Mcgrath Delivers Educative Lecture

EXCERPT FROM – HORIZON
[Issue 51, March/April 2005]
News from the University of Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire man, inspirational business speaker and disability champion, Michael McGrath, delivered a lecture on 25 January entitled "Reaching Beyond – Leadership in Action"

In January 2004 Michael made history after becoming the first disabled person in the world to have reached both North and South Poles – this despite having lost 65% of his muscle bulk through the debilitating muscle wasting disease, Muscular Dystrophy.

Dr Justin Roberts, Senior Lecturer, Sports Science and the University of Hertfordshire was part of the pole2pole Wellbeing, Health and Fitness Support Team that provided advice and guidance to Michael's expedition team. Dr Roberts said: "I look back with tremendous amazement with what Michael actually achieved. We can learn much from his polar experiences"


Paul Zukowskyj FRGS ILTM
Lecturer in GIS and Remote Sensing & Admissions Tutor
Division of Geography and Environmental Sciences
University of Hertfordshire

Many thanks for your presentation at our Hatfield Campus on 25th January 2005. It was hugely inspirational and the students and staff left your lecture discussing the issues you had raised.

I do hope that you enjoyed the opportunity to reach out to a new generation of geographers whom you certainly seem to have inspired and motivated to think more globally in their future studies and future careers

FACTS ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE

§ Over 20,000 students with a turnover of approximately £110 million
§ Winner of the Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade
§ 2 major campuses in Hatfield incl the £120m new Hatfield de Havilland Campus
§ New £15m Hertfordshire Sports Village on the de Havilland campus
§ Awarded University status in 1992
§ New Innovation and Automotive Centres opened in 2003
§ Business Partnership Office promotes university/business relationships

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