WELCOME futures❵
We’d love to hear your feedback on Futures or anything to do with your time here… Please email us at:
alumni@herts.ac.uk, or write to: Development and Alumni Offi ce, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfi eld, Hertfordshire, AL10 9AB
As one door closes, another one opens…
In ancient Roman mythology, Janus was the god of beginnings - his name is familiar as the Romans dedicated the fi rst month of year, January, to him. A two-faced god who looked simultaneously to the past and the future, he was the patron of doorways, endings and time. It certainly feels as though Janus has had a hand in events during 2012 – not only is this a landmark year for the University but for Higher Education as a whole, and so this offers the perfect chance to both refl ect on the past but also look forward to the future. 2012 sees us celebrate sixty years since the Institution was founded. Education has changed a lot in that time and this year will be no exception, with the introduction of higher tuition fees in England from September. Fashions have changed too - and the original Hatfi eld Technical College buildings, which many of you will remember fondly from your time here, look a world away from the new developments planned on campus, which are due to be completed in 2020. This edition of Futures will give you a sneak peak of some of those planned changes and a look back at the past 60 years, as well as letting you know about the fantastic stories from your fellow alumni – whether they’re taking part in London 2012, saving lives in Afghanistan, working on orchid conservation or creating beautiful images. Change can be scary, but their stories are testament to the fact that it can also be exhilarating and life-changing. The real danger seems to be only looking back and not seeing the opportunities that the future presents.
Louise Barnes Editor
Updates from the alumni team It’s nearly time… for our alumni website to be revealed! The wait is nearly over, and when our new, shiny website goes live you’ll
hopefully enjoy the up-to-date information on news and events taking place around the University. There will also be an updated benefi ts page for you to take advantage of, as well as information about all of our international chapters around the world. Enjoy! It will still be a work in progress though, so if you do have any comments/ thoughts/ suggestions/ compliments, please do send them over to
alumni@herts.ac.uk. We will also be conducting an alumni telethon in the coming months – we have a range of new initiatives that we’d like to talk to you about from mentoring to events to fundraising, plus it’s also great to fi nd out what you’ve been up to since graduating. One of our current students will ring you for a chat and hopefully you’ll fi nd it interesting, informative and it won’t be during your dinner. You will receive a letter before we call, so that you can let us know in advance if you don’t want to speak to us. Hopefully we’ll be able to speak to many of you to fi nd out what you’d like to hear more (or less) about. We’re also still growing our social media channels, so don’t forget to visit us on Facebook (
www.facebook.com/HertsAlumni), LinkedIn and Twitter (@HertsAlumni)!
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