Nov 5 2010 10:00AM
Over 1,500 students have become the most recent cohort to graduate from UCS after received their awards at ceremonies held across Suffolk.
Students from UCS Ipswich, UCS Otley and UCS Suffolk New College were the last of the cohort to receive their awards at ceremonies held at the Ipswich Town Hall and Corn Exchange on 3 and 4 November.
Over the last two months there have also been ceremonies held at Bury St Edmunds, Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth for those students based at the centres.
Graduation Focus
Graduate swaps Navy for red, gold and blue
Daniel Borrett has gone from serving time ship board in the Arabian Gulf with the Royal Navy, to picking up his first class diploma in Adult Nursing at UCS within just four years.
After leaving the Navy, Daniel decided it was the right time to begin a career in nursing and he chose UCS as the perfect place to learn.
“I loved being a duty first aider in the Navy and wanted to start a new career in the health profession. With UCS being so local for me and with the great things that I had heard about it, I decided to enrol on a course there.”
“Today has been the perfect way to cap off 3 years of hard work.”
UCS lecturer gains a degree of her own
Landscape and Design lecturer Mia Witham has graduated alongside some of her own students at this year’s graduation ceremonies after becoming the perfect role model for her own students when she took to practising what she preaches.
31 year old Mia, originally from Sweden, received a 2:1 BA (Hons) in Professional Studies.
“I believe that you never stop learning and ever since I completed my foundation degree, I have really wanted to continue my studies and gain an honours degree. Hopefully it sets a good example to my current students who are looking forward to a busy year ahead.”
First class result for graduating trio
Three UCS students who all previously attended Stowupland High School and Sixth form, have graduated together with first class honours degrees in Business Management.
UCS graduates Madeleine Lee, Myles Gould and Rachel Beckett were joined at their graduation ceremony by Mike Hill, the Head of Sixth at Stowupland High School, and Carol Faiers, Lecturer in Business at UCS.
Madeline said on the day; “UCS has been great for us, it wasn’t just local but it was new, fresh and offered a degree course we couldn’t find elsewhere. We would all like to thank our tutors and lecturers who have been amazing during our time here.”