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Graduation 2020 2 3 Graduation 2020 Chancellor’s Letter ............................................................... 04 Vice-Chancellor’s Letter ................................................... 05 Graduating from BGU ..........................................................07 Robert Grosseteste ............................................................. 08 How You Can Give Something Back ............................ 09 BGU - Past, Present and Future ...................................... 10 Graduation Tradition ...........................................13 Academic Dress ......................................................................14 The Logo and Armorial Bearings of Bishop Grosseteste University ....................................15 Mace and Staves ....................................................................17 Graduation Ceremony .........................................19 Monday 19 July: Morning Ceremony ............................. 20 Monday 19 July: Afternoon Ceremony ...........................23 Tuesday 20 July: Morning Ceremony .............................27 Tuesday 20 July: Afternoon Ceremony ........................ 30 Prizewinners .............................................................................33 Honorary Doctorate Phil Neale OBE BA(Hons) ..................................................34 Honorary Doctorate Prue Goodwin ..........................................................................35 Honorary Doctorate Simon Winston BEM ...........................................................36 Honorary Doctorate Mike Johnson MBE ..............................................................37 Distinguished Honorary Fellowship Janet Meenaghan ................................................................ 38 4 Chancellor’s Letter am delighted to welcome you all to Bishop Grosseteste University graduation ceremonies. I am very proud to represent an institution that began 158 years ago educating and training women. The commitment to I being a leader in education and learning, in inspiring excellence and enriching the lives of its students, staff and the communities it serves is something that I share. Through the core beliefs and values of the University, it is an inclusive community which recognises the place of faith within the human experience and provides for its practice, nurture and exploration. It seeks to take an ethical approach to all activity and policy making, but above all it values education, learning and personal development and is committed to making a positive impact on society. We are celebrating the achievements of our graduates, but I would also like to thank their families and friends for all the support they have given our students during their time with us. We know that the positive experiences at BGU will encourage many of our graduates to continue their studies. It gives me great pleasure to congratulate you all. I hope that many of you will join BG Generations and will continue to be a part of the Bishop Grosseteste University community. Dame Judith Mayhew Jonas Chancellor Born and educated in New Zealand, Judith Mayhew Jonas graduated LLM from the University of Otago, where she lectured before moving to the UK as a lecturer in law at the University of Southampton. She went on to Kings College, University of London where she was Sub Dean and Director of the Anglo-French law degree – the first joint degree in Europe. In 1989 Judith entered private practice as an employment lawyer, and became Special Adviser to the Chairman at Clifford Chance, the world’s largest law firm. She was elected to the City of London Corporation in 1986 and became Chairman of the Policy and Resources Committee in 1996. She held this position of Leader of the Council for six years, the first woman to hold the position. In 2006 she was appointed to the Board of Directors of Merrill Lynch in New York. Appointed Dame Commander of the British Empire in 2002 for services to the City of London, Dame Judith became Chairman of the Royal Opera House in 2003 – again the first woman in the role. Dame Judith has also served on a number of boards of educational and cultural institutions in recent years including being the Chairman of Birbeck College, University of London. She is a Trustee of The Imperial War Museum and is chairing its redevelopment. She is currently Joint Chair of the London/ New York Dialogue, the British/ Dutch Dialogues, and was the founder chairman of London & Partners, the promotional and economic development company for London. 5 Vice-Chancellor’s Letter s Vice-Chancellor of Bishop will be remembered in the history of BGU as Grosseteste University it is the first set of large-scale events to be held with immense pleasure that I in Lincoln following 18 months of lockdowns. welcome you in person, albeit I should like to thank our hosts, the Dean and A long overdue, to this magnificent Chapter, not just for making this special day building, Lincoln Cathedral. As graduating possible but also for their continued support is one of the most significant events in a in various ways throughout the year. I should person’s life, I felt it particularly important to like to commend them especially this year for do everything we possibly could to enable you, their flexibility and creativity in enabling us to our graduates of 2020, to celebrate in style meet here today. and in person. That is why today is particularly When you graduated officially last year poignant as it is our third attempt since last you joined a long list of alumni who are year to hold this event. The Chancellor, the our ambassadors locally, nationally and Chair and members of University Council, internationally. This association is for life civic guests, staff, the Students’ Union and our and you will always remain connected with partners are processing today to represent the University. We will continue to take an the wide range of stakeholders who have interest in your progress and I hope that you made your education possible, and they all join might consider coming back to continue with you in celebrating this special occasion. your educational journey, or to seek advice I would also like to commend you on the if you are trying to find your suitable next resilience, fortitude, adaptability and spirit step. It would be an honour if you continued you have demonstrated in completing your to endorse us and we will always promote studies. You are an inspiration to us all. your success. Bishop Grosseteste University has been Today you have a unique opportunity to a close-knit and supportive community reconnect with your peers, lecturers and of students, staff, alumni and partners colleagues and share your experiences since since 1862 when we started to offer higher graduating, reflect on your development education on our campus in upper Lincoln. and finally celebrate together with the wider Throughout our history we have produced University community. I congratulate you on successive generations of graduates who your magnificent achievements and wish you have emerged from their studies equipped all, with your friends, relatives and colleagues to move on to the next phase of their life. an enjoyable and memorable day. Following You have emerged from your studies with an this ceremony, you are all invited back to enhanced skill set and you have been using campus to continue the festivities. them to make a difference to society in your own context over the last year. Today is a Rev Canon Professor Peter Neil landmark occasion for many reasons and it Vice-Chancellor The Vice-Chancellor is a native of the Island of Bute in Scotland. He studied at the universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Queen’s University, Belfast, Cardiff and Wales (Glyndŵr) and trained as a teacher of modern languages at Jordanhill College of Education in Glasgow (now Strathclyde University). Following a period of teaching in Scotland he entered a career in higher education, starting in Queen’s University Belfast from 1991-2003, Aberystwyth University in Wales (2003-2009) and the University of the West of Scotland (2009-2013) before coming to Bishop Grosseteste University in May of 2013. He has also spent time working in Germany and New Zealand. Professor Neil was ordained in the Church in Wales in St David’s Cathedral in 2008 and has worked in rural parishes in West Wales and in the Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway of the Scottish Episcopal Church. In 2014 he was installed as a Canon of Lincoln Cathedral and Prebendary of Dunholme. 6 7 Graduating from BGU 8 Robert Grosseteste obert Grosseteste was an educator, philosopher, theologian and Bishop of Lincoln between 1235 and 1253. Born in Suffolk in around 1175, he was a prolific scholar and widely regarded as one of the R most learned men of the middle ages, combining studies in law, medicine, languages, theology and science. In his role as Chancellor of Oxford University between 1215 nd 1221, he helped develop an esteemed centre of learning. In 1224 he became lector in theology to the Franciscans, founding the Oxford Franciscan school which profoundly influenced medieval thought. Following the death of Hugh of Wells in 1235, the canons of Lincoln Cathedral elected Grosseteste the new Bishop of Lincoln, giving him control over the largest diocese in England. He immediately took it upon himself to visit every church within his new diocese and removed many of the established clergy, believing them to be neglecting their duties. His strong will and desire for reform saw a clash with the Pope over the

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