{"id":1950,"date":"2017-02-10T09:50:13","date_gmt":"2017-02-10T09:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/?p=1950"},"modified":"2017-05-24T11:58:01","modified_gmt":"2017-05-24T10:58:01","slug":"love-at-kent-jess-and-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/2017\/02\/10\/love-at-kent-jess-and-james\/","title":{"rendered":"The Footstep Tales – Jess and James"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u200bWhat is your Kent story?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am an alumna of Kent, having graduated in 2008 after studying Classical & Archaeological Studies and Comparative Literature in the School of European Culture\u00a0and Languages. During my time as a student I worked on the alumni telephone campaign, in the Eliot staff room, \"\"<\/a>Rutherford dining hall and in Mungos and then a couple of years after graduating I returned to a job in the Templeman library. A temp job brought me back to SECL in 2012 where I found a permanent position and I currently work as the Senior Programme Co-ordinator for the two subjects I studied whilst I was a student. On my first day as a temp I met a shy, thoughtful boy working in the finance section of SECL and long story short, I married him.<\/p>\n

Why did you get a brick?<\/strong><\/p>\n

James and I were married on 10th<\/sup> September 2015 at Lake Garda in Italy. \"\"<\/a>Our\u00a0brick was a complete surprise and was given to us as a wedding gift by the administrative team in SECL who I am lucky enough to consider not only colleagues but friends. They knew I was an alumna and that Kent (and SECL specifically) had shaped an enormous part of who I was, as well as bringing James and I together. I was touched by their kindness and thoughtfulness and will be forever grateful for now being part of the Kent landscape.<\/p>\n

What is your favourite Kent memory?<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a very difficult question but I think the sense of community I felt within my department amongst both students and teachers would be the part that stayed with me. I don\u2019t think anyone should underestimate how crucial it is to have the support of one\u2019s peers and mentors through difficult times.<\/p>\n

I am fortunate enough to still be a part of Kent and involved in that community even now – I am still making memories most recently as part of the University of Kent Players where I am having a fantastic time and making lifelong friends.<\/p>\n

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