2012 Annual MBA Network Dinner

Thank you to everyone who attended our 3rd annual MBA Network Dinner on Tuesday 19 June 2012 on our Cambridge campus. The evening began with drinks and networking, followed by a 2-course dinner, and ended with a tour of the new Lord Ashcroft International Business School building. Dr Trevor Bolton, Dean of the Business School, gave an update on new developments and invited alumni to feedback on ways we can continue to support our MBA alumni and students in future.

If you haven't done so already, join our LinkedIn group Anglia Ruskin MBA Network

Interested in joining us next year or want to update your details? (MBAConnect, the quarterly e-newsletter is sent only via email) Please contact us at alumni@anglia.ac.uk; alternatively, you may update your details using our new Alumni Network Directory.

You can now register with your new Alumni Network Directory. Just go to anglia.aluminate.net - once you have registered you will be able to see your entry, add or amend details, upload a photo and carry out searches. The directory is password protected and log in details will only be given to verified Anglia Ruskin Alumni Network members.

When you click to register, on the first page you will need to enter your name and date of birth and you will select your username and password. There is then a second page where you enter your unique number which is (SID).

Being able to network is one of the most valuable skills you can learn, using contacts to open up opportunities. This directory will grow and become more effective as more of you use it, so please register and make the most of it.

MBA Network Dinner 2011

Thank you to those who joined us for the second annual MBA Network Dinner held on Wednesday 3 August 2011 at the Royal Over-Seas League in London.

The event began with drinks in the garden, on a most glorious summer evening.

Sandra Hollis (Pro Vice-Chancellor, Corporate and International Development) welcomed everyone and highlighted a few of Anglia Ruskin's many successes and our campus developments. As some attendees had studied back in the early 1990s it was interesting for them to be brought up-to-date with the changes. Udayan Rauy-Roy (Principal Lecturer, AIBS) then spoke about developments within the Business School.

Alumni and guests were treated to a delicious 2-course meal, followed by coffee and tea.

Our excellent guest speaker was Mike Southon, The Beermat Entrepreneur. Mike is co-author of several best-selling business books, including The Beermat Entrepreneur and Sales on a Beermat. He is a Visiting Fellow in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at London South Bank University and has made frequent appearances on television and radio: www.mikesouthon.com

We will be contacting all our MBA alumni to tailor next year's event to suit you! Please do get in touch by emailing alumni@anglia.ac.uk

Institute of Leadership & Management - Alumni discount

The Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) is the largest vocational awarding body in the UK with over 90,000 learner registrations for qualifications in leadership, management, coaching and enterprise. They're also a leading professional body with over 35,000 practising managers as members. They believe that skilled managers and leaders hold the key to creating productive workforces that deliver organisational and economic success. ILM would like to give further recognition for senior managers who are graduates of Anglia Ruskin University Business School.

Benefits of Fellowship

Fellowship recognises your professional status, qualifications and experience, and gives you the opportunity to network with other Fellows from different sectors and occupations. There is also a comprehensive range of membership services to support your continuing professional development as a leader and manager.

Cost

The annual subscriptions are £135 per year with a discount of £10 if you pay by direct debit. For Anglia Ruskin University alumni there is a special offer - a saving of £50 on the usual initial joining fee.

Fast-track Fellowship

Your Anglia Ruskin University business school degree means that you automatically meet the ILM criteria for a management-related qualification at degree level or above. You need to show that you've had 5 years senior management experience so the next step is to send ILM a copy of your CV, focussing primarily on the last 5 years of your career

For further information about ILM visit www.i-l-m.com. For more information about ILM Fellowship and how to apply call Hilary Hall, Director of Customer Services at ILM on 01543 266819 or email hilary.hall@i-l-m.com

MBA Alumni Network launched in 2010

On 4 August 2010 over 50 MBA graduates joined members of the Development & Alumni team and staff from Ashcroft International Business School for the launch of our MBA Alumni Network. The inaugural dinner was held at The Royal Over-Seas League in London and we were delighted that many alumni had travelled long distances to be with us, and not only from within the UK. Alumni also attended from ten countries worldwide, including Belgium, Germany, Spain, Iran, Mexico, India and Brazil.

Guests were treated to drinks and a buffet dinner, with plenty of time to network, catch up with old friends and make new ones. One of the first guests to arrive thought he would not know anyone there, but was then delighted to meet Udayan Raut-Roy (Principal Lecturer, AIBS), whom he had not seen for some years.

Sandra Hollis (Pro Vice-Chancellor, International & Development Services) welcomed everyone and highlighted a few of Anglia Ruskin's many successes and our campus developments. As some attendees had studied back in the early 1990s it was interesting for them to be brought up-to-date with the changes. John Rayment (Principal Lecturer, AIBS) then spoke about developments within the Business School.

The highlight of the evening was our guest speaker, alumnus Geoffrey Dovey, Chief Executive of DPP Ltd (Dovey Premium Products) and a campaigner for ethically sound products and services. Geoff graduated from Anglia Ruskin University's predecessor Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology (CCAT) with a BA in Economics and History in 1980 and we were delighted that he had agreed to travel up from Dorset to be with us for the evening. Geoff gave a vibrant presentation about the complexities of running and transforming a family enterprise and his beliefs on how businesses should be run, sharing his presentation with Robert Jones (Field Leader, International Business, AIBS). The theme was 'Thinking Inside the Box', and was both amusing and thought provoking.

We were also delighted that the CMI Greenwood Memorial Prize was officially awarded during the evening to Wayne White, whose dissertation was judged to have the best chance of driving forward innovative education in the area of leadership and management.

This was a very successful event with a good mix of information, entertainment and time to network. Many alumni had not seen each other - or their lecturers - for quite a few years, so there was much reminiscing alongside enthusiastic discussion on how their MBA studies had helped in their jobs.

My thanks go to all our speakers and the Alumni team, but also to Christine Durrant and Carole Martindill from AIBS who worked closely and enthusiastically with us on this launch.

If you would like more information on the MBA Network, please contact alumni@anglia.ac.uk or call Erin Butcher on 0845 1964715.

Sue Jacobs
Head of Alumni Relations

 

 

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