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Welcome to the CUBO Awards 2014
Now in its third year, the 2014 CUBO Awards will take place at Royal Holloway on 3 July
The Awards, in association with University Business, have gained another
new category for 2014 – an award to celebrate excellence in sport will debut alongside the seven other categories. The venue for this year’s Awards is the
beautiful original dining hall of the 19th- century Founders Building, at Royal Holloway, University of London. The awards ceremony takes place following the traditional black tie gala dinner on the second evening of the CUBO summer conference. Once again there were a large number of
entries making it diffi cult for the judging panel to draw up their shortlists. This guide gives a resume of those who made the shortlists, showcasing the best our sector has to off er. Serving his last year as Chair of the Awards
Panel, Peter Church, Awards Founder, shares his thoughts on the CUBO Awards. Frances Stone, Chair of CUBO, adds her views on what comes next.
CUBO would like to thank the 2014 award sponsors: ASK4, TUCO, Uliving and UPP
What has changed/what have you learned over the last three years of running the awards? Peter: I have been associated with the CUBO Awards since their inception, and 2014 will be my last year as Chair of the Awards panel, which is a privilege I have enjoyed enormously. I’m delighted that our original vision for the Awards has been delivered and the overall format has proved a huge success. The main change is that we now receive a much higher number of submissions, most of which are of an exceptionally high standard. What hasn’t changed is that CUBO members are so busy working against tight deadlines that the majority of submissions are not received until the last 24 hours!
Why did you decide to introduce a new sport award? Peter: The original vision for the Awards was that they would enhance the annual summer conference and support increased engagement, ideally inspiring new member institutions to join the CUBO family. It was always intended that we would look to introduce a new category each year for the fi rst few years to increase the number of Awards
to around 10. The decision to include sport was focused on widening the appeal of CUBO and extending its relevance to a broader membership base.
How did you fi nd the judging this year? Peter: The judging gets harder every year with the large number of high-quality nominations. I’m so relieved that the Awards panel is only involved in shortlisting rather than deciding the ultimate winners. This year the catering and sport categories were the most fi ercely contested creating heated debate amongst the panel.
Why do you think the CUBO Awards have proved so popular? Peter: In the new competitive era of increased tuition fees, the academic leaders of our universities are starting to place far more emphasis on co-curricular activities and the student experience. It is now well recognised
that commercial services play a signifi cant role in supporting students and staff recruitment and generating surpluses for reinvestment in the core academic function. Therefore the CUBO Awards are the perfect opportunity to recognise excellence and celebrate the successes of frontline professional services staff .
What can we look forward to this year? Peter: Good food, excellent company, a returning Geoff Pringle, and of course Red Ken!
So, what next? Frances: Peter showed such vision and passion with the introduction of these Awards, myself and the CUBO Executive are determined to build on the phenomenal success they have become. We are indebted to him for his unerring commitment to their success, he certainly leaves CUBO with a worthy legacy and we wish him all the best as he moves on to new ventures.
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