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August 2004 |
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| Diplomatic posting for Monash graduate |
Monash graduate Jean Dunn (BA 1975) has been appointed Australian Ambassador to Turkey. Ms Dunn is a career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and was previously Deputy Head of Mission in Seoul. She has held senior
positions responsible for World Trade Organisation negotiations, trade development and public
diplomacy. Ms Dunn is one of many Monash graduates to hold diplomatic posts.
<More alumni profiles>
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Jean Dunn |
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Purchase Monash merchandise online
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Official Monash University merchandise can now be purchased online. Choose from a range of items including T-shirts, cups, pens and insignia. Worldwide delivery available. <more>
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Singapore Annual Dinner |
Alumni and friends in Singapore are invited to attend the Annual Dinner on Saturday 11 September. Enjoy a banquet dinner, live music, entertainment and prizes.
Venue: Ballroom of the Four Seasons Hotel
Inq: Alumni Relations/ + 61 3 9905 2636
Guests can enter the Annual Dinner competition 'Singapore stories from four decades of Monash graduate achievements' for the chance to win great prizes. <more> |
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| New MBA Alumni website |
The Faculty of Business & Economics has launched a new website for MBA alumni. Features of the site include business resources, upcoming events and further study opportunities.<Visit the website>
Hear MBA alumnus Philip Bullock, CEO of IBM Australia speak at the next MBA Alumni event. |
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| IT Alumni |
The Schools in the Faculty of Information Technology are launching their Alumni program. A range of events are planned over the coming months. All faculty of IT alumni are welcome. <more>
Hear Jeff Smith, CIO of Telstra, present at the inaugural 'Leaders in IT Lecture Series' |
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| Dean recognised in top 100 engineers |
Monash engineering dean Professor Tam Sridhar has been recognised as one of the 100
most influential engineers in Australia. <more> |
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| Hidden power of zoos |
Zoos are the 'sleeping giants' of conservation, with the power to transform visitors into
ambassadors for wildlife preservation, Monash researcher Dr Sue Broad has found. <more>
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| Award honours nursing great |
A Victorian government postgraduate nursing award will be established in honour of the late Monash graduate Dr Elizabeth Burchill. The 'Dr Elizabeth Burchill Postgraduate Nursing Prize' was created in recognition of Dr Burchill's distinguished 70 year career, both as a nurse in Australia and overseas, and as an author. The award will be presented as part of the 2004 State Nursing Excellence and Commitment Awards. <Postgraduate Nursing courses at Monash>
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Professional Development |
| Monash Short Courses |
| The Monash Short Courses Centre offers a range of languages at all
levels. Choose from Italian, French, Spanish, Mandarin, German,
Japanese, and Auslan (sign language). Conversation classes also
available. Concession price on all courses available for Monash Alumni. Classes
are held at the Clayton Campus of Monash University. <more> |
Events |
| Back to Monash theatre event: 'The Carer' |
Join your fellow alumni for the production of the 'The Carer', starring Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, followed by a behind the scenes tour of the Alexander
theatre. 10 August, 2pm (matinee performance), Alexander Theatre, Clayton campus. Special rate of $25 for alumni and their guests.
Inq/Bookings: tel +61 3 9905 1111 <more>
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| Law School celebrates 40 years |
In celebration of the Law School's 40th year, a gala dinner will be held on Thursday, 19 August at Atlantic South Wharf in Southbank, Melbourne. The event will relive the past 40 years of the Law School and the Australian legal profession, and will also acknowledge the outstanding achievements of Law graduates. <more>
Inq: email / +61 3 9905 2326
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| MBA Alumni event |
Philip Bullock (MBA 1994), CEO of IBM Australia will speak on new approaches to
competitive strategy for Australian companies at an MBA lunch on Thursday 19 August at the Victorian Club, Melbourne.
$50 alumni/students $65 guests. Buffet lunch included. <more> |
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| IT Lecture Series |
| IT graduates are invited to the 'Leaders in IT Lecture Series'. Jeff Smith, Chief Information Officer
of Telstra will present the inaugural lecture on Tuesday 10 August, 4:30
- 6.00pm in S3, Building 25, Clayton Campus. All
welcome. Inq/RSVP: email by 4th August. |
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| Monash Museum of Art exhibitions |
"Isle of Refuge"
14 July - 21 August, floortalk 17 July 2:30pm - 3:15pm.
Free entry
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"Blackspot" Contemporary Indigenous Photography From The Monash
University Collection, with selected loans.
14 July - 21 August, 2004,
floortalks: 1:15pm Thursday 5 & 12 of August. Free entry.
<more>
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| East Timor: a UN Success Model in Nation-building? |
Dr Jose Ramos Horta, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Democratic Republic of East Timor, will present at the 2004 Castan Centre for Human Rights Law Annual Lecture 13 August, 1pm. Queen's Hall, Parliament House, Melbourne.<more>
Inq/RSVP: Castan Centre
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| National Science Week 14 - 22 August |
Science Postgraduate Research Expo
Wednesday 18 August, 6:30-10pm
Monash STRIP, Clayton campus <more>
Heavenly attractions at Monash: an astronomical event
Professor Rob Norris, Dean, Faculty of Science invites you to explore the universe with Monash Science and the Astronomical Society of Victoria.
Thursday 19 August, 7:30-10:30pm <more> |
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| 2004 Australian Alumni Convention |
Graduates from Australian Universities are invited to the Australian Universities International Alumni Convention (AUIAC) at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, 1-3 December. Under the theme 'The Bridge to Opportunities' the convention will feature internationally renowned speakers, including Monash Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Dato' Dr Jannie Tay, managing director of The Hour Glass Ltd. <more> |
Classnotes |
| Dato' Dr Michael Yeoh |
Dato' Dr Michael Yeoh |
Dato' Dr Michael Yeoh's career in leadership began
during his Monash days as President of the Malaysian Students Union.
Now, 25 years since he graduated with an economics degree, Dr Yeoh holds
the position of CEO of the Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (ASLI) -
an organisation he co-founded.<more>
Read more alumni profiles on the 'Classnotes' pages of the alumni website.
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Campaigns |
| Foundation to honour Herb Feith |
A Monash University foundation in memory of Dr Herb Feith - academic, teacher, scholar, activist and humanitarian - was launched last month to honour Dr Feith's role in the development of Monash as a major centre for the study of Indonesia and to continue the work to which he devoted his life. <more> |
