The Graduate Union of The University of Melbourne Inc
Newsletter Jan-Feb 2014 this issue
Upcoming Events • 2
2014 GU Collegiate • 3 February Monthly Luncheon • 5 Twilight Lecture and GU Tastings • 6 College Tables • 8 Finance Seminars 2014 • 9 Summer BBQ • 11 Meet and Greet • 12 Graduate Union Tutors • 13 University Sector News • 14 Reminiscing for Pre-1956 Graduates • 16 The Women’s Forum • 17 The Chairman’s Cocktail Party Review • 18 The Member’s Christmas Party Review • 20 Free Lectures at The University of Melbourne • 21 The Graduate Study Expo • 23 Seen at Graduate House • 24 Council News • 27 Thank you for donations to support the education of the world’s finest
Welcome to the New Year
We invite you, Members and non-members alike to GU Collegiate 2014 Book via our website, the telephone, on 03 9347 3428, or email through admingh@graduatehouse.com.au.
JANUARY 2014 Tuesday, 28th
GRADUATE HOUSE RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP Open for Applications Residents Members enrolled in post-graduate studies are eligible to apply. Applications close Friday, 4th April, 2014. Application forms are available on our website and at the front desk.
FEBRUARY 2014 Tuesday, 4th, 18th ITALIAN CONVERSATION DINNER 6.00pm Dine and speak Italian with an experienced teacher. Members $15 RSVP by the Monday prior. Non-members $22 Concession $20 Wednesday, 5th, 12th 19th
CARD and QUIET BOARD GAME NIGHT Bring your own group or join others to play bridge, scrabble, chess or another quiet card or board game.
7.30pm to 10.00pm Members FREE Non-members Gold Coin
Wednesday, 5th
MONTHLY LUNCHEON Our speaker, Ms Susan Pascoe AM presents: At the helm of the charity regulator on stormy seas. RSVP by Monday, 3rd February
Tuesday, 11th
RESIDENTS’ SPECIAL BREAKFAST Resident and non-resident Members meet over a hearty breakfast.
Friday, 14th
FRIDAY DRINKS AND DINNER 6.00pm to 8.00pm Come along and join residents and Non-Resident members Non-Resident members $15 for a convivial end-of-week drink and meal. General Public $20
12.00midday for 12.30pm Resident Members $10 Non-resident Members $30 Concession $35 General Public $40 7.30am to 8.30am Resident Members FREE
Wednesday, 19th WOMEN’S FORUM Join the discussion on What’s in a Name? and stay for lunch if desired.
10.00am for 10.30am Forum is FREE
Tuesday, 25th
RESIDENT’S MEET AND GREET Residents and non-resident Members meet for dinner and drinks. Join us in welcoming in the graduate New Year.
Thursday, 27th
FINANCE INFORMATION SEMINAR Mr Peter Clark, DCA Advisory, presents: Don’t put your head in the sand - it can be costly. RSVP by Wednesday 26th for one of the two sessions and stay for lunch or dinner if desired.
6.30pm onwards Members FREE
Session 1 12.00pm to 1.00pm Session 2 5.30pm to 6.30pm Seminar is FREE
Graduate House is closed on Wednesday, 29th January, 2014 for a staff retreat. The dining room and bar will be closed and there will be no functions during the day. The following will proceed as scheduled: Breakfast and dinner for Resident Members Card and Quiet Board Game Night www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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2014 GU Collegiate
This ‘year at a glance’ may assist in planning ahead. Your support in attending and promoting these functions is welcomed. Function
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Italian Conversation Dinner
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Monthly Luncheon
5th
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Card and Quiet Board Game Night
2nd
11th
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11th
Friday Drinks and Dinner
14th
14th
11th
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11th
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12th
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Residents’ Meet and Greet
25th
14th
29th
9th
26th
12th
28th
14th
20th
17th
15th
19th
Christmas in July
9th
11th
Women’s Forum
19th
Finance Seminar
27th
19th
16th
21st
10th
College Table Discussions
7th
Influenza Vaccination
13th
GU Open Day
13th
Summer BBQ
14th
GU Tastings and Twilight Lecture
19th
Day Trip Excursion
GU AGM and Dinner
16th
Every Wednesday Evening
Residents’ Special Morning Breakfast
Sunday Graduate Reminiscing
Dec
30th
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18th
16th 17th
2nd
17th
25th 1st
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3rd
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23rd
17th
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13th
13th
28th
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Resident End of Year Celebration
21st
Chairperson’s Cocktail Party
5th
Members’ Christmas Party
12th
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Happy Lunar New Year 31st January - 14th February
The Graduate Union wishes everyone a very Happy Chinese New Year - 恭喜发财 - and looks forward to the 15-day celebration beginning 31st January. 2014 is the year of the Green Wood Horse. People born in Horse years (which occur every 12 years) are said to be cheerful, popular and fun loving, as well as highly intuitive and good decision makers. Active at work and with a good sense of humour, their positive attitude to life is thought to bring them career and relationship succees. Though there are are many and varied predictions, we are pleased to hear from our many Chinese Members that education is seen as a ‘favourable business’ for 2014 and hope that we can weather such other predictions as fast victories and unexpected adventure!
Friday Drinks & Dinner 14th February, 2014 Graduates of all universities are invited to drinks and dinner at The Graduate Union. Drinks are at members’ bar prices from 6.00pm to 7.00pm. Dinner is from 6.45pm Members $15 Non-Members $20 Enjoy a buffet meal comprising soup, main course, salads and dessert. To avoid disappointment, book by the Thursday before (13th February) from our website, by email to admingh@graduatehouse.com.au, by calling (03) 9347 3428 or in person at the venue, 220 Leicester Street, Carlton. The aim with our Friday Drinks and Dinner is to offer a calm and quietly elegant setting for graduates of all ages to come together for a catch up. Join the friendly regulars or bring along colleagues and friends for your own group to enjoy a relaxing, convivial and no fuss wind down to your working week. Booking ahead helps us to cater appropriately but feel welcome to just drop by. www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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February Monthly Luncheon Wednesday, 5th February, 2014 12.00 noon for 12.30pm
Ms Susan Pascoe
At the helm of the charity regulator on stormy seas Susan Pascoe AM is Commissioner of the Australian Charities and Not for Profits Commission (ACNC). Prior to this, Susan was a Commissioner at the State Services Authority in Victoria (2006-2011) focusing on regulatory reform. In this role, she chaired the review of the regulation of the not-for-profit sector in 2007and 2008, co-chaired a review of the design and governance of regulatory bodies in Victoria in 2008 and 2009, and chaired a review of Victoria’s Indigenous Employment Strategy in 2008 and 2009. She also served as one of three Commissioners on the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission. Susan’s earlier professional background was in education where she served as President of the Australian College of Educators, Chief Executive Officer of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority and Chief Executive of the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria. Susan chaired the Australian National Commission for UNESCO, and was a Patron for the Melbourne Parliament for the World’s Religions. She has recently served on the Board of Cabrini Health and on the Senate of the Australian Catholic University. Resident Members $10 Non-resident Members $30 Non-members (guests, general public) $40 Concession (non-members) $35
Luncheon Menu Main Eye fillet with mushroom sauce, baby carrots and broccolini sautéed with garlic and butter Dessert Chocolate mousse with fresh strawberries
Book by 3rd February from our website, by calling (03) 9347 3428, by email to admingh@graduatehouse.com.au or in person at the venue, 220 Leicester Street, Carlton. www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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Twilight Lecture
Wednesday, 19th March, 2014
GU Tastings from 5.30pm. The Twilight Lecture commences at 6.30pm.
Robyn Arianrhod
Mathematical love stories: Writing popular scientific biography and history Robyn Arianrhod is a writer and mathematician. Since her radical student days as an activist in the counter-culture, she has been interested in blending the ‘two cultures’ of humanities and science, and this is reflected in the blending of genres that is characteristic of her writing about science. Her books, Einstein’s Heroes: Imagining the world through the language of mathematics, and Seduced by Logic: Émilie du Châtelet, Mary Somerville and the Newtonian Revolution, have been published internationally, and have been shortlisted for several national literary awards. Robyn received her PhD from Monash University for a thesis on Einstein’s theory of gravity. She taught for many years in the School of Mathematical Sciences at Monash, where she is currently an Adjunct Research Fellow working in the field of general relativity. She is an examiner in Monash College’s Foundation Year Program, and a member of its Board of Studies. She is also a technical reviewer for the American Mathematical Society. Over the years, she has taught mathematics in a variety of contexts, including a special program for disadvantaged students at Victoria University, and in programs for Aboriginal students and for women. In 2005, she was awarded a six-month literary residency at the Australia Council’s Keesing Studio in the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, and she has been a guest at writers’ festivals in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Byron Bay, Oxford and Rome. In 2013, she returned to the Cité des Arts, and was also a Visiting Scholar at the American University in Paris. Dr Arianrhod’s Twilight Lecture will begin with her own rocky love affair with mathematical science – an affair that eventually led her to view mathematical physics as one of the most sublime and unifying examples of human creativity. She will talk about the lives and work of some of her scientific heroes and heroines, and about how she became inspired to write about their ‘mathematical love stories’. Resident Members FREE Non-resident Members $20 Non-members (general public) and guests of Members $25 Concession $22.50 GU Tastings before and after the lecture are included in the price.
Book by Monday, 17th March via our website, telephone (03 9347 3428), email at admingh@graduatehouse.com.au or in person at the venue, 220 Leicester Street, Carlton. www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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GU Tastings
Wednesday, 19th March, 2014
GU Tastings from 5.30pm. The Twilight Lecture commences at 6.30pm.
Before and after the Lecture
In addition to enjoying drinks and canapĂŠs served by The Graduate Union before and after the Twilight Lecture, we invite you to sample food and wine from specialist producers.
Red Barrel is a family run business importing wines produced in Argentina at high altitude in the mineral rich glacial soils of the Andes mountains.
The samples shown here are from the Tapiz winery which has won international awards both for its wines (e.g., the Tapiz Bonarda 2009 andTapiz Malbec 2009) and for its sustainable practices (2011 Best of Wine Tourism. Great Wine Capitals). Since their first 1980 planting of Riesling, Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz in King Valley - a high country region in the north-east of Victoria with a cool climate viticulture - the Corsini family, hailing from Tuscany in Italy, have expanded their range to include Chardonnay, Dolcetto, Tempranillo, Sangiovese, Nebbiolo, Barbera, Pinot Grigio and Merlot. Their grapes are drip irrigated and their wines are made preservative free with no filtration so that the full characteristics of each are retained. The GU Tastings team is evaluting samples from the following food and wine producers which have expressed an interest in attending our 19th March function. In the March newsletter we will inform you of the full range of products on offer for tasting.
Book your Twilight group in now GU Tastings and the Twilight Lecture are best enjoyed in the company of friends and family. Spread the word across your networks for this public event, and invite those who love learning, socialising and good wine and food. Ho u s e o f Au s t r a l i a I n t e r n a t i o n a l Tr a v e l S e r v i c e
House of Australia International Travel Service will be at GU Tastings to speak about their innovative ideas for combining visits to some of the universities highlighted in our 2014 calendar with a trip to Anzac Cove for the 100th Anniversary of World War I. To learn more, telephone Christine Jenkins on 1300 822 747 or on 0410 655 735, or email her at Christine.Jenkins@travelcounsellors.com.au. www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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College Tables Architecture, Building and Planning; and Engineering College be collegial collegial College Tables Tables inin 2014 2014 will will be informal on aoncurrent issue related informaldiscussions discussions a current issue torelated a graduate school fi eld. Resident, Nonto a graduate school field. Resident, Resident Members and other graduates, non-resident Members and other graduates, including those from other colleges, are including those from other colleges, are invited to attend. Each will be hosted by to attend. Each will be hosted by a a invited Councillor over an informal lunch at Councillor over an informal lunch at Member Member prices. prices.
The first College Table Discussion will be on The first College Tableand Discussion will and be Architecture, Building Planning; on Architecture, Buildingthe andtalk Planning; Engineering. Attending will beand the Engineering. AttendingBuilding the talkand willPlanning be the Dean of Architecture, of Architecture, andKvan. Planning at Dean Melbourne University,Building Prof. Tom at Melbourne University, Professor Tom Kvan.
Friday, 7th March, 2014 Starts 12.30pm
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Finance Seminars 2014 27th February (RSVP by Wednesday 26
th
February)
Don’t put your head in the sand. It can be costly!
10th April Preparing to fund aged care.
17th July Taxation strategies for seniors.
25th September Risks and pitfalls with ‘wealth creation’. Members and guests may stay on for lunch or dinner in the dining room to speak more informally with the presenter. We ask that you book in advance for catering purposes and because we often have a large number of people at these times of the day. Invite along others to learn from this seminar and to learn first hand of the benefits of membership. Free for Members. Gold coin donation for guests and non-members.
Sitting One 12.00pm to 1.00pm
Sitting Two 5.30pm to 6.30pm
The convenor of these excellent sessions is Mr Peter J. Clark DCA Advisors Pty Ltd 249 Bouverie Street Carlton, Victoria 3053
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The GU Blogging Competition House of Australia International Travel Ser vice House of Australia International Travel Service is offering great package deals exclusively for Members of The Graduate Union. All you have to do is verify that you are a Member when using their travel service to arrange your tailor-made tour. See page 7 for contact details. To launch this offer, House of Australia International Travel Service is awarding an amazing travel prize - somewhere in Australia or the rest of the world - at our annual general meeting on the 29th May, 2014 to a Member who gives the best on-line blog on the following:
Telling the world about my experience along the graduate (not undergraduate) life pathway. You might be new to the ‘graduate pathway’ and want to share your first day experience back at university. You might be mid-career, bringing up a family or in blissful retirement and have a yarn to relate from your halcyon days since graduation to now. Closing date for entries is 4th April, 2014. *New Members are eligible to apply provided that they are Members by this closing date. Entries will be assessed on the level of (real) interest in your blog, as well as on its quality, style and feel. Let us know your blog’s website by emailing the address to jaimy.skaria@graduatehouse.com.au. For those less confident with blogging, send in your text for us to upload. The winning story will be posted throughout our many social media channels.
Friday, 14th March, 6.00pm onwards. Join Scotty, our Building Services Officer, for his inaugural head shaving at Graduate House. To donate go to: http://my.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/ personalPage.aspx?registrationID=515868 and click sponsor me. Hey Guys!
I am currently fundraising for the “Worlds Greatest Shave” which is run by the Leukaemia foundation, to raise money for the support and further research into Leukemia, or, as some might know it, Blood Cancer. Having recently found out that a member of my family has a form of leukemia and is given an estimated amount of time left, I would like to do everything in my power to help out in the fight against blood cancer. Now as much as I would love to be busy finding a cure, the most I can do is try and raise as much money as possible, and afterwards shave my head in awareness of the disease. So I kindly ask of you, if you can, to donate some money to this very special cause. Thank you very much for reading this and all the support. Love you all! - Scott Nelson Today, 31 Australians will get the news they have blood cancer. Your donation will help the Leukaemia Foundation to fund its important work – providing practical and emotional support to people with blood cancer, as well as investing millions in research. www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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Friday, 14th March 2014 6.00pm The Graduate Union welcomes you to the new academic year! Along with Melbourne Graduate School of Research (MGSR) and the Graduate Student Association (GSA), join us in launching the graduate new year. Post-graduate students and graduates in careers, caring roles and retirement are welcome. Venue: Graduate House, 220 Leicester Street, Carlton. Non-resident Members $20 Guests and non-members $30 Concession $25 Book on-line, by email to admingh@graduatehouse.com.au, by phone (03) 93473428 or at Graduate House reception. www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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Meet and Greet The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.
- Nelson Henderson (1865-1943)
We are pleased to welcome new Resident Members to our membership association and residential college, and happy to see back again those who took a break away over the summer period (as well as those who remained guarding the quiet fort!). Meet and Greets (MaGs) are an inherent part of the college and graduate experience. Held alternatively on the last Tuesday and second Friday of each month, The Graduate Union provides a meal and free drinks to Resident Members. Non-resident Members, visitors and your guests pay bar prices. At each MaG, you are updated on the latest association and college news, and encouraged to take full advantage of this unique period of being with the world’s best and brightest. Each Resident Member is expected to share their ‘graduate pathway’ story (where they are from; why they are here; where they are going) at one Meet and Greet during the year. Outside speakers also come in to inform you of graduate life and volunteering opportunities. The Graduate Union encourages graduates - young and old - to acknowledge the privilege of education and to hold responsibility collectively for giving back to society. The 1st MaG for 2014 is on Tuesday, 25th February from 6.45pm and the 2nd, on Friday, 14th March from 6.00pm along with the welcome Summer BBQ for all graduates (see page 11), the Friday Drinks and Dinner (page 4) and Scottie’s shave (page 10).
Resident News Congratulations are extended to Jingyuan Shen (Linda) who graduated late last year with a Master of Management Accounting from The University of Melbourne.
2014 Graduate Union Scholarship
Applications open January 28th for Resident Members for either a $3,000 research scholarship or one of four $500 bursaries for those enrolled in coursework postgraduate studies.
2014 Day Trips
Healesville Sanctuary 12th April
A game of ‘footy’ in July
Sovereign Hill 13th September
Hailing from Shanghai, Linda completed her Bachelor of Finance at LaTrobe University where she received the Dean’s Medal for Academic Excellence, awarded annually to the highest achieving undergraduate in their final year before graduating.
We want the world to know of your achievements.
Congratulations also go to Ms Mayuka Maekawa who returned to Australia for graduation as a Doctor of Anthropology, her successful PhD from the School of Social and Political Sciences being entitled Orientalism/Occidentalism: representations of a Japanese martial art in Melbourne. Dr Maekawa resided at Graduate House from 2008 to 2012, and is pictured here with proud parents, Asako (left) and Kazuaki Maekawa during their visit from Japan.
This newsletter is read by an influential and global graduate network. Take the opportunity to gain recognition that will advance your career. Let us know when your PhD topic is confirmed, when you publish or present, when you graduate, when you give to for the good of society and when having a good time!
Tell us
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Graduate Union Tutors We are pleased to present our GU Tutors for 2014; and thank the many Members who have embraced the spirit of spreading the word to support this program and our tutors.
Zoe Toralf Juan Chanchal Ma Burghoff Ceron Chandramouli Micro, macro Mathematics. Energy systems Genetics, and managerial German to engineering molecular economics, advanced levels at all levels biology, management of listening, from VCE to biochemistry principles reading, writing post-graduate. and physiology and business and speaking. Spanish (cardiac). strategies. Basic language. Malay and to advanced Tamil language Mandarin. support.
David Alchin Physiology, immunology, pathology, infectious diseases and microbiology. Language support in English.
Hawra Abdul Abbas Advanced language support in Arabic for listening, reading, writing and speaking.
Cecelia Rachel Liando Davies Full language Political support in science to Indonesian, advanced levels. including Listening, translation and reading, writing interpretation. and speaking in French.
Yuping Jia Business management and law. Business and advanced language support in Mandarin
Laura Gallardo Biology, anatomy and psychiatry. Language support in English.
Hamish Wishart VCE Biology. Language support in English.
Thomas Morton Music and science. Language support in English.
Pravan Siriwardena Language support in listening, reading, writing and speaking of Latin.
Louise Sonneveld Language support in English.
Weijin Wang Marketing, management, tourism and hospitality. Full language support in Mandarin.
Stephanie Liu Mathematics and science. Language support in Chinese and English.
Tutorials are offered at Graduate House (only) during the day, evenings and weekends, and according to the study and work schedules of the tutors and those being tutored.
Tutorials are individualised for ‘tutees’ who are: • undergraduates in any discipline; • senior secondary school students (e.g., VCE); • seeking to pass the IELTS (International English Language Testing System); • seeking to learn or improve in other languages; • post-graduates needing specialist tutorials – e.g. to edit their theses; • undertaking course entry tests (e.g., the Graduate Management Admission Test). www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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University Sector News Smarter Than Yew Think It is generally assumed that plants have a limited range of capabilities that, for the most part, include growing, blooming and maybe even producing fruit. However, new research from the University of Western Australia (UWA) suggests that plants can also remember and learn, notwithstanding the absence of a brain! The research leader of the international team of researchers undertaking this innovative work is Dr Monica Gagliano, an Australian Research Council Research Fellow at UWA’s Centre for Evolutionary Biology. In this research she studied the Mimosa plant which is native to South and Central America and known as the ‘touch-me-not’ because its leaves close rapidly in response to such stimuli as touch and wind. This so-called seismonastic movement results because the plant stems release chemicals to force water out of the leave cells causing their collapse. The researchers tested the short and long term memory of the Mimosa by dripping water repeatedly on the leaves under different lighting conditions. Though the initial response of the leaves was to curl up in a protective manner, within seconds the plants stopped reacting to the water as if ‘learning’ that the repeated disturbance was not harmful. The plants acquired the learnt behaviour more quickly in lower light conditions. Most remarkably, these plants ‘remembered’ what had been learned for several weeks, even after environmental conditions had changed. As explained by Dr Gagliano: “Plants may lack brains and neural tissue but they do possess a sophisticated calcium-based signal network in their cells similar to animals’ memory processes.” For more information, go to: www.news.uwa.edu.au/201401156399/research move-over-elephants-mimosas-have-memories-too
Creating Creative Commons, Careful Copyright Copyright law has been impacted greatly by the emergence of the digital age. The internet has more images shared daily than there are people in the world. Unfortunately, those images are not always shared in the best interests of the owner. By placing an image on the internet it becomes accessible to almost anyone, unless proper security measures are in place. Once your image is seen, it can be saved, altered, copied, shared or printed. As sinister as this may sound, image services, such as Google Images, are not often means to a malicious end, being used regularly, for example, for school projects and work presentations. Regardless, without the consent of the owner of the image that school project may be infringing upon copyright laws. Enter Creative Commons, a website designed to offer copyright free images and documents for public consumption. A world wide project, Creative Commons encourages copyright owners to allow others to share, reuse and remix their material, legally. It gives the owners listings ranging from ‘all’ to ‘some’ rights reserved. Operating much like Google Images, this means that you can search the web for almost anything and have access to many photos for ‘proper’ use. Creative Commons images can be found at: http://search.creativecommons.org/ www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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University Sector News The Mystery of the Cicada in the Dark Net On the 5th January, 2012, a single image appeared on the internet, posted by an on-line chat room user known as Cicada3301. The white text in the otherwise black box image read: “We are looking for highly intelligent individuals To find them, we have devised a test. There is a message hidden in this image. Find it, and you are on your wayto finding us.” Quickly getting re-posted, it is thought that millions took the bait and thence the journey through a series of complex cryptographic puzzles. One month later, a similar black box re-appeared to announce that the individuals sought had been found. A recruitment drive, an intelligence gathering exercise, an on-line game for fun? - nobody knows, but certainly many have tried to find out, and those who are said to have solved the so-called Dark Net puzzle remain tight-lipped. Whatever the intent, the one month challenge was repeated in 2013, and, sure enough, on the 5th January this year, the curiosity of the on-line world was ignited again by a message through Twitter that read: “Epiphany is upon you. Your pilgrimage has begun. Enlightment awaits. Each of these so-called Dark Net puzzles has involved referencing such materials as The Mabinogion (prose stories from medieval Welsh manuscripts), William Blake works (e.g., Nebushadnessar and The Marraige of Heaven and Hell), Mayan numerals, and many more; as well as travelling to clue sites in several USA states, as well as in Spain, Japan, Russia, France, South Korea, and Poland. It is, of course, always interesting to watch how people respond to a challenge of their intelligence! Our assumption is that you have until the 6th February this year to test your own response.
Three Thousand Wild Tigers In 100 years, with current human behaviour, every wild tiger on earth will be eliminated. Yet 100 years ago there were >100,000 tigers in over thirty countries. Today, about 3,000 exist in twelve countries. Sharon Guynup of National Geographic attributes the lack of media attention on this felid tragedy, in part, to the general public seeing tigers almost as commonplace (e.g., in zoos), and in part, to the conservation agencies with the ‘squeakiest wheels’ receiving large donations over the last forty years but not necessarily applying best practices to prevent extinction. Unfortunately, captive tigers don’t count towards the wild gene pool. If released, they would not have the necessary skills to hunt, to retain their territory and to stay healthy, alive and reproducing. Their familiarity with people would make them a danger to themselves and others (e.g., hunters). Sharon reassures us that tigers are not yet extinct, that a female can give birth to 15 cubs in her lifetime, that there remains enough habitat to support healthy populations and that we now have the knowledge of how to provide protection for the tigers and their prey. However, tighter regulation of the expenditure of donated funds on evidence-based practice might be an idea! For more information, go to: http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2014/01/13 three-thousand-wild-tigers/ www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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GU Vaccinations With ISG (Influenza Specialist Group), The Graduate Union presents its third annual Influenza Vaccination Day. This is a free community service - all Members and Resident Members are welcome; as are all graduates, their families and friends. The Graduate Union extends again a warm welcome to organisations that work with people most at risk with influenza viruses. These include the Asthma Foundation Victoria and the Stroke Foundation, and possibly also Kidney Health Australia, Diabetes Australia Victoria, the Heart Foundation, the Victorian Obesity Consortium and Mens Shed. Darebin City Council and Resident Member (trained) volunteers will also be taking measurements (weight, height, blood pressure) and giving healthy life skills advice. Thursday, 13th March 2014 10:00am - 4:00pm
The Graduate Union
Reminiscing for pre-1956 Graduates
It is our pleasure to invite you to our inaugural Reminiscing Day for pre-1956 Graduates on Sunday, 30th March, 2014. Upon arrival at 11:30am, you will be met with tea and coffee in the Phillip Law Members’ Lounge and a photographic exhibit from the era. This will be followed by a1950s inspired lunch and time for reminiscing. At 2:30pm a concert will be performed by Deborah Cheetham (opera singer), Toni Lalich (pianist) and the President of The Graduate Union, Major General Professor Jeffrey Rosenfeld (on clarinet). We encourage Members to send in stories, photographs and pictures of the period for display on the day, and for publication; and to share your memories (good and bad) of being a graduate in the first half of the 20th century. Family and friends are more than welcome to attend, and please invite along your nonmember alumni and colleagues. This is an event to celebrate a special era of tertiary education in Australia and, indeed, the world. We hope that you will be able to join us on the day and look forward to seeing you at The Graduate Union. Lunch prices:
Members $12
Public $18
Concession $16
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Chairman’s Cocktail Party Review 6th December 2013 Our Chairman, The Hon. Justice Tony (Gaetano) Pagone, hosted the annual cocktail party for Members on Friday the 6th December, 2014. With a large crowd expected, all staff, from administration to floor staff and the culinary team, had been kept busy for weeks to ensure that the event went smoothly and to plan. The setting was the ground floor of the Stella Langford Wing, the meeting rooms having been decorated in full splendour with fresh floral bouquets as centrepieces amongst generous platters of seafood. Members and guests began arriving from 5.15pm and were ushered in to the party, receiving drinks on entry, after a quick registration. The Hon Justice Pagone began his address promptly at 6.00pm, introducing himself and welcoming Members and guests. He then spoke to his activities as Chairman since adopting the position mid-2013 and to the Council’s 2014 outlook. The speech was well received though there was the fully anticipated banter that comes when declaring one’s university of graduation! The Chairman then introduced Mr Rhys Watson who gave a short presentation about the M.V. Anderson Awards and their significance. A descendant of Magnus Victor Anderson, Rhys explained that the medal is donated by the family to recognise the achievements of Resident Members who have developed skills and the knowledge to share and develop concepts and ideas with other influencers. The Graduate Union extends gratitude to Rhys and Bruce Watson for these awards, and to the maker of the elegant brass medallian, sculptor, Michael Meszaros OAM. The first recipient of the MV Anderson Award was Mr Andrew Harris in recognition of his achievements in the fields of business administration and chemical engineering, and for his contribution to the community life of Graduate House. Andrew is studying for a Master of Business Administration at the Melbourne School of Business, having first completed his undergraduate degree in chemical engineering in South Africa to then gain industry experience in this field. The next recipient was Ms Louise Mcleod for excellence in primary school teaching, for having received a 2013 ViceChancellor’s Engagement Award and for her contribution to the community life of Graduate House. Louise is studying for a Master of Primary Teaching at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education and, together with Elizabeth Watson and Nathan Welsh, had won a University Dreamlarge grant to work with The Royal Children’s Hospital on the Jumbunna Film Festival in November 2013. The festival, named after the Wurundjeri people’s word for ‘storytelling’, is an opportunity for patients of the hospital to take part in a wide range of learning activities. On congratulating the recipients of the AV Anderson awards, The Hon. Justice Pagone wished them well for the future and thanked Members for their support in strengthening the collegiate fabric of the membership association in and beyond residency.
Seafood platters.
The Hon. Justice Tony Pagone (centre) speaking with Resident Members Andrew Harris and Mattias Bjornmalm.
The Hon. Justice Tony Pagone welcoming and addressing Members.
Rhys Watson presenting the MV Anderson award to Andrew Harris.
Louise McLeod receiving her award from Rhys Watson.
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Awards were then presented by the Chairman to recognise contributions to the learning and meeting community of The Graduate Union. Life Member Mrs Anne Mulholland was acknowledged for her contribution and enduring commitment to Members and guests enjoy canapÊs, seafood, drinks and networking. organising and reporting on the Women’s Forum and for her assistance with the monthly mailouts of The Graduate Union communications. Welcomed to the stage in Italian, Ms Francesca FolkScolaro was acknowledged for her generous time and expertise in providing Italian language education dinners twice a month for many years. Life Members Betty Keay and Graham Skewes (an apology on the night) were acknowledged for their longstanding contributions to organising the weekly Bridge Nights at Graduate House. From left: Tony Pagone, Francesca Folk-Scolaro, Zoe Ma, Anne Mulholland, Betty Keay Three Resident Members were also acknowledged and Tim Stephens for their contributions as Duty Residents. The Graduate Union Duty Residents provide after hours support for residents, assisting particularly with welcoming new residents, showing them around the facility, letting them know about the meal times and locations, ensuring that they are settled in their rooms and introducing them to other Resident Members. Tim Stephens, having been a Duty Resident since 2004, has provided welcomes and support to many cohorts of incoming graduates and is a much loved and valued member of our college. Resident Members Milena Glasson (an apology on the night) and Zoe Ma, Duty Residents since 2012 and 2013 respectively, were also recognised for their contributions in assisting us all in making this one of the most popular residential colleges for graduates in the world. The formal proceedings concluded with the Chairman thanking Members and guests for attending and extending gratitude on behalf of all Members to the Graduate Union staff members for their dedication and hard work in making the evening such a success.
Royal Show-Offs
Members News
It was a fun time at the 2013 Royal Melbourne Showgrounds for Life Member Wendy Seng Hpa and her champion German Shepherd, Astra. Wendy and Astra were part of a display team entertaining the crowds throughout the week of The Melbourne Show.
Astra showing off her stuff.
Wendy (left) and Astra.
Submit a Dining Room Feedback Form to be both in a monthly draw and in the running for the year-end prize of a $500 Coles Myer Gift Voucher. The lucky feedback-giver for December 2013 won a bottle of Rocco, Yarra Valley Blanc de Blancs. www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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Member’s Christmas Party review 13th December 2013
Some of the many prizes awaiting lucky winners!
Quentin Cooke seen here with his daughter.
Resident and non-resident Members at the party.
Enjoying entrées of fresh seafood and Parma ham, peach and parmesan.
Joining Jennifer Gill on stage for traditional carol song.
The trumpeter entrance.
The Graduate Union welcomed Members and guests to our final 2013 Member function, the Members’ Christmas Party, on Friday the 13th of December. The dining room was decked with bows of holly, adorned with Christmas bon bons and strewn with colourful decorations. Each table also had scrolls that had been prepared by Member Ms Jennifer Gill so that all could join in singing along to the carols. Thank you Jennifer. Arriving in Christmas-best garb and festive colours, Members and quests were greeted with drinks and canapés served by staff wearing the usual Christmas-themed hats (with Daniel Clark, our Operations Manager heavily disguised as Helga). Santa arrived early to hand out sweets and for the photo booth (with only a few Members choosing to sit on his lap). A particularly special welcome was extended to Life Members Quentin and Lois Cooke who joined our Association in 1974 and, on this, their first visit to the facility, chose to celebrate both Christmas and their wedding anniversary with family and friends! Following plattered entrées of oysters, prawns, smoked salmon and Parma ham and peach salad, our MC for the night, Helga, welcomed members and introduced the wonderful entertainment, Jennifer Gill (soprano) and a brass quintet of Victorian College of the Arts students, who entered the room led by the trumpet player. The party crowd then joined Jennifer and the quintet in singing many favourite traditional carols. The main course included seasoned turkey and salmon fillet; and dessert, plum pudding with brandy sauce and summer pudding with fresh fruit coulis. Members won prizes that included the beautiful Poinsetta table centrepieces, wines and champagnes, and vouchers. The lucky winner of the Christmas hamper was Grietja Croll while Nancy Chamberlain won the Accommodation Voucher, and bistro patron Dr Suras Pandey, the $500 Myer voucher. Congratulations to these and the other winners and thank you all for contributing to a wonderful festive function. We look forward to welcoming you all back in the New Year! Thank you for your feedback Thank you so much for our Christmas party. The room looked terrific when we arrived. The food is always good and we enjoyed the music. - Elizabeth Carvosso
The crowd on their feet as they sang along to Christmas carols.
Jennifer Gill and the brass quintet
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Christmas Prize Donors The Graduate Union is grateful for the many prizes donated generously for the Christmas party by the following providers: • • • • • •
Voyager Technology Pty Ltd Elite Fruit and Vegetable Espresso Vivo Coffee BigAir Universal Broadband Brown Brothers Wines 5 Ways Food Services
We thank these companies for their excellent service over 2013 and look forward to working with them in 2014.
Meet at our centrally located facility before and after free Public Lectures held at various locations around The University of Melbourne. These lectures are usually held in the middle of the day or early evening (to suit city workers, and students after their regular lectures). See http://events.unimelb.edu.au/all/free-public-lecture and share notice of these lectures across your networks. Non-members are welcome to meet, dine or refresh here at Graduate House. Date Friday, 24th January
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10.30am - Common Room, 12.30pm Level 7, Arts West Building.
Faculty Title or School Faculty of Talk and Arts Workshop.
Speakers
Bookings and Enquiries
Professor Richard Strier
Bookings http://alumni.online.unimelb.edu.au/ richardstrier Enquiries jessica.scott@unimelb.edu.au Call 03 8344 5152
Thursday, 30th January
6.00pm 7.30pm
Copland Theatre (formerly Basement Theatre), Business and Economics Building (The Spot), 198 Berkeley St, Carlton.
Melbourne Energy Institute, Grattan Institute
The future of materials in meeting our alternative energy challenges.
Dr Adam Bandt, Professor Andrew Holmes, Dr Eric Isaacs, Mr Tony Wood
Bookings http://materials.unimelb.edu.au/ news-and-events/events/listing/ free_public_lecture_-_energy_future_ the_developments_in_materials_to_ meet_alternative_energy_challenges Enquiries materials-info@unimelb.edu.au Call 03 9035 3828
Thursday, 6th February
Friday, 7th February
6.00pm 7.30pm
6.30pm 7.30pm
Copland Theatre (formerly Basement Theatre), Business & Economics Building, The University of Melbourne, 168 Berkeley Street, Carlton.
Melbourne “Is the Sun Mr G Edward School of Raising or DeSeve Government Setting?” The political and fiscal challenges of the USA.
Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston Street, Melbourne.
Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Bookings https://secureau.imodules. com/s/1182/index.aspx?sid=1182&gid =1&pgid=4022&cid=5694 Enquiries georgina.cahill@unimelb.edu.au Call 03 8344 8550
Positive Professor Bookings Psychology: The Martin Seligma http://education.unimelb.edu. Cutting Edge. au/positivepsychology2014/ public_lecture Enquiries admin@baldwinconsulting.com.au Call 03 9645 9858
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Date
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Friday, 7th -9th February
9.00am 4.30pm
Monday, 17th February
6.00pm 7.30pm
Venue Basement Theatre Business and Economics Building, (The Spot) 198 Berkeley Street, Carlton. Lower Theatre, Melbourne School of Land and Environment (MSLE, Royal Parade, Parkville.
Faculty or School Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Title Positive Psychology & Well-being Conference “Developing a Sustained Impact”
The Safe drugs and University of products without Melbourne animal testing?
Speakers Conference (not free).
Bookings and Enquiries Bookings http://education.unimelb.edu.au/ positivepsychology2014/registration Enquiries admin@baldwinconsulting.com.au Call 03 9645 9858
Professor Thomas Hartung
Bookings http://www.eventbrite.com. au/e/public-lecture-safe-drugsand-products-without-animaltesting-thomas-hartung-mdphd-tickets-9778924025 Enquiries lee-ronn.paluch@unimelb.edu.au
Friday, 21st February
9.30am 7.00pm
Melbourne Law School, Melbourne Law Building, 185 Law School Pelham Street, Carlton.
2014 Human Rights Tertiary Teachers’ Workshop.
Call 03 9035 5574 Workshop with Bookings keynote by http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/iilah/ Professor Ron news-and-events/event-registrationMcCallum AO forms/2014-human-rights-tertiary(Chair of the teachers-workshop/flushcache/1/ UN Committee showdraft/1?designmode=1 on the Rights of People with Enquiries j.tobin@unimelb.edu.au Disabilities). Call 03 8344 6589
Tuesday, 11th March
12.00pm - Chemical and 1.00pm Biomolecular Engineering Theatre, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Building, Bldg 165.
Melbourne School of Engineering
PhotoDr Kei Saito responsible Reversible Polymers using Dynamic Covalent Bonds.
Enquiries mriemer@unimelb.edu.au Call 03 8344 9063
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Your feedback is a winner
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The Graduate Union at GradExpo Thursday, 30th January, 2014 4.00pm - 7.00pm The Hotel Windsor, 111 Spring Street, Melbourne 4 The University of MelbourneDoor offers more than 270 graduate courses including research and coursework The University of Melbourne doctorates, masters and post-graduate diplomas at the following schools and faculties. To register for The Grand Ballroom http://gradexpo.unimelb.edu.au/ GradExpo go to:2014 Thursday, 30th January The VET
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MSoG Careers MSGR
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The Graduate Union is sharing a table with Melbourne Graduate School of Research (MGSR) and will provide information about the graduate community and precinct, and the benefits of joining our Association.
Melbourne School of Psychological Science Canberra RoomInfo sessions (otherof pin Humanities board) Graduate School and Social Sciences (including Languages) Faculty of VCA and Conservatorium of Music Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Melbourne Dental School Melbourne Graduate School of Science Melbourne Medical School Melbourne School of Health Sciences Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
The Graduate Union during 2014 Orientation Week
27th February South Lawn
28th February MGSR
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Seen at Graduate House A Golden Reunion Organised by Professor Joan McMeeken AM, from the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The Graduate Union hosted a reunion lunch on the 6th November, 2013 for more than thirty physiotherapists who graduated fifty years ago. Several people came from interstate and there were many well-wishers from overseas. Alumni recalled their experiences as students and shared stories of their ‘graduate pathways’ since. Barbara and Friends Honorary Life Member Barbara Funder and a group of friends dine out regularly together. With their first such experience at Graduate House, they enjoyed the ambience of the Johnston Library at lunch on the 8th November, 2013. Pictured from front left clockwise are Marilyn, Helen, Anne, Bronwyn, Angie, Jane and Barbara. The group voted the meal delicious and enjoyed a tour of the facility and an outline of the many benefits of our membership association by the CEO/Head of College. Dr James Guest AM OBE VRD Also seen dining at Graduate House was Mr James Guest AM OBE VRD who enjoyed a reunion meal with friends in the Johnston Library on the 19th November, 2013. Pictured here are James Guest, Mary Wheeler and Brian Costello, who are among the medical graduates of 1941. This group may be able to lay claim to being the longest-running annually-meeting alumnus from the same year of graduation, having held their reunion luncheons (predominantly at Graduate House) for >70 years! The Rotary Club of Carlton - Hat Day The distinguished and usually reserved members of Carlton Rotary Club meet every Tuesday at Graduate House. However, the 19th November occasion revealed a lighter side at their special lunch meeting to celebrate Hat Day. An annual fund-raising event, Hat Day is to support Australian Rotary Health which is a major supporter of mental health research and awareness in Australia. Members and guests all wore a special (or not-so, as the case may be perceived) hat with prizes for those judged as the best. On a more serious note, the speaker, Professor Jane Pirkis from Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, spoke to the correlation between media reports of suicide and suicide rates. She explained how the support of Australian Rotary Health contributed to practical improvements in the quality of media reporting in Australia to prevent such tragedy. www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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Seen at Graduate House Barbara and Sigrid Weller On 12th December, 2013 Barbara had lunch with Sigrid Weller, a resident at Graduate House in the 1960s. Following her marriage to glaciologist Dr Gunter Weller, Sigrid lived in Melbourne for 18 months before Gunter went on an expedition to Fairbanks, Alaska. During this time, Sigrid moved into Graduate House to undertake her PhD at the Howard Florey Institute. Reflecting on these times, Sigrid says that it was a wonderful experience to live here and praises the foresight and vision of people like William Berry and Barbara Funder for its establishment. She was pleased to see the wonderful developments to the college since her time. Sigrid and Gunter Weller lived for many years in Alaska before moving back to Australia. They now live at Foster, Victoria on a few acres which they are replanting with Australian natives. The photo on the right is taken from The Melbourne Graduate Issue Vol XVI-No.1, dated 1st March, 1965. Dining with Friends Also seen in November was our regular Wednesday dining room patron, Life Member Darren Room (seated) who had lunch with friends (standing from left) Ming Cun Hu, Mrs Ming and Neil Taylor, a former Chairman of The Graduate Union. Volunteers Thank You Lunch CEO and Head of College, Dr Kerry Bennett, hosted the Volunteers Lunch on the 9th December, 2013. From left are Graham Skewes, Betty Keay, Heather Kudeviita, Ann Graves, Kerry, Rosie Maddick, Barbara Funder, Margaret Dean and Marguerita Adam. Anne Mulholland was at the lunch but not in the photo. The Graduate Union thanks all volunteers for their time and support - it is invaluable!
Thank you for your feedback I arrived back after a break to find my calendar waiting. I do like the theme of the photographs. Thanks! - Elizabeth Carvosso As the holiday season is upon us and we reflect the past year, we remember the good experiences we had at The University of Melbourne and our stay at Graduate House. It was wonderful! Our one bedroom accommodation was perfect, comfortable, clean, well maintained and equipped with everything we needed. Everyone was extremely welcoming and friendly and we truly felt that we had found a home away from home. Thank you so much. We hope to return soon! Meanwhile, we wish everyone at Graduate House the joys of the season, a very happy holiday and the best the New Year has to offer! Thank you. - Kingsley and Susan Haynes, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA. www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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Thank you for your feedback Academic and Professional Development Meeting Services The function room was excellent. We found the arrangements very satisfactory. The room facilities were excellent and the catering, very good. The staff members were very helpful. We will have no hesitation in making another booking next year. - John Green, Pulse Credit Union It was a very simple, easy and efficient process to organise my function at Graduate House. The staff were helpful and friendly to deal with - we could not fault them. The function room was suitable to our needs. Everyone at the three-day course gave an excellent rating. - Joy Yeadon, Centre for Health Policy Thank you for a very hospitable luncheon at our Physiotherapy Reunion and please extend special thanks to Rosie, the chef and their staff too. - Professor Joan McMeeken AM I wanted to say to you personally just what a terrific job you and all the staff did last evening. The whole thing was beautifully organised and so many people remarked to me on the great service the staff provided, the excellence of the food, the efficiency of the bar service, the very high standard of the whole of the running of the event, and what a great venue it was. I am most grateful to you for making such an important event for me and my family such a tremendous success and for giving everyone such a good time. Would you please pass onto Bill and all the staff involved my profound thanks for all their hard work but most of all Rosie I can’t say a big enough thank you to you for doing such a wonderful job. With my very best wishes and kindest regards. - Dr Michael Jones AM (Taffy), Member 2000
from James and Anne Mulholland
from John McLaren
Since its launch in September 2012, many graduates in academic and professional careers, including our graduate Members who are from all career stages, disciplines and cultures, have been seeking endorsement from The Graduate Union of their skills through the new LinkedIn® endorsement feature. The Graduate Union provides a one-off endorsement of Graduate Union Members (only) for their already-listed skills and wherever they are in the world. The LinkedIn® endorsement feature offers an opportunity to increase important career networking either online or in person. If you receive an endorsement and are in Melbourne, consider coming in for coffee to meet us. Online networking is great but in-person meetings are even better - as is our coffee .... and company! To find us and get connected, go to: www.linkedin.com/pub/graduate-house-220-leicester-street/39/230/719 www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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Council News Meet our new co-opted Council member The Graduate Union is proud to announce and welcome Jennifer Batrouney S.C. to Council. Jennifer is a silk at the Victorian Bar practising in taxation, commercial, administrative, superannuation and charity law. Jennifer has had a distinguished legal career and is a former President of Australian Women Lawyers, the peak body for women lawyers associations throughout Australia. After growing up in Adelaide, Jennifer studied at The University of Melbourne and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (with honours) and a Bachelor of Commerce (majoring in accounting) in 1987. She spent her first year of university as a resident in St Hilda’s College and thoroughly enjoyed college life. Her current position is Senior Counsel at the Victorian Bar. Jennifer has been a Life Member of The Graduate Union since 1986.
Jennifer Batrouney S.C.
Council is the governing body of The Graduate Union of The University of Melbourne Incorporated. In addition to two Councillors who are nominated by the Vice-Chancellor of The University of Melbourne, it comprises of twelve Councillors who are elected by the Resident and non-resident Members of the Association across the world; and who are responsible persons as termed in the Australian Charities and Not for profits Commission Amendment Regulation 2013 (No. 1). Each year, elections to Council take place from February and the results are announced at the annual general meeting late May. The Notice of Election is included with this newsletter and shows that The Call for Nominations opens on the 11th of February and closes on the 20th March.
Where Are You Now? The Graduate Union College Alumni (GUCA) want to get in touch with past residents. If you, or anyone you know, has ever stayed at Graduate House since 1962 – whether it was for one night or for three years; whether it was you, your parent or grandparent, or their friends, please contact us by phone or email, or send us a letter so that we can add you and them to our year lists and keep in touch. Let us know: • who you are; • where you are in the world; • what you are doing now; • how you came to be doing this; • when you stayed here; and • your memories of Graduate House. After fifty years as a membership Association, The Graduate Union became also a residential college in the early 1960s Gladstone Terraces (Deidre Walsh, 2011). providing initially for seven residents and increasing to 24 rooms three years later. By 1971, there were 54 rooms in the William Berry Wing. With the addition of three storeys of accommodation in the main building (2005) and ten apartments in the Stella Langford Wing (2010), in 2014, we have 114 rooms and about 600 different residents residing here each year. As you can imagine, we thus have a large task ahead of us in tracking down all of our 10,000-15,000 residential college alumni! www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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Thank you for your Donations From its establishment in 1911, Members have built this association through great generosity in the form of donations of funds and buildings, bequests and sponsorship, together with volunteer and pro bono work. We seek always to honour this legacy and to foster a culture of active and contributing membership.
Please give to our unique international association of graduates. Your gift is tax deductible.
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