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11 November 2009 |
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• Howard Davies at the Union General Meeting
LSE Director, Howard Davies, will speak to and answer questions directly
from students at this Thursday's (12 November) Union General Meeting (UGM)
at 1pm in the Old Theatre, followed by the usual 'democratic bonanza' of
motions, campaign updates and Students' Union reports.
It's a fantastic opportunity for you to tell him what you think of LSE,
what's great, what needs to be improved, and hear directly from him. For more information, see
http://tinyurl.com/howardugm
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• Experience real world microlending – real loans that change
the world
LSE students are being offered the opportunity to travel to Honduras to
gain hands-on experience in microfinance while helping impoverished people
improve their lives this Christmas and beyond.
Global Brigades is the
world's largest non-profit student-led sustainable development organisation.
Operating in Honduras and Panama, it gives students a chance to gain real hands-on experience in the world of
international development.
Global Brigades has many programmes, one being the microfinance
programme. This enables volunteers to work directly with FINCA, the
microfinance organisation, and gain real investment experience that
makes a difference to local people in Central America.
Everyone can apply to participate in Global Brigades programmes. If
successfully recruited to the microfinance LSE team this year, you will be
joined by a representative from the London Business School and be sent out to
Honduras on Tuesday 29 December for ten days.
Before departure, briefing sessions and basic Spanish classes are available
and full microfinance training will be given in Honduras. You don't need to
know Spanish and a finance background is not necessary.
For more information about how to get involved, email Weixin Li at
liw5@lse.ac.uk
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 Notices
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• Careers Service jobs of the week
Which? - Policy Research Interns - for those of you interested
in public affairs, social or economic policy and regulation of new
technologies.
Apple Europe, iPhone EMEIA Business Planning Intern - if you’re
analytically minded and interested in interpreting scenarios and developing
business planning, then this one year graduate internship may be for you.
OECD, Economist/Policy Analyst - already experienced in public
policy, public governance and management? Take a look at current
opportunities with the OECD.
For full details of these posts and over 450 more visit 'My Careers
Service' at www.lse.ac.uk/careers
and click ‘search for opportunities’.
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• Nominations
to the Court of Governors invited
Nominations are now invited to the Court of Governors. The Court deals
with some constitutional matters and has influence in the School through
pre-decision discussions on key policy issues and the involvement of
individual Governors in the School's activities.
The School is looking for high calibre individuals capable of playing a
leading role in the School, not only through the Court's externally focused
strategic discussions about the future of the School, but also potentially
as a member of the Council and its committees.
Governors do not have to be alumni, but enthusiasm for the School and the
social sciences is essential. All relevant information and a downloadable
nomination form can be found
here.
Suggestions should be sent to Joan Poole in the Planning and Corporate
Policy Division at j.a.poole@lse.ac.uk
by Friday 20 November. Suggestions will be treated in confidence and
individuals should not be told at this stage that they may be under
consideration.
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• Triumvirate student meeting
There will be an opportunity on Thursday 19 November for students to
meet senior managers from LSE's administration, in an informal
setting to discuss service-specific queries.
Due to space constraints, this first event will be invite-only. Students
interested in attending should email James Strong on
secdiv.admin@lse.ac.uk to
request an invite. The meeting will be from 3.30-4.30pm in the Graham Wallas
Room, Old Building.
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 What's
on
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• A queen, a prime minister and a
Nobel
Prize winner
On Friday 20 November, LSE is hosting a stellar-line up of speakers,
with lectures by Professor Amartya Sen, Queen Noor of Jordan, and
the prime minister of Norway.
Nobel Prize winner Professor Amartya Sen will discuss his latest
book The Idea of Justice with LSE's Professor Richard Sennett. This
event is free and open to all LSE staff and students. One ticket per person
can be requested from 12noon on Friday 13 November.
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Earlier on the same day, Jens Stoltenberg, prime minister of Norway
will give his country's view on latest world events. As well as a highly
experienced politician, he is also a former economics lecturer and
journalist. This event is free and open to all, one ticket per person can be
requested from 10am on Thursday 12 November.
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Leading proponents of nuclear disarmament, Her Majesty Queen Noor
and LSE's Professor Mary Kaldor, will then close the day's events, with a
discussion about Global Zero - the campaign to rid the world of nuclear
weapons - arguing that it's both possible and desirable to do so. This event
is free and open to all however a ticket is required. One ticket per person
can be requested from 10am on Friday 13 November.
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• Other LSE public lectures and events include:
These events are free and open to all, with no ticket required, unless
otherwise stated.
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• Careers
Service Events
- Central Banking and Regulation Day - 21 November
PhD and masters students with relevant professional experience can learn
more about organisations such as the Bank Of England, IMF, the Financial
Services Authority, Monetary Authority of Singapore and Banque de France
at Central Banking and Regulations Day. Representatives from these
organisations will each give presentations describing the role of their
organisation, the kind of work performed by their staff, and the
employment opportunities they offer.
Book on 'My
Careers Service' from 11am on Friday 13 November
- Internships Fair - 17 November
Gain invaluable information, advice and guidance from employers about
their internship opportunities, the application process and how to make
the most of your internship. Students will have the chance to speak with
companies including Deutsche Bank, Oliver Wyman, Markit and Procter &
Gamble.
Please note that this event is predominately attended by Banking and
Financial Services organisations and consultancies. Book now on 'My
Careers Service'
- Morgan Stanley sponsors the
Internship Fair
To get the most out of the fair come to the Internship Fair Introduction
Seminar on Thursday 12 November from 1-2pm in room E171.
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• Centre for Civil Society Thursday lunchtime seminar
Make Poverty History: what can we learn for future campaigns?
Thursday 19 November at 12.30-1.45pm in room R505
Speaker:
Dr Nicolas Sireau
Dr Nicolas Sireau is executive director of SolarAid, a non-profit
organisation that trains solar entrepreneurs in East Africa to set up their
solar micro-enterprises.
This is an informal ‘brown bag’ event so you are welcome to bring
sandwiches etc.
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• Business History Unit seminars
On Monday 16 November, LSE's Albane Forestier will discuss Contract
Enforcement in Long-distance Trade: French merchants and the West Indies,
1775-1793.
This seminar will be held in room G305, 20 Kingsway Building. For more
information contact Terry Gourvish on ext 7073 or email
t.r.gourvish@lse.ac.uk |
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 Questions
to the School
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This is your opportunity to put your questions to the School - perhaps
you want to know more about the new Student Services Centre, the Careers
Service, the Library or even the catering facilities. Or maybe you just
have suggestions on how to improve your time here?
Q: Why are reading lists so long? Lecturers or course conveners tend
to make up long reading lists, which I feel is counter-productive as it
discourages students from even attempting to do the reading. Moreover,
isn't it the lecturers' job to prioritise the readings?
Steffen Daehne, postgraduate
When you come to university, you 'read for a degree' and our reading
lists are designed to help you achieve that goal. Course convenors are
responsible for devising reading lists as part of the course guides and take
considerable care when selecting readings, usually choosing a mix of texts,
book chapters and journal articles. They typically identify a small number
of references as 'priority or essential readings' which they consider will
give a basic understanding of the issues covered in the lecture/class.
The remaining references - often designated 'background readings' - are
designed to provide additional contextual material or a more in-depth
coverage of the issues. Some students - we hope a majority - will wish to do
more than the bare minimum and the reading list is designed to give these
students further guidance. These background readings also offer those
students interested in pursuing an academic/research career the opportunity
to develop both their subject knowledge and powers of critical analysis by
exploring a wider range of perspectives.
Some departments (e.g. Sociology) are introducing a policy of
sub-dividing these background readings into two categories: 'additional
basic reading' and 'additional secondary reading' to guide students further
(see SO110). Furthermore, it is recognised that some students may not be
able to find a particular reference when they want to read it and so the
reading list offers options. Also, where a book is listed it may not be
necessary to read all of it - a valuable skill is the ability to assess
content and select appropriate sections. A final point is that, on courses
where there may be a number of texts that cover the subject area, listing a
selection enables students to sample and find which style/format best suits
their approach to study.
If you feel that a reading list would benefit from more prioritising
and/or structuring, do discuss this with the course convenor.
Jan Stockdale, dean of undergraduate studies
If you would like to submit a question,
please email Nicole Gallivan at
n.gallivan@lse.ac.uk
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 Society
profile
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• 25 Plus: The Old Aged Persons’ Society (OAP)
25 Plus, otherwise known as the Old Aged Persons' Society; is a new
society for students over 25 years old who have been working for more than
three years. We meet weekly for a drink and hope to set up careers talks and
speakers tailored to our level of experience.
Claim to fame -
We are the newest society at LSE but will be serving what we consider to
be a vastly under-served demographic.
Approx number of members -
50 - 100
Society president? -
Ruth Allan
r.a.allan@lse.ac.uk
Famous alum? -
Seeing as we’re brand-new, we have no alums as of yet but we are
confident there is fame in the future of our members.
Biggest event or achievement -
We’re brand-new but we have big plans.....
Big event coming up that you would like to highlight? -
General meeting/elections on Thursday 12 November at 7pm in the Graham
Wallas Room, Old Building.
Why should people join this society? -
If you have some work or other post-university experience and are looking
for a) other people with a similar background or b) career events targeted
at your demographic, we are the society for you! |
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 Direct
view
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A senior member of the School highlights an important issue for
students.
• Professor Janet Hartley, pro-director for teaching and
learning
I chair the Teaching Committee, which was set up by the Teaching Task
Force last year to disseminate good practice and innovation in teaching
across the School. This year the committee is focusing its attention on
ways of improving 'feedback and assessment'. This is one area where we
have done badly in the National Student Survey over the past few years.
We also know, however, that there are many examples of good practice on
feedback in departments and it is important to make these known widely
across the School. We also need to learn more about your expectations of
feedback. I will be frank - sometimes it is simply not clear to us as
teachers what it is that you want which we currently do not provide.
So the Teaching Committee has asked all heads of department to discuss
feedback with their Staff:Student Liaison Committees this term and report
back to the committee, and we are asking your representatives on the Liaison
Committees to canvass opinion from all students in their departments. In
particular we want to know from you about the way you currently receive
feedback, whether you are clear when you will get that feedback, and how
useful the feedback is for helping you prepare for your next piece of work.
We would like examples of most and least useful forms of feedback you have
received.
We will look at the results of this consultation in the Lent term and we
will then bring some recommendations to the Academic Board before the end of the
academic year. So it is very important to us to know your views on this
matter and I very much hope you will help your Staff:Student Liaison
Committees to make this a useful and valuable exercise. |
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 60
Second Interview
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• with..... Rev David Peebles
David is the full-time Anglican
chaplain at LSE. He has lived in
Bristol, Bath, Yorkshire and Crewe
and before coming to LSE was
chaplain at QMC and parish priest of
Bethnal Green. He loves reading and
going to the cinema and theatre. He
supports Middlesbrough FC and is
interested in religion and popular
culture and interfaith dialogue and
relations.
What is the best part of your
job at LSE?
Not knowing what will happen
next.
What did you want to be when
you grew up?
A time lord.
What would we be most
surprised to learn about you?
Reggie Kray (as in the gangster)
asked me to marry him (as the
officiating priest!)
What is your favourite
biscuit?
I don't eat them.
What, or who, makes you laugh?
The Bishops of the Church of
England.
What would you do if you were
LSE director for a day?
Set up a theology department.
A service of Holy Communion takes
place every Thursday in the
Chaplaincy at 1.05pm. All are
welcome.
The School carol service is on
Thursday 10 December in the Shaw
Library at 5.30pm, followed by
mulled wine and mince pies. All
welcome, just turn up. |
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 Advice
and support
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Each week we will feature one of the support services available to
students. This week, it's the Employer Liaison Team.
• Employer Liaison Team
Looking for a job in the down-turn? Redvers Lee, employer liaison
officer of the Employer Liaison Team is working to help you find one.
From a background in recruitment consultancy his job is to grow and
develop relationships with companies so that when you start to look for a
job, there is a wealth of opportunities available to you.
Redvers makes regular contact on the phone and in person with ‘hard to
reach’ companies and, particularly, Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (SME’s)
and start-up’s who often do not have a strong online presence so you are
likely to find jobs on the Careers Service Online Vacancy Board, that would
not normally be advertised on the internet.
He is also working on the Entrepreneurial Internship Scheme, so if you
are interested in running your own business after graduation and are an
aspiring entrepreneur, then you should take a look at this scheme on the
vacancy board. Redvers works daily to build relationships with a variety of
start-up companies who will offer you insightful and valuable experience on
the reality of running a business from the outset.
If you would like more information on the Entrepreneurial Internship
Scheme, contact Redvers on 0207 852 3669. |
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