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Adelaidean October 2008 FREE Publication October 2008 | Volume 17 | Number 8 inside this issue 3 Roseworthy celebrates 125 years 5 PM’s award writes author’s history 9 Young engineers take to the skies Above: Paralympian and University of Adelaide student Matt Cowdrey at the Adelaide 17 5 gold medals Aquatic Centre earlier this year Helping students Photo by Matt Carty, courtesy of realise their dreams 5 world records Messenger Community Newspapers Sport He won fi ve gold medals – all Commonwealth Games glory. Born in world record times – and three with a congenital amputation to his Students and staff at the silver medals, placing him at the top lower left arm, Matt broke his fi rst University of Adelaide have an extra of the individual medal count for Australian open record at age 11 reason – in fact, eight extra reasons the Paralympics. This eclipsed his and his fi rst world record at age 13. – to feel proud of one of their medal haul at Athens in 2004 of three He has since gone on to break more colleagues. gold, two silver and two bronze, and than 70 world records. These are the eight medals won earned him the role of fl ag bearer In 2005 he was awarded a Medal by 19-year-old swimmer Matthew for the Australian team at the Beijing of the Order of Australia (OAM) for Cowdrey OAM at the recent closing ceremony. service to sport as a gold medallist Paralympic Games in Beijing. In Beijing, he won gold in the 100m at the Athens 2004 Paralympic Matt, a Media and Law student at freestyle, 200m individual medley, Games, and he was named the University of Adelaide, was the 100m backstroke, 50m freestyle and Disabled Male Swimmer of the most successful Australian athlete men’s 4x100m medley relay. Year for 2007 by Swimming at last month’s Games and the Even before the Beijing Games had World Magazine. most successful of any of the 4000 begun, Matt had already achieved Paralympians competing in Beijing. Paralympic, World Championship and continued on page 12 Adelaidean Adelaidean is the offi cial newspaper of the University of Adelaide. It provides news and information about the University to the general public, with a focus on Life Impact. Circulation: 11,000 per month From the (Acting) Vice-Chancellor (March to December) Online readership: 90,000 hits per month (on average) www.adelaide.edu.au/adelaidean Great universities continue to innovate, and one area produces, and what we can do to shrink, stop or offset Editor: of innovation that – now more than ever – is required by it; identifying opportunities for replacing paper-based David Ellis universities is the area of environmental sustainability. processes with automated electronic ones, and so on. Design and Layout: Chris Tonkin Some of the impetus for this innovation is coming It’s no coincidence that our new $100 million Writers: from legislative changes, but it is also being driven by a building being constructed on the lower level of our Candy Gibson Robyn Mills growing awareness of the need to act as good citizens, North Terrace Campus has signifi cant green credential Contributors: to demonstrate what can be done and to lead by aspirations. What else can we do to develop ‘green’ Claire Oremland example. Many of our own academic staff involved in building standards and designs specifi c to the university Lana Guineay Ian Doyle climate change research have been calling for this kind sector? How can we refurbish our existing facilities to Deadline for November issue: of innovation in the wider community for many years. enable them to introduce energy-saving features? Can Friday 3 October, 2008 The University of Adelaide is working on multiple we establish a research funding target that enables us Editorial/Advertising enquiries: fronts to create environmentally sustainable practices to increase spending on research aimed at reducing Tel: +61 8 8303 5414 Fax: +61 8 8303 4829 that will hold the University in good stead for the next carbon pollution? Can we improve the availability, speed Email: [email protected] 130 years and more, while enabling us to achieve our and simplicity of video conferencing to reduce travel Mailing address: strategic aims and continue to grow our core operations needs between campuses? These and many other Adelaidean of teaching and research. questions are all being asked. Marketing & Strategic In South Australia, as well as in many other parts of It’s important to recognise that we are not alone in Communications, University of Adelaide, Australia and across the western world, some of the trying to deal with these issues; the State and Federal SA 5005 most pressing environmental issues facing us include Governments will assist the University in our endeavours Australia the need for better waste and water management, to become more environmentally sustainable, and there Material may be reproduced without permission but acknowledgement improved urban design and use of energy, and more is also great scope for collaboration across the various must be given to the Adelaidean. sustainable business practices. While these are major universities in South Australia. Printed by: Lane Print & Post issues that are much broader than any one organisation, Being able to make change towards sustainability Distribution: the University of Adelaide will attempt to address all of requires vision and commitment, and it can only be Lane Print & Post these issues and adopt a sustainable, carbon friendly, achieved with the support and involvement of the whole Passing Out Distribution Co. ‘green’ approach in the way it operates. University community. This joint effort will not only have Registered by Australia Post No 565001/00046 Sound easy? It isn’t. But the University is serious signifi cant environmental benefi ts, it will also strengthen about sustainability. To that end, our Sustainability the University’s reputation in the eyes of Australia and Working Party is investigating many areas in which we the world.. Do you receive too many Adelaideans? Not enough? Want can make a real difference, including what goals we can to be added to our mailing list? set ourselves and how we can achieve them. Contact us to let us know. Examples of areas being worked on include: new staff appointments to assist in developing and implementing a University-wide environmental management plan; determining the water needs of each campus, and the limitations and benefi ts of our water infrastructure; gaining a better understanding of the size of the PAUL DULDIG carbon footprint a large organisation like ours actually Acting Vice-Chancellor and President Art & Heritage Collections The Tate Museum, located in the University’s Mawson Just some of the many mineral samples inside Laboratories, is one of the largest and best geology museums the Tate Museum in Australia. Established in 1925, the Museum was named after Professor Ralph Tate, the foundation Elder Professor of Photo by Mick Bradley Natural Sciences (1875-1901). The Museum’s collection contains a vast array of fascinating and historical artefacts, such as a 4.6kg meteorite that is 96% iron, and wonderful examples of Ediacara Biota, the earth’s oldest known complex multicellular organisms, which are up to 580 million years old. The Museum is free and open to the public from 9.00am-5.00pm Monday to Friday. Anna Rivett, Collections Offi cer, Art & Heritage Collections 2 Adelaidean Volume 17 | Number 8 | October 2008 News in Brief Study Chinese in the Roseworthy hometown of Confucius The Confucius Institute at the University of Adelaide and Shandong University are jointly running a tour for all those celebrates 125 years keen to study Mandarin – in China. Registrations are now open, and anyone can join. The study tour is aimed at all skill levels, from novices to Heritage The University of Adelaide’s (Adelaide Oval) acknowledging those more experienced with Roseworthy Campus will host Roseworthy’s longstanding the language. a series of special events over involvement in agricultural education Participants will undertake fi ve weeks six weeks to celebrate its 125th and research, with an exhibition of (November to January) of intensive language study, broken up with one birthday and showcase its vision for archival photographs, a silent auction week touring around Shandong (the the future. of heritage football guernseys and hometown of Confucius), Beijing The Campus, which began as the announcement of the 2008 and Shanghai. More free time to travel Roseworthy Agricultural College ROCA Award of Merit recipient. and explore is also part of in 1883, was Australia’s fi rst Current and former staff and the program. college devoted to agriculture and Council members will be invited to a For more information contact Glen agricultural science. reunion at the Roseworthy Campus Stafford on (08) 8303 5819, email: On Saturday 18 October, a non- on Sunday 26 October, while Natural [email protected] or visit: denominational service will be held Resources graduates (1976-1980) www.confucius.adelaide.edu.au/news/ in majestic St Peter’s Cathedral at will get together at the Adelaide 11am, followed by a graduation re- Oval Pavilion for a reunion cocktail Florey Foundation enactment ceremony in Bonython function on Saturday 1 November. “For The Love of Art” Hall at 3pm. This includes the The following day, on Sunday 2 The Florey Foundation’s annual “For presentation of the Roseworthy November, the Roseworthy Campus The Love of Art” event will be held Old Collegians Association (ROCA) will hold a special Open Day, at 6.30pm Wednesday 8 October in Commemorative Awards of Merit featuring the theme, “The Science Bonython Hall, North Terrace Campus. and Humanitarian awards. Behind the Product”. This unique art show sells works of art Later that evening a celebratory for $250 each.
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