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Alumni Review AUTUMN 2000 Volume 3 Number 8 QUT’s fabulous Chancellor Billions will be watching Striking gold on the Internet CONTENTS A university for the real world http://www.qut.edu.au Keep your memories 1 Dr Hirst shines on as QUT Chancellor of QUT alive 2 In brief... 4 Olympic challenge for broadcasting expert The Electronic Coming up... 5 Bianca’s art unites two worlds Age 6 QUT Links, like the university’s Entrepreneurs strike gold on-line This edition of QUT Links features several stories about QUT alumni, is growing and exploring 7 alumni who have found ways to business success through new connections that will be E-Revolution challenges met head-on the Internet and other forms of electronic communication. valuable to many of our readers. 8 Electronic commerce has become an academic subject in its Many of you will have important Graduates recall their golden era own right as well as an increasingly important reality in the business world. news, ideas and questions to 10 Indeed, this year QUT will offer electronic commerce as a major within the share with your peers, so to help Witra aims high in Indonesia Bachelor of Information Technology program. The Faculty of Business also offers us meet that information need, Construction giants receive top awards units in the area. the editorial team invites you to let us know what you would like 11 Perhaps more significantly, however, the “e-revolution” has wrought radical Cutting-edge genetic research forges ahead to see covered in future editions. change in the way in which we do our business as a university in teaching, 12 research and services to students and staff. It could be a news or feature Electric bike offers clean transport alternative When I first came to the old QIT in the early 1980s, I didn’t even have a computer article, a profile or some other 13 on my desk. type of report that would be of A range of quality corporate products (pictured above) is offered to QUT Alumni. 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Payment must be received Editorial material is gathered from a range of sources and does not necessarily reflect the opinions and policies before goods will be despatched. of the QUT Foundation or QUT. QUT LINKS Dr Hirst shines on as QUT Chancellor the community work within the “She has been most universities of this country,” she told graduates. approachable and generous to “Within QUT alone I have counted us with her time and has more than 100. Every one of these people give of their time and energy worked hard for the freely – they receive no reimbursement whatsoever – and through their university.” contribution they make our universities richer places.” Dr Hirst, who was elected Chancellor Dr Hirst spoke to QUT Links about in 1995, said she was optimistic about her sense of excitement at being QUT’s future. reappointed Chancellor. “We’ve come through the first 10 “I never cease to be impressed with years very well. We’ve learnt a lot people right across this institution, no together and, justifiably, we’re no longer matter what work they’re doing or what defensive about our position,” she level they’re working at, because there is explained. such a strong commitment to learning “Over the next decade we can and to QUT itself,” she said. concentrate on proving we’ve got what The respect she accords her it takes for key stakeholders inside and colleagues is mirrored by the respect she outside of the university.” has won from them. She said careful strategic and financial QUT Vice-Chancellor Professor management had placed QUT in a QUT Chancellor Dr Cherrell Hirst Dennis Gibson has developed a close strong, competitive position. Popular Chancellor Dr Cherrell Hirst working relationship with the Dr Hirst has three key aims for the epitomises the style of the Queensland Chancellor and he is thrilled she is university over the next five years. University of Technology – hard- staying on to head QUT in its second “We need to continue working on working and forward-looking. decade as a university. increasing the visibility of QUT outside Dr Hirst was recently reappointed to “Cherrell’s reappointment has been of the university – what we do, the her position for a second five-year term, greeted with enthusiasm and pleasure issues and challenges we face, our and her eagerness to continue across QUT,” he said. engagement with the broader representing QUT in this honorary “She has been most approachable community and our overall contribution capacity is typical of her generosity. and generous to us with her time and to society,” Dr Hirst said. has worked hard for the university.” Apart from her frequent and “Internally, we’ll be working harder First approached in mid-1990 by the demanding appearances as ceremonial to increase the sense of belonging State’s Minister for Education to join the head of QUT, she is a medical doctor among staff and students, as well as fledgling university council, Dr Hirst and director of the Wesley Hospital’s increasing their commitment to the said she hadn’t previously contemplated Breast Clinic in Brisbane. university’s overall mission and its serving in such a role. It would probably come as a surprise progress. “But I’ve always been totally to many to learn that her QUT job committed to learning, not just “And, at the broadest level, I believe comes with no salary. As she puts it academic learning, but lifelong learning,” the higher education sector needs to herself, “chancellors of Australian she explained. change the attitude of governments to universities are volunteers”. She added an education degree to her university funding via the community. Addressing a QUT graduation medical qualifications shortly before she This will ensure the standard of ceremony shortly after her was offered the QUT Council position. Australian universities does not fall reappointment, Dr Hirst described “I didn’t hesitate for a second when further due to lack of funding. herself as one among many volunteers the Minister called, but it was a bit of a “Universities are not just another who served the university. steep learning curve because I didn’t public institution to be starved of “I am certain that the community has really know much about QUT or the resources – they represent the nation’s no idea just how many volunteers from higher education sector,” she said.