Yesterday saw an amazing turn out for Celebrate 2014. Running alongside the GK Unions Diversity Fayre, Celebrate was a huge success. A huge attraction was the Guide Dogs and Hearing Dogs who totally stole the show, they were fantastic.
Here is Guide Dog Puppy Farrah and Hearing Dog Echo.
Celebrate 2014 got off to a good start at our Greenwich Campus today with a varied selection of participants and a good attendance. Hearing Dogs for the Deaf came along bring with them Yen the Hearing Dog who was very popular, the LGBT Staff Network Lego stall was a big hit as was our BSC Health and Wellbeing Students lead by Nevin Mehmet.
The next event is on Wednesday at Medway and then onto Avery Hill on Friday.
As part of Celebrate 2014 our Sustainability Team are offering a special gardening session in the university edible garden on Friday 21 March.
You will be able to plant seeds which will form part of the crop of vegetables for this year’s garden and learn how to plant willow. You can see the plans for this year, visit the forest garden or the orchard, investigate the polytunnel or try your hand at watering and weeding.
So if you would like to have a go or just come along and chat to Emily and Alex from the Sustainability Team and see what the garden is all about, then find them in the garden behind David Fussey Building, Southwood Site between 11.00 am and 2.00 pm next Friday.
As part of Celebrate Difference and Diversity 2014 we are holding a photo competition.
The title of the competition is ‘What Does Diversity Mean to You’.
If you would like to take part all you have to do is take a photo showing a representation of what diversity means to you and send it to equality@gre.ac.uk .
The closing date is 21 March.
The judging panel will chose the winner who will receive a prize for their efforts.
So if you want to have a go please join in, we look forward to receiving your photos.
Britain’s Kelly Gallagher won Britain’s first ever Winter Paralympic gold with victory in the visually impaired super-G in Sochi. The 28-year-old from Bangor in County Down and her …guide, Charlotte Evans, were first on the Rosa Khutor course and clocked one minute 28.72 seconds. “It was nerve-wracking but I’m delighted with the result,” Gallagher told BBC Sport More … http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/26504413
Celebrate Difference and Diversity 2014 will be at a campus near you soon! Stalls featuring internal and external exhibitors will be promoting our diverse staff and student population and support services available.
Highlights include Hearing Dogs for Deaf People and Guide Dogs. During the week we will be running a photographic competition to find the best representation of ‘What Diversity Means to You’ and also Friday 21 March will be ‘Wear are you From Day’. More details of these two events will follow next week. The university café’s will be joining in as well offering food from around the world.
Events take place from 11.30 am – 2.00 pm on the following days:
Monday 17 March – Greenwich, Queen Mary Undercroft
Wednesday 19 March – Medway, Pilkington Cafe
Friday 21 March – Avery Hill, The Dome Cafe
Exhibitors include:
Equality and Diversity at UoG, International Students, SUUG
University Craft Club, Hairdressing, *AccessAbility
University Sustainability / Community Garden
Mental Health, Learning and Development, ILS (student support),
LGBT Staff Network
Matt Hampson Foundation,
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, Guide Dogs.
University Health and Fitness
The events are open to all and completely free so join in with us and find out what is going on. For more information see here.