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Convocation welcomes all graduates and other members of Convocation to the First Ordinary MeetingFriday 21 March 2014 at 6pmat the Banquet Hall, The University Club of Western Australia
Guest Speaker: Winthrop Professor Carmen Lawrence ‘An avalanche of change: Will universities as we know them survive the onslaught?’
AgendaThe First Ordinary Meeting of the Convocation of The University of Western Australia will take place at 6pm Friday 21 March 2014 in The University Club of Western Australia
1. Minutes of the Second Ordinary Meeting held on Friday 20 September 2013 (Attachment A)
2. Amendments and motion of acceptance of minutes
3. Business arising from the minutes
4. Correspondence
5. Results of Convocation Elections for Warden, Deputy Warden, Convocation-elected Members of the UWA Senate and Members of the Council of Convocation
6. Vice-Chancellor’s report (Attachment B)
7. Guild President’s report (Attachment C)
8. Warden’s report (Attachment D)
9. Convocation Officer’s report (Attachment E)
10. Other business
Guest SpeakerWinthrop Professor Carmen Lawrence will talk on:‘An avalanche of change: Will universities as we know them survive the onslaught?’
Further copies of all meeting materials are available on the Convocation website at convocation.uwa.edu.au
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MinutesMinutes of the Second Ordinary Meeting of Convocation20 September 2013
Marie Ryan, Djohan Salim, Angela Samec, Joan Sandover, Penelope Sandover, John Sanusi, Jennifer Searcy, James Sherborne, Mary Sherborne, Philip Shields, Hilary Silbert, Soie Sommer, Graeme Speak, Katarina Steric, Richard Stern, Sandra Stevenson, Jonathan Strauss, Denise Sullivan, Emily Tan, Catherine Tang, Raymond Tauss, Tracy Taylor, Albert Tognolini, Brenda Tournier, Yuet Choo Townsend, Pauline Tremlett, Paula Tunley, David Tunley, Micheline Van Der Beken, John von Thomann, Dinah Walker, Mary Walsh, Ian Warner, Andrew Watson, Lesley Williams, Georgina Wilson, Edit Wood, Jeannette Wyber, Sonia Yeates and Libo Yin.
The following members of Convocation asked that their apologies be recorded:Hugo Acosta Martinez, Diana Adler, Michael Agostini, Nelly Ah-Kang, Ashley Aitken, Desmond Alach, David Allbrook, Jessie Allen-Williams, Rodney Anderson, Maxwell Anderson, Caitrin-Jane Anderson, Simon Anderson, Maureen Anderson, Joy Anderson, Jennifer Anderson, Delphine Anderson, Lawrence Anderson, Daniel Anderson, David Andrich, Paul Appleton, Gail Archer, Francis Arndt, Ajanthy Arulpragasam, Brian Atkinson, Zelinda Bafile, Lily Bahnam, Alexander Bajada, Suzanne Baker, Loretta Baldassar, Clarissa Ball, Anrico Balzarelli, Michael Barker, Cynthia Barrett, Irwin Barrett-Lennard, Stanislaus Barry, Michael Bartosiak, Mary Basley, Kenneth Baston, Wayne Beaumont, Jade Begg, Dorothy Bennett, Jeffery Bennett, Aileen Bennett, Rosemary Benson, Haia Ber, John Biggs, Edyth Binkowski, Adrian Bird, Peter Blake, George Blenkinsop, John Bloomfield, William Blumer, Maureen Boland, Anthony Bolt, Geoffrey Bolton, Jessica Boughton, Noel Bourke, Donald Bowes, Susan Boyd, Caroline Brazier, Barbara Brockman, Jean Brodie-Hall, John Broertjes, Douglas Brown, Donald Buchanan, Khai Tuong Bui, Paul Bumbak, John Bunday, John Byrne, Richard Cairnes, Bruno Camarri, Bruce Campbell, Jack Cannon, Lyneve Cannon, Barry Carbon, Ian Carr, Mary Carr, John Carrigg, William Carroll, Derek Carruthers, Sarah Carter, Philippa Catchpole, Robert Cavanagh, Diane Cavanagh, Florence Cawley, Carl Celedin, Kok-Foo Chang, John Chater, Wai Mun Cheang, Bradley Chen, John Chester, Helena Chomley, Colin Chomley, Tat Meng Chow, Hui Chua, Anna Ciffolilli, Lynda Clayton, Mark Clifton, Gerda Cohen, Nona Cole, Simone Collins, Lyssa Collins, Ian Colmer, Belinda Coniglio, Mary Conroy, Ryan Constantine, Christine Conway Davy, Geoffrey Cook, Robert Cook, Danica Cook, Roland Coombs, Roderick Cooper, Diana Coote, Steve Coppens,
The Second Ordinary Meeting of Convocation was held on Friday 20 September 2013 at 6pm in The University Club of Western Australia.
The meeting was attended by the following graduates and guests:
Muhammad Abdul Aziz, Roslyn Adamson, John Adamson, Muhammad Alam, Rory Argyle, Diana Atkinson, John Barich, Cameron Barnes, Gabor Bedo, Frances Birman, Roger Blackett, Alice Blackett, Warwick Boardman, Peter Brearley, Ross Bryant, Stuart Bunt, Wendy Burman, Madeline Butterworth, Lesley Cala, Maria Calabro, Alec Cameron, Colin Campbell-Fraser, John Casey, Betty Chan, Nicholas Christodoulou, Curtis Clark, Agatha Cohen, Alexander Cohen, Gaetane Colborne, Helena Coleman, Mary Constantino, Margaret Cook, Colin Cook, Mort Cowan, Marie Cownie, Holly Cullen, Devon Cuneo, Margaret Norma Curnow, Ruth Cywicki, Raoul Cywicki, Elizabeth Davey, Matthew Davey, Felicity Davis, Simon Dawkins, James Devenish, Ian Dewar, Jacinta Dharmananda, Mark Dixon, Andrew Douglas, Auriel Downs, Anthea Downs, Ian Duckham, Jayne Duncan, Sarah Duncan, Suzanne Durkin, Paul Durkin, Susan Dyson, Adam Dzieciol, Barry Ebedes, James Edelman, Wendy Erber, Jennifer Fairthorne, John Farr, Maria Farrar, Richard Farrar, Kingsley Faulkner, Kathleen Faulkner, Grazyna Faux, Arthur Ferres, Mark Fielding, Annette Finn, Elizabeth Frith, Richard Frith, Bartlomiej Gabriel-Borowski, Carlo Genovese, Wilma Gill, Clifford Gillam, Jean Goh, Miranda Grounds, Margaret Gunson, Anne Gunson, Annie Gunson-Schmitts, Christopher Hardy, Frank Hedges, James Henstridge, Arthur Hiemstra, Joan Hiller, Wendy Hillier, James Hodder, Gary Hoffman, Debra Holland, Malcolm Hood, Louise Horwood, Sharon Hu, Simon Hudson, Maureen Humpage, Robert Johnson, Warren Kerr, Michael Kile, Susan King, Hanna Kleyn, Albert Koenig, Lorraine Kousins, Maxwell Kousins, Julia Kovesi, Hilary Langworthy, Jill Lawson, Eric Lawson, Geoffrey Leach, Georgia Leach, May Lee, Andrew Lindhjem, Mary Livesey, Antoni Lucev, Richard Lyon, Gary Marchioro, Rose McAleer, Paul McCann, Philip McCann, Douglas McGhie, Lidia McMullan, Desiree McPherson, Ros Melville-Buck, Barbara Miller, Nikolaos Millios, Marion Milton, Muatasem Muhsen, Tongowona Mutete, Ainalem Nega, Sharad Nigam, Brian Njamba, Aisha Novakovich, Eng-Chuan Ong, James Paparo, Rodney Peh, Juanita Perez, Fran Pesich, Anne Pickett, Joan Pope, Papanin Putsathit, Lee Ranford, Julie Reynolds, Graeme Roy,
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Vida Corbett, Seamus Cornelius, Geoffrey Corrick, Terence Cosgrove, George Costopoulos, Diane Coxon, Michael Crawford, Jane Crawford, Elizabeth Criddle, Kevin Crombie, Daphne Cross, Thomas Crossen, Maree Crouch, Graham Cullingford, Robert Cunningham, Ashraf Dashlooty, Diane Davies, Glenys Davies, John Davis, Gary Davis, Judith Davis, Christine Davy, Timothy Dawe, Reginald Dawson, John Day, Emma De Jong, Deirdre de Souza, John Deacon, Thomas Deacon, John Dean, Ashok Desai, Margaret Devlin, Timothy Dickinson, Richard Dixon, Vina Djoko, Michele Dolin, Margaret Douglas, Isabelle D’souza, Wendy Duffy, Gary Dufour, Paul Duncan, Lachlan Dunjey, Perpetua Durack Clancy, Bryan Dwyer, Lee Dyson, Roderick Eagleton, Linda Earl, Peter Eastlake, Gregory Ebsworthy, Roderick Eddington, Holly Edwards, Kathleen Edwards, Johanne Eldridge, Suzanne Ellery, Margaret Ellis, Angela Evangelinou-Yiannakis, Frieda Evans, Paul Evans, James Everett, Jocelyn Everett, Adam Ewin, Lorenzo Faraone, Joanne Farrell, Bridget Faye, Bang Quan Feng, Bernadette Ferns, Catherine Ferrari, John Ferreirinho, Michael Fewster, Carlo Fini, Jean Finkelstein, Michael Firth, Franz Fischer, Edgar Fitzpatrick, Monica Flattery, John Flecker, Margaret Floyd, Patricia Foley, Helen Fordham, Raymond Forsyth, Robin Foulds, Roy France, Alison Gaines, Geoffrey Gallop, Ivars Galvans, George Galvin, Joseph Gani, Michaele Gardiner, Roy Gardner, Jo Gatland, Philippe Gaudet, Rachael Gazis, Agi Gedeon, Rohan Gengatharen, Nicolas Gerrard, Trevor Gibson, Lynton Giles, Rhona Giles, Margaret Giles, John Gladstones, Vivienne Glance, Maureen Glancy, Diana Glenn, James Glover, John Godfrey, Mayford Godfrey, Kevin Goh, Wasan Grabe, Lloyd Graham, Melissa Graham, Alexander Grant, Michael Grantham, Alan Green, Edward Green, Vivian Green-Armytage, Charles Greenfield, Dennis Gregory, Ross Gregory, John Grieve, Michael Grogan, Richard Grono, Jim Gunson, Emily Gunson, Larissa Guzzomi, Derryn Hammond, Helen Hankey, Collene Hansen, Joan Harlow, Richard Harper, Georgina Harper, Maria Harries, John Harriott, Fiona Harris, Max Harris, Richard Harris, Ian Harrison, Alexander Hart, Reinhold Hart, Bruce Hartley, Catherine Hatch, Patricia Hatch, Alexander Hatch, David Hawkins, Joanne Haynes, Terence Heenan, Trevor Height, Mark Hemery, Patrick Henry, Nicholas Henry, Ricardo Herrera Ayala, Eleanor Hewitt, Ronald Hewitt, Barry Hickey, Mary Hicks, Brian Hill, Murray Hill, Ngoc Luan Ho Trieu, Nick Hodges, David Hodgkinson, William Hoff, Donald Hogben, Joyce Hogben, Jennifer Hole, Robert Holloway, Mohammadreza Honarmand, Margaret Hooton, Peter Hopwood, Reginald Howard-Smith, Anthony Howarth, Bette Howell, Waldemar Hube, Lindy Hume, Peter Humphry, Patrick Hutchings, Zoe Hyde, Catherine Iddison, Victor Ike, Uloma Ike, Kenneth Ilett, Charles Inderjeeth, Bruce James, Graham James, Rodney James, Annette Jamvold, Douglas Janney, Gregory Jarosch, Jegaluckshumy Jegasothy, Gerda Jevtic, Doris Johnson, Paul Johnson, Charles Johnston, Robert Johnston, Darrell Jones, Patricia Jones, Janice Jones, Gweneth Jones, Bibi
Joomun, Danuta Julia, Anthony Kane, Bernard Kean, Anne Keith-Fraser, Desmond Kelly, Heather Kelly, Eric Kelly, Sylvia Kelly, Richard Kelly, Donald Kelso, Renato Kenda, David Kennett, Philip Kerr, Lorelei Kerr, Pooh Tee Kho, Jan Kirkman, Nicholas Klamus, Ian Kneebone, Janet Knight, Joseph Kong, Ramaswamy Krishnan, Dorothea Kroenert, Malcolm Lamond, Rona Landquist, Adrian Larking, Jennifer Larner, Sauw Ting Lauw, David Lawe Davies, Linh Le, John Leahy, Christina Leandri, Julia Leat, Ernest Lee, Neville Lee, Kay Lee, Thean Lee, Steven Lee, Dean Lee, Michele Leong, Steven Lieblich, Theam Lim, Janice Lim, Tian Lin, Keith Lindbeck, Ian Lindsay, Janet Linn, Roy Little, Beatrice Little, Freda Livingston, Joaquim Lobo, Henry Lodge, Siobhan Longshaw, Joan Loudon, Neville Loudon, Linda Low, Gary Low, Vincent Low, Jeanette Low, Andrew Lu, Nicola Lucano, Simon Lueth, Gloria Lygne, June Lyndhurst, Susan Lyne, Maureen MacDuff, Maureen Mackay, Clive Macknay, Robert MacMath, Desiree MacPherson, Helen Maddocks, Alexandru Maftei, Peter Maguire, Thomas Maher, John Malone, Clive Mariano, Judith Marinoni, Richard Marmion, William Marmion, Wayne Marron, Elaine Marsh, Loisette Marsh, Julie Marshall, Roslyn Marshall, Joseph Martin, Glenda Martinick, John Marum, Melanie Mathewson, Joyce Matson, Roger May, Stanley Mayhew, Richard Mazzucchelli, Trevor Mazzucchelli, Ian McCall, Terence McCall, Jennifer McComb, Peter McCrann, Doug McEachern, Michael McGuire, Michael McLean, Glen McLeod, Gaye McMath, Margaret McPhee, Janice Meade, Rebecca Meakin, Rebecca Meegan-Lowe, Bronwyn Mellor, Colette Meyerkort, Kenneth Michael, Joan Miles, Geoffrey Miller, Darryn Mitchell, Maureen Mitchell, Patricia Moffett, Penelope Mogridge, Kevin Morgan, Maureen Mowbray, Peter Muhling, Chloe Muller, Sandra Murphy, Joseph Murphy, Douglas Murray, Charmaine Myers, Malcolm Nairn, Donald Newman, Frederick Ng, Joshua Ng, Mary Nicholls, Paul Nichols, Jennifer Nicolao, Moira Nigam, Mark Ninyett, Joshua Nisbet, Pauline Norman, Patricia Nottle, Robert Nunn, Richard O’Donnell, Raoul Oehmen, Kathleen O’Hara, Daniel O’Leary, Gerard O’Mahony, Ban-Ban Ong, Chow-Loo Ong, Angeline Ong, William Ongley, Daniel Ow, Judith Owen, Elizabeth Owen, Graham Owen, Marjan Oxley, David Pack, Ann-Marie Page, Kevin Parker, Stirling Parks, Elizabeth Partis, Michael Partis, Brian Partridge, Ian Passmore, Lisa Patat, Darren Pateman, Kim Paterson, Mary Patullo, Thomas Percy, Nicholas Peres, Michael Perry, Rayma Pervan, Ante Pesich, Beverley Pether, Donald Petrides, Paula Phillips, Raymond Piesse, Margaret Pinchback, Geoffrey Playford, Michael Poli, Raymond Pontague, Susan Porteous, Anthony Postle, Judith Powell, Fay Power, Daryl Pranata, John Prevost, Penelope Price, Andrew Priddle, Cyril Pritchard, Christopher Pudney, Douglas Purser, Mary Pusenjak, Aylene Quartermaine, James Quinn, Noele Radford, Leonor Ragan, Tanya Ramakrishnan, Donalda Ramsden, Alan Randell, Richard Raphael, Colin Raston, Barbara Reed, Samantha Rees, Kaye Regan, Roger Reid, Anne Reutens, John Rice,
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Christopher Ridings, Noreen Riordan, Berwyn Roberts, Joan Robins, John Robins, Della Robinson, Joseph Rodrigues, June Roe, Heather Rogers, Enid Rose, Gwyneth Rothols, Robin Routley, Verna Rowbotham, Barry Rowland, Kylie Rummins, Brian Sadler, Margaret Sadler, Barry Saker, Zarin Taj Salter-Beyzaie, Diana Salvaris, David Sampson, Benjamin Sandars, Susan Saunders, Lida Sayadelmi, Roma Sayers-Wiseman, Michael Schaper, Eugene Schlusser, Jonathan Schupp, Kim Scott, Raymond Scudds, Jacqueline Scurlock, Leah Segal, Krishna Sen, John Seotis, Robyn Sermon, Barry Sexstone, Ted Sharp, Ruth Shean, Duncan Shearwood, Michael Sheldrick, Christine Shervington, Geoff Sherwin, David Sherwood, Patricia Shields, Stuart Silbert, Shayne Silcox, Chad Silver, Lesley Silvester, Catherine Simcock, Darren Simmons, Susan Sirr, Mary Skidmore, Everlyn Slattery, Robert Smith, Philip Smith, Franklyn Smith, Erica Smyth, Coralie Solomon, Krishnamurthi Somers, John Southalan, Maurice Sparkman, Frederick Spencer, Leone Spiccia, Vivien Spiccia, Beryl Stacey, Conway Stacey, Gerrit Stafford, Janis Star, Pamela Statham-Drew, Glenys Stevenson, Janice Stewart, Peter Stewart, Trevor Still, Elizabeth Stone, Brian Stone, Janette Stuart, Roger Stubbs, Pamela Stubbs, Paulus Sui, Murray Swain, Lynette Swarbrick, John Swift, Kamil Szajnkienig, Albert Tan, Margaret Tannock, Mavis Tassicker, Michael Teare-Williams, Erika Techera, Diana Teplyj, Priya Thalayasingam, Joshua Tham, Wally Thompson, Raymond Thompson, Roger Thompson, Emily Thomson, Matthew Thornberry, John Thorpe, Neville Threlfall, Gene Tilbrook, Daina Timermanis, John Tomasich, Linda Tompkins, Alan Tough, David Tout, Karina Travaglione, Helen Trowell, Mervyn Turner, Keven Turner, Angus Turner, Peter Turpin, Helen Turpin, Paul Twiss, Philip Twycross, Paul Vajda, Michael Van Rheede Van Oudtshoorn, Sandy Vanstan, Katalin Vaskovics, Richard Vaughan, Robert Velletri, Helen Venn, Margaret von Perger, Fabienne Vonarburg, Peter Walkemeyer, Sheila Walker, Kenneth Walters, Philip Wan, John Warren, Judyth Watson, Kenneth Watson, Judith Watson, Shirley Watt, Donald Watts, Martyn Webb, Gillian Weir, Jason Wells, Patricia Weston, Jennifer Whately, Kevin White, Deborah Whiting, Morag Whitney, Ronald Wilkie, Phyllis Wilkin, Anna Willcock, Martin Williams, Clement Williams, Gareth Willis, Anne Willox, Rodney Willox, Albert Wilson, Andrew Wilson, Stephen Wilson, Jane Wilson, Graeme Windsor, Mary Maude Winter, Caroline Winwood, Osra Wisbey, Peter Wood, Fiona Wood, Robert Wright, Janice Young and Elizabeth Yuncken.
Ms Juanita PerezConvocation Officer as Secretary
1. WelcomeIn opening the Second Ordinary Meeting for 2013, the Warden of Convocation, Adjunct Professor Warren Kerr AM, welcomed the following guests:ÌÌ The Honourable Justice James Edelman, the guest
speaker for the evening;ÌÌ Professor Alex Cohen AO, former Chancellor; ÌÌ Professor Alec Cameron, the Acting Senior Deputy
Vice-Chancellor; ÌÌ Mr Cameron Barnes, Guild President; ÌÌ Ms Brenda Tournier, Associate Director, Alumni Relations
and Community Engagement; as well as:ÌÌ Mr Paul McCann AM, Deputy Warden of Convocation; ÌÌ members of the Council of Convocation; ÌÌ Convocation elected members of Senate; and ÌÌ Convocation members and their guests.
2. ApologiesThe Warden noted apologies from the Dr Michael Chaney AO CitWA, the Chancellor; Dr Ken Michael AC CitWA, former Chancellor and Governor; Professor Paul Johnson, the Vice-Chancellor and over 500 other members of Convocation.
3. Minutes of the First Ordinary Meeting 2013
A copy of the minutes of the First Ordinary Meeting 2013 appeared at Attachment A of the Second Ordinary Meeting 2013 booklet.
The motion to accept the minutes of the First Ordinary Meeting held on Friday 15th March 2013 was proposed by Dr Fran Pesich and seconded by Dr Susan King. The motion was carried.
4. Business arisingAt the First Ordinary Meeting of Convocation held on 20th March 2013, a member of Convocation, Mr Michael Kile, indicated that he was still awaiting response on a query he had raised at the Second Ordinary Meeting held in 21st September 2012. This query related to the use of the UWA logo on a website Shaping Tomorrow’s World.
As Adjunct Professor Kerr was unaware of this query, following the First Ordinary Meeting where he was officially elected the Warden of Convocation, Adjunct Professor Kerr immediately contacted Mr Kile to ascertain the background to the query. He had then facilitated a response from the University’s Acting Director of Public Affairs, Ms Janine MacDonald who advised that since the website was not a UWA website, nor was the University an associated affiliation, she would be contacting those who were responsible for the website to advise them that the UWA logo and references of affiliation with UWA should be removed from the website.
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There was no other business arising from the minutes.
5. CorrespondenceFollowing the First Ordinary Meeting, the Warden had received a letter from another member of Convocation, Dr Bruce Hartley. Dr Hartley requested that consideration be given to video recording the proceedings of the Ordinary Meetings, so that other members of Convocation who were unable to attend an Ordinary Meeting could still be able to receive updates on the activities of the University.
Prior to receiving Dr Hartley’s letter, only audio recordings of Convocation’s Ordinary meetings were posted on the Convocation website. The Warden was happy to report that the Council of Convocation has now made arrangements for all future Ordinary Meetings, commencing with this meeting, to be video-recorded and made available on the Convocation website.
These recordings will be made available together with the videos on the roles and responsibilities of Convocation on the Convocation website. The Warden encouraged all present at the meeting to visit the Convocation website (the format of which has recently been enhanced) at www.convocation.uwa.edu.au .
6. Vice-Chancellor’s reportThe Vice-Chancellor, Professor Paul Johnson, was unable to attend the Second Ordinary Meeting. A copy of the Vice-Chancellor’s report was contained in Attachment B of the Second Ordinary Meeting 2013 booklet.
The Acting Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Alec Cameron presented the Vice-Chancellor’s report.
Professor Cameron highlighted the following items of the Vice-Chancellor’s report.
Academic ranking of world universitiesThe University has moved up five places internationally since last year’s ranking of being 96 in the world; the university has now risen to 91 in the world. Nationally, the University has overtaken the University of Sydney to gain 4th place in Australia.
UWA Gives BackThe Vice-Chancellor has visited a number of regions of Western Australia to take part in the UWA Gives Back project. The purpose of the UWA Gives Back project is to highlight the work the University does in the regions, to engage directly with students in remote and regional schools and to show students the relevance of the University’s research to local communities and industries.
UWA signs with CourseraThe University recently signed an agreement with Coursera, one of the world’s leading online tertiary education providers. Coursera will provide the site for a series of new high-quality online courses to be developed by UWA. By entering into this agreement, the University aims to give students the experience of world-class study with leading academics in internationally significant areas of learning and research. Through Coursera, the University also aims to raise its profile internationally.
University fundingThe University is currently facing a period of considerable budgetary pressure following Federal Government funding cutbacks to tertiary education. In response to the cutbacks, the University is undergoing a series of functional reviews to manage expenditure, savings and plans to increase revenue. Some changes to the structure and operations of the University’s administration units have been proposed to ensure that the University’s administrative structure is fully aligned with the core objectives of the University. A list of the proposed changes was included in the Vice-Chancellor’s report that was contained in Attachment B of the Second Ordinary Meeting 2013 booklet.
Acting Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Cameron, further reported that the University will be launching very shortly the Centenary Campaign, its major fundraising campaign. Funds raised will be put towards new buildings and other university initiatives.
Professor Cameron also reported that with the recently proposed Local Government boundary changes, the University’s main campus will be under the jurisdiction of the City of Perth.
7. Guild President’s reportThe Warden invited Mr Cameron Barnes, Guild President, to present his report to Convocation. Mr Barnes spoke to the Guild President’s report. A copy of the text of the Guild President’s Report appeared at Attachment C of the Second Ordinary Meeting 2013 booklet.
Partnership with the UniversityThe Guild President highlighted that the Guild’s main focus in 2013 has been about partnership with the University and aligning their strategic direction with that of the University.
Operational Priorities PlanThe Guild has developed its first Operational Priorities Plan (OPP). This OPP taps into areas where collaboration with the University administration, Convocation and students can deliver real outcomes to all bodies involved. One example of this is the development of the Guild Volunteer Hub where the Guild works with faculty societies to develop ‘skilled volunteering programs’ to allow students to use their degree
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its development. To ensure that the correct balance was achieved for current needs, the Council of Convocation has been working to dovetail its strategic planning process with that of the University.
UWA 2020: Preparing for SuccessIn response to the Vice-Chancellor’s discussion paper titled UWA 2020: Preparing for Success, the Warden noted that the Council of Convocation had earlier in the day submitted a paper expressing its support for the key principle outlined in this Discussion Paper, that the University’s internal structure and related management responsibilities should align with its core institutional priorities.
Electronic votingAnother major initiative that the Council of Convocation has actively pursued in the past six months is the investigation of the introduction of electronic voting for Convocation and Senate elections. The Council believes that this initiative will result in greater online interaction with the members of Convocation, an increased participation rate and a more timely response (especially for overseas members) whilst reducing the overall cost per vote.
Following investigations into the viability of electronic elections, the Council of Convocation has now approved use of allocated funding for the employment of a Project Coordinator to investigate all the implications of electronic voting and to assist the Statutes Committee representatives liaise with the University’s General Counsel regarding the amendments required to the relevant Statutes to enable electronic voting. He indicated that if funding for this initiative is continued, it may be possible to implement electronic voting within two years.
Collaboration with the Office of Development and Alumni RelationsOver the past six months, substantial progress has been made in improving collaboration with the Office of Development and Alumni Relations through regular meetings with Ms Brenda Tournier, the newly appointed Associate Director of Alumni and Community Relations. The Warden then invited Ms Tournier to give a brief overview of her role and her aspirations for connecting with the graduates of UWA.
Ms Tournier, commented that she has great hopes for graduate engagement with the University. Ms Tournier expressed her gratitude to the Warden, the Council of Convocation and other graduate associations of the University who have welcomed her and helped her everyday to understand the University, its people and its history.
Ms Tournier also took the opportunity to reinforce to the audience how proud the University is of its graduates, how appreciative the University is of graduate involvement and
skills to help the community and enhance their student learning experience.
Online coursesThe Guild President also stated that student demands are changing. More students need to work during the week; as a result, students are accessing their course information online more. This is an area which the Guild is very interested to develop further in order to enhance the student learning experience.
Environmental sustainabilityThe Guild has also taken an initiative to advancing environmental sustainability. In 2013 the Guild has reduced their carbon emissions by 20 per cent through undertaking initiatives such as an energy audit and finding more sustainable ways of handling waste. The Guild has also put in a proposal to invest $100,000 to install 30kwH solar panels to run the Guild Refectory.
8. Warden’s reportThe Warden, Adjunct Professor Warren Kerr AM, spoke to his report. A copy of the Warden’s Report appears at Attachment D of the Second Ordinary Meeting 2013 booklet. The Warden commented on a few issues from his report.
Anniversary yearConvocation celebrated its 100th year anniversary this year on 4 March. This celebration was commemorated with group photo of 100 graduates in front of St George’s Hall in Hay Street in the Perth CBD. The Convocation Council has also commissioned a Chronicle of major events in the history of Convocation. This is currently being compiled and will be available next year.
Strategic planThe Convocation Council has been developing a strategic plan that will ensure Convocation remains relevant and continues to fulfil its charter for the next century. The Warden noted that Convocation’s key roles were listed in the UWA Act and Statutes as outlined in Attachment D of the Second Ordinary Meeting 2013 booklet.
Over the past 100 years, Convocation has ascribed differing priorities to these roles. While the representative role has remained fairly constant, initially during the last century the focus was on governance issues which then gave way to the needs of graduates and now through the use of social media, there is the potential for greater interaction between graduates and the university to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
The Warden reported that part of the challenge in developing a strategic plan for Convocation was to achieve the right balance between Convocation’s roles with the needs of the University at different periods of
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11. Other businessUniversity mottoThe Warden reported that a letter had been received from Ms Margaret Pinchback regarding the University’s motto. Ms Pinchback was concerned that the University motto had changed from “Seek Wisdom” to “Achieve International Excellence”. The Warden responded to Ms Pinchback that the University’s motto remains “Seek Wisdom” and that “Achieve International Excellence” was only used as a promotional tag line.
UWA Historical Society Centenary projectDr Joan Pope OAM announced that as part of its Centenary project, the UWA Historical Society was compiling a full list of the University’s first members of the Senate, staff, students, and importantly the first members of Convocation. Dr Pope asked those in attendance to provide her with any information (names) of these people to help complete the list.
ACROD parking baysA question was raised from the floor regarding who had jurisdiction for the allocation of ACROD parking bays on the university campus. The Warden offered to take the question on notice and follow-up on this matter.
Underwood Avenue bushlandMr Eric Lawson, an agriculture graduate of UWA, indicated that he has had a life-long interest in the environment of WA, and specifically the Underwood Avenue bushland owned by UWA. He has concerns regarding the University’s plans to sell off this bushland because this would deprive a few unique species of wildlife (including the black cockatoo) that inhabit this bushland of their natural habitat and asked whether the meeting would be prepared to support a motion not to sell the Underwood Avenue bushland.
Mr Colin Campbell-Fraser, former Senior Advisor of UWA, who has been involved in many major policy issues for the University over the years, including the future of Underwood Avenue bushland, was invited to address this issue.
Mr Campbell-Fraser reported that this land was originally used as farmland and had not been natural bushland for many decades. Upon acquisition by the University, the University has complied with all EPA requirements and had then used the farmland as a research station. Mr Campbell-Fraser advised that studies have shown that the black cockatoos do not inhabit nor feed from this bushland – they fly over the bushland. He stated that the reduction in the numbers of black cockatoos was a result of a reduction in farmland.
Mr Colin-Fraser gave his personal view that the land belongs to the University, it is a significant asset, and its use has been designated to fund education purposes. Various
contributions, and to tell them how important graduates will be in helping the University to achieve its goals in the future.
Ms Tournier said that her dream is that one day, a vast majority of graduates will know without hesitation, the value of connection with their University; that they will have found personal meaningful ways to work with and through the University to make a difference in their communities and in the world. Ms Tournier also said that she was looking forward to working with the Warden and the Council of Convocation to achieve that outcome.
Honours CommitteeThe Warden then announced that the Council of Convocation has recently a recommendation to establish an Honours Committee to take on responsibility for the University of nominating and preparing the submissions required for those worthy of recognition to be considered by the Australian Honours Secretariat in Canberra.
The Warden encouraged all those attending the meeting to consider nominating worthy recipients who they believed should be considered for an Order of Australia.
Membership CommitteeThe Warden announced that another initiative of the current Council has been to establish a Membership Committee to fully consider the implications of each membership category.
Convocation’s Centenary Gift to the UniversityIn concluding his address, the Warden thanked everyone responsible for Convocation’s centenary gift to the University, the Shaun Tan designed sundial “Hours to Sunset” installed in Venetian glass mosaic tiles on the west-facing wall of the University Club. He invited those attending to inspect this fine addition to the University artworks following the conclusion of the meeting.
He noted that Shaun Tan is the first UWA graduate to win an Academy Award.
9. Convocation Officer’s reportThe Convocation Officer’s report appeared as Attachment E of the Second Ordinary Meeting 2013 booklet. Those attending the meeting were asked to review the list of Convocation members whose whereabouts have become unknown since the First Ordinary Meeting of Convocation on 15 March 2013 and to notify the Convocation Officer if their contact details were known to them.
10. Audit reportThe independent Financial Audit Report for Convocation year ending 31 December 2012 was provided for information. The Financial Audit Report appeared as Attachment F of the Second Ordinary Meeting booklet.
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Vice-Chancellor’s and Executives of the University over the years have undertaken to direct any income to education and not to be spent ad hoc. We would be denying future generations of a valuable education if we do not utilise an asset within the bounds of the law, which the University is doing.
The University has conceded to protect at least one-third of the area of that land for environmental purposes. There have been proposals to put up an indigenous cultural centre in that piece of land in recognition of the cultural and historical significant aspects of the land.
There being no further business, the Warden declared the meeting closed at 7.11pm and introduced the guest speaker for the evening, The Honourable Justice James Edelman, to speak on the topic ‘Challenges for university education in the next century’.
He noted that the First Ordinary Meeting of Convocation for 2014 will be held at 6pm on Friday 21 March 2014, at The University Club of Western Australia.
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and prosperity of the people of Western Australia’ through educational and research activities that are relevant to the circumstances of the 21st century.
Management is currently developing a Strategic Plan for the period 2014-2020. The plan establishes the values and characteristics of the University that infuse and guide all aspects of our operation and behaviour. It will identify strategic objectives for us to meet across our key areas of education, research, engagement and operations. It will also highlight the broad and longer-term objectives and ambitions of the university.
Size and composition of the universityIn February, I submitted a paper for discussion to Senate on the size and composition of UWA. The paper outlined how this size and composition of the university has changed over the past decade, drew comparisons with other universities at the local, national and international level and considered several future growth scenarios, drawing inferences about the resource implications.
Over the past decade, the Go8 research intensive universities have grown substantially and this growth has been achieved through a disproportionate increase in both international and in postgraduate students (particularly graduate coursework students). UWA is an outlier because, although it has grown substantially, this growth has been focussed on domestic undergraduate students.
There are many possible future scenarios for the university, but certainly a shift from passive to active development means that management and Senate will be faced with a greater set of possible futures. I have asked the university and Senate to give thought to the future size and shape of UWA and I have identified some key factors over which we have control and about which decisions will need to be taken.
My personal view is that there is a risk of compromising quality in universities which grow rapidly and which outsource core educational or research functions; on the other hand, quality will also be compromised if the resources available per student and per researcher fall below those in peer institutions.
Strategic issues
UWA 2020 / Functional Reviews / Office for Operational ExcellenceThe first stage of the UWA 2020 project was implemented 1 January 2014. This included a functional alignment of the University’s Executive and professional services to our core institutional priorities of education, research, external engagement, and corporate services, and the establishment of the Office for Operational Excellence (OOE).
The second stage will involve functional reviews of our administrative activities to identify ways in which we can operate more effectively and efficiently. The OOE, led by Winthrop Professor Ian McArthur, will coordinate these reviews (www.ooe.uwa.edu.au). It is my hope that functional reviews will provide an opportunity for UWA staff to stand back from the pressures of day-to-day operations and consider the bigger picture, namely our ability to adapt to a rapidly changing external environment.
To do nothing is not an option if we are to maintain our position as an internationally excellent university. We must grasp the opportunities offered for change.
Strategic PlanThe University’s Centenary provided the opportunity to reflect on its achievements and to plan for the future. Our responsibility now is to determine how the university can best pursue its statutory objective, ‘to advance the welfare
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Cycle 2 courses – The 2014 burning platformThe implementation of the New Courses model has begun to increase graduate numbers. The first cohort of New Courses students will complete their Cycle 1 degrees in December 2014 and will be available to enrol for graduate programs at the beginning of 2015. The new professional masters programs in Law, Medicine and Engineering (JD: Juris Doctor, MD: Doctor of Medicine, MPE: Master of Professional Engineering) have all moved to graduate level, and Masters courses are available or being developed in other areas. The University will now need to consider how to best accommodate and serve this expected increase in graduate students. Management across the Faculties and Divisions have been asked to scenario plan for this short-term eventually.
Education FuturesThe Education Futures Project is an important new strategic initiative in recognition of the need to develop and adapt our educational offering in order to meet the changing expectations of students and take advantage of technological advances and it will play a key role in setting a vision for the delivery of education at UWA in the next 5-10 years. The visioning component of the Education Futures was developed in 2013, with extensive consultation of stakeholders inside and outside of UWA. We will move into a planning phase for this project in 2014, with the identification of key projects to realise this vision.
Another important development in 2013 was the launch of UWA’s first MOOCs (Massive Open On-line Courses), and our subsequent decision to join the Coursera partnership. The MOOC phenomenon has attracted a lot of interest (and hype) in the university sector globally in 2013. MOOCs are effectively free courses offered exclusively online by some of the world’s leading universities. There are a range of motivations for MOOCs, ranging from visions to massively expand access to higher education, to commercial interests to develop profitable business in higher education.
The interest of UWA has been to use MOOCs to project the strengths and capabilities of this university to a global audience, and raise our international recognition and reputation, and, also, to align ourselves (via Coursera) with some of the world’s leading universities in, effectively, an on-line learning laboratory investigating the development and provision of on-line education.
Brand and reputationThe environment for higher education has radically changed. In an increasingly competitive and commercial world for universities we need to recognise that prospective students, researchers, partners and staff now have more choice than ever. This reflects a society in which people are becoming more demanding and selective than ever before.
This situation has led the University to consider whether its brand is competitively positioned for the next ten years and beyond and this process involves a deep, professional and robust investigation of the UWA brand. It is a strategic project, not simply a review of marketing communications and brand identity.
New Budget tool and resource modelThe University is in the process of reviewing its resource model in order to develop new principles for use in the University Budget in 2015. Following extensive consultation and Go8 benchmarking, a new resource model design has been endorsed, based on the ‘as earned view’ concept which will bring our practices in line with the majority of Go8 institutions and financial management better practice.
New Century Campaign In October 2013, UWA launched the most significant fundraising campaign in the University’s history with the announcement of a $65million gift from Andrew and Nicola Forrest. This donation, the largest single philanthropic donation in Australian history, is aimed at attracting the best minds to UWA from around the world and firmly establishing Western Australia as an international innovation hub.
The New Century Campaign target of $400million was announced at a gala dinner attended by Prime Minister Tony Abbott, WA Premier Colin Barnett, WA Governor Malcolm McCusker and hundreds of special guests. The priorities of the campaign, which will wind up in 2017, are: scholarships and access programs for students; research chairs and postdoctoral fellowships to support rising research stars; research chairs; the Engineering Zone, interdisciplinary research and teaching facilities; and a community-focused Indigenous cultures museum.
Establishing a new Indigenous cultures museum at UWA is an integral step in creating a future in which cultural understanding is recognised as central to responsible global citizenship. The museum will be an inspirational and iconic focal point in our city and State, representative of the importance of Australian Aboriginal, Asian and Melanesian cultures.
The University is fortunate to have been entrusted with one of the world’s finest collections of Australian Aboriginal cultural material and heritage, together with collections of Asian and Melanesian art and cultural artefacts. Due to space limitations, the current temporary home for these collections allows less than one per cent to be displayed at any one time. The Indigenous cultures museum will provide long-overdue access to the exceptional Ronald and Catherine Berndt Collection, the UWA Collection, as well as future collections and the prestigious Centre for Rock Art Research and Management.
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The Engineering Zone projectDr Peter Lilly, currently working as Senior Manager Research and Development at BHP Billiton, has been appointed Director of UWA’s Engineering Zone project. The Engineering Zone is the key teaching and learning facility of UWA’s $400 million New Century Campaign fundraising initiative. The Engineering Zone project will deliver modern learning and research facilities. It will represent the largest investment in engineering education in WA’s history.
This project aims to revolutionise engineering education and research, by creating an inspiring physical space for academics, staff and students that embodies the Faculty of Engineering’s vision and values of collaboration, innovation and excellence. The E-Zone will provide the physical, technological and resource infrastructure to enable an innovative, multi-disciplinary approach to real-world problem solving.
Engineers will work with the best minds from other disciplines, including business, science and humanities, to tackle issues of sustainability, living standards and resource management. Dr Lilly has had considerable expertise leading major initiatives as Director of WA School of Mines, Director of the CSIRO Minerals Down Under Flagship, Executive Director of Curtin’s Institute of Minerals and Energy and National President of Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
With a focus on Engineering for Remote Operations, the Engineering Zone will enrich Western Australia’s reputation as a global centre for excellence in energy and minerals resources. The Engineering Zone will boost our reputation for innovation and technology research and will stimulate new economic growth businesses and industries.
The new facilities will support systems thinking design and research via our research and education programs. It will significantly enhance industry-student interaction, ensuring UWA engineers, mathematicians and computer scientists continue to be the most sought-after in the world. BHP Billiton has invested $12 million in the Engineering Zone, which is due for construction completion in 2020.
Poche gift $10m towards Centre for Aboriginal HealthOne of Australia’s leading philanthropists, Greg Poche AO and his wife Kay, have provided $10 million to UWA to create a WA-based centre for Indigenous health. Mr Poche – who has donated more than $105 million to causes around Australia – is the former founder and owner of Star Track Express.
The establishment of a Poche Centre for Indigenous Health at UWA will bring together the University’s considerable expertise, programs and resources in Aboriginal health in
a strong partnership. Around Australia, the goal of Poche centres is to significantly improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and stronger social, spiritual and emotional wellbeing.
The new UWA Poche Centre for Indigenous Health joins sister centres at Flinders University in Adelaide and the University of Sydney. Mr Poche has previously said publicly that “it would be a tragedy to live a privileged, wealthy life without doing good for other people”.
Although there have been recent improvements to the health outcomes for indigenous Australia, more needs to be done to close the gap. For Indigenous people born between 2005 and 2007, life expectancy was estimated to be 67.2 years for males and 72.9 years for females, around 10-11 years less than non-Indigenous Australians.
In the Zone Business ForumThe next In The Zone Business Forum has been scheduled for 1 May 2014. This CEO-level event will focus on deepening Australia’s trade and diplomatic networks in Asia, and further develop high-level relationships between the government, business and academic sectors in the region. The Hon Julie Bishop, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, has confirmed that she will attend this prestigious event, as well as the Premier of Western Australia, the Hon Colin Barnett.
Key themes for 2014 will include sustaining regional economic growth, non-traditional security concerns such as food and energy security and demographic change, the maintenance of secure regional trading routes and a free-flow of trade and investment between Australia and the region.
The In the Zone initiative was developed to reflect the fact that Perth shares the Asian time zone with the majority of the world’s population, our core trading partners and the economic powers of the twenty-first century. Since the In The Zone conference series began in 2009, we have brought together a range of eminent government, business, science and community leaders from countries including Japan, China, Korea, India, Singapore, Myanmar and Indonesia, to address contemporary issues and opportunities and build long-term inter-regional networks.
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Research
In 2013 the University undertook a review of NHMRC funding; convened meetings with all relevant research leaders; established new principles and processes for NHMRC applications and top-up funding; and appointed Professor John Challis to the position of Pro Vice-Chancellor (Medical Research) to lead the University’s activity with respect to NHMRC and other medical research funding.
The University of Western Australia’s subject areas of Psychology, Education and Earth and Marine Sciences have been ranked in the world’s top 40 institutions according to this year’s QS World University Rankings by Subject.
UWA featured in the world’s elite (top 200) institutions in 24 of the 30 subjects assessed. Overall, 3002 universities were evaluated and 689 were ranked; 130 million citation attributions analysed and 10,639 programs were verified.
Psychology was UWA’s highest ranked subject at 31, while Education was 33rd and Earth and Marine Sciences 39th. Subject areas that featured in the top 51-100 were English Language and Literature, History, Linguistics, Engineering – Civil and Structural, Agriculture and Forestry, Biological Sciences, Medicine, Accounting and Finance and Law.
I would like to congratulate our staff, students and researchers who have dedicated their considerable energies to the pursuit of international excellence.
People and resources
Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dawn FreshwaterFollowing an international search, Professor Dawn Freshwater has been appointed to the position of Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and commences with UWA on 1 April.
Professor Freshwater currently holds the role of Pro Vice-Chancellor for Organisational Effectiveness at the University of Leeds, in which she is responsible for leading organisational change and academic planning and performance. As Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor (SDVC), Dawn will lead and oversee the academic management of the University. The SDVC is responsible for the leadership and management of the Deans of Faculties and Directors of academic units and for ensuring the alignment of accountability, budgets and academic initiatives in the delivery of the University’s strategic plan.
Professor Alec Cameron will continue to provide excellent leadership in the role of Acting SDVC until Dawn commences, and he will then resume the role of DVC(E) with substantially expanded responsibilities resulting from the alignment of education and student-related activities under the DVC(E) portfolio.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Community and Engagement)An international search is currently underway for the position of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Community and Engagement). This newly created role will provides strategic leadership in the external representation of the university to local, national and international stakeholders and communities; the advancement, development and alumni relations activities of the University; the marketing and communications activities of the University; and the cultural activities of the University, including galleries, publications, and the Perth International Arts Festival.
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Community and Engagement) will report to the Vice-Chancellor and will be a member of the University Executive and thus actively contributing to the overall direction and management of the University.
Chief Operating OfficerGaye McMath has been appointed Chief Operating Officer. The newly created role emerging from the functional alignment of the University’s executiveis responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the effective leadership and management of several administrative divisions, including financial and human resources and university facilities.
The COO will direct, coordinate and provide leadership to the University’s central financial and resource divisions
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Vale Winthrop Professor David PlowmanOn Sunday 22 December 2013, Winthrop Professor David Plowman AM passed away after a short illness. David was an outstanding academic scholar and university administrator. David was the author and co-author of over 130 journal articles and over 20 books, including one of the first introductory general textbooks on Australian industrial relations.
In 1993 David left his his position as Professor of Industrial Relations and Organisational Behaviour at the University of New South Wales to return to Western Australia and take up a new role as Foundation Director of the Graduate School of Management at UWA. He held this position through to 2000.
During his career at UWA David was also Chair of Academic Board and chair of numerous other committees. He had an extensive ‘service’ role at this university including, more recently, his contribution to New Courses. He was also an outstanding supervisor and during his time at UWA supervised and co-supervised 14 doctoral students to successful completion.
More recently, in November 2013, Dr Michael Chaney AO awarded David the UWA ‘Chancellor’s Medal’ at a small private ceremony. The Chancellor Medal is awarded for an outstanding contribution, or sustained contributions, to the University.
David was clearly deserving of such an award. David will be remembered by many for years to come for his dedication, commitment, quick wit, energy and zeal. His passing is a sad loss for someone who still had so much to give. He will be missed. Our thoughts are with his wonderful wife Cathy and their family.
Wesfarmers Chair in Australian HistoryProfessor Jane Lydon has been appointed inaugural Wesfarmers Chair in Australian History following a $5 million gift from Wesfarmers to UWA. An Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Professor Lydon’s research centres upon Australia’s colonial past and its impact on the present. This appointment will guide fresh historical research from a Western Australian perspective. An appreciation of Australian history is essential to an understanding of ourselves as Australians and our place in the world.
WA Science AwardsProfessor Mark Randolf, Director for the Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems was named as Western Australia’s Scientist of the year by the Premier in late 2013. The WA Science Awards celebrate the outstanding work of the State’s best scientists and science communicators and the University is proud to have so many of its staff and students recognised by these awards again.
including Financial Services, Human Resources, Facilities Management and Campus Development. The COO is a member of the University’s Executive and works closely with the other members of the Executive, and with Deans and other senior officers to develop and administer policies and services in support of the mission of the University.
Gaye has held the position of Executive Director, Finance and Resources for several years with tremendous distinction.
Chief Financial OfficerScott Logan has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. As a long-standing senior leader at the University, Scott is well regarded for his financial expertise and analysis, as well as the high-level of integrity and professionalism with which he conducts himself. He has extensive experience in financial management, having held senior management positions for large organisations both in Australia and overseas, and a great degree of corporate and financial knowledge necessary for the role.
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Health and Medical Research)Professor John Challis has been appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor (Health and Medical Research) for a two-year period. Under the direction of the Vice-Chancellor and the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research), he will work with the Deans of Faculties to provide academic leadership in driving the institution and its collaborators, particularly in Western Australia, to increase the WA share of the National Health and Medical Research funding, and medical and health sciences funding from all other sources.
He will liaise with the Directors of the WA Medical Research Institutes, the State Government, and hospital and allied health professionals in WA to drive local, national and international collaboration, to build capacity in key areas of strength, and to advise on infrastructure and investment.
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education Innovation)The University is presently recruiting for the role of Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education Innovation). This appointee will have the ability to provide effective leadership in all areas of education development and innovation, particularly with regard to new approaches to pedagogy, new modes of course delivery and the increased adoption of educational technology.
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1976; BA 1983): For significant service to youth through a range of child protection roles, and to medicine.
ÌÌ Her Honour Mary Ann Yeats AM (BJuris 1978; LLB 1982): For significant service to the law, particularly Indigenous justice.
ÌÌ Mr Rory Argyle OAM (LLB 1959): For service to the community, and to the law.
ÌÌ Adjunct Professor Adrian Fini OAM (BCom 1983) For service to the arts in Western Australia.
ÌÌ Dr John Lindsey – OAM (MB BS 1974) For services to medicine as a consultant physician.
ÌÌ Mrs Leonie Reid OAM (BA 1968): For service to people in Perth with a disability.
ÌÌ Dr Lorna Melville AM, PSM (BSc 1967) – Awarded a Public Service Medal.
UWA’s Pro Chancellor, Dr Penny Flett also fittingly received an AO for distinguished service to aged persons through significant contributions to improve care and support services, to education, and to the community of Western Australia.
The UWA community congratulates all recipients on an honour richly deserved.
Rhodes Scholar – Freya ShearerA leading honours student who plans to undertake Masters Degree studies in Global Health Science and Research in Public Health at Britain’s prestigious Oxford University has won UWA’s 99th Rhodes Scholarship in 100 years.
Ms Shearer 24 – who also completed a Diploma in Modern Languages – becomes UWA’s fifth Rhodes Scholar in three years. Ms Shearer joins an illustrious cohort of UWA Rhodes Scholars to study at Oxford, including former Prime Minister Bob Hawke, former WA Premier Geoff Gallop, former WA Chief Justice David Malcolm and Australian business leader Sir Rod Eddington.
Her selection to study at Oxford recognises an outstanding level of achievement based on exceptional intellect, character, leadership and commitment to service – qualities that UWA aspires to instil in all its students.
Fogarty ScholarsThis year’s Beazley Medal winner, Katerina Chua, is among ten of the State’s highest-achieving students who have accepted UWA Fogarty Foundation Scholarships to study at The University of Western Australia. Recipients are selected based on academic excellence and outstanding achievements in at least three of four categories: leadership, community involvement, the arts and sport. The Fogarty Scholarships were some of the most significant scholarships offered in Australia. The winners represented the State’s most valuable resource – intellectual capital. The University is grateful for the Fogarty Foundation’s ongoing
The Premier also paid tribute to the tireless and important work of Chief Scientist Professor Lyn Beazley in her promotion of science and scientists in Western Australia. Professor Beazley was inducted into the Western Australian Science Hall of Fame.
Philip Mead appointed Chair of Australian Studies at Harvard UniversityWinthrop Professor Philip Mead has been appointed to the Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser Chair in Australian Studies at Harvard University. W/Prof Mead is a distinguished scholar of Australian literary and cultural history, as well as Chair in Australian Literature at The University of Western Australia.
He will join the ranks of other eminent Australians that have held the prized position, including Gough Whitlam, Dame Leonie Kramer, Manning Clark, Geoffrey Blainey and Mick Dodson.
Fred Chaney awarded Senior of the YearUWA graduate in law, The Hon. Dr Fred Chaney AO (LLB 1962; HD Letters 2010) was named Australia’s 2014 Senior Australian Year. This prestigious award acknowledges an outstanding life of positive work with Aboriginal Australians, and recognises the transformative role Dr Chaney has contributed towards reconciliation.
His long political career was a significant contribution to the people of Western Australia and his endeavours with the Australian Native Title Tribunal and Reconciliation Australia are truly admirable. The University is extremely proud to see him honoured in this way.
Australia Day Honours Several graduates and staff were recognised in the Australia Day Honours List in January. ÌÌ Professor Peter W G Newman AO: For distinguished
service to science education as an academic and researcher, through contributions to urban design and transport sustainability, and to the community.
ÌÌ Winthrop Professor D’Arcy Holman, AM (MB BS 1979; PhD 1984): For significant service to medicine in the field of epidemiology and public health.
ÌÌ Mr David Maloney AM (LLB 1970): For significant service to the visual and performing arts, and to the law, particularly in the natural resources sector.
ÌÌ Mr Didier Murcia AM (BJuris 1985; LLB 1986) For significant service to the international community through support for the provision of medical and educational resources in Tanzania.
ÌÌ The Hon. Michael Murray QC AM (LLB 1964); For significant service to the judiciary, to law reform and education, and to the community.
ÌÌ Clinical Associate Professor Peter Winterton AM (MB BS
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Professor Peter Leedman and the University is privileged to be a major partner.
Perth USAsia Centre Gordon Flake, an expert in US-Asian relations was appointed CEO of the Perth USAsia Centre in November. Mr Flake served as executive director for 15 years of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation, an independent organisation that promotes understanding and cooperation in US-Asia relations, and brings an extraordinary depth and breadth of knowledge and experience to the Centre.
Former Federal Government Minister Stephen Smith has joined the board of the Perth USAsia Centre. Stephen’s vast experience as the Australian Minster for Defence and before that, as Minister of Foreign Affairs, will be of great benefit to the Perth USAsia Centre’s ambition of becoming a leading policy resource for the people of Western Australia, Australia and the region.
On 4 March, the Perth USAsia Centre hosted one of Australia’s most outstanding political leaders and current Ambassador to the United States, The Honourable Kim Beazley AC to share his views on the current state of US-Australia relations. Ambassador Beazley’s is the first in a series of presentations to be hosted by the Centre, which aims to become a leading policy think tank on the Australia-Asia-US strategic and economic relationship, a teaching and research centre, and a conduit for a deeper understanding in Australia of US business, culture, history, politics and foreign policy.
Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre Construction of the Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre is expected to start in early 2014. This facility will be built on the Crawley campus at Car Park 14, Fairway Entrance 4 (adjacent to the Faculty of Engineering). Construction of the nearby CO2 Research Facility will continue over this period, with completion expected in mid-2014. These state-of-the-art research facilities will enable world-leading research to be undertaken, enabling the next generation of researchers to address critical global matters such as sustaining resources and climate change.
Perth FestivalThe 2014 Perth International Arts Festival, broke all box office records and provided a month’s worth of extraordinary memories. Events in this year’s Festival took a gross box office income of more than $6 million with around 200,000 tickets sold and 500,000 attendances. 38,500 people attended the Perth Writers Festival and the Lotterywest Festival Films and visual arts program continues into April.
The Perth International Arts Festival was founded in 1953 by The University of Western Australia. It is the longest running
generosity which allows us to continue to provide these important scholarships each year to support and encourage exceptionally talented students. All Beazley Medal winners since 2007 have accepted a UWA Fogarty Foundation Beazley Medallist Scholarship and have studied at UWA.
Tall PoppyProfessor Ryan Lister, a genome biologist and Future Fellow in the ARC Centre for Excellence in Plant Energy Biology has been recognised as Western Australia’s brightest young scientist in the 2013 Tall Poppy Awards. The Tall Poppy Awards recognise individuals who combine world-class research with a passionate commitment to communicating science and who demonstrate great leadership potential.
Professor Lister, an expert in using advanced DNA sequencing technologies and computational biology to understand how the genomes of complex biological organisms work, was presented with his award at a reception held at Curtin University
Vice-President of the Republic of Indonesia, Professor Dr Boediono visited UWAIn November, the Vice-President of the Republic of Indonesia, Professor Dr Boediono, returned to the University to deliver the 52nd Shann Memorial Lecture. Professor Dr Boediono is an Economics graduate from UWA who also received an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Economics from the University in 2011. During his visit to the University, Dr Boediono had the opportunity meet staff and students, including the Boediono scholars and Indonesian language students.
Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research officially opened by Prime MinisterWestern Australia’s premier adult medical research institute, the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, has officially opened its doors. The Prime Minister Tony Abbott launched the state-of-the-art research facility on 11 March, along with the Premier and Governor of Western Australia. This marks a major milestone for medical research in Western Australia, as it brings together laboratory-based and clinical researchers from several organisations, all under the umbrella of UWA.
The high spec 10 storey building within the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre is home to leading researchers from The University of Western Australia and other affiliates from the former Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR).
The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research stands out as our State’s leading adult medical research institute, investigating the genetic and environmental causes of a range of diseases. The Institute will be led by Winthrop
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international arts festival in Australia and Western Australia’s premier cultural event. The Festival has developed a worldwide reputation for excellence in its international program, the presentation of new works and the highest quality artistic experiences for its audience.
Festival Director Jonathon Holloway has been remarkable in leading the artistic formulation and delivery of the 2014 program and the University is proud to be associated with his success.
State Cabinet held meeting at UWAHistory was made on 4 November 2013 when Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett chaired the first meeting of State Cabinet at a West Australian university. Cabinet met in UWA’s heritage-listed Senate Room adjoining Winthrop Hall. As part of the visit, Ministers and the Premier engaged with staff and students from across the University at a range of specially designed events to showcase what UWA is doing, why it is doing it and what benefits are derived for the community.
Local Government amalgamationsThe University welcomes Cabinet’s decision to push ahead with local government reform, which includes the extension of the City of Perth’s boundary west to include all of UWA’s Crawley campus and a residential area between the University and QEII Hospital.
UWA currently straddles three local government administrative areas – Perth, Nedlands and Subiaco – with one boundary dissecting the campus at Winthrop Hall and another isolating the main Crawley campus from the University’s Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts.
The University is a very large organisation with a $1 billion annual turnover and 3,500 staff split between three local government authorities. This split adds unnecessary time delays and unnecessary expense to get the simplest things done around parking, waste management, public transport and planning.
A move to bring the entire campus into the City of Perth will be enormously beneficial in UWA’s role as a key international focus point in Western Australia to take education and science to the rest of the world.
Shenton Park FireThere was a bushfire on January 11 in the vicinity of UWA Research Park on Underwood Avenue in Jolimont. The fire was contained with the help of water bombing aircraft. One staff member on site at the time was safely evacuated. There were no injuries and no damage to buildings. The University is grateful for the efforts of fire crews who contained the blaze and I would like to especially thank University staff who helped manage the situation.
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experience, the Guild is very well placed to give the university a students voice about where improvements need to be made.
Service learningOur service learning agenda has been moving from strength to strength. A recent Joint venture agreement between the University, the student Guild and Volunteering WA has given us the capacity to expand our volunteering efforts, provide more support to the university but also the student based volunteering initiatives and work more closely with external volunteering partners. This is a highly innovative solution which uses shared resources to provide a cost-effective and integrated approach to furthering the University’s community focus.
This initiative has meant there is a greater opportunity for faculty societies to develop ‘skilled volunteering programs’ to allow students to use their degree skills to help the community and enhance their learning. This approach has supported new volunteering programs being run by the Science Union, the Music Students’ Society, the Arts Union and the Podiatric Medical Students’ Society.
Food and drink on campusFood and drink provision has always been a big part of the services offered to students at UWA and has always generated large amounts of discussion amongst students about how it can be improved. The decision to move to a mixed model has been very well received and has allowed the Guild to tailor the vendors on campus to the tastes of students and introduce a large variety of products that would otherwise be too difficult.
The renovations of the Guild Tavern have been completed with a complete overhaul of the bar required to undergo an upgrade to meet compliance regulations while also making the bar area more modern. The Tavern will also be trialing very specific cocktail jugs like ‘Pimms’ during the week to give students another alternative to beer or cider.
The Functions department have been given more freedom to seek out functions business and to grow that area within its current capacity to gather so additional revenue that has been lost of the previous years due to a shakeup of the Guild Catering department.
Engaging with under-represented studentsAs the university targets International students more heavily, the Guild along with the International student council are looking at opportunities about how to integrate international
IntroductionThe UWA Student Guild, not unlike the University, is undergoing significant change as we maneuver the obstacles of new courses and accommodate the move to a greater post graduate coursework student population. With regulation changes, election reform, a number of staff movements, and ongoing capital developments the Guild is still finding its feet in this new university environment.
2014 will continue to be a year of growth but hopefully all of the fantastic work in 2013 shall bring some stability to the organisation and we will see some fantastic new student initiative emerge this year.
Education advocacyEducational advocacy and student input into university policy on teaching pedagogy is one of the strengths of the Guild and this year looks to be a fantastic opportunity for students to have a lasting impact on the development of teaching here at UWA. We have been working closely with Alec Cameron and the Teaching & Learning Committee on the Education Futures project.
We have also developed new structures for better data collection and feedback, including a Student Learning Experiences and Teaching Survey for better information flow between our Student Assist Officers and Student Representatives.
The Guild is also looking forward to working closely with the newly created Office of Operational Excellence. With the University looking to improve its ratings in satisfaction surveys especially those relating to end to end student
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students better with domestic students. We are looking to create informal English conversational classes by providing a BBQ and soft drinks, with students from the volunteering hub and international students to improve English competency and social integration.
Key challenges for 2014The UWA Student Guild faces some comprehensive issues in 2014, the first and foremost of those is the possibility that the Student Services and Amenities Fee legislation will be revoke by the current government. Unfortunately this will cause the Guild to reassess the services that can be provided with the likelihood that some may be scaled back.
On top of the possibility of repealing the SSAF, a lower number of students due to the half cohort entering the Tertiary education system will also mean that there will be a lower amount of SSAF revenue in 2015 and as such we will need to plan ahead for this contingency.
Long term strategiesThe UWA student Guild has recently engaged in some substantial capital works to provide a consolidated workspace for Guild staff and student representatives and a collaborative area for student clubs. This project will be completed towards the end of April and will complement the newly completed Guild Student Centre on the ground floor. Further plans are being developed to continue the capital works in Cameron Hall and the Guild precinct.
In line with the possibility of losing SSAF and the lower SSAF income in 2015 we are trying to find external partnerships that can be used to reduce costs or as an alternative revenue source and looking to boost the alternative revenue streams that are already in place.
Finally and of much interest to Convocation, the Guild is looking to create an Alumni Association for those who have been involved in the Guild and associated groups like Pelican or Prosh. While we are only in the planning stages, we have plan to use the association to fundraise, sources of experience and information and as mentors for student representatives.
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On 29 July 2014, we look forward to celebrating the centenary of his graduation as the first of the 100,000 graduates that have now followed in his footsteps.
Convocation Council’s strategic planIn the UWA Act and Statutes Convocation has been assigned five key roles. These can be summarised as follows: Representative Role ÌÌ To represent the interests and opinions of members
through effective communication and to present such views to the University and the community of Western Australia;
Governance RoleÌÌ To encourage members of Convocation to participate in
the governance of the University through the election of Convocation members to the Senate and the review of amendments to University statutes;
Contribution RoleÌÌ To encourage members to support and contribute to
the intellectual and cultural prosperity of the University community;
Membership Interaction RoleÌÌ To promote professional and social links between
members of Convocation by creating and supporting opportunities for graduate interaction; and
Promotion of Excellence RoleÌÌ To promote the ideals and purpose of the University
and Convocation to graduates and undergraduates, other members of the University and the community of Western Australia.
Over the past 100 years, Convocation has ascribed differing priorities to these roles. While the representative role has remained fairly constant, initially during the last century the focus was on governance issues which then gave way to the needs of graduates and now through the use of social media, there is the potential for greater interaction between graduates and the University to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
Part of the challenge in developing a strategic plan for Convocation is to achieve the right balance between these roles and to align prioritisation of these roles with the needs of the University at different periods of its development.
Over the past year, a Council Working Group has been hard at work developing a Strategic Plan to ensure that
Centenary celebrationsLast year on 4th March 2013, we celebrated the 100th Anniversary of the formation of Convocation. This year, we will also be celebrating a centenary event of great significance to Convocation, the 100th Anniversary of the first graduate from UWA.
On 29th July 1914, in a graduation ceremony conducted in the ballroom of Government House, Edward Sydney Simpson was the first person to receive a degree from the University of Western Australia, when he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in geology with First Class Honours.
For a mineral-rich State, he is the “first graduate from central casting” given that during his career he was the Chief Chemist to the WA Mines Department and later Government Mineralogist & Analyst, as well as writing over 100 scientific papers and books including the publication “A Key to Mineral Groups Species & Varieties” and the reference tome “Minerals of Western Australia”. In addition, he took on an extensive number of voluntary leadership roles, including his appointment as a member of the UWA Senate.
Based on the excellent research undertaken by Jenny Bevan from UWA’s School of Earth and Environment, we now know all about his remarkable contribution to Western Australia in the fields of geology and mineralogy.
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the role and activities of Convocation dovetails with that of the University overall and specifically with the Office of Development and Alumni Relations.
Late last year, the timing of this task was modified to align with the University’s program for a major review of its Strategic Plan which will is due to be finalised in the next few months. We look forward to distributing our new Strategic Plan at that time.
ElectionsAs indicated above, one of the responsibilities of Convocation Council is to conduct periodical elections for four members of the Senate and for the members of Convocation Council.
During 2013, the current Convocation Council took a decision to outsource the conduct of future elections to the WA Electoral Commission. We did this for a number of reasons:ÌÌ To utilise the specialist expertise of the WA Electoral
Commission in organising electionsÌÌ To reduce costs as the WA Electoral Commission was
able to conduct the election more cost-effectivelyÌÌ To free-up resources in the Office of Convocation
who would otherwise be engaged in conducting the elections.
ÌÌ To encourage greater participation in the electoral process, as anecdotal evidence suggested that many members of Convocation often did not realise that they had received voting papers when these were enclosed in the first edition of Uniview each year.
I am pleased to report that under these new arrangements, the postal ballot conducted during February and March this year has successfully addressed each of these issues.
In the 2014 elections just concluded we achieved a participation rate of 5.68% with over 4,260 votes being cast – an increase of 342.5% over the previous years elections. This compares favourably the University of Sydney which held elections for five vacant positions on their Senate during 2013 and achieved a response rate of 6.30%.
Later this year, Convocation Council will therefore consider a recommendation to continue these outsourcing arrangements.
Electronic voting Another initiative which Convocation Council is keen to pursue is the introduction of electronic voting for Convocation and Senate elections. We believe that this initiative would result in greater online interaction with the members of Convocation, an increased participation rate, a more timely response (especially for overseas members), whilst reducing the overall cost per vote.
Initial investigatory work has outlined the scope of changes that will need to be made to the UWA Statutes to enable electronic voting to occur and the Convocation Statutes Committee is currently liaising with the University’s General Counsel regarding the specific amendments required. I wish to commend the Convenor of the Statutes Committee, Deputy Warden Paul McCann AM for his leadership of this initiative.
Clearly, if we are going to implement electronic voting, we will need email addresses for a far greater percentage of the graduate population. At present, Convocation only has email addresses for approximately 35,000 graduates of the 100,000 we know exist, so another initiative has been to entice graduates to update their contact details including their email addresses.
Just prior to Christmas, I sent a letter to all graduates requesting them to send through their updated details with the enticement of winning an iPad Air if they responded prior to 31 December 2013. The winner of the iPad Air will be announced at the Ordinary Meeting.
Scholarships, prizes and awardsOne key way in which Convocation addresses its “Promotion of Excellence” role is through the allocation of prizes and awards to promote academic excellence. Each year Convocation provides fifty prizes and awards and we are keen to increase both the number and the financial quantum of these awards.
Over the past twelve months a considerable amount of work has been undertaken by the Awards Committee to realign these prizes and awards with the new UWA course structure
Due to the excellent work undertaken by Clinical Professor Lesley Cala in her role as Convenor of the Awards Committee, we have also made substantial progress in increasing the number of prizes and awards, and in receiving increased funding for some of these awards. For example with the generosity of Professor Bryant Stokes AM RFD KSJ, for the next five years, the Matilda Award for Cultural Excellence will be funded at the increased amount of $5,000 per year.
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Academic dress servicesOne income producing activity that was seriously investigated during the past six months was the hire of academic dress regalia to UWA graduands.
During November 2013, Convocation received advice that the University intended to tender these services and Convocation therefore approached Graduate Women WA who already provided an academic dress hire service to ascertain whether they would be interested in creating a joint venture company to compete for this tender.
Because Graduate Women WA had only ever supplied approximately half of the gowns required for each graduation, they welcomed the additional resources that Convocation could provide and a joint submission was lodged for this tender.
Unfortunately, our joint tender bid was not successful for appointment as the preferred supplier of academic dress services to UWA graduation ceremonies. Phillips & Father have been appointed as the preferred supplier of these services.
However Convocation Council is currently investigating the viability of providing an alternative academic dress service, once full details of the new arrangements are known.
UNISON eventsUNISON (University Societies and Organisations Network) is a voluntary cooperative network of UWA based societies and organisations which have a mutual interest in the welfare of the University community. The societies and organisations which make up UNISON provide a wide range of intellectual, professional, cultural and charitable opportunities for involvement in the University.
Each year Convocation hosts four get-togethers for UNISON so that the representatives of these societies and organisations can meet and exchange information to the mutual benefit of both the organisations and the University.
Since the last Ordinary Meeting, Convocation Council has hosted two UNISON events. Both have been well attended and provided the opportunity to meet and discuss issues of common interest. Further information on UNISON is available from the Convocation website at www. convocation.uwa.edu.au/events/unison
50th Reunion luncheonSince the last Ordinary Meeting, Convocation has arranged another very successful 50th Reunion luncheon for all the graduates of UWA who graduated during 1963. Planning is now underway for this year’s 50th Reunion for the graduates of 1964 which will be held on 31 May at the University Club.
For each of these events, a souvenir booklet is produced containing the biographies for each of the graduates of the reunion year. Given the considerable time and effort that is required to prepare for these reunions of the entire university, I wish to thank Pauline Tremlett, Joan Pope and the Outreach Committee chaired by Tracy Taylor for all their good work on these events.
Communications CommitteeSince the last Ordinary Meeting, Convocation Council has approved the creation of a new Communications Committee to ensure the timely distribution of information to members of Convocation and to coordinate how each item should be best be conveyed – either through email news bulletins, by post, in Uniview, on the Convocation website or via LinkedIn or Twitter.
Given the increased engagement that is being achieved through this improved coordination of communication, I wish to commend Arthur Hiemstra and his Committee for their enthusiasm and dedication to this task.
Convocation financesTo ensure that Convocation is able to undertake an increased range of activities and to fund the new initiatives being considered in our Strategic Plan, Convocation Council must have clear understanding of our finances and how best these funds can be used.
Thanks to the outstanding work undertaken by Dr Fran Pesich as Convocation’s Treasurer and her Finance Committee, we are now far better informed regarding these finances and how we can use them to best effect to achieve Convocation’s aims and objectives.
We also wish to increase the funding available to Convocation to fund further scholarships, prizes and awards by creating sustainable business income streams through investigating commercial opportunities. During the past six months two opportunities have been investigated. Every idea and suggestion from any member of Convocation will also be investigated to ensure the future financial viability of Convocation.
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membership, if they leave to take up an appointment at another university?
Dr Susan King and the Membership Committee have taken on the challenge of addressing these issues and a multitude of others and it is expected that these improved arrangements will be considered by the Council of Convocation later this year.
UWA Sports & Recreation Association In seeking to achieve greater engagement with our alumni, Convocation Council has for many years recognised the important role that UWA sporting clubs play in encouraging graduates to have an on-going connection with the University.
As part of our “Promotion of Excellence” role, Convocation already funds the Sports Star of the Year Award and two Sports Scholarships
Over the last six months representatives of Convocation Council have met with representatives of the UWA Sports & Recreation Association in order to enhance the working relationship between both bodies. An invitation has been extended for the UWA Sports & Recreation Association to attend Convocation Council meetings in order to improve communication and to foster joint initiatives for the benefit of the graduate comunity.
Uniview As part of our efforts to improve the flow of communication to UWA graduates, Convocation is now participating in regular editorial meetings for Uniview to consider the themes and content for future issues. Due to budget restrictions, a decision has been taken to only publish two issues of Uniview during 2014. The first issue will be distributed to graduates during April.
Collaboration with the Office of Development and Alumni Relations Over the past six months, substantial progress has been made in improving collaboration with the Office of Development and Alumni Relations through regular meetings with the Associate Director Alumni and Community Relations Ms Brenda Tournier.
As a result of these discussions, work is now progressing on a number of potential initiatives and we are all looking forward to improving our engagement with UWA’s graduate community.
Adjunct Professor Warren Kerr AMWarden of Convocation
Honours CommitteeOne way in which Convocation can undertake its Promotion of Excellence role is to ensure that those worthy of meritorious recognition within the University community are considered for such awards as the Order of Australia.
As we are all aware, while many of our colleagues may be worthy of an Australian Honour, it is only when someone takes the time and effort to compile a submission on their behalf that they can be considered. Because of the exacting nature of the Honours application process, preparation of the required submission can be an arduous task.
In order to address this issue, the Council of Convocation has established an Honours Committee to take on this responsibility of nominating and preparing the submissions required for those worthy of recognition to be considered by the Australian Honours Secretariat in Canberra.
However the success of this initiative depends on members of the University community taking the first step by nominating those who you believe should be considered for an Order of Australia. To ensure confidentiality, please provide me with your suggestions by emailing them to me at [email protected]
All suggestions will be treated confidentially throughout the nomination process and it is helpful if a nomination includes the names of those who may be able to provide the background information required to complete the submission.
Membership CommitteeAnother initiative of the current Council has been to establish a Membership Committee to fully consider the implications of each membership category.
The UWA Act and Statutes indicate that the following groups are eligible to be members of Convocation:ÌÌ All graduates of the University;ÌÌ All senior academic staff of the University;ÌÌ All members and past members of the UWA SenateÌÌ Representatives of commercial, industrial, scientific,
professional or educational associations;ÌÌ Such graduates, fellows, members, licentiates and
associates of universities, colleges or institutions duly authorised to grant degrees, diplomas, licences or certificates as are admitted to be members of Convocation under a Statute;
ÌÌ Persons who have rendered services or made gifts to the University.
However, the detail arrangements have not always been clear. For example do staff-members invited to become members of Convocation retain the benefit of
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Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts1982 Andrew D Boughton
1994 Boon Ken Tan
2002 Mark W Sansom
2003 Elizabeth A Hodge
2003 Owen G Sommerville
2003 Andrew Chao-Min Yang
2004 Denia H Chu
2006 Chadwick K Creighton
2007 Geraldine C Tan
2008 Robyn L Diggins
2008 Ailsa L Grieve
2008 Rohan J Miller
2009 Jessica Benson
2009 Gemma M Smith
2009 Lua B Bayly
2010 Nguyen T Tran
2010 Isaac R Ballinger
2011 Tsz Fung Chan
2012 Erika M De Lima
2012 Meghan M McFarlane
2012 Veronica S Ong
2012 Elisya S Ramli
2012 Alan B Tchung
2013 Charlotte E Courtenay
2013 Daniel M Bailey
2013 Graham P Malone
2013 Thomas M Proctor
2013 Jesse S Taylor
2013 Daniel L Stiller
Arts1941 Edna M Moore
1942 Bertha J Filmer
1943 Barbara J Thompson
1948 Patricia A Daly
1950 Margaret A Gillett
1950 Shirley M Watkins
1959 Joy E Esberey
1960 Joycelyn B Beswick
1961 Charles L Purdie
1961 David D Nicholas
1963 Gerald G Faulkner
1963 Brian J Maloney
1966 Alison L Cunliffe
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The following is a list of graduates whose current whereabouts have become unknown since the Second Ordinary Meeting of Convocation on 20 September 2013. Graduates are listed according to the Faculty from which they obtained their first degree, along with their year of graduation.
1968 Ronald W Fergie
1970 Robert A Saffrey
1972 Robert J Speechley
1972 Allan Peachment
1973 Bronwyn A Simondson
1978 Iris Kennedy
1978 Cecilia Netolicky
1979 Stephen B Angus
1980 Margaret M Carter
1981 Jeanette D Goodlet
1981 Linton R Smith
1981 Patricia M Grey
1981 Amanda N Grinblat
1982 Jennifer Hoskins-Haddad
1983 Fiona M Poulsen
1983 Anthony B Nutt
1984 Esther Schenberg
1984 Perry K Head
1985 Rosanna Abbonizio
1986 Catherine L Bate
1987 Brenda Tamberlin
1988 Sabrina M D Acunto
1988 Catherine A O’Leary
1989 Graziella Dennis
1989 Rachel J Meier
1989 Margaret M O’Sullivan
1989 John A Richmond
1990 Traci Bauk
1990 Liana M Marche
1990 Marianne Neave
1990 Adrienne Richardson
1991 James M Bennett
1991 James B Campbell
1991 Valerie M Jones
1991 Laura S Macfarlane
1991 Jennifer Sabbioni
1991 Fiona E Argyle
1992 Kirsten M Foster
1993 Channa N Galhenage
1993 Nicholas J Gee
1993 Richard E Pot
1994 Katherine A Buck
1994 Angela J Hartley
1994 Jean Mulder
1995 Sally Green
1995 Danielle L Miller
1996 Giuly Bettinelli
1996 Alexandra Haight-Ashbury
1996 Sally B Richardson
1996 Justine M Sykes
1997 Jason G Cupido
1997 Stacey A Posner
1998 Jeremy C Earl
1998 Terri E Whisker
1999 Geoffrey R Bant
1999 Liam G Phillips
1999 Chloe C Stanley-Cary
1999 Jemma C Tyley-Miller
1999 Verity L Wright
1999 Rachael K Bernstien
1999 Hoi Yan Chan
1999 Robyn M Christian
1999 Sandra Vallini
1999 Shuk Fong Yong
2000 Stephanie A Campbell
2000 Helene J Frichot
2000 Jane R Kluck
2000 Janice M Tiller
2000 Warwick Pollard
2000 Benjamin A Wills-Johnson
2001 Maryam E Bell
2002 Sally L Woodliff
2003 Erin J Bavcevich
2003 Emily C Tan
2003 Ian Lilburne
2003 Daphne M Middleton
2004 June H Chubb
2004 Suzannah B Williams
2005 Luke M Cullen
2005 Emily C Rossen
2005 Heather L Meredith
2005 Sean P O’Carroll
2005 Peter Gurney
2006 Juliet M Biggs
2006 Kamma J Spring
2006 Shaun Hayden
2007 Chai L Goh
2007 Rachel C Robson
2007 Georgina C Sattler
2007 Sarah R Green
2007 Rommy Rommy
2007 Rohan J Worsdell
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2008 Gloria R Krishnan
2008 Zoe R Lamond
2008 Jessica Surendorff
2008 Ai-Linh Truong
2008 Chloe A Muller
2008 Ilana J Stack
2008 Laura A van Rijn
2008 Clare F Rigden
2008 Jacqueline M Coolican
2008 Amanda J Prestipino
2008 Megan R Bagworth
2008 Emily T Bartlett
2008 Yuen Yee Chung
2008 Georgina Joseph
2008 Caroline S Kirby
2008 Aldijana Sinanovic
2008 Tristan M Stanley
2009 Esther M Douglas
2009 Siyang Guan
2009 David R Howard
2009 Isabelle A Jeneve
2009 Kerry A Bradly
2009 Li W Chua
2009 Jessica C Davey
2009 Reuben R Adams
2009 Jakara E Enders
2009 Christian Meyer
2009 Jane-Heloise Nancarrow
2009 Jayde Harding
2009 Mark W Harris
2009 Flora T Ip
2009 Stephanie K Kiesel
2009 Matthew R Patroni
2009 Glenn L Pegrum
2009 Po Shuen Tsang
2010 Claire M Bickers
2010 Bradley L Mewburn
2010 Anika P Clynick
2010 Yan Du
2010 Stephen D Hayes
2010 Jessica A Smith
2011 Shannon Place
2011 Elizabeth P Richards
2011 Heather E Rogers
2011 Pitcha Tarudeyataworn
2011 Katherine A Wilkinson
2011 Darren Jones
2011 Elizabeth S Mapstone
2011 Carmen H Munyard
2011 Elizabeth J Belz
2011 Samuel D Calder
2012 Cassandra E Barnes
2012 Nichola S Burton
2012 Michael A Charlton
2012 Mary A Griffiths
2012 Heather L Liebregts
2012 Lisa J Mackay
2012 Annie Macleod
2012 Lucy K Smith
2012 Sarah Hatton
2012 Lesley A Thomas
2012 Noor M Bajuwaiber
2012 Colleen E Purio
2012 Samuel J Rose
2013 Serena J Cribb
2013 Ben A de Vries
2013 Quitterie M Graciet
2013 Jesse D Laurie
2013 Kok Y Lee
2013 Kira T McPherson
2013 Talitha K O’Connor
2013 Sarah Onishi
2013 Briannan D Dean
2013 Sandhya S Aswani
2013 Maria B Bautista
2013 Weixin W Chong
2013 Man W Kong
2013 Jacob J Matthews Taylor
2013 Jiawei Pan
2013 Nicole Prini
2013 Daisy E Trevor
Business1970 Malcolm Bailey
1970 Vic J Rogers
1972 Ronald G Hancy
1973 Michael C Cross
1973 John A Sullivan
1974 Francis A Quilty
1977 Kim R Geddes
1977 Stephen Home
1977 Michael J Wright
1978 Robert G Hebbard
1978 Christopher R Oakeley
1978 Angelo Tatulli
1979 Peter B Cox
1982 Mark C Phillips
1983 Beatrice A Jackson
1983 Franco C Kwok
1983 Elizabeth A Pyle
1983 Warwick R Wilson
1984 Michael J Wedgewood
1985 Paul D Comfort
1986 Richard H Anderson
1986 Andrew P Brown
1987 Sean A Edis
1988 Karen M MacDonald
1988 Kevin B Stewart
1989 Donald H Low
1989 Monty R Sangar
1990 Scott Collison
1991 Gek-Lian A Rehman
1992 Richard S Birch
1992 David T Weber
1993 Conrad J Browne
1993 Michael L Taylor
1994 Robert Perisic
1994 Peter W Faulkner
1995 Liesl A Ralph
1995 Damien C Yelverton
1995 Troy R Valentine
1996 Phung Kha
1996 Angeline Kho
1997 Jodie A Ledger
1998 Sui Fon Lim
1998 Robert E Sauer
1998 Sharon Suan
1998 David H Lange
1998 Su Min Ling
1998 Elissa M Castelli
1998 Brendan M Vaughan
1999 Sylvia Purnomo
1999 Sawu Meei Joanne Boo
1999 Kathryn S Chambers
1999 Jennifer R Deykin
1999 Perry E Forster
1999 Daniel R Wade
1999 Kee H Tan
2000 Victoria Fitzgerald
2000 Florence T Ng
2000 Eu L Tan
2000 Melvin Jason J Wong
2000 Felicity J Zimmermann
2000 Khai Lin K Soh
2001 Alissa M Barker
2001 Cameron N Gleeson
2001 Sandra M Justins
2001 Rodney J Limerick
2001 Neil Watt
2001 Sheng Poh Lim
2001 Amanda E Smith
2002 Owen S Bailey
2002 Julie M Cheen
2002 Helen L Rea
2002 Paul T Samulkiewicz
2002 Yee Quen Wong
2002 Claire L Allman
2002 Joseph Felter
2002 Muralidharan Narayanan
2002 Li Yeang Chow
2002 Julian A Hewitt
2002 Claire L Quinn
2002 Tristan Stanway
2003 Kathleen Fish
2003 Gregory W Nolan
2003 Jonathon M Bamford
2003 Kristie L Georgeff
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2008 Cindy R Thio
2008 Mark A Buttenshaw
2008 Bruce E Dowdall
2008 Congyao D Tang
2008 Qingfeng Zhao
2008 L R Hellstrom Arvidsson
2008 Hui P Chung
2008 James W Stuart
2008 Siak Kwee Quek
2009 Peiyi T Chan
2009 Terrance P Paioff
2009 Chun Sing Wong
2009 Dwi N Yoehanes
2009 Chao Zhang
2009 Ee Lin Ang
2009 Christopher E Ben
2009 Mohamed Yazeen Buhari
2009 Hsiu-Ling Cheng
2009 Mark R Trevaskis
2009 Kamal A Ali
2009 Boon Siew Tan
2009 Wen-Yen Chang
2009 Ching Yee Chia
2009 Deanna J Carpenter
2009 Travis R Crewe
2009 Pankaj S Harjani
2009 Kwok Kuen Kwan
2009 Xiaohang Lei
2009 Rebecca J Petchey
2009 Jacob M Brown
2009 Martin Mari
2010 Mathew P Briggs
2010 Thomas J Vallakalil Samir
2010 Ian S Birch
2010 Gregory H Mayer
2010 Pao H Tan
2010 Lucy-Maree Upham
2010 Teck H Chia
2010 Gregory K Karadjian
2010 Simon J Mongey
2010 Hasheeni Arulananthan
2010 Jason M Barnett
2010 Hui Min Chua
2010 Steven Disano
2010 Mohamed Parker
2010 Selina Briody
2010 Hui S Er
2010 Georgina E Forbes
2010 Lauren K Harvey
2010 Samuel T Loughnan
2010 Zhedao Shen
2010 Meng G Tan
2010 Sui K Wong
2010 Ken W Yeo
2010 Natalie J Zurita
2010 John B Davidson
2003 Mark A Petricevic
2003 Jennifer A Chetrit
2003 Santi O Tenggara
2004 Li’en Koh
2004 Tracy H Leong
2004 Vamanan MK Nair
2004 Chai Lin Yap
2004 Tony Jupp
2004 Jeremy J Bond
2004 Holly C Huxtable
2005 Karen Bradley
2005 Jessamyn S Lyons
2005 Guan Chew Tan
2005 Alison McKenzie
2005 Michelle G Ottaviano
2005 Kuan H Chan
2005 Matthew E Chessell
2005 Gerad R Inglis
2005 Emily J McFarlane
2005 Kelly B McGrath
2005 Wen W Wang
2005 Tresna G Gough
2006 Emily Lu San Ong
2006 Braden R Searle
2006 Louise G Squire
2006 Chien Beng Tay
2006 Ryan W Tay
2006 Valerie A Tay
2006 Eugene Y Tse
2006 Alicia D Walter
2006 Hui L Choo
2006 Yang D Foo
2006 Li K Yang
2006 Jason C Condello
2006 Wan Hean Seet
2006 Michael J Williams
2006 Benjamin L Coleman
2006 Sayo Noda
2006 Ryan J Pain
2006 Stephen J Swan
2007 Ee L Ong
2007 Catherine A Venn
2007 Sim H Yeow
2007 James Delaney
2007 Bill Ivory
2007 Kirby E Anderson
2007 Olivia Della Martina
2007 Gordon R Richards
2007 Stanislav Goryachev
2007 Francinne O’Rourke
2007 Vincent J Whelan
2008 Ching P Chew
2008 Woo Y Han
2008 Sherlene Heng
2008 Sellyna P Iliadi
2008 Edward Lazuardi
2010 Alan P Thom
2011 Thomas J Barratt
2011 Michael P Dulaney
2011 Runyan Jiang
2011 Lauren R Burns
2011 Cameron J Dunne
2011 Hong Ge
2011 Stuart J Nicholls
2011 Guo Qiang D Oh
2011 Shirui Pow
2011 Tzee Hao D Wong
2011 Xuemei Wu
2011 Leslie L Yapi
2011 Su Lin E Yeo
2011 Chor Man Kam
2011 Cheryl H Ng
2011 Tatt Y Tan
2011 Katherine J West
2011 Mubarak D Al-Wadani
2011 Mohammed A Assiri
2011 Kit T Chan
2011 Wei Shoong S Chia
2011 Xin Y Kwan
2011 Rui Li
2011 Holly J McComish
2011 Qi Ye
2011 Xiaoqin Zhang
2011 Jing Zhao
2012 Quentin D Bill
2012 William S Brice
2012 Audrey W Heng
2012 Clare A Grant
2012 Bin M Nan
2012 Hannah Sauvarin
2012 Sarah J Stevens
2012 Ethan P Wren
2012 Jessica A Wright
2012 Leilei Xu
2012 Jiameng Yang
2012 Dandan Wu
2012 Ee H Ong
2012 Zong Z Quek
2012 Huan J Soo
2012 Hong N Trinh
2012 Xiuying Weng
2012 Sulyn F Yeo
2012 Ahmed H Almalki
2012 Min Su Kang
2012 Hui H Tay
2012 Agnieszka R Vestal
2012 Nicholas J Wipf-Grant
2012 Lele Zhao
2012 Nayef M Alyami
2013 Xi T Chen
2013 Patricia M Laihad
2013 Louis J Bailey
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1989 Robin J Garnett
1990 Adam C Scott
1990 Clement A Wright
1991 Iain A Dale
1991 Melissa A Gillett
1991 Bernice P Lane
1992 Joanne Blayney
1993 Don E Cruttenden
1993 Brian T Grimes
1993 Kim Lewins
1993 Ainsley G Savage
1993 James D Morgan
1994 Olivia Green
1995 Jenni E Oliver
1996 Justine M Bruce
1998 Phillip Epps
1998 Victoria M Morgan
1999 Melissa G Henson
1999 Sarah A Hopwood
1999 Paul D Moloney
1999 Trevor J Riley
1999 Adam M Charlton
1999 Andrew P MacDonald
2000 Scott M Cumming
2000 Margaret E McPhee
2000 Marie C Philogene
2001 Anthony J Exeter
2001 Natalie A Sader
2002 Lawrence B Bonney
2003 Shannon L Douglass
2003 Tania H Lim
2005 Emma J Hesford
2005 Sandra G Duncan
2006 Heath A Johnstone
2007 Rubi F Mabrouk
2007 Chrystal M Makene
2008 Chantelle M Clemence
2008 Mei L Lau
2008 Tyrel S Stedman
2008 Shannon L Wells
2009 Hana Langdell
2009 Padminee K Raja
2010 Jaromir Audy
2010 Nicola T Bird
2010 Wen S Lai
2010 Kieren P Haslam
2010 Niamh M Fitzpatrick
2010 Joo Y Park
2010 Bhuvaneswari Ramamuthi
2010 Elizabeth Thorarajoo
2010 Ross Davidson
2011 Damien M Patterson
2011 Luke A Radaich
2011 Daniel C Atkinson
2012 Marama J Forster
2012 Pin-Pin D Chan
2013 Mohamed Shahudh
2013 Bin Fan
2013 Patrick J Dwyer
2013 John E Boulter
2013 Georgia F Baker
2013 Siu Y Foo
2013 Ying M Poh
2013 Kang Y Sng
2013 Jia Y Yang
2013 Aminath Irthiyasha
2013 Guosheng Zhang
Education1959 Frank E Lambert
1961 John M Trotter
1968 Eva Politis
1970 Gregory O Smith
1972 John E Beard
1972 Pauline E Arcaro
1973 Richard I Tinning
1974 Ellen A Barnes
1974 Alan W Russell
1975 Russel E Hertel
1975 Norman J Thomas
1977 Catherine M Elliott
1977 Lois A Fong
1977 David C Jenkin
1977 Donald W Smailes
1977 Ian R Patterson
1978 Noel F Fitzgerald
1978 Graham A Harivel
1978 Georgina A Jensen
1979 Therese K Cottrell
1979 Angela B Dunleavy
1980 Yen-Ngai Chan Yen-Ngai
1980 Christine L Clarence
1980 Owen C Curtis
1980 Margaret J Gibson
1980 Peter Braimbridge
1981 Phillip J Hutchison
1981 Yvonne Troedson
1982 Mark L Oxenham
1982 Ian N Symons
1983 Katie J Andriyich
1983 John F O’Keefe
1985 Rhowena M Barrow
1985 David P Lea
1985 Ian Weaver
1986 Michael J Blackwell
1986 Wendy L Townsend
1987 John P Bouwer
1987 Ronan P Moore
1988 Tania M Hickey
1988 Radmila Lewis
1988 Karon C Brennan
1989 Michael B Herman
2012 Daniel E Lawson
2012 Kristopher Lightly
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2012 Shannon J Watts
2013 Jasmine L Allen
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Engineering, Computing and Mathematics1951 Warren M Davies
1952 Allan B Bennett
1958 Deroon Low
1966 Nicholas E Humphry
1969 William G Carlton
1970 Richard J Turner
1974 David G MacDonald
1975 Dennis A Jeffries
1976 Christopher J Botica
1980 David A Panter
1983 David G McIlwraith
1986 Andrew C Lambert
1986 Darren L Smith
1987 David E Thomas
1989 Rainer Rasmussen
1991 Christopher J Muir
1993 Clint J Walker
1994 Robert P Maitland
1994 Geoffrey R Newman
1995 Chern K Tay
1996 Philip A Dunstan
1996 Minh T Pham
1997 Bethwyn Barrett-Lennard
1997 Phu Ngoc Nguyen
1997 Sonya R Heatley
1997 Rodney S Longhurst
1998 Karen Ka-Kay Lee
1998 Claire L van Coppenhagen
1998 Winston S Wong
1999 Leanne C Phillips
1999 Daniel J Skerratt
1999 Adrian J Thomson
1999 Jow V Lim
1999 Ken Phua
2000 Shane L Chu
2000 Jian-Zhong J Zhou
2000 Benjamin J Crawford
2002 Szymon Lizak
2003 Hock San Chionh
2003 Toby M Vangelovski
2003 James Keyes
2004 Tommy Cristobal
2004 Garth R Elliott
2004 Tom Spencer
2004 Anthony Y Tan
2004 James S Hutton
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2004 Peter A Johnson
2005 Pui Ting Kan
2005 Nay Chi Tun
2005 Rosalind L Weir
2005 Shen Zhang
2005 Damian F Callus
2005 Nicholas B Goodwin
2005 Edward R McLarty
2006 David R Giles
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