{"id":259,"date":"2018-06-06T12:33:47","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T11:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniofglos.blog\/equality\/?p=259"},"modified":"2024-05-15T08:03:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T08:03:12","slug":"life-is-meant-to-be-lived-as-a-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/equity\/2018\/06\/06\/life-is-meant-to-be-lived-as-a-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Life is meant to be lived as a celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello<\/p>\n

I hope you\u2019ve enjoyed reading our guest bloggers over the last few weeks. They\u2019ve shared some humourous and very personal experiences. I wondered if Adam\u2019s and Kirsten\u2019s stories had motivated you to take action? Have you offered, or are you in the process of arranging work experience or an internship? It would be great to hear from you if you have.<\/p>\n

I thought I would continue with this positive feel and share some of the successes at our Staff Awards last week. This is an annual event held in Cheltenham Town Hall. As our Vice Chancellor, Stephen Marston, stated in his welcome:<\/p>\n

\u201cOur staff are at the heart of everything that we do. It is your drive, energy and passion to make a difference to the lives of our students that makes us successful. That is why our Staff Awards event is so important. It allows us to recognise and celebrate what individual members of staff and teams across the university have achieved.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Awards are split into Student Led Staff Awards and Staff Excellence Awards. Student Led Awards include Most Inspiring Lecturer, Most Engaging Module and Best Practice in Promoting Equality and Diversity. Staff Excellence Awards include Inspiring Colleague, Outstanding Team and Diversity and Inclusion.<\/p>\n

Whilst congratulations go to all those who were nominated and particularly to the winners, I thought I\u2019d profile the winners of the equality, diversity and inclusion awards. These awards were introduced in 2017.<\/p>\n

Best Practice in promoting Equality and Diversity is awarded to a \u201cmember of staff who goes above and beyond in promoting awareness of equality and diversity issues both within the university and the community\u201d. The winners were Archan Mehta, Senior Tutor in Accounting, and Zoe New, Lecturer in Accounting and Finance. Their nomination is set out below:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe lift in the business school had broken, and as I use a wheelchair this prevented me from getting to the second floor for the IT skills seminar. Archan therefore taught the whole group in the computer lab on his own, and Zoe came downstairs and found a computer that she could teach me on.<\/p>\n

This meant that I was able to access the same learning as everyone else, and meant that the rest of the course made sense to me.<\/p>\n

Thank you to both Archan and Zoe!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Professor Kamal Bechkoum receiving the award on behalf of Zoe and Archan<\/p>\n

The Diversity and Inclusion Award \u201crecognises the contribution and success of colleagues who have shown outstanding commitment to proactively developing an inclusive workplace, making the university a fairer and more welcoming place to study\u201d. This year\u2019s winner was Andrew Lansley, Senior Lecturer in Popular Music and Radio Production. A summary of Andrew\u2019s achievements is highlighted below:<\/p>\n

“Andrew has shown a genuine commitment to develop an inclusive learning environment for all his students. He has actively worked with his students on the autistic spectrum to develop course materials that they can all access. His co-creation created a space for their voice, typically marginalized, to be heard. An integral part of Popular Music and Radio Production are trips. He has made special arrangements to ensure that these students are able to engage fully in these visits, enabling them to access all aspects of the degree course”.<\/p>\n

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Andrew Lansley receiving his award from Ruth Davies<\/p>\n

I hope that you will agree, all three are\u00a0deserving winners.<\/p>\n

The real positive though is that the nominations were spread across the university, both academic and professional services. Tangible evidence that we are starting to embed good practice, creating a positive culture and more inclusive environment.<\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t forget you can keep up to date with everything that we do by following us on Twitter @UoGEquality.<\/p>\n

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