The Graduate Union Newsletter - August
2015
Welcome to the August 2015 Newsletter This Issue:
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Free Lectures at The University of Melbourne
Donor Thank You Luncheon
Academic and Professional Development Meetings Wednesday Christmas Lunch In July Promotion Healesville Sanctuary Day Trip August Monthly Luncheon with John Walsh
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At Graduate House Donate for the Future of Graduates
College Table - International Studies with Professor Robyn Eckersley Coming Monthly Luncheons
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Women’s Forum Review July Twilight Lecture Review GU Tastings Review
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LIFE MEMBERSHIP Resident News The Graduate Union Ball
Life Subscriber Promotion
Sponsorship of the Graduate House Ball
For a limited time only, Life Subscriber Membership is open from 1st June, 2015 to 31st August, 2015, before subscription fees are increased.
Resident App Recommendations Residents Christmas In July Party Review
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University Sector News Puzzles
Take this opportunity to secure lifelong involvement for your graduate family and friends. Remember: membership is for graduates of any university in the world.
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The Graduate Union of The University of Melbourne Inc.
President of The Graduate Union Major General Professor Jeffrey Rosenfeld AM OBE KStJ invites our donours.
Donor Thank You Luncheon with special guest
The Hon Ted Baillieu On The Day Resident Speakers Three Course Meal Also On This Day Graduate House Open Day. Explore the vibrancy of our college and membership association. Guided tours and much more. The Graduate Union’s New President During our Thank You Luncheon, we are honoured and delighted to be announcing our new President.
Sunday, 16th August 2015 This is an invitation-only function to acknowledge our generous donors.
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Coming Events We invite you, Members and non-members, to attend.
August I TA L IA N C O N V E R S AT I O N DINNER
M O N T H LY LU N C H E O N
BRIDGE NIGHT
Tuesday
Wednesday
Wednesday
4,18/08/2015
5/08/2015
Come along to dine while l e a r n i n g t o s p e a k It a l i a n with an experienced t e a c h e r.
He a r Jo h n Wa l s h’s v i e w s o n D i s a d v a nt a g e d y o u t h and the ever increasing slipper y slope.
05, 12, 19, 26/08/2015
6:00pm
12:00 midday for 12:30pm
7:20pm for 7.30pm
Jo i n a g a m e o r l e a r n to play the card game Bridge. Enjoy a shared p l a t t e r f o r s u p p e r, a s well as tea and coffee.
Members
$15
Resident Members
$10
Members
$2
No n - m e m b e r s
$20
No n - r e s i d e n t Members Concession
$30
No n - m e m b e r s
$5
General Public
$40
$35
DAY T R I P He a l e s v i l l e S a n c t u a r y
S P E C IA L M O R N I N G B R E A K FA S T
F R I DAY N I G H T DRINKS
Saturday
Tuesday
Friday
08/08/2015
11/08/2015
14/08/2015
Jo i n u s f o r a d a y o f f u n t o He a l e s v i l l e S a n c t u a r y.
No n - r e s i d e n t m e m b e r s are welcome to join R e s i d e n t Me m b e r s f o r a hearty breakfast.
Come along for an endof-week wind-down in an amiable atmosphere and join Resident and non-resident members in sharing collegial culture over drinks and d i n n e r.
9:30am to 5:00pm
7:30am to 8:30am
6:00pm to 8:00pm
F l at r ate (Resi d ent Memb ers, non-resi d ent memb ers)
$94
No n - r e s i d e n t Members
$15
Drinks and dinner at our ver y reasonable bar and dining room prices. S e e Daily Menu on our website.
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D O N O R T HA N K YO U LU N C H E O N
T H E G R A D UAT E U N I O N O P E N DAY
WO M E N ’ S F O RU M
Sunday
Sunday
Wednesday
16/08/2015
16/08/2015
19/08/2015
Ho s t e d by President Major General Professor R o s e n f e l d A M O B E K S t J, with special guest, The Ho n Te d B a i l l i e u .
He l d in conjunction w i t h T h e Un i v e r s i t y o f Me l b o u r n e’s o p e n D a y, G r a d u a t e Ho u s e i s o p e n to welcome potential students and families.
T h e Au g u s t f o r u m t o p i c i s At t i t u d e s t o w a r d s “ t h e h a n d - o u t m e nt a l i t y” o f o u r s o c i e t y.
12:00 midday for 12:30pm
10:00am till 4:00pm
10:00am for 10:30am
This is an invitation only event.
All are welcome.
Forum is free. Lunch is at dining room prices.
C O L L E G E TA B L E DISCUSSIONS International Studies
R E S I D E N T S’ MEET AND GREET
Friday
Tuesday
21/08/2015
25/08/2015
Jo i n P r o f e s s o r R o b y n Eckersley as she leads discussion on The Road t o Pa r i s : p r o s p e c t s f o r a n e w c l i m at e a g r e e m e nt .
Jo i n u s i n w e l c o m i n g new and returning Residents to Graduate Ho u s e o v e r d r i n k s a n d dinner as we share our collegial approach.
12:00midday for 12:30pm
6 : 3 0 p m o nw a r d s
Lunch is at dining room prices.
Resident members No n - r e s i d e n t Members
Book Now via our website, by phone 03 9347 3428, through email to admingh@graduatehouse.com.au or at the venue, 220 Leicester Street, Carlton.
Fr e e $15
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One more Wednesday Christmas Lunch left 29th July
Join us every Wednesday in July for a Christmas themed lunch Book via our website, telephone 03 9347 3428, email admingh@graduatehouse.com.au or in person at the venue, 220 Leicester Street, Carlton. Members: $10 non-members: $16 Loyalty card: $12.50
Yes, we are open to the general public
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Day Trip
8th August 2015
9.30am to 5.00pm RSVP by 3rd August, 2015 Leaving from Graduate House $94.00 per person Cost covers: • Healesville Sanctuary entry and guided tour • Transport to and from Healesville • Platypus and Bird Shows • Dominique Portet Winery Tour • Lunch provided • A stop at the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie
To sign up, go to www.therealexperience.com.au Go into ‘upcoming events’, click Melbourne University, and the trip will be made available for you to sign up online.
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The
Monthly Luncheon with
John Walsh Disadvantaged youth and the ever increasing slippery slope August 5th Resident Members Non-Resident Members General Public Concession
12:00 noon for 12.30pm $10 $30 $40 $35
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John Walsh
Disadvantaged youth and the ever increasing slippery slope In addition to keeping an eye on a family research company, John spends most of his working life as a management consultant acting for some of this country’s largest consumer product companies. He has also consulted for an international insurance company as a troubleshooter. In the early 2000’s and moving towards retirement, John was asked by Prison Fellowship to devise and implement a post-release facility for adult prisoners as they transitioned back into the community. What was to be a part-time position, soon became 24/7 and as Prison Fellowship was not able to properly support the business plan, The Bridge of Hope Foundation Inc was born but with a slightly different purpose to service the needs of disadvantaged and vulnerable youth and to fill social justice gaps where, when and as needed. The Innocence Initiative is just one example of such gap-filling. As he did with Prison Fellowship, John volunteers his time with the Bridge of Hope Foundation. Today John spends his time in front of the powers that be or on the podium as a voice for the rights of vulnerable kids and vulnerable adults. He projects an understanding of what he sees to be nonsense from governments that continually band-aid solutions rather than addressing causal factors, or as he calls it, implementing Social Justice Reinvestment. In his view, spending a dollar to save $10 is hardly rocket science! ABN 5561066496
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Graduate House presents
College Tables I nternational Studies College Tables are informal collegial lunch-time discussions on a ‘grand challenge’ issue in a graduate school field. The Graduate House College Table discussion on Friday, 21st August 2015 will be led by Professor Robyn Eckersley, Professor in Political Science in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne. Join us for lunch as Professor Eckersley leads the discussion on The Road to Paris: prospects for a new climate agreement.
12 noon for 12:30PM
at
Graduate
House
Usual Dining Room prices apply
August 21st 2015
Book online at www.graduatehouse.com.au, by phone 9347 3428, through email to admingh@graduatehouse.com.au or at the venue, 220 Leicester Street, Carlton.
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Professor Robyn Eckersley Robyn Eckersley is a Professor in Political Science in the School of Social and Political Sciences at The University of Melbourne and an Executive Member of the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute. She has published widely on climate change politics, including climate justice, the international climate negotiations, the interplay between the trade and climate regimes, comparative climate politics and climate discourses. Her recent books include Special Responsibilities: Global Problems and American Power (2012, co-author); Why Human Security Matters (2012, co-editor) and Globalization and the Environment (2013) (co-author). She is currently working on an Australian Research Council funded project on ‘What Makes a Climate Leader?: Developed Country Responsibilities under the International Climate Regime’. She was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia in 2007, was a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford in 2009 - 2010, and served as the Arne Naess Chair in Global Justice and the Environment at the University of Oslo over the northern winter of 2010 to 2011. ABN 5561066496
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Women’s Forum Review Wednesday, 17th June, 2015 War - What For? The following are salient points discussed at the ‘War - What For?’ forum on the 17th June. War is inevitable - wherever they are, people in any group mostly have different agendas and are dependant upon individual upbringing, education and life experience (e.g., Ireland during “the troubles”; Islam versus Christianity). It is difficult, if not impossible, to negotiate with people who don’t know how or have no interest in negotiation. So, what justifies war? Sometimes ego, greed, need, arrogance or any number of human foibles especially if led by ambitious or single-minded people. In the case of the relatively recent war in the Falklands, people of British descent who had lived there for generations simply did not want to become part of Argentina (historical context?). Sometimes wars occur because there is no choice (eg. defence against an aggressor, tribal differences, threats to survival such as needs for sustenance like food and water). Reasons like these are present from time to time amongst animals and all levels of human groups regardless of culture, religion or historical context. Warlike tendencies are evident in sporting rivalries (e.g. football and soccer amongst players as well as supporters! Could this be a throwback to animal instinct?). Occasionally prosperity can provoke warlike behaviour by encouraging negative responses such as arrogance, greed or envy and divisions such as “the haves and the have nots” in any group when available resources are not equally available. Some years ago investment in property was encouraged and promoted in Australia. Over the years this has tended to become an end in itself resulting in escalating property prices which are now endangering the availability of housing to less well resourced buyers who need a home to live in. Overall it is a feature of human nature to grapple with controversy. Most of us wage some sort of battle with the choices which necessitate many decisions in our daily lives. War is not always associated with weapons and killing. So, who are the victims of war? Obviously those who sacrifice life or limb or peace of mind. Less obvious are the families who are left to deal with these losses and disruptions. Peace is an ideal state desired by most of us but apart from heeding the lessons of the great religious leaders throughout time to “love one another” and to “do unto others as we would have others do unto us” unless we gain mastery over ourselves we will never find peace.
Coming Forum 19th August
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July Twilight Lecture Review Thursday, 16th July 2015 Win Happiness Fr Bob is a man that does not need an introduction. But for the sake of this review’s structure, we will say that Fr Bob Maguire AM RFD is inimitable. His spirit for philanthropy towards the downtrodden, forgotten and misguided is remarkable. Over a time span of 40 plus years, he has been a tireless contributor – from the initiatives of his Foundation to his Win Happiness campaign, we could say that Fr Bob has contributed a maximum to society, but that would be an understatement. This is why we were utterly delighted when Fr Bob agreed to take part in our Twilight lecture. The crowd of Members (both Resident and nonresident) and of course Rotarians was lively and waited in earnest to indulge in what Fr Bob had planned for the evening. “We need to brighten up our miserable lives”, said Fr Bob. ‘Hear-hear’ the audience cried, but can we say that we really understand how to attain happiness? Or if we feel that we do, the inverse would then be do we understand why unhappiness, hardship and so on, is a pathway to happiness? Fr Bob referred to the work of Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist Viktor Frankl, who was also a Holocaust survivor. Spending three years in concentration camps around Germany, from Theresienstadt, Auschwitz, and Dachau, Frankl eventually wrote his best-selling book on his ordeal. Man’s Search For Happiness recounted his experiences during the holocaust which ultimately culminated in his existential discovery that one must strive to find meaning in all forms of life– from the positive, to, and, especially the negative. Frankl’s experiences in concentration camps influenced him so much so, that he developed logotherapy a then newfound means to assist patients with finding meaning in their lives. What Fr Bob was therefore saying was that, while we may feel that it is the “environment” which we may find ourselves in and which we use to generate our levels of happiness, it does not necessarily need to be so because the derivation of happiness is also very personalised and individualised. This was Fr Bob’s guiding logic when he was in the army, spending time with young soldiers who had been conscripted. Fr Bob was trying to reimbue the logic for why they were at war. Running around the place teaching about 200 soldiers in a corrugated iron hut in outback Packapunyel, South–Eastern Australia, was Fr Bob’s job. This said Fr Bob was a difficult teaching environment, so he had to look for something, “the edge” –
and the edge was Viktor Frankl. It was more of a “secular humanist” configuration of how to get the message across for the need for character: “if you’ve got it you’re sweet, if you haven’t got it you’re buggered.” Fr Bob then explained that he can only tell the truth even though it seems that telling the truth can be shocking. Telling the truth, and knowing that someone is telling the truth seems to be a rare gem. For example, in her evocative recount of her experience in various Middle Eastern countries prior to 9/11, journalist Megan K Stack writes in her book Every Man in This Village Is a Liar, that the wars in the Middle East seemed to be spurred and sustained through a complex web of foreign policy. For Stack, those in the higher order are telling lies. The point therefore, that Fr Bob was making, was that happiness comes from truth. If for Frankl happiness comes from accepting shortcomings and sadness, then we must acknowledge our own shortcomings and sadness and seek methods to grow our own happiness. Perhaps the attainment of happiness could come from a social movement designed to do so. The problem with that, said Fr Bob is that you cannot run social movements without having adequate funds. In Fr Bob’s experiences, since his mission has always been “ugly, small, get down and get dirty,” no one really understands what is being done that low down; people seem to take it personally, particularly those in authoritative positions. For example Fr Bob’s group began by helping the street children in St Kilda, but he explained that the police did not want to believe that there were 12-year-old street children in 1978, and felt it as an insult on their performance. People resented
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the idea that Australia was incapable of looking after its own. “We’ve got a good brand and we know that we’re doing a good job because the unloved and the unlovely feel loved even though they are unlovely. All that they need is a small dose of kindness and of respect for the unloved and the unlovely. They don’t need much, just a small dose of it,” said Fr Bob. While today Fr Bob asks for the funds needed to spur his initiatives, he urged that the following generations will continue this approach on the street to have the future funds and substantial investments to ensure its longevity. To do this, the Father Bob Foundation set out to initiate a campaign on ‘winning happiness’ – an effort to persuade the wider community that helping those in need can indeed give one ultimate happiness, and also raise the funds needed for the Foundation. In approaching marketers, Fr Bob then found that it was the marketing of the Foundation which lacked an engaging message: “people don’t know exactly what it is – they feel that you are doing good things, but it’s the marketing – what are the “results” of the donation?” The answer, said Fr Bob was akin to the life of Jesus: as at the end of Jesus, perhaps then happiness is achieved through selfsacrifice. Indeed it is the ultimate irony: how can you get happiness out of self-sacrifice? What is the natural instinct for happiness: to make yourself happy or to help others to be happy? In finding the answer to why they could not sell the product (i.e., the unloved and the unlovely), the agency came up with the ‘Win Happiness’ campaign. The premise is seemingly simple: donate to the Fr Bob Foundation and in 25 words or less detail how you find your happiness. 3rd prize was a TV, 2nd prize a stay in an arty hotel and the 1st prize was ultimate happiness via one week in a soup kitchen (“I know you think I’ve lost my marbles”, said Fr Bob in the video, “but helping those in need can bring you more happiness than all of those prizes combined…”) The winner completed the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire and rated her happiness level at six. After volunteering for the week at the soup kitchen, her happiness index went up by 20 points, but much more than that, the campaign proved to the entire country that you could make yourself happier simply by helping others. “Helping others can improve mental health, reduce depression and make you happier,” the video touted. The promotion increased active donors to the Fr Bob foundation by 1250% and earned over $330,000 worth of earned media. The campaign, however, didn’t produce the funds needed. While it was a good idea at the time the co-founder of Occupy www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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GU Tastings Review Thursday, 16th July 2015 Since 2013 Graduate House has been lucky enough to have had representatives of wonderful local food and wine purveyors display and share their wares at our Twilight Tastings and in 2015, things were no different. Members (Resident and non-member), Rotarians from the Carlton and Richmond clubs, and guests revelled in the delectable culinary and table delights that were in abundance on the night. From organic Australian chocolate by Daintree Estates, and wine from McIvor Estate, to organic nuts from Nature’s Farms and fine olive oil from Grampians Olive Co, those at Graduate House enthusiastically put on their connoisseur caps for the night. Anthony Hickey of Nature’s Farms said showcasing his wares at Graduate House’s tastings event was very beneficial for his brand. “I think for someone who has started their business in under 12 months, it is really good exposure, also with my product range, I am looking for quality and honesty in the packaging, and this sort of market appreciates it to a level where you build a bit of brand loyalty as well. And then from that people look for it in the supermarkets, which of course are all of my customers…” Anthony brought with him an exciting range of mixed nuts, and gluten-free goodies (made in Adelaide) including cacao and coconut balls (yes, they are as delicious as they sound), antioxidant mixes, delicious dry roasted almonds and much more. Anthony’s packaging is transparent so as to allow customers to see exactly what the fares are composed of. He emphasises that his packaging also displays the country of origin of the food, contains a 20% allotment for each nut and the chocolate used is the finest Belgian chocolate. Victoria Mancuso was our purveyor of fine chocolate for the evening, with a range of dark, milk, coffee, mint and even lemon myrtle and lime flavoured chocolates. Boasting ingredients which are purely made in Australia, Daintree is one of the few companies which grows its cocoa in Australia – most other brands import their cocoa. “It’s definitely beneficial for the brand,” said Victoria. Such an event at Graduate House, she explained is an excellent opportunity. “It’s a great way for us to let people try our products because sitting on the shelf in supermarkets, people don’t know what our product is, events like this target a different demographic…it’s good for us.” For tasting on the night was a range of cold-pressed oils from Grampians Olive Co. The uniquely flavoured oils included blood orange, lemon, garlic and their signature olive oil. All oils are certified organic, and are perfect with the golden orange caramelised balsamic vinegar. Our next provider was Gary Harbor from McIvor Estate based in Toobarac, 100km north of Melbourne. Gary’s stall proved to be extremely popular with the crowd, his Sangiovese a crowd favourite. Our Cr Keith Ryall also commented on his favourite being the Shiraz! For Gary such an event give him the chance to educate potential consumers. “It’s interesting to come along and show people our products if they haven’t seen them before. A lot of people don’t know our name, so this gives us a chance to educate people about what we do, where we’re from and so on, said Gary. All of Gary’s varieties are directly from the property, and the wines are made by his team. We extend great thanks to all of our providers for the evening, and last but by no means least, to the Graduate House culinary team for serving a scrumptious range of canapés made on-site.
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Resident News “Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” - Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996) Graduate House Residents’ Research Talks Run and conducted by Residents, these sessions allow participants to share the knowledge they are accumulating during their post-graduate studies, develop their presentation skills and allow Resident Members to learn more about disciplines other than their own. Timely reviews of these sessions are on the Graduate House Student Group’s website at ghstudentgroup.wordpress.com
The inaugural event was held in May, with Kazuhiro Yasunaga and Dennis Danipog both presenting their research in the field of education. Kazuhiro presented on the effect of item formats on students’ academic outcomes. His research is examining item formats in social studies and Japanese language comprehension tests in order to evaluate the effect that test structures can have on academic achievement. For his PhD, Dennis is exploring science inquiry practices by teachers in the classroom on students’ achievements. He gave an interesting talk on his research and upcoming fieldwork in the Philippines. The following précis of the June event is kindly provided by Resident Member Abraham Arief. The second of the series saw a broad range of topics discussed, from media and communication, computer science, to medical science, with three presenters: Shiau Ching Wong, Thorsten Ehlers, and Liliana Bray. First up in June was Xiaoqing (Shiau Ching) Wong who gave a fascinating presentation on the symbiotic relationship between social movements and the media in Hong Kong (the anti-national education movement) and Taiwan (anti-media monopoly movement). Following on from her excellent article in the last edition of the Melbourne Graduate, Xiaoping has returned from her five month
field trip interviewing activists and journalists with, as you could imagine, a lot of qualitative data! Emerging trends with her analysis shows use of the media (particularly social media) by the protestors was both fodder for the media as well as influential on the media reactions (and thus on the campaigning) required to support or reject government policies on the media itself. Political alignments, dissenting opinions and framing were learnt and used both by activists and journalists to achieve social and political change. Up next was Thorsten Ehlers who is from the Dependable Systems Group of the Department of Computer Science in Kiel University’s Faculty of Engineering. Thorsten spoke about his doctoral research studies on formal methods for the discovery and prevention of hardware and software bugs in the automotive and airline industries. Referring to his work on optimal algorithms and sorting networks and on Boolean satisfiability massive parallelisation, he spoke to real-life verification and model-checking use by a German airline company in finding a solution to the gaining of incremental profits and by a German car manufacturer in the detection of safety hazard software bugs The last speaker was Liliana Bray who used the opportunity of the intelligent and supportive audience to practice her three-minute thesis competition speech on the genetic basis of duodenal atresia, a condition whereby the first part of the small intestine (exiting from the stomach) has not developed properly in the embryo. This competition was at the student conference, and for her own cohort. Another three-minute competition is hosted by the Centre for the Study of Higher Education. The competition involves “compelling and engaging three-minute talks on topics of public interest” to showcase “the-cutting edge research being undertaken by Melbourne’s research students”. Each presenter has three-minutes and one powerpoint slide to tell the intelligent, nonspecialist audience, and the panel of judges about their research and why it is significant to humanity. Following five heats, the semi-finals are on the 11th and 12th August in the Law School and the finals are the 3rd September in the Ian Potter Auditorium. If any Residents are interested in being involved in the Research Talk events, please get in touch with the Student Group committee member Dennis Danipog (deindanipog@gmail.com).
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Resident News Define your Graduate Pathway with a Business Editorial Internship Paul Southwick CEO and editor Spark Magazine is a savvy type. From Chief Financial Officer in large financial firms to Managing Director of a joint venture, Paul seems to be imbued with the knowledge and know-how to pave the graduate pathway he wants and to ensure its success. Paul is offering internship opportunities to those in relevant disciplines such as journalism, marketing, business and communications, and of course those interested in writing and getting their work published. pitches would frequently get picked up. This opened the door to corporate writing for Paul, and he soon found himself connecting with those in business fields (and through his already sizeable network).
Although Paul’s academic pathway began with a four year business degree, he had an innate desire to diversify his skillset. He thus continued to gain a BA in Chinese, passed exams to qualify as a Company Secretary, and chartered accountant, gained a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing, and later in life completed a Diploma in Freelance Journalism. He also recently completed an online course at Munich University in Competitive Strategy and holds a private pilot’s licence. Starting in Wellington at the government Audit Office, Paul worked his way up in the financial world. During this time, he realised that he wanted to add more to his academic repertoire, and diversify his pathway. He began by approaching his boss and informing him of his desire to work within the marketing department. So he did. Starting as a product manager which then gave him exposure to be then head hunted to work as a commercial director, he rose quickly in the ranks to Chief Financial Officer, General Manager, and Director of several large organisations. It was during his Journalism training when he realised the direction that he really wanted to pursue. “I was always good at English and writing, and I though there were stories to be told from business,” said Paul. During completion of his Diploma of Journalism, he found that his talent was somewhat innate. A requirement of his coursework was to pitch stories to mainstream media – and Paul was pleased to see that his
During this time Paul met Ivan Kaye of BSI Group only to discover that they had a magazine called Spark. When Paul came into the picture, he cast a critical eye over it, and saw that it was a mostly a regurgitation of digital content from other sources. “You should never be scared to tell someone that something could be improved – whoever they may be,” enthused Paul. Imbued with a sense of confidence in his opinions, Paul relayed his thoughts to Ivan. The two gentlemen then joined ventures to develop Spark magazine further and today Spark has an online distribution database of up to 200,000 business contacts. Paul’s success was a fusion of hard work, strategy, interest and perseverance. His advice to those transitioning from study to work is to learn through variety. For example, he suggested shadowing someone to get an understanding of the requirements and duties of their role. “Get as much varied experience as possible: volunteer to work for other departments, and catch the eye of others,” said Paul. Paul also maintains that it is vital to have an active social life, but a strategic one at that also. For example, having his pilot’s licence, Paul meets a diverse range of people, and in the midst of striking up friendships with them, he also is actively developing his business network. “Choose your leisure activities carefully,” said Paul.
The internship opportunity would be beneficial for those not only interested in writing but also business, strategy, property and finance. Email publications@graduatehouse.com.au
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A Night at the Opera
Proceedings Each course will be introduced by an opera singer
6:30 pm CanapĂŠs and Drinks
7:15 pm EntrĂŠe
7:45 pm Mains
8:15 pm Dessert
Date & Venue
8:45 pm until late
Saturday 10 th October
Menu
at
Mains
Graduate House 220 Leicester Street, Carlton, 3053
Games , Dancing, Fun, Intrigue
Entree
Mushroom Risotto
Eye Fillet Steak Vegetarian Option Provided
Dessert Tiramisu
RSVP by Monday, 5th October, 2015. We cater for all dietary requirements provided we have at least seven days notice and clear instructions. A surcharge may apply.
Attire The 2015 Graduate House Ball is a formal masquerade.
Formal Dress Awards will be presented throughout the evening.
Cost Resident Members $45.00 Graduate Students $55.00 Concession $110 Non-Resident Members $65.00 General Public $120.00 For booking information, phone (03) 9347 3428, email admingh@graduatehouse.com.au or visit us at 220 Leicester Street, Carlton.
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Resident App Recommendations Thank you to the Members and Residents who sent their app recommendations through. Here are some submissions from Tracey Lin, Oliver Lovell and a few staff picks, respectively! Skip app lists local cafés (as detected by location services on your smartphone) users select the most convenient café, and proceed to order and pay for their orders. The coffee will then be waiting for you at the café. Avoid those pesky queues!
An app for Mac, Dejal Timeout reminds you when it is indeed time to take a timeout! Fill in your desired break intervals, say every hour, and the app will alert you of your due break – something that hardworkers may forget to do!
Rewardle is essentially an electronic loyalty card. When in your shop which has a loyalty card, simply tap the card or screen and you have earned points and are able to redeem points.
Australia Plus is a nifty pocket guide for those who have just landed on Australian soil. One is for those whose mother tongue is Chinese, the other for Indonesian speakers. The appsapp. feature informative Recommend an articles about universities, courses for international andforthe We need your students, suggestions thelatest best Australian apps for cultural trends. Users can learn useful English graduate students, and those in postgraduate phrases, as the app also has a useful bilingual life. Send us your suggestions and we’ll feature feature.
Known for its substantial online functions, Meetup also boasts a useful app with similar functionality as the website. Search, join and participate in group discussions.
Feedly allows you to curate content that you’re interested in by selecting the publications and topic areas that are of interest to you. The relevant content is then displayed like portions from a newspaper, and the viewer is then able to swipe through and read the content. Headspace app provides quick guided meditations by mindfulness expert Andy Puddicombe (a former Buddhist Monk). Users can tailor their meditations with specific content from creativity to happiness.
them in our newsletter’s new section.
email publications@graduatehouse.com.au
“The Mendeley app helps me annotate PDFs, cite as I write, and it stores all of my research items. I can also create academic networks and share my work with others for their feedback. It’s an extremely useful app for me.” — Tina
Thank you to everyone who submitted their recommendations - we appreciate your doing so, keep them coming!
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Residents Christmas in July Party Review The Eve of Wednesday, July 10th... Twas the night before Christmas in July, when all through Graduate House we were preparing for our annual Christmas in July Residents party! Yes, this year we hosted another successful Christmas in July party with frivolous festivities, hearty meals and delectable desserts. With a visit from one St. Nicholas to spread further cheer and give the gift of delicious sweets, this year’s party left all who attended with grins even the Grinch could not steal. With our very own MC, the night started in full swing with a beautiful serve of meze by our inhouse culinary team including a fine selection of seafood and mediterranean delights. The main course consisted of beautifully roasted turkey with all the trimmings, plus wonderul sides. Our hat goes off to Chefs Nelson and Basma. As the merriment continued, a mellifluous chanting filled the air as the the night even saw Graduate House staff partaking in a spot of karaoke with a jovial rendition of Feliz Navidad – a tune by Puerto Rican singer José Feliciano. Karaoke was not reserved only for staff, and soon after attendees also took to the stage for their 15 minutes of fame. Renditions of wellknown and not-so-well-known pop ditties were enthusiastically performed by brave participants which ultimately delighted the crowd. We witnessed marvelous renditions of Blondie’s Call Me, Beyonce’s Single Ladies, What Does The Fox Say by Norwegian comedy duo Ylvis, and many more. The night also saw a range of raffle ticket winners – we extend our congratulations to the lucky few! The night also saw best female singer Mamani Yumoto, best group singers those at table six, and best male singer Kazuhiro Yasunaga. While we grow up to discover the fiction from our youth, we cannot help but feel that a certain St Nicholas still left us with the message: “Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!” And from the very wise words of Dr Suess’ the Grinch, “Maybe Christmas doesn’t come from a store, maybe Christmas perhaps, means a little bit more.” Yes indeed, Christmas (in July) at Graduate House means a little bit more thanks to all of our attendees and to the wonderful staff that make it possible!
Yes, this year we hosted another successful Christmas in July party with frivolous festivities, hearty meals and delectable desserts. With a visit from one St. Nicholas to spread further cheer and give the gift of delicious sweets in which we found ourselves girt. This year’s party left all who attended with grins even the Grinch could not steal. With our very own MC, and a wonderfully hearty meal. The night started in full swing with a beautiful serve of meze by our in-house culinary team. Such a fine selection, food better than in a dream. The main course consisted of beautifully roasted Turkey with all the trimmings, plus other wonderful additions. For such a meal our hat goes off to Chef Nelson and Basma for making this meal bask in the glory of Christmas traditions. As the merriment continued, a mellifluous chanting filled the air, as the night even saw Graduate House staff showcase their musical flair. A jovial rendition of Feliz Navidad – and such a tune, it was not bad! Karaoke was not reserved only for staff, and soon after attendees also took to the stage to share the laugh. Renditions of pop ditties were enthusiastically performed by brave participants, which ensured that no one was bored. From Blondie to Beyoncé, Ylvis and more, songs upon songs, encore after encore. We won’t forget, of course to say Huzzah to the raffle winners of our Christmas dinners! Importantly we also acknowledge, those who work hard around our college. A great thank you to all who came and enjoyed our festive delight, and in the words of Clement Clarke Moore “Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”
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University Sector News Innovation
NASA’s Pluto Flyby Although named Pluto by then 11 year-old school girl Venetia Burney, Clyde Tombaugh a farmhand turned astronomer from Kansas, USA, discovered the 9th planet in 1934.
NASA has now released new images of Pluto and its moon Charon. These images show how similar in size the dwarf planet and its large moon are.
70 years later in January 2006 (incidentally the same year that Pluto’s status changed to dwarf planet) NASA launched a new spacecraft New Horizons to flyby the dwarf planet to gather much needed scientific data — the first spacecraft to fly past Pluto.
Reports show that Pluto is 2,370 kilometres across, which is actually a little bit larger than was initially determined. On the day of the closest flyby, as mentioned earlier July 14th, images from a distance of about 740,000 kilometres, showed a heart-shaped patch that NASA is calling a ‘love note’ sent back to earth. This patch, reports state, is created by snow and a combination of nitrogen, carbon monoxide and methane.
New Horizons is about the size of a baby grand piano and has undergone a 9 year journey of more than 5 billion kilometres, but Tuesday July 14th AEST at 9:49pm, the probe successfully flew by Pluto, NASA taking to Twitter to share its success. “Locked! We have confirmation of a successful #plutoflyby,” they kvelled. We know that the flyby was successful because the probe made contact with Earth, delivering earthlings the message, “Hi, I’m alive.”
These images revealed by New Horizons are the best that have surfaced by far — including those from the Hubble Space Telescope. Principal Investigator Alan Stern described the image as “the last, best look that anyone will have of Pluto’s far side for decades to come.”
Curiously, but delightfully, July 14th 1965 also marks the first flyby of Mars.
New Horizons will now take 16 months to send its complete dataset back to earth.
An endeavour to explore the solar system was initiated under President John F Kennedy more than 50 years ago, and today NASA has completed this exploration of deep space.
In the coming months we are in for great intrigue regarding our cosmos. Those interested can stay up to date here:
The purpose of the quest is to give scientists a better understanding of where Pluto and its planets fit in with the rest of the solar system. Scientists can examine the atmospheres, surface features, geology and environment of Pluto, its multiple moons and other objects in the region.
http://www.theguardian.com/science/live/2015/ jul/15/pluto-flyby-nasa-signal-new-horizonsprobe-live#block-55a5af15e4b0f63008f13baa
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University Sector News Stories that may be of interest to our Members
Tips For Success
Success is often a loose, malleable term which means something different for each of its users. For some, success means having raised a wonderful family, or a paid-off mortgage. For others success could mean finishing first in a marathon after months of training, or, it could mean winning a Nobel Prize. Success is immeasurable, as, essentially, the pinnacle is never where we think it is. In other words, there is always more we could do, always more that we can achieve. In times of great uncertainty regarding “success” we can turn to the past where we will find guidance from those who have gifted society with a long-standing contribution. For example, it was Carl Sagan who once said, “somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known,” and it was Einstein who once said, “a person who has never made a mistake has never tried to do something new.” Such phrases are inherently inspiring, but what can we look towards today? Phil Baty of Times Higher Education attended the 65th Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting where he was abound with 67 Nobel previous Nobel prizewinners.
First a tip from Venki Ramakrishnan (2009 prize winner for Chemistry): understand your goal. He uses Kodak by way of example, where Kodak executives failed to see their ultimate vision as an imaging business not a film business. For Eric Betzig, winner of the 2014 Laureate in Chemistry, failure is an ordinary experience on the way to success, as is diversification. Betzig spoke of his own desire to sidestep from research and start anew in other areas. J. Michael Bishop, who shared the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, shared a range of tips under the title of ‘judicious disregard for discovery,’ some of which included: • eye for the main chance • willingness to gamble • self confidence Mr Bishop left us with perhaps the most poignant tip: “just being left alone and allowed to focus 100 per cent” on the challenge at hand, he said. https://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/ opinion/world-university-rankings-blog-lessonslaureates
As a guest writer Phil Baty wanted to extract the wisdom from these laureates: What have they learned in their time? How did they come to their discoveries? In Phil Baty’s words, seeking “the elusive personal factors that can be the catalyst for the biggest research breakthroughs and tips ... on how excellence can be nurtured.”
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Puzzles Mind benders for our Members
Sudoku Sudoku is an 81 square grid comprising of nine square blocks, each with nine cells. To complete this puzzle, all blank cells must be filled with a number between and including 1 and 9. Each number can only appear once in each nine celled block, row and column.
Last edition’s results
Kakuro Use the numbers 1 to 9 to fill the empty cells so that the sum of each horizontal block equals the clue on its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the clue on top. Each number can only be used once per row/column.
Last edition’s results Please note that there might be more answer combinations possible.
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Cryptic Crossword
Across 1. Old man’s time is tense (4) 3. Able rise? That’s wrong for one who lets himself down (8) 9. Do alter unusually tight-fitting garment (7) 10. Leading characters in rifts (5) 11. Short letters from Battersea (5) 12. Very keen shooter: he’s foremost in game (4-2) 14. Missing seaman dispatched (6) 16. Heavyweight with boy or girl (6) 19. Country that could provide us with sari? (6) 21. What thief does in police stations? (5) 24. Bear I had trapped in Lincoln? (5) 25. Stream must be present (7) 26. Noise made when stealing cattle? (8) 27. Island that sounds like heaven (4)
Down 1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 13. 15. 17. 18. 20. 22. 23.
Like a grand house: one in La Plata, possibly (8) Search thoroughly to find first bit of custard in tart (5) Chap, for example, with a wine store (6) Small and delicate female in river standing up (5) Charles chopped trees (7) Legal documents, reportedly, for eminent hotelier (4) Provide accommodation for kid (4,2) Estate in trouble with liqueur (8) It’s used in a new form for scholastic work (7) Interior coverings for ships (6) Tintin’s dance? (6) Short period of enchantment (5) Verify the squared pattern (5) Barber will take care of this musical (4)
Last edition’s results Across: 1. Salem 4. Gavel 7. Mongoose 8. Teas 9. Norm 10. Stalked 12. Minneapolis 14. Atheism 16. Scot 19. Chip 20. Darlings 21. Satay 22. Eight
Down: 1. Scorn 2. Legiron 3. Moor 4. Greatape 5. Vital 6. Loafers 11. Feastday 12. Matches 13. Lacking 15. Expat 17. Tight 18. True
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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. See http://events.unimelb.edu.au/all/free-public-lecture. Non-members are welcome also to meet, dine, refresh or debrief here at Graduate House. Date
Time
Venue
Faculty or School
Monday, 27th July
6.00pm - Laby Theatre, Physics Melbourne 8.00pm South - Building Number School of 192 Engineering
Monday, 27th July
12.00pm - 1.00pm
Tuesday, 28th July
5.30pm 7.00pm
Tuesday, 28th July
6.00pm 7.00pm
Tuesday, 28th July
6.00pm 7.15pm
Wednesday, 6.00pm 7.45pm 29th July Wednesday, 6.00pm 7.00pm 29th July
Bookings and Enquiries
Speakers
Designing with Mr Tristram Carfrae Enquiries Computers: IStructE ntkl@unimelb.edu.au Australia Regional Group Call 03 8344 7554 Davis Auditorium, Walter Walter and Eliza The transformative Professor Jonathan Enquiries & Eliza Hall Institute, 1G, Hall Institute impact Of Cebon falcone@wehi.edu.au Royal Parade immunotherapy in cancer Call 03 9345 2555 medicine Court room 1 (8A), Melbourne Law Judges in conversation Justice Christopher Enquiries Federal Court of School series: the Hon. Justice Jessup, Professor law-events@unimelb.edu.au Australia, 305 William Christopher Jessup with Neil Duxbury Call 03 9035 1111 Street, Melbourne Professor Neil Duxbury University House @ Walter and Eliza Lupus and snurps: from Professor Joan Enquiries Woodward, Level 10, 185 Hall Institute bedside to bench and Steitz, Professor falcone@wehi.edu.au Pelham St, Carlton back again Thomas Steitz Call 03 9345 2555 Theatre A, Elisabeth Faculty of Arts The First World War and Professor Xu Guoqi Enquiries Murdoch Building, China’s great awakening jacksonb@unimelb.edu.au Parkville Call 03 8344 1521 Prest Theatre, G06, FBE Australia India Kalari: India’s ancient Ms Alana Gregory, Enquiries Buildin, 111 Barry Street, Institute martial art Dr Ranjit Rao, aii-rsvp@unimelb.edu.au Carlton Ms Ramona Yagnik Call 03 9035 7538 Swanston Hall, Melb. Walter and Eliza Perspectives on science Professor Elizabeth Enquiries Town Hall, Cnr Collins Hall Institute and the social value of Blackburn falcone@wehi.edu.au and Swantson St. research Call 03 9345 2555 Room G26, Ground Faculty of The new urban jungle - Dr Claire Farrell Enquiries Floor, BioSciences 1 Science can green infrastructure claire.bolge@unimelb.edu.au really help make cities a Call 03 8344 7705 better place to live? Theatre A, Elisabeth The University Light and matter: bending Professor Ann Enquiries Murdoch Building, of Melbourne light waves for new Roberts physics-adminstaff@unimelb. Parkville technology edu.ai
Thursday, 30th July
3.30pm 4.30pm
Friday, 31st July
6.30pm 7.30pm
Monday, 3rd to Thursday, 6th August
9.00am - Ian Potter Auditorium, 6.00pm Kenneth Myer Building, Melbourne Brain Centre
Tuesday, 4th August
6.30pm - Theatre A, Elisabeth 8.00pm Murdoch Building, Parkville
Thursday, 6th August
Title
Faculty of Med., Dentistry and Health Sciences, Melb.Sch. of Eng’g Faculty of Arts
1.00pm - Seminar Rm, Aust. India Australia India 2.00pm Institute, 147-149 Barry Institute St., Carlton
IWSP7: epilepsy mechanisms, models, prediction and Control
Conference
Empathy and perspective: a smithian conception of humanity
Professor Samuel Fleischacker
Call 03 8344 7670 Enquiries organizingcommittee@iwsp7. org Call 0412 552 283 Enquiries jacksonb@unimelb.edu.au
Call 03 8344 1521 Tiffin Talk: US - Pakistan Professor Enquiries relations under Obama Christophe Jaffrelot aii-rsvp@unimelb.edu.au
Thursday, 6th August
5.30pm - Copland Theatre, The 6.30pm Spot, 198 Berkeley St, Carlton
The University of Melbourne
Indigenous language and Professor Diana communication matters Eades in the law
Thursday, 6th August
6.00pm - Turner Theatre, 7.00pm Biosciences 2 (Building 122)
Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences
Wildlife health in the 21st Dr Ted Leighton century
Call 03 9035 7538 Enquiries emily.poelina@unimelb.edu. au Call 03 8344 3311 Enquiries stuart.winthrope@unimelb. edu.au Call
03 8344 5795
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Date Monday, 10th August
Faculty or Title School 12.00pm Davis Auditorium, Walter Walter and Eliza The emergence of - 1.00pm and Eliza Hall Institute 1g Hall Institute transcription factors Royal Parade, Parkville as therapeutic tools for cancer therapy: a personal story Time
Venue
Speakers Professor Ross Hannan
Call
Tuesday, 11th 6.00pm - Q230, Theatre L2, August 7.00pm Melb. Graduate School of Education, 234 Queensberry St.
Melbourne Teacher evaluation and Graduate School standardised tests: A of Education policy fiasco
Thursday, 13th August
Faculty of A raving and melancholy Professor Allan Medicine, madness Young Dentistry and Health Sciences
5.00pm - Yasuko Hiraoka Myer 6.00pm Rm, L1, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, Gate 4, (Swanston Street entrance)
Thursday, 13th August
5.30pm - Theatre 219, Melb. Faculty of Arts 7.00pm Graduate School of Education, 234 Queensberry St. 9.30am - Theatre 227 & Grad. Faculty of Arts Friday, 14th August 2.00pm Study Space/Seminar to Saturday, Rm, Melb. Graduate 15th August School of Education, 234 Queensberry St. & L1 Baillieu Library, Parkville Monday, 17th August Monday, 17th August
Peacemaking and peacekeeping through the United Nations Trust and proof: translators in early modern print culture
12.00pm Davis Auditorium, Walter Walter and Eliza Sensitising cancers to - 1.00pm and Eliza Hall Institute 1g Hall Institute treatment by targeting Royal Parade, Parkville DNA repair 6.00pm - Ian Potter Auditorium, 7.00pm Grd Flr, Melb. Brain Centre, Kenneth Myer Bldg, 30 Royal Parade (corner Genetics Lane)
Professor David Berliner
Professor Alex Bellamy
The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health Faculty of Arts
Epilepsy: latest research Professor Graeme and advice for patients Jackson and families
9.30am - National Gallery of VIC 4.00pm (Int.), Clemenger BBDO Auditorium 180 St. Kilda Rd, Southbank 12.00pm Davis Auditorium, Walter - 1.00pm and Eliza Hall Institute 1g Royal Parade, Parkville
Faculty of VCA and MCM
Symposium and concert: Symposium Goya and Spanish musics
Wednesday, 7.00pm - Basement Theatre 117, 26th August 8.00pm Melbourne School of Design
Melbourne Book aunch: Professor Tim Sustainable “Atmosphere of Hope” by Flannery Society Institute Tim Flannery
Thursday, 27th August
6.30pm - Auditorium, Melbourne 7.30pm Brain Centre, Kenneth Myer Bldg, Royal Parade, Parkville
The University of Melbourne
5.30pm - Theatre A, Old Arts 7.00pm Building, Ground Floor
Faculty of Arts
Thursday, 27th August
The performing arts and war: the ANZAC centenary lectures
The included-outs
Call 03 8344 1455 Enquiries janmar@unimelb.edu.au Call
03 8344 5509
Enquiries lsanders@unimelb.edu.au
Call 03 9345 2555 Enquiries mdhs-rsvp@unimelb.edu.au Call
03 8344 9800
Enquiries info@florey.edu.au Call
03 9035 6789
Associate Professor Enquiries Lisa Ford liam.byrne@unimelb.edu.au
Walter and Eliza Genome instability Dr Oliver Sieber Hall Institute in cancer – causes, consequences and clinical implications Faculty of Arts Sino-Korean film Professor Chris Wednesday, 5.30pm - Yasuko Hiraoka Myer connections: a history in Berry 26th August 7.00pm Room (YHM Room), Sidney Myer Asia Centre fragments Monday, 24th August
Enquiries education-events@unimelb. edu.au
Associate Professor Enquiries Clare Scott falcone@wehi.edu.au
Wednesday, 6.30pm - Ian Potter Auditorium, 19th August 7.30pm Grd Flr, Melb. Brain Centre, Kenneth Myer Bldg, 30 Royal Parade (corner Genetics Lane) Thursday, 1.00pm - Denis Driscoll Theatre, 20th August 2.00pm Doug McDonnell Building Sunday, 23rd August
03 9345 2555
Call 03 8344 145 Associate Professor Enquiries Belén Bistué, Professor soll-events@unimelb.edu.au Anthony Pym, Professor Call 03 8344 4720 Brian Richardson, Dr Andrea Rizzi, Associate Professor Rosalind Smith
Faculty of Understanding and Dr Angelique Medicine, responding to the impact Jenney Dentistry and of violence in families Health Sciences
Military rule and civil order in the counterrevolutionary empire
Bookings and Enquiries Enquiries falcone@wehi.edu.au
Dr Michael Cathcart, Professor Barry Conyngham, Professor Jane Davidson, Professor Mary Luckhurst
Call 03 8344 3354 Enquiries ekertesz@unimelb.edu.au Call 03 9035 9309 Enquiries falcone@wehi.edu.au Call 03 9345 2555 Enquiries mcgowanj@unimelb.edu.au Call 03 8344 2695 Enquiries mssi-enquiries@unimelb. edu.au Call 03 9035 3203 Enquiries unimelb-events@unimelb. edu.au Call
03 8344 7637
Professor John Erni Enquiries mcgowanj@unimelb.edu.au Call
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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 Graduate House Department of Finance Lunch
Department of Infrastructure Engineering
Global & Cultural Mental Health Unit
Infrastructure Services Farewell Lunch
5th June 5 attendees
2nd, 4th June 38 attendees
29th, 30th June 36 attendees
30th June 25 attendees
Melbourne School of Engineering
Melbourne School of Land and Environment
Melbourne University Alumni and Friends Bushwalkers
School of Chemistry
25th June 55 attendees
19th June 14 attendees
13th June 46 attendees
11th June 12 attendees
UoM Commercial Fifteenth National School in Park Management
University Services Smokefree University Working Group
UoM Commercial Ltd - Network of Schools and Graduate Certificate in Curriculum Leadership
14 th to 19th June 135 attendees
16th June 8 attendees
18th, 19th, 29th May 156 attendees
The patronage of organisation Members in charitable, not-for-profit, government and professional development sectors is acknowledged, as is that of our many Members who organise functions. We look forward to welcoming you again soon.
Australian Asian Association (AAA)
Australian Centre for Career Education (ACCE)
Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law (ANZAPPL)
Arts Access Victoria (AAV) - Adapt Creative Victoria
1st June 6 attendees
23rd June 10 attendees
9th June 30 attendees
3rd, 16th June 55 attendees
Australian Film Base (AFB) 4-month Film School
Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering(ATSE)
Australian School of Applied Management (ASAM)
Bionic Vision Australia (BVA)
2nd, 16th, 23rd, 30th June 60 attendees
4th June 21 attendees
15th, 23rd, 25th, 26th June 99 attendees
18th June 12 attendees
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Academic and Professional Development Meetings Career Education Association of Victoria
Chase Performance
CRC for Spatial Information
Environment Protection Authority(EPA) Victoria
5th, 23rd, 24th June 41 attendees
24 th June 12 attendees
4th June 10 attendees
17th June 18 attendees
LUNCH MEETING John Cain Foundation
Melba Group
Modern Greek Teachers Association of Victoria (MGTAV)
Modern Language Teachers’ Association of Victoria (MLTAV)
3rd June 60 attendees
26th June 18 attendees
2nd, 9th, 10th, 17th, 18th, 23rd, 29th June 75 attendees
3rd June 20 attendees
Michael Quin Ex PAV Group Michael Quin Ex PAV Group
24th June 10 attendees
National Council of Women Organisation Development of Victoria (NCWV) Australia (ODA)
Probus Club Inc CarltonParkville
29th June 30 attendees
30th June 20 attendees
9th June 70 attendees
Project Services Investment Management Training Services
Research, Innovation and Commercialisation
Rotary Club of Carlton Lunch and Board Meetings, D9800 and Heritage Cluster
Sandy Bennet MURL Lunch
23rd, 24th June 24 attendees
22nd June 42 attendees
2nd, 9th, 11th, 16th, 23rd, 24th, 26th June 228 attendees
19th June 10 attendees
School Library Association of Victoria
Supply Chain Logistics Association Australia (SCLAA)
10 June 20 attendees
18 June 6 attendees
The University of Queensland - Australasian Database Conference
Turkish Teachers Association of Victoria (TTAV)
UNSW Canberra (ADFA)
Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC)
4th, 6th June 95 attendees
9th, 13th June 49 attendees
29th, 30th June 62 attendees
11th, 17th June 30 attendees
Project Services INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
th
th
The Graduate Union GU Collegiate and Governance Meetings
2nd, 3rd,9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 16th, 17th, 24th, 25th, 26th June 236 attendees
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At Graduate House Stories around Graduate House Rotary Carlton’s 30th Birthday Rare Birds: Australia’s 50 Influential Women Entrepreneurs In 1989, the first woman to be inducted into the Business Hall of Fame was Eliza Lucas Pinckney (b 1722), famed for her cultivation of indigo dye to the American colonies. At the age of 16 Pinckney took over her family’s plantation, and after realising that the growing textile industry was creating a need for new dyes, Pinckney began making a high-quality blue indigo dye in 1739. June 23rd marked the Rotary Club of Carlton’s 30th Birthday. The event was held at Graduate House, and the guest list of 47 it included the likes of President of Rotary Club Carlton Ian Ada, and our Councillor Keith Ryall. The festivities progressed in full swing with a lovely lunch followed by a wonderful chocolate raspberry mousse cake from Inferno Cakes. President Ada proposed a toast to the wonderful contributions and participation from members. Apart from hosting regular meetings and events at Graduate House (such as the Health, Happiness and Wellbeing Twilight lectures) we were proud to have hosted Rotary Carlton’s 30th birthday, and as in the words of CEO/ Head of College of Graduate House, “you all look amazing for 30!” EY Partners and Alumni Event Ernst and Young host regular partner and alumni events. Over the past 12 months, approximately 5,000 alumni have come together at more than 100 alumni events. Our very own Cr Keith Ryall attended such an event this June. From 1978 to 1994, Cr Ryall was the inaugural HR Director at the Former Arthur Andersen/Andersen Consulting, now part of EY and Accenture. At the event, EY Oceania Managing Partner and CEO Tony Johnson presented Cr Ryall with the publication Rare Birds: Australia’s 50 Influential Women Entrepreneurs. The organisation Rare Birds, which produced this publication is sponsored by EY. The following is a review of this publication.
“I picked out the best of it and had it planted…I make no doubt Indigo will prove a very valuable commodity in time…” she wrote in 1741. Her intuition was accurate. Her dye went on to be ranked 2nd to rice as a South Carolina export crop. Rare Birds: Australia’s 50 Influential Women Entrepreneurs is a book that pays homage and recognises the work of vibrant female entrepreneurs who are making waves in the world. Composed by Jo Burston – the founder of Rare Birds, an initiative which assists female entrepreneurs via mentoring services, business advice, funding and other such related services – the book includes women like Pauline Nguyen, co-owner of Red Lantern, Kristina Karlsson, Founder of Kikki K, Carolyn Creswell, Founder of Carman’s and Angela Vithoulkas, CEO of VIVO café. Emphatically presented, the book details the pathways that these women took in order to reach their entrepreneurial peaks. Some women commented on the importance of having mentors and guides and the lack thereof for many young women. For instance, Angela Vithoulkas of VIVO café was quoted, “as an isolated small business owner at a very young age, there weren’t networks and mentors, [and] it was all trial and error on your own.” This is why an initiative such as Rare Birds and its subsequent marketing is such an important addition. Whether male or female, an individual can only go so far without the support of others. Without reverting to a clichéd notion (however it could be argued that a cliché is a cliché because the sentiments behind it have a certain ubiquitous sentimentality) the book shows its readers that women can achieve whatever it is that they want, but it is the effort that is put in, as well as the strategic know-how which ensures a favourable outcome.
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At Graduate House Our members Retired Senior Officers Lunch, July 6th Every month the Senior Retired Officers Group has lunch at Graduate House. Having formed 60 years ago, the group includes retired senior military officers mainly with logistic backgrounds. Lieutenant Colonel Barry Dance has been a member for 30 years. His invitation, as with everyone else’s, was extended on the basis of military experience. The group seeks to keep the connection between themselves and the military tightly bound, and in an effort to do this, the senior logistics serving officer was invited as an Honorary Member. The current 15 members composed of Brigadiers, Colonels, Lieutenants and Lieutenant Colonels, have adopted the moniker of ‘The Godfathers’ as they tend to express their views as a group during their meetings. However, they are not mere meetings, but convivial groupings where they indulge in conversation about the military, the group sharing an eclectic range of interests. Their conversations are more than a rundown of the current state of the military, but rather a diverse exchange of insights from within each member’s area of military expertise. Without an official headquarters, Graduate House is delighted to host their lunches. Welcome new Organisational member The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health is one of the world’s leading brain research centres and has the largest brain research group in the Southern Hemisphere. The Florey Institute has more than 500 employees and they educate in excess of 100 post-graduate students each year. Its scientists comprise the largest neuroscience research team in Australia.
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Stay warm in these winter months with Graduate House garb. Whenever you are feeling the chills, we have a fine range of winter garments and accessories to help stave off the cold. All of our items are made with the finest materials, and are of the highest quality. Visit us to make your purchase.
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