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Student Experience At the Core of the Hugh Baird University Centre “The only source of knowledge is experience.” (Albert Einstein) Page 2 | Hugh Baird University Centre | Student Experience Contents 5 Foreword from the Principal 7 Introduction 10 We are set to open doors of our striking new multi-million pound facility 14 Undergraduates start journey at Freshers’ Fayre 16 Educational and Cultural Visits 18 Visual Merchandising Students Visit Macy’s during Trip to the Big Apple 30 Students inspired by London visit 34 Undergraduates wowed by Italian experience 46 Undergraduates have Prague experience 48 University Centre undergraduates take design inspiration from Berlin 52 Undergraduate designs Museum’s Window of Remembrance 56 Students dress foyer for Christmas 62 Students explore their progression options 64 Shining Stars commended at Awards Evening 66 Edinburgh’s grisly past and ghostly spaces inspire photographers 68 Paris inspires photography undergraduates 70 International Awards for Photography and Design Students 76 Festival bug hits local University Centre 80 Black is Back for Visual Merchandising Undergraduates 90 Scholarship students’ year to remember 94 University Centre Survey Winner Announced 96 Students turn windows ten shades of green 102 College welcomes UCLan lecturer 104 Student wins competition with Christmas sprouts! 105 Hugh Baird degree student beats 9,000 applicants to secure Next role 108 Hugh Baird College reveals plans for ultra modern £1million gym 110 Students get seal of approval from retail giant 112 Students’ seal of approval from Very 114 First class honours celebrations 116 Giving something back 117 University Centre undergraduates generate feedback on their experience Hugh Baird University Centre | Student Experience | Page 3 Part of a photoshoot at the liverpool giants event by Tony Goulden. Page 4 | Hugh Baird University Centre | Student Experience Foreword Undergraduates are from further afi eld a chance closely with partners such as increasingly recognising the to see the real Liverpool. Liverpool City Region Local benefi ts of staying closer Enterprise Partnership. to home and continuing Courses are regularly their education at their reviewed to ensure The Hugh Baird University local college, making the consistently high standards Centre offers a friendly best progression into and high rates of student and supportive learning their working lives without satisfaction. Degree environment and we provide running up debts through qualifi cations are valued by you with the tailored support accommodation and living employers and we work with you need to be successful. costs. At the same time, many different industries to We deliver through small those who do want to move ensure that our programmes class sizes with varied to a different city for their include the skills, knowledge teaching and assessment university experience are and currency you will need methods, giving our keen to choose a destination in your chosen career. Our undergraduates individual that offers value for money, qualifi cations are work attention. Our staff are also an inspirational environment related, aimed at those who used to working with people and the opportunity to live in prefer to take a vocational of all ages and we welcome a vibrant, cosmopolitan city. route and build up skills mature learners recognising to develop their careers. that their work and life Our degree courses are Many of our undergraduates experience can be an asset validated by prestigious undertake live projects for and may qualify them for North West universities, local and national employers, entry to our university level meaning that you can gain a enter local, national and courses. degree from the University international competitions of Central Lancashire, or and, for some courses, We are a friendly community Edge Hill University, right complete work placements. of staff and students and here in Liverpool; allowing We are also busy working our aim is to give our local undergraduates to with employers to design ndergraduates an excellent work around family and work new courses to add to our educational experience. commitments, and those offer each year, working Helen Mathers (Dean of Higher Education) Hugh Baird University Centre | Student Experience | Page 5 Page 6 | Hugh Baird University Centre | Student Experience Introduction elcome to the student life including: local, national students with easy access W experience book. All and international trips; to the wealth of cultural aspects of engagement enrichment activities; heritage, shopping, cafés, with the Hugh Baird student led social bars and museums. With University Centre (HBUC) events; study support such easy access to the City aim to enrich our students’ services; quality teaching of Liverpool, students will lives, aspirations and life and learning; making never cease to feel at the experiences leading to friends; work experience; core of city centre life. confi dent and employable engagement in planning and graduates. development committees; and development of We consider the fulfi lment independance. of every activity undertaken throughout a students study The Hugh Baird University period as an enhancement Centre (HBUC) lies within to their experience. This reaching distance of the will manifest itself through 2008 Capital of Culture many aspects of university City of Liverpool, providing Opposite: 2014-15 Promotional campaign message ‘Where It All Starts’ representing the Hugh Baird University Centre as a location for creating a fresh start and aspiring for the future that lies beyond. Hugh Baird University Centre | Student Experience | Page 7 Page 8 | Hugh Baird University Centre | Student Experience Above: Our students are invited to act as representatives of the Hugh Baird University Centre, helping to promote awareness of the UC to new and future students during open events. Hugh Baird University Centre | Student Experience | Page 9 We are set to open doors of our striking new multi-million pound facility e are opening the University Centre with open- the region and engage W doors to our brand new plan study areas and a students with the local multi-million pound facility, multi-purpose performance community and businesses. following an extensive arts space for public It further demonstrates our building project delivered by events,ranging from school determination to align with Wates Construction. productions to conferences. the Liverpool City Region’s Further community-led key growth economies. The new ultra-modern L20 facilities include a public The L20 Building is set up Building, based on Stanley library, learning resource to support training and Road, is designed to drive centre and a café with an development in key areas, community and employer outdoor seating area. helping to equip the next engagement while ramping generation with the skills up higher education The fi ve-storey required to drive our local provision. contemporary building, economy in the coming designed by architect years.” Hugh Baird College Principal IBI Taylor Young, was and Chief Executive completed following a ten- Throughout construction, Yana Williams said the month build programme. Wates used the project development would place to provide practical work the educational body at the Ms Williams said: “This is a experience to support Hugh heart of the community. really exciting time for the Baird College’s curriculum, college, signalling our vision with Level 3 BTEC Extended The 2,600-square-metre and progressive outlook Diploma in Construction facility includes a dedicated to raise aspirations across Page 10 | Hugh Baird University Centre | Student Experience The brand new L20 Building in it’s last stages of completion. Hugh Baird University Centre | Student Experience | Page 11 students joining the on-site workplace. Firms will further set up to drive hospitality team. benefi t from professional training standards across the training courses for staff. region, has been charged Business Unit Director with heading a corporate Wates Construction North The second fl oor will house hospitality base with West Tony Shenton said: the University Centre, which business conference and “Hugh Baird College will be a dedicated place of events facilities, located in is quite unique in its study for students taking the new build. curriculum delivery and the one of the college’s degree comprehensive educational programmes. In recognition of the great service it provides make heritage of the area, historic it an incredibly valuable “The new build will iron gates presented by the education and training enable us to transform women of Bootle in memory provider in Merseyside. our delivery of higher of HM King George VI, to Our team has applied education in a bid to acknowledge his efforts in its extensive education make it more accessible World War Two, have also expertise to ensure the new and affordable for people been fully restored and will building delivers on the across the region,” said form the main entrance to college’s vision for a state- Ms Williams. “We will now the new site. of-the-art academic and be able to offer a greater vocational facility which depth of degree level Hugh Baird chair of will bring lasting benefi t to courses, Certifi cates in governors Jim Brown said: students, employers and Educations and PGCEs, “This new building in the the wider community.” covering areas such as heart of Bootle is custom creative arts, health and made for community The fi rst fl oor of the social care, business involvement. Throughout building is being opened for management and IT.” its development we had the businesses, helping to create community at the forefront an industry-led atmosphere The college’s recently of what we wanted to and link students with the launched L20 Hotel School, achieve here. It offers the Page 12 | Hugh Baird University Centre | Student Experience young people who use Wates was appointed to the forms part of the North West it a complete education project via the North West Improvement and Effi ciency experience linked into our Construction Hub (NWCH), Partnership (NWIEP). other campus buildings which facilitates the cost and in the immediate area.