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The Bell — 2015 Edition 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 1 THE BELL — 2015 EDITION 2 THE BELL — 2015 EDITION 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 3 THE BELL — 2015 EDITION 4 THE BELL — 2015 EDITION 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. 5 THE BELL — 2015 EDITION 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. 6 THE BELL — 2015 EDITION 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.
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