Association and general news (national HE news below)

KPA ELECTIONS 2010

Nominations for the KPA Committee are now open

Mothers Day Sunday Lunch

Come celebrate yer Ma in the KPA on the 14th March

Serving traditional Sunday Lunch

Only £8.50 for three courses

St. Patricks Day Celebration

Live Music.. Terry Fox (Cheshire Poet Laureate)

March 17th     Come experience Luck at the KPA

Student Expereince Worshop

Eclectic Music Night
February 27th from 9pm

Come enjoy the sounds of psychedelic rave weirdness

KPA Forums

Postgrauate Open Day

Graduate School Induction

Ecotopian Reading Group

We will be looking at ‘The Carhullan Army'

Anti Racism March  

Starting:          Outside Staffs Union (on College road Campus)

Finishing:       Back at the Union (after going around town hall)

Time:              12:30

KPA Plan

Winter Plan

Done! Done! Done!

Merit Awards       

Clubhouse

Staff        (Management/ Training/ Inclusion)     

Inclusive (staff/families/Community)                    

Wednesday 16th of Dec O come all ye Christmas Lovers

'KPA Carol Singing'!!

Come enjoy a Choir of Angles as we get in the mood for Christmas
                 From 5pm-7pm    Free Mince Pies   

Mulled wine served on the day and plenty of festive cheer

 'KPA Adults Christmas Party'!!

 Back by popular Demand   The Black Apples        and 

Pictures from the Halloween Kiddies Party

                  
     Pumpkins                 Games                     Facepainting

          
    More Games                   Staring Beautiful Babies!

Well done to everyone - it was a brilliant day !!

Come to the KPA for a 

Mad Cap Night of Wild Foot Stomping Fun

FREE - Live Music from the Black Apples (check them out on MySpace.. http://www.myspace.com/theblackapples)..

"Dirty Blues for your Back Soul"

Procession of the OAR !!

In keeping with the traditions made up by our predecessors, this year the KPA decided to bring back in fashion a custom that has been apart of the KPA's humble life since the early 1990's.
At 5pm our newly elected committee, dusted off the impressive artefact that sits above all, mounted to the wall of our beloved clubhouse; The KPA Oar.
After a few minor complications (how to get out the door), we set off on our, longer than expected, tour of Keele Campus. Paparazzi on hand we made our way to the Sneyd Arms where we passed both the old and the new through the local establishments door frame, and cheered in a new year, where fun shall reign and hard work be fruitful…x

           
         On our Merry Way...                                     Intergrating with the locals..
   
         Playing Games...  (The Oar Won)                    Where for art thou KRA?

 
      

Many Thanks to all involved, to Ian for all the great photo's and to Kate and Ami for the Moral Support and pointed fingers!! x

It’s my uni and I’ll park where I want to…

After speaking to David Gray, Marilyn Andrews and too many bloody post grads! I am happy to announce that, drum roll please……

As of this September, all Postgraduate Research Students are entitled to buy a staff permit and park it the designated Staff parking areas. Bravo.

All Postgraduate Taught Students will have to buy students permits and are confined to the dreaded student’s car parks. Rage. Nothing I can really do about this guys. Apologies.

 
DON’T FORGET TO VOTE

Ballot box is open for you In the clubhouse today from 11-5pm

Get your vote on!!

LEGIBLE FEEDBACK... !!!

 This month the University Learning and Teaching Committee responded ridiculously positive to a proposal made by the KPA. It’s members decided that it was in the students interests to implement a policy that feedback (where possible) would be typed and not handwritten. This will have to be an incremental process with the view of becoming policy as of 2010!!!!

See, Keele Loves You!!!

Email us - kpachair@keele.ac.uk

Welcome Party..

Research Students..

We Need a Chef ...

The KPA  is in desperate need of a Kitchen Supervisor..
We need someone who can work Mon - Fri (times are variable)
Who has Kitchen experience
Who loves food - hates fryers - and is sensitive to both Meat and Non-meat Eaters

Who is patient and who is willing to try new and exciting ideas for all those who know and love the KPA!!

(email : kpachair@keele.ac.uk  or drop your C.V into the clubhouse)

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Free Tango Lessons    -      

One word ......... Flipping Deadly!    

Thursdays @9pm          (more details and information : kpachair@keele.ac.uk)

New Sandwiches... 

The KPA Doorstop - Missing in action!!! 

It was decided by the management and the current Committee to Jazz up the Lunch time Menu for the Clubhouse. We have had constructive feedback from everyone ... We discovered how passionate people were about the Doorstop sandwiches with the setting up of S.O.S 'Save our Sandwich' on Face book (check it out - over 400 people joined! and some say the students here are apathetic)! Ha!
So... Because the feedback was so positive about the new sandwiches, and because there is such a strong demand for the old ones - We are merging the two to have a Frankenstein Menu - 

The Re-launch of the KPA's Doorstop Sandwich to take place !!!!!

(If you would like to help us with the party arrangements or you just want to get involved on the day email me kpachair@keele.ac.uk)

*    Extraordinary General Meeting

On the 2nd of September 2009 there will be an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Postgraduates at the Clubhouse.
The Following Agenda Items will be discussed... please note that anyone is able to come and speak to me (Lyndsey) on any of these, or other topics of interest, at any time. Door is always open- mouth is seldom closed!!!

-Menu
-Decoration

-Membership Fees

-Committee Membership and Elections

-End of Year Reports

This meeting was called for by Phillip Slann, Andrew Strachan, Adam Dutch, Andy Hodder, Amber Regis, David Thurkettle, Juliet Yates, Claire Fox, Amanda Carrad and Andy Humes (Standing Order and Procedures. Section 1: General Meetings)

And that's about it for the moment........(please email any ideas or comments to Lyndsey email kpachair@keele.ac.uk)

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Fancy yourself as the next Judy Garland??... Andy Wilkes - Short listed for Best Director" at Portobello Film Fest 2008  (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujLyiHJoHbI)  has agreed to shoot the KPA short film for us!
'Alice in Wonderland' theme. We need people who are willing to dress up, make up and put up...

(Please email me for more details and information  kpachair@keele.ac.uk)

*      Painting and Decorating..

Thank you to all who have volunteered their time, ideas and energy to the KPA's face! It was well worth it-she's looking great.
We have pretty much completed Phase One (Inside downstairs) and Phase Two (Outside). We are just about to begin Phase three (Upstairs) Please come along Every Sunday (All Day) to pick up a brush or just give some support xx

Thanks to all of those who have passed compliments and praise - the good energy gets sucked into the walls for others to bounce off.. Show some love - hug the KPA!

Hand In Party      -   1st of September   -    D-Day

Come down to the KPA and celebrate all of those hours of hard slog and labour. Free Music provided by the outrageously cool Dude - Wayne (60's Garage)

If the weather is good- bar-b-q and Decks on the lawn - If not Bar-b-q and decks inside..
Either way you can celebrate in style

From 1pm onwards...

KPA Committee Members

Due to popular demand - we have decided to have the elections for the remaining committee positions sooner, rather than later!!
The positions are open to anyone and everyone who would like to apply....

we are looking for people who are willing to work hard (for the right reasons), inspire and those who will make 2009-2010 about Community Fun for Everyone !!

So far we have the following people have been co-opted into the following positions...

Secretary    Adam Simcock
Treasurer    Natalie Zadurin
Welfare Officer    Nica Coxon            
International Officer    Basem Al-Omari            
Sports and Recreation Officer    Tim Millington                                

The Elections shall take place on September 3rd!!!
Nominations are open for one week (till the 21st), and then the manifestos of the proposed Officers will be released - for your pleasure.

If you think that you would like to be an officer on this years exciting and Riveting KPA Committee - come put your name down and get ready for some outrageous Fun!

Free Tango Lessons

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'Drop In Basketball'

Every Wednesday at 12.30 - 13.30

£1 per player

at the GYM

Great crowd there last week- excellent Game! Congratulations especially to Phil and Chris, who defied all logic and reason by winning the last game! No-one saw it coming..especcially them!

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Success - the winter graduation Ceremony has been moved to November for all international Students. Thank you to all who worked hard on this issue..

KPA CUP

Tis the Season lads and lassies.. We are looking for teams to be entered into the KPA Cup 2009 on
August 12th
So far we have six teams - we'd love to have as many as possible. So round up your team mates and dig out the boots.. we're pollishing off the Trophey to be presented to the winners on the day (starting at 4pm)
(send an email to kpachair@keele.ac.uk for more information)



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We have too many applicants for the positions of  Welfare Officer, Sports and Recreation Officer and International Officer

Please form an orderly queue at the KPA office door
(found a secretary.. details to be posted soon!! Whoo OOO)



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VITAE Regional PhD Poster Competition 2009

Twas a rainy Tuesday morn, when eight sleepy eyed Keelites, climbed into the back of a rented people carrier. Judges and contestants, with their posters in hand, looked down the soggy motorway towards their destination - Nottingham university.

A day of learning, of sharing and listening, but it wouldn’t have been possible without the effort that was made by our own contestants...

    A massive congratulations to :

Hannagh Moore

Ryad Soobhany

John Butcher

Julie Melville and

Elizabeth Maddock

who got into the final of the VITAE Regional PhD Poster Competition and who all worked hard on the day representing themselves and Keele. So hard in fact, they couldn’t manage to stay awake for the lovely drive home, when (much to our horror!!) we were bequeathed with a tour of Nottingham by our very own Professor Sian Maslin-Prothero!! A special thanks to Sian and Mairi Macleod, who took time out of their busy schedules to not only share the burden of the dreaded hand brake, but judge the posters on the day.


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An Introduction...