The Tuckwell Scholarship at The Australian National University 2015 Edition The annual magazine for Tuckwell Scholars THE BELL — 2015 EDITION
Contents
Reflections on our second year 3 Message from the Head of Scholars House 5 The Tuckwell Bell 6 2015 Bell Ringer 7
2015 Cohort Stories 9
2014 Cohort Stories 31
Enrichment Activities 57 Orientation Day 58 Commencement Weekend 59 Annual Tuckwell camp 60 Academic Dinner 61 Engagement with the Prime Minister and the Governor-General 62 And now for more Hot Topics 63 The 2015 Tuckwell Interview Weekend 64 Scholars House Committee 65 Tuckwell Fellows 66 Alumni Awards 67
About the Scholarship 69 The Tuckwell gift 70 ANU honours for Graham and Louise Tuckwell 71 Tuckwell Scholars and Staff 72 Interested in a Tuckwell Scholarship? 73 Tuckwell Scholarship 2016 Roadshows 73
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Reflections on our second year
GRAHAM AND LOUISE TUCKWELL
Last year we talked about the perspectives on university life, the should be ready for to use at the challenge of creating a leading Scholarship Program and how beginning of the 2016 academic scholarship program from a they fit within it all. year. Scholars will be doing the standing start with no blueprint – a interior decorating themselves, >>As mentioned last year, the genuine start-up. This year we have which will be an interesting success of Scholars House twice as many years’ of experience experience for all! is crucial to us. As such, we – namely two! The learning were delighted when Pro Vice- >>As each new cohort arrives, the curve continues to be steep but Chancellor Professor Richard amount of work required to run exhilarating for everyone involved in Baker was appointed Head of the Program increases and it is the Program. Scholars House this year. Such a now time for us to hire our first Here are some of our reflections senior academic brings a wealth full-time executive. We are in the on the second year of the Tuckwell of experience and wisdom that is process of recruiting a Program Scholarship Program: invaluable and Professor Baker’s Director who will be responsible enthusiasm for the Program is for implementing all Scholars >>The quality and diversity of energising for us all. House initiatives, reporting to our applicants and Scholars Professor Baker and the Board of continues to grow. The panel has >>We were all honoured this year Scholars House. now completed three years of to have the Governor-General selection rounds, awarding a total attend and speak at our 2015 We have enjoyed watching the of 75 scholarships, and we are Commencement Dinner and Scholars and the Program go from delighted to see we already have were thrilled when he offered strength to strength throughout a mix of Scholars representative to invite the new Scholars each 2015 and continue to be in awe of of Australia as a whole, based on year to Government House. The the skill, dedication and energy of state, city/country, school type, Prime Minister has also very staff across ANU who share our gender and courses of study. kindly invited each new cohort of vision for this Scholarship. Without We are particularly pleased by Scholars to his office in Parliament them, the Program simply could not the increase in applicants from House. Such visits are a rare happen and we salute them! government schools in rural areas privilege for young Australians who have shown themselves and we are deeply grateful for able to compete with students the support for the Scholarship from some of the leading private Program shown by the Governor- schools in Australia. General and the Prime Minister. >>Having a second cohort of >>We have run out of room on Scholars this year enhanced campus! More particularly, the the experience for both groups existing Scholars House space, and enabled the formation of a which has served us well for Scholars House Committee with the first two years, is too small representatives from the different to cater for three cohorts. cohorts. We joined in their Fortunately we have been offered meetings and it was fascinating a fabulous stand-alone building to hear the Scholars’ different for Scholars House, which
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Message from the Head of Scholars House
PROFESSOR RICHARD BAKER PRO VICE-CHANCELLOR (STUDENT EXPERIENCE)
As the following student summaries It has been extraordinarily gratifying Finally, I would like to thank the four highlight, 2015 has been an to see the Scholars make so much Tuckwell Fellows: Chris Browne, extraordinarily exciting year for the of the opportunities ANU has Peter Kanowski, Mary Kilcline Tuckwell Scholarship Program. presented them. As well as excelling Cody and Molly O’Brien for their The new cohort of 2015 Scholars academically, in 2015 the Scholars outstanding contribution to the brought wonderful energy and made amazing contributions to Program in 2015. The time, energy deep engagement with the ANU’s extracurricular activities. and commitment they have put Tuckwell attributes, and the 2014 These activities included setting into their roles, supporting and cohort has grown in maturity and up non-government organisations, mentoring individual Scholars, confidently taken on a wide range of organising student conferences, has been crucial to the successful leadership roles. studying abroad, taking on paid development of the Program. It is employment and internships relevant with great excitement that I look The values and abilities of all to their career goals, participating forward to continuing working with Scholars and their willingness to in theatre and dance, and an them and the Tuckwell Scholars in listen to, and learn from, each other extraordinary engagement in a very our continuing task of enacting the have provided the Program with wide range of sporting activities. vision Graham and Louise Tuckwell a wonderful creative dynamic of have for Australia’s most prestigious critical self-reflection and constant In terms of the Tuckwell Program’s scholarship program. improvement. As was the case philosophy of encouraging giving in the first year of the program, back, it has been particularly this dynamic has allowed the gratifying to see how active Tuckwell Scholars themselves to play a key Scholars have been taking on role shaping the Program. Many leadership roles at ANU. These of the most successful aspects of have included responsibilities in the Program have been Scholar- their residential halls as well as initiated and run. The regular ‘Hot peer mentoring and tutoring roles. Topics’ discussions, mentioned Scholars have also been active by many of the Scholars in their as volunteers for organisations summaries, are a great example such as the Australian Indigenous of this. These regular student-run Mentoring Experience (a national events involve controversial issues body aimed at giving Indigenous being discussed under the ‘Tuckwell high school students the skills, House rules’. Vastly different opportunities, belief and confidence personal, political and disciplinary to finish school at the same rate as views are all respectfully listened to their peers) and Raising Hope (a and considered. The Scholars have Canberra-based organisation aimed also been actively involved in the at helping school students to learn planning of the 2016 orientation and to believe in themselves). enrichment activities.
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The centrepiece of the Commencement Dinner each year is the ringing of the Tuckwell Bell. The Bell was presented by the Tuckwells to Scholars House in 2014 as a gift, with the intention that it would be rung once for each new Scholar entering the program. Each cohort of Scholars selects a Bell Ringer to ‘ring them in’ at Commencement. The Bell Ringer is a prestigious appointment, and is awarded to the Scholar who their peers feel has most consistently demonstrated the Tuckwell attributes, and whom they believe best represents them as a cohort and what it means to be a Tuckwell Scholar.
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2015 Bell Ringer
BY MARY PARKER
In selecting our Bell Ringer this year, and more to do with my ability to yell the 2015 cohort stuck to a fairly loudly over the top of other people. democratic process of preferential The highlight of my year was being voting – unlike the inaugural 2014 invited with Guy Leckenby to attend Bell Ringer selection, which Matt a small reception at Government Jacobs maintains was an “organised House, before the other Scholars campaign to throw him under the arrived, with Vice-Chancellor bus”. Officially, the Bell Ringer is an Professor Ian Young AO to meet individual who embodies the values of the Governor-General and Lady the Tuckwell Scholarship. I was very Cosgrove. It is definitely not every surprised (to put it mildly) and quite day that an ordinary undergraduate heartened to be informed that I had student stands in a room (and drinks been selected by my peers. Initially, Champagne) with that many amazing I found this difficult to comprehend people. The Governor-General told – being asked to represent such a some fun jokes about different bell diverse group of extraordinary people ringers he had met and offered is a huge privilege and responsibility. us some helpful career advice. Being ‘rung-in’ to Afterwards, I gave a short speech The Tuckwell bell is a symbol of the the program was an in front of the group to thank the Tuckwell Program – its transition from Governor-General for hosting us – important symbolic molten metal into beautiful sound sadly, I forgot my notes, so this one representing the transformative effect moment for me and was entirely made up on the spot! my peers that the Tuckwell Scholarship will have on our lives. Officially receiving the bell I am looking forward to next year – I from Graham and Louise Tuckwell cannot wait to meet the 2016 cohort, was very exciting, even though I who will eventually elect their own was a little bit nervous. I had been Bell Ringer. Being ‘rung-in’ to the informed that before receiving it I was program was an important symbolic not in any way allowed to drop it or moment for me and my peers, and I ring it (at least not until we ring-in next am excited to have the opportunity to year’s cohort). provide this moment for next year’s cohort. For future Bell Ringers – the bell is heavier than it looks! As Bell Ringer I also had the job of hosting the Q&A session held for candidates during the 2015 interview weekend – although I suspect this had less to do with being Bell Ringer
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Lachlan Arthur
BACHELOR OF PHILOSOPHY (HONS)
Moving away from home to live on in my first year is mind-blowing, and campus at ANU with other students has opened my eyes to the world- from around Australia and the world class research at ANU. has been as interesting as it has been The Tuckwell Program has offered eye-opening. My favourite things me many amazing opportunities, about living in college are that there from meeting the Prime Minister and is always something going on, and Governor-General of Australia, to the you can guarantee you are going awesome mentoring and enrichment to hear an incredible story at dinner program. The greatest part of the each night. Program is that being a Tuckwell Playing sport for John XXIII College Scholar meant that as soon as I has been one of the aspects of entered university I was surrounded college life I have really enjoyed. by a group of some of the most The highlight of my first year was talented and driven students, not just competing in Inward Bound, an ANU in Australia, but the world. interhall long-distance navigation The 2015 interview weekend certainly event. I also competed in Civic2Surf As soon as I emphasised this, as it was an as part of team of 60 ANU students entered university opportunity for the current Scholars to who ran a relay from Canberra to bond and show off the University we I was surrounded Bondi Beach in less than 24 hours now call home to the 2016 applicants. to raise awareness of mental health by a group of The most exciting part was thinking issues. I also volunteered my time as a some of the most back to the year before when I mentor with the Australian Indigenous had been in their shoes. I’m now talented and Mentoring Experience (AIME), looking forward to 2016 when we will mentoring Indigenous high school driven students welcome 25 incredible new Scholars students from Canberra and country and see the program develop even New South Wales. further. Academically, the most enjoyable (and challenging) aspect of my first year was the research project I undertook. Through inviting the Director of The John Curtin School of Medical Research as my guest to the Academic Dinner, I was able to organise an opportunity to undertake a project on the development of a novel way to edit the genome of a malaria parasite. The fact that I was able to undertake this kind of research
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Tamara Bohler
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
At the end of 2014 I graduated from Vice-Chancellor of ANU, offer us high school and was looking forward advice about staying motivated. to the next stage of my life. I enjoyed Hearing him share his university school immensely and was a little experiences, and being able to nervous about coming to university, relate to many of them, supplied particularly in a state away from me with a wonderful appreciation of home. I can safely say, however, that what is on offer. my first year of university exceeded Being granted the opportunity to all my expectations and I could move away from home and study not have envisioned the amazing at a world-renowned institution experiences I have had. has launched me into a holistic Whenever I reflect on all of these university experience. As this life changing moments, I remember trajectory continues, I am confident they have all eventuated in some I will further develop in my maturity, way due to the generosity of the independence, knowledge and self- Tuckwell Scholarship. The Tuckwell awareness. I am so excited for the [The Tuckwell Program has been a perfect balance myriad of possibilities to come! Scholarship] has of independence and support. On one hand, it has given us freedom given us freedom to study our passions and become to study our involved in endless activities, which passions and have proven to be equally valuable learning experiences, and on the become involved in other hand we have been offered endless activities amazing support through the incredible Tuckwell Fellows and by each other. Just by being part of a group of like-minded students with a similar work ethic has been a wonderful support network, and it definitely challenges you to be your best! Additionally, the Program has provided access to a number of experiences that one would never expect as a first-year university student. Of those, the highlight for me was having Professor Brian P Schmidt AC, a Nobel Laureate and
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Matthew Bowes
BACHELOR OF LANGUAGES / BACHELOR OF POLITICS, PHILOSOPHY AND ECONOMICS
Looking back over a year as full as equipment and freshly roasted the one just passed, I cannot help Melbourne beans (thanks Graham but remember the refrain I once and Louise!) – feel like home. heard when on a hiking trip with a Throughout it all, there has been bunch of school friends: “The hours the amazing support provided by may be all too long, but the days are the Tuckwell Program to guide all too short.” There is a feeling of me. Having mentors like Peter immense satisfaction when looking and Richard has helped steer back on the hard effort put in, but me towards things outside of my also a sense of melancholy that, college and comfort zone, like when all is said and done, I have writing for Woroni, and enabled nearly completed a full quarter of the me to always keep an eye on the remarkable educational journey that future. And having a group of like- the Tuckwell Scholarship will enable minded intellectuals, all with different me to undertake. Where did all that experiences and advice, has helped time go? support me through the rigours of There has been Mostly, it was enjoyed in the academic life. I only hope I too can the amazing atmosphere of my residential help provide the same supportive college, with its many distractions. environment in future years. support provided Inward Bound took away my time by the Tuckwell and good health, but forged many Program to lasting friendships. Dance saw me shuffling awkwardly around a stage guide me with more glee than even the most raucous Sunday night. Football provided a stage for me to display my solid defensive attributes and minimal amount of skill. The Bruce Hall play provided a more figurative stage, on which I was certainly far more comfortable. And finally, choir gifted us a victorious finish to the year, with all the hysteria this inevitably brings. Overall, it has just been amazing to find that a tiny room in a college of 300 people can – with the minor addition of several hundred dollars’ worth of coffee
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Robert Cook
BACHELOR OF INTERNATIONAL SECURITY STUDIES / BACHELOR OF LAWS (HONS)
Looking back at the year just gone, Beyond the classroom, the I have had a remarkable time. If you Scholarship has also given me had told my young, naive self in the the chance to pursue other midst of Year 12 just what would interests, be they the UN Society, occur the very next year, he would Red Cross or even Quidditch! have been gobsmacked. From Through participation in these, meeting a (former!) Prime Minister I have been able to experience and the Governor-General of new cities, engage with new ideas Australia, from the Vice-Chancellor’s and, most importantly of all, find course to ‘Hot Topics’, and from some wonderful friends. And while meeting the Tuckwell cohort to this year wasn’t quite what I had finding some very close friends envisioned in Year 12, it has been an within it, I could never express incredible journey so far, and one I how incredibly thankful I am for the can’t wait to continue. opportunities the Scholarship has given me. The whole Moving to university was a strange experience has experience, with Orientation Week an emotional rollercoaster of been incredible excitement: meeting new people, and unique, and longing for home, and challenged by I am incredibly the new environment (and cooking for myself!). However, over the year, thankful for it Burton & Garran Hall has become a true home for me, and it is invaluable to have such close friends only a few doors down (although also an excellent source for procrastination). Outside college life, classes have challenged and engaged me across different fields, from the challenge of law assignments to being able to question influential figures including Professor the Hon Gareth Evans AC QC and Professor Hugh White. The whole experience has been incredible and unique, and I am incredibly thankful for it.
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Eliza Croft
BACHELOR OF POLITICS, PHILOSOPHY AND ECONOMICS / JURIS DOCTOR
My first year at ANU has been great, I have also made close friends full of new friends, exciting activities, within the Tuckwell Program. Once, interesting classes, and a complete I visited fellow scholar Michael change of scenery and climate from Turvey, and he suggested we tropical Townsville. make apple crumble. So, I started getting everything ready, only to I have been lucky enough to realise he did not have any vaguely be able to participate in a wide appropriate dishes ... we ended up range of activities both within and cooking it and eating it out of a big outside of Ursula Hall. A major soup pot. It was still delicious. highlight was being able to get back into dancing with the Interhall As well as friends, the Tuckwell Dance Competition. Ursies was Program has given me so many triumphant in the end, making all opportunities and amazing the 7.30am rehearsals (ugh) worth experiences. I loved our weekly it. I represented Ursies in a variety catch-ups in Semester 1, and of other arts events, and even tried getting to meet the Prime Minister At ANU, there are my hand (or is that feet?) at soccer. and the Governor-General of Additionally, I have been involved Australia were unforgettable so many people in the ANU Debating Society, experiences. I have also been from all sorts of travelling to Sydney and Brisbane helping to plan the program for the backgrounds, for competitions. These trips were 2016 Scholars, an exercise which lots of fun and I learnt so much has been very enjoyable, and I am so I have had no from them. sure will be quite rewarding next trouble forming year. It is just one of the many things At ANU, there are so many people I am looking forward to. I have loved close friendships from all sorts of backgrounds, so I every minute of 2015, and cannot have had no trouble forming close wait to be back in 2016. friendships. At Ursies, I can often be seen in the Common Room with friends until 2am, playing board games and eating baked goods (the benefits of having a friend who works at a bakery). When we found out about ‘libspill’ while studying, we immediately abandoned our work, and went and watched it all unfold on the news from 4pm until after midnight.
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Hannah Gregory
BACHELOR OF POLITICS, PHILOSOPHY AND ECONOMICS / BACHELOR OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
As a dreamer and a planner, It has been an absolute pleasure to someone who imagines every start my studies at ANU this year, possibility the future may hold, and I look forward to continuing my this year truly knocked me off my degree here. feet. Every aspect of starting my Among all of the first year tertiary education at ANU was experiences, the Tuckwell different to how I had imagined Scholarship has been an absolute it. I was amazed at the range of blessing. I do not know how I would opportunities presented to me: have managed without it. Besides choosing to be involved in public financial assistance, I began my lectures, awareness campaigns, university studies with an amazing college activities and conferences. I group of Scholars who have inspired was able to stand out in the freezing me, encouraged me, and travelled cold in winter and make a stand for alongside me, in the ups and downs ending slavery with the organisation of university life. Although no one International Justice Mission, attend I knew ventured this far south for numerous public lectures from the university studies, I was always I began my importance of Australian aid to the surrounded by friends. The mentors university studies role of men in feminism, engage involved in the program also proved with other residents at Burgmann with an amazing a great source of support and College, and support the faith group advice, understanding the different group of Scholars and bible study within the college. situations I was put in as a first-year who have inspired I have loved helping out in college student. It has truly been a year to events and I was most privileged me, encouraged remember. to attend a four-day conference me, and travelled in Canberra, ‘Voices for Justice’, alongside me in in which I was a part of a group the ups and downs that called on the government to prioritise aid and climate change of university life in policies. I have loved that ANU is a university with committed and inspirational academics that have helped me explore my academic interests and opened my eyes to the world of research and pursuit of knowledge. It has also offered me the opportunity to meet an exceptional range of students, in the backdrop of a beautiful campus environment.
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Jeevan Haikerwal
BACHELOR OF ARTS / BACHELOR OF POLITICS, PHILOSOPHY AND ECONOMICS
My transition to university was a The Scholarship has introduced bit of a whirlwind. Going through me to incredible people. The 2015 Market Day in Orientation Week, group has grown individually and I found a heap of things I was as a cohort, and all of the Scholars’ interested in – and more often than interactions at Scholars House not I actually followed up with them! are a great mix of the fun and This year I joined debating and the productive. travelled to Korea for international- One moment I’ll never forget about level competitions with ANU; I this year was 18 hours into Inward became a facilitator with UN Youth, Bound (IB). We had limped out of a travelling to a national conference valley we were lost in for four hours, and wrote and conducted my very and ran into some groups who gave own program, called the Schools us hope that we weren’t the only Ambassador Program; I became ones out there. They gave me the an avid runner and hosted a Fun recognition that IB isn’t a competition Run at Fenner Hall; did the in-hall against other colleges, it is against production of ‘Alice In Wonderland’; your own body and mind. But when The 2015 group was cast in the Inter-hall production we ran through the pine forest as has grown of ‘Miss Saigon’; won Mr Fenner; the sun was beginning to set and and became very good at card individually and as the second night was about to begin games through heaps of late we heard cheers. I sprinted up a hill, a cohort, and all night practice! of the interactions turned to my team, and said “It’s The Tuckwell Scholarship Program there guys. That’s endpoint”. at Scholars has enabled me to not worry about House are a over-committing, and has provided great mix of fun me with heaps of opportunities that I am excited to assist with and help and productive develop, such as next year’s camp; it will be great to see the program fill out into what will eventually be its equilibrium. Having the mandate to check in with myself and Peter, my Tuckwell Fellow, was incredibly grounding and made me realise that the university experience I’m moulding for myself is incredible in all senses of the word - at some points it hits the ridiculous.
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Brody Hannan
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (ADVANCED) (HONS)
This year has been marked by some about ticking boxes; you have to pretty big challenges; a big obstacle make the most of university in your being dealing with expectation. It own way. seems ironic that the Scholarship is Being a Tuckwell Scholar has both the cause and solution to such given me a lot of freedom and an obstacle. It’s very hard to be a opportunities to explore untouched recipient of the most prestigious fields. Since coming to ANU I have undergraduate scholarship in developed an interest in science Australia and not feel some sense communication and business. The of expectation. I think all Scholars Scholarship gives me the chance entering the program have big to work with high-profile innovators visions for how they can change the such as Professor Brian P Schmidt world, and think the Scholarship is a AC, and CEO of the Canberra means of accelerating that. Innovation Network Dr Sarah But from Commencement at the Pearson, with whom I ran a ‘Hot beginning of the year, Graham Topic’ workshop on innovation for For me, my biggest made it very clear that our university the rest of the Scholars. experience is our own. It’s an achievement is Looking back on the year I realise “investment in yourself” and there I am very fortunate to have been working out that “is no expectation” surrounding given the chance to share my what they want us to do with the I should only passions with my peers in so many Scholarship. I’ve personally really be doing things ways! struggled this year with meeting that because I want to ‘expectation’. Being from a small do them. University country town I thought I could slot isn’t about ticking right into things here and excel just like I did back home. boxes; you have to Despite some setbacks, I am very make the most of proud of what I have accomplished university in your this year: managing depression, own way. starting an NGO, passing my subjects, and going overseas mid- year to staff an international science forum. But for me, my biggest achievement is working out that I should only be doing things because I want to do them. University isn’t
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Billie Hook
BACHELOR OF ARTS / BACHELOR OF LAWS (HONS)
Moving my entire life from The year has really flown by. I have Melbourne was a very daunting task been able to meet so many new at the beginning of the year. Coming people and have a lot of fun – and to ANU, and to Canberra, was a I am slowly learning to balance this huge unknown and I would be lying with academic study and sport. The if I said that I was not scared. It has Tuckwell Program has given me been an amazing and exhausting the opportunity to be friends with year, and I am so grateful for every an inspiring and interesting group opportunity I have had. of people, and I am so grateful that I will have these people and the Most valuable for me this year Program following me through my has been my college community degree and beyond. where I have met so many different people and been involved in so many different things. I have competed in sports and arts events, run to Sydney as part of a I have met so relay team for Batyr, and am part many different of the committee for an upcoming art show showcasing Indigenous people and work. John XXIII College has really been involved allowed me to be a part of a vibrant in so many and lively community that is always encouraging me to have a go, different things try new things, and ultimately to give back. Studying a flexible double degree has also been a really rewarding experience. I was uncertain as to whether I would enjoy studying Law at university, however I have found that it has given me such an insight into a part of society I had relatively little knowledge about. In addition, the Arts component of my degree has allowed me to follow my academic passions from high school.
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Audrey Lee
BACHELOR OF PHILOSOPHY (HONS)
When I arrived at Burton & Garran As part of the Tuckwell Program, the Hall at the beginning of February, I Thursday night guest lectures and could feel that 2015 was going to be dinners during first semester were a a different year – not just because great opportunity to step back each I had to learn from scratch how to week, think about broader ideas and cook, do laundry and look after future directions, and get to know myself! While many mistakes have the other Scholars, while sharing been made, I know that everything our first year adventures over dinner. is a learning experience, and with This year has been a great start to this attitude I’ve had a great year my university experience, and I look embracing the opportunities at ANU forward to the continued mentoring with the Tuckwell Scholarship. and enrichment from the Tuckwell Program next year. Studying at ANU and living at a residential college has allowed me to get to know people from all across Australia and the world. The Thursday night Whether it was getting involved with guest lectures and the multicultural events at college, or exploring Canberra for the first dinners during first time with other interstate and semester were a international students, I’ve made great opportunity many great memories in my first year here. to step back each I have also thoroughly enjoyed week, think about my academic courses this year, broader ideas and and it’s been a pleasure to work future directions, with other people in my program who are genuinely interested and and get to know enthusiastic about science. Through the other Scholars ANU, I’ve had the opportunity to study abroad for a month in Tokyo as part of an exchange program with Waseda University. It was an amazing experience to explore such a fascinating city and culture, make friends from all over the world, and it was also a very welcome break from Canberra’s winter.
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Yaya Lu
BACHELOR OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
I have thoroughly enjoyed my assisted me in overcoming personal first year at ANU. Adjusting to woes and managing overwhelming university life in Canberra has academic commitments. I was also been a huge challenge, especially able to attend fascinating leadership since my relatives live far south in talks and meet the Governor- Hobart. Thankfully the Tuckwell General of Australia, as well as Scholarship has provided me obtain a free gym membership with an opportunity to meet and (the rights of which I highly regret become friends with a group of not exercising to the full ... ) which inspiring and talented individuals was incredible. All of these factors from all over Australia. Hearing all have boosted my confidence levels, their fascinating stories and their both in my belief in my own abilities motivations encouraged me to be and my appreciation for what ANU proactive and engage in a variety of can offer. Being a recipient of the on and off-campus activities. Tuckwell Scholarship has provided a pathway for me to reach my full I was elected as a committee potential, and I am unbelievably member for various societies, such Being a recipient grateful for what Graham, Louise as General Representative for the of the Tuckwell and the Tuckwell Board have ANU Computer Science Students’ provided for us. Scholarship Association (CSSA) and Public has provided Relations Manager for The ANU a pathway for Guild. I also volunteered regularly at Questacon as a Science Explainer, me to reach my and was part of the judging panel full potential for Engineering for the Canberra- wide Science Fair, which allowed me to engage with young science- enthusiasts and converse with insanely-knowledgeable members of the Canberra scientific community. I was also cast as a member of the recent ANU Science Revue, which was a huge learning curve for me in terms of public speaking and singing. I am also thankful for the Tuckwell mentoring program and its general emphasis on helping students feel comfortable in unfamiliar environments. This has
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Mary Parker
BACHELOR OF POLITICS, PHILOSOPHY AND ECONOMICS / BACHELOR OF LAWS (HONS)
I don’t think I can find the I love being at ANU and I have made appropriate words to describe many friends in and out of college just how awesome this first year – I am already excited for next year! has been! I love college life and I Whenever I talk to my parents they think it is fair to say that I have tried listen politely to my rundown of many things this year that I had no social/sporting/arts events during experience in – everything from the week and then ask how my hockey, spelling bees and ‘hitting studies are going, “Oh yes, mum the town’ for the first time. and dad, I definitely do some of that too”. Oh well. Inward Bound was a highlight of my year. It is certainly not every day that you get to run an ultra- marathon in the dead of night with only compasses and maps to guide you. Being welcomed at the finish line of the event by Bruce Hall was Whenever I talk to one of the most emotional moments my parents they of the year. Another highlight was meeting the Governor-General at listen politely to Government House and making my rundown of a speech in front of him! His social/sporting/ Excellency remarked to me that he was appreciative that I kept it short, arts events during and told me a joke about a church the week and then bell ringer and the shenanigans they ask how my studies got up to. are going, “oh yes, I feel very fortunate to have received some fantastic advice from fantastic mum and dad, I people this year – career advice definitely do some from individuals such as Professor of that too” Brian P Schmidt AC has been invaluable. Mentoring from Chris Browne has kept me from signing up to more clubs than I actually have time for, and has helped me to find my first job at the Australian Institute of Sport.
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Nishanth Pathy
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE / BACHELOR OF ECONOMICS
My logic with evaluating the quality So at this point, we’ve justified about of a time period is as follows: it’s five of the daily espresso shots – what as good as your level of caffeine about the remaining four? Here enters addiction. And by that metric, this year the maths demon. Many a Sunday has been an unequivocal success! night has been spent poring over one of the many weekly assignments, Debating has been a primary culprit so I have many thanks for fellow in the daily caffeine dosage. Having scholar Jane Tan, who has helped me abducted me early in the year and through (read: after much begging, sunk its talons in deep, the ANU given me the answers) to many of Debating Society proceeded to make the harder questions. But all joking sure that every second weekend I aside, the other scholars have been was gallivanting down to Sydney or a massive part of this year, whether it Melbourne for a debating competition. be informal maths despair sessions, After learning how to frame an the weekly dinners, or discussions at incredibly dodgy argument in ways the ‘Hot Topics’ nights. The financial that sounded convincing, I had an support is undoubtedly appreciated, incredible time at the Australian One of the most but the most substantial part of the Intervarsity Debating Championships rewarding things Scholarship for me has been the in Sydney, and then the Australasian access to 44 of the most intelligent, that I’ve done this Intervarsity Debating Championships interesting and engaging people that in Daejeon, Korea. year has been I’ve ever met. to get involved At this point, you may be thinking So sure, this year may have brought that surely I must have engaged in with the ACT me worryingly close to caffeine something that isn’t debating. And overdose a few times, but given the Debating Union, you would be correct. When I’m not experiences and friendships that the organisation debating, I’m making kids debate it also brought, it was more than instead. One of the most rewarding that runs the high worth it. Bring on the new blends things that I’ve done this year has of 2016. school debating been to get involved with the ACT competitions in Debating Union, the organisation the ACT that runs the high school debating competitions in the ACT. Being involved in an organisation so devoted to genuine outreach and community engagement has (to some mitigating degree) vindicated the hours poured into university debating.
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Maddison Perkins
BACHELOR OF POLITICS, PHILOSOPHY AND ECONOMICS / JURIS DOCTOR
My dream for many years was to allowed me to engage not only with commence my tertiary education at the high school students we mentor ANU, and so as you could imagine but also with other students across my first day sitting in a political ANU who I may not have otherwise science lecture was already a had the opportunity to meet. dream come true. Unbeknownst to My dream of studying at ANU now me, this was merely the beginning transcends the fact that it is one of of an enriching, exciting, and fun- the best universities in the country. filled journey that has been greatly I have found that no matter where and bettered by the Tuckwell your interests lie, academically or Scholarship. I found this year to otherwise, ANU and the residential be one of growth for myself, from colleges are able to provide learning to take charge of the something for you. I am extremely direction of my own education grateful to the Tuckwell Scholarship to living away from home at the for enriching my experience at an wonderful Ursula Hall; I have found already fantastic university. My dream of my feet. studying at ANU The journey has been enriched by the Tuckwell Program, which now transcends offered support through the Fellows, the fact that it is Scholars House, and the wonderful one of the best friendships I have developed with the other Scholars. As the second universities in cohort, we found it especially helpful the country to have the 2014 Scholars guide us through the year, not only as Tuckwell Scholars but also as your average university student. The financial stability that the Scholarship has given me has allowed me time to focus on my studies and also to extend my interests into the wider community. I have been actively involved at college with arts events such as dance and a play taking up a serious amount of time. I have also been involved with UN Youth and Raising Hope. These programs have
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Anthony Ricci
BACHELOR OF FINANCE / BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
From ultra-marathon running labs. After struggling through the through the outback, meeting the concept of self-motivated learning Prime Minister in his office, playing for the better part of six months, the mixed netball in a Lycra dress, and ability to absorb lecture recordings dancing up a storm at Cube on a at double speed was a skill that had Sunday, 2015 has been the most to be quickly developed. In spite diverse year of my life. If you had of the small amount of academic asked me at the end of Year 12 responsibility imposed on us, 2015 what I would accomplish during was such a fulfilling 12 months. my first semester of university, This was in large part due to the these would have been things that Scholarship Program. It not only I never expected to appear on provided me with the means to the list together. But in hindsight, travel half way across the country, when I consider the huge range but also with such a wide range of opportunities available through of enriching experiences that have Bruce Hall, the Tuckwell Program brilliantly complemented the rest of and ANU itself, I’m a little surprised my time at ANU. The freedom and I haven’t been able to come up flexibility to study with an even more eclectic range courses that I’m of activities. passionate about On the academic front, the freedom is something that and flexibility to study courses that I’m passionate about is something ANU provides that ANU provides, and which I have and, which I have truly appreciated. On top of this, truly appreciated both my academic mentors and my Tuckwell mentor have enabled me to enrich myself throughout this year and reach my full potential. The Scholarship Program itself, and the brilliantly like-minded friends I have made through it, have also been a highlight in this regard, where I often find myself having conversations about topics that I would never have considered by myself. But this is not to say university doesn’t require grinding through hours of lectures, tutorials and
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Jane Tan
BACHELOR OF PHILOSOPHY (HONS)
At the start of the year my Tuckwell cohort, is the challenging expectations of ANU were environment. The calibre of people somewhat mixed. On the one hand, I have met through the Tuckwell I was inevitably anxious about Program so far has been incredible. getting on without my family. On the From the Prime Minister to leading other, I held in my mind the ideal of a researchers and academics, from brimming schedule devoted in equal our invaluable mentors to such a parts to study, social events and diverse and motivated bunch as extracurricular societies that surely the Tuckwell Scholars, I have found awaited me. Spending more hours myself constantly in company that is at my desk working on assignments always stimulating, occasionally very than in my bed during certain funny, and never fails to inspire. weeks was not exactly a part of my I very much look forward to another beautifully structured grand scheme! fantastic year with the Tuckwell Nor was spending upwards of 40 Scholarship Program as it continues hours over a two-week period in to grow. a small, dark underground room I have found myself that would regularly be inundated constantly in with smoke. company that is Yet it was in taking on a challenge always stimulating, and putting myself in such situations occasionally very – taking five maths courses in first year, and performing with the pit funny, and never orchestra for an interhall musical fails to inspire production involving questionably positioned smoke machines – that I learnt the most about myself, and these were certainly highlights of my year. This is not to say that my idea of what life would be like was altogether wrong. Indeed, ‘brimming’ is probably the very word to describe my schedule (though ‘hectic’ might come a close second), and I could hardly be happier with how things have turned out. Upon reflection, the one thing I have enjoyed the most about being at university, particularly as part of the
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Jonathan Tjandra
BACHELOR OF POLITICS, PHILOSOPHY AND ECONOMICS / JURIS DOCTOR
Whenever I write reflections, Milton’s This led to me attending the Sonnet 19 (‘When I consider how International Conference of my light is spent’) always comes Undergraduate Research at the to mind. In this sonnet, Milton University of Western Australia, with reflects upon his life since he lost extraordinary speakers from all over his eyesight, fearing he would the world presenting their research. not be able to make the best use I suppose then that the greatest of his talents to serve God, even impact the Tuckwell Program has wondering if God will punish him for had on me is opening doors to such his inaction. opportunities and being introduced to these speakers. Fortunately, this year has been extremely fruitful. ANU is full of There is always something to do activities, clubs and societies, all at ANU, however, be reassured by bursting with opportunities to serve Milton’s final lines, which remind us the community; the only problem that boundless opportunities to serve is fitting everything I want to do await ahead even if they are not I am truly into my timetable. Indeed, I am happening at the present: They also humbled by how truly humbled by how the students, serve who only stand and wait. especially other Scholars, actively the students, seek out ways to give back, and especially other that I have had the time and ability Scholars, actively to contribute alongside them. This is not limited to Canberra; over the seek out ways to summer I will have the privilege of give back, and volunteering in remote villages in that I have had the Indonesia with my church. time and ability I love that there is a public lecture every night – being able to deepen to contribute my knowledge of other fields is one alongside them of the best things about ANU (and I don’t just go to lectures for the food!). This is also why I chaired and helped to organise the inaugural ANU Student Research Conference, which was a great success. It showcased fine examples of the University’s excellence in research as well as exemplary instances of leadership, innovation and catering.
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Michael Turvey
BACHELOR OF ARTS / BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Nine months ago I arrived in invested in the Scholars and the Canberra, bright-eyed, high-spirited, program, and I was motivated to self-assured and carefree. Today, I help set up the enrichment program am somewhat more cynical, but I for next year. I also found myself have also found my place and my on the executive of a student direction at ANU. group, the Cross-Disciplinary Student Association, devoted to Like every other bright spark with active community learning, and big dreams, I dived into student life I have developed a devotion to like a child into a ball-pit. Firstly, I better education and student fell into the residential experience. experience. Finally, the friendship I have come to call Fenner Hall and guidance of Chris Browne, home; writing for and performing Tuckwell Fellow, has helped take me in the Fenner musical, learning to from an overexcited new student be a barista and keeping the cafe to someone who is committed to open until 3am during exams, and enjoying university, doing what I painting a cardboard with the words care about, and having a great ‘RIP Resnet’ – the place you live Meeting weekly experience. with the Tuckwell shapes who you are, and I am glad I became more like Fenner Hall. cohort revealed Eventually, I noticed this ‘university’ to me just how outside my college. Soon I was different and flitting around campus like an over-caffeinated Tinkerbell. I have incredible these studied everything from Hindi to people are, and programming to social psychology, how many different written for the Science Revue, campaigned at ANUSA elections, paths we all take, and attended every possible event. which helped me But throughout the year, some key choose my own experiences made me realise doing everything only works for so long, and you have got to have direction. Meeting weekly with the Tuckwell cohort revealed to me just how different and incredible these people are, and how many different paths we all take, which helped me to choose my own. At the Tuckwell interview weekend, I became really
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Nick Wyche
BACHELOR OF ARTS / BACHELOR OF LAWS (HONS)
My experience at ANU over the cohort, it has been a pleasure to course of this year helped me partake of the company and energy redefine myself as a person. Moving of such inspiring friends. to Canberra in February I knew In the middle of this year my resolve nobody, and in retrospect I was not to stay in Canberra was faltering quite ready for independence. With for a variety of reasons, but around the encouragement of the Tuckwell that time I participated in the community, and the opportunities running of the interview weekend afforded to me, I was able to for next year’s cohort. At that time overcome these challenges and find I got to see the very best aspects my niche within the University. of the Tuckwell Program on show: This year has not been all plain the enormous effort and passion sailing – moving out of the sheltered devoted to the event’s organisation, cove of high school into the stormy the seamless and dedicated seas of the real world sometimes teamwork of the volunteers, and the proved a bit of a shock. The effervescence of the candidates. It has been a hobbies and subjects I had loved These qualities make for a truly pleasure to at school did not translate across unique chemistry in the cohort, and to university, leading to a degree they are a big part of the reason I partake of the change and several abandoned club am so happy to have stayed. company and memberships. But I have been lucky energy of such enough to weather these difficulties through the support of a wonderful inspiring friends network of people and resources. The opportunity to draw upon the experience and insight of the Fellows was a real help in finding some direction this year – special thanks to Richard, Peter and Mary for everything they have done for me. Then, of course, I have been lucky enough to get to know my amazing cohort. From the strenuous efforts invested in infiltrating Burton & Garran Hall to access their board games, to nights singing by the fire at camp, and helping to improve the enrichment program for the next
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Matthew Barton
BACHELOR OF ARTS / BACHELOR OF LAWS (HONS)
Euphoric. An interesting word. brilliant people, and events like Seldom used, but uniquely fitting the Birrigai Camp that combined to describe my year in 2015. In both cohorts were thoroughly 2014, I thought that my first year enjoyable. In 2015 we discussed of university was going to be the controversial ideas like commercial busiest in my degree. I was wrong. surrogacy and refugee crises in the Scholar-led ‘Hot Topics’ In 2015, I served on the Ursula sessions. It was fantastic to share Hall Residents’ Committee as the diverse viewpoints. Cultural Representative. A part of that role directed, produced, set- 2015 also saw the introduction of designed, and starred in the Ursula the University House Early Career Hall play: Andrew Bovell’s When Academic Fellows. I was fortunate the Rain Stops Falling. During this to be assigned two Fellows from time I also took a leaf out of Rupert the School of History and the ANU Murdoch’s book by playing Editor- College of Law. It has been a great in-Chief of the Ursula Hall Yearbook, chance to gain valuable knowledge In 2014, I thought Bearphax, and assisting in this 2015 and make connections – especially that my first year edition of The Bell magazine. over lots of coffee! of university Over winter I was fortunate Bring on 2016! enough to undertake a full-time was going to be Aurora Internship at the Australian the busiest in Institute of Aboriginal and Torres my degree. Strait Islander Studies. And just to ensure that I truly mastered I was wrong. the art of overcommitting, I was also a writer for and actor in the ANU Arts Revue. Here, I had the privilege of performing as two of this millennium’s foremost political figures: Kevin Rudd and Donald Trump. I also occasionally found the time to study. Welcoming in the 2015 cohort was a really exciting experience, although I was worried the influx of new Scholars would jeopardise my monopoly on study desks and whiteboards in Scholars House. They are all extremely
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Sarah Campbell
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (ADVANCED) (HONS)
2015 has been busier and even The mentoring program has been more amazing than 2014 – outstanding, with my mentor, Mary, something I would not have believed not only providing any advice I need, possible if you had told me last but also challenging me to aim year. Being in my second year of a for greater goals. The ‘Hot Topic’ science degree at ANU has really discussions have been a highlight, in allowed me to narrow my focus, which both cohorts came together while simultaneously exposing to discuss controversial issues, me to so many exciting areas of resulting in stimulating conversation. chemistry and genetics. I have taken One of the parts of the Scholarship I a broad range of subjects, ranging have come to value most is the fact from population genetics to protein that no matter where I am within analysis to organic chemistry, and I ANU, I am always able to see a could not be enjoying it more! familiar face. This year saw me take on many more responsibilities outside No matter where of my studies. I now work as a I am within ANU, Science Student Ambassador, which has allowed me to travel to I am always schools in the Canberra region to able to see a promote science and the Tuckwell familiar face Scholarship, record voiceovers for promotional videos and work at the ANU Open Day presenting speeches and making liquid- nitrogen ice cream. As well as this, I have been given the opportunity to mentor and tutor first-year students in chemistry, and mark first year chemistry exams. Becoming more involved in the Research School of Chemistry at ANU has not just opened me up to new opportunities, but I has also enabled me to make many like-minded friends from a range of year levels. The Tuckwell Scholarship has continued to remain a constant source of support and friendship.
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Marcus Dahl
BACHELOR OF ARTS / BACHELOR OF LAWS (HONS)
This year has been a truly I can say with no hesitation that special one. It has been exciting, I look forward to the rest of my interesting, and enlightening in a time here and to trying my best to number of ways, and an excellent continue to develop as a person and time for personal development in as a part of our wonderful world. I the comfortable space of being often reflect on how so much of this an undergraduate student living has been enabled by this generous on campus. Scholarship and its very special enrichment program, and it is with Throughout 2015 I have been determination that I seek to keep lucky enough to have the time trying to develop to be a person and energy to be able to engage who will live up to its purpose. in academic work, college life and extracurricular activity thanks to the freedom I have been provided with the Scholarship’s financial support. From the footy field to the It has been a pine forests of Inward Bound to the volleyball court, and from the trivia thoroughly enjoyable team to the chess team, I have been year and the able to engage in a lot of sports and challenges it has arts for Ursula Hall, where I continue presented have only to live with a big smile. made me stronger I have made new friends across too many demographic categories to and looking for even count, organised a Ball, and been more out of this elected Ursula Hall President for incredible university next year. It has been a thoroughly enjoyable year and the challenges experience it has presented have only made me stronger and looking for even more out of this incredible university experience. ANU has been a fantastic place for me in so many ways – and now, as spring comes and the sun shines and all the animals are out across the greenery, my photography has had a nice boost of experience too.
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Janet Davey
BACHELOR OF ASIA-PACIFIC STUDIES / BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
2015 has been another busy Finally, the highlights of the Scholar but memorable year. I’ve loved activities this year, for me, were the all my courses this year: maths, camp and our ‘Hot Topics’ sessions. psychology, Chinese, and Although I was severely sleep- Chinese politics/modern history. deprived on the camp due to an IB In particular, Chinese politics was mock drop, it was great to properly really interesting; we looked at meet with the new cohort, hear contemporary political topics like what they are passionate about, media censorship, corruption, and and discuss our ideas together. international relations. My Chinese I’ve enjoyed the ‘Hot Topics’ nights courses have been much more throughout the year because interesting and realistic this year. they really get us all thinking and Now, it feels more like taking an looking at problems from different English course for native-English perspectives. speakers. There is more focus on reading and writing skills, like using context to infer meaning, being It was great to able to summarise texts, and using properly meet with synonyms and idioms appropriately. the new cohort, Fenner Hall has been great this hear what they are year. It is exciting having a few more Tuckwell Scholars around getting passionate about, involved. Since I loved Inward and discuss our Bound (IB) last year, this year I ideas together took on one of the coaching roles. Although my Fenner division didn’t finish the race, I think I got more out of IB after experiencing what it was like organising it. I was also the goalkeeper for the Fenner hockey team. Unfortunately, we ended up coming last in the competition, but you can’t win them all. I’ve also participated in an ANU Women’s AFL development program. I’m from Melbourne, so I’ve grown up with footy and always wanted to learn how to play, so this has been great fun, apart from the bruises on my hands from handballing!
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Joe Dean
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE / BACHELOR OF LAWS (HONS)
2015 has been a wonderful year. and the tempo at which I frame a I feel more in touch with myself, response. I do not doubt that when further down my (uncertain?) career the Tuckwell mentoring program path and more at home in Canberra begins next year, Geoff’s skills will than I have before. This year, the be invaluable to us all. Tuckwell enrichment program Mentoring generally has been a new emerged from the test-tube, area of interest for me this year: I evolving into a well-engineered and have acted as an academic mentor cleverly-executed effort to transform at Burton & Garran Hall, which has the Scholars’ university experience. been an excellent way to improve Now with 44 mingling peers, the my mentoring skills in preparation group dynamic has broadened and for next year, meet a great new split into independent communities, range of students and rectify yet we still feel like one cohort. In my own knowledge of previous particular, an increased level of subjects, which will be immensely independence and choice regarding useful should I go into legal practice An increased level program activities has been an or business later on. excellent progression, allowing a of independence ANU is an excellent university Scholar to pursue their particular and the Tuckwell Program allows and choice interests with others in the group. us to experience it in such a The Tuckwell ‘Hot Topics’ nights regarding program unique way. activities has (organised by the 2014 Scholars and with a focus on discussion of been an excellent highly contentious current issues) progression, have been a personal highlight: it allowing a Scholar has been very empowering to feel our influence, as students, on the to pursue their enrichment program. particular interests The most rewarding event of the with others in year for me was most certainly the group the mentor training we received. I have never been so convinced of someone’s expert knowledge as I was when Geoff Mortimore, the facilitator, demonstrated his extraordinary listening abilities (it was much more amazing than it sounds!). The session made me reconsider the way I listen to others
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Catherine Hall
BACHELOR OF ARTS
This year has been full of different paid off. I’m going to study Arabic experiences and adventures, all of at Qatar University for two months which were in one way or another over summer. fostered by the Tuckwell Scholarship It was wonderful to have the next Program. I spent the New Year in cohort of Scholars join us this year a small town in Tanzania working and continue to enrich the program. in a hospital, which crystallised my The 2014 Scholars organised dream of working in medical aid in ‘Hot Topics’ sessions, which have compromised settings. been absolutely outstanding. The Soon I was right back into it at mentoring from Mary Kilcline Cody my residential college, Bruce Hall, has been exceptional and she has undertaking leadership training provided such wise guidance and and throwing myself into organising counsel in many aspects of my life. Orientation Week activities for the Mentoring relationships have also first years and taking on the role been set up by the other Tuckwell of Sports Representative. The Fellows, which are more focused on I spent the New great thing about the Tuckwell paths we hope to take in the future. Scholarship is that it is not only Year in a small town All in all, this year has been enriching focused on being exceptional and challenging and it doesn’t look in Tanzania working academically, but also about getting like the next few years will be any involved with our local community in a hospital, which different. The holistic approach of as much as possible. Again I found crystallised my the Tuckwell Program has allowed myself taking part in Inward Bound, me to get so much more out of my dream of working Ultimate Frisbee, hockey, volleyball, university experience by continually softball, basketball, football, tennis in medical aid challenging me and presenting the and road relay. in compromised most special opportunities. settings This year has been about finding the right balance and doing what I love most. This resulted in my change from a Bachelor of Medical Science to a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Arabic and minor in French. While I am still very excited about commencing postgraduate medicine, the rewards of expanding my horizons and taking risks with the academic side of my life has
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Hannah Harmelin
BACHELOR OF ECONOMICS / BACHELOR OF ASIA-PACIFIC STUDIES
I have thoroughly enjoyed my an internal perspective, meet second year at ANU. In particular, scholars from places as varied as this year I have focused and Kazakhstan and Denmark, and deepened my academic interest challenge myself to learn about in Asia-Pacific Security Studies and use other academic fields like through both the Tuckwell Program anthropology, sociology, history and other activities, and I have and archaeology. experienced the intrinsic value of With the help of the Tuckwell pursuing an academic passion. Program, in 2015 I have been able Through the Early Career Academic get more out of my classes and had Fellows program run by the Master experiences that have shaped my of University House and Tuckwell plans for the next few years. Now Fellow, Professor Peter Kanowski, I I’m looking forward to 2016! formed relationships with academics both within and outside my field who have given me precious insights I formed into life beyond undergraduate relationships studies, choosing a career path, and making big decisions. This has been with academics invaluable to me and has shaped within and outside how I think about and plan for my my field who future at ANU. Along with mentoring by our Tuckwell Fellows, I have have given me been able to reflect on my values precious insights and aspirations, and refocus my into life beyond personal expectations and goals. undergraduate I also had the opportunity this year to study at the National University studies, choosing of Singapore for five weeks with the a career path, International Alliance of Research and making Universities’ Global Summer Program. I studied Southeast Asian big decisions history and culture ‘in context’ with 30 other students from around the world. This included a week- long field trip to Myanmar, which exceeded my expectations in every way. The course was an amazing chance to study the region from
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Sam Wen Huang
BACHELOR OF ASIA-PACIFIC SECURITY / BACHELOR OF LAWS (HONS)
2015 has been exciting, challenging, aspects of Indigenous culture and at times totally out of control. has motivated me to apply for a volunteer program over the summer This year I’ve been fortunate enough holidays, which provides sports and to be one of the Sports Reps at recreational services to youth in John XXIII College. At the start of remote communities. the year, our only objective was to win the Sports Shield back from The Tuckwell Enrichment Program Burgmann College, which looks to has once again been very be extremely likely. Being a member successful. The ‘hot topic’ debates of the Resident’s Association has were a hit, and sparked some been a great experience. The interesting discussions within the amount of effort that goes into group. Next year, I’m hoping to form running successful events at College a more formal relationship between is enormous, and it’s been very our group and the Indigenous rewarding working as part of a team students on campus, a goal shared to achieve that goal. by a number of other Scholars. Next year, I’m In terms of participation, I’ve played 2016, I’m sure, will be even better hoping to form a number of sports for College than this year. But for the moment a more formal including AFL, Ultimate Frisbee, I’m pretty content! and rugby league (very badly). I also relationship competed in Inward Bound Division between our group 1 again this year. Sadly we got quite and the Indigenous badly lost, and ran for 20 hours students on without finishing. Luckily, my studies have been less campus, a disappointing. I started learning goal shared by written Chinese, to complement a number of the speaking courses I undertook in 2014. At the end of this year I will other scholars have finished my language minor, but I hope to continue improving my language skills, hopefully culminating in an exchange to China in my fourth year. Throughout 2015 I also assisted with planning a number of events with the Indigenous Cultures Learning Community. Discussing different
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Matthew Jacob
BACHELOR OF POLITICS, PHILOSOPHY AND ECONOMICS / BACHELOR OF LAWS (HONS)
It’s hard to believe that another year Another notable experience was has already passed by during my the opportunity to participate in the time at ANU. A year 2015 Nanyang Technical University of new countries, new cultures and Summer School in China. new experiences, 2015 was certainly This two-month study program a year to remember. The 2015 enabled me to explore the rich Tuckwell Commencement Dinner history and culture of this amazing was a fantastic way to bring in the country, and form new friendships year, and it was my honour as 2014 with students from around the Bell Ringer to ring-in the new cohort globe. Every week of the program of Scholars and deliver a speech to was a new adventure, as we the assembled guests, among whom traversed up and down the east was none other than the Governor- coast on bullet trains. General. Having decided to move out of In 2014 I distinctly remember college at the end of this year, I very watching on in awe and inspiration much look forward to the challenges It was my honour at the Inward Bound end point, and opportunities that lie ahead as 2014 Bell making a pledge to myself that I in 2016. would do everything I could to make Ringer to ring-in an Inward Bound team in 2015 the new cohort and cross the finish line. And after of Scholars and training hard over the summer, I was delighted to be selected in the deliver an after- Division 5 Inward Bound team for dinner speech to Burgmann College. Finishing in first the assembled place in our division and lifting the overall trophy are two moments that guests, among I will cherish for a lifetime. whom was none 2015 was also a year of new other than the experiences and endeavours. On Governor-General the academic front, I transferred into a combined law program in Semester 1. Despite thoroughly enjoying the intellectual rigour and challenges of law, I realised my true passion lay in the field of economics, and accordingly, transferred out of law in Semester 2.
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Lucy Kirk
BACHELOR OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
2015 has been a year of lots of fun time at university. I have benefitted and hard work. At college I quickly from being able to talk to different became busy as I was a coach Tuckwell mentors for different for Inward Bound. This involved issues. 2014 Scholars have run organising training, ensuring ‘Hot Topics’ nights that have been residents were adequately prepared, extremely interesting, thought- and selecting teams. Whilst this was provoking and entertaining. In 2016 time consuming it was rewarding I look forward to helping mentor to see residents so excited to finish the incoming cohort of Tuckwell at the Inward Bound end point. At Scholars and making more friends! college I have also been involved With the help of the Tuckwell in the bible study group, academic Program I have been able to set up mentoring program, and the choir. some opportunities for research in I also had the privilege of being a public health and I am excited to Peer-Assisted Mentor for first-year see where that will take me. I look biology students. This involved forward to another great year! planning group study sessions and In 2016 I look has been challenging to determine forward to helping the needs of students, work with mentor the the other mentors, and effectively incoming cohort of run sessions. Tuckwell Scholars Over the last six months I have begun to get involved in the ANU and making Mountaineering Club, after some more friends friends and I joined up to learn how to cross-country ski. We love being outdoors, the good company, and the adrenaline rush of getting a good downhill run. We spent a few weekends camping at the snow and skiing in the high mountain backcountry. Someone asked me “haven’t you already been skiing this season?!” I just told them that once the ski bug has bitten you, you couldn’t just go once! Tuckwell activities and support through the Tuckwell Scholarship Program has continued to enrich my
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Guy Leckenby
BACHELOR OF PHILOSOPHY (HONS)
University is great. I thought first and wave theory; I’ve started to year was awesome but second write like an academic and I’ve year was so much better. Sure managed to survive the Honours there were the hard times, like maths stream. But what I’ve noticed when I spent three months over the most is that the physics we are now summer training every second day doing is beginning to look like what for Inward Bound only to come back actual physicists do. In a recent lab I and roll my ankle on the second was able to determine that the white training run, meaning I couldn’t LED I was examining was phosphor compete in the race. Or there was coated, using a device similar to that that time when I completed an on the Mars Rover. The following assignment so early in advance week I was modelling how the tuned I forgot to actually submit it and mass damping system of Taipei 101 got a grade of zero; not one of my helped it survive earthquakes. It has finer moments! me really excited for the future. But among those times there In a recent lab were glorious moments as well, I was able to like when I played with the Bruce Hall Ultimate Disc team to win the determine that the Interhall Championships. Or when white LED I was I got to chat with the Governor- examining was General of Australia over a glass of champagne in his private study. phosphor coated And then there was that Orientation using a device Week event that was a simulated similar to that on zombie invasion of Bruce Hall, which I organised. Or chatting with the Mars Rover the Nuclear Physics lecturer at the Tuckwell Academic Dinner. And this is not to mention all the awesome parties, the sports, the chill-out sessions in the sun or those late night card sessions where you win your 10 No Trumps call. Academically it’s been an awesome year as well. I’ve learnt to program in two languages, I know basic quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, electromagnetism
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Harry Main
BACHELOR OF POLITICS, PHILOSOPHY AND ECONOMICS / BACHELOR OF LAWS (HONS)
After one of the more boring have absolutely no regrets. After all, summers of my life (who would the window in which I’ll get to enjoy have thought a 9am – 5pm unpaid college is so short that I may as well internship would be a grind?), I was make the most of it whilst I can! I very keen to start my second year can definitely see myself hanging at ANU. Remembering back to my around at Bruce Hall for the next slow start in first year, I told myself year to come. In fact, at the time of that I was going to hit the ground writing this I am in the middle of the running with as much energy as I Senior Resident application process could manage. – fingers crossed! With this goal in mind, I had a That just about covers most of the fantastic start to the year. Organising important bases in my university life. Orientation Week (O-week) at Bruce I’ve also had some other big things Hall with the rest of the Common going on that have made 2015 a bit Room Committee was an absolute more difficult than I anticipated. I’d blast. My friends can attest to the like to take this opportunity to thank I had a fantastic fact that once assessments started Tuckwell Fellows Mary and Richard start to the rolling in, I continually expressed for their unwavering assistance my wish for university to just be 13 with this. year. Organising O-Weeks back-to-back. Here’s hoping that 2016 will be an Orientation Week Speaking of assessments, this year even more interesting year! at Bruce Hall with marked my delayed start to studying the rest of the law at ANU. I had always planned on doing this, but the move from a Juris Common Room Doctor to a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) Committee was an was a recent decision, informed in absolute blast. part by my 2014 Tuckwell Fellow. I am thoroughly enjoying this change of pace, and whilst it’s early days yet, I can definitely see myself continuing to enjoy the study of law throughout my degree. I have to admit, my list of co- curricular commitments outside of college is looking a bit sparser than many of the other awesome people in this magazine. Really, all of my eggs have been placed in the Bruce Hall basket this year, and for that, I
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Alex Miles
BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT) / BACHELOR OF ECONOMICS
2015 saw me entering my second The Tuckwell Program itself has year of my five-year double degree evolved from last year and a in engineering and economics. I highlight of the program for me has have recently accepted a position been the establishment of the Early on the technical team for the World Career Academic Fellows program. Solar Car Challenge for 2017. The The mentoring I have received is Challenge involves building a solar a great aspect of the Program, car that is to be driven from Darwin and I hope to be able to provide to Adelaide, and involves some of the same assistance to younger the most prestigious universities Scholars in the future. Overall, my from around the globe. ANU has second year at university has been never been involved in the race great and I look forward to my third before and so there is much to learn year in 2016. and many steps to go through, including the all-important funding issues, before we reach the 2017 race start line. I will begin to learn The mentoring I the ropes in 2015/2016 starting with have received is an ANU-sponsored trip to Darwin a great aspect to try to understand how this year’s race was run. The trip will teach of the Program, us what the existing teams went and I hope through and will assist in helping to be able to us understand the problems and challenges our team will face provide the same moving forward. assistance to I returned to Bruce Hall this year younger Scholars and have continued to enjoy all that in the future this wonderful residential college (no plug intended) has to offer. This year I renewed my interest in drumming by participating in the college band. The culmination of this was playing in the University’s musical Science Revue. This was a lot of fun and I was lucky enough to be positioned such that I could see the audience’s reaction.
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Jakub Nabaglo
BACHELOR OF PHILOSOPHY (HONS)
After the heights, plights, and the hard work ahead, I cannot wait sleepless nights of 2014, I had high to see the hard work of all the Bruce hopes for 2015, and was not at all actors showcased on the stage. disappointed. Changing my degree Early in the year, I was proud to to the Bachelor of Philosophy represent ANU as a Thought Leader (Hons) freed me from prerequisites, when I expounded the merits of allowing me to pursue Honours the Tuckwell Scholarship to high course Statistical Machine Learning school students in Brisbane as as a second-year student. Despite part of the Tuckwell Roadshows. its reputation as the most difficult It was inspiring to meet so many course in the computer science students who were enthusiastic department, it was also the most about the opportunity to apply for enjoyable of all the courses I the Scholarship. have undertaken. In short, 2015 has been an exciting Semester one kindled my interest year for me. A year of changes and a in machine learning, a field of year of self-discovery. I cannot wait computer science that is rarely I was proud to for 2016. represent ANU as taught, despite its ubiquity. It is used by Google to rank web pages, by a Thought Leader Siri to recognise your voice, and by when I expounded the National Security Agency in the the merits of United States to spy on you; and it is full of interesting problems just the Tuckwell waiting to be solved. This semester Scholarship to high I am undertaking a research project school students in where I am teaching a computer to determine the species of a bee from Brisbane as part its photograph. of the Tuckwell Outside of my studies, I also find Roadshows time for creative endeavours. My theatre background allowed me to take up the role of stage manager in this year’s Bruce Hall play Black Coffee by Agatha Christie. With the premiere coming up, I expect to spend much of my time setting the venue and the technology. Despite
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Catherine Perry
BACHELOR OF PHILOSOPHY (HONS)
My second year at ANU has been the banking sector, and the second even more exciting than the first. has been translation of Chinese Before the year even began I journal articles. spent a month in Shanghai, living The Tuckwell Program was again with a host family and studying a very important part of my life Chinese. This prepared me well for at ANU. Starting off the 2015 my Chinese studies this year, and year by meeting a new cohort of helped me to gain a better insight Tuckwell Scholars allowed us all into the Chinese culture. to branch out and make lasting Back at university, I have been friendships with yet another group involved both in college life as a of bright, like-minded students. My leader of the Bruce Hall Choir, and favourite element of the Tuckwell in the wider ANU community as the Program this year has been the secretary of the ANU Liberal Club ‘Hot Topics’ sessions, where all and the Golden Key Society. This Tuckwell Scholars can gather to year has also been an exciting one discuss controversial issues. With Perhaps my in terms of work opportunities, with our different backgrounds and life favourite thing my boss, Hon Kelly O’Dwyer MP, experiences, there is never a dull being promoted to Minister for Small moment! Once again, the mentoring about ANU is Business and Assistant Treasurer. provided by the Tuckwell Fellows has been invaluable. the feeling of Perhaps my favourite thing about belonging to ANU is the feeling of belonging This year has flown by, and I a community, to a community, whether it is am looking forward to the new the community you find in your challenges and opportunities that whether it is residential hall, your classes or 2016 will present. the community in a club or society. However, you find in your the benefits of ANU continue to stretch far beyond this. Studying residential hall, in the political heart of the nation your classes or in has gifted me with the opportunity a club or society to work for a Minister. In addition to this, through my Bachelor of Philosophy (Hons) degree, I have had the opportunity to undertake several research projects that have enabled me to combine my interests in both business and Chinese. The first has looked at the impact of the China Free Trade Agreement on
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Elena Pleass
BACHELOR OF ECONOMICS / BACHELOR OF FINANCE
It is crazy to think that the year is 2015 has been a big year of travel, almost done, even crazier that we fun and university. Balancing this are going to amass another 25 all with a job has also been a Scholars so soon. It is extremely new challenge, which I’ve found pleasing to look back on the year rewarding and demanding. As and be able to say that it was university progresses and the even better than the last! With the work becomes more difficult, I excitement and distractions of first am happy to say I am only more year finished, I thought I might find convinced that I have chosen the second year repetitive and cope less right field and career path, which is well with the winter freeze. Thank an extremely satisfying realisation. goodness that was not the case. I In relation to the Tuckwell Program, finally took advantage of Canberra’s the new ‘Hot Topics’ sessions proximity to the snow and can say a have been a hit, and our combined quick ski trip with friends does make 2014/2015 Scholars camp was a winter a whole lot more tolerable fantastic chance to get away and and far prettier. direct energy towards building Our combined a future program that we are all Second year also provided the 2014/2015 Scholars passionate about. opportunity to try new things camp was a and have more direction in the If this was second year, I cannot wait fantastic chance extracurricular activities that I am to see what the third will hold. to get away and involved with. A major highlight would have to be playing in a social direct energy netball competition with fellow towards building Scholar Phoebe Skuse, where a future program ‘training and tactics sessions’ were conducted at the Canberra Centre that we are all sushi train. Another highlight from passionate about this year was getting more involved with the Raising Hope charity organisation. I have always really enjoyed working with students younger than myself, having tutored people in high school, so I have really loved being a part of mentoring and tutoring programs at various high schools in Canberra.
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Abi Rajkumar
BACHELOR OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES / BACHELOR OF LAWS (HONS)
This year has been an incredible the International Progressive year of learning, growth, and Campaigning Forum in Melbourne understanding the importance of exposed me to democratic world tenacity. Bruce Hall has contributed leaders of change and how ideas are to an amazing year of college life, translated into positive realities. including late night hand ball, and The Tuckwell Program opens many discovering the greatness of red doors, and continues to inspire me to wine. Being vertically challenged did be the best possible version of myself not stop me from getting involved alongside Scholars that are now my with our basketball team and hoping best friends, and the remarkable someday I would get a shot in. Mary who has been a mentor, Representing ANU in mixed netball friend, and absolute life-saver. I was at the Eastern University Games honoured to be accepted into the held in Wagga Wagga was as Global Undergraduate Leadership ridiculous as it sounds. We played Program, which means I will spend our best, but very soon realised that early 2016 in Malawi with students Uni Games simply was not about from the University of Minnesota, I was a founding winning ... (for us at least). member of the followed by two weeks of shadowing I realised the importance of holding surgeons in Tanzania through Women of Colour on to artistic passions, and made Gap Medics. my first two-tier cake for a friend’s Collective at I look forward to new memories, birthday, ran a cooking class at ANU and am exciting adventures, home-cooked Bruce Hall, and got a job working dinners, and cocktails to celebrate extremely excited as a make-up artist at Mecca everything and anything. Bring on Cosmetica – an absolute dream to see where this 2016! initiative will go come true. I was a founding member of the Women of Colour Collective at ANU and am extremely excited to see where this initiative will go, including ideas for a nationwide conference held in Canberra next year. I visited Bangladesh as part of my work at Labor International and was able to relate theory to practice as I began to understand the importance of good governance and the possibilities of growth for developing countries. Coordinating
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Bryce Robinson
BACHELOR OF LAWS (HONS) / BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
For me, second year has been group of young people who are so significantly more challenging than intelligent, passionate, and sensitive first year. Despite this, it has also to complexities and nuances of been vastly more fulfilling. In last pressing societal issues that most year’s edition of The Bell, I described adults would not even think of. first year as a Tuckwell Scholar as Furthermore, the benefits of the being about dipping your toe in as mentoring program have been many proverbial pools as possible. enormous. In such a highly stressful To extend the metaphor, second and competitive environment, having year has been about selecting just a mentor who respects you enough a few of those pools, and diving into to be completely honest with you, them headfirst. yet is sincere enough to ensure that To give a brief snapshot of my year, you feel supported, is of unspeakable I have: been the Director of Policy value. I cannot wait to draw on these on the Law Students’ Society; experiences when mentoring the conducted the Bruce Hall Choir; 2016 Tuckwell cohort, so that I may Having a mentor co-coordinated the Australian give back to the Program that has who respects Law Students’ Association’s given me so much. quarterly conference; undertaken you enough to an internship at the Australian be completely Research Council; represented honest with you, the 2014 Tuckwell Scholars on the Scholars House Committee; yet is sincere chaired a committee at the National enough to ensure Capital Model United Nations; and that you feel returned to Kenya to volunteer as a senior secondary science and supported, is of maths teacher. The fact that the unspeakable value previous sentence was a mouthful is characteristic of the Tuckwell Program – there is no greater motivation to get involved than being surrounded by a group of tremendously active and well- rounded role models. A clear highlight of the Tuckwell Program this year has been the ‘Hot Topics’ evenings. It is truly unique to be surrounded by a
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Sam Saunders
BACHELOR OF LAWS (HONS) / BACHELOR OF ECONOMICS
Last year, my Bell piece focused guest lecturer, Dr Geoff Mortimore. on how far the Tuckwell Program Geoff has an amazing capacity to had come. This year, I will focus on understand people, unlike anyone the challenges and transformative I had ever met. Just by listening to nature of the Program. But I guess I you, he could dissect qualities and should begin by describing the year traits that you had never recognised. that has past. Personally, this session made me reflect on what qualities I value in a Second year has been another mentor, and what qualities I value ‘rollercoaster’ an overused phrase in myself. to describe university/college life, I know, but incredibly accurate The Tuckwell Program is developing nonetheless. I secured a job fast, and is undoubtedly still in its working with a barrister, I took up a infancy. I feel privileged to be a part casual position as an ACT Tertiary of its upbringing, and I am excited to Education Ambassador (perks see it grow. including being on a billboard), and I feel privileged I continued my love for the arts, to be a part of leading Burgmann College’s Arts faculty. On the whole, it has been a (the Tuckwell fun year. Scholarship’s) The Tuckwell Program has evolved upbringing, and beyond imagination. Last year, I am excited to I remember wondering how the Program would develop with an see it grow additional cohort. I now query what will happen next year with a third cohort. The beauty of the Program lies in these challenges. Scholars are major contributors to the underlying structure of the program. There is, to a certain degree, a lot of responsibility on our shoulders to construct a fluent transfer of responsibilities from one cohort to another. Our preparation to become third- year Scholars has already begun. During second semester, we began mentor training with an incredible
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Phoebe Skuse
BACHELOR OF POLITICS, PHILOSOPHY AND ECONOMICS / BACHELOR OF LAWS (HONS)
What I love most about having a has enriched this sense of community. new cohort of Scholars is seeing in Being a Scholar has created a network their experiences almost a mirror of people whom you know you share image of my own first year. Not that a bond with that extends beyond I am any wiser or worldlier now, but the bounds of the ACT and our time I would say that from the lofty height at ANU. of second year, I have gained a little It’s been incredible to watch perspective. ANU is a big pond. Not Graham’s and Louise’s vision slowly big enough obviously for me to find start to unfold. As with every time a boyfriend, but still, significantly I reflect upon the year that flew by, large that having a support network I feel incredibly grateful and like the Tuckwell Scholarship has humbled to be a small part of proved invaluable. something so big. In my experience, first year was one big ‘YES’. Want to watch interhall badminton? YES! Want to join Being a Scholar the Socialist Alliance? YES! Want has created a to try and eat a whole Brod Dog in three bites? YES! And it was network of people great. But some switch flicked this whom you know year, and I found myself with less you share a bond indiscriminate ‘YES’ moments as I drifted towards the interests that with that extends all my first year YES’s helped me to beyond the bounds discover. The focus of this year has of the ACT and our been Indigenous issues, which are broad and vague and indicative of time at ANU the vast experience I am yet to gain in this area. This year, I have loved developing more independence, which has seen me rolling all around Canberra in search of the best café in which to study. What I love about Canberra is that it is a student town. You see the same vaguely recognisable faces everywhere. It has become familiar and comfy, like an old (and at times slightly drab) jumper. The Scholarship
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Samantha Terry
BACHELOR OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
2015 has been a year filled with fun, professionals working in the fields of friends, and focus. biology, public health and medicine. In particular, I loved getting to know The year kicked off with training medical practitioners George and for Inward Bound, under the skillful Gabrielle and hearing their sound guidance of fellow scholar Lucy Kirk career advice during a weekend of as coach. Thanks to Marcus Dahl’s skiing. Attending Scholar-facilitated excellent navigational skills, our ‘Hot Topics’ discussions was Division 4 team ended up finishing another highlight of the Scholars second by 20 minutes. When we House program this year. I have finally caught sight of the end point, relished the opportunity to widen my after the gruelling 12 hour race, and field of thought through discussion saw that it was high up on a steep of diverse themes including hill, I did not know whether to laugh commercial surrogacy, education or cry. Competing in, and training and charity. for, the 60km adventure race was an enormous physical and mental As the year comes to a close and I have relished challenge, but one that led to the I reflect on these experiences, the opportunity to formation of lifelong friendships. I feel incredibly privileged to be a part of this scholarship program, I also enjoyed venturing into the widen my field of and look forward to another great realms of dance, both within and year ahead. thought through outside of college. After practising discussion of diverse our pirouettes, chasse turns and themes including booty-shaking from the start of the year, I was proud to be a part of commercial the Ursula Hall dance group, which surrogacy, education came first in the interhall dance and charity competition. In second semester, Lucy and I spent our Saturday mornings learning the Charleston and lindy hop dances after signing up to swing dancing lessons. We also spent numerous weekends camping in the snow and learning cross-country skiing, through the ANU Mountaineering Club. The Early Career Academic Fellow mentoring program provided a unique opportunity to meet a number of inspiring academics and
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Jessica Woolnough
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (ADVANCED) (HONS)
This year I was the Greens Having just done some mentor Representative for the Ursula training with the other 2014 Scholars, Hall Residents Committee. This I can say that I am very much looking would have to have been one of forward to another year with these the highlights of my time this year lovely and inspiring people! This year, at college and ANU. The Ursies a lot of them have been involved in community has responded so a range of diverse and wonderful positively to my events this year, and endeavours: congratulations to to my calls for volunteers to join me all of them on such a strong year! in the likes of cleaning up Sullivans I am also looking forward to our Creek and conducting commuter continually developing role as the audits with ANUGreen. Even though (older) Scholar cohort, another year I consider myself quite passionate in the Scholarship Program and, last about the environment, it is always but not least, getting to know the inspiring for me to see international 2016 cohort of Scholars! students see our native plants and animals for the very first time, often I am very much with much awe and excitement. It looking forward to really brings back to me just how another year with unique and valuable Australia’s diverse environment really is. Being these lovely and on the committee this year has inspiring people proven quite an experience for me: being able to run events, put my first aid training to use, and to generally be a lot more involved in the college experience. University this year has been good, and I have really enjoyed the physical chemistry and quantum mechanics topics, which I found to be fascinating! Combine all of this with the ‘Hot Topics’ discussions with the other Scholars, the Academic Dinner, another great interview weekend, and mentoring from the wonderful Mary and Richard, and I have had a brilliant year!
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Sorin Zota
BACHELOR OF LAWS (HONS) / BACHELOR OF FINANCE
After the protracted summer break, Living in Canberra has surprisingly it was so exciting to come back to been one of the highlights of ANU for my second year. Living at studying at ANU. With campus Burgmann College, surrounded situated so close to national parks, by friends, has been the best part the New Acton precinct and the of my new life in Canberra, and is city centre, there is truly always something I would not have been something to keep you busy. The able to experience back home rapidly growing café culture is also in Melbourne. a plus; you can never have too much coffee! This year I have been really grateful for the chance to be more involved Finally, I cannot stress enough how in the college community, sitting amazing the people I have met on ANU Council as a resident through the Tuckwell Program are – representative. I am a naturally I will always be grateful for the curious person, so seeing things opportunities I have received. from another perspective is I am already looking forward to always stimulating. With campus next year! situated so close Additionally, I was part of the Law to national parks, Students’ Society committee this year as a Competitions Director. This the New Acton meant organising and coordinating precinct and the the negotiation competitions city centre, there throughout the year. After having competed in negotiations last year, is truly always this was another example of trying something to things in reverse. keep you busy I have loved pursuing my studies further, especially in law. The challenging nature of the courses at ANU means that you push yourself even further, and it is inspiring to be surrounded by so many motivated people. Given how difficult it can be to balance your time during the intense university semesters, having the support of a variety of mentors within the Tuckwell Program has been invaluable.
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Orientation Day
BY ROBERT COOK
In the midst of the ANU Orientation the rest of our cohort, and the 2014 and ambitions for the year. Finally, Week (O-Week) this year, the new Scholars too. This allowed us to we were introduced to the Cross- 2015 cohort of Scholars gathered begin to forge close bonds and to Disciplinary Students Association for the first time (barring a few recognise that we would have some (XSA) as a society we might be occasional meetings at morning familiar faces back at our residences interested in. The XSA President yoga) for the Tuckwell Orientation – a comforting thought in the emonstrated the power of ideas Day. Suffice to say, many of us were maelstrom of new faces in O-Week. and their discussion amongst a feeling a bit nervous, if not extremely It would also form foundations for group of students from a variety so, but at the same time excited at the even closer bonds we would of backgrounds. the prospect of meeting the other form at the Tuckwell camp. As we headed our separate ways to Scholars and the Tuckwell Fellows. After this introductory material, we continue with the events of O-Week, Upon arriving at University House, were given a chance to socialise we reflected on the significance of we were taken through some of the with our Tuckwell Fellows and what we had learnt, and the exciting basic details of what the program mentors, Chris, Molly and Peter, program we were about to partake in. for the year involved, and what was as the 2014 Scholars continued to An excellent start to the program! involved in being a Tuckwell Scholar. have Mary mentor them for the year. Most importantly, we were given the This allowed us to explore the role opportunity to begin to get to know of the Fellows, and our own hopes
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Commencement Weekend
BY MARY PARKER
The Commencement Weekend residential colleges. Our parents were The Governor-General gave the was a wonderful way to begin excited to meet the Tuckwell family, as keynote speech, sharing his our year as Tuckwell Scholars. As well as the 2015 cohort of Scholars, thoughts on leadership and what it it was our first big event for the the interview panellists and many means to give back to Australia. year, everyone was a little nervous notable figures from the University. Other notable speeches of the and very excited. For most of us, Another highlight of the night came from Matt Jacob, who it was our first time meeting the weekend was the Commencement reflected on the year that was and interview panellists, and Graham Dinner, in which the 2015 Tuckwell shared his thoughts on the future and Louise Tuckwell, outside of the cohort was officially ‘rung-in’ by of the Program, and from Graham selection process. To prepare, we 2014 Bell Ringer Matt Jacob. This Tuckwell, with his thoughts on what repeatedly had conversations over was our official welcome to the it means to be a Tuckwell Scholar. what exactly constituted ‘smart- Tuckwell Program, symbolising the Overall, the Commencement casual clothing’ and failed to find a start of our journey and potential Weekend was an exciting and concrete definition. as Tuckwell Scholars. At the inspiring way to begin our first year One of the highlights of the weekend dinner, we were excited to have as Tuckwell Scholars, setting the was welcoming our parents to ANU for present the Governor-General and standard for many more excellent a lunch with Graham and Louise, and Lady Cosgrove. years to come! a dinner with the Heads of the ANU
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Annual Tuckwell camp
BY JONATHAN TJANDRA
In March the 2014 and 2015 beautiful natural landscape and the Townes O’Brien’s amazing guitar Scholars enjoyed a weekend away abundance of wildlife surrounding playing, accompanied by a group of during the annual Tuckwell camp, the campsite. Scholars could singing Scholars. this year held at Camp Birrigai in the also choose to miss out on these As a Texan, Molly had learnt to Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, along wonderful sights and instead get a play Waltzing Matilda especially with the Tuckwell Fellows and the study session in. for the campfire, thinking it a Tuckwell admin team. This was followed by the much typical Australian song, yet Some people may balk at the more competitive board games and was disappointed to find few prospect of surviving a weekend trivia night, where many friendships Scholars knew lyrics past the without internet connection or were made and possibly broken chorus. Similarly, Scholars were phone reception, but it was a (but only temporarily) as Scholars disappointed that their dreams relaxing start to the year, free from struggled to answer questions of forming the ‘Tuckappellas’, an any distractions or incessant emails. such as ‘Which Scholar has exactly a cappella group, did not come One of the main purposes of the 128 likes on their Facebook profile to fruition! camp was to get to know the other photo?’ without the help of an A collective groan of frustration was Scholars and Fellows and plan for internet connection. audible on the bus back to Canberra the upcoming year. Hence, the Perhaps a highlight of the camp was as our phones alerted us to camp was filled with fun team- the campfire session, accompanied hundreds of emails and notifications building and bonding activities as by marshmallows and a mad we collectively missed, which I take well as even more exciting (in my scramble to clear the surrounding to be a sign that they enjoyed the opinion) plenaries and meetings. area of sticks. This was a relaxing camp and were sorry to see it over. Also on the schedule was an way to end the evening whilst I look forward to next year’s camp invigorating morning jog up the gazing at the breathtaking view and getting to know the 2016 cohort nearest ‘mountain’ or alternatively of the stars in the night sky and of Scholars. a brisk bushwalk to observe the listening to Tuckwell Fellow Molly
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Academic Dinner
BY MATTHEW BARTON
Here at the University, students the academics were asked to I invited have become my Early attend classes but often do not stand and move to a different table. Career Academic Fellows. I would have the opportunity to get to know Whilst this meant that fantastic not have had the opportunity their lecturers and tutors personally. conversations ended, new ones to do so had it not been for this One of my favourite events from were able to commence. In much particular event. The broad, this year allowed us to do just that: the same way that the ‘Hot Topics’ multidisciplinary knowledge that the Tuckwell Academic Dinner gave sessions exposed us to new the Scholars could tap into on Scholars the opportunity to invite a ideas and viewpoints, so too did that night was astounding. Finally, favourite lecturer, tutor or academic this part of the night. It allowed and perhaps most importantly, to break bread at University House. Scholars to meet people from it allowed Scholars to escape other disciplines and engage in college food for a night! The dinner was run in the ‘Oxbridge’ different conversations, as well as style, which meant that Scholars I cannot wait for the 2016 dinner. enabling Scholars to make personal were seated next to their chosen connections with academics that academic. This gave them the they admire and are inspired by. opportunity to get to know their academic and glean knowledge This was invaluable to me. Having and life lessons important for study attended two Academic Dinners and careers. During the evening, now, the brilliant academics that
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Engagement with the Prime Minister and the Governor-General
BY JONATHAN TJANDRA
It is always pleasing to know that experiences as Tuckwell Scholars. room we were in was the very Australia’s leaders take a keen This led to a lively discussion on same room Ministers were sworn interest in education, and especially more controversial topics including in, amongst other political events, in programs such as the Tuckwell university funding and moral issues and that the table on which we Scholarships. This year we were such as slavery. rested our drinks was the same fortunate enough to be invited to one used to swear Ministers in too. We took the obligatory photoshoot, have morning tea with the then I personally was intrigued by the during which I asked Mr Abbott to Prime Minister Tony Abbott, and an artwork on display at Government sign a copy of his autobiography evening reception at Government House and am grateful to Lady to add to my collection of signed House hosted by Governor- Cosgrove for her short tour of Prime Ministerial autobiographies. General Sir Peter Cosgrove and art pieces. We were also joined by Chief of Staff Lady Cosgrove. Peta Credlin, who emphasised the I can safely say that we all enjoyed So it came to pass that 2015 importance of scholarship programs both visits. Sometimes we, as Scholars, the Tuckwell Fellows such as the Tuckwell Scholarships voters, lose perspective that and various University staff were in the development of the nation. our leaders are human too, and ushered through various layers of conversely they seem genuinely At the evening function at security into the Prime Minister’s interested in meeting us. One large Government House we had the Office at Parliament House. After part of the Tuckwell Program is opportunity to meet Sir Peter having been served various cakes being able to meet new people we Cosgrove and Lady Cosgrove and and tea or coffee, we were joined would otherwise not meet, and I likewise they interrogated us about by Mr Abbott in the sitting room. hope this association with the Prime the Program and our experiences. We all were quite tense, not sure Minister and Governor-General As some of the group were political of what to say to Mr Abbott, but continues into the future. fanatics, it dawned on us that the he was genuinely interested in our
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And now for more Hot Topics
BY MATTHEW BARTON
What is the most effective way to It was at the end of these meetings as refugee crisis. Importantly, no Tim solve the refugee crisis in Europe in slices of free pizza cooled down that Tam or Scholar was harmed in the light of its open border policy? Should Scholars’ conversations would turn heat of the moral minefield. charity organisations be allowed to to big ideas and controversial issues. The most valuable part of Hot Topics charge overhead costs? What came For many Scholars, this was the best was the opportunity to discuss ideas first: the chicken or the egg? If the part of the evening. It was thoroughly with Scholars who offered a range of walls in Scholars House could talk, enjoyable to listen to a range of views informed by varying disciplines they would say that Tuckwell Scholars viewpoints and insights. It was in light and backgrounds. Whilst no one may have an indefatigable addiction of this that the 2014 Scholars wanted have been to Tim Tams and discussions of sessions that would facilitate more of a commercial surrogate controversial ideas. these discussions. Thus ‘Hot Topics’ before, there were a multitude was born. In 2015, the Tuckwell Scholarship of academic disciplines used to Program took inspiration from The 2014 cohort decided that the approach the topic and give it American talk-show The View by topic for each session would be additional meaning. The facilitation by introducing Scholar-run ‘Hot Topics’ Scholars ensured that everyone was decided and facilitated by a group sessions. Whilst Whoopi Goldberg able to give their opinion and it would of five to six Scholars. The session was absent from every session not be uncommon for Scholars to would be open for both cohorts and despite assurances that she would continue to discuss ideas long after Tuckwell Fellows to attend. Topics make an appearance, the presence the session had officially ended. included: whether commercial of the Tuckwell Fellows, and the surrogacy and designer babies are This was a fantastic part of the occasional Tim Tam, was more than immoral, the values underpinning Tuckwell Program in 2015, and we enough to compensate. NSW provocation and sexual assault cannot wait for it to begin again next In their first year, the 2014 cohort had legislation, moral issues associated year with a brand new cohort full of fortnightly meetings in Scholars House with charity and philanthropy, what new ideas! that would consist of listening to a the best system of education is, and guest speaker or learning new skills. how best to resolve the European
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The 2015 Tuckwell Interview Weekend
BY NICK WYCHE
At this year’s interview weekend it volunteers produced a substitute a resoundingly successful event. was all too easy to get caught up in Snapchat tour to ensure that As the Scholarship matures and reliving my own experience during nobody missed out. develops the procedures that it will 2014 and putting myself in the continue to follow in the future, it is My favourite part of the weekend, candidate’s shoes. The duality of the your endeavours that are laying the however, was observing the event is striking – on the one hand groundwork for its future operation. experiences of candidates from there is the stress of competing different perspectives. As survivors It is equally important to for an incredibly prestigious of the blindsiding interview rounds, acknowledge the efforts of all the scholarship, but on the other there all the Scholar volunteers are well staff and student volunteers who is the sense of camaraderie that aware how emotionally draining contributed so enthusiastically quickly develops in the group of the weekend can be. At every step to running the event. It was an applicants, which is an excellent of the way, from relaxing in the impressive display of dedication and antidote to the pressure. Burton & Garran common room, teamwork that showcased the very 2015 was the third year that the through to walking candidates to best qualities of our cohort, and it interview weekend has been run, their interviews, it was gratifying really reinforced my pride to be part and it is already clear that some to see all those involved looking of this phenomenal group of people. events are becoming institutions. out for the wellbeing of candidates Finally, a warm welcome to all The trivia night was every bit as and ensuring that they all had a the successful candidates. It was bittersweet as last year; I still great time. a pleasure to get to know such sometimes cry myself to sleep I am sure all those who helped out admirable people who remained over messing up the 50th state of would like to express their heartfelt effervescent and sociable under the USA. But other aspects are thanks to Scholar Matt Bowes, very taxing circumstances, and evolving as cohorts come together along with Tuckwell Office staff we are keen to see how you help to address issues they have found Steph Neulinger and Louise Adena, shape the program, and indeed the in the running of the weekend. whose Herculean efforts in planning University, over the coming years. When some unforeseen events and executing the weekend made prevented many candidates from all of our roles easier, and produced touring Fenner Hall, quick-thinking
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Scholars House Committee
BY BRYCE ROBINSON
The formation of the Scholars House The SHC’s task included shaping the Tuckwell Executive to advocate Committee (SHC) was an exciting the enrichment program, evaluating for the reform of current policies. addition to the program in 2015, and reporting on the status of the These included holding Senior giving the Scholarship a renewed program, considering how the Resident positions at colleges, the sense of purpose and direction after mentoring policy could adapt to suit length of compulsory stay in an the initial excitement and novelty of a the changing needs of the cohorts in ANU residence, and the program’s successful first year. The Committee the future, and developing a budget connection to the Vice-Chancellor’s met for the first time in April 2015, to bring all of these proposals to life. courses. The Executive’s genuine and was comprised of Graham and respect for our ideas, coupled We found, however, that this forum Louise Tuckwell, Steph Neulinger with advice on practical realities gave us Scholars the scope to (Manager, Philanthropic Scholarship and constraints, has enabled shape the program in a more holistic Programs), four elected student the program to become more and tangible way. Armed with the representatives, and the Head of reflective of the needs of Scholars, lessons from our experiences so far, Scholars House, Professor Richard giving them the best opportunity consultation with other Scholars, our Baker. This year, the four Scholar to capitalise on the full range of youthful (naïve?) idealism, and an reprsentatives were Anthony advantages that the Scholarship earnest passion for the growth and Ricci, Mary Parker, Abi Rajkumar offers. development of the Scholarship, we and myself. worked closely with members of
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Tuckwell Fellows
Four of us from different academic across ANU to enrich the Program group resting on their laurels; rather disciplines – a forester, an engineer, and expose Scholars to a broad they are a group of people who an historian, and a lawyer – and at range of ideas and projects. make things happen! Each Tuckwell different stages of our academic Scholar has their own approach Tuckwell Fellow Molly Townes careers, have the privilege to university, but what they have in O’Brien’s observations speak for of working with the Tuckwell common is that they are passionate, all of us: Scholars as Tuckwell Fellows. and have great capacity and energy Whilst our backgrounds and the “I quickly learnt that the Tuckwell to work things out.” catalysts for our engagement Program is truly interesting and As Tuckwell Fellows, we look with the Program vary, our productive because it engages forward to continuing our motivations and experiences interesting and productive people. involvement with current and new have many commonalities. We I began to really appreciate the Scholars, and to working with get the opportunity to work with Program when I met the Tuckwell Graham and Louise Tuckwell and outstanding individual Scholars Scholars, each of whom is assigned colleagues across ANU, to further and challenge the cohorts to shape to a Fellow who serves as a mentor. develop the Program as a flagship their future and help give effect to Each Scholar is not only intellectually in undergraduate education in the Tuckwell vision. We also enjoy adept, but also actively involved Australia. working with our colleagues from in life on campus. They are not a
Image: Tuckwell Fellows Associate Professor Molly Townes O’Brien, Mr Chris Browne, Dr Mary Kilcline Cody, and Professor Peter Kanowski.
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Alumni Awards
ANU is immensely proud of its held their its annual Gala Dinner Graham received the award in graduates. The University celebrates to announce and celebrate the absentia, but several Tuckwell the achievements of its alumni recipients of the Alumni Awards Scholars (Joe Dean, Audrey Lee, and thanks them for all they have for 2015, where Graham Tuckwell Katie Ward, and Brody Hannan) done for ANU, Australia and the received the inaugural Alumnus of and members from the Tuckwell world through the Alumni Awards the Year – Philanthropy award. Office were present for this program. In March 2015, ANU wonderful moment.
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68 THE BELL — 2015 EDITION About the Scholarship
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The Tuckwell gift
In 2013, the Graham & Louise opportunities and personal 2014. Open to students from around Tuckwell Foundation pledged to experiences. The Scholarship is also Australia, the program awards up to donate $50 million to The Australian unique in that it allows you to study 25 scholarships each year. The next National University to establish and a single or double undergraduate round of selections will be finalised support the Tuckwell Scholarship program, including Honours and in July 2016, for study commencing Program. The Program offers the vertical degrees (degrees that February 2017. most transformational undergraduate combine undergraduate and A Board of Directors oversees the scholarship in Australia, but it is not graduate study, across a range of administration of the Scholarship only the financial support that makes disciplines, completed in a reduced Program. The Directors are intimately it special. time-frame), in any discipline offered involved in the review of applications at ANU for up to five years. The vision behind the Scholarship is and conduct the interviews of the all about helping you make an impact The first cohort of Scholars shortlisted candidates each year in on your community and the world was selected in July 2013, and July at ANU. by offering you unique educational commenced study in February
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ANU honours for Graham and Louise Tuckwell
In December 2015 ANU honoured determination and a good heart,” senior staff of the University in Graham and Louise Tuckwell, Professor Young said. implementing the program, travelling awarding them honorary doctorates twice to the University each year to “The value of this gift is not just for their leadership and contribution welcome each commencing class monetary; it has enabled public to advancing the cause of of Scholars, and to participate in the recognition of the key ANU values of philanthropy in Australia. comprehensive selection process academic excellence and leadership for shortlisted applicants.” Then Vice-Chancellor Professor outside of the classroom.” Ian Young AO said the Tuckwell Chancellor Professor the Hon The Tuckwells hope their gift will Scholarships program is designed Gareth Evans AC QC conferred encourage more people to give to nurture Australia’s most Mr and Mrs Tuckwell with the back to higher education. promising undergraduates to stretch Degree of Doctor of the University, themselves beyond just getting “ANU has benefited from the honoris causa. a degree. personal involvement of Graham and Louise,” Professor Young said. “Tuckwell Scholars are engaged with their communities and are well- “They work tirelessly in a voluntary rounded citizens. They have drive, capacity and closely alongside
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Tuckwell Scholars and Staff
2015 cohort Mr Lachlan Arthur, Gawler, SA Mr Brody Hannan, Cowra, NSW Ms Maddison Perkins, Blayney, NSW Ms Tamara Bohler, Brisbane, QLD Ms Billie Hook, Brighton, VIC Mr Anthony Ricci, Adelaide, SA Mr Matthew Bowes, Melbourne, VIC Ms Audrey Lee, Perth, WA Ms Jane Tan, Melbourne, VIC Mr Robert Cook, Sydney, NSW Ms Yaya Lu, Hobart, TAS Mr Jonathan Tjandra, Perth, WA Ms Eliza Croft, Townsville, QLD Ms Mary Parker, Townsville, Ms Hannah Gregory, Gladstone, QLD QLD (Bell Ringer) Mr Michael Turvey, Hobart, TAS Mr Jeevan Haikerwal, Melbourne, VIC Mr Nishanth Pathy, Ballarat, VIC Mr Nicholas Wyche, Sydney, NSW
2014 cohort Mr Matthew Barton, Armidale, NSW Ms Lucy Kirk, Canberra, ACT Ms Abirami Rajkumar, Sydney, NSW
Ms Sarah Campbell, Bega, NSW Mr Guy Leckenby, Coffs Mr Bryce Robinson, Melbourne, VIC Mr Marcus Dahl, Sydney, NSW Harbour, NSW Mr Sam Saunders, Melbourne, VIC Ms Janet Davey, Melbourne, VIC Mr Harry Main, Perth, WA Mr Joseph Dean, Sapphire Beach, NSW Ms Morgan Marshall, Sydney, NSW Ms Phoebe Skuse, Sydney, NSW Ms Catherine Hall, Mittagong, NSW Mr Alex Miles, Toowoomba, QLD Ms Samantha Terry, Dorrigo, NSW Mr Jakub Nabaglo, Goulburn, NSW Ms Hannah Harmelin, Sydney, NSW Ms Katie Ward, Brisbane, QLD Mr Sam Wen Huang, Melbourne, VIC Ms Catherine Perry, Melbourne, VIC Ms Jessica Woolnough, Burnie, TAS Mr Matthew Jacob, Parramatta, Ms Elena Pleass, Sunshine NSW (Bell Ringer) Coast, QLD Mr Sorin Zota, Melbourne, VIC
Tuckwell Board and Selection Panel Admiral Chris Barrie AC RAN (Retd) Professor Brian P Schmidt AC Mr Peter Monkhouse Dr Vince FitzGerald FRS FAA, Nobel Laureate (selection panel only) Dr Megan Robertson Professor Marnie Hughes- Dr Colin Taylor Warrington (Chair) (selection panel only) Dr Graham Tuckwell Dr Paul McMahon Ms Anne-Marie Schwirtlich Dr Anna Oldmeadow Dr Louise Tuckwell (selection panel only)
Tuckwell Fellows Professor Richard Baker, Professor Peter Kanowski Associate Professor Molly (Head of Scholars House) Mr Chris Browne Dr Mary Kilcline Cody Townes O’Brien
Tuckwell Scholarship Program Staff Ms Louise Adena, Ms Steph Neulinger, Manager, Philanthropic Scholarships Officer Philanthropic Scholarship Programs
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Interested in a Tuckwell Scholarship?
Applying for a Tuckwell Scholarship is a three-stage process that starts with an initial application from you, and a recommendation from your teacher. Shortlisted applicants will complete a more detailed application in stage two, and final candidates will be interviewed during July for stage three.
Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3
Complete your online applications. Applications open on 26 April 2016 The interview weekend will be held Applications open on 29 February and close at 3pm AEST on 11 May in Canberra on 8-10 July. 2016 and close at 3pm AEDST on 2016. Shortlisted candidates will be Scholarship recipients will be 30 March 2016. notified by 15 June 2016 and invited announced on 11 July. to progress to stage 3. Shortlisted candidates will be notified by 22 April 2016 and invited to apply for stage 2.
Visit tuckwell.anu.edu.au for full details of the selection criteria, eligibility requirements and how to apply. Like our Facebook page to stay up-to-date with the latest Tuckwell Scholarship Program announcements.
Tuckwell Scholarship 2016 Roadshows
The Tuckwell Scholarship program has a focus on giving back to Australia. It is the only one of its kind that nurtures Scholars to fulfil their wider ambitions over and above the pursuit of an undergraduate degree. Come and chat to us about this transformational opportunity, and meet some of our Tuckwell scholars. tuckwell.anu.edu.au/tuckwell-roadshows
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