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Contents Privileges July 2008 Wise Counsel I have been occupied ex officio (over a third of all alumni, we will have failed in creating an writing these places are filled by members of staff, inspiring message and we will be robbing articles for six current students, and representatives of ourselves of expertise that must exceed years, and I have the Academic Advisory Council and our own. tried to make Buckinghamshire County Council) we are them interesting. still left with 18 places to fill at our own But as University of Buckingham Alumni This time I am discretion. Association develops (see this issue) writing about and as our alumni grow more established, something that Recently we have started to target those so we increasingly seek to harness your might appear, at alumni who have already been actively help in marketing, fund-raising and first sight, boring, helping us. So, Mr Bob Tavener, who governance of the University, thus but please bear with me because it graduated in 1987 in Business Studies blending the best of global and local, pertains to the future role of the alumni. and who is the CEO of Twinings Tea, and alumni and supporters to ensure that the I am writing about the Council of the Mr Mark Lancaster, who graduated in next 30+ years are as good as the last. University. 1992 in Business Studies and who is our first alumnus to become a Westminster Dr Terence Kealey The University, like most universities, is a MP, have both recently joined Council. Vice-Chancellor charity. Like all charities it has no shareholders; rather, like all charities, it Our thinking has been inspired by the Ivy runs itself and reinvests in itself. And, like League universities and the liberal arts all charities, it enjoys certain tax colleges of America (we have no long- Contents privileges. established European peers). Those independent US institutions have long Charities enjoy these perquisites because drawn their trustees from the ranks of they operate for the public good. their alumni (and donors: in the US, the 2 Alumni Association Consequently charities are answerable to two are largely synonymous). the public for their conduct, and they are 3/4 Alumni News accountable to the Governmentʼs Charity In privileging alumni and donors, the Commission. But it is the trustees on independent US institutions have 5 Buckingham in the News Council who discharge the day-to-day resolved a governance problem. Under responsibilities under the Charity Acts. charity law, the majority of trustees must 6 The Royal Overseas League be outsiders, to hold the management to The Council is, therefore, loosely, both the account. But outsiders may not share the 7 Alumni News board of the company and the guardian of institutionʼs goals. Yet by electing alumni the nationʼs interests, and to be a trustee and donors to Council, a university gets 8 Marriages on Council is to assume serious outsiders who can hold the management responsibilities. We have been to account but who nonetheless possess 9 History of Buckingham extraordinarily fortunate in our trustees an informed interest in the institution. 10 House of Lords/Summer over the years – especially as they work with true aristocratic brio pro bono – and Further, by privileging alumni and donors, Party starting with our first Chairman of Council, independent universities also resolve a Sir Sydney Caine (who had previously fund-raising problem. Charities cannot 11 MA in Global Affairs been the Director of the London School of flourish unless they raise donations (thatʼs Economics) the University has benefited the only way charities can raise capital) 12 Lost and Found/Marketing from a stream of wonderful trustees. but if active alumni and committed donors Update are translated into institutional governors, As has been appropriate to a young others will be encouraged to follow suit. 13 Concerts and Lectures institution, we have found our trustees ad hoc, through recommendations from Buckingham should never go to a wholly 14 Buckingham Annual Dinner friends, but as we mature we should alumnus-based Council of trustees increasingly consider the role of alumni. because we are a small but global 15 Law School News Under the Royal Charter, two places on institution that needs the active support of Council are already reserved for alumni, locally-based trustees. Most members of 16 Council Representative and as youʼll see in this issue, we are the Finance and General Purposes Letter currently holding elections for those Committee, for example, simply have to places. But there are 38 places in all on live nearby. Moreover, if we cannot Council, and though many of them are harness the talents of people who are not University of Buckingham Alumni Association Editors News Of far more importance than a full column from the Editor in this edition is the news of the newly formed Steering Committee that will guide the decision making process to form the; University of Buckingham Alumni Association It has been increasingly obvious over the last couple of years that our alumni want and need an active, alumni-driven, organisation. Initial meetings in London with Lady Rose Luce, Daniel Fosman Grun (Law 86) and Anne Matsuoka led to a message being sent out to all alumni with email • To provide the alumni with effective addresses asking if they would be willing to representation, allowing them to be give some time to form a Steering involved actively in the future development Committee that would begin the process of of the UBAA. Daniel Fosman establishing the University of Buckingham Grun (Law 86) Alumni Association (UBAA). The 7th and • To provide the University with an Chairman of 8th June was set aside and 18 alumni established network of committed alumni Steering attended a weekend of discussions. who are prepared to assist in the Committee advancement of UB. The following is a brief outline of what went on during that weekend and of the plans for • To increase awareness of the importance the future. of establishing strong relations between a University and its alumni. Steering Committee Weekend The weekend of meetings to discuss the • So that you will know who is involved to formation of the University of Buckingham date: Alumni Association was held in London at Lorinda Long the Novotel London ExCel in Victoria Dock, Chairman Steering Committee (Law 86) a hotel managed by Buckingham alumnus Daniel Fosman Grun (Law 86) Chair of Sagar Naker (International Hotel Organisation Management, 95). Dr Terence Kealey and Chairmen of Working Groups: Working group Professor John Clarke spoke at the initiative and encouraged all participating alumni to Event (Geneva, 2009) continue the work. Anne Matsuoka, Head Patricia Prada Jimenez (International of the Alumni Office, strongly believes in Studies 06; reading MPhil History) this alumni driven project. Organisational Structure Three Working Groups were established Lorinda Long (Law 85) and discussed all the issues relating to the Patrica Prada establishment of UBAA. The Working Networking Jimenez Groups are: Organisational Structure, Valentino Sarantis (PEL, 92) (International Networking and Geneva 2009. All Studies 06) Buckingham alumni are welcome to join Members Chair of Event any of the existing groups and/or to take Leonardo Koshoni (Economics 97) Working group part in any way. Marilyn Driver-Davidson (MA Biography 01) We would very much like you to be a part of Jeremy Howarth (Law 08) this project. Please visit Mandira Chanrai (Eng Lit 97) https://extranet.buckingham.ac.uk/alumnet/ Huey Yi Wang (Law 95) and let us know how you would like to Lara Kayode (Law 91) participate. Siri Flindal (Law 08) Valentino Sarantis Suzanna Tomassi (MSc Service (PEL 92) Management 02) Chair of Why do we need the UBAA? Mark Simpson (HPE 87) Networking Group • To connect alumni nationally and Marian Atinuke Okunola (Law 08) and Vice – internationally in a structured manner and Clive Hughes (Law p/t 08) Chairman of to facilitate professional and business Peter England (Law 08) Steering networking opportunities for all Shellie Hind (Law p/t 04) Committee Buckingham graduates Joseph Lee (Law 99) 2 Alumni at Work We have recently adopted a new Law I always wanted to be a detective Practionersʼ Act and today it is possible although I knew that, in common with for international law firms to operate in others, I would have to serve my time on Mauritius. Furthermore barristers and the beat. I did this in good heart, but attorneys can join together in law firms to before my probationary period was up I provide advice. Our financial sector has was selected to become a temporary been doing well for the last ten years or detective. It is here that I have stayed, so and Mauritius has carved a strong obtaining promotion to Detective reputation in financial services and Sergeant and passing the examinations international corporate legal work. for promotion to Inspector. The recently enacted Business It would be easy to describe some of the Facilitation Act has opened Mauritius up crimes I have dealt with in depth but I to foreign experts and our Board of believe that the students of Buckingham Investment has various schemes for University will be more interested in my Kishore Pertab foreigners who wish to enjoy the views as to whether or not the police beaches of Mauritius, the tropical climate force offers a creative and interesting My Buckingham days started in winter and the multi-ethnic culture at the same career. Pay wise it is not good enough. 1995. Following my graduation I kept in time as doing business. It is quite easy We cover policing requirements for 24 regular contact with the University, to come and work in Mauritius now. hours, seven days a week and 365 days recommending more than a dozen a year and yet the pay is only just students.
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