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Professional Services colleagues invited to help celebrate Summer Graduation: 5 – 22 July
Posted on behalf of: Caroline Lehany, Head of Graduation and Corporate Events
Last updated: Thursday, 17 March 2022
At long last, we are delighted to be able to host Summer Graduation in July. We are happy to invite Professional Services colleagues to volunteer to help at the ceremonies taking place from Tuesday 5 until Friday 22 July 2022 at the Brighton Centre, King’s Road, Brighton.
Due to the postponement of our ceremonies during the pandemic, we are also inviting students back who were due to graduate in July 2020, January 2021, July 2021 and January 2022.
Graduation ceremonies are an ideal opportunity for Professional Services colleagues play their part in congratulating our students on their academic achievements and are a key event in the University calendar. Summer graduation is going to be even more special after such a long break.
Colleague safety is our primary concern, so we have been working closely with our Health and Safety team as well as Brighton Centre staff to ensure that suitable and sufficient measures are in place. We will be sharing all this information with volunteers ahead of graduation and at the briefing meeting and we are happy to answer any questions.
We are incredibly thankful to be supported by the many members of staff who work with us during this special occasion. Those who have worked at graduation before will know that the contribution made by Professional Services staff is vital in making the celebration a success.
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Over 100 members of staff are needed to work each day and we cannot emphasise enough how much we value and appreciate the help of Professional Services colleagues. If your normal working hours are part-time, we encourage you to please sign up and we will find a duty to accommodate your availability.
A delicious hot lunch will be provided as well as refreshments and snacks during regular breaks. For more details, including descriptions of the duties available, check out our webpages.
If you have any queries in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact us by emailing graduation@sussex.ac.uk or phoning the team 7015.
Many thanks in advance for your support and we look forward to seeing you at the Brighton Centre.