11/02/2016 4:15 PM 2016 Ceremonies Graduation Graduation Graduation Ceremonies Onshore 2016-COVER-singles.indd 1 unisa Graduation Ceremonies 2016 CeLeBratininG 25 years Australia’s University Of Enterprise University Australia’s Jordan Spence PHI 2015 This booklet exhibits the outstanding work of graduates of the University of South Australia’s School of Art, Architecture and Design. This publication was produced by University of South Australia’s UniPrint using environmentally sustainable consumables and technology. Chancellor’s welcome Today is a time for celebration as you mark both the end and the beginning of exciting parts of your lives. It is also an occasion on which to look forward to the opportunities available to you as a graduate of the University of South Australia. I am honoured to be able to share this special event with you, and your family and friends. During your time with the University of South Australia you have developed a set of distinctive qualities which describe the knowledge, skills and personal abilities that you will need as you move into a constantly changing global economy. You have acquired an international outlook; a capacity for critical thought and lifelong learning; an ability to communicate effectively and work autonomously and cooperatively; and a sense of social responsibility. You are well equipped to succeed, confident in the knowledge and skills you possess. Congratulations and all the very best as you start the next big adventure in your lives. Mr Jim McDowell Chancellor Mr Jim McDowell LLB (Honours) Mr Jim McDowell is currently Chair of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation and non-executive director of a number of private and listed companies. He advises the Federal Government in a number of areas of Defence and Defence Procurement. He is a member of the First Principles Review of the Department of Defence and is currently on the Expert Advisory Panel for the Future Submarine Program. Prior to this he spent 35 years in the aerospace, shipbuilding and defence industries, most recently as Chief Executive Officer of BAE Systems Saudi Arabia (a $6 billion business) and for almost 11 years prior to that as CEO of BAE Systems Australia, the nation’s largest defence contractor. He has lived and worked in the UK, the USA, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and Saudi Arabia. Vice Chancellor’s welcome Graduating with a university degree represents a major milestone in life. Now you’re about to enter a whole new world of wonderful opportunities. You will leave us today with a parchment and a career path and we couldn’t be prouder of you. I am very pleased to share the excitement of this day with you and with the people who have supported you throughout your studies: your family, your friends and your mentors. Yours is the first graduation ceremony of this our 25th year and we’re celebrating your success along with our own. We have come a long way since 1991 when we amalgamated colleges of advanced education and institutes of technology to become the University of South Australia. Now we’re considered one of the world’s best young universities, an enterprising institution putting our best teaching and research into creating bright futures for our students and partnering with industry and the professions to bring the benefits of that teaching and research to our community. I hope the achievement you celebrate today opens many doors of opportunities for you so that you can make your mark as a global citizen, a professional in everything you do. You, like more than 195,000 graduates who have preceded you, are very important to us; you are our success stories, the role models for current students and those who might follow in your footsteps. As your career grows and your success is assured, current students look at you and see what’s possible in their own lives. I wish you every success, happiness and prosperity as you take your first steps into your new lives as graduates of the University of South Australia. Professor David Lloyd Vice Chancellor and President Professor David Lloyd BSc(Hons), PhD, CChem, FRSC David Lloyd is the Vice Chancellor and President of the University of South Australia. A Dublin-born and educated chemist who specialises in computer-aided drug design, Professor Lloyd joined the university at the beginning of 2013, re-focusing it as a university of enterprise and shaping its activities to better meet the challenges of the 21st century. Globally connected and engaged in helping solve the problems of industry and the professions, the university is now building partnerships that will ensure it remains at the cutting-edge of creativity and new knowledge. In May 2014 Professor Lloyd was appointed to the South Australia Economic Development Board (EDB) to establish the networks between education, research and industry that will transition the South Australian economy into one of innovation and growth. Before joining the University of South Australia, Professor Lloyd was Bursar and Director of Strategic Innovation at Trinity College Dublin, one of Europe’s oldest and most prominent universities. He had also been Dean and Vice President of Research at Trinity and was concurrently the inaugural Chair of the Irish Research Council. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Applied Chemistry and a PhD in Medicinal Organic Chemistry from Dublin City University, and was also a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Trinity College Dublin. Professor Lloyd has published extensively in related fields in high impact international journals while generating significant grant income. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. With almost 33,000 students, more About the than 6,000 of whom are international students, UniSA offers degree programs in business, education, arts, social sciences, University of health sciences, information technology, engineering and the environment that are South Australia designed with strong professional emphasis and in partnership with industry. Its graduate The University of South Australia (UniSA) is employment rates are above the national a young institution with an agile, innovative average. The University is rated Number approach to educating tomorrow’s One in South Australia for the employment professionals and solving today’s rate of its graduates; 91 per cent of those challenges. As a University of Enterprise, its going on to full-time work are employed in a efforts are focused on providing economic professional occupation within four months and social benefits to the nation and the of completing their degree. world. The University continues to develop a Formed in 1991 the University has already strong research environment, and is home established a global reputation for the to a range of dedicated research institutes quality and creativity of its graduates and and centres and is a key partner in a number the innovative, outcomes-focused relevance of Cooperative Research Centres that, in of its research. collaboration with industry and government, are focused on helping to deliver practical Its global reputation continues to grow. It and enduring solutions to real-world is ranked in the world’s top 50 universities problems. under 50 years old by both THE (Times Higher Education) (#35) and QS (Quacarelli Among the University of South Australia’s Symonds) (#25) world university rankings. priority areas for multidisciplinary research THE also ranked the University of South are health sciences, resources and energy Australia amongst the world’s best young sustainability, world-changing designs international universities. and technologies, resilient and inclusive societies and the enhanced quality and The University maintains a strong productivity of working life. commitment to teaching and learning, and ranks in the top 10 nationally for the Its research capabilities include the new proportion of its staff with a doctorate (73 multi-million dollar Future Industries per cent). Its MBA program consistently Institute (FII) which focuses on building ranks amongst the best in the country, knowledge and capacity in core future holding a five-star rating for eight industries; the Hawke Research Institute, consecutive years (as awarded by the Australia’s largest social science and Graduate Management Association of humanities institute, the Sansom Institute Australia). The Training School 1876 for Health Research, the University’s The University of South Australia also premier health and biomedical research prides itself on being an integral part of, concentration and the Ehrenberg-Bass as well as a committed contributor to, the Institute for Marketing Science, one of the communities and society that it serves. world’s leading centres for research in That commitment is reflected in its vast marketing. worldwide alumni network and in the major artistic endeavours, sporting events and Other key research groupings are focused public attractions the University embraces on discoveries in the fundamental causes and supports. of cancer, and translating these discoveries into new ways to prevent and treat this Lectures, seminars and research projects disease. presented at the University’s Hawke Centre attract national and international speakers With campuses in the heart of Adelaide, in and offer informed viewpoints on key global the metropolitan area (Mawson Lakes and issues through events such as the annual Magill) and in the regional cities of Whyalla Hawke Lecture, and the Nelson Mandela and Mount Gambier, the University provides Lecture Series. opportunities to students from a wide range of geographic, socio-economic and cultural With its thought-provoking programs backgrounds. It is currently implementing and exhibitions, the Samstag Museum a $1 billion-plus building program to of Art is one of Australia’s pre-eminent further enhance its physical and virtual contemporary art museums. It is recognised infrastructure. for its excellence and leadership, and its reputation is integral to the University being Across the University, its broad range recognised as a leading Australian cultural of programs is designed to increase institution.