Graduates display degree of delight

THE future looks bright for University Centre Oldham and the 334 students who have graduated.

Not only was the number of graduates almost double last year’s, but plans are in place for UCO to double in size over the next five years.

Prof Bob Cryan, the vice-chancellor, said: “It is a very proud day for me — really fantastic — we are trying to create a university for Oldham.”

Graduates donned gowns and mortar boards for the ceremony at Queen Elizabeth Hall.

Among those receiving diplomas was the outgoing chief executive of Oldham Council, Andrew Kilburn.

Mr Kilburn, who helped to develop UCO, was awarded an honorary doctorate of civil law.

University Centre Oldham, part of the University of Huddersfield, and yesterday students were graduating in business and management, art and design, computing, law, technical theatre and performance, and education and professional development.

It was smiles all round for mother-of-two Rungamirai Magada (39), from Werneth, who graduated with a BSc (Hons) in health and community studies.

She said: “It has been hard work over the past three years, trying to combine a family and education.

“Now I’m planning to go into social care and put something back into the community. But I might go for a masters degree.”

Rungamirai’s daughter, Charlene (15), is keen to follow her mother’s example. She said: “I’m very proud of her and very happy she is graduating. Now, we get our mum back. I’m going to study to become a doctor.”

Musician Colin Jones (45), from Todmorden, juggled running his own company, gigging and playing the drums with studying for a foundation degree in technical theatre.

He said: “Having a degree means I can go further with my teaching, as well as take an audio and visual course at Salford University. It has been difficult combining everything, and there have been lots of sleepless nights, but it is definitely worth it.”

Leanne Dennis (22), from Milton Keynes, moved to Oldham to be able to study for a foundation degree in performing arts.

She said: “Getting a foundation degree is a great opportunity, and I’ll be studying for my final third year at Huddersfield.”

Friends Shazia Begum (23), from Werneth, and Marriam Iqbal (23), from Glodwick, both scooped upper second-class honours in health and community studies.

Marriam said: “It is a big achievement, but we’ve had great support from the tutors and our families who are really proud of us.”





University Centre of Oldham Graduation Results:




Bachelor of Science with Honours in Construction and Project Management:





David Ashworth, Mark Atherton, Mark Baxendale, Mark Dunn, Stephen David Fillingham, Craig Gerrard, Daniel Glossop, Ian Mark Greenough, David Paul Hulbert, Farmeda Kosar, Robert Mayers, Mark Paul Ostell, Martyn John Pickles, Gary Pilkington, Najeeb Raza, Marie Towers.




Bachelor of Science in Construction and Project Management:





Simon Blundell, Ian Calow, David John Cooper, Anthony Konstantin Etchells, Simon Farrell, Mark Fleet, Michael Golding, Gary Hamer, Andrew Lamb, Shaun William McCormick, Jennifer Millson, Lawrence Sithole.




Foundation Degree in Construction:





Stephen Barlow, Stephen Antony Edwards, Paul Anthony Harris, Jan Jozefczyk, Emma Louise Lobb, Agniesszka Lysak, David Lyons, Michael Alan Mallett, Steven Gregory Martin, Philip John Mellor, Shakil Mohamed, Kamran Saghir, Jonathan Phillip Seville, Adrian James Shaw, Kiran Shadazi, Sarah Smalley, Russell Smith, Karen Elizabeth Spafford, John Anthony Stobbs, David Thompson, Mohammed Nasir Uddin, Mohammed Usman.




Foundation Degree in Multimedia — Games Art:





Daniel Knight, Wing Fai Man, Mohammed Ansar Miah, Marc Owens, Paul Charles Joseph Wright.




Foundation Degree in Multimedia Design:





Ashley Paul Birch, Mackeba Codrington, Aaron Peter Culley, Darren Curtis, Mohammed Shirajul Islam, Rachel Joanne Jones, Duncan Owen, Hafizur Rahman.




Higher National Certificate in Architectural Technology and Interior Design:





Nicole Genevieve Borneuf, Bryan Dean, Claire Dean, Dawn Anne Howcroft.




Higher National Certificate in Construction:





Matthew Armstrong, Ian Brogan, Michaela Brown, Vikki Jane Carter, Christopher Claypole, John Cunnane, Mohammed Lukemaan Dawood, Thomas Finnerty, Richard Gaskell, Ben Hibbert, Stuart Andrew Jones, Khyrath Husain Khan, James Lawton, Kimberley Marie Leigh, Kay Mills, Philip Minnice, Paul Naisbitt, Ryan Newton.




Certificate of Higher Education in Home Inspection:





Mohammed Kaleem Afzal, Jason Astley, Joe Bastone, Diana Briggs, Angela Carr, Shabur Choudhury, Ian Gibson, Andrea Hartley, Mark Alan Heywood, Nicholas Holding, Martin Maders, Matthew Maders, James Naylor, Debra Northing, Steven Openshaw, Goran Orescanin, Brian John Prendergast, Sandra Ritson, Anthony Royle, Alan Sanderson, Darren Searson, Mohammed Sohail, Sarah Louise Williams.




Foundation Degree in Fine Arts:





David Bates, Simon Harris, Mary Harwood, June Sturgess, Wayne Walters.




Bachelor of Science with Honours in Business Computing (Multimedia):





Habeeb Afzal, Kris Ashton, Bushra Begum, Farah Nadia Begum, Safina Bibi, Damien Boswell, Abdul Kahhar Chowdhury, Jamir Hossain Chowdhury, Barry Cooper, Mark Crooks, Paul Steven Davies, Sabeeya Dawood, Robert Heap, Safia Karim, Sohail Liaqat, Bhaveshkumar Mistry, Bharti Ramji, Farhad Mohammed Shad, Frank Sheridan.




Foundation Degree in Business Information Technology:





Mohammed Ajmal Afzal, Darryl Jason Douglas, Usman Ilayas, Gareth David Jakeway, Stephen Longley, Mohammed Nadeem, Lee Anthony Whitworth.




Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Early Years:





Suzanne Campbell, Rachael Clare Charter, Hannah Coles, Nazeem Fraz, Julie Kelly, Rashida Sultana, Rebecca Mary Wood




Bachelor of Arts in Early Years:





Greta McDonald.




Foundation Degree in Early Years:





Shameen Akhtar, Beverley Brown, Catherine Mary Angela Curl, Kerry Fleming, Helen Fricker, Julie Hilditch, Emma Hulmes, Afia Khan, Husnara Khatun, Julie Denise Morgan, Tracey Morrissey, Tina Marie Pogorzelec, Amrana Rashid, Sarah Louise Richardson, Allan John Roach, Janet Alison Rodgers, Samantha Stallard, Rachel Stevenson, Emma Louise Whitehead, Kelly Cherrie Williams.




Bachelor of Laws with Honours in Law:





Sadia Arshad, Marie Bradley, Annie Cheng-Withey, Daniel Dorward, Amanda Joan Edwards, Mario Mark Farquharson, Samantha Jane Gibson, Julie Healy, Naser Khan, Emma Catherine Land, Isara McKnight, Usman Raza, Andrea Smith, Cheryl Anne Thomas.




Master of Business Administration:





Hansel Cazley, Paul Farrimond, Dawn Fielden-Cash, Lesley Ann Frankland, Lee Gosling, Emma Jenks, Louise Jones, Maxine Leach, Karen Adele Macdonald, Jonathan Maughan, Tracey Ann Regan, Louise Roberts, Lynn Smith, Carole Whyatt.




Diploma in Management Studies:





Anwar Ali, David Bithell, Sabina Chaudhry, Delowar Husain Chowdhury, Jacqueline Hanley, Angela Heneghan, Marc James Hince, Curtis Jenner, Rosa Kovalevich, Jonathan Maughan, Jeanette Leach, Elizabeth Lyons, Iram Naz, Iyabode Okunola, Lynda Pratt, Martyn Price, David Schora, Suzanne Angela Thompson.




Postgraduate Certificate in Management:





Carole Bell.




Chartered Institute of Personnel Development:





Tracey Ann Allison, Bandana Mita Dey, Amanda Flynn, Shirley Anne Hoyland, Lauren Lloyd, Pamela Mason, Jon Milner, Hazel Phillips, Alison Ridgard, Lee Robinson, Louise Nicola Robinson, Lesley Shaw.




Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Business Administration and Management:





Muzafar Ali, Matthew Michael Brown, Mubarak Hanif, Mohammed Jameel, Asad Khan, Yassir Mahmood, Waseem Mohammed, Adeel Rashid, Katie Watson, Marc Withey, Wendy Jayne Wolstenholme.




Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Business Management:





Michelle Alexandra Harewood, Lee Harland, Philip Tom Kelly, Poppya Khanom, Richard Lowe, Samantha Leigh Nield, Michelle Simpson, Victoria Louise Smith, Paul Edward Whittaker, Thomas Yates.




Foundation Degree in Performing Arts - Performance:





Natalie Daley, Leanne Dennis, Jodie Marie Dumville, Jacqueline Gialluca.




Foundation Degree in Performing Arts — Technical Theatre:





Matt Cowan, Andy Hough, Stephen Jackson, Adam James, Colin Jones.




Bachelor of Science with Honours in Health and Community Studies:





Anisa Mobeen Akhtar, Shazia Begum, Joanne Davies, Ellen Tamara Edwards, Winsome Joy Hanson, Julie Marie Horan, Marriam Iqbal, Rungamirai Magada, Elizabeth Roberts, Sarah Wild.




Bachelor of Science in Health and Community Studies:





Sonia Shabir.




Diploma of Higher Education in Health and Community Studies:





Karen Johnson.