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Class of 2015
Congratulations to all of our graduates who celebrated in style at Chelmsford Cathedral.
Another truly memorable event saw Turner Prize-winning artist Professor Grenville Davey and Essex farming stalwart Robert Howie, amongst others, being honoured alongside graduates.
Dr Phil Askew, Writtle College alumnus and the landscape architect behind the Olympic Park, was one of the Guests of Honour, whilst the appearance of College Patron Alan Titchmarsh proved to be as popular as ever!
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Two alumni shortlisted for Society of Garden Designers awards
Patricia Fox, who was an Associate Student of Garden Design at the College in 2004 and is Managing Director of Aralia Garden Design, has been shortlisted in three categories in the SGD Awards 2015.
Helen Elks-Smith, who also completed her studies at Writtle and owns Elks-Smith Landscape and Garden Design, has been shortlisted in the 'Paper Landscapes' category of the SGD Awards.
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Postgraduate wins second national landscape award
A postgraduate has won a second major national award for her landscape architecture dissertation.
Jacqui Jobbins, from Bradwell on Sea, has won the Masters prize in the Art & Design section of the Landscape Research Group's student awards.
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Farm Minister reflects on his Writtle College studies
Farm Minister George Eustice MP handed out the awards at Writtle College's Further Education Presentation Day.
He said: “I have many fond memories of the College and I have kept in touch with people who I studied with here. I came from Cornwall to study at Writtle College and I used to drive past other agricultural colleges to come here as it had such a great reputation."
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Writtle appoints new Chair of the Board of Governors
Our new Chair of the Board of Governors, Julia Smith, took up her role in May this year.
Julia said: “I very much look forward to this challenge as we enter an exciting phase in our history with the ability to award our own degrees and our ambition to further strengthen our Further Education provision, building on our very successful last Ofsted inspection.
“I am firmly on the side of the student and will be championing them throughout my term of office, making sure they get the very best education if they choose to study here with us at Writtle College.”
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Celebrate magazine is launched!
Earlier this year, Writtle launched the first edition of the 'Celebrate' magazine. This fantastic publication covers all of the interesting activities and successes of students and staff from the world of Higher Education at Writtle.
Request a hard copy by emailing marketing@writtle.ac.uk or view the online version below.
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Inspire future generations
If you have a career or achievement that you are proud of then make sure you get in touch.
We are always keen to hear from our alumni and find out how they're getting on.
Whether you've started your own business, have a high-flying career, won an award or are making a difference, we would love to hear from you.
Email: press@writtle.ac.uk
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