The Graduate Union of The University of Melbourne Inc
Newsletter April 2014 this issue Upcoming Events • 2 April Monthly Luncheon • 3 Women’s Forum • 4 College Table - Arts and Education • 5 Finance Seminar • 6 Reminiscing Sunday for Pre-1956 Graduates • 7 Sunday Concert with Opera Singer Deborah Cheetham • 8 GU and ISG Flu Vaccination Day Review • 9 March Monthly Luncheon Review • 13 Grad Expo and Orientation Week • 14 Reminiscing Sunday and Music for 1956-1960 Graduates • 15 Meet and Greet • 16 Graduate Union Tutors • 17 Free Public Lectures at The University of Melbourne • 18 University Sector News • 20 Academic and Professional Development Meetings • 22 Friday Drinks and Dinner • 27 Thank you for donations to support the education of the world’s finest
Welcome to GU Collegiate 2014
We invite you, Members and non-members, to our functions
Book via our website, by phone 03 9347 3428, or through email admingh@graduatehouse.com.au
MARCH 2014 Sunday, 30th
REMINISCING: PRE-1956 GRADUATES Catch up with alumni from the golden era of university life to share photographs and memories, followed by a concert with Deborah Cheetham (soprano), Toni Lalich (piano) and Jeffrey Rosenfeld (clarinet).
Start 11.30am Lunch 12.30pm Concert 2.30pm Afternoon tea 4.00pm See page 8 for prices.
APRIL 2014 Tuesday, 1st, 15th 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, 2nd MONTHLY LUNCHEON Kelly Gellatly, Director, Ian Potter Museum of Art, will speak on University Art Museums: A unique position, a great contribution. RSVP by Monday, 31st March.
12.00 noon for 12.30pm Resident Members $10 Non-resident Members $30 Concession $35 General public $40
Wednesday, 2nd CARD and QUIET BOARD GAME NIGHT 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th 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
Friday, 4th
GRADUATE HOUSE RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP application closes Please submit all applications by 5.00pm at reception. COLLEGE TABLES Arts and Education Resident and non-resident Members, and non-member post-graduates discuss a topical issue over lunch.
12.30pm All Members $10 Non-members $16
Tuesday, 8th
RESIDENTS’ SPECIAL BREAKFAST for Resident and non-resident Members
Thursday, 10th
FINANCE INFORMATION SEMINAR Mr Peter Clark from DCA Advisory will advise us on Preparing to Fund Aged Care.
Friday, 11th
FRIDAY NIGHT DRINKS AND DINNER Come along and join Resident and non-resident Members for a convival end-of-week drinks and meal.
Saturday, 12th
DAY TRIP TO HEALESVILLE SANCTUARY Join us in a trip to meet koalas and kangaroos. The trip will proceed only with sufficient bookings.
Sunday, 13th
REMINISCING: 1956-1960 GRADUATES Share memories and lunch with 1956 to 1960 graduates, followed by a concert by American Indian, Red Horse.
Start 11.30am Lunch 12.30pm Concert 2.30pm
Wednesday, 16th WOMEN’S FORUM Join in the discussion on What is Happiness - an achievable goal or misleading myth?
10.00am for 10.30am Forum is FREE Lunch is at usual prices
Tuesday, 29th
7.30am to 8.30am Resident Members FREE Session 1 12.00pm to 1.00pm Session 2 5.30pm to 6.30pm Members FREE Non-members Gold Coin
RESIDENT’S MEET AND GREET An opportunity for Resident and non-resident members to meet over dinner and drinks to share collegial culture.
6.00pm to 8.00pm Non-resident Members $15 General Public $20 from 7.00am Costs depend on booking numbers
from 6.30pm onwards Resident Members FREE Non-resident Members $15
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April Monthly Luncheon Wednesday, 2nd April, 2014 12.00 noon for 12.30pm
Ms Kelly Gellatly
University Art Museums: A unique position, a great contribution. Kelly Gellatly is the Director of the Ian Potter Museum of Art at The University of Melbourne. Prior to taking up the role in April 2013 she was Curator of Contemporary Art (Australian and International) at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), where she was responsible for building the Gallery’s collection of contemporary painting, sculpture, installation, video and (Australian) decorative arts. She also curated numerous exhibitions, including the NGV’s major surveys of the work of Rosalie Gascoigne (2008) and Gordon Bennett (2007). Her last exhibition at the NGV was RALLY: Contemporary Indonesian Art - Jompet Kuswidananto and Eko Nugroho (2013). Kelly has previously held curatorial positions at Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne and the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. She also publishes widely on Australian and international art including, most recently, the book, 101 Contemporary Australian Artists, which showcases the media, that has been acquired for the NGV collection through the Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists. The Ian Potter Art Museum at the University of Melbourne celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2012. With a collection ranging from antiquities to contemporary art and now numbering over 16,000 objects, the Ian Potter Art Museum has developed a program, unique to Australia, of innovative object-based learning that enables students across disciplines to engage with and learn from art. It also connects with audiences beyond the University, who have increasingly high expectations about what a 21st century visitor experience entails. In this presentation, Kelly will look at how the University art museum meets these different but complementary briefs, and signal new directions for the future.
Luncheon Menu Main: Grilled salmon with mashed potatoes and garlic lemon butter sauce and snow peas Dessert: Chocolate hazelnut cake Resident Members $10 Non-resident Members $30 Non-members (guests, general public) $40 Concession (non-members) $35
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The Women’s Forum Some salient points from the What’s in a Name? forum on the 19th February included: • “Name” is a basic phenomenon in life as we know it. A “name” gives everything (person, animal or item) a presence, a recognised reality. As something new appears, be it human, flora, fauna or scientific concept, it will be given a name by which it can be identified. • Mention of a particular name can evoke a multitude of images, emotions, associations depending on the background experiences of the person who, when hearing the name e.g., God, peace, conflict, hunger, etc. • At a personal level, the name of a newborn child is usually chosen by the parents who may be influenced by current fashions, a desire to commemorate a special person or event, or even on occasion, a desire to endow that child with the qualities/personality of someone or some place they admire e.g., Winston, Cornwall, Madonna or Elvis. Shortening a name or using a nickname may diminish or highlight the status of a person. • In times past, names were often associated with a particular trade or skill (e.g., Smith or Baker) and male children carried the father’s name followed by “son”. • Addressing someone by name usually implies empathy or respect and in other situations, the name may become an adjective applied to behaviour (e.g. Machiavellian, angelic). • It is not unusual to attribute to people, the perceived characteristics of the area in which they live (with admiration, envy, derision or respect) e.g., Broadmeadows, Toorak, Bayside, Western Suburbs, etc. or again, the perceived (not always accurate) characteristics of particular cultural groups e.g., French, Irish, Aussie, etc. • Personal achievements in a lifetime are often noted by naming institutions to commemorate those achievements in perpetuity e.g., Monash, or a wealthy benefactor will give his or her name in order to be identified with the gift. • In the commercial world the names given to goods, services, commodities etcetera may influence purchasing power or behaviour. This is especially evident in brand names for clothing, cosmetics, food, toys, teams etc. • So...What’s in a name? More often than not, in the case of the namer it may be to impress, manipulate, revere or any number of personal reasons. In the case of the named, the way in which that name is carried may well have to do with personal confidence, social status, expectations or the context in which it is used. The next forum is on Wednesday 16th April 2014 with the topic What is ‘Happiness’ - An achievable goal or a misleading myth? The forum is free. Lunch is at member and non-member prices. www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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C ollege T able
Friday, 4th April starts12.30pm
Arts and Education College Tables are informal collegial lunch-time discussions on a ‘grand challenge’ issue in a graduate school field. The next College Table is in the fields of Arts and Education with discussion on current approaches to the tertiary education of humanities, social sciences and languages. College Tables bring together graduates in all disciplines and of all life stages, from post-graduate students to those in careers or caring roles, and those in retirement. Feel free to come along. This function is for both Members and non-members.
Arrive at 12.00 noon to collect your meal and drinks from the dining room to be seated by 12.30pm sharp.
Johnston Library Graduate House
Book online at www.graduatehouse.com.au, by phone +61 3 9347 3428 through email to admingh@graduatehouse.com.au or at the venue, 220 Leicester St., Carlton.
Upcoming College Tables 2nd May 1st August 5th September 3rd October
Business and Economics; and Law. with Professor Carolyn Evans, Dean of Melbourne Law School; and Professor Paul Kofman, Dean of Faculty of Business and Economics. Land and Environment. Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. Science; Veterinary Science.
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Finance Seminars 2014 10th April (RSVP by Wednesday 9
th
March)
Preparing to fund aged care Members and guests may stay on for lunch or dinner in the dining room to speak more informally with the presenter. Don’t forget to 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 experience first hand some of the benefits of membership. Free for Members. Gold coin donation for guests and non-members.
Sitting One: Sitting Two:
12.00pm to 1.00pm 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
Finance Seminar Review Don’t put your head in the sand...it can be costly! Thursday, 7th March, 2014 Peter Clark shared his invaluable expertise on the following four topics - wills, bequests, superannuation planning and aged care planning: Wills - It is important to make a will at any age and to make known your nominated executors. You need to know the level of protection that Testamentary Trusts will provide from third parties, the best way of writing your letter of wishes and a working understanding of Capital Gains Tax (CGT). Consequences to consider include holiday homes, assets to be excluded and whether jointly owned property needs to be included. You also need to know if your superannuation is subject to a binding death nomination, taking into account blended families and cash reserves. Bequests - Peter advised giving some consideration to making tax deductible donations during your lifetime, and cautioned against leaving assets that are subject to CGT and establishing a trust within the will. Superannuation Planning - The host of concepts to understand for this topic was large: tax benefits of drawing a pension, binding death nominations and whether these are reversible, understanding taxable versus non-taxable components, strategising, cashing out and re-contributing, or cashing out just before death. He suggested also to consider consolidating superannuation, keeping an account watch for loss of insurance and considering the Centrelink position of pensions. For blended families, he suggested care with the decision of going for self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) or having separate funds and changes in contribution limits. Aged Care - Peter cautioned that this is a complex area, where compliance to CGT rules is essential. He suggested that there was a lot of planning required. This may be subjected to assets and income tests, bearing in mind that rules do change from time to time. It is best to get organised even if it seems difficult and not to leave a CGT “bomb” for your beneficiaries. It is advisable to seek tax and legal advice. www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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Reminiscing for pre-1956 Graduates
The Graduate Union
Sunday, 30th March, 2014.
11.30am onwards Welcome morning tea and coffee. Bring along your photographs and news clippings of the pre-1956 Graduates era to share at the exhibit.
12.30pm Summer BBQ lunch Enjoy sizzling lamb loin chops, rump steaks, sausages, grilled chicken, vegetarian burgers, onions and a selection of crispy fresh salads, and fruit salad and ice cream for dessert.
Family and friends are welcome to attend, as are non-member alumni and colleagues. This day celebrates a special era of tertiary education in Australia and the world. We hope that you will be here and help others to come along. Members
Guests and General Public
Concession
Reminiscing Lunch only
$12
$18
$16
Concert only
$30
$35
$32
Reminiscing Lunch and Concert
$40
$50
$45
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The Graduate Union
Reminiscing for pre-1956 Graduates
Our Artists
Photography by Kristina Kingston
Deborah Cheetham
Toni Lalich
Jeffrey Rosenfeld
Deborah Cheetham, Yorta Yorta woman, soprano, composer and author has established her place as an artist in great demand. Since her international debut in 1997, Deborah has performed in theatres and concert halls of the United States, Europe, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and throughout Australia. In April 2007, Deborah was awarded a two-year Fellowship from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Board of the Australia Council for the Arts and this has allowed her to create Australia’s first Indigenous opera, Pecan Summer. In 2010, Deborah brought together Australia’s first classically trained Indigenous ensemble to present the world premiere of Pecan Summer. In the same year she was a finalist for Australian of the Year in Victoria. In September 2011, Deborah was appointed as Associate Dean of Indigenous Studies and Head of the Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts at the Faculty of the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) and Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (MCM), The University of Melbourne.
Toni has worked as an accompanist in Melbourne for the past 20 years, performing with professional singers and instrumentalists. After completing undergraduate studies in Western Australia, Toni studied at the Liszt Academy in Budapest. On her return to Australia she completed her postgraduate studies at the VCA, where she has worked with both secondary and tertiary education students since 1994. Toni has made recordings for the ABC and 3MBS, and regularly performs in recital with Soprano Deborah Cheetham. Recent performances have included recitals in Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Sydney and New York. In 2011, Toni accepted the position of Company Manager for Short Black Opera Company and continues with her role as company vocal coach. In 2012, she completed the Indigenous Arts Management Course run by the Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts at the VCA and MCM, The University of Melbourne.
Jeffrey Rosenfeld, President, of The Graduate Union has always had a strong affinity for music, starting on the recorder at the age of seven, progressing to the clarinet and saxophone in primary school and then to all the other woodwind instruments and French Horn in secondary school. Mr Bruce Worland AM, Music Master at Melbourne High School was a formative influence. Jeffrey studied clarinet with Phillip Miechel, the former Principal Clarinet in the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and Baroque oboe with James Caldwell at the Baroque Performance Institute, Oberlin College, Ohio, USA. His main instruments currently are the clarinet and saxophone. A regular attendee at National Music Camps and a member of the Australian Youth Orchestra on clarinet in 1977, Jeffrey has played in many orchestras and ensembles including the Victorian Opera Company Orchestra. He is currently Principal Clarinet in both the Corpus Medicorum and the Australian Doctors Orchestra.
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The Graduate Union
Reminiscing for pre-1956 Graduates
Sunday Concert 30th March 2.30pm presents Deborah Cheetham on vocals and Toni Lalich on piano
featuring also our President, ProfessorJeffrey Rosenfeld on clarinet performing ‘The Shepherd on the Rock (Der Hirt auf dem Felsen) by Franz Schubert, and Fantasy Pieces Op. 73 (FantasiestĂźcke) by Robert Schumann. The Shepherd on the Rock is a famous opera-like song for soprano, clarinet and piano composed by Franz Schubert in 1828, and published a year and a half after his death. It was written for his friend, operatic soprano Pauline Anna MilderHauptmann, who had requested a showpiece that would allow her to express a wide range of feelings. She first performed the lied at the House of the Blackheads in Riga on the 10th February, 1830. The song words are from two poems of Wilhelm Muller and include two verses from Karl August Varnhagen von Ense. The Shepherd on the Rock
Following the concert, and included in the cost, is an elegant sweet and savoury afternoon tea. www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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GU Flu Vaccination Day was a great success! ‘Be fluSmart – the flu vaccine is your best defence!’ The Third Annual GU Influenza Vaccination Day (also World Kidney Day) was held at Graduate House on the 13th March 2014, and was a great success. Almost 300 vaccinations were provided free of charge to Resident and non-resident Members, as well as to many staff and students from The University of Melbourne. The day is now an annual event for The Graduate Union in collaboration with the Influenza Specialist Group (ISG) to launch their Annual Flu Awareness campaign. The flu shots were provided by BUPA and given by two of their Wellness Nurses who worked tirelessly throughout the day and to whom we extend our gratitude. The event received considerable media coverage, with Channel 7 reporting it in the evening news and several articles being published in newspapers and on the internet. Representatives were also available to give advice from The Stroke Foundation, Diabetes Australia, Kidney Health Australia, Darebin City Council, The Asthma Foundation and Wedderburn. The Graduate Union is grateful for the information below provided by each of these groups, and hopes that this will contribute to the fostering of wellness and the prevention of ill-health for our membership. Bupa Wellness Being a healthy weight has important benefits, not only on how you feel but also to help reduce the risk of long-term conditions like heart disease and type 2 diabetes. The best way to maintain a healthy weight is to balance your energy in with your energy out. This simply means an overweight person should decrease the amount of energy (food) by eating fewer kilojoules and increase the energy by doing more physical activity.
Professor James Bishop, Director/ Professor of Cancer Medicine and previous Chief Medical Officer.
Diane and Phillip Cobbin (Council Member) recuperating after receiving their flu shots.
A student getting her flu shot from the Bupa Wellness Nurse.
The queue waiting for flu shots was long throughout the day, especially at lunch time.
Dr Bhensri Naemiratch Healthy Community Officer Darebin City Council.
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Diabetes Australia Victoria. In Australia, 275 people are diagnosed with diabetes every day. There are two main types of diabetes - Type 1 (10%) and Type 2 (85-90%). Neither can be cured but Type 2 Diabetes can be prevented. There are many lifestyles factors that contribute to the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes such as being physically inactive or overweight. Type 2 diabetes often runs in families so if you have a family history of diabetes, you may also be at increased risk. Kidney Health Australia Without realising it, a person can lose up to 90% of their kidney function which by then, could be too late. Adult Australians are at increased risk of chronic kidney disease if they have diabetes, high blood pressure (hypertension) and an obesity body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30. The risk is higher if they have a history of kidney disease, are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin and above sixty years of age; and elevated further for those who smoke and who have established heart problems, like heart failure or a past heart attack, and/or have had a stroke. Over 1.5 million Australians may be affected by early-stage kidney disease but be unaware that they should be at the doctors. Stroke Foundation Victoria A transcient ischaemic attack (TIA) is when the brain’s blood supply is interrupted for a short period of time. It is often called a “mini-stroke” because, though it lasts only for a short time, the signs are the same as those of a stroke. A TIA is often a warning sign that a stroke may occur. It should never be ignored and requires emergency treatment. Up to one in five people who have a TIA will have a stroke within the next three months. Asthma Foundation Victoria If you suspect you might have asthma, you should see your doctor for a professional diagnosis. The good news is that most people can control their asthma with medications and lead a normal life. Once your asthma is well controlled you should experience only occasional symptoms, and asthma attacks (or flare-ups) should be rare. If asthma is left untreated the long term inflammation of the airway can cause permanent damage to the airway. This can lead to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) so it’s important to see your doctor if you have any concerns.
People waiting in line for their flu shots while Prue and David Sparks (Council Member) weigh in with Wedderburn.
Christine Wong from Bupa Wellness and Russell Henricus from Wedderburn.
Jenny Hickleton and Deborah Mihelyi from Diabetes Australia.
Annette Smith from Kidney Health Australia
Suzanne Larsson from. The Stroke Foundation
Rebecca Colcott and Orly Janover from The Asthma Foundation.
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University of Melbourne at the 2014 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show Hosted by the Melbourne School of Land and Environment, the University of Melbourne is partnering with City of Melbourne, Nursery and Garden Industry Association of Victoria (NGIV) and the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show to exhibit a pop-up garden display that will showcase the unique talents of the Melbourne School of Land and Environment’s urban horticulture teachings and research at the Burnley campus. Having been in City Square in March, the 9x11 metre exhibit will be at the 2014 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show at Carlton Gardens from the 26th to the 30th of March. This show attracts more than 110,000 international, national and local visitors over the five-days.
Welcome to Melbourne Alumni-Student Program Host applications for the Semester 1 2014 Welcome to Melbourne program have now closed. The Graduate Union extends its thanks to Members and non-member alumni hosts who have signed up. The program pairs postgraduate students from developing countries (e.g., in Africa, Indonesia, the Pacific and South East Asia), who have received the Australia Award, with a local alumnus. We are very grateful that Melbourne citizens, and particularly our Members, understand the importance of providing a local connection for support, advice and a friendly face. We look forward to you bringing the student with whom you are paired in to Graduate House to meet other graduates from all over the world over breakfast and dinner.
2014 Jack Shrader Memorial Scholarship Award The annual Jack Shrader Memorial Scholarship Award is to recognise outstanding employees in the ACUC (Association of Colleges and University Club) global network and to fund their professional development. Given the large number of applicants and an international competition, we are thus proud to announce that one of the four recipients of the 2014 Award was our Systems Development Manager, Alex Skaria (pictured). The prize money is being used for Alex to attend a web-development course and he is using the learning gained to redevelop The Graduate Union website. Congratulations Alex! about the ACUC Network Since 1978, the ACUC has been serving the needs of organisations like The Graduate Union around the world. The association exists to provide the reciprocity between member clubs, and to serve as a resource centre for professionals who work in this university-associated industry. The ACUC is integral to The Graduate Union’s participation in a system that provides opportunities for faculty, alumni and staff to welcome members from around the world into their residential colleges and home clubs.
The GU Scholar Calendar 2015 Our theme for the 2015 Graduate Union Calendar is International Scholars. We shall be featuring five scholars each month. These will be from different countries, genders, disciplines and ages. To assist in the identification of suitable scholars for this 2015 calendar please feel free to provide the office with your suggestions, together with a brief rationale for their inclusion and the birth date of each nominee. www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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March Monthly Luncheon Review Our 5th March, Monthly Luncheon speaker was Professor Ross Garnaut whose presentation was entitled ‘How are we managing the dog days? Popularly believed to be a time of evil by the Ancient Romans and Greeks, ‘dog days’, as explained by Professor Garnaut, refer to the very hot sultry Northern Hemisphere summer days which correspond to the appearance of the star Sirius, the largest and brightest of the Canis Major constellation. In contrast, the term ‘salad days’, used by Shakespeare in Anthony and Cleopatra, has various interpretations that range from naïve, carefree and inexperienced to a period of material affluence. For Garnaut, they are used to reference Australia’s recent boom. According to Professor Garnaut, Australia is heading from two decades of ‘salad days’, with economic growth that outlasted the Asian Financial Crisis (1997), the dotcom bubble (1997-2000) and the global financial crisis (2007-2008), to ‘dog days’ of major economic challenges for all in Australia. Characterising the boom have been significant increases in Chinese-fuelled mining investments (A$102 billion in 2011-2012) and exports, which saw rises in the terms of trade of an unprecedented 75% from 1989/99 to 2008/09, and of employment levels, particularly for the professions and in retail. According to Ross, this prosperity was facilitated by the Reform Era of 1983 to 2001 which led to the release from government control of prices for the Australian currency, imports relative to local goods, labour and capital on the financial markets. With Chinese growth and investment in mining plateauing, it is clear that Australia cannot continue to rely on rising resources revenue. Professor Garnaut thus proposes a blueprint for the nation after the boom, and expresses the hope that Australia is clever enough – and our leaders courageous enough – to change what needs to be changed and preserve a fair and prosperous Australia. A central tenet of this blueprint is an Australian-US dollar exchange rate of <70 cents to restore export competitiveness with regions such as the US, Japan and Europe which have recently implemented extraordinary, never before seen monetary policies. Other tenets are that this rate depreciation needs to be matched by productivity increases, wage restraint and cuts to government spending. In his view, cuts to middle-class welfare and the closing of tax breaks are essential, and these could be offset by building productivity-enhancing economically-merited infrastructure. The call by Professor Garnaut for return to a Reform Era is clear. Competition policy needs to be reformed to counter monopolies and oligopolies that are poorly regulated, protected from competition and extortionate. Tax reform, environmental reform, social welfare reform and industrial reform are also proposed in his blueprint. Above all, Ross proposes that the responsibility for steering clear of an otherwise inevitable recession in Australia is one that should be shared equally by individuals and organisations. It requires a deliberate and consistent cultural change towards restraint and fiscal responsibilty by all. In his view, should the current emphasis on material gain, individualism and greater wages and entitlements not cease, Australia runs the very real risk of following countries in Europe into forced austerity. www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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Promoting the Graduate Union Grad Expo The Windsor Hotel on 30th January, 2014
The Graduate Union took part in Grad Expo at The Hotel Windsor in Spring Street due to the kindness of Melbourne School of Graduate Research (MSGR) who allowed us to share their table. The pictures above show Zac Matthews (left) and Priya Rajoo (right) at our stand providing information about the graduate community and precinct, and the benefits of joining the Association.
Orientation Week The South Lawn on 27th February 2014
Our dymanite Graduate Union team of Priya Rajoo, Billy Mihelakis, Eliah Castiello and Zac Matthews were kept busy at The South Lawn on Clubs and Societies Day during O-Week. The crowd was a mixture of under-graduate and postgraduate students, with many enquiring about accommodation, our collegial activities and our reciprocal arrangements with overseas colleges and associations. The discounted meals and drinks that came with membership were also of interest, as was the knowledge that there was an undergraduate-free haven. Postgraduate students were pleased to hear about the Women’s Forum, and of the potential to meet with the Deans of Faculties over our College Table lunches.
Orientation Week The Spot, Berkeley Street on 28th February 2014
On the 28th February, the team promoted membership in the basement of the Business and Economics building called The Spot, again with MSGR. With the crowd arriving in waves, it was busier at the start of the day as students came in before other commitments to grab information. These students were newly enrolled higher degrees in research, such as research masters and doctorates, and were very interested in becoming members of a graduate-only association.
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The Graduate Union
Reminiscing for 1956-1960 Graduates Sunday, 13th April, 2014.
We invite you to our Reminiscing Day for Graduates of 1956 -1960. Welcome morning tea and coffee is at 11.30am onwards. Bring along your photos and news clippings to share and add to our exhibit of photographs from that era. The will be followed by a 1960s’ inspired lunch and time for reminiscing. After lunch, from 2.30pm, sit back and enjoy a unique and inspiring performance by Red Horse.
The 60 minute long performance includes traditional Native American dancing and flute playing of songs from his CD. Red Horse will also speak to his heritage and culture, and narrate Native American stories. After the performance, Red Horse will mingle, take photos and talk with the audience over afternoon tea. Native American merchandise will also be available for purchase. This includes Red Horse’s smudgings and his stunning hand made jewellery of bone, Czech glass beads and leather. Family and friends are welcome to attend, as are non-member alumni and colleagues.
You may choose to come for the Reminiscing Lunch Only $12 for Members
$18 for Guests and General Public
$16 for Concession
or for the Concert Only at 2.30pm $30 for Members $35 for Guests and General Public $32 for Concession or for both the Reminiscing Lunch and the Concert. $40 for Members $50 for Guests and General Public $45 for Concession
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Meet and Greet
2014 Day Trips
“A good archer is known not by his arrows but by his aim.” Thomas Fuller (1608-1661)
Rotary International Foundation Peace Fellowships
Rotary International is a network of 34,000 clubs with 1.2 million Rotarians - neighbours, community leaders and global citizens uniting for common good. Each year, the Foundation of Rotary International offers fully-paid Rotary Peace Fellowships to study at its Peace Centers located in Sweden, Japan, the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States and Thailand. Fifty people each year receive awards to undertake a 15-24 month master’s degree; and fifty, who have had extensive experience in peace-related fields, are awarded 2-3 months of professional development in peace and conflict. To receive one of these prestigious Peace Fellowships, you must be endorsed by a Rotary Club. We are thus very honoured to have received an invitation from Rotary International District 9800 for Graduate Union Resident and non-resident Members to submit applications for potential endorsement. This District 9800 has a proud history of having had a successful applicant every year in the history of these Peace Fellowships.
Healesville Sanctuary 12th April
Bookings are now open for a day trip to see koalas, wallabies and wombats. The cost for the trip includes the minibus and driver, picnic lunch and entry to the Sanctuary. The greater the number booked in, the lower the cost for each person.
The Carlton Rotary Club, part of Rotary District 9800, meets at Graduate House every Tuesday. The immediate past District Governor is Mr Keith Ryall who is also a member of the Council of The Graduate Union. He is more than happy to speak with any Resident Member who is interested in applying. Please ask at reception to arrange a meeting with him or with the CEO/Head of College. Download an application form from www.rotary.org/en/peacefellowships, submit for endorsement from the Carlton Rotary Club by 15th May, and, should endorsement be granted, submit your completed application to Rotary International by 1st July, 2014.
A game of ‘footy’ in July
The GU Blogging Competition - see page 27. Enter by 8th May. Win a three night escape for two at Lyndoch Hill in the Barossa Valley valued at $820 ($410 per person).
Sovereign Hill 13th September
This wonderful prize package includes: • 3 nights at Lyndoch Hill in a Barossa Explore – Rose Garden Room; • buffet continental breakfast daily per person; • a bottle of wine and a cheese plate on arrival; • a discount voucher for use in the gift store at Barossa Chateau; and • car hire to and from Adelaide Airport.
Next Meet
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Greet, Tuesday 29th April
At our third MaG for 2014, we shall speak about college interest groups, the informal self-organising groups of Resident Members with shared interests in such areas as music, drama, sport, volunteering, debating, photography and socialising. In addition to learning about the members and activities of each of these groups, we shall discuss succession planning to enable incoming Resident Members to participate readily and, in turn, sustain each group into the future.
We are grateful to Senior Constable Nick Parissis from the North Melbourne Police Station and to Ben Purvis from Safer Community, Student Services - Wellbeing, The University of Melbourne, for their valuable safety advice at our 25th February MaG.
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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.
Juan Ceron Energy systems engineering at all levels from VCE to post-graduate. Spanish language.
Chanchal Chandramouli Genetics, molecular biology, biochemistry and physiology (cardiac). Malay and Tamil language support.
David Alchin Physiology, immunology, pathology, infectious diseases and microbiology. Language support in English.
Laura Gallardo Biology, anatomy and psychiatry. Advanced Language support in Spanish, Basic in Italian and French.
Rene Pasqualino Science. Advanced language support in English.
Cecelia Liando Full language support in Indonesian, including translation and interpretation.
Rachel Davies Political science to advanced levels. Listening, reading, writing and speaking in French.
Pravin Siriwardena Language support in listening, reading, writing and speaking of Latin.
Weijin Wang Marketing, management, tourism and hospitality. Full language support in Mandarin.
Stephanie Liu Mathematics and science. Language support in Chinese and English.
Hamish Wishart VCE Biology. Language support in English.
Thomas Morton Music and science. Language support in English.
Louise Sonneveld Language support in 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). The Graduate Union extends its gratitude to Members Toralf Burghoff and Zoe Ma for their significant contributions to the establishment of The GU Tutor Program in 2013 and wishes them all the very best for their graduate futures.
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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 Monday, 24th March
Tuesday, 25th March
Time
Venue
12.00pm WEHI L7C Davis - 1.00pm Auditorium, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, 1G Royal Parade 5.30pm - Seminar Room, 6.30pm Australia India Institute, 147-149 Barry Street, Carlton
Faculty Title or School Walter and PRRs-C-type Eliza Hall lectins. Institute Australia India Institute
Speakers
Bookings and Enquiries
Dr Irina Caminschi Enquiries falcone@wehi.edu.au Call 03 9345 2555
The Ideas Soiree: Ms Nirupama ‘Why Peace Subramanian Accords Fail’
Bookings http://www.aii.unimelb.edu.au/events/ ideas-soiree-why-peace-accords-failms-nirupama-subramanian Enquiries aii-rsvp@unimelb.edu.au Call 03 9035 7538
Tuesday, 25th March
6.30pm - Charles Pearson 7.30pm Theatre, Eastern Resource Centre
Faculty of Arts
Mosaics and Multiculturalism: Discoveries at Ancient Sepphoris
Professor Carol Meyers
Bookings http://alumni.online.unimelb.edu.au/ carolmeyers Enquiries rochelle.sullivan@unimelb.edu.au Call 03 9035 8358
Wednesday, 1.00pm - WEHI L7C Davis 2.00pm Auditorium, Walter 26th March and Eliza Hall Institute, 1g Royal Parade
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
Novel pathways regulating peripheral B cell survival and maturation
Dr Anselm Enders
Wednesday, 3.15pm - Mechanical Melbourne 26th March 4.15pm Engineering Lecture Scyool of Theatre, Level 3, Engineering Building 170, Block E, Mechanical Engineering Bldg, Grattan St, Carlton
Particles, photons, and phages
Professor Ian M. Kennedy
Wednesday, 6.30pm - Theatre GM15, Melbourne 26th March 7.45pm Level 1, Melbourne Law School Law School, 185 Pelham Street, Carlton
Sir Zelman Cowen Lecture - Universities in the service of the nation
Professor Glyn Davis
Enquiries falcone@wehi.edu.au Call 03 9345 2555 Enquiries imarusic@unimelb.edu.au Call 03 8344 7717
Bookings http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/ melbourne-law-school/news-and-events/ news-and-events-details/diaryid/7799 Enquiries law-events@unimelb.edu.au Call 03 9035 1111
Wednesday, 6.45pm - Public Lecture 7.45pm Theatre, Old Arts 26th March Building
Faculty of Arts
‘The Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge: a case study in the evolution of the art museum’
Duncan Robinson
Bookings http://alumni.online.unimelb.edu.au/ duncanrobinson
The Education Revolution: Digital, Personalised, Driving Better Outcomes
Dr Katharine Frase Bookings http://www.eng.unimelb.edu.au/events/ public/
Enquiries tamsinc@unimelb.edu.au Call 03 8344 8985
Thursday, 27th March
5.00pm - Auditorium, 6.30pm Melbourne Brain Centre, 30 Royal Parade, Parkville (corner Genetics Lane)
Melbourne School of Engineering
Enquiries events@eng.unimelb.edu.au Call 03 9035 4085
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Faculty Title or School Wednesday, 5.30pm - International House, International Prospects for the 27th March 9.00pm Junior Common House pursuit of global Room, 241 Royal justice Parade, Parkville Date
Time
Venue
Speakers Professor Tim McCormack
Bookings and Enquiries Bookings http://alumni.online.unimelb.edu.au/ ihoration2014 Enquiries marnie-anne.snow@unimelb.edu.au Call 03 9345 7597
12.00pm WEHI L7C Davis - 1.00pm Auditorium, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, 1G Royal Parade, Parkville
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
Inflammasome/ viral sensors
1.00pm - WEHI L7C Davis 2.00pm Auditorium, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, 1g Royal Parade, Parkville
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
Antigenpresenting cells: of life, death and transplantation
Associate Professor Andrew Lew
Enquiries falcone@wehi.edu.au
Wednesday, 12.00pm WEHI L7C Davis 7th April - 1.00pm Auditorium, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, 1g Royal Parade, Parkville
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
Inflammation and obesity
Professor Mark Febbraio
Enquiries falcone@wehi.edu.au
Wednesday, 12.00pm WEHI L7C Davis 9th April - 1.00pm Auditorium, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, 1g Royal Parade, Parkville
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
The role of calciumdependent kinases in the lytic lifecycle of Toxoplasma gondii
Mr James McCoy
Wednesday, 5.00pm - The Oratory, 9th April 6.00pm Newman College, The University of Melbourne, 887 Swanston Street, Parkville
Newman College
The Urban Development of Melbourne: Have We Got it Right? Where to Now?
Mr Ray Tonkin, Professor Gerard Vaughan
Saturday, 12th April
Melbourne Business School
Monday, 31st March
Monday, 2nd April
9.30am - Theatre 1, Faculty 1.00pm of Business and Economics Bldg, 111 Barry Street, Carlton
Dr Kate Schroder
Enquiries falcone@wehi.edu.au Call 03 9345 2555
Call 03 9345 2555
Call 03 9345 2555 Enquiries falcone@wehi.edu.au Call 03 9345 2555
Bookings http://www.trybooking.com/76158 Enquiries outreach@snac.unimelb.edu.au Call 03 9342 1614
Melbourne Business School Open Day
Professor Nasser Spear
Bookings http://mbs.unimelb.edu.au/ openday?utm_source=mbs_ mbs_140412_openday_ uom_events&utm_ medium=link&utm_campaign=mbs20140210-mbs_140412_openday_ uom_events-3476 Enquiries fbe-enquiries@unimelb.edu.au Call 03 8344 0006
Monday, 14th April
Tuesday, 15th April
12.00pm WEHI L7C Davis - 1.00pm Auditorium, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, 1g Royal Parade, Parkville
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
Interferon signalling
Professor Paul Hertzog
6.00pm - Charles Pearson 7.00pm Theatre, Eastern Resource Centre, University of Melbourne, Parkville
Melbourne School of Land and Environment
Creating a Mr Anthony Pratt sustainable green revolution by Anthony Pratt
Enquiries falcone@wehi.edu.au Call 03 9345 2555 Bookings http://alumni.online.unimelb.edu. au/s/1182/index.aspx?sid=1182&p gid=4107&gid=1&cid=5805&ecid= 5805&post_id=0 Enquiries outreach@snac.unimelb.edu.au Call 03 9035 5034
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University Sector News A piece of Pi
As is well known, Pi is used to denote the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle. With its approximation beginning in Babylonian times (pre-539 BC) and much earlier by the Chinese, Archimedes correctly identified the number to three decimal places and the 17th century German-Dutch mathematician, Ludolph van Ceulen, to thirty-five: 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288 (yes it is 35). It is now calculated to 12 trillion decimal places (so please excuse us for not publishing this here in full) and since its use by the 18th century Welsh mathematician William Symbolised, numbered and circular, Jones, has been known by the 16th letter of the ancient Greek this pie is a work of art. Retrieved 15 March, 2014 from alphabet, piwas (shortened to pi) which is symbolised as Π http://theotherdayatportrait.com/tag/pie-love/ (capital) and π (lowercase). In 2009, the 111th Congress of the United States resolved (House Resolution 224) to support “... the designation of a ‘‘Pi Day’’ and its celebration around the world”. The date was set to March 14th and each year Americans celebrate this day by promoting mathematics and science and by making and eating the onomatopoetically convenient pies. The date represents the first three numbers of Pi according to the American way of dating where the month is before the day - hence 3/14. It is also the birth date of Albert Einstein. Some purists argue that the Real Pi Day should be when the A trivet, upon which to place your just cooked pie, made by laser engraving the first thousand digits earth has passed through 1/π of its orbit from either Winter of Pi into half-inch thick cork. (Summer) to Winter (Summer) Soltice, or from perihelion Retrieved 15 March, 2014 from www.evilmadscientist.com/2009/pi-pie-trivet/ (the point in the earth’s orbit when it is closest to the sun) to perihelion - making an alternate contender somewhere from mid to late April. Others prefer the simplicity of the non-American dated 22nd of July each year, that is 22/7, a fraction said to be accurate to 0.04025%. th
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No-longer in print
In March 2012, Encyclopedia Britannica announced that the last print had been the 2010 leather-bound 32-volume edition weighing nearly 60 kilograms. The company was one of only a handful that, as explained by its President Jorge Cauz, “made the transition from traditional media to the digital sphere while managing to be profitable and to grow”. Cauz also acknowledged that those who felt great nostalgia in saying “good-bye to a dear, reliable and trustworthy friend that brought them the joy of discovery in the quest for knowledge” over the last 244 years had been understanding. In closing print versions, other publishers note that reference information is now sourced largely from digital devices. Hence, the third edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, 25 years in the making by 80 lexicographers, is unlikely to be printed, according to Nigel Portwood, CEO of Oxford University Press. As of April this year, the Office of Coast Survey in America will no longer print the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NAOO) lithograph nautical charts printed since the late 1800s; and notwithstanding world atlas printing since 150 AD (Claudius Ptolemy), the majority of today’s atlases are in searchable and digitised formats. In 2011, a spokesperson for Sensis, which publishes theYellow and White Pages directories, said that “Millions of Australian still rely on the print directories each week and in the future we expect that print will continue to complement these digital platforms”. Notwithstanding Telstra’s recent sale of 70% of Sensis, this position should remain, as the telecommunications company has legal obligations to provide an alphabetical public number directory under its carrier licence. In the not so distant future however, the delivery of the familiar thick White Pages to our doorsteps may also become a memory. For commentary try Leon Gettler at www.smh.com.au/executive-style/management/blogs/management-line. www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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University Sector News Hopping and flying humans
These are beautiful photgraphs of a bird (to the right) and a frog (below) and, at first glance, though visually stunning, perhaps not newsworthy. Look at little closer and you will see that the bird is a woman and that the frog is five people. These incredible creations are by 35-year old Johannes Stötter who hails from the South Tyrol region of Italy and is also a musician (Celtic-folk) and world-champion bodypainter.
Using special breathable paint, Johannes spends weeks planning each shoot, hours painting his models in fine detail and many more hours working with the photographer to get the perfect shot. The patience by the models, each of whom can be posing for hours in a position that is not usual for most, is extraordinary. The bird woman, for example, is poised on a real tree trunk and the front model for the frog is kneeling and bending backwards for a considerable period of time. Photographs have been retrieved 15th March, 2014 from www.johannesstoetterart.com where you can purchase his works also as post-cards and prints, or in other formats.
A load of grammatically correct rubbish
Academics live increasingly by the ‘publish or perish’ mantra. Without international peer-reviewed articles they are not read and referenced by other academics and without these citations they are less ‘competitive’ when seeking university employment or promotion. As noted by Peter Higgs (of bosun fame) when receiving his 2013 Nobel Prize, he would A screen shot of the SCIgen site. not be employed as an academic today as he has not been sufficiently ‘productive’. In 2005, students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology came up with a solution which enables all to publish passable gibberish. The site is called SCIgen - An Automatic CS Paper Generator and is at http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/scigen. Our editorial team members are now the authors of a perfectly nonsensical article entitled ‘On the development of model checking’ complete with abstract, table of contents, introduction, results, graphs of our findings, conclusions and a full reference list. We will not be submitting this empirical piece for review and publication. However, 120 others who have used this program and had their articles published by Springer and IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) have now had their articles removed thanks to the work of French computer scientist, Cyril Labbé, who has experience on many sides of this game. In 2010 he used SCIgen to generate over 100 papers by non-existent author Ike Antkare and add these to the Google Scholar database. In that year, Ike became more highly cited than Einstein and the most highly cited ‘computer scientist’ - each of his articles referencing his own works and thus boosting his citation rate. Two years later, on the good-cop side, Labbé wrote a detection program, described in a 2012 Scientometrics paper (Labbé, C. and Labbé, D. Scientometrics 94, 379–396, 2013), which enabled him to find the SCIgen articles published in peer-reviewed proceedings for conferences on computer science and engineering. In response to these findings Springer has said that it will work with Labbé to go through over 10,000 journals and books to find possible SCIgen articles not during Labbé’s initial research. In the meantime, hard-working and genuine scientists continue the rushing out of as many papers as possible in what Labbé describes the “spamming war started at the heart of science”. For the statement by Springer on the 11th February, 2014 see www.springer.com/about+springer/media/statements. www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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Academic and Professional Development Meetings Thank you for your patronage
The following groups from The University of Melbourne have convened meetings, workshops and seminars at The Graduate Union. The Jack Brockhoff Child Health and Wellbeing Program
Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network (AURIN)
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Department of Infrastructure Engineering
3rd February 2 attendees
25th February 9 attendees
25th February 30 attendees
4th February 30 attendees
Faculty of the Victorian College of the Arts
Faculty of Business and Economics
Melbourne Law School
7th February 31 attendees
21st February 35 attendees
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
21st February 10 attendees
10th February 15 attendees
Primary Industries Climate Challenges Centre
UoM Commercial Ltd (UOM)
Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC)
7th, 14th, 27th, 28th February 38 attendees
6th, 17th, 18th, 20th, 21st February 198 attendees
13th February 14 attendees
The patronage of organisation members in charitable, non-for-profit, government and professional development sectors is acknowledged below. We look forward to welcoming you again soon.
Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER)
Australian Film Base (AFB)
3rd February 6 attendees
10th, 12th, 13th, 24th February 62 attendees
4th, 11th, 18th, 25th February 15 attendees each day
Australian School of Applied Management (ASAM)
Australian Society for Music Education (ASME)
Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM)
4th, 5th February 17 attendees each day
12th February 7 attendees
Australian Asian Association of Victoria (AAA)
13th, 25th February 50 attendees
Chit Chat Mosaic Lab Career Education Association of Victoria (CEAV)
17th, 18th February 107 attendees
27th February 4 attendees
Dental Health Services (DHSV)
10th, 11th, 14th, 19th 275 attendees
Australian Food Hygiene Services (AFHS)
27th February 27 attendees
Coaching and Leadership International
21st February 6 attendees
Douglar Menzies Chambers Younger Member Forum
11th February 10 attendees
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Academic and Professional Development Meetings Illumina Technology Seminar
Inclusive Sport Foundation Victoria
25th February 25 attendees
10th February 15 attendees
International Coach Federation (ICF)
20th February 50 attendees
Modern Language Teachers’ Association of Victoria (MLTAV)
14th, 18th February 30 attendees
Roscoe Howell Slavery Links Organisation Development Australia (ODA)
Probus Carlton Parkville
25th February 25 attendees
11th February 70 attendees
SAI Global Advanced Food Safety
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Supply Chain Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA)
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24th February 4 attendees
Carlton Rotary Heritage Cluster Meeting District 9800
4th, 11th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 24th, 25th February 196 attendees
The Graduate Union
4th, 5th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 18th, 19th, 27th February 153 attendees
The Lowitja Institute Executive Meeting
Western and Central Melbourne Integrated Cancer Service (WCMICS)
5th, 20th February 6 attendees each day
19th February 25 attendees
Thank you for your feedback Academic and Professional Development Meeting Services I want to thank you [Rosie] and your team, especially your colleague, Marwa, for your excellent presentation of space, event organisation, and for the fantastic catering yesterday for the Illumina event. We had a successful turnout for the seminar and the discussions over coffee prior to the seminar and tea following the seminar were extremely valuable. I absolutely loved all of the extra touches such as the orange serviettes and daisies! Thank you for your care with our event to make it unique, memorable, and very successful. We look forward to partnering with you again in the future. Please share this mail with your colleagues (and my apologies for not getting the names of the team). - Michelle Garred, Illumina It is always easy organising and arranging functions at Graduate House. Everything that is in place works for us. The food was fine and the sandwiches were excellent. The staff were excellent. We worked with Bill and Mason last night and both provided excellent help, as usual, for us. - David Bennett, Rotary District 9800 Many thanks for the wonderful support from yourself and your team. It was much appreciated by all. Best wishes. - Theonie White, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Many thanks for another very successful event at Graduate House for our Faculty’s graduate research students! We enjoyed the food, the smooth and very efficient service and our initial feedback from staff and students has been very positive indeed. Cheers! - Jennifer Decolongon, Melbourne Business School www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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Thank you for your feedback College and Accommodation The best ever student (postgraduate) accommodation that I’ve ever lived in. It has everything that you need: seven breakfasts and five dinners weekly, friends from the universities all over the world, and visiting scholars and professors from time to time. There are Meet and Greet dinner events held monthly, room cleaning weekly (very clean) and regular seminars on a diverse range of topics. Are you a first timer in Australia without knowing anyone? No worries, within one week you will know everyone if you attend the meals every day and mingle with people. They all speak English (with various lovely accents), and you will feel more than welcome and a sense of belonging. I say this from my own experience of more than three years living at Graduate House! I would love to stay longer, but I have finished my study and am not a student any more. I am going away from Australia to another country for good in two weeks, but I will definitely come back to visit Graduate House in the future. On top of that, I want to say thank you all - the lovely and friendly working staff from the CEO, Dr Kerry Bennett to Mr Daniel Clark and other office staff, the kitchen and the maintenance staff, the Duty Residents, Mattias and Tim, as well as all my friends at Graduate House! Couldn’t imagine what it would be like without you guys in my life :) - Zoe Ma, Resident Member since 2011 and Duty Resident 2012. On behalf of us all here at The Graduate Union, please accept our gratitude for understanding and helping to contribute to our positive collegial culture. You will be greatly missed by us all. We wish you all the best for your ongoing career and the success that you so richly deserve, and look forward to seeing you back here soon. - CEO/Head of College and Staff of The Graduate Union.
Dining Room Keep up the good work. Staff are great. - Lindsay Doig Staff, staff, Staff - makes the place special. Just keep doing what you do! - Heather Wheat The chocolate mousse, I believe, was excellent. My husband had two! - Marlie Johnson Always a great place to come to - Elizabeth Carvosso
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Seen at Graduate House On the 14th February, a group of old friends, most of whom graduated together from The University of Melbourne in the 1950s met for lunch at Graduate House. The group, mostly from the Faculty of Architecture, have been meeting up regularly since a visit a few years ago by a friend from England who had wanted to meet up again with his old alumni. Since then they have been lunching every year or so and according to who has been in Melbourne and available at the time. After their initial degrees, many from the group went on to do other things such as acting, social work, landscape architecture, music and teaching. Most are now retired. The luncheon was organised by Life Member David Eyres, seated second from right, who joined the Association of Graduates in 1958. Also pictured (but not in correct order) are Robin Cuming, Nick Rickard, Lou and Geoff Quail, Hugh O’Neil, Margaret Lester, Henry and Ivy Retallick, Rhyll and Al Nance, Pam Bloom, Dorothy Werrgall and Gwyn Dickens. 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 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
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.
Gladstone Terraces Deidre Walsh, 2011.
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Thank you for your donations The Graduate Union is fortunate and grateful to have had significant bequests over the last three years from Dr Phillip Law and Mr Ron Davey. Each of these has enabled us to do vitally needed building works and improvements that have included electrical rewiring, a major redevelopment of the ground floor of the Stella Langford Wing, repairs to the ageing rooftops of the eight terrace buildings and the installation of air conditioners in all rooms. We are thankful also for the ongoing and regular donations of all amounts from our supportive and generous membership. No matter the size of these donations, each is important to us. Members can also be very reassured that these donations are used entirely for the purposes specified by each donor or put towards the most needed cause at the time of the donation. Hence, recently, we were able to refurbish completely the Resident Members’ kitchen by installing new stoves and gas tops, a dishwasher and more sinks and bench tops. Following the death of her mother in 1996 and annually since then, Elizabeth Shaw (Mrs Michael Wright) has been donating for the upkeep of the Stillwell Room. Opened March 1965 in the current William Berry Wing terraces following the receipt of a bequest in the will of Frank Leslie Stillwell, the Stillwell Room was relocated to the ground floor of the main building which extends from 216 to 220 Leicester Street. The room is used frequently by our organisation and non-resident Members for a variety of purposes which include committee, government and research meetings, education forums, small formal dinners, and The Graduate Union monthly luncheons and Twilight Lectures. The Graduate Union extends again its gratitude to Elizabeth Shaw for this year’s donation received in March for the upkeep of the Stillwell Room. Last year’s generous donation allowed us to construct custom built shelving with glass doors to display the mementos and artefacts loaned to us by The Stillwell family. This is located in the Stillwell Room (see photo on left) beside a portrait of Elizabeth’s great uncle, Frank Leslie Stillwell.
The new encased shelving housing Stillwell family mementos and artefacts, next to the portrait of Frank Leslie Stillwell by Orlando Dutton.
The plaque beside the portrait of her great uncle, acknowledges Elizabeth Shaw’s ongoing donations in memory of family members.
Our unique association has been built through the generosity of our Members. We seek to honour this legacy and a culture of active and contributing membership. To donate: • complete and tear off the donation form on the last page of this Newsletter and send it to us at 220, Leicester Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053; or • go to http://www.unimelb.edu.au/advancement/ to donate through The University of Melbourne who pass on the percentage you specify; or • go to The Graduate Union website at https://www.graduatehouse.com.au/ and click the Donate button.
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Friday Drinks & Dinner 11th April, 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. Book by the Thursday before (10th April) 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 come along in 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.
The GU Blogging Competition House of Australia International House of Australia International 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 service to arrange your tailor-made tour. To launch this offer, House of Australia International is awarding a three night stay for two people in Barossa Valley. At our annual general meeting on the 29th May, 2014, we will award this prize to the Resident or non-resident Member who gives the best on-line blog on:
Telling the world about your 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 extended to 4th May, 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 social media channels and shown in our other publications. 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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