Scotland degree ceremony, Saturday 24 October 11:00

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If you're attending any Open University ceremonies in 2015, please join our Facebook degree ceremony events and share your photos of the day with other graduates. https://www.facebook.com/theopenuniversity The Open University Degree Ceremonies 2015 Usher Hall, Edinburgh Saturday 24 October 11:00 Programme: (00:04) Welcome Speech (05:03) Honorary graduate speech (12:26) Presentation of higher degrees (17:10) Honorary graduate speech (25:36) Presentation of undergraduate degrees (1:04:57) Closing Speech Honorary graduates: Alan Cumming (Exceptional contribution to education and culture) Alan was born in Scotland and continues to work there, most recently in the National Theatre of Scotland’s Macbeth, which transferred to Broadway, where he recently recreated his Tony Award-winning role in Cabaret. His diverse career has found him performing at venues around the globe. On television he stars in The Good Wife, for which he has received Golden Globe and Emmy nominations. His many films include franchises such as X-Men, Spy Kids and The Smurfs as well as independent films The Anniversary Party, Titus and Any Day Now. Alan has won many awards for his acting and social activism. He has written for the New York Times, Newsweek, Harper’s Bazaar and Out. His memoir Not My Father’s Son became a New York Times Best Seller. His portrait was recently unveiled at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Dr Alison Elliot OBE (Public Services) Alison works in higher education, the church and the voluntary sector. She graduated in Mathematics, Linguistics and Psychology and her doctoral research was on children’s language development. After lecturing at Lancaster and Edinburgh Universities, she represented the Church of Scotland’s position on economic, social, constitutional and international issues as Convener of its Church and Nation Committee and as the first woman to be Moderator of its General Assembly. She pursued these themes through the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Theology and Public Issues, and the Conference of European Churches, chairing their Assembly in 2009. She has been Convener of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations. She was appointed to the Christie Commission on the Reform of Public Services in Scotland and chaired the Land Reform Review Group for the Scottish Government. She has been appointed an OBE, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and an Honorary Fellow of the University of Edinburgh. Free learning from The Open University http://open.edu/openlearn