Topping Out

This week saw a milestone in the construction of the new Campus Centre building in Luton. The Vice Chancellor and other senior University staff took part in the traditional Topping Out Ceremony.

High on the roof of the new building the university staff were joined by representatives of the architects and the builders. At the ceremony the VC received a glass plaque to mark the occasion. He then pressed a button which inflated the roof for the atrium. The University Chaplin also blessed the building.

From September the Campus Centre will become the home for many of the student support services.

Alumni E-Zine Launch

The first edition of the new alumni Noteworthy E-Zine has gone live.

The May edition includes a profile of Bedford graduate Michelle Rowe. Michelle recently launched a charity to help school children in Malawi. We also have details of a new graduate internship scheme and the forthcoming nursing and midwifery reunion.

The Noteworthy E-Zine is sent to over 16 000 University alumni on a quarterly basis. This is in addition to our annual Noteworthy printed publication.

If you:

• have some alumni news or
  
• know of an alumni with a story to tell or
  
• haven't received your email notification yet
  

Please email the alumni office.

Two New Faces in the DARO

This week I welcomed Shamim and Rene to the Development and Alumni Relations Office (DARO). They have joined us on temporary contracts to deal with data entry, graduation and the nursing reunion.

Shamim (left) is a level two BA Business Studies student. Rene, from Kenya is on the MSc in Computer Security and Forensics. They here until the end of July.

They will be kept busy maintaining records on the database and with the graduation ceremonies in Bedford and Luton. We also have a large reunion taking place in June. The Nursing, Midwifery and ODP Reunion is at Putteridge Bury on Saturday 12 June. Shamim and Rene will be helping with the event.