{"id":103,"date":"2015-01-21T11:56:42","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T11:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.sunderland.ac.uk\/sungen\/?p=103"},"modified":"2015-03-10T15:58:31","modified_gmt":"2015-03-10T15:58:31","slug":"developing-and-aspirational-culture-17th-april-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.sunderland.ac.uk\/sungen\/2015\/01\/21\/developing-and-aspirational-culture-17th-april-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing and aspirational culture – 17th April 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

Developing an Aspirational Culture: 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sunderland University\u2019s Gender Network (SunGen) and Northumbria University\u2019s Gendered Subjects and Gender and Society Research Hub have joined together to present a day-long event to build on the discussions emerging from a highly successful half-day seminar held in Sunderland in January 2015. ,<\/p>\n

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This collaborative event will be held on Friday 17th<\/sup> April in Priestman 015, University of Sunderland. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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The main issues emerging from the January meeting were:<\/p>\n

1. That there is a need to develop an aspirational culture both for female staff and students in particular.<\/p>\n

2. There needs to be a higher visibility given to \u2018inspiring stories\u2019.<\/p>\n

3. We need to identify and develop ways of fostering an aspirational culture for both staff and students.<\/p>\n

The day-long April symposium is intended to have further conversations around these issues and will be divided into two sections, with the morning devoted to talks and dialogues relating to individual experiences. The afternoon will build on these stories to help us understand how we can use them to develop an aspirational culture across both Sunderland and Northumbria universities.<\/p>\n

Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided. Delegates can either bring their own lunches, or take advantage of the various local food outlets both in and around the Priestman Building. There will be an informal evening meal at a popular local venue which everyone is invited to (with costs being met by participants themselves)<\/p>\n

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Schedule<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

9.30-10.00am \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Arrival and coffee.<\/p>\n

10.00-10.15am \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Welcome remarks.<\/p>\n

10.15-12.00pm \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Obstacles and achievements<\/em><\/p>\n