Cardiff Metropolitan University Alumni

Congratulations Stephanie! Llongyfarchiadau!

Meet Stephanie Danielle Tudtud, a Cardiff Metropolitan University alumna and a National Finalist for Culture and Creativity Award.

Stephanie is a Creative Director at White Brick Creative Studio and an instructor at the University of San Carlos, Department of Fine Arts. She co-founded Cebu Making Space, merging the concept of a maker space, gallery, and studio. The hub fosters collaboration and provides a safe space for creatives to pursue their unique endeavours.

Inspired by UK sustainability initiatives, Stephanie aspires to localise such solutions. Combining her roles in the industry and academia, she aims to motivate creatives to become maker entrepreneurs and help grow Cebu’s creative economy.

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The Culture and Creativity Award recognises alumni who have carved a career for themselves in the arts and culture, demonstrating artistic ingenuity, influence and creativity.

Happy St Dwynwen’s Day! To celebrate, like last year, we are once again inviting you to share your Cardiff Met love stories with us! ❤ If you missed your chance to share your story last year we’d love to see it this time. If you’d like to share your story, please reply to this post or send us an email at [email protected] along with any photos you have! Thanks!
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Dydd Santes Dwynwen Hapus! I ddathlu, fel y llynedd, rydym unwaith eto yn eich gwahodd i rannu eich straeon caru Met Caerdydd gyda ni! ❤ Os colloch chi’ch cyfle i rannu eich stori y llynedd fe fyddem wrth ein bodd yn ei gweld y tro hwn. Os hoffech rannu eich stori, atebwch y post hwn neu anfonwch e-bost atom drwy [email protected] ynghyd ag unrhyw luniau sydd gennych! Diolch!

Last week our digital newsletter was sent out to all Alumni subscribed to our communications! This featured a new Alumni blog written by Charlotte who graduated in 2021 in Business and Management. She reflects on her experience getting there in this story. https://studentblogs.cardiffmet.ac.uk/time-to-reflect/
If you missed the newsletter, make sure to register for an Alumni account with us to ensure you don’t miss our future updates: https://alumni.cardiffmet.ac.uk/login
And if you would like to share your own story you can do so by completing this form: https://forms.office.com/e/VA6M5nMcji Thank you!

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Yr wythnos diwethaf fe wnaethom anfon ein cylchlythyr digidol at ein holl Gyn-fyfyrwyr sydd wedi tanysgrifio! Roedd y cylchlythyr yn cynnwys blog Cyn-fyfyriwr newydd gan Charlotte. Yn ei blog, mae Charlotte yn myfyrio ar ei phrofiad o gyrraedd y brifysgol. https://studentblogs.cardiffmet.ac.uk/time-to-reflect/
Os wnaethoch chi fethu’r cylchlythyr, gwnewch yn siŵr eich bod yn creu cyfrif Cyn-fyfyriwr gyda ni i sicrhau nad ydych yn colli ein diweddariadau yn y dyfodol: http://alumni.cardiffmet.ac.uk/login
Os hoffech rannu eich stori eich hun, gallwch wneud hynny drwy lenwi'r ffurflen hon: https://forms.office.com/e/VA6M5nMcji
Diolch yn fawr!

Time To Reflect 2023 has just started and as we all do, I took the chance to look back at what I’ve done in the last 12 months. I went to an independent school and intended to stay

Go to the Cardiff Met Blog now to read a new story written by Rhiannon who graduated in 2022 with a degree in Drama and Creative Writing. She writes about her experiences in the creative industry and how she is hoping to make it more accessible. https://studentblogs.cardiffmet.ac.uk/amplifying-accessibility

If Rhiannon's story has inspired you to share your own, you can do so in this form https://forms.office.com/e/VA6M5nMcji or you can email it to us at [email protected]. We can’t wait to read what you write!

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Ewch i Blog Met Caerdydd nawr i ddarllen stori newydd wedi'i hysgrifennu gan Rhiannon a raddiodd yn 2022 gyda gradd yn Drama ac Ysgrifennu Creadigol. Mae hi'n ysgrifennu am ei phrofiadau yn y diwydiant creadigol a sut mae hi'n gobeithio ei wneud yn fwy hygyrch. https://studentblogs.cardiffmet.ac.uk/amplifying-accessibility

Os yw stori Rhiannon wedi’ch ysbrydoli i rannu eich un chi, gallwch wneud hynny drwy’r ffurflen hon https://forms.office.com/e/VA6M5nMcji neu gallwch ei anfon atom ar e-bost ar [email protected]. Allwn ni ddim ag aros i ddarllen beth fyddwch chi’n ei ysgrifennu!

Two Cardiff Met graduates – Rhiannon and Archie are leading a five day project focusing on expressing gender identity through the arts. Read more about it here:

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Dau o raddedigion Met Caerdydd – Rhiannon ac Archie sy'n arwain prosiect pum diwrnod sy'n canolbwyntio ar fynegi hunaniaeth rhywedd drwy gyfrwng y celfyddydau. Am ragor o wybodaeth:

Today is World Book Day! To celebrate we want to know about your favourite books! We'd also like to know if any Cardiff Met Alumni have gone on to publish their own books since graduating. Please let us know in the comments as we'd love to read them!

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Mae heddiw yn Ddiwrnod y Llyfr! I ddathlu rydyn ni eisiau gwybod am eich hoff lyfrau! Hoffem hefyd wybod a oes unrhyw Gyn-fyfyrwyr Met Caerdydd wedi mynd ymlaen i gyhoeddi eu llyfrau eu hunain ers iddynt raddio. Rhowch wybod i ni yn y sylwadau gan y byddem wrth ein boddau yn eu darllen!

Cardiff Met Love Stories ❤️- Charlie Stephens: Tom and I met in October 2013 in Ladybird night club (not sure what it is now). Strangely enough, we did cross paths twice in first year but didn't click until we got together. We met in 2nd year of Uni and have been together ever since. We made it official at Cardiff Winter Wonderland in December 2013.
A house and a fur baby later... We are set to get married in 70 days and we will have been together 10 years this year. Cardiff Met was easily the best 3 years of my life and was made even better by meeting Tom.

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Straeon Caru Met Caerdydd - Charlie Stephens: Cyfarfu Tom a minnau ym mis Hydref 2013 yng nghlwb nos Ladybird (ddim yn siŵr beth yw hi nawr). Yn rhyfedd ddigon, fe wnaethon ni groesi llwybrau ddwywaith yn y flwyddyn gyntaf ond wnaethon ni ddim clicio tan i ni ddod at ein gilydd. Fe gwrddon ni yn 2il flwyddyn y brifysgol ac rydyn ni wedi bod gyda'n gilydd ers hynny. Fe'i gwnaethom yn swyddogol yng Ngŵyl y Gaeaf Caerdydd ym mis Rhagfyr 2013. Tŷ ac anifail anwes yn ddiweddarach... Rydyn ni ar fin priodi mewn 70 diwrnod a byddwn ni wedi bod gyda'n gilydd 10 mlynedd eleni. Roedd Met Caerdydd yn hawdd y 3 blynedd gorau fy mywyd ac fe'i gwnaed yn well fyth trwy gwrdd â Tom.

Cardiff Met Love Stories❤️ - Georgia Barnes (previously Brown): Josh Barnes and I met on the first night of University in 2013. It was at a flat party in Plas Gwyn which were our halls. I’m quite talkative and he isn’t; so I spent many hours talking at him in a corner trying to find out his favourite stuff; a few drinks and conversations later and we very quickly bonded over our love for country music. We stayed friends and in contact while we both studied and 2 years later we made it official!
7 years later we travelled back to Cardiff where he proposed in Cardiff Bay. Another 3 years later we have a house, a dog and a cat, and finally managed to get married in October 2022 (in Nashville!). We would never have met and started a life together if it wasn’t for Cardiff Met. We love to come back to Cardiff often together - and hope to do so more in the future!

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Straeon Caru Met Caerdydd - Georgia Barnes (Brown gynt): Cyfarfu Josh Barnes a minnau ar noson gyntaf y Brifysgol yn 2013. Mewn parti fflat ym Mhlas Gwyn oedd yn neuaddau i ni. Dwi'n eitha' siaradus a dyw e ddim; felly treuliais oriau lawer yn siarad arno mewn cornel yn ceisio darganfod ei hoff stwff; ychydig o ddiodydd a sgyrsiau yn ddiweddarach ac fe wnaethon ni fondio'n gyflym iawn dros ein cariad at gerddoriaeth gwlad. Fe wnaethon ni aros yn ffrindiau ac mewn cysylltiad tra bod y ddau ohonom yn astudio a 2 flynedd yn ddiweddarach fe wnaethon ni ei wneud yn swyddogol! 7 mlynedd yn ddiweddarach, gwnaethom deithio'n ôl i Gaerdydd lle ofynnodd i mi ei briodi ym Mae Caerdydd. 3 blynedd yn ddiweddarach mae gennym dŷ, ci a chath, ac o'r diwedd wedi llwyddo i briodi ym mis Hydref 2022 (yn Nashville!). Fydden ni byth wedi cwrdd a dechrau bywyd gyda'n gilydd oni bai am Met Caerdydd. Rydyn ni wrth ein boddau yn dod nôl i Gaerdydd yn aml gyda'n gilydd - ac yn gobeithio gwneud hynny fwy yn y dyfodol!