{"id":145,"date":"2017-05-19T12:30:38","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T11:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousepolicygroup.net\/blog\/?p=145"},"modified":"2017-05-30T11:43:36","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T10:43:36","slug":"sister-group-for-the-lighthouse-policy-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lighthousepolicygroup.net\/blog\/2017\/05\/19\/sister-group-for-the-lighthouse-policy-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Sister Group for the Lighthouse Policy Group"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PictureAs our members\u00a0gather next week for our latest Lighthouse Policy Group<\/a> meeting at the University of Portsmouth<\/a>,\u00a0I have been reflecting on how valuable the group has been. So valuable in fact that I am investigating the possibility of a sister group with colleagues who lead on student experience in institutions\u00a0across the sector.<\/p>\n

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The sister\u00a0group would operate similarly to the Lighthouse Policy Group (LPG); where, around twice a year, members get together for an evening and the following day at a volunteer member\u2019s institution. The aim of these meetings is primarily to network, but also to discuss ideas, outlook, and, most importantly, best practice.<\/p>\n

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I am hosting an initial meeting at Portsmouth on the 14th of July for those that would be interested in joining this new group, and I should add, straight off, that, like the LPG, there would be no joining fees. Members simply have to fund their own travel and accommodation for the one or two meetings a year.<\/p>\n

The LPG\u00a0meetings and mailing list have been very valuable for networking and discussing common issues. I hope the sister group will do the same for Student Experience colleagues. The LPG website<\/a>\u00a0and twitter account<\/a> have also been valuable for giving us an outward face on the world. Our membership has certainly grown now that we have the website, and I wonder if members find that they are contacted through it – as I often am?<\/p>\n

Next week I look forward to discussing the future of the LPG in Portsmouth, and in July I hope colleagues from across the sector will agree to setting up the sister group.<\/p>\n

Harriet Dunbar-Morris, Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Portsmouth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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