Student Experience Awards 2016

Congratulations to the winners of the Vice Chancellor’s Student Experience Awards 2016

The awards were presented and celebrated at the Afternoon Garden Party held on 8 June 2016 at Putteridge Bury. The event represented a real celebration of the Student Experience recognition of all the great work undertaken in various forms at the University of Bedfordshire.

This year there were 20 award categories available. In addition to the winners selected, there were also a number of "highly commended" nominees recognised for their "above and beyond" commitment to the student experience.

The overall winner for the “Vice Chancellor’s Outstanding Student Experience Award” and winner for the “Outstanding Teacher (CATS)” was Kate Ironside. Kate, Senior Lecturer in Journalism received a mixture of nominations from student and staff.

The winner of the “Student of the Year” award was Guy Smith. Guy, who is deeply motivated in learning about human learning and development, specifically early childhood.

In addition, for the second year an additional award was presented again at the awards ceremony: the Lord Lieutenant's Community Engagement Award. This new award recognises, promotes and celebrates the work of individual students or groups of students of the University, who have made a tangible and outstanding contribution to communities within Bedfordshire and have advanced the mission and values of the University. A £200 prize was awarded to the student or group of students in receipt of this award.

The winner of this particular award and prize this year was the Enactus Bedfordshire Leadership Team. Enactus are a group of dedicated volunteers, who are made up of students from all the Faculties and across all years.

Peer Assisted Leaders (PAL) award winners were also recognised and presented with a trophy at the awards ceremony. They were:

E&S – Charlotte Stringer
CATS – Ana Sofia Pereira Verissimo
UBBS – Lee Smith-Dennis
HSS – James Weller

Vice Chancellor’s Student Experience Awards 2016
Award Category	Winner	Highly Commended
Outstanding Teacher (UBBS)	Eliot Lloyd
Outstanding Teacher (CATS)	Kate Ironside
Outstanding Teacher (E&S)	Diana Parton
Outstanding Teacher (HSS)	Lee Smith	Jo Sale
Outstanding Professional Services Staff Member	Lydia Williams	Trevor Sinclair
Outstanding Support of Learning & Personal Development	Steven Jack
Staff Team of the Year	Registration Team
Outstanding Student Role Model	Andy Wood	Jade Parsons
Student Personal Development	Jennifer Starkey	Kai Staines
Student of the Year	Guy Smith
Research Impact of the Year	Student Research Assistant Scheme (Psychology)
Alumnus of the Year	Gavin O'Brien
Partner of the Year	Majan University College	Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Outstanding Community Contribution	Terry Lee
Sustainability Champion	Thomas Ball
Outstanding use of Technology in support of Learning and Teaching	Bethan Michael	John Ross
Outstanding Commitment to Employment	Media and Production (MAP)
National Student Survey (NSS) Course of the Year	BA (Hons) Media Performance (CATS)

Lord Lieutenant Community Engagement Award
	Winner	Highly Commended
LLCE	Enactus	Monsur Awotunde

Vice Chancellor’s Outstanding Student Experience
	Winner	Runner Up
Winner of Winners	Kate Ironside	Registration Team

Photographs of the award winners and the afternoon events can be viewed here

Shortlisted Nominees

The Vice Chancellor’s Student Experience Awards are a celebration to reward students and staff for behaviour or actions which positively affects the Student Experience.

This year we received over 780 nominations across all categories from staff, students and alumni. Thank you to those who took the time to nominate friends and colleagues, recognising their contribution to the Student Experience. We will be contacting all nominees with details of their nominations during the coming month.

Here are the names of students and staff nominated in the following categories this year. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in Putteridge Bury Conference Centre on the afternoon of Wednesday 8 June 2016.

Award	Nominees Shortlisted
Outstanding Teacher (UBBS)	Steven Jack Guy Parrott Eliot Lloyd
Outstanding Teacher (CATS)	Anna Furmanski Jacqueline Lane Kate Ironside
Outstanding Teacher (E&S)	Diana Parton James Shea Kathryn Nethercott
Outstanding Teacher (HSS)	Lee Smith Jo Sale Suzella Palmer
Outstanding Professional Services Staff Member	Lydia Williams Michelle Miskelly Trevor Sinclair
Outstanding Support of Learning & Personal Development	Janine Bhandol Steven Jack Lee Smith Alex De Mont
Staff Team of the Year	Midwifery Team (Teaching) Registration Team Cleaning Team
Outstanding Student Role Model	Adam Seed Andy Wood Jade Parsons
Student Personal Development	Augustine Thomas Imo Jennifer Starkey Kai Staines
Student of the Year	Skye Capolucci Gladys Yinusa Katie Boag Guy Smith
Research Impact of the Year	Ram Ramanathan (UBBS) Giannandrea Poesio (CATS) Student Research Assistant Scheme (Psy)
Alumnus of the Year	Erica Cook Lee Warren Gavin O'Brien
Partner of the Year	Bedford Borough Learning Exchange Enterprise Rent-A-Car Majan University College
Outstanding Community Contribution	Terry Lee
Sustainability Champion	Diana Pritchard Thomas Ball Danita Goodwin
Outstanding use of Technology in support of Learning and Teaching	Bethan Michael The Creative Writing Team (CATS) John Ross
Outstanding Commitment to Employment	Andrew Clements Media and Production (MAP) Sports Science and Physical Activity
National Student Survey (NSS) Course of the Year	Business Management (UBBS) BA (Hons) Media Performance (CATS) BA (Hons) Physical Education with QTS (E&S) BSc Mental Health Nursing (HSS)
Lord Lieutenant Community Engagement Award	Enactus Ioan Alexandru Iftime Monsur Awotunde