sva ceremony presentation 2015
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Ceremony 2015
Welcome!
Issy CookeCity University London Students’ UnionVP Education
David BoltonCity University London,Deputy Vice Chancellor
Pam Parker,City University LondonAssociate Director (Learning, Enhancement and Development)
This Year
• 526 nominations received:– 368 Staff Nominations– 156 Programme Representative
nominations.
• Nominations were Received for:– 111 Academic Staff– 19 non Academic Staff– 33 Programme Representatives
Research Supervision
Shortlist
Chris Atkin (SMCSE)Julianna Challenor (SASS)
Madeline Cruice (SHS)Clive Holtham (Cass)Sophie Willis (SHS)
One student said…
The winner:
“was totally passionate and engaged in my research, keeping me grounded, focused and deep diving all the elements of my area of interest…I always felt able to approach [them], knowing that [they] would always listen, question my thinking and approach to help me extend my knowledge domain and make my research as meaningful as possible. To be able to have had the access to someone who has incredible 'real world', 'academic' and creative passion was a real blessing”
Research Supervisor Winner
Clive Holtham, Cass Business School
Personal Tutoring
Shortlist
Paul Bland (SHS)Ricardo Khine (SHS)
Danielle Lyssimachou (Cass)Azizur Rahman (SMCSE)Christopher Ryan (Law)
One student said…
The Winners’…
“…office door is always open and [they are] usually there most days of the week for a quick chat. If not, sending [them] a quick e mail will also get you a quick response. Therefore, it can be said that [they are] in-tune with what students require and… always on hand to resolve any issues for students”.
Personal Tutoring Winner
Christopher RyanCity Law School
Assessment & Feedback
Shortlist
Chris Atkin (SMCSE)Ricardo Khine (SHS)
Danielle Lyssimachou (Cass) Jayne Morgan (SHS)Sophie Willis (SHS)
One student said…
The Winner…
“always provides extremely detailed feedback for all assessments which is very helpful for us, the students. In the feedback (which is many pages long) [they] always provide references to similar examples in the textbooks or lecture slides and … always explain everything in a lot of detail to ensure that it is clear by everyone. [They are] also the first one to add feedback on whatever assessment. [Their] feedback is very punctual and helpful, which indicates how much time [they] spend in preparing it and how focused and passionate [they are]”
Assessment & Feedback Winner
Danielle LyssimachouCass Business School
Student Support
Shortlist
Thalia Anagnostopoulou (Careers)Leon Cuthbertson (Cass)Victoria Didilica (Careers)
Eleanor Trezise (Sports & Leisure)Mona Vadher (Careers)
One student said…
The Winner is…
“The driving force behind, excellent social events, networking events, charity events and raising the standards of these events. In doing so [they] raised the standards of student experience”
Student Support Winner
Leon CuthbertsonCass Business School
Teaching in Schools:School of Arts & Social
ScienceShortlist
Aylish O’Driscoll Marie Poirier
Deborah RafalinSusan StraussRichard Ward
One student said…
The Winner is…
“one of the most genuine, engaged and articulate lecturers on the course. [They are] able to empathise
with us as trainees, practitioners, researchers and human beings. [Their] obvious cleverness is inspiring rather than intimidating and [their] lectures are well
prepared and referenced”
School of Arts & Social Sciences Winner
Deborah RafalinDepartment of Psychology
Teaching in Schools: School of Health Science
Shortlist
Paul BlandSarah Greenwood
Ricardo KhineRachael-Anne Knight
Jayne Morgan
One Nominator Said…
The Winner:
“caters to everybody's level of understanding and teaches with passion capturing everyone’s attention… teaches in a way that listened to our needs rather then throwing us all in at the deepend… was a great support for exam preparation and offered personal learning support”.
School of Health Science Winner
Sarah GreenwoodDepartment of Nursing
Teaching in Schools: City Law School
Shortlist
Grietje BaarsElliot Schatzberger
David SeymourJohn StantonSimone Start
One student said…
The Winner
As a teacher, [is] outstanding in every respect… total enthusiasm for [the] subject, which [they] communicate in a clear, structured, cogent manner, sensitively tailored to the group and individuals… an intuitive understanding of the needs of students, and is extremely good at balancing the pure academic teaching with practical advice … in an examination context and in practice as a professional”
City Law School Winner
Elliot SchatzbergerGDL Visiting Lecturer
Teaching in Schools:Cass Business School
Shortlist
Simon HayleyHugh Hutcheson
Habib LesevicDanielle Lyssimachou
Ben Rickayzen
One student said…
The winner is…
“Definitely one of the very best lecturers in my year who has consistently delivered at a very high level over the year. [They] definitely put a lot of effort in ensuring the students fully understand the very challenging concepts being taught. In my opinion, [they] deserve some recognition for [their] great efforts”.
Cass Business School Winner
Simon HayleyLecturer in Finance
Teaching in Schools:Mathematics, Computing Sciences & Engineering
Shortlist
Chris AtkinNeil Maiden
Azizur RahmanPhilip SpeareFrederic Surre
One student said…
The Winner was:
“incredibly passionate about the subject, [and] createdpractical engaging sessions to inspire creative thinking…For me, this mode of tuition surpassed anything that I had previously experienced in education. It brought the subject alive and inspired people to the point where we dedicated so much of our free time to build on our knowledge and apply it to 'real world‘ situations. I got so much from this module and that is entirely down to [their] creative approach to the moduleand… incredibly positive and passionate engagement with all students”
Mathematics, Computing Science & Engineering
Winner
Neil MaidenSystems Engineering
Sustained Achievement
The Winner is:
“an engaging, thoughtful, relatable individual… brings a unique perspective and huge wealth of knowledge from years of experience… that make the subject material easier to understand and very interesting”
Sustained Achievement Winner
Paul HahnCass Business School
Overall Achievement Staff Award
The Winner:
“demonstrates her passion for accounting simply through everything. When she talks, you see her confidence, showing that she knows the subject well. The way she communicates it, combining very theoretical knowledge with examples that are funny and easy to remember shows her love for it that translate”
Overall Achievement Winner
Daniella LyssimachouCass Business School
Programme Representative Awards
Programme Representative Awards
BRONZE Awards
Avantika DassaniKatarzyna ToniakUmar Shafiq Malik
Faris Noaman
Programme Representative Awards
SILVER Awards
Sanna SalamTanzyla Khan-TareenAbitha Amirthaligam
Programme Representative Awards
GOLD Awards
Trudi BaileyTran Toan Dang
Julie Linge-Smith
The Programme Rep of the Year…
“has done a fantastic job working hard as our rep for the duration of our postgraduate course. She has helped bring about change by always encouraging the cohort to provide regular feedback and passing it on to the relevant persons”
“always takes our concerns seriously and represents them to those running the course. Nothing is too big or too small for her to take on. She has a 'never give up' attitude and pushes hard to encourage us to give feedback”
“has always fought hard for things that might not seemimportant to the university, but that matter to us”
Programme Rep of the Year
Trudi BaileySchool of Health Sciences
Congratulations to everybody nominated, shortlisted and who won an award!
Thank you all for your work improving the experience of students at City University London!