1 Simmarian 2007 St Mary’s University College Twickenham London We received an encouraging amount of very positive feedback about the last issue and have incorporated some of your suggestions into this issue. As well as all of the news from College and updates from Simmarians all over the world you can read about the move from our original site in Hammersmith. I would like to thank everyone who contributed to last year’s magazine appeal. The money raised has contributed to the free services we provide to alumni. If you wish to give us a donation to help us to carry out our work please complete the relevant section on the alumni reply form enclosed. In addition, in this issue you will find information on how to leave a legacy to St Mary’s University College. This year, I have been focusing on improving our existing services and we plan to expand our range of alumni services in the next year. Do write to me with any suggestions or comments on what you want from your alumni office. The past academic year has been one of the most important in our 157 year history. As you will read in this issue, we have been given the power to award our own degrees and our title has changed to St Mary’s University College. Over the years we have expanded from being a male teacher training college to a university college offering a wide range of degree and other courses for both undergraduate and post graduate students. Whether you were here in the 1940’s or have just graduated, I hope that you feel part of our alumni family. With very best wishes from St Mary’s University College! Dr Karen Kendel-Smith Head of Alumni Services A New Era St Mary's has been granted the power to award its own taught degrees by the Privy Council. Dr Arthur Naylor said that the whole college community was delighted by the news, which follows an 18 month period of intense scrutiny by the Quality Assurance Agency. St Mary's has until now awarded degrees of the University of Surrey. Those already on courses studying for degrees and those about to register will continue under the auspices of the University of Surrey. St Mary's has also received permission from the Privy Council to be called St Mary's University College, Twickenham. Dr Naylor said: "It is a real tribute to the vision and hard work of our staff and students that we now have a university college, with a distinctive ethos, in Twickenham and I believe we can only go from strength to strength. We take great pleasure in advocating St Mary’s as a place which puts a great deal of emphasis on each individual student. The ethos is caring and is committed to providing education with a difference.’ He added: "We are immensely grateful to the University of Surrey with whom we continue to enjoy good relationships across a range of higher degrees and other courses." The Alumni Magazine of St Mary’s University College Issue 19 the Welcome to the latest issue of The Simmarian, the magazine for all former students of St Mary’s University College. Do you pay a regular subscription by standing order to the Simmarian Association? If so, please turn to page 10 for important information about your subscription.
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Simmarian
2007St Mary’sUniversity CollegeTwickenham London
We received an encouraging amount of verypositive feedback about the last issue and haveincorporated some of your suggestions intothis issue. As well as all of the news fromCollege and updates from Simmarians all overthe world you can read about the move fromour original site in Hammersmith.
I would like to thank everyone who contributedto last year’s magazine appeal. The money raisedhas contributed to the free services we provide toalumni. If you wish to give us a donation to help usto carry out our work please complete the relevantsection on the alumni reply form enclosed. Inaddition, in this issue you will find information onhow to leave a legacy to St Mary’s UniversityCollege.
This year, I have been focusing on improving ourexisting services and we plan to expand our rangeof alumni services in the next year. Do write to mewith any suggestions or comments on what youwant from your alumni office.
The past academic year has been one of themost important in our 157 year history. As you willread in this issue, we have been given the powerto award our own degrees and our title haschanged to St Mary’s University College.
Over the years we have expanded from being amale teacher training college to a university collegeoffering a wide range of degree and other coursesfor both undergraduate and post graduatestudents.
Whether you were here in the 1940’s or havejust graduated, I hope that you feel part of ouralumni family.
With very best wishes from St Mary’s UniversityCollege!
Dr Karen Kendel-SmithHead of Alumni Services
A New EraSt Mary's has been granted the power to
award its own taught degrees by the PrivyCouncil.
Dr Arthur Naylor said that the whole collegecommunity was delighted by the news, whichfollows an 18 month period of intense scrutiny bythe Quality Assurance Agency. St Mary's has untilnow awarded degrees of the University of Surrey.Those already on courses studying for degrees andthose about to register will continue under theauspices of the University of Surrey.
St Mary's has also received permission from thePrivy Council to be called St Mary's UniversityCollege, Twickenham. Dr Naylor said: "It is a realtribute to the vision and hard work of our staff andstudents that we now have a university college,with a distinctive ethos, in Twickenham and Ibelieve we can only go from strength to strength.We take great pleasure in advocating St Mary’s asa place which puts a great deal of emphasis oneach individual student. The ethos is caring and iscommitted to providing education with adifference.’
He added: "We are immensely grateful to theUniversity of Surrey with whom we continue toenjoy good relationships across a range of higherdegrees and other courses."
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Letter fromthe PrincipalAs you will see from your magazine and fromour website, our title has changed with theapproval of the Privy Council and we are nowSt Mary’s University College in our own right,with the power to award our own degrees inSeptember 2007.
In March this year the Quality Assurance Agencypublished its report following our successfulapplication for degree awarding powers. We wereespecially pleased at the report’s conclusion, inparticular the judgement that, “the teaching andlearning infrastructure of St Mary’s College is wellresourced and monitored through highly effectiveinteraction with its student body, which clearlyvalues the supportive environment and communityethos the College provides”.
The supportive environment and communityethos have been the characteristics of St Mary’ssince its foundation. This is the message that Ihave heard from so many alumni of differentgenerations, and today we are pleased to bemaintaining that distinctiveness and for it to bepublicly acknowledged.
Please keep in touch with us through our AlumniOffice. We have plans to develop ourcommunications with alumni in the months ahead.Until then, very best wishes
Dr Arthur NaylorPrincipal
St Mary’s hosted a
successful evening to
honour three former
students on Friday
23 February
Simon Amor, Lionel Perez and Anne Clynchwere this year’s recipients of HonoraryFellowships from St Mary’s University College.Honorary Fellowships are conferred on peopleeminent in their chosen field who have made anoutstanding contribution to society.
Simon Amor is a former student of the College.He is a world class player at Rugby Sevens andcaptained England to victory in the Hong KongSevens on several occasions. He also captainedhis team to a silver medal in the CommonwealthGames in Australia in 2006. In 2004 he was votedthe inaugural International Rugby Boards’ WorldSevens Player of the Year. Simon plays for Wasps
RFC, one of the country’s leading professionalclubs.
Another former student, Lionel Perez, Chair ofthe Gibraltarian Association, was nominated for hisservices to Education on the Rock and to his workin forging links between Gibraltar and St Mary’sUniversity College. He has worked tirelessly tomaintain the Association in Gibraltar and betweenGibraltar and the University College.
Anne Clynch is the Principal of Loreto College,Manchester. Under her leadership, Loreto Collegewent from threat of closure to earning BeaconStatus and the Queen's Anniversary Award foreducation. Loreto College has been completelyrebuilt with state of the art facilities.
The new Honorary Fellows were presented tothe Chairman of the Board of Governors, Rt RevBishop George Stack. They responded to theirawards with entertaining and moving speechesabout their time at St Mary’s.
The university college’s annual report, theCollege Record, was presented to attendees aspart of the celebrations and the university college’ssport department, Sport St Mary’s, was officiallylaunched by the Director of Sport, Andrew Reid-Smith. See our sports report for more details.
2007 HonoraryFellows
Dr Naylor (back left) with Honorary Fellows and Sponsors
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College NewsProfessorships ConferredDick Fisher, Vice Principal, Brian Robinson, Headof the School of Communication, Culture andCreative Arts, and Patricia Wade, Head of theSchool of Education, have been awardedProfessorships. The title of Professor is designatedto give public recognition to academic distinctionand leadership achieved in a field of learningrelevant to the College’s mission. Professorshipsare conferred on individuals who have achieved anoutstanding record and reputation at anational/international level.
Professor Fisher is Honorary President of theEuropean Physical Education Associations, led thedevelopment of UK Athletics current coacheducation scheme and hold the Ling Award of thePhysical Education Association (now Associationfor PE) which is given for 'a sustained anddistinguished contribution to the physical educationprofession'. He worked on several of the workinggroups that shaped up parts of the bid for the2012 Olympic Games and is leading the College'spreparations for the Games.
Professor Fisher said, “I was delighted to begiven a professorship and feel that it gives me agood platform to help St Mary's University Collegedevelop even further in the future.”
Brian Robinson spent over twenty years as a
consultant for the Overseas DevelopmentAdministration and for the British Council. As partof this work he helped to develop the highereducation curriculum in a number of countriesincluding India, Sudan and Mozambique. He alsowrote a number of text books which have beenused extensively in India and Southern Africa.
Professor Robinson joined St Mary’s in 1979. Hehad previously lectured in linguistics at theUniversity of Ghent in Belgium. Professor Robinsonsaid, “I am delighted to have had my work formallyacknowledged, particularly at a time when theCollege’s reputation for excellence in highereducation has been recognised by the awarding ofTaught Degree Awarding Powers.”
Patricia Wade has combined an outstandingcontribution to education, both at St Mary’s and inthe broader context, with national and internationalleadership in gymnastics, principally sportsacrobatics. She played a key role in developing thecountry’s understanding of the educational needsof gymnastically gifted girls and internationally wascentral to the development of the concept of‘artistry’ in the acrobatic gymnastic curriculum.
Two members of staff have been promoted toReader as a result of their significant nationalacademic reputations. Dr Pauline Foster’sresearch interests are in second languageacquisition, task-based learning, languageclassroom interaction, research methodology andformulaic language. Dr Timothy Holder is an applied sportspsychologist who has worked with elite athletesfrom a wide range of sports.
Scholarships AwardedStudents exhibiting a high level of ability andcommitment to the mission of St Mary's UniversityCollege received Scholarships at a specialceremony on at the College in March. The annualAwards Ceremony for the Presentation ofScholarships sees young people being recognisedfor their individual contributions in the three specificareas of community, creativity and sport.
Scholarships recognising community
involvement include voluntary work, fundraisingand participation in service opportunities, whilst thecreativity scholarships are awarded where astudent has shown a high level of originality orartistic ability in areas such as creative writing ordrama. Students who have made a significantcontribution to sport also received Scholarships.
"This is an important event for the Collegebecause it emphasises how many of our studentsgo beyond what might be expected of them infulfilling the basic requirements of a degree courseby offering so much more," said Dr Naylor.
St Henry Walpole Prize forExcellence in Teaching
The 2006 St Henry Walpole Prize for Excellence inTeaching was awarded to the Sports ScienceProgramme Team, headed by Gill McInnes. Theprize was awarded for the development offormative assessment in a number of modules inthe Sports Science programme.
Janine van Someren and Peary Brug werehighly commended for the School of HumanScience’s inaugural research forum whichsucceeded in further developing the researchcommunity within the School and throughout theCollege.
Editor: Dr Karen Kendel-SmithDesign: FREDD, Twickenham
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Dr Naylor (centre back ) with Scholarship Students
Winners of the 2006 St Henry Walpole Prize for
Excellence in Teaching with Dr Naylor (back left)
Students of the MA Theatre Directing coursehave produced and directed a number ofproductions as part of the New Directorsseason at Battersea Arts Centre.
Casts of professional actors performed inproductions of Ibsen’s Ghosts in a new translationby Anouk Riviere-Tallaksen, Gregory Burke’sGagarin Way, A Family Affair by Ostrovsky andAnthony Nielson’s The Censor, all designed, stage-managed and crewed by St Mary’s UniversityCollege undergraduate students.
This year’s directors are Rebecca Medway, whotrained at Central School of Speech & Drama,Anouk Riviere who has a PhD in Economics,Hannah Mander whose first degree was in Dramaat St Mary’s and has been a professional stage-manager, Christophe Damblant whose backgroundis film and Mary Greco who was a West-End and
television actress from a very young age.The MA in Theatre Directing at St Mary’s is a
vocational course which marries academic studywith director training. It is aimed at those studentswho wish to become professional theatre directorsand provides an environment which allows forresearch and development without commercialconstraints. It is taught by academics and industryprofessionals and the students’ work is showcasedevery year in a London theatre venue.
Last year’s students were all offered assistantdirecting work within a few weeks of graduatingand previous graduates have found work withmajor companies including the National Theatre,The Royal Shakespeare Company, Peter Halls’company, Out of Joint and The Royal Court.
A lecturer in Drama received two awards for hertheatre company when they performed at theEdinburgh Festival. Kasia Zaremba-Byrne, who isProducer and Movement Director for the companyNew International Encounter, received the HeraldAngel Award and the Total Theatre Award for theshow 'Past Half Remembered' as well as five-starreviews from the Guardian, The Scotsman and TheHerald.
Another Drama lecturer, Maxine Doyle, co-directed a production of 'Faust'. This was a jointproduction between Maxine's company,Punchdrunk, and the National Theatre. ‘Faust’received five-star reviews from The Guardian, TheObserver, The Evening Standard and Metro.
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TheStrawberryHill GothicPrizeOn February 28th the Professional and CreativeWriting Programme celebrated the centuriesold literary tradition of Strawberry Hill bypresenting for the fourth time the annualStrawberry Hill Gothic Prize for CreativeWriting. This year the prize was won by a secondyear undergraduate Faye Milton and a first yearstudent, Sharisse Wilson, was given a specialcommendation for her poetry.
For the prize-giving a large audience of studentsmet in the Waldegrave Drawing Room where theyheard readings by our two Royal Literary FundFellows, the novelist and short story writer RaviRandhawa and the crime novelist Joanna Hines. Dr Russell Schechter, a senior lecturer in creativewriting, who writes as Jay Russell, read from hisfantasy novella Apocalypse Now, Voyager andProfessor Robyn Bolam read a number of poemsfrom her recent work.
Drama News
Academic News Lost Highway RediscoveredResearch by Stuart Oliver, Senior Lecturer inHuman Geography has been uncoveringLondon’s “lost highway” — abandonedsections of the river Thames. The research,published by the Royal Geographical Society,examines the ways in which the Thames wasturned into a major industrial highway from theseventeenth century until it mostly fell into disuse inthe nineteenth century.
Stuart explains: “The Thames was a veryimportant route for bringing goods and people toand from London and other riverside towns. Fromthe sixteenth century onwards there were attemptsto make the river more easily navigable and myresearch looks at what was done.
“Most interesting has been when I uncoveredthe site of the old Swift Ditch near Abingdon. Thisstrange, narrow branch of the Thames seems tohave been the original route of the river. In thetenth century a trench was dug from it to
Abingdon, and that eventually came to form themain channel of the river. The Swift Ditch wasreopened in 1624 as part of an attempt to makethe Thames navigable to Oxford and a lock wasbuilt there by 1638 to regulate the river. But theSwift Ditch was too narrow and was abandoned in1790.
“The Swift Ditch and its lock are still there,hidden in some woods along a quiet footpath. Youcan also still see the old ferry stations used to takethe horse teams across the river at that point.Looking at these lost places and the highways thatconnected them helps us understand what madethe geography of today’s world. We have takenundergraduates there to view this quiet butimportant scene.”
Stuart Oliver is a Fellow of the Royal GeographicalSociety and lectures in Geography, CulturalStudies, and Tourism at St Mary’s.
Professor Robyn Bolam with Programme Director,
Peter Dewar
The Centre for Workplace Health at St Mary’shas secured funding from Sport England,Transport for London and the LondonDevelopment Agency to deliver a £0.5 millionone year pilot project 'Activate yourWorkplace.' The project is also beingsupported by the Fitness Industry Associationwho is providing free gym places forparticipating workplaces.
The project, which launched in June, providestraining and support packages to workplaces tohelp them design, deliver and evaluate healthyinterventions and policies to promote employeehealth and wellbeing.
The Centre is delivering other workplace healthprojects including 'Balance' at Carphone
Warehouse (North Acton, London) and Well@Work,Newham University Hospital Trust. These projectshave been extremely successful.
Monica Frost, Director of the Centre forWorkplace Health said “We are delighted to bedeveloping ‘Activate your Workplace', a projectwhich will provide fantastic opportunities foremployers to promote the health and wellbeing oftheir employees. By taking small steps to changelifestyle behaviours such as physical activity, healtheating and smoking, great rewards can be gainedfor employers and employees. A healthy and activeworkforce can increase productivity, reduceabsenteeism, reduce staff turnover and increasestaff morale”.
Healthy Workplaces
In August 2006 Dr Kevin Cook, Director ofGeography, led a very successful Study Tour forUK geography teachers to Kenya.
The tour began in Mombasa where the groupexamined the Kenyan tourist industry at first hand.They had a walking tour of the old town andrevisited the Bombolulu craft workshop and theWema project for street children.
They met Dr Haller who designed the world-renowned Haller Park eco-park and wildlifesanctuary. Dr Haller gave an illustrated lecture andthe group was given a guided tour of the quarryrehabilitation scheme.
The group then spent the next 18 days touringthe country covering over 4000kms in the process.They stayed with an Akamba family nearMachakos, met members of community groupsand were the guests at several schools and ruraldevelopment projects.
The group visited a number of National Parks,nature reserves including the Massai Mara, theTurkwell hydro electricity project, a James Findlay
tea estate and a flower enterprise supplying UKmarkets. The tour ended in Nairobi and included avisit to the Lunchbowl Project in Kibera.
The Lunchbowl Project is a school-based charityset up in response to the plight of orphans in theKibera slum. It is being supported by severalprimary schools in the south-west London area.Schools interested in finding our more about theorganisation can do so by looking at the web sitewww.lunchbowl.org
Dr Kevin Cook said, “This was the secondKenya Study Tour organised by the InternationalWorking Group of the Geographical Associationand, once again, was a tremendous experience forall involved. Plans are in hand for further toursincluding China in 2007 and to the village ofTocuaro, Mexico in 2008.”
A full report of this Study Tour is available on theGeographical Association's website atwww.geography.org.uk/events/studytours/kenya2006
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English News
Dr Pauline Foster was a plenary speaker at asymposium entitled Complexity, Accuracy andFluency in Second Language Learning at thePalace of the Academies in Brussels in March.
The two-day event was jointly organised by theCentre for Research on Language Teaching andLearning at the University of Brussels, and theInternational Association of Applied Linguistics,with funding from the Royal Flemish Academy ofBelgium and The Research Foundation of Flanders.
Dr Foster's lecture reviewed the current researchinstruments used for assessing accuracy in secondlanguage performance, and will propose a morefinely-tuned measurement which can detect evensmall advances in proficiency.
St Mary's has successfully launched its part-time MA programme in Applied Linguistics and ELTin Maastricht. Twelve students and a lecturer fromSt Mary's met at the Language Centre of theUniversity of Maastricht for the first of nine four-dayseminars taking place there over the next twoyears.
Programme Director Dr Pauline Foster said,“This is a unique way for people to gain a UKMaster's Degree without having to leave their jobsand come to Britain to study. We have completedtwo such programmes already at a venue inGermany and now look forward to enjoying theexcellent facilities provided by the University ofMaastricht”.
Kenya Study Tour
Poet Visits St Mary’sPoet, Colette Bryce, gave a poetry reading inNovember. Colette is a St Mary's graduateand a winner of the National PoetryCompetition. Her two poetry books are TheHeel of Bernadette, which won the Aldeburghprize for best first collection, and The FullIndian Rope Trick which was shortlisted for theTS Eliot Prize.
She has been an Arts Council of EnglandInternational Fellow at Banff Centre for the Arts inCanada, Creative Writing Fellow at the University
of Dundee, and is now North East Literary Fellowat Newcastle University. In addition to readingfrom her poetry she talked about her experiencesas a writer in residence both in the UK andabroad.
The evening also celebrated the Professionaland Creative Writing Programme's first PhDsuccess. The programme’s first doctorate wasawarded this summer for a PhD in ContemporaryPoetry by Dr Brian Docherty. Brian read from hisdoctoral poetry portfolio.
25 Years AgoThe College computer centre has been enlarged.We now have 16 terminals, a larger computermemory and a total of 20 million bytes of discmemory.The Simmarian Newsletter Spring 1982
50 Years AgoWe now have two courses in College that areofficially open to both men and women applicants.Women students … are becoming a more or lesspermanent feature of the Simmarian scene.The Simmarian Newsletter March1957
75 Years AgoThis year saw the inauguration of the Smoke RoomDance Orchestra and we offer a hearty vote ofthanks to Crooning Bill and his Good Companionswho provided us with dance music when thewireless was out of action.The Simmarian 1932
100 Years AgoThere was a run on chess last term, and quite anumber learned the moves but, I am afraid, mostof the interest was artificial and aroused more bythe names and shapes of the pieces than byanything else.The Simmarian Spring1907
Strawberry Hill:1952-54 September 7th-9th 20071957-59 September 7th-9th 20071964-67 September 7th-9th 20071967-70 July 7th 2007
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If you have lost contact with someone, werecommend you look on the Friends Reunitedwebsite.
Thousands of our former students haveregistered with the website and this is an excellentway to contact old friends. If you would like adviceabout how to use Friends Reunited, please contactus and we’ll send you a fact sheet.
If you cannot locate the person you wish tocontact, we can check our database to see if theyhave registered with us. As all information is heldunder the Data Protection Act, we cannot give outthe details of former students without their priorconsent. However, we can forward stamped mailor contact an individual on your behalf, askingthem to contact you.
If you wish to contact more than five people, wesuggest you ask to be included in ‘Where Are TheyNow?’ in the next issue of the Simmarian. Mentionthat you would welcome contact from formerfriends and we will forward any messages to you.
Don’t forget to tell us if you change your contactdetails and if you have details of a Simmarian whomay not be on our records, please let us know.
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Simmarians can be found working in many professions and industries The Careers Information Exchange works to provide current students with access to alumni in arange of professions and industries. If you would like to provide informal information and advicewhy not get in touch so we can discuss how this might work for you? You can either complete the Alumni Reply Form or email [email protected].
Recent alumni are also featured on the careers pages of the website. Real insights from recentalumni can be inspiring, so if you’d like to appear, please contact [email protected].
Careers Services for AlumniIf you are still pondering your graduate career options or are considering changing career and havecompleted your course in the last two years you can join GradClub. You can sign up atwww.smuc.uk/careers or directly at www.gradclub.co.uk
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ForthcomingReunions
Year group members are automatically sent lettersof invitation to their reunion, approximately threemonths in advance. If you would like furtherinformation about any of the following reunions, orwould like a fact sheet about arranging your own,please contact the Alumni Office.
1967 Rugby TourThe college has received materials from thecollege's rugby tour to Bergerac and Sarlat in1967, kindly donated by Paul Speakman.
Paul says, “We had played USB on 25 February1967 at college on the morning of the England vFrance international at Twickenham. There was agood crowd on the touch lines but we lost 5-11.The tour was our return fixture. I still have manygreat memories of that trip (some very amusing)and it would be nice to know what has happenedover time to those people”.
Paul can be contacted via the Alumni Office.
Pictured, left to right, are Mr Callaghan,
Paul Speakman, unknown, John Quinn, The Mayor of
Sarlat, Pete Bibby, Mick Cornerford, Pete Colquitt and
Denis Brady
The door of hostel 9 flung open and six friendswho had last crossed that particular thresholdin 1976 were reunited! Hugs, kisses, laughter,tears.
Champagne corks popped as we played a tapeof all the crackly singles we’d partied to threedecades ago! Hot Chocolate’s ‘So You Win Again’,The Jacksons’ ‘Let Me Show You The Way To Go’,The Eagles’ ‘Hotel California’ …
The photo albums were out. The memoriescame flooding back of our days at St Mary’s during‘75-’79. Even a few ‘edited highlights’ from a diaryto laugh/cringe over! Then the photos of ourchildren – now around the age we were then!
After a great evening out, we talked well into thenight, thrilled to be in 9 Waldegrave Park again,where our college days had begun.
Breakfast in the Ref: it was almost the same. Ifsomeone had said, “Hurry, the lecture starts in fiveminutes”, it would have seemed quite normal!
A walk round college and off to Twickenham.The bank where we used to pay in our grants(whatever happened to them?); The Barmy Arms;Eel Pie Island; the White Swan; all bathed insunshine, just the way we remembered it.
Sad to see the demise of ‘The Waldy’ (supposeit went into financial ruin with the loss of ourcustom in ’79!). We went up Shacklegate Lane andfound our way to Oxford Road and our student flatfor two years. Photos outside, memories of theparties, the laughter and the friendship.
We all agreed to keep in touch and certainly notto wait another 30 years before returning – as we’dprobably arrive on zimmer frames and it would beour children who were pushing 50!
Thanks, St Mary’s, for a brilliant weekend and for the four years’ worth of happy memoriesfrom the ’70s, which made our return visit soworthwhile.
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30 Years On ...By Liz Cooper (nee Anley)
In 2006, Des Cunningham (1940-42) received amedal in recognition of his service to theArchdiocese of Westminster for his outstandingservice over many years to St Mary's UniversityCollege, particularly in his support of theChaplaincy and his work with the SimmarianAssociation.
Alumni News
Past Students Playing a Part in Our Future
If you are considering remembering St Mary’s inyour will, the following information may be ofhelp to you.
A gift made to St Mary’s University College willbe used in accordance with your wishes. If youhave a specific interest or purpose in mind, wewould encourage you to discuss this with us, tohelp us ensure your intentions are realised. Wewould be pleased to discuss with you how your
support could be acknowledged, for example, by naming a scholarship, a facility or a building inyour honour.
It is easy to include a specific beneficiary, suchas St Mary’s University College, in your will but youshould always consult a solicitor or financial advisorto ensure that your will reflects your intentions andthat any tax implications are understood.
Before making an appointment to see a solicitorit is advisable to make a list of all of your assets,decide on who you wish the beneficiaries of yourwill to be, consider if you wish to leave any specificgifts to people and decide who you want yourexecutors to be.
There are a number of different kinds of gifts thatyou can leave in your will. The most common are:
Residuary BequestA gift of the remainder of the estate after all otherbequests have been made and debts cleared.Pecuniary BequestA gift of a fixed sum of money.Specific BequestA particular named item left as a gift.
After making your will, check it to ensure that itreflects your wishes, keep it up to date and makesure that it is kept in a safe place.
By joining the growing number of Simmarianswho are showing their support by pledging a gift tous in their will, you will become part of a veryspecial community.
We would be delighted to hear from you if youhave included St Mary’s in your will, or if you areconsidering doing so. If you would like to talk to usabout your bequest, please contact the AlumniOffice and we will be pleased to speak with you inconfidence.
A bequest of any size to the St Mary’s will costyou nothing today, but through it you can help toshape the future for future generations ofSimmarians.
If you wish to make a bequest to St Mary’s,please include our full name and address: St Mary’s University College, Waldegrave Road,Strawberry Hill, Twickenham TW1 4SX.
In the last issue, we
introduced our Legacy
Appeal. Remembering
St Mary’s University College
in your will provides a
lasting contribution to the
College’s continuing
success
Barbara, Joan, Jane, Marian, Carmel and Liz outside 9
Waldegrave Park
St Mary’s University College is pleased to beholding its annual prestigious event, the StMary’s Relays, this summer. Sporting celebrities Steve Cram and KellyHolmes are expected to attend again this yearand look forward to their national 1500m recordsbeing challenged by medley relay teams fromschools in the six South London Boroughs.
The event opens with relays involving anumber of local Primary schools and universityteams. A number of London clubs are taking partin a mixture of open relay events.
There are also a number of 800m and 1500mraces, including 2 invitational 3,000m races(men’s and women’s) promoted by UK Athletics,in which several athletes will attempt to achieveEuropean Championship qualification times.
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Launch ofSport St Mary’sSport St Mary’s, the service departmentresponsible for the organisation of sport at StMary’s University College, was formallylaunched at the Honorary Fellows Evening inFebruary. Mo Farah and a range of eliteperformers currently working out of theUniversity College were in attendance andformer athletes including David Bedford, AlanPascoe, Mark Rowland and Paul Dickinsonwere also present.
Sport St Mary’s strategy is to promote sport andphysical activity at all levels of ability and expertise,both at the University College and beyond. Thedepartment also engages with bodies including theEnglish Institute of Sport (EIS), UK Athletics, TheLondon Marathon, Harlequins, Sport England, Pro-Active South London and local community clubs.
St Mary’s University College is now a highperformance centre, an international training venueand the West London hub site for the EIS,supporting around 120 elite performers from 15sports. The UK Athletics Endurance PerformanceCentre is also on-site aiming to promote middleand long distance running. Student and staffrecreation has expanded rapidly and has beencomplemented by a wide range of programmes forthe local community, especially for schools andyoung people.
Director of Sport, Andrew Reid-Smith, said “St Mary’s University College has emerged as oneof the country’s leading university institutions forsport. With stimulating opportunities ahead, SportSt Mary’s is in an excellent position to furtherstrengthen and advance its sporting programmeand is well-placed to coordinate the UniversityCollege’s contribution to the London 2012 OlympicGames.”
SportSt Mary’sSt Mary’s
Sports Report
At the first annual scholarship awardsceremony held in March, twenty nine studentswere awarded sports scholarships. Up to£25,000 is being set aside each year to providescholarships in sport and the successful applicantsare awarded between £500 to £1,000 asrecognition of their achievement and contribution inthe area. This year’s scholars included thefollowing:
Mohamed Sbihi – one of the best JuniorInternational rowers in the country. Mohamedcompeted at the Australian Youth Olympic Festivalwinning a gold medal as a part of the men’scoxless four and silver in the men’s pair.Amir Williamson – a GB Junior Internationalhammer thrower. Amir is ranked second nationallyin the all-time list at U23 level and competed in therecent Junior World Championships held in Beijing.Harry Aikines-Aryeetey – (pictured) the firstathlete in the history of the IAAF World YouthChampionships to win the 100 and 200m. In 2006Harry ran the final leg for the relay team at theEuropean Cup – his first Senior International. In2006 he won the 100m final at the World JuniorChampionships.
If you would like information on the sportsscholarships, please contact Laura Goodall (SportSt Mary’s Administrator) at [email protected]
Sports Scholarships
Harry Aikines-Aryeety celebrates after winning the
100m. in Beijing, 2006. Photo by Mark Shearman
St Mary’s Relays
This year has seen a great deal of localcommunity sports activity based at theUniversity College.
As a part of the Competitive Edge programme inpartnership with the London Borough of Richmondupon Thames, Sport St Mary’s has helped toorganise and host several major events includingthe Junior Athlete Education programme, a
‘Superstars’ competition and events in rugbyleague, athletics and volleyball.
St Mary’s Richmond Athletic Club train andcompete out of the superb athletics facilities basedon the main campus and the club is continuing togrow and thrive now boasting somewhere in theregion of one hundred adult members and twohundred and seventy juniors.
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Sport St Mary’sDVDA DVD about the work of Sport St Mary’s hasbeen produced and was publicly shown for thefirst time at the Honorary Fellowship Evening.The DVD highlights the full range of work that istaking place and how the high performancesport interacts with other programmes ofactivity providing not only expertise but alsomotivation.
The film profiles the UK Athletics EndurancePerformance Centre with Mark Rowland (UKAthletics Senior Performance Coach) advocatingthe performance environment that allows athletesto train and compete at the highest level, oftencombining this with programmes of study.
In addition the DVD showcases the excellentpartnership that exists between the UniversityCollege and Harlequins RL with Henry Paul(Harlequins RL and New Zealand RL) noting thepositive outcomes for student and local communityrugby league. Lastly, a series of student sportsperformers indicate how the University College hasthe facilities and services to offer opportunities toall those who wish to participate regardless of levelof performance.
If you would like a copy of the Sport St Mary’sDVD please contact Laura Goodall (Sport St Mary’sAdministrator) at [email protected]
The UK Athletics Endurance PerformanceCentre has continued to go from strength-to-strength and this year several of the athleteshave achieved excellent results, most notablyMo Farah and Steph Twell.
Mo’s year has been truly exceptional and he hasemerged as the nation’s leading male distancerunner becoming the European 5000m silvermedallist and only the second Britain to win theEuropean cross country title. More recently onMarch 24, Mo competed in the IAAF World CrossCountry Championships held in Mombassaproducing what is widely regarded as the best runof his career so far. On a course where KenenisaBekele’s five year reign ended with the Ethiopianstepping off, Mo finished in 10th place behind six
athletes from Kenya, and one each from Eritrea,Qatar and Uganda.
Mo was the first European home and led theNorwich Union Great Britain and Ireland team to aneighth place finish in the senior men’s 12k, the firstnon-African team to finish.
Steph Twell has also had an amazing year whichhas seen her finish eighth in the 1500m final at theWorld Junior Championships, win the Europeanjunior cross country title and set a UK junior halfmarathon record clocking 77.52. Steph has alreadybeen deriving her services from the centre and willbe starting at St Mary’s as an undergraduate inSeptember 2007.
In a joint venture between the University College,UK Athletics and the London Marathon there isnow a house in Twickenham that provides full-timeresidence for GB athletes. The property is ownedby St Mary’s and London Marathon sponsors therental of the house. The house is ideally situatedbeing close to both Bushy and Richmond Park andallows the athletes to train together and focus ontheir performance.
Mo Farah, Mark Warmby, Colin McCourt, SusanScott and Moumin Geele are the currentoccupants and Dave Bedford, the LondonMarathon Race Director, said, “Houses like thiscreate a performance orientated atmosphere whichwill bring out the best in athletes.”
Mo Farah in Gothenburg, 2006.
Photo by Mark Shearman
Having won the 2005 Student Rugby LeagueBUSA Championship by beating LoughboroughUniversity 30-25 and following up last year bymaking the latter stages of the competition, thisyear’s squad once again made the final provingthat St Mary’s has one of the best rugby leagueset-ups in the country.
After beating Loughborough University in thesemi-final, the Championship match was playedagainst Leeds Met Carnegie at the HeadingleyCarnegie Stadium, home of the Leeds Rhinos.Despite an extremely spirited display St Mary’s lostthe final 66-10 to a very talented Leeds Met side.
The women’s rugby union 1st XI finished secondin the BUSA South Eastern 1A Conference playingten and winning seven and in the processamassing 317 points whilst only conceding 76.
Consequently the team qualified for the BUSATrophy and having beaten both the University ofGloucestershire and Aberdeen University bysignificant margins will play against the Universityof Sheffield in the final.
After being relegated last season to the BUSAPremier B division the men’s rugby union 1st XVfaced the difficult challenge of gaining promotionback into the top league; this was made no easierby the fact that they started with a 3 pointdeduction carried over from the previous season.
Despite this, and in a testing division thatincluded sides such as Swansea University, OxfordBrookes and Cardiff University, the side ultimatelyachieved their goal gaining promotion on the finalday. The St Mary’s team won eleven out of theirtwelve fixtures scoring 516 points and only
conceding 97. Having won the Premier B, the sideplayed UWE Hartpury in the last 16 of the BUSAChampionship and lost 10-27. The result in no wayreflects the standard of performance by the StMary’s team that when faced with last year’sChampionship winners, produced a high-qualitydisciplined performance to test Hartpurythroughout. It is no easy feat to gain promotion atthe first attempt and the general standard of playexhibited by the team certainly looks promising fornext year.
In a very tough season the women’s hockeyteam battled hard to retain their Premier Leaguestatus finishing just above the demoted UWIC side.BUSA league titles were won by the followingteams; women’s basketball, men’s volleyball, men’stennis and the men’s football 5th XI.
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It was the decision of the Annual GeneralMeeting of the Simmarian Association, held inthe autumn of 2006, to discontinue theSimmarian Association.
The proposal leading to that decision wasprompted by agreement within the Executive of theAssociation on the need for change. Part of thatawareness was the recognition of new structureswithin the University College. It was timely to moveon. What was decided by the AGM could best bedescribed as a 'new beginning'.
'New Beginning' is an apt phrase. A littleunsettling, perhaps! Grounded in what has been,accepting of present possibilities and aspiring tofuture growth and renewal. Discomforting yetexhilarating and an emotional roller-coaster forthose of us caught up in the process.
Executive members had concluded thatstructures within St Mary’s are better placed todeal with alumni concerns. Issues of scale anddiversity of interest groups are especiallychallenging. Data protection matters have to bemanaged appropriately and cost considerationsalso apply. In short, professional underpinningoffers the best prospect of sustaining outreach toSimmarian in the future.
There are some outstanding matters to clarify: The decision of the AGM relates only to the centralstructure based at Strawberry Hill.
Regional Associations are separately constituted
free-standing entities and will continue as before.Likewise all year group reunions will continue asbefore, and the Alumni Office will facilitate these asusual.
The income of the Simmarian Association camefrom donations and Standing Orders. Benefactorsmay wish to continue this support for the charitablepurposes of the College in which case they needtake no further action. However, if you wish tocancel your standing order it is important thatyou contact your bank. Please contact theAlumni Office if you have any questions about thestatus of your standing order.
A decision regarding the disposal of theAssociation’s assets was provided for within theConstitution. Such monies revert to St Mary’s forits charitable purposes therefore the remainingfunds in the Simmarian accounts will revert to theUniversity College to be used for worthy causes.
Over the years the Simmarian Association hassupported many worth causes, among them:SHOCC, the Chaplaincy and the Principal’s Fund.In discussion with Dr Naylor, the Association hasdecided to use the remaining funds for two mainpurposes.
The first is the commemoration of deceasedSimmarians with the establishment of a memorialbook of names to be presented in a glass case. Inaddition, the Chaplain has identified a furtherproject in the College Chapel which would be alasting legacy marked with a plaque denoting thegenerosity of the Simmarian Association.
It is also suggested that a final donation begiven to SHOC in support of the project run bySister Dee Smith, a former student working inGuatemala. The distribution will be based on thecost of the Chaplaincy’s project being met with thebalance going to SHOC.
Noreen Duggan, Treasurer, said, “Some peoplehave been benefactors over many, many years. Onbehalf of the Executive Committee, I want to say abig thank you to everyone who has contributed sogenerously to the Association”.
The Association considers that this is a newbeginning, a time for moving on and perhaps thebest scenario for an Association of such longstanding and one which had reached its zenith. Atime for memories and for great affection andgratitude to all Simmarians who have served theSimmarian Association across the years.
Alumni Associations and Clubs
A Message from theSimmarian Association
Gibraltar
Gibraltar continues to maintain its strong links withSt Mary’s and there are currently 34 Gibraltarianstudents at the College. The Gibraltar Society hasbeen promoting the College to prospectivestudents to ensure that this relationship goes fromstrength to strength.
The Annual Reunion normally takes place on thelast Friday in November. Last year, the dinner at theRoyal Yacht Club was attended by St Mary’slecturers Michael Murnane and Kevin Cook. Thisyear, Lionel Perez was made an Honorary Fellowof St Mary’s University College.
Liverpool Simmarian Club
On Saturday 25th November 2006, a largecontingent of Simmarians and wives attended theannual Mass in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christthe King. We remembered in particular, those whohad died during the year, namely: Jack Fallon(45/47), Dick Smith (33/35), Bernard McNulty(47/49) and Austin Greer (54/56).
Father Alex Fleming, our club chaplain, gave arésumé of each of their contributions to the worldof education and life in general. These were highlyappreciated by the close relatives present.
Father Godric Timney OSB, who completed apost graduate year at Simmaries in 70/71, con-celebrated the Mass. He took as his theme for thehomily some amusing memories of his year atCollege and encouraged us to be hopeful andoptimistic in meeting the challenges of the newmillennium.
After Mass, the group enjoyed a fine meal at thenearby Feathers Hotel. We were fortunate to haveRoddy Beare (55/57) as guest, having travelledfrom London to be present. At the end of the meal,he addressed us with his usual eloquence andthen broke into a version of ‘The Village Pump’which was a surprising diversion but muchappreciated and a reminder of ‘Miff’ Smith(54/56).
Sadly, John Cummins (54/56) died suddenly inmid January. John was secretary of the CollegeUnion during his second year and all Collegecontemporaries and those who knew him in laterlife, will remember him as a kind and generousman, much loved and appreciated and greatlymissed. His funeral service was held at StJoseph’s, Blundellsands, supported by a largecongregation including many Simmarians, withDave Relton (54/56) travelling down from theNorth East.
Our December celebration of the College FeastDay continues to be one of the highlights of theClub’s year. Twenty six members attended Mass atSt Joseph’s, Blundellsands, celebrated by �
ImportantNotice forDonorsWe plan to print the names of everyone whodonates to this year’s magazine appeal in thenext issue of the magazine. This will only bedone with your consent and we will not printthe amount you donated. If you donated tolast year’s magazine appeal and would likeyour name to be included on the list, pleasewrite to us. Thank you to everyone whocontributed for your support – it is greatlyappreciated.
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Father Alex Fleming, and from there to theWest Lancashire Golf Club for drinks, an excellentChristmas lunch, tastefully served in an elegantlydecorated dining room, with much conviviality andsufficient Christmas spirit to take us through toChristmas Day.
We continue to meet for drinks and lunch on the last Thursday of each month at the WestLancashire Golf Club. Each meeting is wellsupported and we sustain each other with highlyrelevant information including, at our last meeting,the most attractive travel insurance agencies forthe over 70’s!Geoff Farrell, Secretary
Manchester and DistrictSimmarian Association
This is the centenary year of the formation of theAssociation. We are planning to celebrate at outMass at a date in June which will be followed byrefreshments and a reunion. Should any readerwant further details please contact Kevin Madden,Secretary on 0161 740 6007.
Rest In PeaceNews of the death of the following Simmarianshas been received. Please remember in yourprayers these Simmarians, their families andtheir friends.
Gerard Clarke 1957-59
Vincent Conyngham 1947-49
Anthony Cooke 1997-00
Joseph Cox 1957-60
Hugh Gartland 1954-56
Douglas Hunt 1949-51
Joseph Hunt 1943-45
Kate Furey (nee Wall) 1968-71
Maurice Maloney 1946-48
Kenneth Martin 1942-44
James McAuliffe 1942-44
Susan McGerty 1991-95
Phil McMahon 1957-59
John Morgan 1962-65
Charles Mukora 1976-79
Frank Mullan 1957-59
Steve Nugent 1954-56
John Owen 1939-41
Kevin Phillips 1947-49
Pierre Pinto Current Student
Nigel Priestley 1953-55
Bryan Rynn 1957-59
Francis Sankey 1929-31
Richard Smith 1940-42
Wilf Sudlow 1940-42
Patrick Tighe 1945-47
Joe Torri 1951-53
Lloyd Tribello 1970-73
Patrick Walsh 1946-48
Strawberry Hill has officially been home to StMary’s for eighty years but the College wasoriginally based at Brook Green, Hammersmith.
The Georgian Brook Green building hadoriginally been built as a school for Catholic girls.St Mary’s College was founded in 1850 by theCatholic Poor-School Committee and the site waspurchased and developed to include a chapel, apracticing school, dormitories, and gymnasium.
The Hammersmith site became inadequate forthe requirements of the rapidly expanding Collegeand had few facilities for outdoor sport. The sitewas close to the headquarters of the cateringcompany Lyons and Co and Lyons purchasedBrook Green in 1922 to develop a vast complexwhich eventually included an ice cream factory,bakeries, a dept, a supermarket and a tea shop.The Lyons MD was apparently so impressed withthe then Principal’s negotiating skills that he offeredhim a managerial post at the company! Lyons usedthe College buildings, still named St Mary’sCollege, as offices and as a food laboratory.
The Strawberry Hill site was inspected, along witha number of others in the London area. Althoughthe house had been neglected, it was consideredsuitable for the site of the new College as it wasclose to London but had spacious grounds. TheCollege purchased the site on 1923 from theowner Lord Michelham and building work began.
The new buildings adjoined to Walpole Housewere designed by S Pugin-Powell whose task wasto provide modern facilities in the Gothic style. Thenew buildings were considered to be ‘graceful inform … artistic in plan … and highly efficient.’ TheCollege transferred to Strawberry Hill in September1925 and bid farewell to Brook Green.
Unfortunately, the building work at StrawberryHill had been severely delayed by strikes so thestudents arrived to find buildings covered with
scaffolding and the site populated by tradesmen.The bedrooms had no doors, there were no lecturerooms in use and the chapel, laboratories and gymwere not ready.
The Waldegrave Drawing Room was used as achapel, Walpole’s Library became the study halland the stables were converted into labs. Buildingwork continued and was largely finished during thenext academic year. Walpole House was adaptedfor use by the resident staff and the Drawing Roombecame the students’ library.
Strawberry Hill was formally opened in June 23,1927 by His Eminence Cardinal Bourne. Anothermajor building expansion was completed in 1930with a new wing housing the Aula for recreation,social activities and performances. New bedroomswere built, a canteen was provided and the sportsgrounds were expanded.
The College continues to expand and developthe Strawberry Hill site. The Pugin-Powell wings,partially inspired by the Brook Green site have inturn inspired the College’s many new buildings.
So, Hammersmith lives on at Strawberry Hill,indeed the stained glass from the Brook Breenchapel was used in the original Strawberry Hillchapel (now converted into teaching rooms). Sadly,the Brook Green buildings were demolished in1975 and offices and housing now stands wherestudents played hand-ball and took lecture noteson slates.
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The Chaplaincy team is always veryencouraged with the number of students whotake part in the various Chaplaincy groups andactivities as well as the Outreach programmes.It is wonderful to see so many of our studentsgiving generously of their time in serving theneeds of others.
The Chaplaincy is central to the life of St Mary’sUniversity College providing ongoing pastoral careand support for students and staff. In the recentQAA Report (February 2007) the assessor teamfound ‘that the Chaplaincy plays a role that goesbeyond the spiritual’ and, as noted in the QAASubject Review Report on Education, that its ‘farreaching spiritual and pastoral care extends tothose of all faiths and none’.
In the Westminster Record (March 2007) BishopGeorge Stack our Chair of Governors, spoke of StMary’s becoming a University College andattributes much of the success ‘to its strongCatholic identity and its commitment to theformation of the whole person, whicheveracademic course is being pursued’. As aChaplaincy team we were delighted andencouraged when the Bishop went on to say that,“the Chapel and the Chaplaincy are not only at thegeographical heart of the College, they trulyprovide the ‘soul’ of all that goes on”. BishopGeorge said, “Students of all religions and nonebenefit from the Catholic ethos which permeateseverything we do for their well being”. This is verymuch a true reflection of life at St Mary’s.
The Chaplaincy is very much committed tobuilding up our own community and reaching outto others. Since the beginning of 2007 we havegiven away £7000 to local, national andinternational children’s charities. The Simms Lourdesgroup has raised £2500 and the money will be
used to send children with severe learning difficultiesto Lourdes at Easter. This money will also help tosubsidy the full fare paid by the students who willbe travelling with the HCPT pilgrimage as helpersassigned to various groups throughout the country.The students look after the children with learningdisabilities on a one-to-one basis.
The Chaplaincy recently held a very successfulfundraising evening with former students and wemanaged to raise £2000, the money was given toour Lenten Appeal which this year raised thewonderful sum of £3542. The Lenten Appealmoney was given to ‘Project Life’ which ismanaged by Sr Dee Smith, a former student inGuatemala. The centre aims to provide educationin the prevention of Aids as well as diagnosticcommunity service for people living with HIV/Aids.We also gave money to the Lima School Projectwhich aims to build a school for youngdisadvantaged adults whose families are unable toafford full time education for their children.
The RCIA course continues to run each year atSt Mary’s and two members of our communityreceived the Sacraments of Reconciliation andHoly Communion at Easter. The Holy Week andEaster Services are very well attended andstudents who remained on campus took part in theliturgy as Eucharistic Ministers, Readers and asmembers of the Chapel Choir. We are in a uniqueposition of celebrating all the Holy Week andEaster Services as well as Christmas Serviceswhich are well attended as many otherChaplaincies in the HE sector are on holiday atthese times and do not come together to celebrateas a community.
The students attended a Retreat during themonth of February in Cumberland Lodge, GreatWindsor Park, and the theme of the weekend was
‘Be compassionate as your heavenly Father iscompassionate’ (Luke 6:36). It was a very enjoyableand reflective weekend which ended with a servicein the Private Royal Chapel in the presence of HerMajesty the Queen and Prince Philip.
Students also took part in the CAFOD UnearthJustice Campaign, calling on gold miningcompanies and UK gold retailers to take actionand stop gold undermining the poor. The aim is toensure that the gold we buy is ethically andresponsibly produced. The Chaplaincy organised aShooting Star Football Festival to raise awarenessof the Hospice and the hard work which goes onevery day with volunteers complementing the workof the full time staff. The evening was a greatsuccess and well attended by students, staff andsupporters of the Shooting Star Hospice.
The students at St Mary’s are alwaysencouraged to take part in Outreach programmes.We have developed good links with voluntaryorganisations which include CARA; Roy KinnearFoundation; Kids Enjoy Exercise Now; TheShooting Star Trust; Irish Centre Housing;Richmond Housing Partnership; Feltham YoungOffenders and CAFOD. The Chaplaincy takes thelead on the Community Scholarships offering£1000 to individual students each academic yearand applicants must demonstrate that they haveoffered their skills, resources and gifts for thepurpose of creating a more just world.
Throughout the year Mass is celebrated in theCrypt or the College Chapel every day. We alsohave a Prayer Room which is situated below theCollege Chapel. Students are always involved inthe organisation of all our College liturgies. TheFeast Day Mass was celebrated on December 8,2006 and the main celebrant was Bishop CrispianHollis, Bishop of Portsmouth. The College Chapelwas full and after Mass we had the Feast DayLunch in the College Rectory. It is always animportant day in our calendar and is enjoyed bystaff and students alike.
The Chaplaincy continues to work closely withthe Student Union and Student Services, We arealways looking at ways of enhancing the studentexperience at St Mary’s and aiming for greaterinvolvement of staff and students in serving theneeds of others.
For further information on Chaplaincy groups andactivities please take time to look at the website –www.smuc.ac.uk/chaplaincy
Fr Gerard DevlinSenior College Chaplain
Chaplaincy at St Mary’s
As I mentioned in Issue 18 of the Simmarian,SHOCC is undergoing something of arenaissance. A small group of us includingElizabeth Byrne Hill, Valerie Cunningham, MaryEaton, Father Gerry Devlin and myself have metto finalise the details of formal charity status.
We want to bring together the considerableamount of charitable work that goes on withinCollege; work that ranges from the local to theglobal. Our first task has been to come up with asuitable name. We did not want to lose the well-known title of SHOCC and yet we had toencompass the many links the college has withcharities working within the UK. The result is thenew title of SHOCC which stands for StrawberryHill Overseas and Community Concern. Ourapplication for charitable status is being finalisedand we should hear from the CharityCommissioners shortly.
SHOCC continues to try to meet its Mission of“Helping others to help themselves”. For me, thepicture of a tribal elder being greeted by four youngboys that SHOCC chose as its logo some yearsago and which is shown below, sums up the‘helping hand’ approach of our work. We do notseek to ‘tell’ others how to organise their lives; wesimply, and with as little fuss as possible, help toprovide the means for others to achieve a betterlife. This may involve providing funding for the
HIV/AIDS hospice as in the case of support of DeeSmith’s work in Guatemala or it may be to pay forthe air fare of a Simmarian to go out to teach for ayear at Sister Mary Ann Katiti’s school in Zambia.Whatever the project, we know from the letters ande-mails we receive that out help is muchappreciated.
In the future we hope to widen our projects andwe will, of course, have to redesign our logo.Changing our remit will allow us to link more closelywith the work of the Chaplaincy both withinCollege and within the local community. We willalso be able to make the fullest use of the studentrecipients of our new Community Scholarships.These scholarships are being awarded to studentswho have been actively involved in their localcommunity before coming to St Mary’s. A conditionof their award is that they continue this contributionand SHOCC may well be able to engage in andsupport their work.
SHOCC will, naturally, continue to supportprojects overseas. In particular we wish toencourage college departments to link with a majorproject of their choice in the UK or overseas. Twoare already doing this. The School of Education iscontinuing its links with the Khayleshia Township inSouth Africa by providing funding to supportgraduates who wish to further their education to MAlevel. Several members of staff are contributing ona monthly basis through Give as you Earn scheme.
The Drama Department continues to support thebuilding of two schools in the Moshi area ofnorthern Tanzania. In February Elizabeth Byrne Hillvisited the area with a party of college under-graduates. They worked alongside students andteachers in schools developing the Dramacurriculum.
SHOCC received a letter from Yohana Mcha, theManager of Orkolili Secondary School thanking usfor our donation towards the building programme.The money was used to buy the building materialsto complete a girls’ hostel and for furnishing therooms. Yohana commented, “Your donation waslike a glass of water on a parched tongue. It washighly appreciated, dear friends. Though the hostelis still incomplete, your donation covered a hugeportion of its construction”.
The future is looking very exciting for SHOCC.We will soon have full charitable status and will bein a position to extend our work helping others tohelp themselves. Your continued support is verymuch appreciated.
Dr Kevin CookPatron of SHOCC
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Strawberry Hill Overseas and Community Concern (SHOCC)
St Mary’s University College offers a range of postgraduate programmes as well as primary andsecondary PGCEs All programmes are offered on a part time basis allowing you to combine work andstudy whilst some are attended full time by those who want more intensive study.
Postgraduate Programmes
The College offers a range of MA/MSc/PG Diplomas and PG Certificate programmes:
� Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching � Applied Sport Science � Bioethics � Catechesis � Catholic School Leadership� Chaplaincy Studies� Charity Management� Creative Writing Studies: Creative Writing – The Community � Education (Leading Innovation and Change)� History: Culture Identities and Power (subject to validation)� Pastoral Theology� Religion and Conflict� Sport and Exercise Rehabilitation � Theatre Directing
Other programmes
� Graduate Diploma in Sport Rehabilitation � Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE)
If you would like information about any of the postgraduate programmes or if you need advice onapplying, please contact the Registry Admissions assistant on 0208 240 4027.
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DevelopingOpportunitiesIt was an important year for the MarketingDepartment with degree awarding powersbringing a new visual identity and theestablishment of the University College title.
The Gazette newspaper has been produced ona regular basis keeping students, potentialstudents and the local community in touch withwhat is happening at St Mary’s.
The promotional DVD has been updated and anadditional Sport DVD was produced for the launchof Sport St Mary’s.
The profile of the University College hasincreased with advertising banners being placedlocally and increased coverage in the press,resulting from the proliferation of media releases. Anew website has also been developed andlaunched.
Meanwhile the Recruitment Team continue toattend events to promote the College in schoolsand colleges and through the large HigherEducation Fairs.
Popularity continuesRecruitment continues to be strong and thepopularity of the University College is very evident.New Foundation, undergraduate and postgraduateprogrammes continue to develop in response tochanging trends in application patterns andstudent interests
With the long tradition of excellence in sport, StMary’s is ideally placed to benefit from the 2012Olympic Games. The two new undergraduateprogrammes in the School of Health Science,Sport Coaching Science and Strength andConditioning Science have evolved out of theestablished Sport Science programme and in thewake of the 2012 Olympic Games. A new master’sprogramme will also begin in 2007 in CreativeWriting Studies.
The new 2008 prospectus outlines expansion inthe areas of Drama and Media and a newfoundation degree in Psychology and Counselling.
Marketing News Masters
Potential students and their families and friends are very welcome to visit, tour the campus and find outabout the courses and facilities at one of the Open Days this Autumn:
Friday 22 June
Saturday 15 September
Wednesday 24 October
Wednesday 31 October (Open Evening)
Please book on 020 8240 2314 or through the website www.smuc.ac.uk
Undergraduate Open Days
We know that recommendation is a very important way for people to find out about St Mary’s – so youare very valuable to us! You may be a teacher and may be able to tell your students about us or you mayknow someone who is interested in the programmes we run. Indeed, you may be interested in returningto College for postgraduate study.
If you can help us spread the word or need any more information, please complete the form includedwith this magazine or contact the recruitment team on 0208 240 2314.
Don’t forget to return your Alumni Reply Form if you would like to feature in ‘Where Are They Now’. Please note that as the Simmarian is produced annually, up to twelve months may elapse before your entry appears in the magazine. We cannot print all submissions and are not responsible for the content ofmaterial submitted by you or in your name. We can forward letters and emails to the people who appear inthis feature.
1930sDermot Moloney (1932-34) began his teaching career at Westminster Cathedral School and served in the British Army from 1941-46. He taught in a number of schools and retired in 1980. He lives in London.
1940sGerard Carey (1941-43) lives in Bristol and is a retired head teacher. For the past 50 years he has beenplaying the organ for the weekly Mass in HM Prison, Bristol.Joseph Melia (1942-47) is ‘living the life of Riley’ in British Columbia. He taught for 35 years in England and in Saskatchewan. Cyril Reynolds (1942-44) married a teacher from New Zealand where he has lived for nearly 50 years. Mr and Mrs Reynolds both worked in a residential school.
1950sAlan Birks (1950-52) a former head teacher, has been ‘enjoying a busy retirement’ since 1986. Alan lives in Skegness and would be delighted to hear from any friends from his year.Nicholas Dewhurst (1959-61) lives in Victoria, Australia. He taught at the same school for 30 years. His wife, Sandra, studied Divinity at St Mary’s in 1960. John Maloy (1959-61) a retired headteacher, is a volunteer ranger on the North Yorks Moors. John is keento hear from old friends. He lives near Stockton on Tees. Philip McShane is a retired teacher who worked with Cancer Research and the Special EducationAssociation for 25 years. He received an MBE in 2000 for his work with the elderly and disabled. Philiplives in Strabane, Co Tyrnone.Edward Morgan (1950-53) worked in Zimbabwe and Johannesburg. He retired to Co Wexford in 1994 and has been elected to the Irish Senior Citizens’ Parliament. Michael Timlin (1955-57) taught in Kenya. He lives near Banbury and also spends time in his renovated19th century farmhouse in Brittany.
1960sBrian Dickson (1960-63) lives in Virginia, USA where he is an International Baccalaureate Coordinator. He spent 15 years as a secondary school principal in international schools in Latin America.Tom Dooley (1967-70) taught in ten schools and is currently a French and Soccer coach in a school inGreenwich, USA.John Evans (1960-63) is a retired head of an adult education centre. He is now a town clerk and lives in Gwent.Peter Gilbert (1963-66) is a retired teacher who ran a youth theatre group for 15 years. He now runs aninterfaith theatre group and lives near Leeds.Peter (1968-71) and Jo (1967-70) Hearn met and married at St Mary’s. After travelling, Peter startedteaching and Jo worked in children’s hospices and in Special Needs. Alan Jeffers (1986-72) married Anne (nee Holden). They retired to the USA where they developed asoccer business, a real estate company and a property developing company based in Ghana and the US.Laurie Kelly (1960-64) is a retired teacher living in Croydon. He has two sons, both of whom aremusicians and is married to Carolyn.Peter Murphy (1964-67) is a Town Crier for the City if Brampton, Ontario and is also President of theBrampton Historical Society.
1970sRon Barnett (1970-71) has published a number of books on Higher Education and is Chair of the Society of Research into Higher Education. He works at the University of London and lives in Golders Green.David Clinch (1977-80) is a teacher and lives in Torrington, Devon, having taught in schools in London. He is a keen musician.
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New MAin CharityManagement
St Mary’s continues to increase its post-graduate level portfolio with the MA CharityManagement course, run by Dr Geoff Paul. Thenew MA programme is part of The School ofManagement and Business Enterprise and hasbeen designed to teach the key managementissues facing personnel working in the charity,voluntary or not-for-profit sector.
The curriculum examines a wide variety ofcharity management aspects, covering such areasas Charity Governance, Strategic Management andLeadership, Finance, Marketing and Fundraising,Charity Law, Human Resource Management andEmployment Law. Research is an integral part ofthe course and students will be encouraged topublish their research in academic journals.
The course is run on a part-time basis to ensurestudents have the opportunity to implement newmanagement ideas and business concepts directlyinto their work environment. The programme isavailable on three levels; Certificate, Diploma andMaster of Arts. This provides students with theadded benefit of flexibility in terms of different entryand exit points.
For further details about the MA in CharityManagement, please contact Dr Paulon 020 8240 4351 or [email protected].
Where are they now?
The RoyalGeographicalSociety is looking for former students ofGeography to act as GeographyAmbassadors. This involves visitinglocal schools to talk positively abouttheir experiences of studyinggeography and about university lifein general. The RGS would also liketo speak to young professionals whohave used their degrees in theircurrent careers. For more information,please contact tel 020 7591 3053 oremail [email protected].
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1970s continued ...James Conroy (1976-80) taught at St Mary’s from 1987-1990. He is currentlyDean of Faculty at the University of Glasgow. In 2006 he was elected to thePresidency of the International Association for Moral Education.Karen Hofen (1977-80) taught PE until 1991 and coached gymnastics until2004. She is the Assistant Centre Manager for a training and qualificationscentre and is an International Gymnastics judge. She lives in Thame,Oxfordshire.Margaret Huggon, nee Ashcroft (1974-78) is a counsellor at a university inLancashire. She is married with three children and lives in Preston.Judith Llewellyn, nee Evans (1971-75) lives in Newport. She is a teacher in aprimary school in Newport and is married with two children.William Nuttycombe (1979-83) taught in the USA and Kenya and has beenteaching in Berkhamstead since 1987. He is happy to hear from anyone whoremembers him.Steve O’Connell (1972-75) is a Colonel serving with the Army in Scotlandwhere he is responsible for the selection and career management of more than9000 personnel. Rosemary Rehill, nee Webb (1970-73) has been teaching for 15 years in theUSA. She lives in Fort Washington.James Turner (1974-78) married Geraldine, nee Keane. He is the headteacher of a school in Worcester and would welcome contact from old friends from College.
1980sJames Anthony (1989-92) worked in Chicago before returning to the UK. Heis the director of a financial services company and has three children. He livesin Hallaton, Leicestershire.Julia Clarke, nee Cunnell (1985-88) married Dermot Clarke (1985-88) in1992. They have four children and live near Cheltenham. Julia is a medicalmarket researcher.Debra Cougill (1989-92) has been working as a theatre actor touringnationwide. She has developed and led arts based initiatives across thecountry to explore anti social behaviour. Debra lives in London.Elizabeth Fenton, nee Wharram (1989-92) qualified as a teacher in 1996 andgraduated with an MA in European and Comparative Literacy Studies in 2006.She lives near Ashford and has two sons.Philip Halton (1989-93) has been in the police force for the past 12 years. Heis married to Judith and they have two children. Philip lives in Chorley.Pamela Hoey, nee Roberts (1987-90) is a sub editor for a large regionalnewspaper. She is married with a daughter and lives in Liverpool. She wouldlike to hear from old friends via the Alumni Postbox.John Magee (1988-91) did his PGCE at St Mary’s and is a school chaplain.He lives in Co Cork.Jacqueline Marks, nee Earley (1986-90) lives in Aylesford. She is a formerprimary school teacher who is taking a career break to look after her threechildren. She would like to hear from anyone who remembers her from College.Clare Murchison, nee O’Donnell (1980-83) is a development manager for alarge food retail outlet. She is married and lives in Chertsey.Frances O’Brien (1983-86) continued her studies at Southampton Universityafter leaving St Mary’s. Having worked in industry she is now a lecturer at auniversity in the Midlands. She lives in Coventry.Steven Sleight (1987-90) lives in Worthing. He has worked for the AnglicanDiocese of Chichester since 1999 as Pastoral, Advisory Committee andRedundant Churches Secretary.Sarah Welch, nee Feeny (1981-82) completed her MA and PhD at theUniversity of Missouri. She is Deputy Head if a school in Malvern.
1990sLiz Bell, nee Cotton (1992-96) lives in Paignton. She has two children andhas fostered over 50 children between the ages of 2 to 16.Victoria Bettelheim, nee Harris (1996-99) teaches at a primary school inLondon. She is involved in an amateur dramatics and has written a pantomimefor the group. Michela Chiono (1990-93) taught English in Genoa after graduating andreturned to the UK to do a PGCE. She teaches at a secondary school inHounslow and would love to hear from anyone who remembers her.Simon Collins (1999-2000) lives is Gloucester. He is a financial advisor dealingwith life assurance and pensions.Simon Field (1995-98) runs the boys’ PE Department at a school in Essex. Richard Ford (1991-94) is an export sales executive and travels extensively inEastern and Western Europe. He lives in Wirral.Richard and Aruna Holmes, nee Das (1992-95) met at St Mary’s. Richard is aphysiotherapist and Aruna is a secondary school teacher. They live inStockport. Emma Humphreys (1994-95) lives in Guildford. She brought up four childrenand started a fast track medical degree last year.Emily Hunter (1994-97) lives and works in Weymouth where she is Head ofYear at a large technology college.Vera Jajechnyk (1994-98) is Deputy Head at a school in London and has one son.Inga Lovric-Kemp (1992-95) is a presenter and produce r for BBC News. She lives in London.Leonie Maher (1998-2002) lives in Co. Westmeath. She works with primaryschools teaching drama and within community mental health centres with adult students. Samantha Newington (1993-96) completed a PhD and is a lecturer. She lives in Durham.Primavera Quantrill, nee Wright (1999-2000) runs a publishing consultancyand editorial business. She has one son and lives in London.Neil Tunbridge (1995-98) lives and works in Dubai. He spent a number ofyears in retail and is Head of Retail for a large company in Dubai. He would bepleased to hear from anyone who remembers him from College.Paul Whitcombe (1998-2002) works in television production and makesdocumentaries and dramas for a number of worldwide channels. He lives in London.
2000sSimone Carr (2001-04) lives in Colchester and is an international eventsco-ordinator.
Richard Davies (2004-05) is a teacher at a secondary school in Norwich.Matthew Hadley (2001-04) lives in Aberdeen. He is a diocesan youthco-ordinator.
Lisa Holland (2001-03) lives in Wigan. She supports schools and otherorganisations in providing out of schools hour provision and also co-ordinatesand trains a teaching and learning styles programme. Katie Pearce (2003-06) is training to be an English teacher. She lives inBillericay.Sunita Potay (2001-06) is a teacher and School Sports Co-ordinator for aschool sports partnership. She is also reading for her MA in Education at StMary’s. Sunita lives in Teddington.Camille Subramaniam, nee Unnerstall (2000) is a writer and English teacher.She married in 2003 and lives in St Louis, USA.Rebecca Williams lives in Letchworth and is a health promotion officer.Benjamin Worley (2000-03) is Director of Child Ministry at a Catholic Churchin Milwaukee, USA.
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