Wednesday, Number 12,1994 25 May

Following his address the Vice-Chancellor (centre) was congratulated by (left) Professor Michael Birt (the University's inaugural vice-chancellor and until recently vice-chancellor of the University of NSW) and former prime minister, the Hon. Dr Gough Whitlam Universities in thie 21st century

The Vice-chancellor, Professor Ken McKinnon, was invited to give the 1994 University Day Address in this, his lost year in office. Quotes from address follow. Copies of the complete address may be obtained from Gillian Curtis (042) 213 926

Looking back The barely more than 2000 EFTSU other Australian activities and in­ "The development paths followed of 1981 had become 6200 EFTSU by dustries. The University of Wol­ by the University of Wollongong in 1987 — reasonably comfortable — longong had to be more than a the '80s and '90s have reflected (the) but further growth was desirable sapling to withstand the coming cy­ desire to share a proud, enduring tra­ since our own ambition was to com­ clone." dition of university life, while simul­ pete with other research universi­ taneously having the confidence to ties. By then it was obvious to me "Incidentally, Dawkins' arguments strike out and forge a distinctive iden­ that there would soon be a national claiming savings and rationalisation tity suited to our place and time." shakeout and reorganisation of ofresources as aconsequence of amal­ higher education. The growth of gamations have proved false. Aus­ "Enrolments grew quickly in the the system since the early '70s had tralia may have had too many tertiary mid '80s, but even so I had doubts left it sprawly, unreformed and com­ institutions, including too many small that the growth would be sufficient placent. Clearly it was not going to ones, but the real problem was actu- for the changes which lay ahead. escape the reform moves reshaping Continued page two Festival of Creative Arts 3-18 June Phone (042) 21 4214 for a brochure Universities in the 21st century From page one ally lack of poUtical courage. The "I preached the reciprocity of the ever their curiosity leads them, while weakest and least well-placed should social contract between the Univer­ other researchers can benefit from that have been closed." sity and students; they have rights work while concentrating on explor­ and their reasonable expectations ing problems for which the commu­ "In any case, to counter the pecu­ should be met, but they also have nity or industry needs solutions. liarly urban Australian view that if a obligations. Australia is diverse. As university is not located in a large a matter of fact, it is multicultural, but "Again, the best solution seems to capital city it is highly disadvantaged, public institutions are not thereby be the formulation of programs and I had been drawing attention, ever required to be value-free. We had to institutes around a sufficientiy ge­ since I came to Wollongong, to the have clear values. neric theme, eg, telecommunications, fact that many of the world's best molecular recognition, bio-medical universities, Stanford, Yale, Harvard, "We saw our future as an interna­ problems or the environment, in such Oxford and Cambridge, were outside tional university welcoming and treat­ a way that a cross-section of research capital cities, in places favourable to ing equally both men and women of topics, with a high proportion in the scholarship, where life could be lived all races, whether staff or students." applied area, but some in fundamen­ on a more human scale. I argued that tal research, can be tackled consist­ the effect on university quality was "There was a major aspect of the ently over a long enough period for a not accidental. I advocated learning 1987 Dawkins changes, certainly, in depth of research expertise to develop from those models, both in terms of my view the most important one, that and for good and sustained out­ aspirations and in terms of considera­ was educationally significant. That comes." tion of the attributes that made those was the government's decision to al­ universities excellent." low universities to enrol full-fee pay­ "Ironically, now that the 1987-1990 ing overseas students. . . . The period is behind us. Department of "The modern concept of total qual­ freedom to recruit students and to Employment, Education and Train­ ity management is surprisingly well use the tuition fees as universities ing bureaucrats have been quickly re- fitted to university administration. saw fit, to provide a program attrac­ regulating universities despite the Abrupt changes and discontinuities tive enough to persuade the enrol­ proud claim by Dawkins that he had are not easily engineered in universi­ ment of foreign students, has effectively deregulated them. Com­ ties because some students, at least, energised universities quite remark­ puter linked information flows cov­ are always part way through courses ably. That policy development alone ering all manner of detailsallow more (and, of course, it is very difficult to has provided an important tool with DEET intervention than ever before. re-engineer the skills of academic which to combat the cynicism and Neither ministers nor their key public staff). Constant, small scale, iterative negativism which had adversely af­ servants are content to set a minimal improvement yields excellent results. fected a generation of staff and the or even moderate regulatory frame­ As the University community be­ whole ethos of universities." work and subsequently abstain from comes used to such change, the mo­ intervention. If not resisted, these mentum can be increased." "The trade-off between curiosity- regulatory trends will soon negate "I took the view from the outset led research, which is resistant to re­ the gains of the late '80s." that as students were growing up, search management approaches, and acquiring habits of living, ideals and the more planned research manage­ "The Quality Assurance Commit­ aesthetics standards as well as con­ ment approach, with its sharp focus tee was not a perfect mechanism and tent and intellectual skills, the Uni­ on outcomes, is a less contentious the outcomes were subject to the usual versity should work on all aspects of issue than a few years ago but there is response to social science research . its functioning, recognising that it still vigorous debate. It is pretty clear . . As some of you know, Wollon­ would be influencing students lives that, in the past, Australia has had too gong had the interesting experience for good or ill by how well it was many aspirants working on original of being classified with Sydney and organised, by the example it set. research with modest success and too Monash in Band 2. Without a doubt, few concentrating on the applied re­ and speaking objectively, of course, I "For instance, the Campus itself search and development necessary to can assure you that we ought to have would be a daily learning experience underpin national wealth generation been classified in Band 1. There are at if it was free of graffiti, if it was green, and economic activity. On the other least two universities in Band 1 that attractive and aesthetically pleasing, hand, often the solution to appHed ought not to have been classified as if the walls of buildings routinely had problems requires at least some fun­ highly as Wollongong. Nevertheless, art on them. I believed too that stu­ damental research. The dilemma fac­ Wollongong has received welcome dents might be reasonably expected ing universities is how to organise external confirmation that the efforts to share in task of keeping the campus research so that the relatively few of the last 12 years are yielding re­ clean, safe, free of racism and sexism, people with genuinely original minds sults. We have emerged from the and tolerant of diverse opinions. can safely be let free to research wher­ ruck." Festival of Creative Arts 3-18 June Phone (042) 21 4214 for a brochure Future trends through joint research world-wide "The University of Wollongong is "So what is it that universities can with academics everywhere via reacting to these trends through its expect in the 21st Century? The con­ Internet and AARNET. European partnership with SBS and the PAGE tinued, rapid transformation of the universities are already cooperating in Consortium in graduate distance edu­ world through economic joint degrees, for example, a joint de­ cation, not only to provide students off globalisation, instant communication gree in international business gained campus with access to our present linksand the speed and relativecheap- by study at both an English and a courses but also to learn how to navi­ ness of modern air transport is chang­ German university. Joint activities are gate through the rapids of this new ing the future for universities, becoming common enough to seem technology. We do not know where challenging them in a number of ways. normal. Internationalisation in respect the river goes, but if we learn to navi­ Against those general trends will be of curriculum emphases and courses gate well and in the process acquire the the continuing need for the nation to and the mobility of students has be­ skills needed in this new era our staff have safe campuses in which a wider come commonplace. Some examples will have a general advantage over cross-section of the nation's youth have emerged of private universities others. than ever before can grow to adult­ with a campus in each of several coun­ hood in a relatively safe and construc­ tries. Will these trends develop, as has "An alternative future is that the tive environment." the trend to internationalisationinbusi- possibility of privatisation of knowl­ ness, in the form of mergers and acqui­ edge, will, to our chagrin, allow com­ "As far as the teaching function is sitions among universities across mercially minded entrepreneurs to do concerned, universities will still have national boundaries to form a new much of what universities now do. as a primary task the provision of a breed of multi-national universities? Universities still hold the whip hand of setting in which adolescents can ac­ credentialism, and hence admission to "Similarly, networking power, quire the intellectual skills, the knowl­ professional status, but that many turn through optical fibre and satellite tech­ edge, the attitudes and the aesthetic out to be a temporary advantage. As nology, will now allow, indeed en­ sensibilities needed as adults. But the world moves towards openness, courage, instant access to the world's universities and the academic staff involving articulation of access and best course material. Can franchising within them will be required to be competency-based assessment of cre­ and at least some forms of privatisa­ conscious of the implications of the dentials, pressures to breach the de­ tion be far behind? Franchising would global economy, ofthe skills required fences of educational gate-keepers will occur, if a course presenter and devel­ of graduates working in multi-lin­ increase. Universities cannot expect to oper in a university licenced either a gual, multi

Festival of Creative Arts 3-18 June Phone (042) 21 4214 for a brochure BHFB Festival of Creative Arts 1994 Wollongong University^ Festival Preparations are well advanced for the Festival of Creative Schultz from the Faculty of Creative Arts and libretto by Arts 1994 to be held at the University of Wollongong from Julianne Schultz, to be held in the Union Hall on Tuesday 14 3-18 June. June at 8pm. Black River is a much-acclaimed film which A free brochxire with full details of the Festival of Creative expresses the important issue of black deaths in custody through music and dance. This screening has been sponsored Arts program is available by phoning (042) 214 214. by Film Ausfralia with the assistance of the new Dean of All bookings and enquiries can be made by contacting this Creative Arts, Dr Sharon Bell. B/acfcRii^r features the compel­ number (with the exception of the film premiere of Black River ling performance of Aboriginal soprano Maroochy Barambah as detailed below). A taste of some of the Festival events and the absorbing choreography of the Bangarra Dance Thea­ follow: tre. This highly original film was awarded the prestigious Grand Prix Opera Screen '93 Prize by the Opera Bastille in Free Opening Concert Paris, as well as a 1993 API award nomination for Best Friday 3 June Screenplay Adaptation, and gained official selection to film The whole community can look forward to the landing and festivals in London, Hawaii, Melbourne, Brisbane and the launching of the Festival of Creative Arts, which begins with Espace Kronenberg Film Festival in Paris. Admission is $4 a Grand Festival Opening Concert in the Union Hall on (students/concessions) and $6 (adults) with all funds raised Friday 3 June at 8pm. Admission is free to a concert that will from this screening to be contributed to a new Scholarship showcase highlights of thewholePestivalprogram and book­ Fund for Creative Arts. Tickets are essential for this premiere ings are essential. Call (042) 214 214 to secure your seats for screening of Black River and are available from the Union this fine evening of music, theatre and performance art. Mr Ticket Office by calling: (042) 297 833. Stephen Martin MP, Speaker of the House of Representa tives and Member for Cunningham, will officially open the Festi­ val of Creative Arts on behalf of the Federal Minister for Arts Outstanding Artists in Festival of and Communications, Mr Michael Lee. Creative Arts Outstanding artists associated with the University, includ­ VESAK '94 Buddhist Exhibition ing the One Extra Company, The Song Company and the Saturday 4 June and Sunday 5 June RAAF Air Command Band, will perform on various dates through tlie Festival program, including: The Australian Buddhist Mission Inc. will present the VESAK '94 Buddhist exhibition and seminar to be held in the Music Auditorium (Building 25) on Saturday 3 June and One Extra Company Dance of Ideas Sunday 4 June from 10am to 5pm. This event will feature an Saturday 4 June exhibition about the life and teachings of Buddha with a focus Direct from its Sydney season. One Extra Company Dance on Buddhist Education for Peace. Seminars on various as­ of Ideas will present for one night only its newest production pects of Buddhism, such as mental culture and inner peace, Drowning In A Sea of Dreams at the Hope Theatre on Saturday the path to final liberation, and guided meditation will be 4 June a 18pm. This production is based on stories of love and conducted over this weekend. All are welcome and admis­ romance inspired by the evocative images of Gabriel Garcia sion is free, including vegetarian lunch between 12 noon and Marquez's novel Love in the Time of Cholera. Wollongong 1pm on both days. audiences should take this opportunity to see a dance per­ formance that has received positive critical and public ac­ Playreadings of new Australian scripts claim in Sydney. Admission prices: $16 and $12 (concession). Thursday 2 June Carmina Burana by Carl Orff Saturday 11 June The Creative Writing strand of the Faculty of Creative Arts will present an evening of reheased readings from new Carl Orff's popular and sfirring 20th century choral work scripts, with the participation of the writers themselves in an will be perfomed in the Union Hall on Saturday, 11 June, at informal session of entertainment and discussion. Some of 7.30pm, featuring more than 150 singers and musicians, the plays focus on subjects specific to the Illawarra region, including the University Singers, Illawarra Choral Society, and all aim to raise the quality of writing, an essential skill Wollongong Conservatorium Youth Choir, the BHP Youth often overlooked and undervalued within the Australian Orchesfra and the RAAF Air Command Band. David Vance entertainment industry. These will be presented in the Writ­ will conduct this epic production, with Jane Edwards (so­ ing Room (Building 60) at 7pm on Tuesday 7 June. Admission prano), Gerald English (tenor) and Edward Grieve (baritone) is free. singing the key parts. Carmina Burana promises to be a memorable highlight of the Festival of Creative Arts. Admis­ Premiere of opera film Black River sion $16 and $12 concession. Tuesday 14 June Another Festival event just announced is the premiere The Song Company Songs of War and Peace screening of the opera film. Black River, directed by Kevin Sunday 12 June Lucas with music composed by Associate Professor Andrew Ausfralia's a premiere vocal sextet will present a program Festival of Creative Arts 3-18 June Phone (042) 21 4214 for a brochure of Creative Arts prepares to land! of a cappella music about war and peace in Keira View them of the put-upon publican) is packed with suspense and (Building 67) on Sunday 12 Jime, at 2pm. The Song Company surprise, populated with endearing and irascible characters. will sing vocal works ranging from the Renaissance to con­ Directed by Des Davis, written by John Senczuk with music temporary Ausfralian compositions, all concerned with the by Jim McCallum and Paul Coombes. This new production theme of war and peace. The Song Company are the Ensem­ will be performed at Theafre South in Coniston. For bookings ble in Residence at the University of Wollongong in 1994. and enquiries please call: (042) 296 144. Admission: $8 and $5 (concession). The Song Company's concert is one attraction among the many events that will be A Flotilla of Exhibitions held during the Festival Day on Sunday 12 June. Visual arts enthusiasts will find that the Festival of Creative Arts has a sfrong program of exhibitions and installations, SBS Youth Orchestra in Concert including: Friday 17 June Figures in a Landscape (Arthur Boyd): 12-16 June Conducted by Matthew Krel, this acclaimed and talented Artworks selected from the Bundanon Collection by one of orchestra will perform a variety of popular and classical Australia's greatest artists will be on display in the Keira music for one night only in the Union Hall on Friday 17 June, View Building. at 7pm. Twelve-year-old Simon Tedeschi will be the soloist in a varied program which will include works by von Suppe, Guy Boyd Sculpture Acquisition: Sunday 12 June Enesco, Gershwin andPoulenc. Admission: $12 and $8. This Generously donated by the late sculptor's family. The special concert is sponsored by South Coast Equipment Pty Prodigal Son, a major new installation sited at the Keira View Ltd with Green's Northern Coaches being the official carrier. Building, will be unveiled at the Open Day. Proudly spon­ sored by MM Kembla Products Pty Ltd. From Shakespeare to Louis Nowra: Bundanon Print Portfolio: 3-18 June Theatre for Everyone Staff, students and family members from the Creative Arts Printmaking Studio will exhibitprints completed after a four- Theafre seasons of three productions will be offered during day residency at the Riverdale property of the Bundanon the Festival program, ranging from a much-loved Trust in the Food for Thought Cafe, Keira View Building. Shakespearen comedy to two new and viniquely Australian plays. These productions are: Drawing on the Illawarra: 3-19 June Curated by Ian Gentle and Permy Harris, this exhibition on Louis Nowra's The Widows the theme of the unique Illawarra environment, will be on display in the Long Gallery (Building 25). 15-18 June, Hope Theatre. One of Ausfralia's foremost playwrights presents a grip­ Southern Images: 3-18 June ping mystery of murder and passion based on true life events Organised by the University's Aboriginal Education Unit, in a Hungarian village between the two World Wars. The this selection of indigenous photography and artworks will Widows, directed by Janys Hayes, is a plaintive tale of death, be displayed in the foyer of the Hope Theafre (Building 40). exorcism and innocence as Nowra's play descends into a Visual Poetry Exhibition: 7-17 June journey of compulsion and explores the darker side of our Selected works from the 1994 Visual Poetry Competition, unconscious natures. Bookings are essential for this powerful which combines words and text with visual language and play. Admission: $16 and $12 (concession). imagination, will be on display in the Union Hal! foyer. Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors Identities: Art From Australia: until 5 June at 9-12 June, Performance Space (Building 24). Wollongong City Gallery. This major cultural exchange between Australia and Tai­ Shakespeare's rousing first comedy is universally enjoyed wan is an exhibition of contemporary Australian art that for its farcical action, sharp twists of plot and lively charac­ received high acclaim when presented in Taipei, and is a terisations and is an ideal production to be performed by major artistic project co-ordinated by Associate Professor young actors. John Senczuk, an accomplished theatre direc­ PeterShepherd from theFacul ty of Creative Arts.This sfrongly tor, designer and writer, has devised a witty and mischevious recommendedexhibitionis a dynamic andprovocative visual production of The Comedy of Errors that audiences will find exploration of Australian identities. lively and entertaining. Admission: $16 and $12. From The Escarpment To The Sea: 3-18 June Time, Gentlemen! The annua! acquisitive art prize of the University of Wol­ 8-25 June, Theatre South longong Union has become one of the most exciting art competitions on campus. Selected entries of photography. Set in and around a small wheat-belt station in far western New South Wales, Time Gentlemen! (the time honoured an­ Continued next page

Festival of Creative Arts 3-18 June Phone (042) 21 4214 for a brochure i Graduation — May 1994 University honours prominent citizens j^fW Dr Guy Kendall White was editor of the International Journal of itiffti Ms Pat O'Shane received the awarded an honorary degree Thermophysics. honorary award of Doctor of of Doctor of Science at a gradu­ Since his official retirement, Dr Laws at a graduation cer­ ation ceremony on 11 May. White has continued his research emony on 12 May. Dr White is a pioneer and interna­ into low temperature physics and Teacher, activist, public servantand tionally recognised expert in the field written several standard reference woman of the law, Ms O'Shane is of low temperature physics. His re­ articles on the thermal properties of surely destined to feature in any his­ search earned him the Syme Medal in solids. tory of our times. 1965. He has also given valuable help to She has been involved in the key Dr White has been associated with this University as a member of the issues of the latter decades of this the CSIRO from his student days. He Faculty of Science Visiting Commit­ century: civil rights, environmental was a Chief Research Scientist for 20 tee. awareness, the status of women and years until his retirement in 1990. The Faculty is grateful for his per­ the role of education in society and Among his many positions in the ceptive contribution to meetings and, has fought to achieve equity and jus­ scientific community, Dr White is a above all, his keen interest in the edu­ tice for all members of Australian so­ Fellow of the Institute of Physics and cation of younger generations of sci­ ciety. a Fellow of the Australian Academy entists. She practised at the NSW Bar and in of Science which he served as vice- He has also generously offered the the Northern Territory where she president firom 1979 to 1980. Faculty his personal and very valu­ worked with the Central Australian He was also a member of the board able collection of professional jour­ Legal Aid Service. of the International Cryogenic Mate­ nals, accumulated during his long She was appointed as a Senior Policy rials Conference and is the advisory career in Physics. Adviser in the office of Women's Af-

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From previous page musical recitals and performances will be presented by the Festival of Creative Arts. One series will be held on campus sculpture and two-dimensional art will be on display in the either at the Music Auditorium (Building 24) or the Union Union Bistro. Hall, and the other series in the Bruce Gordon Theatre at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre. Full details of this impres­ Extra Helpings of Writing and Music sive concert series are available in the free Festival brochure The Festival of Creative Arts program also offers a rich by calling (042) 214 214. variety of events that will appeal to those who appreciate literature, music or both. Festival events in Writing and Festival Open Day: Sunday 12 June Music include: The Festival Day will be the culmination of the whole program on Sunday 12 June, during the long weekend, with Omnibus Toun Sunday 12 June at the Amphi­ a series of events, concerts, openings and performances that theatre. will be set in a relaxed atmosphere on the University's cam­ The second Omnibus tour will present prominent writers pus. Attractions of the Festival Day will include the unveiling Ron Pretty and John A. Scott together with six emerging of the Guy Boyd sculpture, the RAAF Air Command Band, Wollongong writers with live readings of prose and poetry The Song Company, The Comedy of Errors, the Omnibus that have been popularly received in schools, hotels and Tour, exhibitions of student works, an international food fair galleries in regional NSW. and Fringe entertainments in what promises to be an exciting A series of public writing events detailed in the Festival day for everybody. brochure include the New Poets Program, the Visual Poetry Competition, the launch of the latest issue of SCARP and a The 3-D Dance: Saturday 18 June preview of the literary and visual works from the Anthology The final Festival event will be an evening of dining, of the Illawarra project. Full details of all writing events can dancing and dalliance to remember, with excellent music, be obtained in the free Festival brochure by calling (042) 214 and a sumptuous smorgasbord provided by the Union's 214. caterers, in the spacious and comfortable Food for Thought Cafe at the Keira View Building. Form a table of friends and Course after Course of Lunchtime Concerts: join in the celebrations to mark the close of the Festival of 3-10 June Creative Arts. Tickets are $35 per head and bookings for this Two series of Lunchtime Concerts featuring a variety of function must be made before 1 June by calling (042) 214 214.

Festival of Creative Arts 3-18 June Phone (042) 21 4214 for a brochure naecology and studied at DubUn, the sity at the 12 May graduation cer­ world centre for obstetric medicine. emony. Dr James is a Foundation Fellow of Born in Spokane, Washington State the Australian College of Obstetri­ in 1931, Mr Steinke made Australia cians and Gynaecologists. his home in 1964. Throughout his life, Dr James has In the late '50s Mr Steinke enrolled seen service to the community as a at the University of CaUfornia, win­ serious commitment. ning a Noyes Scholarship to the fa­ He was a member of the Salvation mous Berkley campus. Army Advisory Board for 15 years He graduated in June 1959 with a and, for a short time, served on the Bachelor of Arts degree with honours board of the Wollongong City Mis­ in Economics and took out his Mas­ sion. ters degree in 1960. He was also chairman of the com­ After settling in Australia, Mr mittee for the restoration of Wesley Steinke joined the then Wollongong Church in the Mall. University College in 1964 as a lec­ Actively interested in politics for turer in Economics. many years, he was elected as Presi­ During the next 30 years, he rose to dent of the NSW Division of the Lib­ the position of Associate Professor Pat O'Shane eral Party from 1988 to 1989. and was a major influence in the his­ fairs before becoming the first Perma­ He was admitted as a member of tory of the College and later the Uni­ nent Head of the newly established the Order of the British Empire in versity. He was a driving force in the Federal Ministry of Aboriginal Af­ 1979 and to Membership of the Order fight for an independent University fairs. of Australia in 1989. of Wollongong. In 1986, she was appointed to her Dr James has found the time to In the 1970s he also helped lay the current position as a magistrate ofthe participate actively in the develop­ groundwork for the successful amal­ Local Courts of NSW. ment of this University. gamation of the University and the Ms O'Shane has worked to raise He is a long-term member of the neighbouring Institute of Education. expectations and to open up opportu­ University of Wollongong Founda­ Mr Steinke also made a major con- nities for all peoples and particularly tion and served for a time as a mem­ fribution to creating the campus which Aboriginal people and women. ber of the University's Governing has brought acclaim to the University She has been president of the Fed­ Council in the late 1980s. and the region. eral Council for the Advancement of As chairperson ofthe Buildingsand Aborigines and a member of the Un­ tiiit\ Retired Dean of the Facul ty of Site Committee in the formative years ion of Australian Women and the Commerce, John Steinke, was after the establishment of the Univer­ NSW Council for Civil Liberties. made a Fellow of the Univer- sity in 1975, Mr Steinke guided deci­ Her recognition of the role of edu­ sions that created the green spaces cation in empowering all peoples is and the planting of native trees. evidenced in her membership of the At the end of his career, as Dean of Commonwealth Tertiary Education the Faculty of Commerce, he led his Commission and the TAPE Council. colleagues in creating an entrepre­ Ms O'Shane also served as a mem­ neurial Faculty which has scored great ber of the Council of this University success inrecruitinginternafional stu­ from 1981 to 1983. dents and in boosting its postgradu­ ate and research capacity. f**J Dr Ronald James was made a Mr Steinke was a key figure in the Fellow of the University dur­ establishment of the Illawarra Re­ ing a graduation ceremony gional Information Service (IRIS) and on 11 May. has chaired its board since 1991. Dr James is a prominent citizen of His publications concentrate on Wollongong, a noted member of the employment in the region, the prob­ medical profession and a good friend lems of migrant settlers and environ­ to this University. mental issues. He graduated from Sydney Uni­ He was a member of the Wollon­ versity in medicine after first having gong City Council Environment studied accountancy and then Arts Committee and the Leisure Coast with a theology major. Tourist Association. He specialised in Obstetrics and Gy­ Dr Ronald James Continued back page

Festival of Creative Arts 3-18 June Phone (042) 21 4214 for a brochure I Graduation — May 1994

role in the design and construction of the University's first Astronomical Telescope. He held the position of Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Mining Engineering before his "technical" retirement in 1989. Since then, his research and consul­ tancy work has attracted substantial grants including one for the develop­ ment of training modules and a simu­ lator for the underground mining industry. His group is involved in a research project for the Health and Safety Ex­ ecutive in the United Kingdom. Associate Professor Upfold also served from 1989 as a Convocation member of the University Council and its Administrative Committee. Retired Dean of the Faculty of Commerce, John Steinke, is now a Fellow of the In his work for the development of University. He is pictured with Kathy Rozmeta, previously EEO Officer at the University, who returned to give the address at this ceremony. Kathy is now Chief the community, Bill Upfold chaired Manager, Training and Development, with the ANZ Bank. the Wollongong Art Gallery Com­ mittee and was a member of the Wol­ From previous page also active in the lobbying of the Askin longong Show Committee. Mr Steinke is a long-serving mem­ government. However, his commitment to the ber of the AustraUan Labor Party. Twenty years after his appointment, community, particularly its young He received the Queen Elizabeth II the independent University of Wol­ people, was most evident in his work Silver Jubilee Medal (for Community longong was proclaimed on this site. with the YMCA. Service) in 1977 and, in 1988, he was Associate Professor Upfold holds a Rising to the position of president awarded the Ethel Hayton Trophy as Masters degree and a PhD from the of the YMCA, he masterminded the the academic who most increased College. From 1961 to 1962, he was building of the hostel which was to public awareness of the University. visiting lecturer at Sheffield Univer­ become the first stage of the Univer­ sity in the United Kingdom and, on sity residence. International House. 'itjtifij Long-time supporter of the his return, he was promoted to senior He was later chairman of the Inter­ University Associate Profes­ lecturer in the Division of Engineer­ national House Council and oversaw sor Bill Upfold was made a ing and Metallurgy. the latter stages of its development as Fellow on 13 May. During this time, he played a major a residence. Associate Professor Upfold is one of the foundation members of this University. An engineer, teacher, administra­ tor and sympathetic friend to stu­ dents. Associate ProfessorUpfold has Associate Professor contributed in many ways to the de­ Bill Upfold Is made a velopment of the University and the Fellow of the welfare of his community. University by Chancellor the Hon. Dr In 1955 he became the youngest RM Hope lecturer then appointed at the Wol­ longong division of the NSW Univer­ sity of Technology. The division evolved into the Uni­ versity College and Associate Profes­ sor Upfold played a supportive role in wrestling resources and finally in­ dependence from the University of NSW. As president of the Staff Associa­ tion in those turbulent years, he was