will already know Alex in her capacity as IT Technician and more recently in her seconded role of Web Developer (part-time). Alex will work very closely with the BDU which still retains editorial control of the website and welcomes this appointment wholeheartedly. We wish Alex every success in her new post and are confident she will bring the same commitment and enthusiasm which she has demonstrated in her previous posts.
Alex will be in contact with all Faculties and Units in the near future to discuss website content. Please think about your present Faculty/Unit website pages and discuss fully with Alex a way forward to utilise the full potential of the website as a marketing tool. Remember, Alex is there to assist you and to develop your pages; she will even input and format the content but she cannot devise the content that still remains the responsibility of the Faculties and Units. The website requires to be constantly updated to maintain a fresh and vibrant image, please assist Alex with this very important facet of the College’s marketing strategy.
J.K. Rowling Look Out!
Budding philosophers might be interested to know that staff member John Rafferty’s book “Critical Thinking for SQA Higher” goes to the publishers next week and will be available from all good bookshops and Amazon.co.uk over the summer. It is published by Kynoch and Blaney/Unity Publications. This has been a busy 18 months in the Social Science section in publishing terms with many members of the section hitting the presses. Last year Jon McDermott published his Higher Psychology textbook and both Craig Ross and John Rafferty published articles in the international journals Philosophy Now and Dialogue Magazine respectively. On top of this the department will also be publishing no less than 5 Coleg packs this week covering Economics, Psychology and Philosophy courses for the new HNC framework (earning up to 50 packs back for the college.) Many congratulations to all staff involved.
5k Race for Life
Well, they did it! The Ladies from Langside College successfully completed the 5k run in aid of cancer research on Sunday 10th June. It was a beautiful day and the atmosphere was terrific. Some of them walked, some ran, mostly it was a mixture of the two. It was a very uplifting experience and also very emotional for all staff involved. All staff involved want to thank everyone for their generous sponsorship and encouragement. If anyone still has money to give please see staff who ran as soon as possible. Here's to next year's race!
George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” – HNC Acting & Performance Students
Performances on Wed 20,Thurs 21, & Fri 22 June in the Emanuel Studio. Tickets costing £7 or £5 (concessions) available from Linda Law extn 3771.
60th BIRTHDAY BASH - ATTENTION! ATTENTION!
THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO INDICATE TO THE SECRETARIAT IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND THE ABOVE EVENT TO BE HELD AT HAMPDEN ON THURSDAY 28 JUNE 2007.
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