#keelebecause

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“They do not go to the university to acquire culture, but to get a job, and when they have one they scamp it. They have no manners, and are woefully unable to deal with any social predicament .Their idea of a celebration is to go to a public house and drink six beers. They are mean, malicious and envious. They will write anonymous letters to harass a fellow undergraduate  and listen in to a telephone conversation that is no business of theirs. Charity, kindliness, generosity are qualities they hold in contempt. They are scum. They will in due course leave the university. Some will doubtless sink back, perhaps with relief, into the modest class from which they emerged; some will take to drink, some to crime and some to prison”

Somerset Maugham.

And I thought I’d look back on Keele, centre of the known universe (class of 2006 here!) 

Photos from May 2016 and (2,7) March 2017, (4) September 2014, (9) February 2017.

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Keele, why you so photogenic 😩 #keelebecause (at Keele University)

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“They do not go to the university to acquire culture, but to get a job, and when they have one they scamp it. They have no manners, and are woefully unable to deal with any social predicament .Their idea of a celebration is to go to a public house and drink six beers. They are mean, malicious and envious. They will write anonymous letters to harass a fellow undergraduate  and listen in to a telephone conversation that is no business of theirs. 

Charity, kindliness, generosity are qualities they hold in contempt. They are scum. They will in due course leave the university. Some will doubtless sink back, perhaps with relief, into the modest class from which they emerged; some will take to drink, some to crime and some to prison”

Somerset Maugham.

And I thought I’d look back on Keele, centre of the known universe (class of 2006 here!)

Keele was established in 1948 as part of the rapidly dashed hopes of the postwar world, and has educated generations of people who didn’t do well enough at school to go anywhere else legends ever since.

As you can see I frequently return for a visit, today and (2) April 2016, (3,9) March 2016, (5) May 2016.

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“I’ve always wanted to be happy, so I decided to be” (future President) Neil Baldwin.

And who could fail to agree at the world’s best university on an autumn afternoon, today and (2) March 2016, (4,7,9) April 2017.

Keele Hall in its present form (a Grade II listed building) was built in 1851, the Sneyd family having been prominent local landowners for centuries beforehand, and the university has been here since 1948. Keele now boasts a superb display of spring flowers bolstered by the recent National Collection of Flowering Cherries on the university campus, a status awarded to the university by Plant Heritage in 2012.

As a proud almunus (2006) I’m often back here and I’m surprised it isn’t more often visited by non-students, as it certainly rewards a visit by anyone.

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Cherry Tree Walk is so pretty 🌸 #keelebecause (at Keele University)

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Student takes to the slopes for the world university games

Keele awards ski-loving law student £1,500 to represent Great Britain in the world’s biggest university games.

First-year student Sam Jones, 19, originally from Sheffield, has been awarded a grant from the Keele Key Fund to travel and take part in the 28th World Winter University Games, hosted in Almaty, Kazakhstan last week.

The freestyle skier competed in the single and dual moguls, reaching 12th ahead of World Cup and Olympic skiers.

Sam said: "I competed against some of the very best in the sport and learned a lot, especially about being calm under pressure and how to perform in front of big crowds. Competing in the games alongside some of the world’s best mogul skiers and numerous Olympians was a great experience and certainly inspired me to continue skiing with the hope of reaching the Olympics one day.

“It was a huge event - over 2,500 athletes from all around the world were there. Without the Key Fund I would never have had that experience as I pay for coaching and everything myself.”

Sam's long-term goal is to compete for Great Britain in the 2022 Olympics and to join the World Tour as a freestyle skier and moguls specialist.

The Keele Key Fund aims to support students and alumni to enhance the Keele experience, both now and in the future. The grant helped pay for Sam’s travel expenses to the international event, also known as Universiade. The games welcomed approximately 2,500 student athletes from 58 countries and is widely recognised as the second largest multisport games in the world after the Olympics.

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Your Degree is Limitless

By Rowshi Hussain

Studying Geology and Neuroscience as a degree is certainly a conversation starter. Only at Keele will you meet someone who studies two completely unrelated subjects. Keele allows you to cater and personalise your degree to you. That is the exact reason I chose Keele. 

I'm currently a second year student, scarily half way through my degree and Keele has enabled me to personalise my degree to give me the best opportunity for my future. 

The workload is not any different from studying any other degree but it relies on time management and organisation as you become part of two schools. Two schools that become your home. My degree has and continues to equip me with the essential skills through field trips and timetabled classes. Geology has taken me to the Lake District for snowball fights with my course to experiencing breathtaking geology in Pembrokeshire for the week. To then travel back to intriguing anatomy and neuro labs staining brain tissue to identify neurones. My intellect and personal skills are constantly challenged throughout. 

Not only does my degree open my options for future prospects but it allows me to display all my skills I have developed over my three years of study. I have developed leadership, cooperation, time management and organisation skills by becoming the social and events secretary to now acting as the president of Keele Life Science Society, ball secretary of Geosoc as well as representing my academic year for 2 consecutive years as a geology StAR. I have even engaged in a sport that I never saw myself take part in: cheerleading. I've made lifelong friends along the way, which is always a bonus. 

As a geologist, neuroscientist, cheerleader and friend to many, I have become fearless. And fearlessness makes you limitless. 

Only at Keele can you make your degree you.

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Elated to be elected!

I’m proud to announce that I’ve been elected into a position on the National Union of Students (NUS) Committee for Society and Citizenship.

This is the first time in a long time that a KeeleSU Officer or Keele University student has held an elected position in the NUS, as well as being the first time ever for an officer or student to be elected to this particular position. I’m really proud to have been elected; when I came to Keele I never thought I would run to be an Elected Officer, let alone for a position in the National Union of Students! Since being elected as a Welfare and Internationalisation Officer, and NUS Delegate, at KeeleSU I’ve worked to make sure that our students have a national voice and that the work of the NUS is enacted with students’ best interests at heart, something that I will continue to do in this new position.

NUS has a number of zones spanning Higher Education, Further Education, Union Development, Welfare and Society and Citizenship. The committees seek to hold the NUS Vice Presidents to account and support his work on a national scale. It will be an honour to work alongside the VP for Society and Citizenship Robbiie Young in the year ahead as he works on engaging students with democracy, citizenship and the wider world. For me, the Society and Citizenship Zone has the potential to be the most important as it tackles issues that are not just faced by students but that affect our society. This year the zone priorities campaigns around divestment with Emissions Impossible, sustainability, votes at 16, social justice and the living wage something which I have started work on here at Keele.

By Natalie Jordan Welfare and Internationalisation Officer, KeeleSU